The New York herald., 1864-06-26
THE sITUATIoN.

New York. Sunday, Juno 90, 1864.
THE SITUATION.
The attack Of the rebels the Second army corps OF
Wednesday night the Weldon Railroad is described
In detail. appears that in forming line OF battle Ii.
sixth oors which had been engaged cutting up the we
don Railroad, did with Barows division on
che left soon expected and thus left gap through
which the rebel corps OF General A. p Hill entered and
attacked Third division in the rear, causing q
panic 10 which the enemy advanced iuto our rifle pits,
aud compelled our troops to fan back int the woods
with loss Of thousand captured and one thousand
five hundred killed and wounded Some Of cur officers
had just joined their commands, after being exchanged
and when surrounded and ordered to surrender,
replied. sNeveri Death, rather than the Libby prl-
son." and they fought their way out Al eirh,
O'Clock p n charge was made by the Sec.
osd corps and the line OF works from which they had
Sooo forced in the afternoon recovered sxirmish.
ing kept up al night along the line and At daylight
noxt morning advance Of the entire line was made,
ten soms distance further back where they had thrown
up strong intrsnchmsnts during the night, which
they still hold at last accounts.
Our correspondents account Of thia surprise moyemeat
ts minute and graphic.
Nothing more than picket firing occurred up 70 ave
O'Clock Friday morning We give map in another col
mn Of the scene Of the contest on Wednesday.
Our correspondent at Bermuda Landing states that sew
era shots were Aed Thursday from rebel battery
ssuaed on the le bank of the Appomattox about ono
baAgc General Buter's signal station camps IN
enc vicinity. but withosn doing much damage. Up 70
hss on that night heavy firing was heard up the
James river and supposed 70 be gsnboats SHE'LL
ing the woods
Ths Union officers II Charleston who are selected
by General Jones' targets for the shells Of General
Fosters aegs guns comprise Generals Seymour, shaler,
so.mnou, Hecknan and Tyler, and about for.y-nvs
oshss asa ofnosn
The dscouteut which has for time prevailed in
the eonfed eraoy with Mr. Memmnssr's mismasagement
Of the finances has eliminated in the resignation os
that official
c0HGREss.
psosaon posmastsrs BY salaries instead OK commits
eons and for the Improvement OF tho government In
hospital grounds, passed Bills reported
for the regulation OF the distribution prize money and
to Increase the salaries OF the judges arbi,ers ap.
painted under the treaty with England for the suppress
s,oo OF slave trade The conference committee on
the bill prevent smuggling made . report which was
oooourred The Houss four hundred millisn Loan bin
reported back from the Finance COMMITTEES and
ordered 70 be printed. The report OF the conference
committee appointed adjust tho disagreements of tho
two houses on tho Internal Revenue DILL was CUB
mitted aud adopted. Az the report also
ooncurred I'm by the House Of Representatives, the
bill only needs the Presidents signature to
be law. As now finally fixed upon, tue whskey
will be dollar and half per gallon after the FIRST Of
july proxmo TIL the frat o February next After which
latter period viii be dollars per gallon. On in
comes Eve per cont oil 5000 ex.
oeedug 900; incomes from s5 900 to SO 600
and q half psr cent; exceeding $4,000, ten
per cont Tue consideration OF the Civil Appropria
zion bill was continued In Committee Of The Whole,
from the previous day Mr.. Summers amendment 70
prohibit the inter State slave trade rejected by
twenty 10 thirteen. Amendments adopted appro
prang ten thousand dollars 10 publish the continuation
OF Schoocrans work the Indians, allowing coorsd
pssons appear witnesses The OF United
ftas western Territories fewer
land districts and for other purposes After considerable
discussion the committee and the bin reported
the senate whsn Mr.. Summers amendment TO pat
end 10 the inter State trade again voted On
adopted and shs bill then passed there being oaly
sour negative votes The bill relative 70 the collection
tsxc insurrecticnary stricts called up but VA
faid aside without ben. considered aud the Senate went
into executive scssloa, ssd soon after adjourned.
10 the House Of Representatives, though very little
business ans.stsd The session q very excited
one and the proceedings extremely interesting. The bill
ameudatory Of the Pacific Railroad and Telegraph
passed and the conference oommhtee's report the
Internal Revenue bail cencurrsa 10. and then the
bill ameodssory q the Enromsa, act wM taker
up, and ns speeches on u occupied tho
remainder q the day. The principal point ~ Issue
was the propsit'oe 70 repeal the three hundred dollars
conmutaton CLAUSE but the discussion took q wide
range, and vas participated In by various members on
beih the republicsn aud democratic sides The debat<
was very animated throughout and n tunes boca>
vsv personal and bitter. Mcssrs Garfield and scheuok
Of OHIO the only members Who advocated IN abro
gsuon Of the draft mutation Mr.. odsl Of Brooklyn
s,oosy opposed Il, st the same time urging visorou,
prosecution Of the m the rebels are conquered anC
avoving his Dissemination 10 support the government
IN sn n efforts for this purpose Mr.. Fer
uando Wood made speech denouncng the an,
Insisting that u should b Immediately sAopped
Bs became - osnsvs and violent 10 bis remarks thsa
hssel By msmbcvs--a manifestation OF dsapprsss
t,ss which y not nsmbered " have been bsfor
SHOWN Representative on tbe floor OF the House. n
vcss % The bl wS reached I, win probsbly be take
Mcodsy; but 10 nos thsssht that . majority can
ascwsa fes the repeal of ths communication clause
uIscxLLAuIoUs NKwA
me United states steam transport Western Ms,ropo,
1ApAaa Hnloa. arrives yesterday nornng from Dssmgd