Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-09-03

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He bso.gAs 60 piees e artillery - "a
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silent There 10 ssvsa fset of vaier te ~.
bile. Nooito-. ass expected 10 snr.l {.
Mobile.
Lesisriue. Axs. 23.-Col. Johasaa Il II.
SD. Kentucky. overlook the reba Joa,.a.,.
fssce 1t Cantos Ky yesterday. Viii asse.ns-
ing 70 cries the rivss. Killed IL s.1 w..
I'd large nsabs-eaptsriag 100. Ads.
Johnson r. . psisooes and seventy ves.lrl
Nas&riUr. Ase. 23.-A di-pssheA d,ssl
Lick Csrrk. Eass T~na-. fson Ges. CHI.
To Gov. johnson says, A detaehness a ~
command. u.des Li~st Col. EAeenoa. laa
Tenn. cavalry. attacked Rsessvills sAn ~
ing. tasd.) killed % md captured 20. Ans.1
the puasbcr WAS Col Walker and eryer,l -
commissioned officers
A Harper's Ferry dispatch 10 the Htra1
dated 1880 A. ~, Aug 32d, says there "a,
skirmishing al night which extended alosx
the whole line. The rebels made seversi
charges. which drove our men In We vese
rapidly driven through town and out On
Harper's Ferry pike-the rrbels following
very Close. Our whole army 10 nov stroas.
" posted on the nights in the rear Of this
place. The enemy 10 close upon ~. bot see-
ing us 90 strongly prepared. did not Iisk ~
engagement.
Cincinnati, Arg 23-Gov. Broueh has
issued q proclamation to some persons in
Ohio who are preparing to resist tho draft,
warning them to desist ftom their purpose.
The GaseVe's Chattanooga correspondent
says that neither Gen. Steadman nor Col.
Streight were injured at Dalton. and they
both are well.
Memphis. Axg. 2l.-Memphis was at
tackled at 4 o'clock this morning BY Gen.
Forrest with three brieades of cavalry. 5000
strong. They left Smiths front at Oxford on
the 18th, and made forced march to this
city, drove in the pickets and dashed direct
ly to Washburn's headquarters, who had q
narrow escape. They then went to Buck
lands headquarters. but he also escaped.
They attacked Irving prison but were re.
pulsed by the guard. They next visited
Gayos' house, expecting to capture Gen.
Hurlburt, but he was stopping at the house
of a friend. Our troops now attack the rebels
and soon drove them from the city, killing 30
and woundiug 100. They captured 80 or
40 horses but had no time to plumber. Our
loss is about the same as that Of the rebels.
Washburne will carry out plain which is
expected to result in the capture Of a large
portion of the attacking party.
Later, Aug. 22.-The raid into Memphis
yesterday was a complete failure. and is 80
admitted by Forrest. His intention was to
capture Washburne and the other Generals.
and then our troops being without orders, they
would plumber the city. They captured a
number of prisoners; including two officers
and several clerks and telegraph operators.
Numerous acts of cruelty were perpetratod
by the rebels.
Among tho wounded are Col. Starr, Of tho
9Th Illinois cavalry, and Lieut.. Irwin, Of the
Bth Iowa, who has since died.
Baltimore, A@g. 24.-Reports received
via the Northern Central Railroad say that
The rebels crossed the Potomac.
Headqxarteys Army efthe Potomac. Axg.
93.-The enemy disappeared from our front
early yesterday morning The 9th and 9th
corps are on the railroad. 1t is believed that
the attempt to regain this important line Of
has been abandoned. The
enemy are terrifying their right flank to re-
sist an attack from this direction, and may
be preparing to make dash on our lines in
some other direction.
Several deserters came in, some Of whom
think the end of the war near at hand, and
believe that Petersburg i. almost within our
grasp, and will be in our possession at ar
early day.