Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1861-07-30
THE MEMS HERE.

TIE TAI BILLy-we fear from the tenor o.
Yesterdays legislation in the Senate, that cor
siderable portion Of the body are not vet awar
that the country Is engaged in contest In whicl
twill never do 20 legislate to put money into Ii,
Pockets Of this or that Interest among u.s. In plac
OF leaislating solely 10 the end Of enabling th
government to obtain the means Of prosecutin,
thS war with due rigor
Senator Sin mors, in bis horror Of direct taxi
ton to guarsnte- TIA the treasury shall haves
con- mand the money Necessary for paying the ir
feftston the sceruing var debt, gravely propose
TO Increase the ow simost prohIbi duties G.
The Nor Ill tariff 10 PER c.ntum
TIE Morrill, tar Il as stsnds, las done more 70
Turn the scale against MS IN Europe, making pow
efful Interests there that should be enthusiastic
ally friends Of the Ubion, its bitiertst Europea
% in the curreTt coDtts, There has been
fHe since the development 81 the conspirae
for toe destruction OF the Cpion, when ToIG-
o. urgently demanded that we should endeavor &
enlist the sNmrstbi's Of Eur pean Government,
on toe side OF the Union, as the present Can w,
afford 10 paw Europe premium, as It were, Il
inf"w every conceivable obstacle In the way
The restoration Of the Union, by proclainine l.,
Itr. IN sdvsnce, that its restoration will be tn
oir'S cor ceivsble blow to her manufacturing in
terts.i Senator Simmons simply prop ses TO d
that thing, In proposing to increase the prohibi
Tons OF the Morrill, tariff law ten per centum
This time
IN 20 doing, we may add, he virtually DR., .
Claims to these from whom the har d money mus
come 70 sustain the Government through the war
iat Instead OF seeking to guarantee the paymen
oftne Interest promptly by means Of ample diree
TAXATION, Congress aims 10 render IL very oues
uonable whether the interest will be paid, In iu
EFFORTS TO make the war g. good thing'' for cer-
tain pet manufacturing concerns
NAVT YAEp -MOrsrIsntJ dolrH the Rirsr-At-
saes On HsD Battery This morning the steamer
Pbiladelphia hauled around to the Arsenal, wher,
shs Will remain fer the present, as to be out Of
me way OF The shipping at the Navy Yard.
The Resolute has been removed from The WAYS
and 10 again ready for service
The 8. R. SPaulding has been thoroughly
cleaned and washed, and will 90 down to NOR.
row morning.
Last night the gunboat Reliance came up To the
Yard for supply Of coal, and to-day pro eede6
back to her former station along the river shores
Yesterday, she and the Yankee discovered a new
battery about half a mile below AQUA Creek
near the mouth Of Potomac Creek, and a round
snoI WIS pitched over Into the Confederate canp
visible but short distance in the rear of the hat
ery. Three ridec l2-pounders Immediately re-
turned the nrei disc charging seven shots at tb.
Vesssls-four at the Reliance and three at the
1ankee The Reliance was not struck, though =
sheH passed just above her smoke stack but ID
PouTd shot struck the Yankee on her port sAde
Just forward Of the pilot box and Lodged in the
storage room. Tie shells from our guns could n.
distinctly seen bursting in the enemy,s camp and
batteries
The Pocehontas and Ice Boat Law Off az q sbor,
distence, but did not engage in the attack. The
gun boats laid of about 80 wards from sbo,.
and poured in the shell pretty thick from tbei,
- and 32-pOuEd guns. What damage was don,
10 tne Confederates could not be ascertained: tina
70 the Yankee was iasgnifcant
rhe Freedom lay at Fort Washington ye,ter.
cay Win prize schooner, having Oh ho.rd tyy,
females caught between Fort washington and
zee nite House in small boat, CARVING in.
formation over to Virginia
ne steamer George Page can be distinctly seer
lying np Aqua Greek, by our vessels, hut IL 1,
P'ooao-e sne viii rot down before she will be o!
any service 20 the Ccnfederaies
SoLoiEa' LETTERS following Ode, Ia,
o7en made oy the Pos. Odice Department fer m,
execution Of the new law respecting soldiers. Let.
tiers: -O
ras,tnase,s At or near any camp or point occu
pea oy The United States f,rcss will mail. with.
LnSE' o I'os,1ge, anv letter written bv
o.dier In the service Of the Uoited states en-,
eetun. d To De such by the Major or Acting Mi,
% lie regiment 10 which the writer il attached
.ne envelope should have plainly s'amptd a.
Nn,rh on Is face the certificate .. SoLdj,y,t I t
signed In writing ny the Msjor or Actin.
% III Of the re2i ment, describing hI, r, pime,,
" is no oer and lis State The pest ge dne a,
livery " Ae onA0e VI dc
mnlssioned officers will prepay their pos,.
e'o-S'e. john kAs>os
First Assistant p. NJ G.
MILITARY DrscIrL ,,v A