The daily Wabash express. (Terre-Haute, Ind.) 1857-1867, 1862-04-24
FROM WASHINGTON.


WAsnlNGtos. Apnl 2.-The General
Commanding a. arwick Creek hight whose
reported condition ON that occasion, called
forth Representative Morrills resolution
empo~ ering the President 10 cashier drunken
officers, is said 10 be Gen. Vim. +. Smith.
IL IS stated that lac fell from his horse twice.
-mearins his clothes aud face with mud.
Mr.. Morrill, said that the two companies OF
Green Mountain BOYS stood ia the marsh fifty
minutes without support OF permission TO re
tire.
Most oil the friends Of Mr. Bingham Con
iscation bill feel sanguine that the House
will pas il under the previous question, to
morrow. liz is believed that the vote will be
= rather close one.
Several vessels OF the river iiotilla have
been up To the E~appahannock. some of them
a. far a. fredericksburg. About nine miles
above Tappahannock schoomers had been
sunk to obstruct the river. but Com. Wyman
in the Yankee and his consorts pushed their
way through. At one peiut the boats were
fred upon By muskets. No one on board
was injured. Twelve or thirteen vessels. two
of them found in the creeks. were
seized and brought down stream. The river
il now considered open for navigation. and
timber for rebuilding brides burned bv the
rebels. will soon reach Falmouth.
Nothing is heard of the rebel force, but IL
j. believed 90 be in force not far back Of
Fredericksburg.
The Finance Committee of the Senate
has done nothing with the machinery sections
Of the tax bill, having made such amend
ments, rs in It's judgment, were calculated 10
perfect the system adopted by the House.
An effort Was made TO raise the tax on whis
XIV ond other distilled spirits to s5c per gal
Ion. but the Committee returned il ut l5c--
The committee decides 10 impose some
change on stock on hand on the 3Oth of June.
when the act il TO go into operation. but left
it TO q sub committee "a decide how much il
should be. The tax on beer and other fer
mented liquors will be s. a barrel instead OF
81.
Chas A. Dana. of New York. has been
appointed by Secretary Stanton. one OF the
Commissioner 70 investigate tho war &C
oounu n Caro-
W~AsHssToS. April 23.-rhe King Phil
lip has arrived at the navy yard. and reports
that the steamer Yankee went us tie Rap
p~ahannock. TO Fredericksburg. having c.u.
tiDusly passed through the Eve snnken oh
structions below that town.
Our hCtilsa has captured seven rebel
schooners. one of them with u valuable car
W Va III kVD&Ars Uts inv AH1 A4lBFNA
and also two small anne
IL j. further stated that the rebel picket,
ara occn-ionly seen on the south side OF the
river.
Our troops -tili command the possession
of Fredericksburg. the residents of which
arc entirely free in their usual business pur
suits.
WASHINGTON, Apnl 22-The following
has been received NJ the War Department.
Nrw MsEsrr. Va. April -.
To Hon. h. VI. Stanton:
Our advance i near Harrisburg. We have
troops across the mountains PROTECTING III
bridges on the Shenandoah at Almy aud OF
the Luroy. To day we pushed a force for
ward 10 Hurdy. The people were great,
. alarmed NJ first, on acconnt Of tho report
T, circulated by the rebels As 10 the treatmen
they would receive from IA. but in the cours
OF a few hours they become quite reconcile'
to our presence.
There l. a good rosi 10 Warrenion. ?
= mile. and a turnpike TO C%ulPeppcr Cour
House. me same distance.
Ia several sharp skirmishcs With the enc
/, my. we lost three men.
Jackson has abandoned the valley OF NiT
GINA permanently. and y on route ior GoI
donssille by the way Of the mountains
f, Every das brings Us prisoners and numerou
descrtcrs from the rebels.
signed Y p. BANKS,
Ma Gen Commanding.