The New York herald., 1865-05-05

PRICE FOUR CENTS.
dred and twentyfour in killed, wounded and missing,
and that OF the rebels was equally as heavy.
OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED

dred and twenty four in killed. wounded and missing,
and that OF the rebels was equally as heavy
OFFICERS KILLED AND WOUNDED.
The following officers killed and woundcd:-
Kaled-Coonel Geo w. Dobb, Fourth ohio Captain
Roby, Co. @, Fourth Ohio; First Lieutenant Jacob Lg
man, Co. +, Seventh Pennsylyana.
w undsd-General Ely Long, severely, in the head;
brigade; Colonel Mccormick, Seventh pennsy wanna;
Colonel Bopgs, Captain Boone Co. II. Seventh Pcnnsyi-
yan,a Lieutenant Michael Breskhill Co: d, seventh
pennsylvania Captain Hinkston Co. G. Seventh Penn
since dead.
All the arsenas and other government property At
Selma burned
MURDER OF LIEUTENANT AND HIS NEW
Lieutenant Royce Fourth United States cavalry chief
of scouts, with party of twelve men, accidentally
upon General Forrest and his escort few milcs
from Selma As he his situation the Lieu.
tenant threw down his arms and surrendered bat, BY
General Forests order, shot, with his This s
well authenticated and is only repetition of Forests
operations Fort Pillow Lieutenant Royce's body
secured and buried in the cemetery Selma with mill
tary houors. The other officers also buried With
like obsequies.
OCCUPATION or MONTGOMERY.
We remained In Selma six days. ani on the 9Th inst
crossed the river pontoon bridge and on the 9th
started for Montgomery.
La Oranges brigade Of the First DIVISION arrived be-
fore Montgomery on the evening Of the 18th inst and
was met by deputation OF citizens, headed by tho
Mayor, who surrendered the city, and 1t quietly
taken possession or The rebels had commenced pre-.
pairing TO defend the pace, but suddenly changed then
minds, and evacuated, after having burned two
hundred and thousand bales Of cotton, to keep
from falling into our hands.
COLUMBUS
From Montgomery proceeded Immediately towards
Columbus after having destroyed all the government
property The Fourth division, under General Upton,
arrived before the forcations the evoning of tho
10TH At eight O'Clock under OF the dakness. the
division was formed in line OF battl and the First br
gade commanded by General Wnsow, ac.scd tho
works The rebels undoubtedly taken By surprise,
altho igh they made very stubborn resistance Or
scaled the works and took possession OF the town,
with two thousand prisoners and seventy pieces Of
artillery Hore the other places, all the govern
ment property, consisting Of a arsenal and facto
rics together with trains Of cars with the loco
motives, cotton mills, &c, burned.
Our loss five killed and twelve wounded that Of
the rebels much greater.
After skrmshng all day on the 2ls nst with force
Of rebels 'front.' wer, fourteen miles dc OF
Macon by flag of truce and a message from General
Howell Cobb saying that armstice had been agreed
upon between Generals Sherman and Johnston FOR
pension of hostites, with a final settlement Of
Mnty, commanding the Second divis.on General wilson
the tine being several miles in tho rear. Colonel
Minty regarded the mess FOR tho rpose OF
stopping until renrorcements could reach
them, md consequently sent tho following reply
HEADerAnrERs c. c., IN FIELD, NEAR Macov, Ga,
April &c 1868
GeyERAL-I have received the dcspa, III rom General
Cobb, and have by special messenger 10 MAJOR
General Wilson, few miles in my rear is horo may
be delay in receiving answer II " necessary i"i
you to return Immediately TO Macon to VII ch pace
General wilson's reply viii be forwarded. have d.
rccted the oiccr commanding my advance 10 move or
| ward In Eve minutes after this rs handed To yoa;,
Yours, truly, H. II. g. AiNfY,
| Commanding Second division.
| Brgadicr General RoBERrsoN. g. S A.
THE ADVICE uPoy xAooS
| made directed; aud, General Robertson ant
his escort did not get oat of the way they nil cap
! tured, and We took possession OF Macon.
Hero General Wilson received Official Information o
the existing armislice, and the army have aio guar
ters TO remain until further orders resolved
There seems TO be prevailing opinion here that the
Is over and have yet to see the sIesizen who
regrets 1t in the least.
Board hero has been forty dollars per day and every
other necessary in proportion
had quito excited conversation to-day with Cen.
Cobb, who has been of the most uncomprom sing
sccessonsls in tho South aud expressed his opinion
fully that the South thoroughly sub;ugatcd.
This city is in Bibb county Georgia, situated on the
west bank OF the 0cauigec river At certain seasons ol
freshet, the city be reached by light diaught
steamers. There the following railways which have
a terminus and depot in the cy:-The Georgia Central
Railroad from Savannah Ma on; the Southwestern
Railroad rom Macon to Columbus, Amorlcus Albany,
Eufaa and other points; the Macon and western Rail
road, from Macon TO Atlanta Georgia; the "acon and
Brunswick Railroad, about thirty miles completed
CAPTURE oF WET POINT.
Almost sjmultau with capture Columbus
the capture Of West Point by La Oranges brigade Of
McCoos's divuon who haa been sent for the purpose
The rebels ofcrgd stubborn resistance for i've hours
bat they finally captured the place, with few prisoners
arsenal and other public works; also several loco
| motives aud cars.
| Of the campaign may be summed up follows:-Th
capture and occupation OF four Of the most moortan
cities in the confederacy, six thousand plisoners
two hundred guns, large supply of small arms dcvas
tion OF the country and destruction of nj least ny
hundred millions ~ dollars worth Of properly eitheI
directly indirectly belonging 10 the rebel
riE CASUALTIES CAMPAIGN
have yet been blc secure, but do not think
they will exceed four hundred and nifty In killed. wound
and missing.
n. r..
Il H. Cuyler died recently at this place.
GEORGIA ASp THE UNION.
Governor Brown lately heard from at Augusta
endeavoring got up State convention to bring bach
Georgia to her allegiance To the Union