Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-01-09
LATER FROM THE ATLANTIC SID
DATES TO DECEMBER 81.

DATES TO DECEMBER 81.
! Washington. DIR. l7.--On December
! 18Th over TWO thousand persons had awaited
themselves OF the Presidents proclamation,
in Norfolk, by taking the oath.
a very large rOp"r'in OF the rebels in
our hands-mot less than Onr.ihird. it is said
ARE DESTROYS of cnli>tiug in thu navy. 1t
is understood tn. Secretary Of War and the
Secretary of the Navy are agreed to permit
them to d. so.
| The Senate Of Virginia. il, session ut Alex
anlria, pissed u bill Yesterday for the election
of delegates to Convention to be he'd OH
the 2jh of January t, alter and amend the
Constitution so as to abolish slavery in the
coun,irs Of Accomac, Northampton. Princess
Anne, Elizabeth City and York. including
the cities Of Norfolk and Portsmouth. BY
the Presidents proclamation OF Janmry |.
1861, all the slaves in the remainder of thu
State are free. The Act sets iorihas ,pls n
for the change that, without it, officers Of The
St,tr. in executing the laws between master
AMI slave, will l." brought in conflict with
the authorities Of the United Stats.
Washington. Dec. 2O.-Thc joint Commit
tea of the Senate and House OF Delegates OF
Virginia. ut Alexandra, agreed last night on
a bill tor a Convention to abolish slavery in
that State. which will be passed io-,nor, ow.
The report of the commissioners appointed
by the Navy Department. consisting Of 81
chief engineers. who made careful experiments
for five months, showing the practibility Of
using petroleum and carbon oils for thu purpose
Of generating sttum has been issued and has
proved satisfactory. II is said, by those who
have seen it, that results show n greater sa-
wing. not only for ordinary steamers but for
naval steamers. which can be kept at s-a
under steam three times as long. with less
labor and greater economy as compared with
coai-rqual parts Of each bri"g considered.
This indicates a comph to revolution in the
mode Of gen rating steam
Nrw York, Dee. 2O.-A special dispatch
to the Tribune. dated Washington. Dec. 10Th.
says n new command will soon hr arranged
for Gen. Curtis, the President having said
thu ch,rgrs against him in connection with
cotton slmcmlatioms ART. utterly untOnndr.l.
a gentlemen WIN has resided in Richmond
during the past five years. and who recent
~ reached this ciry. having left Richmond
Dec 9Th has Turn shed the following: Th"
who ar. principally employees Of the Gov
rrnlnent. They are armed with brigham IL
Ars. I'll. for'ifc 'tous consist ct several
lines Of Entertainments. rmrhworks and rifle
pits, besides forts, sparely a,ned. The
number Of guns mounted "n all the works is
quite incomsidrrnble, compared with their rx.
tent. At the time our prisoners plan .r'l al
csc ,pr the Uuion men Of Richmond WEI"
aware of The intended effort, and would have
Joined the prisoners, had they succeeded.
From the Ar,nory at Richmond, and The
works at Fayetteville, IN. CO. about 800
guns per week am turned out. Ali these
guns are riflrd at the 'rr.drgm Works. Mn.
chinrry is being made by which they hope
to make 1000 ri0 Is per month. The pri"ci-
pal powder mnnutactory is At Augusta (G!)
Most Of the stocking machinery is ut Fay
rttevilr. The loss OF these would prove IT.
r.parablr. Until very late date drawings
ofthe projec,ies adopted by our Government
were received from Washington, and it, some
casrs their manufacture commenced in Rich
n,oml even before hrginning WIS MAIDS here
The arrival III French corvette for the
purp,s. of attending To the removal Of thu
French tobacco had created considerable feel
InW uMnUK Suc u"tCu""sS "s'ss VS." p."t''
Loud objections were being made to its being
given up. unless the French would raise the
blockade. All hopes Of foreign intervention
have died out. The refusal Of England te
allow tho rams 10 sail excited much inligna'
ton, inasmuch as the rebel authorities lad tc
pay for them in gold in advance. South CIR
olinn was openly denounced in the SHEETS
with drvout wishes Tint the State might b.
sunk. The people are very anxious tor al
exchange Of prisoners. and thought tue GEES
sation Of the exchange was plan adopted by
our government to prevent them from retili":
their army. The sympathetic s'"rv"'io" i"
our men was spoken Of rs policy t. COME
us to resume exchanges.
The Tines special dispatch las the to!
lowing: The Senators AID members wh'
compose the Committee appointed ~ ih'
Democratic cancus to confer with the Nation
NJ Democratic C.n,mi' ter. I" fix ,h' time "n'
plac. Of holding National CON, eMio". ar
7. u. Allen, Of linois Frrnnnd" Wood, o
N.Y.; G. b. Steele. Of N. j.; w. II. Mill
and Daniel Marcy, afN. H.; Garrett Davis
Of Ky., and Thomas A. Hendricks. Of I"
diana.
The Government will dispatch mrssrn
ger to Halifax tomorrow with instruction
to our Consul there. The action Of the Brit
ish authorities in protecting the pirates OF th