Daily Democrat and news. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1859-1864, 1862-05-08
LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH.
The WAR NEWS.
Glorious Victory at Williams
burg.
Mcclellan ON The Road 70 Rich.
mOm0.
THE TOWN OCCUPIED BY TRE
FEDERAL FORCES.
Arrested for Fraud on the
Government.
Secret Organization in Dubuque.
REMOVAL OF THE CAPITAL FROM
RICHMOND.
Full Particulars Of the Capture
Of Fort Jackson.
Full Particulars Of the Capture
Of Fort Jackson.
From WasAington:

From Warrington:
WASHINGTON, May S.
The Post Office Department directs that al
letters for New Orleans hould be sent to New
lSigned] JNo. NJ. KA.soN,
Asst r. II. Cont.
The Associated Prese agent gives some addi-
ti0nal particulars from the advance near Will
liansburg, dated Monday evening. Our loss was
y killed and about forty wounded. 80 rebels
were left dead on the field and :. wounded. W.
took nearly 900 prisoners. Their dead were buried
by as on the field.
A stand Of colors belonging to the rebel cavsl-
~ was captured and are now en- the way to
Washington.
Gen. Mcclellan and staff srrived on the feld At
5 o'clock. He rode to the front, and WAS greeted
BY cheers from the troops that he Immediately
assumed command of.
The rain poured torrents oil day.
JET Davis was At Richmond q: last accounts.
The enemy's works At Williamsburg are very
formidable, extending across tho river.
derald's Correspondence.
The report Of the finance committee upon tho
tax bill is accompanied by an amendment offered
by Senator McDougall ono of tho committee -
substitute for tho whole bill. The bill proposes
10 raise revenue from the following sources:
lst. Capital, active AMI circulating, to be
reached by tax ON ,eipts Of business, hotels,
etc., one hundred and ten million dollars.
I'd. Capital. fancied and reslized income duties
on interest from interest paying bonds and secu-
rites, ten million dollars.
3d. Excise on spirits, malt, liquor and manu-
factured tobacco, ior.y mill on dollars.
4th. Duties on legacies and inf eritancies,
granted from to per cent, seven millions.
The system Of the payment BY ad solorem
stamps is adop ed throughout. The official en-
ployed is to be commissioner Of internal revenue
at " Washington to supervise all.
ID. Inspectors in the several districts with
deputies. to be appointed by tnem.
Sd. A stamp agent in each district, or more
than ono if necessary, for the disposal Of stamps.
Prisoners captured at Y srktown converse free'y
respecting the war, except they refuse to give in
form tion Of the strength Of Gen Johnson's army.
Capt. Lee, one Of their number, declares that
the South will continue 20 fight 70 the last. That
their reverses have not dishsar' eDed them. They
expect to be driven out of Virginia and all tho
b"rder States, and from their seaboard towns, but
that when We meet them in the interior man for
man, they will show % that they are uneonquer-
able.
This morning Major Davis. Of The Harris Light
Cavalry, established his headquarters in tho
Farmers Bank in Fredericksburg. Is Provost
Marshal o. the city, hoisting the Stars and
Stripes permanently for tho first time in the
town since the rebellion.
Our pickets are thrown out beyond this city.
and We are in quiet possession Of the entire
place.
Yesterday q large amount Of dour, corn, ric-,
hospital and other stores, ammunition, etc were
discover and seized, together with several stand
Of arms.
President Buchana-'s post master was yester-
day arrested il the post oice a,d will be held in
custody until an equivalent for the money plum
dered from the Post Office Department is dis
gorged.
Especial to the Times.
You were INFORMED last night that Napoleon
Sherman, an Austrian, lately on Gen. Fremont's
staff, had been confirmed by tho Senate as .
Brigadier General. This fact has astoundsd tho
knowing ones Of Washington, and especially the
foreign diplomatic corps.
Count Mcrcier AYERS that when he was with the
French Embassy st Madrid he knew Sherman -
IN adventursr and imposter at that court.
Especial to the Tribune.1
It IL known hero that secret organisation
exists 1t Dubuque, Iowa to resist the collection
of Federal taxes. The ringleaders ars known to
the Goverpment, and its eye is upon them.
Secessionists in fredericksburg ssy that tho
capital OF tho Southern Confederacy has been
tenn porarily removed to Dansile. N. G.
Tho Trtbnne learns that David Forbes, . FROM
inent CITIZEN Of Falmouth, was yesterday arrested
% spy The evidence is said to be very strong
Against him.