The Council Bluffs nonpareil. [volume] (Council Bluffs [Iowa]) 1857-1867, 1864-07-02

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NJ alang Tie lins of fenheaeh-
na1<zi q IS s..5t VI 5ssT
III fhis zxss hsing. done he ensfny
piehed Sansld degaha damage on our men
II nllaz sssSns afe. And captured several
hundrsd pyiaoaats from IN. We we're
cosnpesled ID retire, and thu eneuy sHept
over she ground lately ocoapied BY as, but
soon came 10 Gibbons line, the left of
which had also suffered somewhat In the
shock The right held its position with
determined courage, and poured . MIR
derous FIRE into the advancing foe. The
mnskatxy FIRE vas terrific on both sides.
Is tAs enemy swept over the angle
which marked che left Of the line where
WIS battery Of 4guns which occupied an
advaAsed pRition, and almost before the
of6ears NaEsaware Of the situation of af-
fans the battery was in the hands of the,
enemys Our uaea held on some time, fr-
ng several rounds Of canister after the
irehei Gag had been planted.
In the meantime Capt Cla4k's battery,
which was plaeed in the breastWorks, then
opened on the enemy and contributed con-
siderahly to check further advance.
The rebels soon turned the eapturned
upon us, and at the same time concentra-
led the FIRE of2O other pieces on Ctark's
battery.
While this was going on, active work
was being done at the right Of the corps,
part Of the rebels attacking the column
which had been deployed in line Of bat
tle, and was still pressing down upon the
left The interval between right of 9th
and left of I'd was gradually growing great
er from the fact that the unprotected
tanks exposed to the enemy were slowly
melting away, when Miles brigade of Bar
lows division which was in reserve, came
on double-quick, and one regiment was
sent forward through the woods to check
the enemy's advance, while the remainder
bf the brigade formed behind the breast
woaks 70 Gil the interval in question, and
at the same time Readers battery opened,
and the artillery and infantry soon check
ed the further advance of the enemy at
thatpoin&.
Scarcely had these positions been eff
feeted when the rebels made another at
tempt to pierce the lines little right, but
the attack was successfully repulsed.
At about in the evening an effort was
made by Gibbou, with one Of his origades
supported by one from the 9th corps, to
retake the lost ground. The attrck was
sharp and spirited but failed to accomplish
the object.
Fort Monroe, 25th.-The voters of Nor
folk decided yesterday, Sl6to 4, that they
preferred military to civil government.
Washington, 26.-Internal Revenue
bill reported from the conference commit
tee and passed both Houses and only wants
the signature of the President to become
law. The tax on whisky and other dis
tiled spirits on and after July 1st is one
dollar and half per gallon, after Febfu-
airy 1st, 81.
On incomes from whatever source, over
$500, 3 per cent; over $4,000, 81 per
cent; over s10, 900, TO per cent.
On sigars valued at S6per NJ, tax of So;
valued at SIS, tax ofS15; $50, tax Of S25;
$40, tax of $50.
On smoking tobacco mixed with leaves
and stems, tax of Is cents per pound; fine
cut, with stems out, 35 cents per pound
cavendish plug or twist from which stems
are taken ih whole or part, IS cents,
On express companies, 3 per cent on
gross receipts.
On telegraph companies, 5 per cent on
gross receipts, with stamp tax abolished.
On beer ale and other malt liquors, tax
of 81 per barrel of 20 gallons.
On banks, ! per cent on circulation
under 80 per cent, over that amount 2 per
cent; on capital I per cent, on deposits /
per cent nett profits for sale real estate
are charged same as income. .-..
New York, 27.-Commerciars army
letter, 18th, says: .. -.,..,.. -.
D-~s4~-a1ss 1c1A an~rsa shsa- p~sS~hiy Sro
this attacked Chapin's Bluf, the captnre
ofwhieh ~ill sesmit the erectiono of strong
eanister works y opsrasa seeiast Fort
Heavy mss 4 ss,sss pi.ussl
tTatihe 8 1sser s. z llzs - NIaI
evid denags 81 o.