The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-21
General Canby Prohibits the Destruc.
tion Of Rebel Cotton sar-
3. rendered by Taylor. es,se
Arrival Of the Rebel Alabama River
Fleet at Mobile. IS 81 at
Twenty Steamers Surrendered in the In
terror of Alabama,


The steamship Evening Star, L. G. wimpenny com.
andng, from New Orleans on the 18th inst arrived at
this port yesterday morning. 4@
Mr.. Henry Thompson's Despatch.
~ New ORLEANS, May Is, 1865.
GENERAL GRANTS TERMS 70 SMITH.
Az Informed your readers, the Lexington left this
city week ago last SUNDAY, with Colonel Sprngue, of
General Popes STAFF board for purpose Of meeting
Colonel Sxymans the General Hodges at the mouth
of the Rcd river. when II expected that Colonel
Spraeue would 10 allowed TO proceed General Kirby
Smiths headquarters OF Shreveport ard there present
him with the terms Of surrender from General Grant
On the I'd Inst the meeting took place, and though
Colonel S2yoanski previous OCCASION had desired
TO convey the dispatches to General Smith himself and
been refused by Colonel sprngue personal interview
was required Colonel szymanski still asked to be al
lowed to take the testo General smith, leaving Colonel
Spagre 1t the mouth Of the Red river rnt his
Colonel sprasue again refusing listen the propose.
Zion, Colonel szymansk agreed conduct him 10 Shreye.
port when Colonel sprague and Colonel SzyransM pro-
ceeded up the Red river the General Hodges
on tho 4th inst.
Another party states that Colonies rlournoy and Aston
Of the rebel army, we're the party who met Colonel
eprague Be this II may, the result the sarne as
given above the General Hodges proceeding up tho Rcd
eiver with Colonel prague board.
Ano ooclslon u ArDy smith rs expected 10 reach this
atty every day. lsrf
TIE yAeKroN R.meosD
Captain A. Morse rapidly repairing tho destroyed
bridges at Manchac the South Pass bridg, twelve hun
dred feel long being already comp etcd and the at
She North Pass six hundred 70 In lengh will be finished
work 70 be constrrccd hnt this s thoro
vi! De nothing to do bat repair the track solid ground
a week or Ten DAYS To- hear th,. IN" ros IA I" runnm~
order ut least 70 Jackson ''' ''-0 - ~ running
TEXAS 10 1rNy e HEn-sos r1n BRIGADE o.
The following ia from inc vck sbnry ,razd NJ thu oh
srst - - - -" =
Tha po,snd arrivad ont ~ ,ha yo,oo v;yar with a
cargo Of ave hun cd and bales CT cotton for
Smrarad md hs ,es a''eu A'ei WIN 'A'
The little steamer Arizona Is aground above Yaxoo
City, and the river there is falling slowly q
smosS III the stcsmsrs p the Yaxoo and said thew
wonld earry on guerilla warfare
The Inqomar Is The ncxt steamer expected out of the
Yazoo with cargo OF three Lund ed bales of cotton
The steamer Iowa arrived ON sunday froa out Of tho
Big Black river She extended her trip to Port Glib on
She reuorta ali ouet on that stream
We srrsct sson ,hat thor Viii be a daily line OF
ockets established be,w cen this place and Yszoo City
On tho down trip OF the Pauline Carroll she passed
several bodies floating in the river from the ifated
svitl little child floating bv her side -
SsCpUrrMo AND sHs DRAFT sroPprp IN GENERAL cAsgY's
GeneraI OTdes-Vo a.
HEApoUAwHes !
Military DIVISION ~ WEST M,ssI-sirP
New OeLgA,s La Nav IL 1865
Under instructions from the Provost Marshal General
~ the army all recruit me- for volunteer forces white
and co,ored within the lniLs OF THIS div ia on will NJ
once be discontinued.
The draft under Division General Orders No OF 1885,
win also be discontinued an tho officers in charge of
IN the Departments OF the Gulf arid Of Miss ssippi will
report the results through the commanders Of their
partments stating specifically tho naraber drafted
number mustered into service, and the number
Ampted and the cause Of exemptions. In the OF
<oienase the names OF tAeVxempts will be reported
ln;.r ID !,
C. b. Dyer CAPTAIN Acting Adiutant General
THE AaAy weIM y,
The army worm which destroyed the cotton crop last
lions, aud has already commenced tho work Of deVata