Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-04-30

few Of Moseby's men as prisoners.
Men York, April 20.-A Norfolk letter "a
the World says the late mission Of the reb.l
Commissioner Ould to Fortress Monroe. WA
to ask Butler to send up for Ill our sick pris.
oners at Richmond. who are too far gone 70
remove South. Some Of these have since ar.
rived, and Ould said it would BE- miracle If
the Government succeeded in savint ona
half Of them.
The Richmond papers contain the following:
Mobile, april l5.-To Gen. Cooper Ths
following report has been received at Baton
Rouge on the 18th from the Surgeon.G Gen. Of
Banks army. We met the enemy near
Shreveport, and the Union force was r..
pulsed with great loss. The gunboat Eaex
was destroyed by torpedo on the Red river.
and one transport captured by the Confsrer.
ates. Farragut is reported to b. purposinR an
attack on Mobile with six monitor. tn.
garrison of New Orleans and Baton Roure
are much reduced for the purpose Of inrress.
ing Banks force. D. H. MAURY,
Maj Gen. Commanding.
Cattle6xrg, April ls.-Capt. Patrick ar.
rived with Is prisoners. captured oh the Halt.
moon mountain. on Licking river, Ky. He'd.
ges' rebel brigade attacked Col Gillispi,,
forces at Paintville, on the 18th, and VA
repulsed. Gillespie pursued the rebels with
800 men of the l4th and seth KY, and sur.
prised them on the 14th, encamped at half
moon mountain, capturing, 10 rebel pris-
oners, 200 horses, 400 saddles, 500 stand
of small arms and camp equipments. Eph.
ty-fve rebels were killed and wounded. A
large amount of stolen property was recover:
ed and given to the citizens. Our loss was
one killed and four wounded. The rebels
were commanded by Col. G. Prentice. Way
and johnson are among the prisoners.
An Alexandria letter Of the 9th says, the
rebels are burning all the cotton on Red
river and Ouchita. ....r 80 .,,t
Cairo, April 20-An expedition composed
of 100 cavalry, and section of artillery ar
rived at Helena tonight from scout I'd:
wards White river, bringing so Of Prices
mules, and 40 prisoners-5O Of them cap
tured in the country between White river and
Mississippi. The Guerrillas, short time
since, made raid on plantation 40 miles
south Of Vicksburg. capturing large mum.
Der of horses. mules and negroes. The Guer-
rilas determined that abandoned plantations
shall not be worked by northern men,.
A letter says that in the morning Gen.
Smith came up with his command and rrliev.
ed Gen. Franklin, whipped the rebels badly
and captured IS guns and 800 prisoners.
Another letter places the number Of pris-
oners at 5000 and says that l8 pieces Of ar
tillery were captured. In the fight ON tie
9Th we lost "a guns. all that wers in action.
The same letter says, our corpa are all cut
to pieces. Out of 5000, 500 are left TO tell
the fearful odds against which we contended
We will have full particulars Of the disaster
in day or two. ota'
Washington, April 26--The following
has been received by the Navy Department:
Cairo, AprH 1s.-I0 Gideon Welles:-
have received private letters from Rcd river,
ono dated Grand Echo, the 18th, and another
from Alexandria of the same date. stating
that the army under Banks met with ~
verse ON the 9Th, near Mansfield. The army
fell back. and on the next day the rebels At
tackled them again and vera whipped. Loss
heavy on both sides. Admiral Porter. when
last heard from, was 40 miles above Grand
Echo. (Signcd.) A. NJ. PENNock,
Fleet Capt.
Chicago april 29.-In the Senate yrster.
day. bill making Portland port Of delivery
(entry u was passed.
New York, april 22.-The Times Wash.
ington special says Grant has left for the
front and Burnside for Fortress Monroe. 1t
is understood that information had bern ~
ceived of the intentions Of the rebels which
may render an early movement Of the Army
of the Potomac highly probable. ...'i
The WorlTs Washington special says:
Governors Brough, Morton. Curtin and Yatss
had an interview with the President to-day,
and urged the necessity upon him Of calling
for 100000 more men into service for the de-
Tense Of the States bordering the Ohio river
especially Indiana, Ohio. and Kentucky.
They claim if authorized, they could raise
that number for that duty BY volunteering.
The President seems disposed 70 issue the
call for them; the men to be raised only In
the Western States. we f"u"
The Herald's special says Maori General
Crittenden has been assigned to an important
command and ordered to report to General
Burnside.
Serious apprehensions are entertained Of
difficulties with the Sioux Indians during tho
coming season. Reliable information haS
been forwarded to St. Louis, that there ars
l.4OO Sioux warriors within 70 miles OF Fort
Union and 600 more on Powder Creek /; the
Sioux have been joined b: the Assiuiboine''
Grows and Western Sioux They are pre-
pairing an attack on Fort Union. and TO %.
stroy the steamers on the upper Missouri
river.
Gen. Pope Is understood to have ordered
strong force into the Indian country. a
bloody campaign is anticipated 81 49, -.
Information received here confirms suspic'oc
Of widespread conspiracy inthe norsh-west,
ern part Of the State, inaugerating armec
resistance to the Government. Ctawfcsa