New-York daily tribune., 1862-04-21
THE CARE OF LOYAL BLACKS
Diplomatic Relations with Hayti and Liberia.
COINAGE DEPARTMENT IN HEW.yOak.
The Contracts for Ordnance and Small
Arms.
TUE SENATE COMMITTEE AND THE TAX BILL
WAsHrNarON. April %. Is6a

THE MOVEMENT on FREDERICKSBURG.
Officers who arrived from Fredericksburg this eve
ming, report that plsce entirely quiet. Gen. Mellow
ellis forces had not yet occupied it, the bridge burnt
by the retresting Rebels not having been entirely
constructed. Small parties OF soldiers have however,
crossed and recrossed bu. not yentured beyond the
outskirts Of tie town, loyal residents having warnst
them that Rebels were lurking near ready to pounes
upon stragglers. Gen. McDowells advanced batter.
les however, commanded the city. The Rebels hs
succeeded in terrifying the people Of Fredericksbw
and the surrounding country, and have driven many
women and children within our lines for proectics.
Fredericksburg has, until very recently, been occu
pied by considerable Rebel force, from which
detachments have been from time to time sent %
Yorktown until nearly the whole number has gone
thither. The people say that almost all the troOpss
Virginia are concentrated at that poiut. TherailroA
from fredericksburg to Acqus Greek. fifteen mils'
long, 10 entirely uninjured except that its two bridge
have been destroyed. The President, when inforrsa
by Gen. Mcdowell Of the good conduct oil Col.
Bayard Of tho let Pennsylvania Cavalry, at freds
ricksburg said that he should be made a Bngadier
General. -
The design of Gen. Mcdowell TO advance upoe
Fredericksburg was probably known to more thas
half dozen persons in Washington and they strictly
kept the secret. The occupation OF the suburbs d
that town was the first news concerning 1t. Ou
troops are now in full occupation.
JACKSON RETREATING TOWARD YoRKTows.
The following dispatches have been receiyedby
the Secretary Of War:
EEw-MAgxsr. April ls lssa
Hos L. NJ STANTON, Ssrsa'y 9 Ho'.
To-day have been TO the bridge on the south tor'
Of the Shenandoah, in the Wassauuten Valley, With
force Of infantry cavalry, and artillery, to protect
the two important bridges that cross the river.
We were within sight Of Suray at the South
Bridge A sharp skirmish occurred with the Rebels,
in which they lost several men taken prisonera
Their object was the destruction Of the bridges.
One Of the prisoners left the camp on the bank sf
the Rsppahannock on Thursday morning Thsu
were no Notifications there up to that time.
Other reports indicate stronger force at Gordoas
vile. and contest there the whole resulting in
belief that they are concentrating at Yorktown. l
believe Jackson left this valley yesterday. Hsh
reported to bave left Harrisonburg yesterday fof
GordonsyiIle, by the Mountain Road. He encampsd
las. night at McGaugeytown, eleven miles from Hs-'
risoDbnrg. NJ bAshs,
EEw-MARKET, April 20, l862-9a ~
! To the Ha. r NJ. STANTON, Secretary @ Har
The flight OF jackson from the valley, by the way
of the mountains, from Harrisburg, toward Star
nardsville and Orange Court House, on Gordor@
Vile. is confirmed this morning by our scouts ed
pr,ouers n. p. BANKS, NJ. &. c.
RETURN OF GEN. HITCHCOCK.
I Gen. Hitchcock has returned.
UNION MEN HUNG.
Col. Morrow of Gen. Hunters staff corroborsss
the report that several Unioniss, who ventursd TO
STAY in their bones at Jacksonville, Florida, afsr
the departure of Gen. Wright, were hung by 10
returning Rebels. Eleven hundred were taken away
.in ous vessels.
THE CARE OF LOYAL BLACKS.
Lie questionable whether most Of those who rs"
gone from the North to teach the 5000 loyal blacn
now within Gen. Hunters lines, or TO oversee tis
cultivation of the land which they occupy, are ~
for the business which they have undertaken, soma
Of them being deficient in msntal, and some, nn
feared, in moral qualifications. Gen. Hunter pr-
poses 10 make radical changes.
PERSONAL.
The Hon. Joshua X. Giddings aud family are here.
DIPLOMATIC RELATIONS WITH HAITI Np
LIBERIA
The House Committee on. Foreign Afair n'ss
had under consideration for some time the bill Tor no
establishment OF diplomatic relations with Hsyti ana
Liberia, reported TO the Senate from its Comphaee
on Foreign Relations. Tie Chairman, Mr Crt'en-
den, is decidedly opposed 70 the measure, Is arc As~
several other members, if not majority OF the oon'
mi.,ee. 1t believed, however, that the House II,
BY decided majority, in favor Of it, 1t is SAID 'lss
when this subject comes up, Frank BLAIR VIII s'r.'e
v.tsau aclpmS.
he has Of late given much afternoon
ro,x,cp DEPARTMENT IN NEw-YoRK.
Z Gan Ward has prepared, by authority of tho
! Cor,n,;t,ee ON Commerce, bi accompanied by
,,,or, for the establishmen. of a coirage depart
,uent in the Asssy-0ffce in New-fork, ana VIII en'
deavor to bring the subject before the House a. -
early dnv The report urges the necessity ana 'H'
rorsuco Of Immediately establishing this aaoiuouAA
mean, of facilitating the coinage of Irecons ms''
lruC CONTRACTS FOR ORDNANCE AND sSI4-A'
AIMS. =.
The Commission appointed by the secre.A!
War 10 examine the Government contracts io' ~''
nance and smalarms have disposed OF n large "u~'
bar NJ ,ases and thus Ear have saved 10 tue "o'e''
man, hundred. Of thousands Of dollars on coh'ise~
conG-ned beside anauling large number OF WORMS
onos The Commission have also exposed the "o''N'
Of many of the arms fcznished to the Govern
man, The contractors who are allowed 10 ~
will he compelled to furnish arms IN Sfi'' ',
ouce with the letter of their agreements Anu '.
will bs taken that they do not palm on an 'n'''
or,;o,s he tho conpivanes of interested Inspectors
rup SENATE COMMITTEE AND THE fAA D,-.' IT,.
Tn. Finance Committee of the SensIs, '
, nso,inc Yesterday voted down proposl''on W w
=, =. o~t;cl.a IN fay bafOro considering tne W.