The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1865-07-08
Press Dispatch.l

New YORK, July THE Tribune's s
Galveston correspondent, dated Goth OF
June, says: Galveston is now occupied
by colored troops, constituting provost
guard for the enforcement of Law and
order.
General Gordon Granger left thismorn-
ing for Houston with sufficient force to
occupy the city and protect the citizens
in the vicinity.
The transports, laden with part OF
Weitzers corps, arrived several days ago,
but were unable to cross the bar on ac-
count of the high sea that had been roll
ed up by a strong southeast wind. A
large fleet is now at anchor off the bar,
composed of navy vessels, transports and
coal barks. The Port Royal, New Lon
don, Boston and Cambria anchored in
the bay.
The forts and batteries erected with
so great pains are now deserted, and the
shell, shot and timber scattered about
with wonton recklessness Gen. Gran
ger declares that they are not worth Oc-
cupying at present, and it is probable
they will remain in their desolation as
mementoes of four years unsuccessful
treason. Fort Bankhead and Fort Ma
gruder are the principal earthworks,
but they do not deserve to be called
forts, being merely piles Of sand and rail.
road iron, with but few guns in case.
mates and OH the parapets. At "a dis
tance across the water these piles of yell
low sand loomed up ominOusly, and to
an unprofessional eye Galveston was
strongly fOrtfed but after all the best
defense of the city by water was III the
shallOwness and narrOwness of the chan
mel. .7..
The city is dreary and desolate. 10y
atty does not manifest itself among the
inhabitants. Even now, while Union
soldiers patrol the streets and powerful
feet is anchored off the city, these mar
row-minded, impoverished people cling
to the idea of State Independence. They
want to fly the lone star flag once more,
to subdivide their country into four
States or more, and to become recOg-
nized power in the world.
There are many more slaves in Texas
than there were before the war, but the
institution is waning. Even here their
value has fallen about to zero, and little
effort is made to capture them when
they run away. IA
| could fill many columns were | to re-
cord the horrible accounts that raaeh no.
of the lawlsssness and bloOdthirstiness
of the interior. vengeance is mine; |
will repay" has been the motto of the i'll
used soldiers of the Confederacy, and
duartermasters and contractors have
paid the penalty of their frauds in the
by-ways and Oh the limbs of trees.
The Trbune's New Orleans c0rrespOn-
dent says Major General Sheridan, after
visiting Galveston, proceeded to Brazos
Santiago and from thence to Brownsville,
remaining but short time in each place.
He is hourly expected to return to his
headquarters in this city, which are es-
tablished Mt the Strong mansion.
Gen. Weitzel arrived at BrazOs Santa
90 few days since and temporarily es-
tablished his headquarters at that place.
1t is thought he will proceed to Browns
vile in a few weeks, or as soon AZ the
embarkation of his command has been
effected.
The Tribune's Washington special says
the following dispatch was received in
this city to-day:
New ORLEANS, July 4.-Gen.E Banks
delivered an Grafton at Union celebra-
tion here to-day, before an immense and
enthusiastic audience, and III one of the
most eloquent addresses ever made III
this State asserted the justice, right and
necessity of comforting the elective fran
chise on the colored people of the South.
The celebrat ion wound up tonight with
a magnificent freedmen's tOrchlight pro-
cessiOn