New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-07-26
trict-Attoney for the southern 'Dl''ric' u
YOIk has been confirmed.

trict-Attorney for the southern DiS'ric' VI
YOIk has been confirmed.
GOLD CURRENCY.
Considerable difficulty is experienced oy 'oe
5;sh,,s,,r ,re,,s of the Government from
orctv oe emil coin. The Treasurer OF The
Ir;,.d st.. h,. recently made efforts to effect
M exchange OF $40 god pieces Tor Sinail CONS
IN Bo.,on. New.York, ard fhladeipha' Vut
&c., success. Ordinarily, there would be
.,,,aIv from the Mint, coined especially to meet
e. d.usud. bat there is so great au amount OF
darosits at the Miut for reconage, growing out
If the elnt Of gold, that without additional aP-
,ropriations Irom Congress it i. impossible to
conp,s with the reaue.t Of the Secretary OF the
Treasury FOR an extraordinary cO'uage OF coins
of the desired denomination The arlOunt issued
from the Miut at Philadelphia for the month OF
June last was 50, 6S7 ,22l-an amount unpfece-
dcuted iu the history of its transactions
special appr'pratun is also required iot the
tr4usportat On at b lion from the Assay Office to
the Mint OF S10474 So.
TIE BLOCKADE AND SUPPRESSION OF PIRACY
The House, in its rrsoutiou requesting the
See etary OF the Treasury to employ sufficient
nasal force for the enforcement at The blockade
AMI tie suppression Of piracy, dld not take mic
cons deratiuu tse fact that no force was at his
dsp.ral for cary ing into eject such resolution
| Tie yesses at bis command are for the most
part Inefficient, and inadequate even for the pro-
! teton o, the Revenue. TIE Harriet Lane Ia
/ tue ouly exception, and the has been mace over
/ to the Navy De ,artmrnt The attention of the
! rrop-r Committee tas been called 10 this iact By
the Secretary OF the Treasury.
TIE DIRECT TAX.
The amount which is expected to be realized
| from The Direct Tax Of $50, OO0,00O is about
S40,00O,OGO as the allotment to the Rebei States
Is only nominal for tpe present..
INTERNAL REVENUE.
| The amount which will be realized from the
| bill for raising Internal Reyenue--tbe tax on
| stills, builers, sprituous aud letmcntel liquors,
! and on carrilges--c i1n"t, of course, be defer
named accurately, though 1t is understood tuat
! Secretary Chase anticipates from the tax on
stills, boilers aud liquors, an. income OF
| $1,000 600. The Secretary urges warmly that
Congress should either pass the bills for Greet
taxation ana for intern revenue during tie
present sefsan, or should give dissinct pledges
that the, shall be passed at the opening Of the
nc1t session.
TIE NEW Treasury NOTES.
The Treasury Notes under tue new Loan bill
arc already in preparation, and tie Tens aud
Twebirs VIII be issued forthwith. 1t ID not
prob4b that Secretary Chase viii have recourse
to F,ses, urless Obliged 10 do 10. lie 10 believed
20 be warmly In favor Of u,iog specie IN the
Go,emuent disbursements. in 50 far as Prac-
ucate.
DISGRACEFCL CONDUCT. or col. MILES.
Our disaster on Sunday is ascribed to Col.
Dixon H. Miles, who. commanded the reserve,
and failed TO cone up at The critical moment.
The evidence Of his drunkenness is overwhelming,
and bis command has been taken away from him.
lie viii probably be court-martialsd.
REBEL PRISONERS.
Among The prisoners are three young men Of
Northern birth aud Northern educutor.
OFFICERS DlsARMED BY CIVILIANS.
Two c,ylitus VINO were with the Vermont
regiment, acting under permission Of the Yer
mont Coionel, put their REVIEWERS at the breasts
Of ruuuiug officers, and forced them to give up
their swords.
TIE RRSOLUTE.
The Resolute is safe at the Nuvy-lard, having
come up tse Potomac this mOfung.