Bradford reporter. [volume] (Towanda, Pa.) 1844-1884, 1865-06-22

FROM THE GULF DEPARTMENT.

on Friday from New Orleans, Lar on the
10th inst, brought important dispatches =
They furnish interesting accounts of the in
cidents preceding, attending and follow
ing the occupation. of Brownsville, Texas,
on the 3lst ult., by the national troops un-
der General Brown. The rebel troops, pre-
vious to evacuating the place, mutinied,
pillaged the town and made prisoners of
some of their officers until their demands
for the payment of their back dues were
complied with. The rebels left the
day previous to General Browns arrival,
not waiting to be parolled or to comply in
any manner with the terms of General
Kirby Smiths surrender. Large numbers
of them moved across the Rio Grande into
Mexico, taking with them their arms
Their artillery they sold to the Mexican i'm
perialists at Matamoros. 1t said that the
last of the rebels were driven from Browns
vile by Mexican residents, who organized
home guard for the preservation of order
soon after the evacuation commenced. At-
ter taking possession of Brownsville Gen.
Brown wrote letter to Gen. Mejia, impe-
rialist commander at Matamoros, assuring
him that neutrality would be observed by
the American forces in regard to the con-
test i'll Mexico between the republicans and
imperialists. 1t is said that the rebel Gen.
Magruder as well as Kirby Smith has gone
to Mexico. The latter carried with him "a
considerable amount of money. ... .
On the Cd instant the rebel Generals Kir
by Smith and Magruder were received OH
board the United States steamer Fort Jack
son, Captain Sands, off Galveston, when the
articles of surrender of all the rebel Trans
Mississippi forces were signed by General
Smith The next morning the rebel officers
were conveyed back to Galveston, and on
the 5th instant Captain Sands and other
officers proceeded up TO the town. landed,
received it's surrender from the Mayor, and
once more unfurled the national flag over
the public buildings, in the presence of a
large but undemOnstrative and orderly as
semblage of the people.
The rebel Governor of Texas has issued
a call for the Legislature to meet in Aus
tin in Augusta, and also for an election to
choose delegates to State convention.
Generals Sheridan and Candy were both
still in New Orleans on the 10th inst. The
former was busily engaged in the organic
alton and forwarding of his forces designa-
ted for the occupation of Texas. The in
fantry of Gen WetzePs corps had arrived
at Mobile, where orders had been received
from General Sheridan for them to COM
mence moving towards Texas. Gen. Gus
ters cavalry were already en- route thither,
and the Thirteenth corps, under Gen Cor
den Granger, as well as "a portion of the
Seventh corps, under Gen. Steel, were ex-
pected to start for that region in few
days.
The Presidents amnesty proclamation
created much excitement in New Orleans.
The classes excepted from pardon were
more numerous than had been expected
Large numbers of parolled rebels, officers
as we'll as soldiers, have recently arrived
in New Orleans and settled down to the
quiet routine of private life. Gems. Beau
regard and Dick Taylor have been for some
time residing in the vicinity of the city,
awaiting the proceedings of government in
their cases. Chief Justice Chase was still
in New Orleans ON the 10th inst The bus
mess of the city is rapidly reviving.
The late rebel Governor Allen, of Louisi-
ma, has issued farewell address to the
people of that State, acknowledging the
inexorable logic Of events, the failure of
the rebellion, and that he no longer as
sumes to be their Executive, and counsell-
ing them to submit gracefully to the ma
tional authorities.
The Alabama State archives, removed
by the rebels to Augusta, Ga, on the adj
vance of Gen. Wilson's cavalry, were re-
Gently recovered, and arrived at Mobile on
the 4th inst, on their way to be returned
to the Capitol at Montgomery. The stolen
archives of the State of Mississippi had al
so been secured, and were en- route to the
State capital The late rebel Governor
Moore, of Alabama, has been arrested and
sent North under guard. Union meetings
are being held in different parts of Alaba-
ma. and national banks are to be immedi-
ately established in Mobile and Montgome-
nv. In Mobile, as well as the other South
ern cities, President Johnson's amnesty
proclamation excited much interest and
discussion.
For the past few days the work of en-
barking the cavalry portion of General
Weitzels Twenty-ifth army corps on board
steam transports has been proceeding as
rapidly as possible at Fortress Monroe
The infantry portion of the corps arrived
at their rendezvous in Mobile bay several
days ago, and have been already ordered
thence to Texas.
m1Secretary Seward, in an official dis
patch to the Secretary of the Navy, gives
the information that the Government of
France has removed all restrictions hereto
fore imposed by it on the naval vessels of
the United States in French Ports. Secre-