, 1864-05-01


Eeore shortly ntet Gen Banks' battle, says: "Geu.
Banks was advancing with the confident impret-
sion that he had only to advance, mud advanced
fastcr than the rebels .fetrcated. Seeing our ex-
posed poaitlon, they brought on an engagement
near Mantdeld which resulted In the loss Of all tho
train and artillery, which were irreGulary dis.
tributed in The train. The attsck was 30 sud-
den that all were panic stricken. The
torees were cut from the wagona and artillery |
and precipitately fe to the rear. Then the cav |
airy became engaged, Int only for moment, when
they abandoned she,r horses BY squadrons, and |
fed. The 18th Army Corps was ordered up, bri. |
gade at time. Thus this corps WIS fea1*uly |
routed, lo9ing some 1900 or 1900 men, and those
who did escnre were forced to abandon their arms.
Had it not been for punder. and the captured train.
this ertire corps would hare been taken prisonesa
one brigade at 3 time.
~ have talked with many Of the 13th.who were
taken prisoners, and escaped while the rebels were
plnnd+ring the train. The 18th is amost without
arms. It was commanded BY Gen. Ransom and
four brigade commanders. Gen. Ransom was
wounded BY bull passing through his leg, above
the knee, and three OF tho brigade commanders
were killed. The remaining one, Col. Raymon, is
now in command OF tho Corps. Gen. Banks ia
unive rsaIy condemned BY officers and men. The
ew rebel prisoners we hare are very juhilant, and
eay: well, Gen. Banks has been the best COM
mtssa1y We hare ever had In this Department since
he has been In command. We con]dn't Get any
thin. from Butler.'
- The next morning after the second days feht
cur exhausted and slightly wounded, who were too
much worn ont to get OF the neld that night, on
waking and finding no one about, made up their
minds that our army had advanced, and 10 went
forward. Amer going two or three miles, they
came upon our captured train and many other
wagons This confused them; but On they went.
and alter they had passed the train, aud were
within ehort distance Of Pleasant ILL., they weru
fred upon BY rebel piekets They then knew their
condition, and retraced their steps. Thus both
armies were runnlng from each other.
awe lost from 20 to 80pieces Of a1tilary aud some
500 men In killed, wounded and missing.
1.-The army gives Gen. /. J. Smith great credit for
his conduct and SAY II It had not been for him ali
would have been lost The army seem to be ex-
pectiug m attack. They hare been In line Of bat
lie today"
NATIONAL CURRENCY.
The Senate rushed through the National Curren-
CT bill in Committee Of the Whole to-day, and
agrecd to I'LL the amendments Of the Finance Com
miitce, with the understanding. however, that
amendments ehoula be made to the State taxation
section when the bill comes Into the Senate. 1t a
quarter past Two o'clock, Messrs- Drown, Dixon.
Fcssenden, Harris, Hicks, McDoucal, Neamith,
| Pomeroy, Richardson, saulebuEy, Ten Eyck, Trum.
bull, Wade and Wright, were found to be absent,
| andleavIng the Senate without quorum, neeessi-
tatine an adjournment without further action on
| the bill. Messrs. Ten Eyck and Trumh2l are ab-
cent on eccount Of sickness in their families, Mr..
Wade has not returned rom Fort Pillow, and Mt.
Fcssenden IL confined to bis room By sickness
| AnAT ArERoPn1AT1oH 91I1.
The Committee on Ways and Means having 70
ported back the army appropriation bill with tho
| Senate amendments, Including one equallzlnZ the
pay Of white and eolored eoldiers, recommending
that the House concur, Mr.. sebenck offered, a. 3
substitute, the bill reported by him srom the Mill
tary Committee yesterday. The vote was taken
BY sections, and all Of Mr, Schcnck's amendments
rejected except one limiting the bounty Of colored
volunteers, in ftce States, who were enrolled and
subject to the drait!ast fall to one hundred dollars
The section substituting the 1st Of May for the lei
Of January as the time when the increased pay oi
the colorcd soldiers begins, gas rejected by Jea.
IS, nayH 65.
The eect1on reecryfug portion Of the pay Of col
ored troops to support their families md relatives
was rejected aiter Win!er Davis had spoken brie1,
against it, by yeas IL, nsys not counted. kellogg
Of Michigan voted against hts colleague in the NIL
itary Committee on these questions. An amend
ment proposed by the Committee Of Ways ant
Mcans WAS adopted, giving tnll pay to eolored vol
unicezs who were free ut the time Of their enlist
meot, from date Of muster, By yeas "a, nays 81
Tho Senate amendments a. amended were thc1
concus1ed in by yeas 81, nays Il.
INTERNAL REyESUK.
The receipts at the Internal Revenue Bureau TO
April amounted to eleven million dollars. Tn
, sesui-annua1 payments Of the banls taxes are In
cludcd IN this amount, Commissioner Lewis vii
urge tho Finance Committee to amend the Hons
bill BY imposing talo tax upon ali Incomes Of no
) more than i've per cent
Sv Ky Ef xohT "a Apt5 so-Ths Wesnlngton spe:l.