New-York daily tribune., 1865-12-18

VI. eu Ut ssrr.d p,n ystrcAy b-w-.n ra: John
n.nd. n--ssr 70 .hs. ,ftct fro@ Gen shrrm.a vii b-
sent in .oou practicable Is- eo,rnd"s foro,s arr to
occupy h-r pre-en posioo, foryis boar noitcs being
Signed T. RsAurssAnn
General SSrvt q Dnmand.
"My force being portion Of ten. rS Johnsons msnd
proceed At TO cute ~ II the irr and
! will e-t you any int d.s pon, between rs
spivr lines sor the purpo.e OF osAig tn. 90
communcaiinu will be handed you by Brx. Gen. T. H.
Robinson an, Gensrai, very RESPECTFULLY you's.
Signed: EowrLL COBB,
"hAjorO-u. lOu,'i kc."
Without giving entire credenco tn the comwunca.
ton rode rel idly TO h- front accompanied by several
officers o my s'pff determined to hat tho aovance At
tie drteuses II he city aud see Cen 'ooh 50 TO sat
sy Ysof ely in regard to every pint before con.
senting 10 Acknowledge tie armstlce. B's o"ioie
cuh the Gdyance arrest throngh ~ order
@ rred bS staff ohiccr. Col Witt had dashed inD
the city aud recryru IT. SUI reDder lha sAis'n hde
slight show of resistance but laid down Their a. MS
pron, pty at tho sumnSns Of Col. While Ten Con
p oteSled at bet he prof ~ "a bcga'd Violation of
alleged aruisice fpree,ting that my sub, rdina'es
coud htither acknowledge bm ~ channel 81 cnwmu
Do itiou. sssuue the responsiblly VI euspehQhR
their uparHtiona
ariyrd at Macon at p. m.. had sn interview with
Gen. C,bh, du ing wtcu he rrueoed III. protest, il
sistr AT sh' ull ncknDwedge tue exsteLcr of tc
and 9itndrrw tro rs 10 lie point at "t'ch
they ~eIe met ~ the hag 'f 'ruc". " h'ie ma 80
son To doubt thnt arrangement had been entered
into hy Cen. Johnston and Major Gen. Sheim on the
terms as-erted oorid not "ckuou ledge its appcaon
10 my colnmand, oblIga ION upon til nol1fl'd
TO tat effect by Specific Instructions rom proper AIT.
thoity uuiasn'lc0l transmitted. y T. rec. although
know H. rhe clvalty corp, os the MltN Division oi
t.e issi SIpi OiSGDz d unde Gen Shrrnaus or0e's,
hnd net under his Oirect coma aud since scra
rated ir,m iIu at Gay iesvlr Alsbam'. IN Oct Der
1854 He nj that Iime, directed "a rep'rt to MsJo-
Gen Ti"nss with ny troops fDr the prrlose of m
pesi tho OrgIy tion nBC assisiitg1n tie op raons
az airst Iu,d aud Fo rest. From that lime tai ai-
Iivs al this place. oil OF my op"r1tlns wrre c"nn" tel
under tluDs either duect'Y nom uen it"in y
or ttnpsnitied q rough him from Lntt Gen Gr"ht
Bat fully eYp"crd tD jin the srni"s oprniing IL the
CnIo Das Viryins, and thrie.oIe t0 be under ana
r cove y lnstiucihW ~ ON ten Strinah "Drhr''r
sh"ud I,estl bish COMMUNICATIONS VITA hlm We're
iIe ft IL TO NV dnts % 'be' ~hnie'ef hsin' to,s
Gen sherman might nd me- unless they "ouu cied'V
iurc the cause Ci our q nu.
| No pIdris having yet on received ny me. accord
ing ,Lio niel ten Cobu, without questioning thr *
i-tens f arristics or that might De appicabr 10
my kr,es could hot uoknUa ledge the Jsice al his
pi Otort TUT rrgard Ill the acts 0f IN! command
wiicn nnd tfauspired that evening. "i which nigHt
tram p betor c oic a prOndgno of the armst c.
Iey itiinats nCts Oi fIr iutier MI rneu hni:
uit4out sny rgad to thr principle just "sSor Io. tool
used Ill digeDce cDuessu.ing I" MATT the ad uhve vi
Iy troops iil i could Obtrin satbiactor5 "iba loh,
nd slo,d tn ftf,o bot ~lthdi aw ff"n he cIiy H'
" h,dd it, ahd consider tie garrison, lLcid
the t,encras prisoners V 1a TIL ny conduct wa d@'
appiv,e by COMPETENT auth0i!, aItei iu INV ee ga
tioa OF tie case. wa prrnted W seId u Gen her
man by te., aph n die at.h III the foa wng terms:
hEAi QrkETELs tAvALEr oEfs VI. D. A.
-" - AEON. ia, ap'i ~ 10 -. M
"5aj~ Gen w. 4. sHtRnAs (L~yosya headqed'ey' Ges.
IeoBr pa,a Gfrensoo,o. ~. 81
rc.iv ,be .urrf nder ii this city III. 've
ing O,n. o. bb had previoo-J &c me uLdrr nag d" truce
,opy O-i. eaurecsrd hrlnz thr tx
of sni,tic- ot~rer ah ia. u,oPs under your
aud undrr Gen. Johncton. hont
ing ti- s.tiru ny tbs Gspatch ns sppbcstVu 10 my
command could not coDuun"a'e oicers W my ad'snfe
III iue prevent tue pus OF ,hs place sha t.r"trr
C,po I'd rig ten hacAal Iin"s'n Il wer Please Sud
.sl feusin usfe re.s n'o r s" OF n'e 10
FenI, mat 1t might be tampered with BY the Rebel
Telegraph oyrraor had 1t put IN cPher-n waicb
shspe nave reason " believe u Reached lis uestiua
iion. 1he original was materially chat g-si have
oe In paIsrs wl0t pui ip teu 10 10 Irpy ii
zen. sheImsn directing me " vthdraw fr'an the eiy
Ice"se NY pr'o"neis No suon d'spatcn ever
reached me. DBd II done sJ Ia tue nlvst unquc>
tonabe form. should have obey With great 10 uc
t,L, aud lvt un,il sad received every possible as
eur nee that th, cas- he'd becn fully unIeist Od
At6 p m Oh the 2ist received the fOiiOwing rnes
sage om Grn Shrrmal. am. though not IN reply tOl
mine rraarucc 1t hs convGoins pr,ot that al armir
t.oe actual,y bee "gree' upon;
'hEApoUAkI rs. GKsRSspoRo N. c.
,,...,.. wm.o. eo.ams.a..s a. az % Cs,a,y Army a.
uhsoa, n Asj,r-O-u. Il. LoJb:l
foo~ ias copy Of con mancation ia', received
vhica will bo ..nl lu.diy hy b oiic-f.
"uEu euARrIRs Mil DIV Miss
"hA.kIeH, April 20 1919
"os, Joseph p. johnston h.. agreed with for ua
Whole .ugiscs OF cur eoutTy i, s''n ed that WI b-
u,uJ. pert, ~ d
lurther and devastation u you eir tD- "o'i
resumed For tue COW u~uce OF -nppyhs your
ror tsey the old ,nsitaloochee srsensi o. you az
south West PouI os Ia the n,shbornood Of Rom" a.
WITH anooys and Crsean Report TO NE your posI.ou
thfou.h Zen Jonhston so round by iou ms> s-o
wise Canby your position .d he substance Of tai'.
""''' "W. L. suspx;s M,jorGen. Commanding
-. +. JOHNSTON"
therefore issued the necessary oldeIs enIIy it
nto effect and Determined suspend operations tili
received orders renew them, or til creunsiancrs
apparent ~ nie should to- justify independent &C
tuI Gen Cobb gave me every assistance Ia his power
In the collection II supplies tor ny oomD"nd lac di
reoted his quaI ei masters anu eomnssales through
out tue Stsleparicu.arly Ia south eetern Georgi-
t. ship their Z, ana provisions to me- anu this De
6io any II capnula ion had been made hnos
Ia him or m,srl nsd about IL COO men. beside pris
ppets and ~ OO0 animals TO ferd ana t. have been
com, red 20 iolnge for them would have resulted 10
the devastation of the entire country IN the 'cnty o
Oa the 30th of April Gen. Croxion. With his brisad"
last heard Of through Gen Forrest arrived at toSyth
| and uo At day marched " this place.
Annr having skirmisbed with Jackson's force. esti'
mated correctly at 90 men. Denr iron on th" mofD'
ing ~ April he uetefmmed effect by ST. G,egy what
he couu not txpect 10 do by fighting hayIng with him
only 100 men. Hc theietrs Tsi enrd T,pi.y ,"waru
Jonnsuns ; Ferry the Back warrior River, W niles
nbpye Tuscaur 81, throw jackson corIlciey on Ills
guard by simulated flight crossed his brigade to the
west side OF the river, and urned toward Northpoit
where he arrived at n n. Apfl \. About nhdneht
learning that his rrsence must become Known no sur
pris the stationed on the Lrsdse anu crossed
mo Tuscaloosa. lie eaptured three guns l5O prison
rrs and after daylight. scattered tie MI lila "d Stete
cadets destroyed the mill ary school, lac soies ana
public works. lie remained at that place until the 3th
,,ytns 10 communicate with Gen. McCook. to hear
f,p me Tut without success. knowing that Jackson
and c.. almers were both the west sde OF the Ca
hawba he thought 1t too hazardous I" attempt march
Inv lie wav Of Centreylle and therefore decided to
move toward Eutaw, in the hope OF crussng tue War
rior lower down ana breaking the railroad between
sslma and Demopos Accordingly lie abandoned
Tuscaloosa burned the bridge ncruss the Black Mar.
rlor and struck of TO the southeast When within
seven miles Of Eutaw be heard u the arrival at that
place OF Writ Adams's division VI cavalry Numbering
900 men Fearing to risk an gageIueDt with sn'