Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-09

St. Louis, Der. 21.-A Fort smith te'e-
gram of Dec. goth says: An attack was
made on the ou,posts OF Fort Gibson, Dec.
18th. by Standw aie with 70 c. stated at
1900. H. was rpulsed aud fell b"ck to-
king part Of his force acro>s the Arkansas
below Gibson, moving northwest. The Sd
Wisconsin had just returned from succtss-
full scout southwark. They went 10 within
Is miles Of Red river. Finding the enemy
had changed position since the last advicrs,
they were unable togo further. Their return
was cons ant skirniSh for over 100 miles,
Wrong bodies Of ,lr enemy being posted at
the crossings Ut the streams to intercept them.
Their loss WAS ir:Ang. Am",g The prisoners
taken ia the notorious Handy Lane. win"
boasls If having killed over hundred Union
citizens with his own hands.
Nem York. Der. ga special dispatch
to the Times says: s. far as visible the
only distractions in Cha,l s,on harbor are the
d"nll'. line OF piles ac,os the cl'annel from
For Pmcknry to thu Middle Ground. From
there 10 For, johnson there is al opening Of
about ,wn hundr feet. The writer thinks
the Instructions can lie easily removed BY
the Monitors.
The Missouri question has received a set
tl-mant. i.osprrnns will h. sent to S.. Louis,
and Curtis to Kansas-disrlacng Ewing.
A special dispa'ch TO the JTorld, dated
Htadqusrtp,s Army Of the Potomac, Dccrm-
Der 2lst. says: So far as we can judge, the
'e''rls have not changed their position. Our
men have made for themselves most comforta.
bic quarters sincr the first snow.
A special dispatch IN the Tribune says {:
IT, arrangement, by which all matters con-
nrct-d with the exchange Of prisoners has
been turned over to Ge..rral Butler. G,nrr-
nj Meredith, who has hitherto been conduct.
ing this exchange, has been ordered to re-
port to him. A flag Of truce boat was TO
leave Point Lookout to-day Tor City Point,
with thousand prisoners on board in charge
of General Butler, in exchange for whom he
will offer to receive thousand Of our pris-
onrrs now suffering in Richmond.
The srcrssioui>ts Of Bal,imo'c, who still
have direct communication with the South,
profess to have information that Lees army is
to winter at or near Hanover Court House.
The troops there. have already commenced
the construction Of winter quarters.
The Government has decided that the
safety Of American vrssrlS leaving this port
requires that no PERSONS lie allowed to leave
rs passengers or otherwise, on any American
vessel. without first receiving passports tom
the Marshal ofihis district. Il is understood
that n gnnhoat has already been stationed oft
Sandy Hook to intercept vessels leaving this
port by that outlet. and another at Thr"gg's
Neck to examine vessels leaving by the Sound.
with instructions od.t lin such Persons as are
without passes. Any nnr can obtain pr"mr
passport who can have his loyalty vouchrd
for. The adoption of this stringent measure
will pr'bnhly prevent the rrpe,i ion Of the
Chesapeake affair.
Fa;r/ar Court House, Dec. 22.-Grner.l
Michael Corcoran died this evening from in
.jurrs received by tall from his horse.
1t was also r,,lno,pd that Lee would b. sent
to command in Northwest Grorgia. as the
only hope Of retrieving the heavy disasters to
the rebels in that quarter. His army in Vir-
ginia has gone into winter quarters, except
ons division under General Early.
In the rebel Congress the Substitute Bill
was abroga,ed. All persons who have put
substitutes in the army arr compelled to 60
themselves. Foote continues his severe de-
muncialio,,s If the rebel Administration.
General kinlal. recently in commend Of
Little Rock (Arkansas), passed through H.
di"napolis yesterday en- route for Washington.
He represents that immense Union mre ings
a'e bring held in all p"rtions at 'hr State. in
d'r>ing. without reserve, all the acts Of the
Administration for thu suppression of the re-
brllion. and recommending that State Con-
vrn,ion b. called for the organization of
the State Government without slavery.
a Havana letter says Co'nonf'rt was MUIR
dr~d by his own c"n"trym'n. and that the
NJ 'ximiIian R'gncy is virtually dissolved by
the Archbishop OF the City of Mexico. The
Archbishop insists on the r'stor' tim Of the
churcl, property which Ind. been confiscat-tl.
His G ar- not Onlv retired from the Council
but excluded every person. French or Next
can, who opposed him. from Gems. Bazainr
snd Almont. down to thu drummer boys Of
the /" Iitrraing" Army. The cathedral
doors being closed against these. parties. Gen.
Negr-te surrounded the building with 5000
French soldiers. planted his cannon n, the
door and demanded admission within Ger
tain time. Tm Archbishop them admitted
the pio"s brliigrr-n,e, "ficnrd OF mass and
gave them official ben slic,ion.
A special diSpakh % the 7;mts. dated.
Washington, Dec. 22i. says: The House
Com,nittre If Ways and Means to-day finish
ed The Naval Appropriation Bill. Very little
reduction from the estimates was mndr. The
Committee has determined not to ,n~r, again
until after the HOLIDAYS, when they will take
up the recommends ins Of the Treasury De-
partmrnt.
The sentiments IF Senator's respecting the
$500 exemption has wholly changed. They
will strike out The exemption CLAUSE. and hot
insert any amount in its place. The feeling
ia general that the army must b- fill d up aud