The New York herald., 1862-04-09
Effect of the Union Successes at Island
No. 10 and Pittsburg Landing.
Intense Enthusiasm In and Out
of the Capitol.
Passage Of the National Tax Bill
by the House.
The Proposed Tax ON Slaves
Defeated.
wsmserox, April 8, Isc2.

WASHINGTON, April 8, 1862.
syYBCr OF 1HE REws OF UNION VICTORIES AT
ISL AND NO. 10 AND PITTsBCRa LANDING.
Tho appetite for news has been satisfied to-aay
with tho intelligence Of the surrender Of Island
No 10 and the splendid victory Of General BueD
and General Grant Pittshurg Landing. All
syss and ears are now turned with ANXIOUS e1
psctations to Yorktown The victory be won there
by General Mcclellan over the tower Of the rebo army,
behind the they have baen constructing
and strengt gthenng for a whole year, viii vindica.e
The sagacy of the plan Of the campaign marked out by
The military genius Of General Mcclellan, and vrtuaiy
complete the work Of crushing out the rebellion Driven
from Tennessee and Virginia With their forces scattered
dsmorAlzed and dispirited by series o disastrous
defeats 1t is believed the rebel leaders will never be
able TO make a stand anywhere, but Will endeavor TO
safety precpitate fight beyond the boundaries OF
the Union as IT was and win be again they should
cot be seized and summarly dealt with by the people
whom they have duped and victimlzed-
ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE SURRENDER OF ISLAND no. 10
IN THE HOUSE OF REsENTATIvEs--PAssAeE OF
TIE TAX BILL.
Quito breeze OF excitement cd on the reading OF
dispatches from Island No. 10 received at the War
Department Secretary Stanton brought the telegram 10
the Capitol II Infused Joy INTO the Senator's and when
read by tho Clerk Of the House there was tumuitaous
applause upon the floor and in the galleries The House
was engaged upon the amendments Of the Tax bill, and
the Clerk after reading the telegram, continued IN the
same tone Of voice, TO read-"Lne two hundred and
out medicines, for and upon every packet
box bottle, pot phal, other enclosure, containing
any drugs herbs pills powders, tnctures. p0tons, cor
dals bitters," &c The effect ludicrous, and the
House burst into of laughter.
When the yeas and nays taken upon the Ta1 bill,
nly bakers dozen voted nay and Of these recant
a. The tai upon slaves defeated BY the extreme
feared commit themselves recognition Of slaves
property and the latter deemed the proposed tax too
heavy 70 be borne by the border slave states hon.
1addeus stavens, Chairman Of tie Committee Of Ways
and Means, has fought the bill through with resolution
end energy that commanded the respect Of the House
pReYRUcTIoN OF BRIDGES ACROSS THE RAPPAHAN-
MOCK BY THE REBELS.
The advance Of the Union forces 10 the north bank OF
tAs Rappahannock at the crossing Of the Orange and
Aexandra Railroad. has discovered the fact Of the
pss destruction Of the splendid railroad bridge that
point wen the other bridges over smaller streams
along the whole route For several miles beyond War
ssnon Junction the railroad track had been up and
shs rails carefully piled and free kindled under them,
% 10 warp and twist them and render them totally
snAt for use
eaDR RElATIvI TO DEPREDAT1oNs OF SOLDIERS IN
VIRGINIA.
Gan King, commanding . division i the Department
sf the Rappshannock has issued TO his
Dand directing that any soldier caught the act Of
committing depredations with the evidences Of theft
about his person quarters will be stripped OF his
arms and accouremerts, and cent back 10 Alexandria,
thsre 10 be confined in the jail and awai. his
ia by the civil authorities No thief shall be permit
ted 70 accompany the division It's march it be in
the power Of the General commanding to prevent IT.
The General has also issued order prohibiting
tssioned officers from leaving their regiments without
pass from the brigade division commander and for.
btdding any being taken from CAMP save in the
execution of military duty
" TIE RADICALS AND THE CoNTRARASDs.
Tho radicals here have discovered q remedy for the
great inGux Of free negroes into the District They de
nand that the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company
should remove their restrictions 10 reference 10
band travellers, believing that they allowed
occupy nrs class cars and questions asked they will
snigrate norhward with great rapidty. The New Eng
hod delegation 10 Congress win probably interest them
solves IN the matter and procure the abrogacn Of tho
vuis enforced the Washington branch Of the road
which provides "Thst negro shall cars here
without bond signed BY respectable citizen that
nc claim 10 him q runaway slave shall ever be es-
Aablished" The blacks are wiling 10 work for almost
nothing, and II they be allowed q free run to The
North labor there wiIl,be cheapsned materially.
ORDERS AND APPoNrx-prs OF THE NAVY pspAEr-
Tbe following orders and aYptintnonte have teen
aade at the Navy Department
0fhcers ordered TO the Unitoa States gGL1oat Port
Royal preparing for at New York Lieutenant
nanding George o. Morris, Lieutenant Henry d. Todd
Master NJ. g. stuyyesant Assisant Surgeon W. g. Fort
Assistant Paymaster John A. Bates, Jr
Masters Mates appointod-w,ltor ". Smith, Of PLHa.
aelphIa report to tho Navy Ysre at Philadelphia; VIM
K. Thompson, Of Philadelphia, " report the United
States steamer Paul Jones' at Bsltmore H. N. Kings
bury, Of Grafton, Mass John g Brown, OF Rockland
No. Charles b. Staples, Of Portland, Ne. Nathan W.
Watt II Medord Mass George A. Collins Of Portland
Me-; Joseph II Wainwright. Of charlostown, Mas
Charles Pierce, Of salem Mss Ira Tracey OF Bower
~, Lass. Andrew p Bassiord, Of Newport.
r. J.; Geo. NJ. Fladdsr, of Newport r. !. Gideon
D. Rowland, OF Now Bedford, Mass Charles Norton, OF
Edg.rtovn, Mass W, A. Currier, Of Newbury
port, Mass George H. French Of Fan RIVER
Aass. Nehemiah n. Dyer, OF herose. Mas
q. e. French, Of Roxbury-to report 70
Kew York. Vim. c. Hsnfor Of Brooklyn, New York;
Inc. D. Seaman, Of New YORK; VIM B. Dyor, Jr OF
Bridgeport, Como. W. r. Roynjlds Jr. Of Canton Ohio
L. W. B Stuart, Of New FORK; Jno T.. Newn Of Mana
sunk Pa, JGo Walker, " Philadelphia Christian g
lawrence, Of New Yors, Frank p. shannon o. New
f"sS jeremiah Potts, oi New London Conn. Dancl "
6odson, Of New Haven, Conn.,. Il " Dunn, Of New Haven
Oo1n'' $40. Il Humphrey, OF Eew York Theo. e prowu
H Now York. Chas seatnn, Of Raoino, wis releg Nor
gan, OF New Yors promoted beard the United states
steamer Dawn.
Permission Is given % the following persons 20 be OK
amsaod az Acting Ass1ors in the Uutod states Navy
.o report to New York--Ale1, Tulinghast @, NJ
london; w. G. Ross, OF Now YORK ctarlca
:. Nay, Of New York; Horry G. Hail. OF newark
" j.; warren Johnson, OF New haven saml n
Rltbhons, of Rev York; Wm. Hodgor, OF iev York
george i. Nsison Of New York; Josiah Porson NJ Nov,
York phirsis r. Bates, OF New York stephen B Muo,
" New York. To report to Bos,on.-Paul Gibbs m
Pocsssot John L. Leo, or Bangor Thomas Hsrabaro Of
Boston J. W. LEWIS, Of Medford; james Adams, OF
rrSopor John Gordon, cf senrspor, samuel Norrill.
TPortlaudi Charles G. Klngsbury, Of Boston; Richard
" Harlow, OF Plymsuth; James n simpson, OF North
cambridge.