Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1862-03-04

C!ScQ1TScQ rom tGO iurtlpT COnSlCe1atlon
the subject" aud the Committee 3As sccor;!
insiY discharged.
Several bills were advanced i Stage anl b
House then adjourned.
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LATE HGkThlna iRTEiiiarHGE.
|. We dave received from our special agent
copy oi the Philadelphia "InGuirer' Ct III
Goth, and also the New York "Herald" Of th
9th instant wo extract as follows:
THE SITUATION.
10 movement tcok place yesterday il t.,
Army of tie Potomac The sanitary condi-
encouraging. No sickness prevails to create
any apprehension, CT to show that the health
Of the troopsis not ofa higaly satisfactory char
ac!er. Tho average .uDbor Of cases in tn,
hospitals, in inct, does nc! exceed !hsl cf anJ
civil community in ordinary Times.
A despatch received ~ ST Lou yesterday
from Fort Donelson, Rays that boat just ar-
rived from Clarksville reports the evacuation
OF Nashville. Tho Union citizens Of thai
place sent boat to GAINESVILLE, which toTed
one Of our guaboats for their protection
The rebels, with Governor Harris, retreat ed tc
Murfreesboro. And the lattor worthy, it 40
pears, burned ell the State documents before
leaving. General Grant has declesred martial
Law over West Tennessee, with the under.
standing that wnen sufficient number Of citi
zels Of tho State rctnrn to their allegiance
and snow desire 10 maiatan law and order
over the territory, sll military restrictions
shall he Withdraw.
Postal facilities are now EXTENDED to Clark5
VILE, and the mail bags will iolIoE the Gag Of
the U:on into Tennessee.
The Murtreesborc' papers contain GeTct
war speech Of Governor Harris. The pre7iou:
rumora OF Gov. Harris dcserticn ci the rebo
cause in its extremity, may hsve originated ii
a statement made in Chicago by partiea Ehc
arrived from Fort Donc!spn, To the elr,c. that
General Grant had sn interview with Cover
nor Harris near Ciarksviile, and !hut the Gov
eruor stated that if General Grant Tcuic
cease hos.ilities for three DAYS, be would hevt
:hc American flag floating from every fortified
place in Tennessee.
The more recent accounts, nbove allnGaH to
however, 20 to show thet Governor Harris re
mains unchanged in his .Trasonable serti-
ments and purposes.
By way Of Fortress Monroe, ws hsvs news
from Roanoke Island up to Sunday, but it i
not important, With the exception Of the ten.
porary failure to Jay the telegraph cable acros!
the bay in consequence Of the heavy gale, arc
the loss cf the. steamer Hoboken, which wa
engaged in the enterprise. White flags ct!
said 10 be flying in large numbers at Nag
Head end its Ticiuity~
We learn by way Of Kansas City that th'
Union sentiment in New Mexico is growing
rapidly. The proclamation Of The rebel chic
Sibley, produced no effect in rallying men t
tho bad cause Of which he is the representa-
tive. On the contrary, nearly all the arms
bearing citiZons have turned out to protect
the Union hag. Great enthusiasm prevailed
in the counties OF Bernalillo, Ben!cia, Socorro
and in the upper counties the militia hav,
turned out i'll large numbers
The Texan rebels, under Sibley, we're a
Fort Thorne, fifty miles from Fort Craig, OF
the 18th instant, and advancing on the latte
place. Their supplies were scarce, the
transportation poor, and their only alternatiyt
was either to fight or to starve.
WASHINGTON, Feb. &c, 1862.
TIE TREASURY NOTE BILL SIGNED sr TIE PREsT
The Prosiden. has approved OF the Un.et
States Note bill, and it is therefore lay.
PROGRESS ON TIE TAX BILL.
The Committee Of Ways and Means arc a
work diligently, but have not progressed IA
enough TO give to tho public an idea Of th
principal features Of ;hs Tax bill,
LETTER FROM TIE sEcsyrAsT CT TUE TgEAsuR
RELATIVE 70 TIE ISSUE or CERTIFICATES o
DEE" 70 TrBLIc cRnDIToRa.
The following is copy Of the letter fron
the Secretary Of the Treasury &c npanyin
the bill submitted by hin, Al aorizing th
isSa. Of certificates OF lndebte:.. ss 10 publ
creditors and which bill . u yes!efda,
promptly passed by Congress, has yecove'
the approval of the President:
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, Feb. 25, 1852.
Notwithstanding all possible exertion
on mNpart to provide means Of satisfying th
just Sands Of public creditors, and notwish
standing rho actual payments Averaging nearl,
a million and a faf of dollars each day, tn:
arearsgcs have largely accumulated, and ha
caused great Inconvenience. Ann in somo in
stances serious trouble and distress. Thes
creditors, especially those who nave furnished
supplies, arms and transportation, urgently
require payment and ought to have it. TIT
delay affects not themselves oaly, but through
manifold ramicationr, large numbers o
others, not to say whole communities. TIT
amount Of unsatisfed acquisitions from tn,
several departments is s28,430, ,5511S3, o
which Sol, ,2s1, 953. SO is from the Department
Of Wsr. The amount Of floating debt, chiefly
existing il the War Department, probably
exceeds forty millions.
It il impossible 10 borrow sdcsntage4usll
until financial meas.!' IS, necessary to nsur'
prompt pa7 ment e: .t-rsst from tax, aad Il
provide the bec. :',as:hie market for the bond
Of the Untr@ ..a,es, shall have received tn
saaction Of congress; end the msans O! pay
fner. bY ni:e 20 be issued under the acL @
Congress just passed, cannot. be provided ex,
cept after li.s laIse Of the considerable tin
required fcC Ihc.r preparation or completion
Under these circumstances ! have anxiousi:
sought for some measure oi relief, and sf!c
much reflection have 5etermined to sn5ui
10 the consideration Of the Com nittco Of Way
snd Means bill authorizing the Secretary q
tie Treasury to issue for the amounts feur
due on fiual settlement, to such creditors 4
may desire to receive them, certificates CT ti
Treasurer Of the United States, payable in On
5ear.after date or earlier, at the option Of th
government, and besCing six per cent interes
These certificates, issued either for the fu
amounts due or for portions Of such amour!
not less than 81 COO, would probably snswi
most.of the actual purposes Of payment an
afford very considerable relief, while the go
ernment would incur no risk and could sufft