, 1864-05-02
THE RERElS CAPTURE
A CUMB0AT ON THE
,, YAzO0.
Matters in nsas--L4atest from
General Steele:
IMPORTANT FOREIGN News
THE MEXICAN AND DANISH
QUESTIONS.
From Indiana--Tho New Call for
One Hundred Day Troops.
FROM WASHINGTON.

"Aeailaelstss ""3 - Aoot.
MILITARY xArrEns.
An order fuet issued from tho War Department
prohibits the use By general aud other officers In the
coming caMpeiru4of the luxurious fout-horse field
carriages furnished by the QuartermasteEs Depart
uent at the expense Of tho Government and con-
stitutfng a feature peculiar to the Army OF the
Potomac.
Gen. Grant In riding In the rain to the front the
other day on horseback, his usual plain way, met
Gen. Ingalls, coming into town in .onc OF these
eQuipaces. It ls said they were mutually surprised.
Ae long ago as April II, 1863, Admiral Lee urged
Gen. Foster to abandon many Of the detached posts
in North Ca1o}1na and concentrate .his forces. In
August Of the eamo year he urged Gen. Foster to
destroy the rebel ram then building at Edwards
Ferry OF the Roanoke River, by detachtug email
party Of eavary for the purpose, tom the main COL
umn then engaged in Joint expedition up tbs
choHan River. In September Secretary Welles'
bronGht the matter again to the attention Of the
military authorities, urging that the fam should be
destroyed or vessels sunk preTentits exit
1eeenting that there not water enough to euabe
Cur naval veesals to ascend the river and dsstroy
the rebel rau that the wooden vessels could make
bead against It should It come out, and that tho
small 1ron-clads would not be finished for soma
months. In November Gen. Bntlcr WAS vain1y
urged BY Admiral Leo to sink the vessels above
Plymouth. AL bnt one Of these email tron-clads,
twenty IN nxmbcr, the presence Of q ei0gle one Q!
which wonld have prevented the DISASTER at Ply.
month, were promteed them By the contractors
last fail or winter, most Of them In September.
That BY Meesrs. Swift & Co at Cincinnati for ex-
ample, won1d hare beeRs gneesthe contract, com
ptss. p..a g. ia,,a ,cc,. .ha n,e,,s ~
neset, ss o. L' - ,1'as n,.t.I.,.. caa. ~ - 4aee
Not one i. Jet finished.
Gen Mertioflnle hes beeu relieved n Military
n ~, .ha n,..-s,. a5 % ~ ra1nr,hss - a.a".a5
oo'etuot ~ 10 ISL VI ~"4"4''" "no ''a'''u
T1essa,y bus Communicated to III: Washburne,
the draft OF bill relative to abandoned property,
with: various suggestions concerning the ncces-
ihe dr.t section SANCTIONS sa,es of lire stock,
plantiuc iu1plcrncute ana mschineEY at the points
where Collected, Instead Of sending them 10 soma
Plsee In the loyal stases required By the present
The second section connects the caro- ofaban1on-
ed plantations with The general care Of the frecd
men whose support must be derived from the cu!-
tivat1on OF those 1anas unless they are to become
burden to the treaeurF. This provision inrolyes
i9ls e5Re3ee ct oelsy that =, r,,,s
for permits. graduated according to the method Of
the transaction, and hist ,bcT Be paid into the
aifo, the noler t, arstns ifom the leases of absn
The fourth section meets tho cases Of persons rc-
therein without being subject to the prohibitions
a1d penalties applying to persons from other
"St1tef.
Tic 9TH feetlon is intended to sanction the re
ttriclious upon trade and transportation in the 10y
u States, lor the purpose OF preren'ing sup
The Gth section repea1e tho c1lstin. distribution
Of ore halt the proceeds from tho abandoned prop
,as %.S It. anS
feitures:
The secretnry suggests the necessity Of revising
ne aw Eoverne naafe ps,ass' no n9~ @ 11n;
Most Of the cotton purchased has hy 1auaalsnt
ile money has been realized to the government
from The cotton owned bJ the soathesu OF conied-
crate htatee: ...o..,,. =. +,oxuha,.
ssetem and The purchase and transportation ol the
c1Mon eAci9s.peiy q ~ tn 4o'elnmeutii n o...
sf ion asts ese Ionss sses prosidss
that The grant Of lands shall not impair any PC;
| cmption, homesteads, swamp land 9! other lawful
claim o. GoEernment ressf'atioa II pfop9ses 10
! The Central Pacific Railroad Company of cahloF-
aoi POI e1seed11s II snoant = the d5;efq@e9t
bonds, TO which the line Of the United states bonds
shan be aubordlnate. any other ro4d 2t tne Aae
bonds. and rave the same pfeceoenee; Il n1es tae
number Of Directors to be elected oY the stock.
hoidess at tRtatS. ahu 1nc uue1pe1 ~ oo aPpoleeu
by tte f5e5:oent .! . teu. : ..o w.. nna.,.n,.,+
a special order isaue1 nE nc war 4epattma;nI ;1
lois morplng* .eqol1es a. enasea ~ .hi KS @ St
on oeIea anty @ rsRos. na ~ nr,dsns fesn
menis n ins Ieu, ,'e3aa y+, nan,ee, @ - S,aca
proper memGai nn.n11'es @ 2.;p ~ KY ~
ita5l1ts, and arc unanle 10 pe11o!m au''es III ai8
neg; ~, .,o ca,.ta a,,snar,onta ~ tho .r,nr ,n.
WHALE me senate ane3anenIs ~ ~ a9i4s " ",
preparation h:n Eese upder co9staes1tion 10 sne
HeIec tG.oay, Heplesentaase oen5ncA ha1,4lt =
o. INC NL'lafy CoHmee, psopossG u suVs.tSt.e ~ ~.
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ate DILL eqqalizhs lhe pay 81 ~. eo!aiess =! ~ a..
| my Which hao oeeh passea upon pJ Suas tomna4t'