Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-06-17
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New. York, June 9th.-Advices from
| San Salvador state that President Din.
Iennas has issued decree declaring the
|sntire republic In state of siege and is
estab lishing martial law. Soldiers and
| citizens, that countenance the rebellion
by not taking arms, will be pardoned,
He also declares the rebellion uniIn-
portant IN itself, but as an example may
be prejudiciaL An army had. been sent
to quefi the revolt. The rebels are led
by Gen. Carbunas, who was previously
high in favor with Duennas' govern
meft. The rebellion broke out at San
Miguel May 18th. The rebels are t. k.
ing possession of the public proper '
without resistance. An army of 500,
loyal citizens WAS raised IN three DAYS
and, if the papers state the truth, there
is a general manifestation of confidence
in the Duennas government. To r
The annoulcement Of the assassina-
ton of Presn}csltn lincoln caasea..pro-
found sensation and horror in San Sal
.yador. I'll u q 4 TITO M TN
The latest dates from Guatemala an
nounced the election of Senior Morriscal
Cerva President of that Republic.
NESY ORE, June9. The Nassau Guar
dian of May-20th- has the following
Pgpersvof . later date have no further
reference to the natter:
IN NASSAU, May IS, 1865.
To the Editors of the Nassau Guardian:
There, has, been an awful outrage COM
mitted off these islands, which / have
not seen imprint. ssgl 1885 v.1sa3II
Z The pirate ,Parr, who captured the
Chesapeake out of New York, and also
the Roanoke, from Cuba, has made her
appearance off here. He boarded the
bark Lizzie, from Cuba. He set her on
fire and sailed from her, telling the cap
tain that he intended to drown a thor
sand before the war was over, leaving
these poor wretches to save themselves
in small boats. 1t is thought that some
of them were burnt or drowned.5 They
have not been found yet. Parr even
wanted to shoot the poor sailors be-
canse the Florida lost some of her crew
In swimming ashore. as sef z;raa
/ will write more, about this murder
Gus act when / have seen ali the officers
?. Iremain, sir, yours, &C.,
; 4, en-, qs RICHARD SMITH.
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of the bark's small boats, and sunk
it to keep the crew from saving them
selves. .-....
New YORK, June 10.-The Tribune
with the feet, off Calves
ton, May Oath, says. Galveston was evac-
uated by the rebels en- that day. +
appears that few days previously IL
of paroled rebel officers were
brought from New Orleans and landed.
among them General Wilcox, well known
IN Texas, and it was hoped they wpulS
influence a surrender. This proved to
be the case, and on the oath the an
was made, by signal, Seal
weston cunningly 4 evacuAted:' and it
was found that each soldier had taken
his musket and marched home. af0
The famous blockade runner Ban
shee, was run ashore and destroyed.
The Hertld,s Texas correspondent
says Forts Mannahassett and Griffin,
strong works defending Sabine Pass,
were occupied by Lieutenant Command
er Pennington of the gunboat Owasso,
without opposition, on the 10Th ult.
The rebel troops had all evacuated be-
lore the arrival of the federal forcesa 1t
was said that they left in state of mu-
tiny, and that this was the prevalent
condition of the rebel forces generally,
in Texas prior to and at the time of Kir-
Oy Smiths surrender. Delegations OF
citizens met Commander Pennington
md expressed themselves as willing to
everything, and anxious to
AXE the oath of allegiance, and delight
I'd at their restoration to the protection
ont
seemed to be the feeling of the Texans
generally.
N1sw YORK, June 1O.-Advices from
Nassau state that the case of the British
steamship Mary Cotter, known as the
Alexander" was decided In the Nassau
Court May Odd. The MA
ry" was seized on suspicion of being
for a rebel cruiser. A gun of
navel construction was packed in case
as dry goods, and some shells similarly
packed, were found on board, together
with commissions In blank, and other
documents; and it was tes-
titled that her fittings were made more
for ship of war than for
vessel. The defence was that
the vessel was intended fora blockade
runner. I. E.. Dayle ruled that the
case had not been made ont, and dis
charged the 'sMary" with caution.
" WASHINGTON, June Especial to the
Times, we can say .authoritatiyely, that
the Government has positively deter
mined that Davis shall be tried by
civil tribunal. This question was de-
cided in a cabinet meeting, within a
few DAYS I Where the trial viii take
place, has not yet been decided. 81.
State agencies, generally, devote
themselves to settling soldiers accounts,
thus relieving our brave men from the
risk Of being swindled by unprincipled
sharpers.
MaunselI B. Field, late Assistant Sec
rotary ofssthe, Treasury. has been ap-
pointed Collector of Internal Revenue,
for the 9th district of New York.
sWAsH1NeTos, June 9. Special to the
Herald.-The Georgia delegation rec
ommends. to, the President, Isaac
Scott, of Macon, for Provisional Gov
ernor, and promise to send Joshua
Hill tothe United States Senate. i
CINCINNATI June 10.-The GaZette's
Chattanooga dispatch says: An lordi-
naaces la,ii l5i NO exNlOded- setting fire TO