The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-28
THE SITUATION.


Times Tribune, World and Sun combined. s71,2aS
THE SITUATION.
Tho previous report that the rebel pirate Shenandoah
had left the Australian waters moving towards
the North Pacific to operate among whaers is
frmed by San Francisco despatch Of the goth instant
which states that bark Milo had arrived there with
the Of several whalors captured by tho corsar
We arc given tho names OF ten vessels she had
taken, tho most of which burned, and the work
Of destruction still going on it being expected that
feet Of about sixty whaers would be at her mercy
Tho Shenandoah's commander informed Of the ter
mnation of the rebellion but professed believe
He believed that President Lincoln was assassinated be
cause he had been expecting It,
Major General Thomas, commanding the Military
Division Of the Tennessee, after rcfrainng for a con-
siderable time from interfering with the dsloya
STATIONS and exhibitions Of petty spite towards the
government and It's officers of of the incorrigblc
rebels of Tennessee has, it appears concluded that
forbearance has ceased TO be longer a virtue
and bounced down upon of the leading
prising disagreeabc to them. He has suspended
tho Mayor and justice Of the peace of that place from
tho exercise Of their functions and ordered the mpson
ment of lawyer named Fricrson and another citizen
named Galloway, all Of whom charged with mani
Testing their dsloyalty the national government on
every when they thought they could safely do
So and with gross and continued persecution of the
emancipatcd blacks
General Sheridan the 18th inst. issued from his
headquarters New Orleans his official order
ing his position Of commander of the Military Divs-
ion Of the Gulf of the five grand military divisions
into which the entire country par,itoned or
General Shcridans command il subdivided into three
military departmens and embraces the States Of Florida
Mississippi, Louisiana and Texas General Candy
mander of of these departments known as the
partment OF Louisiana and Texas, and consisting of
those two States On the day he issued his order
assuming command thereof. The Department Of the
- as such, of which General Candy previously
... der, no longer exists
,,,c, sral Wilcox Tuesday last issued his fare
wall order 70 tho oops of the First division of the Ninth
army corps which he for = long 'n' commanded with
great ability and gallantry. ~ 49,
Il Is announced that the Postmaster General will
to-day resume the Transmission Of the mails between
Washington and Richmond the Orange and Alcx-
andra RarGss after an interruption of over four years.
p>'s~ MisCTILANE9us News
re =. 80 49, ~
The steamships Glasgow, from Queenstown on the 9th
inst the Mcclellan Neptune and Meteor, from New
Orleans on the 10th and 10Th; the Hatteras from Nor
folk; the Yazoo from Richmond and the Chesapeake.
from Portland, Me-, arrived here yesterday.
most Interesting collection of facts, statements and
reports, well wild stories, regarding Mexico that
land now such fruitful Of wonderful rumor, is
given in this mornings HERALD. These accounts
from different sources, and while In OF them
there Is truth, and in others FEASIBILITY, still
others grossly absurd. In the first place, the
important compilation of facts which furnish in rea
ten TO the recent in this country and Europe
of NJ Eloin, one OF Maximans chief minister's ndi
Gates the Emperor Is setting his house in order for
complete and early abandonment Of Mexico. Then We
have a Galveston despatch Of ee LIST inst which
announces that orders have been issued at Maa-
moros 10 prepare accoutremcnts at that place
for thirty-nve thousand imperial troops, in con
sequence OF the supposed threat conveyed
In the assembling Of large United States force the
RIO Grande border We have Matanoros adviccs Of the
10th inst city OF Mexico of the 18th, Brownsville
(exa Of the 11h Galveston OF the 18th, and full New
Orleans files Of the 10TH Of which make any allu
sion this absurd story Of the LIST inst In our New
Orleans correspondence we have confirmation OF Tho
previous report that the impcriasts have abandoned
Csmargo and ncary all the region between that tow
and Matamoros and concentrated their forces In Tho
vicinity OF the latter place. the republicans occupying
the country as Maximian's fell back Some start
ling statements regarding prosecutions OF Americans In
the Emperor's dominons, purporting 10 be furnished
by a gentleman who has just escaped thence, arc
taken from a Memphis paper, and given with
our other Mexican matter He states that in many parts
Of the country 40 bitter is the hatred Of the United
States all Americans either driven out or murdered
He also says that armed insurccton Of the church
party lately took place in the city Of Mexico but that the
insurgents we're soon put down. and number Of them
shot on the public plaza
Lieutenant General Grant arrived at Saratoga Springs
from West Point last evening
The degree Of LII n has been conferred on Lieutenant
General Grant Secretary Stanton and Charles oConor
ESQ., OF ths city, by Union College, Schenectady durin
the commencement exercises OF this week
Tho trial Of Michael Doyle for uttering counterfi
postal currcncy.Vas concluded yesterday in the Unite
States Circuit Court and resulted In the acqutal Of III
prisoner on the ground that there was a REASONABLE
doubt as 10 the truth Of the testimony Of the chic