Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-30

ments within his dungeon in any way re-
stricted.
rHE CAPTURE OF Gov..LEICHER, OF VIRGINIA.
Ex Governor iLetoher. of Virginia, was
captured by detachment of the Twenty,
second and Fifth New York cavalry, under
the command of Major Moore, Aid de Camp
on General TOrberTs staff. They left Win.
chester on the morning of the 18th aud ar
rived at StsuntoD on the evening of the
10th, at seven o'clock. An additional de.
tail was made by General DuvalI of one
hundred and fifty of the Fifth New York
cavalry, At three A. II. of the l9ih they
started tor Lexington. aud arrested Letcher
about four O'Clock in the morning. They
had orders to arrest Extra Bill y Smith also,
but were three days too late. Letcher said
he did not see why he should be arrested,
and said if the Secretary of War had sent
him notice that he wanted to see him he
would have come along. Major Moore told
him that mail arrangements were not very
perfect in the valley, and therefore the
other method of securing his presence was
considered preferable.
THR REBEL COLONEL HATCH GRUXBLlNG
ABOUT LIBBY PRISON.
Colonel HATCH one OF the rebsI commits
siouers of exchange of prisoners, is now in
Libby Prison. Just after his im prisoumen Mt
he sent for General MulfOrd. our commits.
sioner Of exchange, and asked:-
"Do you think it is proper treatment for
me 2"
"Wbat is the matter ," irquted Milford.
"Don't you see," replied Hatch, With a
Protane emphasis, there is not pane Of
glass in these wiudows?"
| 40. ia that alli'i aDsFered MilForS. a. n, h g
Hatch, have been. telling you for the las,
two years there was not a pane OF glass IN
these windows"
THE FORTHCOMING AMNESTY PROCLAMATION
The new amnesty proclamation was TO.
| day again before the Cabinet for consider
alton. The terms are now very nearly
settled, and It'll understood that it will be
promulgated in few days.
RELBAsE OF REBEL PRIsoEERs. or WAR.
| The rebel prisoners who come within
the terms Of the Amnesty act are being
gradually released, upon taking the oath
OF all, glance.
ALL UNION PRlsoSERs OF WAR RECOVERED
The Union prisoners of war delivered a,
Jacksonville, Fla, complete the recovery
OF all Union prisoners, as far as is known,
add it is no; believed that any are now held
in Texas.
WHAT SOLDIERS ARE ENTITLED TO BOUNTY.
The following extract from a circular OF
the Psymaster General, dated Nav 20, is
important
Under section four, act of March 3, 1865
to en'itle soldier to bounty, the wound
for which he may be discharged must be a
direct result or necessary Incident of his
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bis duty as q soldier, not in the peaceful
occupation of a citizen. The wounds Tor
which bounty is provided must be the
consequence Of hostilities actually going on
| at the time.
THE GOVERNMENT OF NEW ORLEANS.
An effort ia being made by promineu,
parties here from New Orleans TO have re-
stored entirely the supremacy of The civil
over the military there, leaving the mill
tary 10 interfere only when called upon by
the civil officers.
EXPEDITION UP ROANOKE RIVER.
Acting Rear Admiral R4dford, command
ing the North Atlantic bIockadiug squad
ron, has forwarded to the Navy Depart.
| ment copy of letter from Comma der
Macomb, giving the details of a successful
expedition up the Roanoke river, North
Caroline, by the Iasco, Valley CITY and
Picketboat No. 5, under command OF Lien.
tenant Commander Thornton, of the frs,
named vessel The expedition proceeded
US far up the Roanoke river as the rebel
naval station Halifax, and succeeded iu
capturing the steamers Cotton Plant
Fisher and Daily, and the engines of Cush.
lng's torpedo boat and another craft OF
come kind built by the rebels. The vessels
| InH
cotton, three cases OF goods and six barrels
of brandy. The expedition also found %
bales eff cotton on the banks of the river.
which were taken possession of and brought
eff. The communication of Commander
Thornton disclosed the fact that the
Roanoke has been cleared of distractions,
and number of guns sunk by the rebels
raised. A large quantity of rebel cotton
is stored away along the banks of the
| river. and will be captured. The rebel
naval station at Halifax has ben taken
possession of by our forces, aud will be
held until furthur orders.
GREAT sALE OF MULES.
Many thousands of mules are being dis.
posed of at public sale 10 this city 6v the
United States Quartermaster's Department.
Tho sales will continue until the number
OF animals lRi reduced In proportion 10 the
reduction Of tie athiej, row gong on n ram Al.
idly. There are in the Armies OF the Pc.
tomac, the Tennessee and Georgia, proba
bly, four thousand of the finest ak .nule
teams in the world. Many of them were
bought in the beginning Of the war as
young mules have accom- panied the armie q
IN all their marches and camps, and are
thoroughly broken and, hardened. By exer.
clse' and are gentle and familiar from being
so long surrounded by the soldiers. The
whole South ia stripped OF farming stock,
and the North has also suffered from the
ntaln. OF animals taken to supply the ar
nles: me animals are sold at public
s auctton, put DC not hEing anything like
THE PhiladelPhia North American has
an article on the burdens of the war, iu-
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