Daily Davenport Democrat. [volume] (Davenport, Iowa) 1864-1874, 1865-05-01

PnrtApslrmA, April So.- Som. .,.;..
msnt - saessd hsss te-day By the r..
oevery Of plot to burn this city, a va q.
tempted in New York 1aat year. CAM,
CsdesllAdsr has made , pscper diam ~
OF the troops, and it 10 believed no ss,.,....
will be usis. The particular Of The ~
cannot BE- obtaiDsd-
Nav Yosk, May LIN view Of the -
that the rebel ram Stonswall is Aaoet M
supposed to be making her var to ri:
coast, the Government has made prens-.'
tons for her rsception BY placing iron .clsd.
in oil our harbors The Roanoke and o,hss
iron-clsds, besides torpedo boat. ars !,
readiness in this harbos.
The Hsrald's Washington speci,, a..
Gen. Grsnt, immediatsly on Mis- return -
Washington. set about, making an arr.n.s.
nents for the contemplated heavy decrc.ss
Of our military force and consequent rsduc.
ton Of Government expenses. Il il ,hor-h.
the army will soon be reduced 400. ooo ma m
The Herald's correspondent says
The I'd army corps has exclusive cn.rce
Of affairs in the vicinity Of Burkesyil,s
junction, protecting the inhabitants from
maurauding BY Lees discharged men.
The inhabitants are 80 poorly off that our
commissaries have to feed them Upwards
Of l5D families, averaging eight adults. are
thus kept from starving.
The Tribune's special says:
Harold has made voluminous confes..
ion.
II has been ascertained that JEFF Davis
and his party have not more than 330O. COO
in specie with them.
Gen. Grant is reported to have said. that
when he informed Gen. Sherman of the dis.
approval of the terms he had forwarded To
Washington, the latter frankly admitted
that he had made mistake in rot having il
put in writing that slavery was dead. but
that was the understanding between them.
A. to permitting the re.el Legislature to
assemble, he agreed to that because he had
just learned that the Virginia Legislature
was permitted to ass omhlc by the authority
al the President and in the absence of off,
ial Instructions he interpreted the Presi
dent s desire to be that the rebel civil pov
ernmcnts shNld be retained for the preser.
vat'on OF order, and avoid maintaining a
military force in these S ates, as well as to
do awav with the irritation likely to prow
out of military government As to amnesty.
1t was only to cover officers and soldiers. =
When his attention was called to the word
ing, he replied with much spirit, THAT
does not express the understanding be.
tween u.s."
The H"rald's Washington special says :
Gen. Grant has returned in most excel
lent spirits. He expresses much gra,ifica-
ton at the prompt execution Of the orders
Of the Government in reference to the agree
ment between Gen. Sherman and 10. John
ston.
Gen. Sherman met Gen. Grant 90 miles
from the front. lie received the order of
disapproval with most cornmendable good
grace. There was no hesitation, nor muir
muring, nor any expression OF dissatisfac.
ton at the tisarproval Of the terms entered
into between HIM and the Confederate Cen
eral, but without any DELAY OF argument in
defense Of the course previously pursued,
Gen. Sherman and his Generals, with true
soldicr.y spirit. set to work with alacrity t.
carry out the views ofthe Government com
munca'ed by Gen Grant
Within five mnut dispatch was sent
to Johnston terminating the arrnistice upon
the receipt Of the notification by the rebel
pickets, and orders were given for our
troops in the rear to move to the front. In
few hours Gen. Frank Blair, with his
corps, was in motion.
Gen. Sherman had informed Johnston
that the Government would rot sanction
the terms proposed, and that he should
move Immediately upon receipt Of this no
tice. Johnston sent back flag Of truce
asking an interview with Sherman to ar
range other terms Of surrender, which was
promptly made upon the basis Of the terms
given to Gen. Lee.
The Worlds special says:
Johnston has pledged himself to exer-
ci-c his authority and vigilance to prevent
guerrill,, bush-whacking or any kind Of il
legal warfare.
The Herald's Richmond correspondent
says:
Gen. Ialleck. since assuming command
in Richmond, has established in Redmond
Bureau Of Public Acrchives in which are
to be deposited and preserved all documents
found written in his department, bearing on
the history Of the rebellion.
A new sub-dstrict Of Peninsula has
oceH cIsate" III the department OF va. III
consists of the territory embraced within
the boundaries Of the York ard Pamunkcv
Rivers on the North; Chesapeake Bay On
the East James River on the South, and
Fredericksburg r. r on the West, with
h adquartcrs at Williamsburg.
II is believed cur government con'em
plates the arrest of Judge Campbell, who
has since Lees surrender been very busily
endcavoring to obtain terms favorable to the
traitors.
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