Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-06-19
Bv Telegraph.
For Later Dlspatcnes see ara rage
Incidents Concerning the Occupa-
ton Of Brownsville, Texas.-Gen.
Sheridan Organizing His Forces.
Affairs in New Orleans, Rtc.

5neE!Qan OfSanlZlng HIS Forces.
Affairs in New Orleans, Rtc.
NAV YoBK, June 1.-THE Herald's corr
! respondents in tho Gulf Department, fur
nish interesting accounts Of the incidents
preceding, attending and following the
occupation of Brownsville, Texas, on the
3lst ult., by the national troops under Gen.
Brown.
The rebel troops previous 10 evacuating
the place, mutinied, rilleged the town and
made prisoners Of some Of their officers
until their demands for the payment of
their back dues were complied with The
rebels left the day previous to Gen. Browns
arrival, not wanting to be paroled or to
comply in any manner with the terms of
Gen. Kirby Smiths surrender. Large num-
bers Of them moved across the Rio Graude
into Mexico, taking with them their arms.
Their artillery they cold to the Mexican
lmperialisis at Matamoras. Iii said that
the last of the rebels were driven from
Brownsville by Mexican residents, who or.
ganizsd heme guard for the preservation
of order.
Soon after taking possession of Browns
VILE Gen. Brown wrote letter to Gen.
Mejis, the ImperiAlist commander at Mat
be observed by the American forces in re.
gard to the conduct in Mexico between
the Republicans and Imperfalists.
1t is said that the rebel Gen. Magruder,
as well as Kirby Smith, has gone to Mex
leo. The latter carried with him con-
siderable amount of money.
On the I'd instant the rebel Generals
Kirby Smith and Magrnder we're received
on board the o. s. steamer Fort jackson,
Captain Sands, off Galveston, when the
articles of surrender of all the rebel trans-
Mississippi forces were sigued by General
Smith. The next morning the rebel off.
GERS were conveyed back to Galveston,
| and on the 9th instant Captain Sands and
| other officers proceeded up to the town,
landed, received its surrender from the
Mayor end once more unfurled the national
flag over the public building in the pres
ence of large but undemonstrslive and
orderly assemblage Of the people.
Generals Sheridan and Candy were both
still in New Orleans on the 10th instant.
The former was busiIy engaged in the
organization aud forwarding of his forees
designed for the occupation of Texas.
The Infantry of Gen. Weitzel's corps had
arrived at Mobile, where orders had been
received from Gen. Sheridan for them to
commence moving towards Texas. Gen.
Custer's cavalry were already en- route
thither, and the corps under Gen. Gordon
Granger. as we'll as a portion of the 1th
corps, under Gen. Steele, were expected
to start for that region in few days.
The Preeidenrs amnesty proclamation
created much excitement in New Orleans.
The classes excluded from pardon werc
more numerous than had been expected
Large numbers of psrolcd rebel officers
as we'll as soldiers have recently arrived in
New Orleans, snd settled down to the quiet
routine of private life.
Generals Beaurcgard aud Dick Taylor
have been for some time residing in the
vicinity Of the city, awaiting the proceed
ings of the Government in their casee.
Chief Justice Chase was still in New
| Orleans on the 10th inst.
The business of the city Was rapidly re-
yiving.
The 1ato rebel Governor Allen, of La,
has issued a farewell address to the people
of that State, acknowledging the inexora-
BILE logic of events in the failure of the re-
bellion, and that he no longer assumes to
be their Executive, aud cOunselipg them
TO submit gracefully to tho national su-
thori;ies.
The Alabama State archives, removed
by the rebels to Augusta, Ca, on the adj
vance OF Gen. Wilson's cavalry, wero re-
ceutly recovered, and had arrived at Mo-
bile on their way to be returned to the
capitol ct Montgomery.
The stolen archives Of the State of Mis-
sissippi had also been secured, and were
en- route to the State capitol.
The rebel Gov. Moore, Of Alabama, has
been arrested and sent north under guard.
,Union meetings arc being held in differ
ent parts of Alabama.
National banks are TO be Immediately
established 10 Mobile and Montgomery.
In Mobile, as we'll ss the other southern
cities, President Johnson's amnesty proc
lamaiion excited much interest and dis
cussion.