, 1864-04-16
MATTERS til CONGRESS
YESTERDAY.
IMPORTANT LETTER OF SEQ
.RETARY CHASE,
HIS STATEMENT OF THE DE-
HANDS OF THE HOUR.
The New Tax Bill as Far as
Agreed Upon.
From New Orleans, Texas and Mex
ico-FrenCh Successes.
FROM EOKT PILLOW.
Further Details of tIac Massacre.


for the South until the return of the r,,nboat, Al
N III. condition =, ,ha h,n,,,ao .atsh,,s,,.5 =.
w.,-,..-... ~
"e3neso*s a. aa' po"A-
CAIRO Apr1 1a'-u IL reported that Genera
Cha1mezs At first commanded the Confederstes al
Fort Pillow. General Lee, however, arrived just
bcfore the battlc bep,n- and .s,nmed -,-,,,a
cers,,, r,,,,n,.-s ra.,,.,,.a - r.a..., .a.
s4s 's :. ~ . -. oAset I'll
LUG eteane1 faa1te 'aaes' tnas II WAS their 1nten
ton to show no quarter to home-made Yankees
(neaning Southeruere,} serving In the Union aruay
.,a r.,,,.s h,. ,,.. z...,.. vx-,,.
'' '1' ~1'-1. ssN41AA' A"nAess "o1'a "
uea'eo as f'1soness ol "af'
To the shame of the Americans be 1t said. on thu
ttc.mcr va,c fon,d c,co anna ~ ,ho-, ,,o,~
.h.1-n;.., ...-,.,-'
a'1'eo 1Ano''4' "n" uonoeu enaln'ess
onef'ne nj" ever! auentlon, takan. him into the
1a1ics' cabin, and extending to him every kindness
ard courtesy Imaginable. appearing to be hichl,
lopored With },is not;ce
r,7bo., -ho .h,. d,..,.,
~ '.l'N' o1e 'oee0 u4e 'sase " latos1ne
inc snla1h chalmers, must not 60 unpublished, anG
their conduct must be investigated and rewarded
according to their deserta o the hmm, of oth.-z
,n. .ua.. :. ,-.-...-,.- .-,.- e|A~.s
!, ,ra ror15 ~ ,a,-- 49, s,t...1s -. ..~,1
hare AM 1nterconree v,,h tha ts-h.-,.n. =. 49,.
so t,1v ,,-<.s ths.osasros -. s1.1sh.a ~ 80
Who vii, un1iffea hsn5s ina tn oht,,n
Int h,d theIr hc.ds c1e1 9rnr, the,r shoni5a.s :,
laid ooen uitb e,bres ~ ,h.t- st,11s s.ans
in viii, hntts or cnns Ae,er +h-ow,n, de-., .h.,s
.ws .f,a. hoiaS 1.-e-s1s ~ - sV,a,s-.A oo"A .usn
os5s .a~s-,, s,ssn n.,!S. ~. =, o's. "ne.n
m ~ una ~ shot 5o.- .ns' 49,. 49,. ..
oa..tn-os -a,1a a w. nsS.amt' .ae, Aue pow
80 - "s I'LL. .1eo 49, ,use ena WINS mem
ao..n to., ,st,.. "oe .na h1.o., "aaeay osnsns
ns;a - 49, ..n5os 49, 49, ~ @sseus4Uu nas
nT hnmanItr rcrs nttar1v dIs-a,s-1.d N.>'-1'e'
Iuetde Of The vorks The rnost rrTn1t;nr sncct.c,.
Imaginable presented itself The dead md wonn.
def7 were 1y1nr IN he.na vrtbIrc IN ,vorv -~h1,.
from the consnmInr bui,dinea came forfh the d.,th
eh.irtu Ut the burning Negroes,
Although nearly NIL the huid{nrs IN the fo,t MORA
burned with their coptents thirtv or fo1tv h.rre,.
of sa1t vera nre+eryed and car+,ed otr t,v ,ha
rebe1e.
The t,on-c,ad o,nho.t M nrcd s,ont sx,
ronnds, uhen. ,nnn3ne mt ~ ,mn,nns,;oa ~ ~,
t.1;',.. ,.s.. -, n.1s 49, =. ana
uAs4ns AspA ~ eoaal1nons Ate7 ae1 guns Wnlcn
were not large became wholly ineffective, aud the
bear mon her. ehe ,xas ob1ired to hanl mt -,
r,nre- She reecirea t,t,,ed,mscr e,va , TO to,ss
through her chimneyf.
Afier the P1atte Valley had landed, and while the
conference Was going on wounded man yas seen
crawling dong the bank with Errst difficulty. M ne
was pe1cei7ed by rebel, Who drew sight upon
him, and firing, the wounded man fell dead,
orc,4i,lo,v ~ ~. ..t.,1 ,.,h.t,- ~ '.,.
y. ~ @oo "'tAeA-p1oooo'5 lao sane useo
Ofthe guns capturcd at the fort, 1t IL said, sey-
csal were rendered uee,ess for the nresent hv on,
forcea snst,nc 4ben Eor,c.t ,r;tt +haaa ,.,.s 49,
.ns.so lf- a.1 '. ~" "a'eo Eau7s
sno ene nam iofee Is sud to tnaVe retteated tho
HynTrAft1a 1n&r Tkain