Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-06-03
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Ordered, Tn, in all cases d sen;ehtes %
military tribunal oi imprisonment during
the war, the sentence be rcinitted, and the
I priboneTr De dis charged .i .-,.- .
The aijutan: general vii, issue Immediate
y The necessary Instructions to carry she Or
der into effect.
BY order Of III, President
L. NJ. STANTON. See. Of War.
The New orlenns Times OF the 22d SAYS,
/ Tie gunbOat Little ,Rehel arrived Yesterday
from the mouth Of Red river. with dispatches
lEom Lieut.. Commander Eoster end Gen.
. hrby Smith fer Gen. Canb-
The rebel fog Of truce boat Cham I.on
winch brought the Federal Officers Col.
Sprague and Maj Bundy from Shreveport,
L. sui lying at the mouth of Red river.
An exchange Of prisoners was agreed upon
on tn 18th int
! despatch from Fort Smith, say- p.
Rebel descrters and escaped prisoners OF
the 32d Iowa, just arrived from Texas,
rrP2rt that Fedtral prisoners confined at
Tyler, Texas, are allowed 10 escape in
large Numbers, the guards saving when thew
the are al gone they viii have nothing to
DO and can go nome
The enlisted men in the rebel army are
unwilling 10 fight any longer, aud do not
respond to Kirby Smiths Proclamation.
They acknowledge themselves whipped and
anxious for peace.
Sherman's report will be published this
week by order Of the war dept.
Sherman will retain command of the
military division If the Mississippi. compris-
lng Kentucky, Tennessee. Alabama,
Mississippi and Louisiana. with head-quar
teis at Cincinnati
Ii = reported that Maj. Gen. Geo. II.
Thomas las been ordered 10 Washington
and viii be assigned to the command OF the
department oil Virginia.
The Army OF Tennessee viii he ordered to
Louisville and mustered ont there
Gen. Logan refused Brigadier General
ship IN the regular army and Will retire to
private lite.
President johnson has taken Possession Of
the White Housc. which was on Thursday
thrOwn open 10 visitors.
>.c'y Wciles, Postmaster Gen'l Dcnnison.
and others, have gone On a pleasure trip to
Charleston ana savannah.
Mi GeB Warren prints letter in rela.
ton to his being relieved hy ten. Sheridan
after tine bat,lc ui Five Fork lie does not
know what has fault wss Sheridan Will not
say and Gen. Grant saws there j. no time
for an inquiry now, but has testified MS own
confidence IN Warren by assigning him an
important command at the West.
The % Army Corps. Mai. Gen. Humphreys
commanding. was reviewed Tuesday at Ball
Cru-- Roads, Va in presence "t Sec. Stanton
and rumher of distinguished military Off
GER.
MAJ Gen. Gco II Thomas arrived at
Washington tuesday, and viii soon super
c,d'- t'eu. Halleck in command at Richmond.
The Washington Nar says There Is no
truth m the statement that refusal had
been made On the part of Sec. Stanton to sur
renier JtH. Davis to the civil authorities,
here. Cor trial Davis will doubtless, he tried
her. under Indictment ot the Criminal Court
OF the District U. Columbia.
The steiner Magenta has been seized at
ST LOUIS. BY order OF Gen. Pope. and the
captain, first clerk and mate arrested, and
will he tried 10y military commission for
i'll treatment OF Union troops, while rebel
officers aud soldiers were invited to avail
themselves OF every privilege Of the boat, al
lowed to sing rebel songs and indulge 10 dis
loyal talk.