Santa Fe weekly gazette. [volume] (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1864-1869, 1865-05-13
important Dispatches.

N''N l''"'NA' 'Nn AANAN W NHENhAN I lNoA7
dent Lincoln, some time back-make him
. prisoner, and in this way compel the
Federal Government to release all prison
ers held by the United States. When the
general exchange commenced, however,
tn project was abandoned by him and
others, as no longer necessary. He says
b. refused TO have anything further to do
With it, and endcavorod to induce others
to Civ up their designs upon the life Of the
President. THIS is substantially correct
statement Of what IN prisoner has SO far
dwulged, lie is we'll known resident Of
BslOmore.
New YoRE, April lS.-Ihe POSTS SPIT
cial says President johnson said to n
clergyman, yesterday, who begged Of him
to be mercitul to the rebels, that mercy to
individuals was not always mercy to n
State. lie also declared to prominent
members of Congress that be was willing
to act with the utmost masnanimity TO-
ward the cOmmon people of tho rebel
States, but the unrepentant leaders must
be punished.
WAsmNGroN, April lS.-'To Sanford :;
Uncleis much better. lie sat up for 4
quarter of an hour this morning and was
bright and cheerful, To-day is a marked
improvement on yesterday. Frederick is
slowly, but surely rcgaining his conscious
ness. lie has spoken twice this morning,
He sleeps much of the time and brcathes
regular and esay. His pulse and appetite
are good. think every one seems en-
couragcd with regard to both. The mes
scngor and nurse are both doing well.
lSignod,) 9, A. SEWARD.
NEw YJRE, April lS.-A Times dcs-
patch, dated Blakely, Ala, 10th, says of
the capture Of Spanish Fort on the Sth, as
iOllows
Twenty-Five heavy parrots were found
within half a mile of the forts, and half as
many mortars. While tho 18th Indiana,
| 7th Massachusetts aud the Dist New York
batteries were advanced to within third
of mile Of the cnemy's works, at u giycr
time the gun boats and all blazed away
and at the same time the Sappors anC
miners advanced, killing every rebel ar
tlllerist that showed himself,
Headquarters, in the Field, April o.
To lIalleck; Spanish Fort and its depcn
denotes were captured last night. W.
have % officers and j3S enlisted men anC
prisoners. have taken five mortars anC
twenty guns. The Major and par
Of the garrisou cscapedby water. Blake
Ilyis nlrcndy invested, and will be assautc,
to-day, unless the works are stronger thar
now believe them to be.
! [N,aud) CANny.
! i oq1lrtcrs, in the Field, April o..
70 ,uinu lhaye the honor to report th
clpur, this day of the rebel fortitcation
at BIokcIy, with 2,4OO prisoners an,
twenty guns.
| (Signed,) CANBY.
SESoRA, Tenn, April l6,-Thc eSpedi
tion under Stonemun which left Knoxville
on the Sth Of March, struck east on tb
Tennessee 4 Virginia railroad, and on tn
l4th instant were at Wythcyillc, Chris
tianburg and Salem. Between those tw,
points 80 bridges were burned, and 9
miles of the track totally destroyed. Man.
prisoners were taken, and consdcrabI
quantities of corn and other stores des
troyed. On the 9th Stoncman moved, vi
j jacksonville, Donbury and MackwIlle, ar
irving Mt Grants Creek, three miles iron
Salisbury, the rebel line for the defence o
the town, at q %. M, on tho 18th,
This line was defended by artillery an
infantry, and was soon forced and ou
forces entered Salisbury Mt 10 a, M, cap
o turing cich! stand of colors, ninctee
pieces Of artillery, | LOS prisoners, Loo
4 stand O(arms andaccountrcmenl mi.lio
rounds Of small ammunition, l0,OOO tSe
ammunition shell. $4,000 pounds Of pow
b der, 1900 complete suits Of clothing
100000 army blankets, 10000 pounds q
bacon, 100000 pounds Of salt, 1000
pounds Of sugar, 1900 pounds of rice
10000 pounds of saltpetre, 10000 bushcI
of wheat, 100000 dollars worth modicj
supplies, and 1000 bales Of cotton. Thin
i teen pieces of artillery were brought htawa,
+ All Oihgr s,ocS not needed for our immt
diato command were destroyed. I'll
: greater nut yf ,ho,c supplies had iu,
been received from Raleigh. Ono larg
arsenal and machinery complete, six DE-
pots, two engines and trnins, sever
bridges between Greensboro and Danyill
also on other side of Salisbury, with SCI
ernlmIcs orrailrond track were destrOyc,
We lost very few killed and wounded.
Among the latter is Capt r. Morrow,
A. G, Of Stoncmnn's staff,
WASHINGTON, April l0.--Tho socu
funeral rites Of the late President Linco
were paid to-day in the Capitol. \
greator fealty to tho illustrious doOd VI
ever demonstrated in the annals of civil
zation. Dawn was ushOred in by Il
heavy boom of minute guns from the 70
tifcations around the city. At avery ear
hour the people began to assemble in Il
vicinity Of the Executive mansion, viii
was almost entirely drNped in Grape,
were also the public and private buildinj
in the vicinity. All over tho city publ
houses and private residences were close
Cmblems of mourning appeared from eve
cornice, and were Gestooned from eve
window; their inmates poured forth
thousands into tho streets, so that by t.
o'clock the latter were in many plac
impossible. Pennsylvania Avenue, fro
'' Wizards TO the White House, presents
r. by noon one dense mass of people, viii
= the adjacent streets for half a mile
every direction, were filed with militia
companies and civic PROFESSIONS from
distance. Trains were bringing hundrc
every hour. Between 10 and IL o'clo
- tho military escort arrived, and form