Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-10-08

advantages Vas rcndsrd dosh,y Sasuia,fn
and almost imprsGnabl-. Tie ssQs tvss1
undrr G~n. Fcran were osdssed - sany q,
position. This put tho eneny u esilsis.
and sent them rapidly down the ~ ssvun
Richmond Gems. 0saas - Dsales e,M~
the field during the sss1RSie - vess s.eha-
siartically received by the isssps. - VI,
Grant rude aloag tks line. ~ eAesu Il
shouts Of the m~a vess heysea e1anuae.
Birney prsss-d his advsssaer s.a pss...l
the rrsr-aiing r~b~s - ess<.y sAas thev
could not stop to reform tAeir ssaka To-
miles further on the Seb<is hsvs q sesm,
line Of r-doub,s. perfect in eAarses~ - =.
Gated At such brief intervals that 4 - -
possible to force our column Of trsses ths,,,a
ib-rn- These works crossed to Nee ~.
Ike, road just beycnd Laurel Hin ChsprA,
III cir guns sweep the rosds in al disses;sm,
Dirn-y al once determined 10 carry -
work. as lay in frost. BY ernesal - s.h.
lie r-connoites~d the gr0und hiasef - q
s,urm Of shells have never sren supana
The troops wer~ m~f With Q mudesous - r
grape and eanuiss~r and uDcsasi.e voIlkys q
muskc;ry. which worked terrible havoc = -
ranks Stili uaainehingiy thsv heA shsir
way. Ia crossing the Intervening cs~se At
op,n land. th-y were expos~d to most frixAa-
ful eu6lading Ere Of artillery. Cas.akiss
were terrible. but still the line prrssed fasvua-
TN approaching the rrdoabes they vev~
found to be much more formidable than vss
at first supposed. A perfect abstts helA
them at bay. while the rebel infantry moved
them down. The forts were sunoand-d bv
broad ditch. 8 feet dr~p, into which ~
negro soldiers leaped only TO find themselves
penned in with no door Of retreat. II
works had no sally ports and we've aeeesable
only by the side Of the crest. This posit;oa
we held till night, when demonstration vas
made to carry the works in front Of the ditch
in which our men were cooped up, thus CIV
ing them no chance TO escape. Though 10
made an advance up the road os from half
to three. quarters of a mile, it cost 10 very
dearly. This corps lost over 500 killed and
wounded. Kautz's cavalry while this was
going on, dashed boldly up 20 the very gates
of Richmond, which fact he reported to But
Ter, who Immediately dispatched division
of infantry to his support. The division
marched unresisted to within musket range Of
Richmond, and probably might have march.
ed into the rebel capital though it is clear
they could not have held it. On arriving in
the suburbs Of the city. they found that
Kautz had withdrawn. The division was
then ordered to return, although our advance
was checked at Laurel Hill. The expedi.
ton has by no means terminated.
New York, Oct. 2.-The Heralds cores.
pondent with the 10th corps, gives the fol.
lowing account Of the part taken BY that
corps: Hickman's and Stanard's division
crossed the James river at Athens Landing
and marched one mile before they came into
cantact with the enemy. When they reached
the main line. they showed resistance and
opened fire with sharpshooters, and artillery.
immediately in front of Stanard and com.
handing the road. was large fort mounting
IL guns. Preparations was made to storm it
and when ready, Gen. Ord game the signal
and our men rushed across the field
in the face of artillery and musketry
fire and captured the fort aud guns aud took
a number Of prisoners. Gen. Ord was wound
ed Just as he entered the fort. Gen. Burn
ham was killed at the same time. Hickman
took command of the corps after Ord was
wounded and made several desperate charges,
capture the enemy's Cd line but owing to the
fact that that the 10th corps and Payne's d.
vision of the 18th corps did not join US till
noon, no further successes were met with.
Twenty two guns were captured.
San Francisco, Oct. 6.-Steamer COxsti-
tuition, with passengers and mails, arrived
from Panama to-day.
Steamer Sierra Necada leaves on Tuesday
next for Portland and Victoria.
Grecnbacks, SIS.
The operator at this place informs US that
no dispatch can be received until about O.
clock this afternoon. The Eastern line has
been down for the past few days. If any
thing Of much importance is received, We will
publish All extra. TO delay the paper would
make it too late for many Of our country SUBJ
scribers.-EO.