Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-09-10

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The following aisPsteA received Last evening /:
H~hsdsssrsos Army sfaAe Psss.se. Sepe.
5.-Lsss sight our batteries sls.s the rs,ire
line sslsted the eoeuy for an boar and Q hall
in honor of the taking of Atlanta
Harrys Ferry. SEPT. 6.-Our position II
Brryssils remains unchanged. Enemy re-
mains in fnIl force in our front. Our position
has been we'll strengthened.
All superfuous materials. trains, ETC.. have
been sent to the rear. Any movement on
the part Of either will p~recipitste IN engage
menf. Our front 10 nov out tveniy miles
from hire.
NasAriNe. Sept. 5.-(;~nerai Rosseau re-
ports thai. Whrcler's raid i. . complet. fal.
ure. Whrrler is killed, and Haskell 10 70
ported dead. Damage 70 the railroad is being
rapidly repaired.
Ner York, Sept. S.-The u. 8. figais
Niagara seized the rebel pirate Geergia 20
miles of Lisbon, and put a crew aboard and
sent her to New York. The captain and
crew Of the Georgia were landed At Dover
The Georgia when seized was under the
British flag. and the captain read. . protes,
against her seizure. The event has excited
much controversy. 1t is rumor~d that the
capture was effected under the consent Of the
British Government. There is much differ.
ence Of opinion expressed in regard to the
capture. but general satisfaction 10 expressed
upon the subject.
Springfield. Sept. 6.-The Democratic
State convention to-day nominated Jas. II.
Robinson for Governor. The resolutions 70.
affirm and endorse the Chicago platform.
Washington, Sept. J-The President has
ISSUED orders rendering national thanks Ia
Gems. Sherman. Candy and Granger. and or.
dcring national snlutcs to be fired at the ar.
sencls and navy yards in the United Stated in
honor Of tho recent victories. He recon-.
ommends thanksgiving in all the churches
next Sunday.
During the last ten days the number mus.
tered into service averaged 5000 per day
Over G.OOO were mustered in on the Sd.
Rebel Commissioner Ould had submitted a
proposition agreeing to relieve our prisoners
Of war in their hands in close confinement,
and put them on a footing with other pris.
oners Of war, provided our Government will
do tho same towards. rebel prisoners similarly
held by the United States. This proposition
was accepted.
Adviccs say the French have been dcfeat-
ed in four pitched battles in MEXICO. The
date is not given. The Mexicans were led
by Alvarez. Nc quarters was given. The
prisoners were put to death.
New York, Sept. 6.-The Commercial
publishes the following dispatch from Knox.
vile: Below we give tho official telegram
received early this evening:
Bulls Gap, Sept. 4.-Gen. Tillotson at
tackled. der+ated and killed John Morgan a,
Greenvillc this morning. The killed are scat
tered for miles, and have not yet been counted.
The number is from fifty to one hundred. l
have about 25 prisoner RS. among whom are
Morgan's staff. We have also one piece Of
artillery aud a ~cassion. The enemy's force
outnumbcred mine, but the surprise was com.
plete.
(Signed,) A. G. GILLEu.
San Francisco, Sept. 6-The steamer
catastrophe has cast a gloom over this whole
community. No cause is known for the ex-
plosion.
Legal Tenders have advanced to 433.
San Tramc isco, Sept. The new Ocean
steamer Sacramento arrived in "a days from
New York. via Panama, with New York pas
sengcrs and mails Of the 18th August. The
u. s. steamer Watrce was at VALPARAISO,
bound for San Francisco.
The Democratic State Convention met to.
day and organized.
Private dispatches quote gold on the 9Th at
24l3. en- the 9th, gag "a 2424. market in
active.