Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-08-13

TO the Herald, from New Orleans s.v.. T.
formation Was received at Heado~.,,..
Department, Of the Calf on Tbursasy H..
Admiral FarTagut had passed Fosts Nor.
aud Gaines, which were supposed 10 e.
mand the entrance to Mobile Bsy. ..A -.
bombardins the upper drfrnses. II this =.
formation be correct. those forts must sueeG.
" surrender. The Admiral has pov =,
ironclads off Mobile, ard two more lrN ~.
city today. The bombardm.ut hss h..
continued tor three days. and it 10 s1peeied
that the city will surrender b. fore the elo..
Of next week. Granger will command a..
land forces which will occupy Mobile ~
garrison the f"r,s il perfect success .houH
crown this movement.
On the 10Th the command at Pens.cd.
left that post with a small force, and n.
next day came upon a body Of about a0o
OF the -n,my's cavalry. strongly entrpehe6
a. Fort Hudson. After a sharp fight d.
rebels re.reated. leaving all their ammuui,io.
stores. official papers. &c.
St Loxis, lag. Ga dispatch from Fu.
Smith. Ark, says: The rebels under Cooe.
or. 5000 strong with l2 pieces of astillerv.
moved mp yesterday with the intention Of a.
lacking Fort Smith. Thayer moved out and
met the enemy a short distance from the fort.
completely routing them. Our cavalry j.
still pursuing. Our loss small, rebels nm.
known.
Gen. Hooker has been ordered to report NJ
Washington without delay.
The Commercials special repeats report
that leading Republicans are urging the Pres.
ident to give Mcclellan command, and claim
ing that enlstments to the number Of 100.
900 will be secured in New York by his ap-
poinrment.
Philadelphia, Dug. 4.-Forneys Pre.!'
Harrisburg dispatch from an Official source
has the following: Adviccs from Allegheny
county. Md, to I'd, state that heavy firing
was heard in the ncighborhood of Cumber.
land all day. A dersertcr says that the rebel
cavalry under Gems. Johnston, McCausland
and jackson were advancing on Cumberland
at this date, and that they will be joined by
both Early and Imbodcn, with their whole
forces, to center at Cumberland. and then
march on Pittsburg and Wheeling. The
whole strength of the rebels is not less than
$4,000 or 10000. If successful, the force
will march on Cincinnati and cross into Ken
lucky.
The rebels burned all bridges on the Cum.
berland turnpike, and felled trees across the
road. General Avcrill will probably move
towards Bedford to operate against the rebels.
Louisr1le. Axg. "A letter dated one
mile from Atlanta, 3lst, from a prominent
officer, says a fire is now burning in Atlanta,
which indicates that Hood is destroying q
large amount of property; but whether with
a view of evacuating or not is unknown.
CHiuso, 1ug. 5.-Vague rumors are in.
circulation to-day in regard to the movements
of the Potomac army.
New York, Aug. 6.-Richmond papers
say that Joe Johnston has been assigned TO
tho command of the rebel army in Northern
Virginia now invading the North.
The Tribuncs New Orleans correspondent
says: Ullman holds Morgan Ferry so strong.
same correspondent doubts the reported cap
ture of the fort at Mobile Bay.
The Heralds New Orleans letter says:
Able bodied registered enemies are kept as
prisoners pending the present military move
mcnts, they having avowed their intentions
Of joining the rebel army.
Gen. Ulman defeated the rebels near At
on the 2Sth ult.
The HrayTs Nashville dispatch of the 5th
says: Tho missing of McCook's expedition
viii not now exceed 800 Sherman alludes
to this raid as successful. All quiet al the
front.
Cairo, Aug. 6.-The steamer Hellmdn re-
ports that she was informed by stragglers
yesterday, near Island No. Ga, that desper-
ate fight had taken place near Osceola be-
tween 500 rebels under Bowen and the Fed
eral forces in which the rebels were badly de.
feated. Besides the killed and wounded they
lost great many prisoners, quantity Of
arms and all their equipage. Bowen is re-
ported to have been killed. No further par
ticulars are given.