Shreveport news. [volume] (Shreveport [La.]) 1864-1865, 1864-03-29
The Shreveport Weekly News.


The passengers by the Fulton give
us the following facts.
On the afternoon of the goth. our
troops under Gen. Seymour met the
enemy 5000 strong, Is miles beyond
Jacksonville and S miles beyond
Sanderson, on the line of the Jack
sonville and Tallahassee Railroad.
The battle was desperately fought,
during three hours and at sunset our
forces We're forced by numbers, Ettir-
ed to Sandcrson, taking with them
the greater part of their wounded.
The 9TH Connecticut, III, New
Hamphire, 10th Massnchus It's, As
and l5Oth n. T., and sth L. 5. Reg
ulars, We're engaged.
Col. Frisby of the Sth L. s. Regu-
lars. was left dead on the field.
All the officers Of ua,nilton's bat
| terry We're wounded.
The Cosmopolitan arrived at Beau
fort on Monday evening with l4O
wounded.
The ene:nys loss is no. Known
They captured five guns.
1t is supposed the troops were from
Bragg's army. Gen. uardee himself
was on the field. having csmeto Flor
ida on a visit 20 his family also to
form second marriage
Our loss 500 tn 1909.
rs rchr! prisoners were brought
@by the Fulton.
We publish below, to the cxclu
sion of other matter, the principal
portion Of the Currency Bill, our
readers are not Interested in sucl. |
parts that we have omitted
AN Act TO Fund, TAX AND LIMIT
the CURRENCY.
l. Tie Congress Of tie ConftHc-
rate States 4t' -Imerjca do cn0c', That
the holders of all Treasury notes
above the denomination of five dol
lars, not bearing interest, shall be
until the Is. da J, of April.
1864, east OF the Mississippi river.
and uni, the l>t day of July, lSSl.
ives, of the Mississippi river, to fund
the same, aaa until the periods and
at the places stated, the holders of
such Treasury notes shall be allowed
to fund the same in registered bonds.
payable twenty years attr: their
dates. bearing interest at the rate Of
tour per cent. per annun. payable
GA the lst day Of january and July
Of each year.
.. The Secretary of the Treasury
IS hereby authorized to issue the :
bonds required for the funding pro-
rided for in the preceding section,
'ad until the bonds can be prepared
AZ may issue certificates to answer
he purpose. Such bonds and certi-
ica'es shall be receivable without !
interest III payment of all govern !
nent dues payable in the year 1861, ,
Except export and import duties.
5. That all Treasury notes of the !,
of one hundred dollars,
10; b"ari@g interest, which shall not !
Je presented for funding under the :
provisions o: the first section of this
,c,. shall from and after the LIST day
# April, 1864. east of the MISSISSIPPI
ii river. and the lst day of July,
lSGt, wcs, Of the Miss >oippi river.
be- receivable in the payment
# public d,y.s and said notes, if not :
50 presented at the same time, shall, !
II addition to the tax Of ,hirty-,hran :
md one-thIri cents imposed in the :.
lth section Of this act, be subjected !
o a tax Of ten per cent. per month ,
lnsil SO presented, which taxes shall :
attach 10 said notes wherever circu- !
atcd, and shall b. deducted from J.,
he face Of said notes whenever pre-
;cnted tor payment or Tor funding,
md said notes shall not be exchange :
lblc for the new issue of Treasury :,
notes provided for in this act !
4. That on all said Treasury
notes not funded or used in payment
If taxes at the dates and places pre-
;cribcd in the LIST section of this act.
here snail be levied at said dates {
nd places a tax of thirty-thrce and
,nc-third cents for every dollar pro !
Missed on the face of said notes. !
Said tax shall attach to said notes ,
wherever circulated, and shall be .
by deducting the same ut !.
he Treasury, its repositories, and
rnment officers receiving the same, |
whenever presented for Payment, or
or funding, or in payment of GOV
rnment dues, or for postage, or in ;
xchange for new notes as hereinaf- q
er provided; and said Treasury n
otes shall be fundable in bonds as u
r2vided in the first section of this '
ct until the LIST day of January, =
SS5, at the tate of siyty-siy mud y