Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-08-13
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SIDE
DATES TO ArGUST6.

negroes. in which two OF the former v,r.
killed and several wOuld-d. The DWELLING.
Il the negroes were burned by the soldiers.
who were willingly assisted Ly secession sym.
pa;hizrrs.
Ba'f'saore, Aug IA PRISON VIA, left
Charleston Yesterday morning reports seeing
the rebel forces there, composed Of Mo-ebv's
anu lmb adrn> cavalry and mounted infantry,
estimated at 1000 strong. They are about
making flint On ii rp-rs Ferry, while Early.
with 1000 infantry. was guarding the plan
der a, Bunker Hill, aud who was about start
ing mp the valley. The rebels are scattered
throughout the Wiley. gathering grain aud
cattle. The rrbcls consorip,ed all the men
they could tind-evcn boys If sixteen. 1t is
believed they will retire up the Wiley Us soon
i. their trains are well advanced.
-Nc~ Yak, lag. a special to the Ti-
baAc says there are good reasons for believing
that The 'ebcis are mining our earhw orks in
front Of Petersburg Measures have been
taken II reader operations Of that kind futile.
The Tu~s says the Subscription TO the
80 loan Tor til pas, six days amounts TO up
wards of So, 600 Thi, has been sub
scrb d in large commercial cities. The
Western States are yet to hear from.
HorrisLare. .i1g. j.-Di.pa.chcs received
here this morning state that the rebels were
then crossing the river at Hancock and had
driven Avcrll's picke,s into Cumberland.
Srmi-otiicial dispatches received this morn
in. state that the rebel. had occupied Hagcrs-
town in force.
The greatest CONSERVATION prevails in the
Southern portion of Cumberland valley.
Gov. Curtain has issued Il proclamation
calling out $4,000 militia.
Mmphis, .!ug. 3.-Thrre Is great activity
in military circles in carrying out the new
movements.
Reliable information states that the rebel
Gen S. ID. Lee has been relieved from the
commend of tn" Department of Alabama,
Mis-. isoippi and East Louisiana, and ordered
to report at Atlanta, it is supposed to take
Hoods old command.
Forrest charges the responsibility of his re-
cent defeat by Gen. A. j. Smith upon Lee.
Forests wound is so severe as to prevent
him from eng ging in active service. Chal-
mcrs commands his forces.
\ gentleman who had left Mobile on the
3lst July says that Hood has been reinforced
by two divisions of Bcauregard's corps from
Richmond and two brigad.s from Mobile.
Charleston and Wilmington are said to be
nearly deserted by troops.
NdshrWc, Aug. 4.--Gcn Stoneman sent n
force Of cavalry 5000 strong, on the Goth, UNI
der Gen. McCook, to destroy the Macon and
Western road. They had destroyed Is miles
of the road from where they started and had
captured a train OF five hundred wagons that
were going from Atlanta to Macon or Colum-
bus. A train was captured near Newman,
with 500 men and l27 officers. The wagons
were laden with valuable stores. liquors and
the private properly Of Gen. Hood and others.
After possessing themselves of what they
vented the wagons were burned. McCook
started TO return with the booty, but was over
taken by rebel force under Ransom, which
was so large rs to completely surround him.
A desperate engagement cnsucd, during Which
many Of McCook's men escaped and found
their way to Marietta. 1t is supposed that
abon 1000 were captured. The disaster is
attributable to the troops partaking too freely
of lad liquor that was found in the captured
train.
NaheNc, Aug 4.-Gen McCook, supposed
to have been captured near Newman, came in
with 1900 Of his men. 500 had previously
arrived at Marietta. lie was very successful
in breaking tho Macon road. and capturing
and destroying the wagons and railroad trains,
but was compelled to let the prisoners so.
| cairo, .lvg. 5--New Orleans dates to the
10Th have been received.
Gen. Banks has officially acknowledged the
exchange of prisoners, who have recently ar
rived, and has ordered those belonging to the
18th and 10th corps to report to tho proper
officers for duty, and those whose term have
expired to proceed to their respcc'iv" States
and be mustered out of service.
81. Louis, Aug. 4.-Col. Baker. Chief Of
the National Detective Police, who has been
here for several days on official business. has
succeeded in ftrrcttins out the most extensive
and successful gang Of counterfeiters ever
known in tho United States. Fourteen of the
gang were double ironed. Five large boxes
of material aro now on their way to WASH
ing,on. Other parties are to be arrested
Eleven presses and large quantity of bank
note paper, ink and twelve plates. including
of United States Treasury notes, new issue,
were secured.
ST. Louis, Aug. 5-Tbe Democrat Of this
morning contains the essential points of the
confession Of G. b. Smith, Secretary Of the
order Of American Knights. Chas. $. Hunt
and Chas. +. Dunn, Grand and Deputy
| Grand Commanders, nave asKeu LOT re-
examination in which they have acknowl-
edged their former statements to be untrue.
and admitted tho existence Of the order and
their membership. This confession gives
many details of the workings and purposes of
tie order, but reveals no new facts Of impor-
taace.
New York, dug. G.-The Richmond Err
aminer Of the 81 has dispatch from the rebel
General Ivcrson, saying Stoneman had sur