Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-06-26
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I To Ike Hon Gideon Fsiies Secretary
of The EGrx4. a.www
Ssrss. Il ~ ~ ds5Eidb5l No. Us. written
At MOBILE, informed the Department
lh4t he, Esbel CpEuisslppek at Calves
fto6, Desired tranFpoTtGtion 10 New Or.
leans, 70 meet Gen Csuby, with view
70 aEgange, ts-nSef ,sgTEeuderssnd Il at
| 4 bsd directed sucS sfshsp orfstion tabe
/ furnished.
On the evening Of May 18th, | Ar
rived az New ORLEANS, where / remain
ed until the morning of the 5,h insiaht
pariag lha.s peripi ltsad sexeFal ofHc. al
mandsE sc 4exdsEences Of Galveston,
I who sssured ri there would De no Op-
position on the part Of the forces under
has command, or the people, 70 the oe-
cupltion Of Galveston By the Navy.
On the morning Of the 5,h / Jeff Ns~F
0tleaps On fhs slesmaF K n Cuyles,
and arrived off Galveston az > ek "a
p NJ Capitals Sands then informed me
l1hstAMsjor General XIII ~ Smith aud
General Magrudsr cane on board the
! United States steamer Fort Jackson,
where they we're met By Brigadier Gen,
eral Davis, representing Major General
Candy, aud the Terms Of Surrender, here
tofore agreed upon between Generals
Smith and Candy, was signed BY Kirby
sntn- = "a, M Cd
der, Captain Sands Immediately took
the necessary steps to buoy out the
channel Oh tiie' 18Th he proceeded ir =
side the bar. The Coruelia, followed by
| The Boston, landed ~ .Galyestoos accom-
! panied BY Commander Stephens, Com
mander Downs and Lieutenant Com
msnder Wilson; had an interview with
Mayor c. II. Lsnard, after which the
flag of the United States was raised on
the Custom houseST The -eitizsns cor
Ssctsa t6esbsSIses 81 IN 20 ~ ID 5sss orderly
manner. TIE 9agis nov floating on al
the fosts IN @he haf6or, but as We have
not sufficient. force from the fleet a
gsrrison the ieitsE9 ifba3sI dirseted Ahs
I light draught gunboats Cornelia, Pres
ton aud New London to remain inside
the bar, where they will soon be Joined
fby The Port Royal 2 W aD1 ar
l have also given orders to the com
mauder of the u0ssipee 20 convey, with
his vessel, troops, With which General
Can 6H viii. itjs hoped in aafew days,
occupy the different forts on the coast
'alfeafyf surrendetes tos ite ! United
| 'States Gen Brown, Of the q. S. "A i
on the. lst inst Eit h brigade, took poss
session Of the garrison at Brown Vile,
aud the ports on the coast of Texas
/ which have been heretofore blcckadsd,
are now held by the naval forces. Thus
J blockade running from Galvesfon aud
abe coast OF Texas sat sn end. To de-
ffwent on shore and bad an Interview
with the city authorities, by whom I was
Dcsssiallg sessis sqeogv7&lbn With
anxiety for a speedy return of die old
kofdsso f hiaas, aid 6afs&At sdz1he de-
sire that part of the naval force shoa ID
remain ia 1halhREbor for their protee-
ton On the visit | was accompanied
/ byzGol. Sands. ADD. Al pantioE N y-staff.
Very respectfully, Your ob't sgt,
4 ar aHA I&f9Hk II. X THATCHER,
Act. Rsar.Adm'I Comd'g Western Gulf
Squadron,
p an So So. .I---s----- 80 II
Presidents Proclamation.
go bee aast1 : W4saISGfo2, June 23.
/ WHEREAs, By theproelama ,ions olathe
18th and 9th OF April, 1855 i, a bloc kSde
OF the United States Was put IN force
but, whereas, the reasons for that meas
urs have scsa sed TO exist boE. theretofe,
l ], Andres Johnson, President Of the
4 United States, DO hereby declare and
| ptoeIaim thai The blockade aforesaid be
reseinded as to all ports north Of the
4 Mississippi river, which ports will be
opened to foreign commerce on the LIST
of july next, on the terms and condi-
tons set forth in my proclamation bl
the OBJ Of MAY last 1t is 20 be under.
STOOD, hewevef, thab Abe Blockade thus
rescinded was an international measure
.Pfof pFote ctiug the sovereign tikbts Of the
| United States, the greater or less SUI
version OF the civil authorities in the
region to which il is applied, and the
i'm psaetieabilitvs ofa ats an ce b. rest si6s
that 10 due efficiency, may for a season
make u advisable 70 emp y the army
and navy OF the UBiesd Siates towards
I carrying The iass into etfsct Whenever
such employment mag be necessary.
In testimony whereof, 1 have hefeun-
to fixed my hand and csGsed the seal0i
4 the United States to be affixed 4
Done at the City Of Washington, thfs
the ed day Of June, in the year Of our
Lord, 1865. and OF the Independence ol
the URited States Of ,AFnerica the S9th
Y ESigned j - 9 ASDkEw JohSsoS 's
; By the President; .tsss
@weH skw&Rb, sscfstary of State.
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