Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-07-30
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DATES TO JULY 20.
C1sosgo. Jsly IA letter from sber
mans army dated the 9Th state. ON IN.
night of the SOth ult.. . movement took nl.cs
whrrrby the 4ih and 18th army corn. h.ld
the enti"s line OF works, while the remainder
Of the army moved to the right and flapkrd
the expedition. johnson BY some means
learned Of the movement the same night and
abandoned the works around Kenslaw fail.
ing back three miles south Of Marietta. Earle
in thu morning the third division entered
Marietta, closely following the rebels heels !:
the balance Of the army marching on differ.
ent roads towards atlanta. Before leaving.
Johnson's army destroyed the railroad and
leaving nothing Of value. On the 4th we
advanced one mile and hale when a lyel,
skirmish fra was kept up for some time our
line gradually advancing upon the enemy des
pite Of the rain Of shot and shell, capturing
the rebels in the rifle pits, in plain view Of
the rebel army. During the day we captured
5000 prisoners. On the morning of the 5th
we learn that the enemy had again fallen
back to the Chattachocchie. where there
were Notifications in good position.
Nashrille. Jelly l4.-1he Chattanooga
Gazette Of the 9th says; Our forces have
successfully crossed the Chattahoochie. Har.
dee's rebel corps was aanked and forced TO
run for their lives. From two to five thou.
sand prisoners were captured. The whole of
Of Johnston's army are now in tho woods north
of Atlanta.
Chicago, July l6.-The Nashville Union
says that further advic~s fully confirm the
crossing ofthe Chottaloochie and securing a
lo6ment of our forces on tho south bank of
that stream.
New York. July 15.-The latest Peters,
burg news to the 18th says heavy skirmish-
ing is going or.
An official dispatch says the rebel Gen.
Jones on the 4th Of July reports that the
rebels repulsed the federal forces near Charles
ton. with the loss Of six hundred men, and
confirms the capture Of two rebel guns. 1t
also says the rebel picket line is re-established,
and the Fedcrals falling back. The monitors
and gunboats at Stone Inlet are firing on The
rebel lines heavily.
Washington, Jxly lS.-Ths President
has issued Proclamation calling into the
service Of the United States 100000 men.
1t is further ordered that after the S day of
September 1864. being fifty days from the
date Of the Proclamation draft for troops
to serve for one year, shall b. held in every
township and the wards of the city, precincts
of election districts, or q county not subdi-
Sidrd. to fiji its quota which may not be filled
by volunteering by that date.
Ner York, Jaly l8.-La France a rebel
organ in Paris, says Capt. Semmcs is goingto
the springs in Germany to recruit his health,
that his First Lieutenant has been recon-
mended to take his place on a new pirate
vessel which ia soon to come out.
The Times Paris CORE spondent says: The
two new frigatcs built have been purchased by
Prussia, so that il Scmmes' successor gets a
4 new vessel it will have to be from England.
The Government has been put in posses
zion Of the strength Of the invading force Of
Maryland. They comprised in all about 49,
900 men. Rebel officers acknowledge their
loss OF at Monocacy at over l 900 killed and
wounded-most of them from charge by
brigade of the 9th Corps. The Colonies CON-
manding the Goth Louisiana and d2h Gcor-
gia regiments were killed in this charge.
New York, July ia Niagara Falls tel
egram says: G. c. Clay. of Alabama, Jacob
Thompson. Of Mississippi. Beverly Tucker. of
Virginia, and Geo. N. Sanders, are at that
place dsvising basis of action for the Chicago
Convention which shall end the war and ST.
cure a triumph to the Democratic party.
Though not claiming to speak for the seeded
States as yet, they hold out strong hopes Of
getting their assent. The propositions are be-
lieved to be as follows:
LIST, The return of tho seeded Stat. g to
the Union.
I'd, The assumption of the Confederate
debt.
Sd, The recognition Of the freedom Of the
slaves actually emancipated in the progress Of
the war and the stasu qxo ante 6elixm as to all
others.
New York, July l9.-The Tribxnc's .pe-
cial says: Sunday evening our forces were
seven miles beyond Strausbmg in pursuit Of
the rebels, who were making rapid time up
the Shenandoah valley towards Staunton. A
number Of stragglers were captured. Our
cavalry was sent to the rear OF the heavy fir
ing heard on the 18th at Great Falls, in the
direction Of Edwards Ferry. 1t was sup
posed to be . collision between our advance
and the rebels rear.
The rebel loss in killed, wounded and pris.
oners, in the demonstration on Washington.
is over 1000. The prisoners represent GO
different regiments and belong to five different
divisions.
Nep York. July l9.-The HeralTs James
river correspondent, under date Of l4th, says
that the rebels shslled Gen. r. B. Fosters
headquarters At Steep Bottom more than an
hour. The range was % accurate tho head
quarters were moved seven times. A number
Of shells went through tho Generals tent.
They also opened fire on gunboat and the
vonfoon hrieade. The Runboat returned the