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

NEW YoRK, May 29.-The Herald's cor
respondent gives the full particulars OF the
fight at Bacchia, Texas, the last battle of
the rebellion.
The national forces under Col. Barret,
started out for foragiDg purposes and to
surprise camp at Palmetto Rancho, aud
was, in the commencement of it's move.
ments, very successful, capturing the camp
and making other valuable seizures.
Col. Barretts troops kept advancing on,
driving parties of the enemy before them,
till finally they found themselves confront
ed by about 900 rebels and were obliged
to retreat.
1t appears that Col. Barrett had none
killed in the fighting and only five wound.
ed, but on his return TO Brazos, seventy of
his men were missing, many OF these af-
terward made their escape from the enemy
aud returned to camp.
The rebel loss is unknown.
Great excitement was caused at Browns
Vile by the movements of Col. Barrett's
toraging expedition.
The Hetald's Richmond dispatch says:
The forces under command of General
Wei'zel will soon commence embarkinp
for Texas.
The Herald's national debt paying sub
scriptions have reached one million eight
hundred and twenty five thousand dollars.
The Herald's Savannah correspondent
says:
The removal by the President of the re-.
strictions on trade with the South, has al. h.
ready caused great business revival in
Savannah. The Custom House in that port
has been opened, lines of steamers are now
running regularly to the up river towns,
communication with the interior is rapidly
extending, cotton is arriving from the back
country, new stores are being opened aud
the city ia fast approaching its busy anti.
rebellion condition.
1t was expected that Gen. Gilmore would
issue an official order on the 26th instant,
removing all restrictions on trade through.
out the Department of the South,
General Howard, Commissioner of the
Freedman's Bureau, has issued an order
announcing that the disloyal former owners
of abandoned plantations in the South,
now being cultivated by the freedmen in
the South, the government will not dis
possess the latter, which they are iu some
of the states making efforts to do, at least
not until after the growing crops are se-
cured for the benefit of their present cult.
vators.
A Herald's Washington special says:
The government is in possession of new
and important testimony, fixing upon Geo.
N. Sanders and Jacob Thompson, not only
direct completely with the assassination
plot to murder President Lincoln, but com
plicity in producing the distribution of the
infected clothing in the cities of the north,
and attempted introduction of portions of
this clothing into the White House.
The Tribune special, says that Secretary
Stanton desires to leave the Cabinet as
soon as the military trials are finished and
the army reduced to permanent stand.
ard. President johnson will then send him
as Minister to Berlin.
1t is Understood that the indictment of
JEFF. Davis was at the instance and by the
approval of the government.
A special to the Times, says that ell the
suppressed testimony in the conspiracy
trial will soon be published.
The Times Goldsboro correspondent
gives an account of large and enthusias.
tic Union meeting in that place on the goth,
at which an organization OF Union party
was made.
The conduct of the negro troops garri.
souing the town Is spoken of in the highest
terms.
About one hundred and fifty rebel sol.
diers are paroled daily and nearly three
thousand ratious, are issued to destitute
men and women.
An order has been issued that the graf.
uitous rations will cease after this month.
A special to the Herald says that de.
serters sent to the Dry Tortugas have
been put down aud will be discharged
A special TO the World says that not.
withstanding Kirby Smiths surrender,
troops will be sent to Texas to protect the
border and maintain order.