Washington standard. [volume] (Olympia, Wash. Territory) 1860-1921, 1864-06-25

.,smv retired leaving $500 dead and wound.
cd on the field.
dispatch from Louisville this morning
savs the rebels raised the siege of Frankfort
Yesterday and fled.
q. IV1ie House, June 1.-two officers have
inst arrived here, bringing news of the cap
,nre of Fort Darling. An order confr ming
Ills intelligence was read to the army last
ov,ninc. The cheers Of our soldiers could be
heard for miles around.
Uemphis, June 14.-Missing infantry Of
Sturgis' expedition are constantly coming in.
Our loss will b. less than was stated. Off
c.rs blame Sturgis, and say his management
was bad. The matter will probably be invcs-
,;-,tcd. All concur in stating that the men
fourht with desperation, especially the negro
troops, but they fell into confusion, and their
ammunition becoming exhausted, a panic re-
shifted. mo account Of this fight has been
received, nor when Or where it occurred.
CAirago, June 15.-C. l.. Vallandigham
suddenly made his appearance in Hamilton,
Ohio, today, made a speech in the Public
Square, and left in the afternoon for Dayton.
.AJany, June lit is rumorcd in politi-
cal circles in Chicago, that the Convention
will b. postponed. The National Committee
have the subject under consideration, and
will arrive at 10 definite conclusion before
the goth.
Washington, .June 13.-Thr Bill rep.al-
ing the Fugitive Slave Law passed the House
bv a vote of 80 to 2S-having previous ly
passed tho Senate. The Gold bill also pas
sed the House by a vote Of 76 to G2. 1t
went to the Senate with some amendments,
which will be considered tomorrow.
New York, June l5.-The Times special
correspondent. at S%.aunton, says, we met
the enemy in force Is miles north of this
place. We whipped them thoroughly. The
rebels were commanded By Jones and I'M
bodied. The former was killed. We pursued
them all day with little resistance, although
tho place was strongly fortified, and all the
males were ordered out to defend the place.
We captured six guns and about a thoa.
SIND prisoners, and many hundred thousand
dollars worth of stores. Also destroyed a
large amount of railroad property. Our loss
is not large. Thorburn's brigade suffered
most.
The enemy is retrcating toward Blue Ridge.
The retreat is a complete stampede. We
don't stop, but move to another important
point.
The following dispatch was received from
General Iurb,il.r, commanding in Ken.
turky:
| attacked Morgan at Cynthia at daylight
Yesterday morning, and after an hours hard
fighting completely routed him, killing 800
and wo.mdiny nearly rs many. and capturing
nearly 400. We captured nearly 100 of Gen.
Hobson's command and over 1000 horses.
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Morsan's scattered forces fly in all directions.
They threw away their arms, being entirely
without ammunition. They are wholly de.
moralizAd.
(Signcl,) STANTON.
Cai,o. lime 1l.-Mcmphis papers of the
10Th give further particulars of the battle at
Columbia. Arkansas. A force under A. j.
Smith landed Oh the sixth at Sunny Side below
the Bayou. took up the march early next
dav near Like Chicot, keeping along the
wtst bank of the Mississippi. AT 6 o'clock
our advances met the cncmy-two regiments
-tronyly posed Oh the opp,s'e side of the
Bayou cmptying into the Lake. After a
sh lrt artillcry d,el the enemy fell back to a
stronger position, aaopen field being between,
two lines of batteries opened.
BY that time Columbia and the places
above were in fl unes. Smiths forces were,
it seems, resting from a fight of a desperate
character That DAY with Marmadukc, in
wlicl, the rebel forces with their battery
wcr. driven off with severe loss. Marina
duke had aiken shelter behind an impossible
Bayou, where it was thought he would make
a stand. Smith had full possession of the
field, anil the blockade of the river had been
temporarily raised. Ourloss was about 80
killed and 70 wounded, rebel loss, $50.
The Herald's correspondent says that Mar
maduke's forces numbered 5000 mounted in
fantry and cavalry, besides three batteries.
The enemy were completely routed, thus
opening the Mississippi to navigation. Our
forces being infantry could not pursue. and
re embarked on the 7th for Memphis.
Cairo. June IA force Of 5000 cavalry.
5000 infantry and IL pieces of artillery,
under General Sturgis, was sent from Mem
phis on tn. first for the purpose Of destroy
ing the Mobile and Ohio railroad which ha!
been repaired by the rebels as far north as
Corinth. 1t was supposed by Sherman and
Mcpherson that the rebel forces which
had been operating in Western Tennessee
and Mississippi. were sent to reinforce john
ston. The sequel showed that this was a
mistake, for at Guntown, Miss, on the 10th,
our forces fell in with the enemy in over
whelming numbers, and a terrible battle en-
sued, resulting in the discontinue Of our
troops. A large PARTON of our infantry We're
captured. Owing to the horrible condition
of the roads, most Of our artillery was destroy
ed or abandoned. Our retreati1g column was
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