, 1864-08-18
CHICAGO, THURSDAY, AUGUST IS, 1864.

CHICxA(
arr ordered to rr.et1ibe euch rules a. will prevent
It's " rupgfuI administration In future, and such
rule. AZ will bring to puntshment the officers WHO
have Of who shall thus Wrongfany administer"
THE TREASURY.
Secretary Fcssenden is expected back on
Saturday or Sunday. The reports that he
will soon resign, OF that be has decided to
resign In three months, or slx months, or
any other specified time, are mere bosh. He
will remain in the Treasury Department as
long as he can best serve the country there
MILITARY.
General Osterhaus has been promoted to
Bssyet Major General
STATE AGENTS.
The War Department gIges notice that per:
sons acting Rs State agents, and dong busl-
ness for soldiers without charge will be Of
acially recognized, and will be entitled to
such tavoEs from the Department IS would
be granted to the persons for whom they net;
but owing to numerous cases In which mere
claim agents have not only defrauded {ndi-
yiduals, but also the Government, that the
Department will give no information to such
parties till they produce proper powers Of
attorney, and evidence to show that they
are regularly licensed to do such business,
and have paid the proper tax into the Treas.
ury Department.
THE PUBLIC DEBT.
The public debt was Increased about seven-
teen millions one hundred Thousand dollars
1;st week, ten millions and a hnlf Of which
bears interest in currency, and Elk millions
is FREQ Of interest. A comparison OF state
ments shows that four millions and
a half old seven:tnirty notes were ex~
changed for long bonds and about the
same amount Of new seven three-tenth notes
Issued, and only five hundred and seventy
thousand ten-forty bonds were sold, and five
and half million dollars on certificates Of
indebtedness issued, and three million in
compound interest notes. Unpaid requisi-
tions are increased three and half million.
WAsn1SGToS, Aug. 16.-Tte 1ri5uae's
correspondent sends the following from City
Point, Monday morning, August 15th: A
magnificent maneuver has just been made
here which promises a grand success, and
which, If 1t should not prove entirely sue
cessfu', Will be ct great gain, and cannot by
any possibility result disastrous. As the
the eoeuy, do not think 1t contsaband to
mention It Yesterday, Sunday morning the
I'd aud 10th corps, By great and strategic
maDeuyer, which do not think proper to
detail, as We may want to use it again, we're
suddenly switched acrosg upon the north
10th taking position on the extreme left Of
the enemJ Is fortitcations on the bluff Of
Deep Bottom on Four Mile Run, and the I'd
on the east side Of Four Mile Run, on the
extreme right Of their position, while a
couple Of our gunboats drew up immedfa.ely
formed By the Junction Of Deep Bottom and
James river. This being the seat of the
enemy's principal fort and this being the po-
sltioB the 10th could rake tue euem5's llue
from left to right, ed from right to left. Be.
fore our position had fully developed itself,
my opened their guns first upon our guuboats
and then upon onr lard forces, as they gradu-
ally developed themselves, which, Tor
wllile replied mostly With artillery. One Of
our gunboats then opened on the center,
soon after which the rebel Notifications were
rifle pits Of the enemy was occupied hy- the
% corps. This was the position Of affairs ut
dark, with comparatively few casualties on
onr side. Our troops were still In line of
battle at dark, although dreuched by ! rain
storm soon after, AID Tere expected to finish
their work during the moonlight night or
early this morning.
The plan.scems to be to gain a position for
cur forces around and upon James River op-
posite Fort Darling, taking possession Of
Ball Bluff Notifications from the rear, aud
clearing that eide Of the river up to the for.
tifcations Of Richmond. Then, with our
right against the Notifications Of Richmond,
ard our left against those of Petersburg,
with grand Appian way from right to left,
by which We could precfpitatt our whole ar
my upon the city at a moEaent's notice,
General Lee would be given his election, to
evucuate one or the other Of these places.
hare been unable to get any further particu-
lars OF this grand movement, without miss
Ing this mornings III all -bnat. Altogether,
there WAS considerable skirmfshtng between
our gunb0ats and the rebels further up the
river, yesterday morning, In which We lost
three killed and i've wounded, By the explo
sion Of shell between decks on the Aga.
msla.
Gen. Grant and staff we're on the ground
yesterday, and go up agatn this morning.
Il go up this morning, aud hope to get full
particulars Of last nights and to.day's ope-
ratIons In time Tor next dispatch.
TAX REGULATIONS.
The following regulations concerning the
assessment aud collection Of the tax OH tue
gross receipts of stage-coache and other
vehicles, were issued to-day by Mr. Harrlng-
ton, acting Secretary Of the Treasury. By
section 103 of the act Of June 80, 1854, every
person or company or corporation wuiug or
possessing or having the care and manage
Inept Of stage-coach or other vehicle engaged
or employed in the business OF transporting
passengers, or property for hire, os In trans.
porting the mails Of the United States, Is
subject to duty Of 2E percentum upon the
gross receipts Of such stage-coacn or ,ther
vehicle, but the mode and time of assess
meDt and condition, such as are mt proyid-
ed In accordance with the provision Of Sec.
l76 Of eaid act, It Is therefore prescribed that
any person, firm, company or corporation,
ogement Of any stage.co1ch or vehicle, en-
gagged as aforesaid, shall, within ten days
after the first day Of each mouth, III Ike re-
turns TO the assessors Of districts, stating
the gross amount Of receipts for the mon tn
next, preceding which returns shall be veri-
fled By the oath or affirmation ofBuch owner,
possesso or, manager, agent or other proper
officer, In the came manner and forM as
cribed In the case Of the returns of rail-
ronds, and steamboats,, and other vessels, and
shall also, on or before the last day of the
month, pay the Collector ofF1ejgbt, Revenue,
the full amount Of duties which have accrued
Oh such receipts for the month aforesaid.
PAY OF TROOPS.
Paymasters with i've millions and half Of
dou-rs left here to-day, two Of them for the,
West and others Tor the Potomac.
GUNS CAPTURED AT MOBILE.
Seventy pieces Of heavy ordnance were cap
turcd at Fort Gaines and Fort Powell Most
Of the guns were English manufacture.
IN HOSPITAL.
It is estimated that there Is now not more
than 10000 patients In the hospitals Of this
Department Fewer deaths are occurring
than at any time during this year.
TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
Information received here from the South
is that our prisoners arc humauely treated in
Georgia, more so than at Richmond. Ar
yaDgemcnts being better, IS room Ia ample.
It Is known here that the rebels have remoy-
ed our pr1so1 ers from Richmond to Macon,
Ga. The sick and wounded only are kcptln
Richmond, until able to be removed.
WAsuINGToS, Wednesday,, Aug 17.-The
Postmaster General Is on the eve Of conclud-
ing contract Of Overland Mail service from
the Missouri river to California, f,r four
years from October let, at the rnte OF $50, 900
per aDnum-
E. N. Gree1e, late chief quartermaster of
the Department OF Washington, has been np-
pointed Quartermaster General, with the
b1eyet rank of Brigadier General, and assign
ed to duty in the Department Of Ohio and
the Cumberland
FROM ST. PAUL.
From the indian E1pedItion-Milita.
r.. Local una River News.
Especial Dispatch to the Chicago Tfibune.1
ST. PAIL, Minn., "Wednesday. Aug. II.
There is no news Of Interest from the .te
Indian raid. Scouts report the finding Of a
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