The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-05-12
WAR NEWS.

by the Bureau of Military Justice, has issued a
proclamation declaring that the assassination OF
President Lincoln and the murderous assault
upon Secretary Seward were melted, concerted
and procured between Jefferson Davis, Jacob
Thompson, Clement G. Clay, Beverly Tucker,
George W. Saunders, William G.. Cleary and
Others. With view to bring these parties to
trial, reward Of one hundred thousand dollars
is offered for the arrest of Mr.. Davis and of
twenty-five thousand dollars each for the arrest
of Messrs. Clay, Thompson, Saunders and Tuck
er. For the arrest of Cleary, late clerk to Glenn
ent G. Clay, thesum of ten thousand dollars is
offered.
From North Carolina we learn that the details
of the capitulation of Johnston's army were left
by Sherman to be carried out by Gen. Schofeld.
The latter found what remained of the Confede-
rate forces encamped near Greensborough, some
eighty miles distant from Raleigh. One hundred
and fifty pieces of artillery were surrendered by
Johnston. The commissioned officers were al
lowed to retain their side-arms, horses and bag
gage, and the men were permitted to take with
them all their horses, with the exception of those
In the artillery service, all their wagons, and
also i've per cent. of their small arms. An Order
has since been issued by Gen. Schofeld, declar-
ing, under the Emancipation proclamation, oil
those who were previously held as slaves in
North Carolina, to be now free, and that it is
the duty of the army to maintain the freedom of
such persons. He recommends their former mas
tiers to hire them as servants at reasonable wages
and notifies the freedmen that they will not be
supported in ideness.
telegram from Cincinnati says that on last
Friday night band of twenty guerillas robbed
railroad train about fourteen miles from that
city, near North Bend, on the Ohio and Missis-
s'ppl railroad. Watches and money were taken
from the passengers, and all the contents from
the safes of Adams Express Company. The
guerillas succeeded afterwards in making their
escape across the river in skiffs.
A correspondent of New York paper writing
from Key West on the LIST instant, mentions a ru-
NOR which was then current there that the rebel
ram Stonewall, from Lisbon, was off the Florida
coast.
General Halleck has established in Richmond
a court whose duty will be to arbitrate and de-
eide upon the right to the possession of real and
personal property in that city and vicinity.
The gunboat Florida reached New York on
urday from New Orleans, bringing as prisoners
OF war, Capt. Reed, formely of the Tacony, but
more recently in command of the Confederate
ram Webb, which was blown up on the Missis-
sippi. Several of the officers of the Webb were
also on board of the Florida.
General Meredith, commanding the Federal
forces in Western Kentucky, has summoned all
bands of armed men acting in hostility to the
Government of the United States to surrender
before the goth instant. They are offered the
same terms that were accorded to the forces un-
der Gen. Lee. If they fail to report themselves
within the specified time, they are to be regarded
and treated as outlaws.
The Government received intelligence on Mon
day, it is stated, Of the surrender of the rebel
General Dick Taylor and his army to General
Candy, on the same terms as We're granted to
Lee and Johnston.
1t is stated that oil the troops now marching
in the direction of Washington will be forwarded
to their respective States before being mustered
out OF service. This arrangement has been de-
termined on to prevent struggling and pillaging
through the country.