New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1863-02-05
BAD. CONDUCT OF THE INFANTRY FORCE

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The WAYS and Means bill passed by the House
was T ported to-day from the Committee on Finance,
ly Senator Fesseuien, with important amendments.
TIE section authorizing the issue Of bonds to the
amount Of $900.OO0O00 glands substantially I'M
changed. The section authorizing the issue OF
$4OO OOJ 600 Of ineresbeariug taroe-year Treasury
Notes is modified 10 make them a legal tender
for the amount expressed on their faces, and to allow
the payment Of the interest in legal tender instead
OF coin. The interest on certificates Of indebted
ness hereafter toDe issued is also made payable in
legal tender
The amount Of the legal-tender notes authorized
under the oct IS reduced from three hundred millions
to one hundred aud Gty millions inclusive Of the one
hundred millions provided Cor in tho bill already
passed making the aggregate amount of outstanding
Ieea-teuder notes ioor hundred Millions with fifty
millions IN addition, that are required TO be retained
for The payment OF deposs. Existing laws authoriz-
ing the conversion Of United States notes into bonds
at par at the will of the holder, modified 50 far
So 70 prevent this from being done after the first OF
next Juiy. The section taxing bank notes is amended
by striking out tie clause providing for taxation on
ssijlul, scale. The section as amended imposes
seui-anui4l tax Of one per cent upon the average
suount OF circulation.
It is doubtful now whether either this bill OF
Senator SheFman's banking bill viii be considered
before next week, tho Senate being engaged upon
Important measures reported fromthe Military Com
ntiee.
THE SHIP CANAL BILL.
The friends Of the slip canal having rode out sue
eessinlly the questions Of order adroiiiy raised by
their enemies, and having made the subject specia
order for Friday with tie understanding that there
shall then be a square vote on the biz say that they
feel entire confidence OF It's passage
ENLISTMENT or PEUSSIAN OFFICERS AS
PRIvATEs.
Two Pfuasian officers, educated at the military
.scAdemy at D-sse on, who ssryed eight years al
home, and arrived in this country but three Week.
since, have enlisted as Triyates in one Of the New
York regiments, and went down the river yesterday
TO- join the army.
REBEL SOLDIERS TIRED or THE WAR.
The following colioquy is said to have occurred
yesterday between our own and the Rebel piekets
On either side OF TIE RappabannCck:
Rejel-I say, Yankee, II throw my musket into
he river and skededde, il you Will.
YaAkee-Can' I sec it.
Re5el-Wel, we II all agree this side 10 bite
tie bullets Of our cartridges when we have the
rext tight, Your boys will
Yaakee--Can Z see it.
HOW TIE ARMY Is DEMORALIZED.
LaIgs Numbers OF Tie NJ T. World sre trans-
plI p9.ioee OF expense by the Government 10 tie
Potomac Army, aud distributed by Democrats gra-
tuitousy 10 the soldiers. 1t ID rumored that Mayor
Wood il at the bead Of this crafty and miscbievous
enterprise.
LEAGUE ISLAND NAYY-YABD PROPOSITIONS.
Gov. Curtin il here with Committees OF the Penn
ylyania Legislature and City Councils Of Phladei-
ptia, urging Tic acceptance Of League Island IS
Gte fora Navy-Yard. The Senate to-day recoudd-
cred by eight majority, Senator Fosters resolution
boxing 10 the location Of nc yard a, New-Loudon.
GOV. CURTIN.
Gov. Curtin, in company with ex-Goy. Hicks,
had tbs morning long interview with the Presi-
dsn in which national affairs were fully discussed.
Lie thought that Gov. Curtin will consent to be-
ONE candidate Tor reelection Is Governor Of
Pennsylvania the coming Fall. His re-oleeiion is
lemanded by the sentimeot Of the army that Las
,ten enlisted from the Keystone STATE.
CUNVALEsCLNls SENT 10 TIE ARMY.
Eleven hundred coDvalesceDts have been sent to
the amy Of tic Potomac within tie lAst three days.
Over 1900 additional are now ready to be DIT
PATCHED from the conyaleecent camp near the Long
Bridge.
CALI ,NTRY OF TOILETS BATTERY On TIE
BLACKWATLR.
A latter from Gen. PECK headquarters at Suffolk I,
dated Feb. . describing The recent severe affair on
the Blaekwater, Gays mat "tbe invitation oil Fol
lets Battery 10 tho Sece6h TO leave that section Of
country being diIcgmdod, the artillery officers
were compelled to use force. They formed in
battery, and their first shot killed General, Cap
tain, Lieutenant and three pTIvaes by the coulcs-
ZION OF me prisoners that were taken.
The Socesh returned the compliment and killed .
one man and four horses belonging 10 Company -.
Their next shot killed and wounded all The
5ers but two Of one Of Lieut. Whtney's guns. The
company fought about three hours, ana lost five men
ssd thirteen horses aud eleven cannoniers and riders
wounded. One Of Lieut.. WilkesOn's guns was dis
allied, and one Of his limbers blown up When ii
went up three men and two hJrBes went up with it.
Cap. kollett, Lieut.. Whitney, and most Of tho men
were struck by spent shots but not disabled Lieut..
Wilkeson was struck Oh the chest and head All tie
infantry, with the exception Of the 18th Indiana,
B cted badly. II they had done their duty, Pryors
fogcelwould have been captured.
Many O. the Pennsylvania confcripts said, You
ran make US conscrpts but you can't make us
sqht." Tho 9Th Massachusetts would not move,
though il YVES IA mile in the rear Of Toilets Battery
The NeW-YOFil Regiments ordered TO charge up the
narrow csuseway, excepting the 10th, would not
move Follets Battery was no, supported at all
The geceeb tried 10 charge, but the artillery killed
no many Of them that the regiment or regiments
broke and ron. Toilets Battery stood the lire OF
fourteen pieces Of artillery, silenced several Of them
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