, 1862-04-01
THE LATEST NEWS
By TELEGRAPH
FROM WASHINGTON.
THE, TAX BILL IN CONGRESS.
IMPORTANT AMENDMENTS MADE
NEWS FROM COMMODORE DUPONT.


fsncc;a1 Disnatch IN The chicaoo gr1hunc
WASHINGTON, Ma1ch 81, 1852,
The bodies of Lieut.. Budd, in command Of
the Penguin, and of Acting Master Mather,
commanding the Henry Andres, were brought
here to-day in the Bicnyi1le, from Florida
Commodore Dupout's dispatch narrates the
circumstances Of their death, They were
ordered with their vessels to blockade Mos
West Indies had been carried on. To capture
rebel vessels there, and to protcct the live
oak timber on Goyernmcn lan5s ready for
sbin,nen4 with focr or fi,e hoats anu 43 men
they adventurous1y fcxceediue ordsrs} pushed
inland fifteen or twenty miles. On the re-
turn tic commanding officers having landed
to inspect abandoned earthworks were fired
Oh suddenly from dense grove and killed
Other boats were fred on as they came up,
and six seamen were killed and seven wound
cd before they could make cover. Com. Du-
pont adds that the bodies Of Lieut. Budd, aud |
Acting Master Mather, were received under |
flag Of truce, and that the commanding irebe1) |
officer, Capt. Bird, who had come from his !
camp at distance, made some SHOW OF cour-
tcsy Dy returning some papers and watch,
as if ashamed Of this mode Of warfare, for
these we're the very same troops that, with
sufficient force, means, and every material 1oE
respectable defense, had inglorlousiy fled
from St. Augustine on our approach Dupont
concludes Lis dispatch BY bestowing hearty
eulosy Oh the dead officers. Budd Tas for
Gie1ly one Of the most gallant officers Of our
Potomac tlotlIla.
-,7n oF TI.1.
onel Dodge Of Iowa, tile latter now at Pea
Ridge, we're confirmed Driyadicr Generals To-
day.
Tie tariff that is to be was moved as an
amendment to the lax bill in the House to-
| day. It imposes one dollar tax Oh flour. The
| cotton tax was renewed hy Mr.. Kellogg at
| one cent per pound. The tax on wine made
| from srrapes was reduced from ten cents to
| five; yarpish from 95 cents per gallon to five
| per cent; furs are taxed per cent, not to
take effect till the Canada reciprocity
trratr cx,ires; diamonds and ieEclry,
and cloth and textile G1bries. are
| taxed :; ptr cent. ATTEMPTS to reduce
! the tux On cotton and silk manufacturer, and
10 tax gold mined in the United States, failed,
All retailing dealers, salcs at auction, and
auctionccrf, were struck out. Planes we're
+ar,a from fifty ccnts tn s7x dollars accor5ino
Ia ra1uc. dreams and mc]odeons eycept those
ns,d in churches. from half dollar IL ono
dollar R;,l;or, tah]es are kent at twenty dol.
hrs
Letters from the west recount instances oG
+ha ,troc;ons con6urt of the hJ,ssonr, Stale
Cr.ras ao,;nr Under GEN. Ho11nck,s order
+,rards s1ercs furitivcs from rehe, of5;ccrs
,ra WIN hoa 1cr3,rcd our troons i,,nor+,nt
assistance
s.n,+orI ,ne ;s erstr7nr f,ouo , ser7ons1r
n,ccrr,tcd sorc 4,,roat
Tn ,he executive session tbe Senate 1ouoh,
over Carl scburz,s nominat5on. CHARGES were
,,.da scs;,s+ bi,, as TIA rann,1;o,, o,d
, -,-,r-rr,, Observation-Disclosures - - :.
Neg y,r, 1zes hronobt nm
r There will hc news from Cen. Fremont.
, aenarfmcnt nefore ]one. Gen Ni1roy write
, Of :, Gallant ac+ of tb5rfv-fve sconts Of the 2,
! y;ro;ni, who. m reconnaissance IA Hn}tons
Vile wcrc surrounded hv two hundred AMI
6ftv rebe1s and cut t3,.ir wav mt losing m
. man
Co1o,o1. Robert r a5;trb,11 of E,us,e an
chas D.vcns of 4he 18th ,fassac,n,set,s
]
:. d;.r f,encr,1s To-day
+ Great Bethel was burned by the rebels prt
v;o,,s to cvacuation. Nothing but q mass {
ruins vas found on the entrance ofour force:
# Our letters from THENCE 1redict that Yorktoy
will he occunicd in n few f7ays.
SATURDAY, afternoon a detachment of Stew
| arts Virginia Cavalry. willie rausacl1nr a,,
l, | pilIacipe the house of Mrs. Tenant. 1iyiu
six miles from Chain Bridge, were charrc
- upon by n marty Of Bayerd,s PENNSYLVANIA ca,
alrr After an enaaremon+ in which ona
onr men rf,s wo,,ndca the rahc7s f.a e,r
;oe ofT MIRA T.nsa,,t and dauphter with the
G. horsa ,,d ,,,rrr s,e ,ros oooa J1n1o, r.
e man, whose husband and son are already kill,
ae fioltinp for the far.
be m. 7xtr7y;>,e,,.s,. s,rs 4bera il e,,c1 con
he
~ oence IN 1he early RESTORATION OF hlcnmona
Nv the Government, that the old Southern II
'e- Line Company are making arrangements fol
ID. resup,ption Of travel via Aouia Creek.
~ Bids 1or Twenty-Five hundred mail ront
n. had been received up to ten o'clock this nj
H+ ninq Thry viii arer,re ten lids to ~
or n ron3c DECISIONS vii, be na5c M ~, nh The o4tE n
u April.
lis The bill establishing 4 Bureau of Trapsn
les .a,5e 5.t.oa,,oaa ~. aa,ota. ,t,,a.1, a,,5
8 s'11ion' n'4ooae.u - osAato. Aa'n1n,' anu
:, tcrrcd TO the Military committee to-day, p
ily yidcs for Bureau, to be under the Quart
m,st cr General to consist of one co1onc1 n
I.-'s ,.,1 49,. C.S.'.
Aaeut-No4onel, TWO 4a3ofs anu s1A eapeA1
,,a Besides duties in the field, it is to hire a
ne nn1rlase when ordcred by the Secretary
be- r. +,a ou,,.ar,,as+a-c ca,a,,, ~ t,,a 49,,
Dr. NA'' LIE ~uaite oias.el oen1t'' VI tne ILL
ri. d1ate commanding officer, means OF land
~ water transport. It is forbidden TO trade
aey t,af1ic and If 1onnd on7,t, hv court -,n,rt,7
s. ...-t..s. =. :.
in oens interested Ill luz p'oa1s oi any o'
re ness connected with the department,
- senior officer is to be ignominiously dismis
are from the serv;ce
rhe '1oAA' @1S ee- ''se'
ys1- ITO the Associated Press
WASHINGTON, March Silt has a!re,
been stated that the Secretary of the Treas
has issucd instructions to the agents, collf
mt, org and suryeyors on the Ohio and hIississi
ago | rivers. diEpensing with aupIica1fons to
Secretarr fpT i;crSsestn tradr md ant1o1iz
Ill the shinmen.s of ali roods nnt intended
orc s;S ~ IIe rehe11,on - Ill nl,cas occu1
he'd hT nm forcce n tta Ira1lav Sta
1,e+ Thc sccretarv IN b;s recent 7stfnr
3nef,rr4iona save. ttTon Iii Earaa
at cease collecting any ncr centarr or faes
ses. ncr1nitfinr tic transiT or exchange Of n