The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1862-01-29
Miscellaneous News.
Especial to Tribune.,l
New York Ian q,

1 PioPoSieioh VIII soon De OHered IN the
Senate to impose tax Of ten per cent.
upon the pay of officers from Major Gen.
erai down to private. The army prefers
tax TO reduction OF pay, aud large
numbers have petitioned for it. From
this source Government will receive =
revenue of about $4,000, 900. The pc.
titlon from the officers states that they pre-.
fer tax Of Is or 20 per cent. to reduce
ton proposed by Senator Sherman. Manv
Senators and members approve the idea,
and will support it.
Letters from Havana to-day state that
the allies are greatly dissatisfied with their
prospects IN Mexico, and complain that
Mlramon and others have deceived them.
They expected aid from strong party
and they find the population as one man
against them They are convinced that
their present forces are entirely made
quate to the task of bringing Mexicans to
terms. The troops at Vera Cruz are suf-
fering greatly from sickness, 500 men out
OF 5000 being in the hospitals. When
ever they have yentured beyond the range
OF their cannon they have been shet down
if few, or driven back If ia force.
Discontinued and virtually besciged
they quarrel among themselves. On one
occasion a French regiment fought a
Spanish regiment until a number were
killed and wounded in each. In conse.
quence of this brawl it was determined
that the French force should immedislely
land at Tampico. where, as previous adj.
vices inform US, resistance would be made
The English were at the same time tn Mt.
tack Matamoras.
Mr.. Corwin writes that Doblado, who il
the soul of the new administration. de-.
clarcs that Mexico will make successful
resistance to the invaders, blu. adds that
he has not decided OH what territorial line
of defence he will make it.
The allies have already differed AMONG
themselves on number of tritiing points,
such as the relative positions at Vera
Cruz of their national flags, which have,
been changed three times, and of the or
der OF their signatures to preelamatieas
and other documents
1t is doubtful whether the House will
pass the bill re-organizing the Supreme
Court as 1t comes from the Senate. It is
thought the bill will be amended so as to
put Indiana. Illinois and Wisconsin in
one circuit, and the States West of the
Mississippi in another
Recent intelligence leads to the belief
that most of the rebel soldiers directly in
front Of Washington are housed between
Bull Run and Manassas, sufficient force
to man the forts at Centreville only being
left there.
1t Is believed that large portion of the
army Of the Potomac is distributed at
various points in Virginia, upon the lines
OF the various railroads converging at
Manassas
Col. Reynolds, the Government agent
at Fort Royal, to saperintend the gather.
ing, growing and transportation of cotton.
arrived here yesterday, and had long in.
terview with the Secretary of the Treas |
nry. tie has already secured more than
81 200, 600 worth Of cotton. The ]. 600
or 1000 negroes just freed are Industrious
and orderly, and do their work we'll and
cheerfully They need clothing and medi.
cal attendance. He desires to take back
with him an ample supply of the former
and several physicians
Times Dispatch
A rebel deserter who came into onr
lines last evening, contradie4s the report
that the rebels have fallen back from Man.
assas. He says that about ten regiments
have gone South, but that the main BODY
of the rebel army has not changed its no.
sition. The rebel line of defence extends
upwards of sixty miles. They expect the
most sanguinary battle to take place at
Centreyille, for they have at that place.
and for miles around, almost impreenab]e