The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1862-06-11
NEWS FROM WASHINGTON.
WASHINGTON, June 10, 1862.

WASHINGTON June 10, 1862.
THE TAX BILL IN THE HOUSE.
The Committee Of Ways and Means will probably be
ready TO report the Tax bill back the House
Most OF the Senate amendments will be agreed to- The
bill will be finally disposed Of next week, to enable
the committee TO bring forward the Tariff BILL now ma
tursd, and only waiting the passage OF the Tax BILL
The suggestions OF the HERALD regard TO raising At
once sufficient revenue TO meet all requirements, Ii al
most universally approved 1t is regarded by majority
Of Congress provide enough to
prevent any deficiency occasion may warrant to
reduce the tax than raise too little revenue at the
start and afterwards raise the tai to the den
F. cheney.
PRONUNCIATION OF TIE TREATY FOR THE SUP
PRESTON OF THE SLAVE TRADE.
The Seward Lyons treaty for the suppression OF the
African slave trade is to-day officially promulgated. II
Is in full force for the term OF ton years In
structions for the ships of the United States and British
naves and regulations for the mixed courts Of justice
accompany the publication
The President has message to Congress, saying
that is desirable that such legislation may be
ary carry the treaty for the suppress
sion Of the slave trade, into effect shall be enacted
soon may comport with the convenience Of Congress-
PROPOSED COLONIZATION OF NEGROES ON THE DANIsHS
ISLAND OF ST. CR0Ix, WEST INDIES. "
Colonel Raslof, Charge dAnairss Of Denmark has ad
dressed letter to the Secretary Of State upon the sub
sct OF the advantages offered by the Island OF st. Coix
Or the employment of persons Of this country African
extraction and negroes found board vessels captured
by our cruisers. The island no says has been checked
in progress for want of manual labor and he invites the
United States to enter into convention whereby the
contemplated migration may be placed under the protsc
lection and guarantee of the two governments.
The Governor Of the Danish West Indies has also ap-
pointed special agent who has arrived in this country
TO make the necessary arrangements Free transporta
ton offered to all who will engage to labor on the
plantations for three years the compensation
given to the native population Recaptured Africans,
however being semi-savages must undergo apprentice
ship.
Secretary Seward, replying says that he not autho
rized to accept the proposition at this time for conven
tion, the disposition Of recaptured Africans
prescribed by law. is probable however, that Con-
sress may be disposed to modify the existing egsa
tion upon the subject the wishes OF Danish
government. He has submitted copies OF the
pondence to tho Chairman Of the Judiciary Committee in
each house Of Congress.
Colonel Rasof in response says the plan he had fur
nshed would be entirely satisfactory from Christian
and humane point Of view, and would relieve
the United States from great moral responsibility and
from the very large expenses which, II he correctly
informed is connected with the present arrangements
OF Liberia.
GUNB0AT RECONNoIssANCE TO GEORGETOWN, 8. G.
The Navy Department has received dispatches, by
which 1t appears that Commander Prenss the Alba
tross recently sailed up the interior Of South
Carolina to Georgetown He crossed the bar tho 21st
with his own vessel and tho Norwich, Lieutenant Com
mandng Duncan, and entered Wymans Bay. After
passing small deserted redoubt the lighthouse an
extensive fertilization was observed on South Island.
with apparently several large guns mounted, which
turned out to be quakers. This fort deserted
Another abandoned fertilization was found on Cat
Island. On the 22d no stood up the bay for
Georgetown; entered Swampit creek and steamed past
the cys wharf Not being prepared to hold the place
he absained from landing knowing that contest with
the artillery and cavalry in the place would compel him
to destroy the town. He afterwards assembled the
NAV river to point ten miles above Georgetown,
through fine country, and meeting no resistance no
brought or eighty conrabands Tho rebels were leav-
ing their plantations driving their negroes before them
In all directions.
ARRIVAL OF REBEL PRIsONERs-ExHIBITroNs OF
SYMPATHY FROM FEMALE sECRssIoNIsTs.
detachment of hundred and fifty rebel prisoners
arrived here to-day and temporarily placed in the
Old Capitol prison. They belonged the Georgia Tigers
and the Twelfth Virginia regiment, and captured at
Front Royal the occasion Of the advance OF General
Shields. As these prisoners marched through Al
exandria and even along Pennsylvania avenue in this
city there were demonstrations by females Of sympathy
with them. Such manifestations OF dsoyay have been
formally prohibited under penalty Of and mpri
sonmsnt To-day twp females who gave their names as
Henrietta and Adsla Neil arrested and aken TO tho
guard house for waving their handkerchefs at the pr
soners as they passed along.
THE PACIFIC MAIL sERvICE-MAILs DESPATCHED BY
THE OVERLAND ROUTE DESTROYED BY INDIANS.
Information has been received at tho contract oce OF
the Post ONCE Department. which leads to the belief
that all the mails despatched from tho East the Pacific
coast by the overland route via ST. Joseph and Placer
vlle between the LIST and 23d OF April last have been
lost or detained by tho depredations committed the
Indians at point Of Salt Lake City, that the
mails sent from the Pacific to the East by the same
route, between March 20 and April 81 havo also
with like detention and from the Same cause. This
information Ia given that correspondence within
dates mentioned may be duplicated, IL thought proper
by those interested Nails are for tho prcsen. do
spatched from New York for tho Pacific by steamer via
Panama, on the 1s Sth, 10th and cath Of each month
An agent has beon directed to go the route from
ST. Joseph. for the purpose of recovering tho missing
mails, II practicable, and forwarding them to their dos
tination.
SUITS GROWING OUT or THE EXECUTION OF THE
FRGIrIvE SLAVE LAW.
Among the suits growing Of the seizure OF slave
by military authority and forcibly taking from the
custody Of the Marshal is against the Marshal him.
self for the value Of the negro. The Fugitive Slave law
imposes upon the Marsha! penalty OF thousand dol
lars in addition to tho value Of the negro failure TO
produce tho person in court when required The wrs
against tho military officers for false Imprisonment Of
counsel and unlawful seizure of the negro have not vet
been served but to-day placed In the hands Of the
Marshal for that purpose.
MORE SURGEONS WANTED IN THE ARMY
The great number Of sick and wounded soldiers in
camps and hospitals has shown the inadequacy Of tho
number Of army medical officers II is a matter OF sur.
prise that few candidates appointments upon this
STAFF have been presented TO the boards now in session
here Tho events OF tho last few weeks oned
an urgent call for volunteers give surgical TO the
wounded.
NAVAL ORDERS AND APPOINTMENTS.
Acting Asst stant Surgeon Thomas WEIGH has been or