New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1861-07-31

WASHINGTON, July 60 The New York Fire
Zouaves have been inBubordinate since the late
retreat They rev0lted on Saturday, and regi-
ment ordered out to restrain them. Nine Of
them are now in Jail for attempting desertioD.
Capt Waller, Aid to Ger. Tyler, regular Lieut..
Gort0n and Col. Keyes are missing.
The present Chief Clerk, Cox, of the Navy De-
partment has been appointed Assistant Secretary.
The Douglas Democrats are impatient at having
no Generals though most vigorous in the invasion.
The President declines answering why the Bati-
more Police Commissioners were arrested.
a party OF Confederates taking soundings
Of the Potomac, near Coon's Ford.
I Gen. Mcclellan forbids the departing regiments
to take their arms with them. ~
Arrival Of Contraband.
\ contrabant just arrived informs Gen, Scott
that there Southerners at Springfield Station,
but in force at Burke's Station. -a. u,
The Worlds correspondent says that the Com
federates are moving north, east and west from
Manassas, contemplating three simultaneous ap-
proaches on Washington. #
The Confederate pckets are stationed every five
miles from Harpers Ferry to Fortress Monroe, on
the Potomac and Chesapeake.
US. Congressional.
The direct taxation bill includes 3 per cent. on
income, 5 cents Oh distilled and two cents on fer
menJug liquors.
All Democrats and Southern men opposed the
bill, which passed by majority of H..
Mr.. Cox proposed peace propositions in the
House. only AZ members voting in its favor, in
Guiding Cox Webb, Morris, Nugent, Pendleton,
Valandinham and White, Ohioans; Cravens, H Oh
man, Lane and Voorhies, Indianans; Logan, Rich
ardson ard Robinson, lllinosans.
i The Senate adopted the amendment to the Tariff
BILL increasing the present tariff ten per cent, and
charging ten per cent the free list, which was
opposed by seven members.
John Underwood, of Virginia, has been confirm
| ed Fifth Auditor of the Treasury.
| In the House, the bill nppropratng million and
| quarter of dollars for twelve -light-dratt swift
steamers, passed.
| In the Senate the bill prohibiting the sale of in
| toXicatug liquors to the army, passed.
| The bill for Furnishing rascally contractors has
| becrme law
The Tariff Bill has passed by % to IS.
Evacuation Of Hampton by the Vaudals,
| The Federals fed from Hampton, but Gen Butler
| ordered them to return.
From Cairo.
| CAIRO July 3O-The troops encamped here are
| in a terment, dreading attack. The troops are
being withdrawn from North and West Missouri.
News from the Confederate Capital.
RfcuM0ND, July 30-Congress has unGnimousl.
| confirmed the appointment of Beauregard as Gen
eral in the Confederate Army, his commission tt
date from the 2lst OF July.
The veil of secresy has been removed from thu
| following bill, which passed i'll secret session:
| A bill permitting soldiers TO send letters withou
the prepayment of postage-postage to be col
lected at the office Of destination. This bill also
| conters the same privilege on members OF Con
| gress.
Inc following dispatches were reeelFeu Scatei
| day afternoon:
The London Times on Lincoln.
| New YORK. July }O.-rhe London Times, in al
editorial article, says that Lincon's message cOn
firms the impression his inaugural produced, ant
adds, that alter an infinite loss of life and hnma
ton on the part of the North, the result will be thu
acknowledgment of the Southern Confederacy.
From New York.
New YORK, July 3d. Advces from Portau
Prince to the 18th inst state that six Spanish men
ot-War are in that port.
t secessionists Tampering with Lincoln's Soldiers
l ALEXANDRIA, July 49, -Tampering with the sol
l. ders by Sacessionists has become so bold within
few da vs. that Runyan has ordered the arrest OF a.
suspected persons
U. S. Congress.
WASHINGTON, July 30.-In the Senate an amend
. ment to the Loan BILL permitting the issue of fiv
dollar Treasury notes, has passed.
The bill increasing the medical force, includn
, among its provisions the prohibition Of sen
uuor to the soldiers, under the penalty of twent.
a five dollars for each ofense, has passed.
: A bill appropriating ten millions of dollars tH
the purchase of arms has also passed.
/, The Canadian Press on the American Crisis.
| TORONFo July 3O.-The Globe says the sympt
thies OF the British people are being wlthdra"
from the North.
The Leader, the Government organ, advocate
the sending OF additional troops to Canada.
= From Washington.
= WAsHINGTON July 30.-Gen. Mcclellan IS
" have the Commander-in- Chiefs powers.
- The Assistant Secretary OF State mas gone
s New York to invite Prince Napoleon to visit as
n ington and make the White House his home.
le Confederate Congress adjourned Session