New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-06-24

fear, they were shot, arrested, or knocted down.
The first inquiry Of the Rebels was for the id
Yankees and at what tine they were in the habit Of
visiting tho isands, mingled with exciama'ions OF
up" =" Let's burn the honses" "Not yet they
will zee the fire from the sbio, and come np."
Having collected moot of the chickens and dee
poied many Of the poor people of their very wretch
ed clothing, aud told them that they belonged to
the State, Others nearly adjoining they would not
modest them. they fired the building and fled.
Az the people were camorous 10 be removed. l
filled the boats with them aud pulled down to the
tender on board of which they wero placed.
On our return for tbs remsinder they were
Observed we approached the landing, to he in the
utmost confusion, dashiDg wildly into the marshes,
and screaming The Secesh are coming back. On
investigated however, it proved that the enemy In
fun sight, about two miles off, crossing an open
space Of ground were in hasty retreat instead OF
advancing. On our fret visit they must have been
concealed in patch of woods not more than halt
mile from our pickets
Having succeeded in removing OF in providing
with boats all who wished TO remain TO collect their
little property, relurne to the ship, bringing with
me about SEVENTY, among them one man literally
riddled with balls and bucsshot lsiDce dead;
another lot through the lungs and struck over The
forehead with dubbed musket, which hid the
bone perfectly bare; one woman shot in the leg,
shoulder, and thigh; one far gone In pregnancy, SUI
ferng from dieiocation OF the ilront ana injury
Window and another suffering from the dispacr-
ment of the cap of the knee and injury OF the leg
from the same cause.
1t appears that the negro who had guided the
party had returned to them after the evacuation OF
the place. told them all the troops had been with
drawn, and that the islands were entirely unpro-
tected except by this ship. am therefore at loss
to account for their extreme barbarity to negroes.
most of whom were living on the plantation where
they had been born peacefully tiling the ground for
their hirh their Nv dpeertlDU had
denied them, and who were not even remotely con-
pected with the hated Government army.
trust you will approve my sending the contrabands
to Hilton Head. Had not been unable TO provide
for such large number, and 20 much embarrassed
by the frequent demands made upon me for pro-
visions by new arrivals, should have waited tor
your advice in the matter.
/ Las, Tuesday we had an arrival Of 80 from the
main lsnd, aud scarcely day passed without one or
more OF them, always in half-s arved condition,
resist, though they trespass rather largely on the
ships stores.
All these newly arrived give the same account Of
the want and scarcity Of provisions among the
white population, and OF their own dangers and
sufferin2s in efecting their escape. Though exer-
csing no control over the negroes on the neignbor-
! ing islands, have, ever since the withdrawal OF
the troops urged them 10 remove 10 Edisto or st.
Helena, and warned them that some night they
would be yilited by the Rebels.
/
there was their home, while al seemed TO have most
perfect faith in the protection of the chip though
perhaps, was the case !ast night, ten or twelve
miles distant from her.
Very ,''''''' $2'i S ffgxroS cs%9&s
Bio ckaaipg Squadron, fo.t Royal >. L.
THE CONFERENCE COMMITTEES TAX BILL.
There were in all 3l5 amendments TO the Internal
Revenue or Tax bill, the House having through its
Committee Of Conference receced from 2J3, and the
Senate through its Managers from l6 Of them. The
remainder became subject of compromise rs en-
bodied in their joint report which was unanimously
adopted By tue Senate, while in the House the FOL-
lowing named members voted agsinst il: Messrs.
Allen IN, Browne (R. ~, johnson, Norton, M.
gen. Pendleton, Shel, Styles, White Ohio, Wick
| life, and Wood.
! The bill only awaits the Presidents approval TO
become law, and is to take effect the lst Of August
next.
The Commissioner Of Internal Revenue is to re-
ceive salary Of e. 900 per annum.
Among the more important amendments to the
| bill are the following:
! On all mineral Goals, except sueh as are known TO
the trade pea Goals" and duet coal "a cents per
tnn provided that for all contracts of essc for coal
lands made before the lot Of Apnl 1852, the lessee
shall pay the tax.
Tobacco: Cavendish, plug, twist, fine cut and
manufactured OF all descriptions not including snail
eli cara, and smoking tobacco prepared with all the
stems il, made exclusively of stems, valued at
more than 80 cents per pound, Is cent, per pound
valued at any sum not exceeding 80 cents per pound
! 10 ceD's per pound.
Smoking tobacco, prepared with all the stoms in,
) cents per pound.
Snuff, manufactured of tobacco, ground dry or
damp, Of all descriptions, 20 cents per pound.
Cigars, valued at not over g. per 1000, 81 50 per
thousand valued at over s., and not over 80 per
! 1000, - per thousand valued at over Sl0 and not
over so per 1000, 81 80 per tbousand; valued at
over so per 1000, - so per Thousand.
| On all cloth and all textile or knitted or felted
biics OF cotton, wool other materials, before the
same has been dyed, printed, bleachod or prepared
in any other manner duty Of three per centum I'D
yalOrem.
On and after October next a tax of one-half 3
cent shall be paid on cotton.
Whenever duty is imposed upon any article, re-
moved for consumption or sale, II shall apply only
TO such articles as manufactured on or after the
Let OF July next. No duty is 10 be levied upon any
sales by Judicial executive officers making auc-
ton sales by virtue Of judgment decree of any
Court nor to public sales made by executors or
administrations.
wbisky-twenty cents Ter gallon. No tax on
recticd or mixed.
The tax on watches and piano-iortes is stricken
out.
On all horned cattle exceeding eighteen months
old, slaughtered for sale, 80 cents head. On ell
calves and cattle under thst age, slaughtered for
sale cents q head; and on all hogs exceeding six
months old, slaughtered for sale, when the number
thus slaughtered exceeds twenty in any year, 10
cents u head.
Stcam-railroade and steamboats, pay per cantum.
Railroads using other power than geam and ferry
4 o,,1f toll