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customary form Of officialfsrti6 Gates;
am. sir, your ob't aerv't,
w. H. SEWARD, (
Secretary of State,
GenefaIL Orders.
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New Orleans, May $, 1865.

GENERAL ORDERS No. 81.
/. BY the terms Of a convention
entered into this day, on the part Of
General E. X. Smith, commanding
tho Trans Mississippi Department;
and Major General +. R. S. Candy,
com anding the Military Division Of
West Mississippi, the forces, military
and naval, Of the Trans Mississippi
Department, and the public property
under their control, have been sur
rendered to the authorities Of the
United States.
-~---,-;:-~ ont the stjpulations Of
this convention the following condl-
tions will be observed ri
Il All acts Of hostility, on the
part Of both armies, are to cease
from this date.
2, The officers and men Of the
Confederate Army and Navy, within
the limits Of the Trans Mississippi
Department, tosbe parolep until duly
exchanged, or otherwise released
from the obligations Of their paroles
by the authority Of the Government
Of the United States. Duplicate
rolls, Of all officers and men paroled,
to be retained by such officers as may
be- designated BY the parties to this
convention 4 officers giving their ill.,
dividual paroles, and commanders Of
regiments, Rattalions, companies, Or
deta chmentA, signing a like parole
for the men Of their respective COM
mands.
3 Artillery, small arms, aiamnni-
ton, and oth her property bf the Con-
fedqrae Government. including gun
boats and transports, to be turned
over to tho officers appointed to re-
ceiye them on the part pf the Gov
eminent Of Ithe. United States. Du-
plicate Inventories Eof the property
to DC surrendered, 10 be prepared !;
one copy to he retained by the Off
Ger delivering, and the other by the
officer receiving it, for the informa-
ton Of their respective Commanders
4. The officers and hen paroled
under this agreementto be permitted
to return to their homek, ! with the
assurance that they will not be dis.
turbed by the authorities Of the Uni
ted States, 10 long as they continue
to observe the conditions Of their
paroles, and the laws in force where
they reside. Persons, residents Of
Northern States, and not excepted in
tho Amnesty Proclamation of the
President, will be permitted to re-
turn to their homes, on taking the
oath of allegiance to- the United
States. See paragraph III, General
Orders, No So, current Heriea.
S. The surrender of property will
horses, or baggage Of officers, nor
the horses which are, in good faith,
the private property Of enlisted men
These last will be allowed to take
their horses to their hpmes, to be
use d for private purposes only.
s. The time, mode, and place Of
paroling, and surrender of property,
will be fixed by the respective Com
manders, and will be carried out by
Commissioners appointed by them.
Z. The terms and conditions of
this convention to extend to all off
GERS and men of the Army and Navy
Of the Confederate States, bring in,
or belonging to, the Trans Missis-
sippi Department.
9. The troops and property to be
surrendered within the limits OF the
Division Of Missouri, will be II led
over to Commissioners appointed by
The Commander of that Division,
and the men and material Of The
Navy, to Commissioners appointed
by the Commanders Of the Missis-
sippi and West Gulf Sqpadrons, res
pectively, according to the limits in
which the said men and material may
be found.
9. Transportation and subsistence
to be furnished at PUBLIC cog. to the
officers asnd men, (aftet being IN.
rolled A@ the nearest practicable
pointgtHstheir homes.
sl0sH the United States troops,
designated for the garrisons of inie-
rior points, should not reach their
destinations before the work Of pa.
rolling is completed. suitable guards
will be detailed for the protection Of
fhat Hi.