Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-08-20

q Usioa City. KY saAs ca 1900!
also, thst there y IAEs ssaAw \ a. -
part Of the State e Ts..ss.ss. q. =:
has gone dsvn thess - eko - =
Mes Osesas. ~. G-Ow 49,
made an .xpedisias : O. I-1
ssh. and arssey~a . htUs -. 4 e
boats just eo~piesea y sisvsb, 80 r;
and caPtar~d Ios elvsIsaa6 hnA~.
Neg Ysrk. Asg- l4-yhs Nv Oh
TSse Deiss says 49, Dsuqvl ~
to Atlanta With $1,000 m. He vin -
Hood in comnsnd these.
The Richmond E.ss;r~ ssys - Il,
enemy have 500 guns beasi.g - panuA-
with which they can svesp - siey 49,,
and through Hence it, esp4us b. g.
would no; amosat to anything.
UasAisgtos. Ass. l2.-Tke Osvur,s.
Official dispatches from DsspAiss 49,
says everything At Asbil< i psseuss~;De n.
vourably with every ProsPset Il . sPssdy q
brilliant sueccss.
The Richmon Esaaisv says; Fen NJ.
gan holds out. Fort Gains i eeesp;si h
the Fcdere!s. Farragut lost ~ us16,pe -
one gunboat in the late aetioa.
The Commercial says: The Nsv Ys.k -.
thorities are getting up pstitiea aski.e f.
the posfponement Of the draft. II eds 10,
give the city further time to Gil the esoea
Baltimore. Asg. l3.-The Reverse e.t.
ter Reliasee was attacked BY gussr;las "a,
Great wecomie river. Capt. Dsnsee.a .sd
several men were killed. The euen;la,
were repulsed.
Heodqaartcrs Army file Rsssmae. Arr..
i4.-Burnsides Was relieved yesterday .sa
left the command last evening.
Wilcox tcmorarily commands ninth coma.
1t is reported that an attack had been
made by the rebel rams ON the working psrtv
Of Buffers force who are cuttinga canal acsoes
the peninsula on James river
WashingtOx, Axg. 15.-Oficial dispatches
have been received by the Navy Department
from Farragut. dated Mobile Bay, the 5th,
confirming the accounts b. retofors received Of
our success.
Farragut sent flag Of truce to the CON-
handing officer at Fort Morgan, Gen. Page,
to say that it hs would allow the wounded Of
the feet. as well as their own, to be taken 10
Pensacola, where they would be better cared
for, he would send a vessel.
Page consented, and the Metacomot was
dispatched. The total loss on our side i. 40
killed, 8 wounded. On the rebel ram Ten.
nessee were captured 20 officers aud 10 m~n
on the Selma 80 officers and men.
When the Selma surrendered, it was found
on boarding her that she had lost fearfully.
The decks were covered with dead and dying
and her scruppers ran with blood. Her com.
mander, Lieut.. Comstock, was lying dead
across the breach Of a gun with his bowels
torn out.
Capt. Girnrd now commands the captured
ram. We captured nearly 800 prisoners and
have possession Of Dauplin Island.
The Navy Department has information Of
the destruction Of two rebel salt works on thu
coast Of Georgia.
The report that Braurpgard had gone 10
Atlanta is discrtjitcd.
Passengers from New Orleans report the
rebels il: strong force within six or seven miles
Of the city. They are terrifying place, ap.
parcntly with the intention o, Of making tia
base Of future operations. They are COM
manded by Dick Taylor. The Teche dis.
trict is also occupied by the enemy in large
force, to prevent the advance Of our troops
through that region to Texas.
Nem York, Aug. l3.-While one Of the
sailing boats Of the Surf Hotel was cruising
outside this morning, sha discovered yawl
boat containing l6 persons belonging TO the
pilot boat James Fink, briggs Brxce and Rich.
ard, bark Bay State and schooner AAastic
These vessels were captured and burned by
the Confederate pirate IaIlaAassee.
Dispatches from Atlanta. Aug. 5th says:
The Fsderals have been unusually active to-
day. AT 4o'clock. ?. NJ. yesterday heavy
assault was made upon the works held BY
our skirmishers. After stubborn resistance
the Yankees succeeded in holding the posi-
ton. but they were subsequently driven out.
The Richmond Sentinel of the 10th says:
There is no doubt that Grant is moving large
bodies of men secretely from the front. His
steamers ladened with troops have been seen
within few days moving of.
The Herald says: The Commissioner OF
Indian Affairs says that all the Indian tribes
of the Plains are combined in . war against
the whites and that it extends from Texas 70
the British Possessions.
Gen. Curtis from Fort Leavenwosth.says:
The Indian war is temporarily quelled bat
that preparations are being made BY the In
dams, for the most extensive war yet Known.
1t is supposed the rebel emissariss distzibu:"
ing gold, ETC.. among melting them to war,
telling them the South would protect them.
In saddle. Shenandoah Valley, Aug. H.
The World says:
The rebels continue 10 retreat and ~
supposed to be going to Strasbarg q Fs'os
Royal.
The Hartford had g killed and Is wound:
ed. Our whole los was 2l3 kilIed ~
wounded.
All our Aeet are inside q TIE rebsl ebs6ne-
tons.
New York, Arg. lS-Adaisal FMsgR.
in letter to Commodoes Palaa. q Nsv
0r1>ana aava.