The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-06-23
GENERAL NEWS.

The Confederate Navy in the Red River, con-
ssting of one iron-clad built of green timber and
leaky, has been surrendered to the United States
authorities. The officers and crew were paroled.
The Confederate troops in Florida, Wandering
from seven to eight thousand men, together with
all the public property in that Stale, we're sur
rendered to General McCook on the 10th of May
last. The officers and men were released on pa
role.
The foreign advices by the Sidon to the 9Th
inst, indicate that the British Government is
about practically to withdraw the belligerent
rights heretofore conceded to Confederate ves-
sels-that is, it is given out that such vessels
will not be allowed in British ports. They will
have to depart or assume another nationality
Both England and France had heretofore re-
voked their orders limiting the stay of Federal
ships of war in their ports as neutrals, and
France has also since accorded with the King of
the Netherlands in formally resembling all war
rights granted to the Confederates. All the
other European nations are expected to do like.
wise. American stocks are q fraction better in
England.
In South Carolina the negroes are represented
to be in great state of disorganization. They
refuse to work for the planters, but appropriate
to themselves patches of land, upon which they
work in separate bodies. Not content whimsical
ing everything they can lay their hands upon,
they are charged with taking from his house The
Rev. David Du Pre-, gentleman of more than
seventy years of age. After whipping him with
great severity, they broke open his plantation
storehouse and carried off everything available
Other excuses of similar character, are attribu-
ted to them.
The Washington correspondent of the New
York Times says:
"Among the petitions received by the Presi-
dent, asking special pardon, is that of Robert E.
Lee, late commander of the rebel forces, aud that
of Alex. H. Stephens, late Vice President of the
late Confederacy. Mr.. Stephens enters at length
into an apology or vindication of the action he
has taken. Among the reasons which led him
TO espouse the cause of the rebellion he refers to
the fact that the Tribune, known to be power
full and influential supporter of the Republican
administration, openly advocated the right of
the Southern people to independence. Mr.. Ste
phens inferred from this that independence would
be conceded to the South without war. He &C
knowledges that the question has been decided
forever, and he desires hereafter to be, and to be
considered a good and loyal citizen of the United
States. Mr.. Stephens's document covers some
seventy pages"
Senator John Sherman, of Ohio, in his recent
speech at Circevile in favor of negro suffrage,
lin opposition to his brother, the famous general,
who goes the other way, stated that the South
ern States gain by the freedom of their slaves
fourteen new members of Congress and as many
electoral votes. Not three-ffths of the blacks,
their late slaves, but (iveffths, must be counted
as their Congressional representative population.
Notwithstanding the increase of political power
which would thus accrue to the Soueh, that sec
ton would still, of course, remain largely in the
minority of the national councils.
Two more proclamatioDs have been issued by
the President, preliminary to the reorganization
of the governments OF States lately in rebellion.
These relate to Georgia and Texas-appointing
James johnson Provisional Governor of the for
mer and Andrew J. Hamilton of the latter. The
terms of the Proclamations are identical with
those for the reorganization of North Carolina
and Mississippi, and provide for the restoration
of civil government to the people on the same
basis and in the same way, by the election of a
convention by the loyal citizens-the future ques-
ton of suffrage of course resting with the people,
The Provisional Governor of Georgia, Mr..
johnson, is native of Georgia. and was Rep
resentative in Congress from that State from 1851
to 1853. Mr.. Hamilton, the Provisional Gov
ornor for Texas, is native OF Madison county,
Alabama, and emigrated to Texas in 1916. He
held the office of Attorney General in that State,
was Buchanan Presidential elector in 1885, and
was elected to Congress from the Western dis
trct in 1859. In 1852 Mr.. Hamilton was ap-
pointed by President Lincoln Military Governor
Of Texas, and was to accompany an expedition
into the State, but it never got started.
A flag. of-truce boat, with parole party, ar
rived at Cairo on Sunday, with list of the men
surrendered by General jeff Thompson, and re-
leased on parole. They numbered seven thou
sand four hundred and fifty, including six hun
bred and eighty-six officers. jeff Thompson
remained at Memphis, awaiting President John
sons decision relative to his petition for pardon
Civil courts are to be established at once through
out Northern Arkansas.
There was great anxiety in France in regard
to the position which the United States would
assume towards Mexico. The Paris correspond
emit of the London Times reports that France has
notified the Government at Washington that
Mexico is under French protection, and that
France will not allow any Power to attack it,
and will deal with filibusters without mercy
In the Corps Legislatif, however, the Ministers
had stated officially that it was not likely that
trouble would arise with America on the Next
can question.
President johnson has pardoned thus far, un-
der the proclamation of May 25th, thirty persons.
Among them are Charles Brewer, of Annapolis
and Frederick F. Peasants, of Richmond.
Mr.. John Mitchell, whose arrest in New York