Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-08-06

The Richmond E1amaaey. speaking AZ n.
fight on the Goth near New Market, .cinovi.
edges defeat with the loss Of four tv.,s~-
four FOUNDER Parrot guns.
Southern people think IL Lee and Job..o.
, are beaten. the Confsdcraey wil fall. M
tie confidence 10 felt in the Confidence h. -.
people. who are heartily sick Of the .l,..S
FIJI pressure to which they are Compelled -
submit.
Ner York. Jelly 3l.-Ths 18Th corps en-.
respondent says that at the election that ~.
held on the 2sth among the North Csrol;n.
troops. notwithstanding the intimidatioo ~
the rebel leaders. nearly half the vote, var.
cast for Holden.
Harrisbxrg, July 3l.-No intelligence h.
been received at Harrisburg concerning ~.
effect of Averill's pursuit. 1t is believed.
however, that he has succeeded in pupisb;nr
McCausland severely. -
a tram OF commissary stores left here 10.
day to relieve the present wants Of the peo.
pie Of Chambersburg, who now crowd the sur.
rounding fields and woods.
The Commercial says that a gentleman
from Frederick City reports much exctem.nt
there on Monday and Tuesday. The Gov.
eminent stores and the wounded had been ~.
moved, ana the inhabitants were preparm,
TO leave. The enemy was known to 10
south Of Pea Ridge. and it was feared thew
would cross at Point Of Rocks and push n,
Frederick.
Chicago. Jaly 28.-Nothing Of a de6nits
character concerning the rebel movements IN
Shenandoah Valley has been received. Itis
positively known, however, that serious hat.
ties occurred on Saturday and Sunday, III
which the Union troops were overpowered
and compelled to retreat to Harp~r's Ferry
and Wiliamsport. Supplies were being re.
moved from the former place across the Pa.
tomac. Our forces held Harprr's Ferry su
Tuesday night. No rebels had been seen n
Maryland. The report that Hills Corps had
Joined the rebel forces was not confirmed.
The Commercially Washington special
says: The War Department says the raid
is a humbug.
New York, July 27.-The Tines Bali.
more correspondence says: No apprehen.
sion is entertained of another rebel demon.
station towards Washington and Baltimore.
Gen. Crook says the rebel force which at
tackled him near Winchester on Sunday was
greatly superior to his. 1t showed a front
of four miles, overlapping him on both sides,
end could have easily annihilated him had
he not retreated. Col. Mulligan was killed
in the battle ON Sunday.
The Baltimore american Of to-day says
there is no confirmation of the report that the
rebels had re-entered Martinsburg by way Of
Sharpsburg and Sheppardstown. II is hardly
possible that Early could have come from
tina. direction. as he must be aware that be
will encounter some different troops from the
broken down columns of Hunters command.
The reason for Vallandigham's sudden Re.
turn to Ohio was that his views were, that he
would have been defeated as delegate to Chica.
go and only by his presence could his election
be secured.
New York, dug. 1.-The Times special
dispatch dated before Petersburg, the 3Oth,
says the explosion of the mine was the
signal for the discharge of every gun we had
in position from the Appomatox to the ex.
treme left. The firing was thus opened and
kept up in the same manner with scarcely q
prrceptible lull for at least an hour and
halt. when it slackcnd some what. The result
of the explosion of the mine was the almost
total humiliation of one rebel regiment and
buried three guns. The 9th corps pushing
the advantage thus gained by the suddeness
Of the assault, advanced. taking possession Of
the works through the gap made by the OK.
plosion, driving the enemy to their second
line of works which crowned the Hill tops.
Twenty of the 2d regiment, buried by the
explosion, were dug out alive but badly
bruised. Some of them, dobtless, MORALLY
hurt. The mine was 400 feet long. cons'uct.
ed with two galleries diverging into the main
passage, making three chambers, in which .
train ofpowd-r Is inches wide and deep was
laid. The effect of the explosion was dsas.
trous. The enemy's artillery feebly replied.
But few minutes elapsed before the rebel
lines were entirely shut out from view by the
smoke. our gunners only being guided In
their work by having obtained the proper
gague before. Many of the shells from the
18th corps must have struck far into the
streets of Peter sburg. for from that direction
heavy columns of black smoke arose soon
after the firing began, which was evidently
the burning of buildings. After the rebel
lines were pierced, they made hurried
movement TO the left and suffered greatly
from an entilading fire. Ledlry's division
of tho 18th corps, led the attack, the l4h
New York heavy artillery having the sd'
vance.
BakimVre, Axg. IA letter from Fort
ress Monroe says: Later advices from th:
front show that we are unable TO hold ~
the ground gained in the assault on Saturday
it being mostly commanded by an inner i'ne'
and the works taken by our troops were cap
tured by the enemy. We took 500 Prisone"
in the assault. The loss on both sides Va
from 1000 to 5000.
Headquarters Army Of he Poso"se'
Jelly 81. 9P. M.-At half-past s tAis nom
ing a charge was made upon the rsbe' n1e'
which was carried in q most brilliant ssys
~, W~.lls. ..a~:>1 E-..1> r;rk the SIoe