, 1864-03-29
From Our Own Correspondence


GEN. GRANT AND THE POTOMAC ARsIT.
There is now but little doubt that General
Grant will make the advance on Richmond
with two, il not threet heavy columns, one
by way Of the present, or Gordonrille route,
one by way Of the Peninsula, or James River
route, and the third by why Of Suffolk. A
camp for Gen. Burnslde's corps is already
prepared ut Annapolis, Maryland This corps,
which viii be q large one, is supposed to be
intended for the Suffolk route, while Han
cocks will take the James River. General
Grant believes in moving in heayy columns
which will break those of. the enemy By their
weight at particular point. 1t was thus
nooga and compelled him to beat q precipi-
tate retreat, leaving large portion Of bis ar.
tillery In our hands. a rumor prevailed
among the copperheads in this city aud New
York yesterday aud to-day TINT Gen Grant
would give The command Of the Potomac ar
my to Gen. Mcclellan, but I guess it is mere
II rumor.-a The some class Of fellows are
predicting that Grant will find Lee md his
army very different General mud troops from
those he has met Mt the West, and that tho
result will also be different. Is not the wish
father to the thought in thls case:=
DEsERTERs FROM TIE ARMY.
In the seuate, yesterday, the bill. IN rela.
tion to desertera from the army vas under
consideration. It DISTINGUISHES those who
shall refuse to return to the service at the
call of the President, In proclamation to be
issued Immediately after tha passage Of the
act Those who rc-enter the service at such
place and time As the President may desis:.
the forfeiture Of pay and allowances due at
the time Of desertion and during their ab-
sence. ;: 4 Senator said there we're not
more thnn fifty thousand desetters in all from
the nrmy. It had been charged that there
were eighty thousand. Most Of them escaped
through hospitals and BY other means.
Twenty eight thousand descrters had been
returned during the past few months by the
Provost Marshal system. There wero eight
OF ten thousand deserters in the British
Provinces, and 1t is Thought the great body
taS e. ths - would sds return deRots Mere e:ta
Ogdcnsburg, and other points on the llae.
They found it harder getting living in Can
ada than serving their country in the, army.
At Harrison's Landing, when Gen. Mcclellan
commanded, thirtT~iye Thousand soldiers
were absent from the army without leave.
the army, BY putting deserters in the ranks
with loyal men. U:so, they ought not to be
reclaimed. ::
f. TAXATION, APPROPRIATIONS, ETC.
:. It is said that the Committee on Ways and
Means Ill report comprehensive tax bill
next week. 1t is highly important that they
should. The country ls ;anxlous1y watching
Congress on the subject of taxation. The
people have made up their minds to be taxed.
Indeed they are in favor of an equitable sys-
TEN Of taxotion as the only hope for the fu-
turc. In financial point ot view. The de-
probation Of the national currency can only
be permanently. arrested by taxation See
how our debt ID increasing. The House has
passed the army appropriation bill at about
the estimates Of the Var Department, but
there still remains the sums to meet tue ex-
penses of the late calls Of four hundred thou
sand men, md also to meet the moneys ex-
pended in bounties, which latter are estima-
led ut one hundred millions Of tlollars;- It is
stated on coed authority that if all necessary
appropriations are mnde at this session, the
entire budget will be at least 5000, coz, 900.
Tomeet expenditures on such magnificent
scale, taxation should be in somewhat COM
mensurate ratio. -. -
PATENT OFFICE REPORT.
The Commissioner Of Patents has sent ia
Congress Ills preli 1nfnary report. The num-
ber Of applications for patents for
the year 1903 is: 6,014- The number gran
ted, ALTO. This Ia an immense increasc on
former years. The report ia we'll made up.
Patents are divided into twenty six different
classes, each OF which is the subject Of dis
sertaiion In the report The direction which
the industry OF the country 1as taken iS Sta