The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-13
THE SITUATION.

limits Of the new military divisions and departments
into which the entire country is divided and sub
divided and giving their respective commanders The
following are the grand divisions with their military
Chiefs
Fus-The Military Division of tho Atlantic, Major
General George G. Meade with headquarters Phila
delpha.
Scrond-The Military Division Of the Mississippi Major
General W. I. Sherman with headquarters at st. LOUIS
Third-The Military Division of the Gulf, Major Gene
raj Philip H. Sheridan with headquarters at New Orleans
Fourth-rns Military Division of the Tennessee, Major
General George II. Thomas with headquarters at Nash
villa.
FyM-The Military Division of the Pacific, Major
General H. W. Haeck, with headquarters at San Fran
cisco.
These divisions severally subdvidcd into eighteen
military departments, each with special commander
General Hooker as previously reported in the HERALD
supersedes General Dix in command OF the Department
of the East the headquarters of which are in this city
Provisional Governor Shark-y, Of Mississippi issued at
Jackson the State capital the 1st inst his procama
ton announcing the people his apo ntment by the
President and Informing them Of the duties with which
he charged To avoid delay in proceeding with the
work of preparing for the State convention, he
reappoints in large number of the counties
the county officers who were under the rebel regime
ipcumbcns the time the national forces took poss
sion of the State property the ed of May last but
all required to subscribe the oath of allegiance
prescribed by the President He names as The day for
eectng delegates the State convention the 7'h of
AUGUST proyimo and the nth of that month time
Jackson as the place the convention assemble.
Major General o. O. Howard, Commissioner of the Blu
reaa of Refugees Freedmen and Abandoned Lands, yes
tcrday issued circular Of general instruction to his sub
ordinate officers throughout the South. The State Com
missoners to appoint district agents to assist them
in the protection of the freedmen, the adjustment
of rates of wages to be pad them by the planters,
the establishment and management of schools for the
education of the coored people, and to make arrange
for supplying their medical needs On these and
other monthly reports to be rendered
1t particularly charged that apprenticeship system
other substitute slavery shall be tolerated Suffer
ing to degree, General Howard says may result
from this positive regulation; but suffering he adds is
preferable to slavery and is TO some
sary consequence of events
Our Charleston dispatches the sth inst recciyed
The white people in the country above Charleston
along the Ashley Cooper greatly excited
in the beginning of the month by reports that the ne
groes In that region the number of several thousand
intended to rise in rebellion on the Fourth and march
In n body to the city. The stories could be traced
to reliable source; but, to make matters sure,
bodies Of troops were sent TO different points
in the district named The South Caronians have been
Tor some time much annoyed by the garrisoning of
various posts in their midst with colored soldiers, whose
entire removal has been strongly urged the military
authorities, and there is a rumor that this is soon
to take place The Fourth of July cee-
brated at Charleston in fine style by the army
and navy aud there we're paradcs OF the
but the whitc natives did not take much part in
the demonstrations The appointment by the President
Of Mr.. Benjamin F. Perry to be Provisional Governor of
the State gave general satisfaction the people, and
meeting Of the Charleston lawyers express their appro
baton held company has been formed for the
establishment of line of steamers between Charles
ton and New York. and Charles expect have
through railroad communication with the North CON-
plc;ed by the middle Of August The health Of Charles
ton Is said to DO excellent except among the negroes who
still dying in large numbers. There were rumors
that the yellow had made its appearance there,
but these pronounced entirely false petition to
President Johnson requesting him to pardon the rebel
Ex-Governor agrah being extensively signed by the
South Carolinians
John c Breckenridge rebel cxsecrctary of War; left
Havana ENGLAND the It'll inst accompanied by c.
j. Helm formerly United States Consul at Havana and
more recently representing rebels at port in the
same capacity.
The late rebel blockade runner Owl left Havana for
the Jeanette, arrived at Havana the day from
Tampico.
The Fourth Of July recognized at Havana in fine
style by the shipping In tho harbor. The steamship
Eagle fred salutes and all the other American vessels
were gaily dccked with bunting The Spanish
sells and all the foreign shipping in port responded by
hosting the American flag.
Our Toronto correspondent states that the execution OF
Mrs surrat caused intense excitement among the rebel
eonsprators In Canada They manifested their feelings
by wearing Grape on their arms singing secession songs
and threatening the President OF the United States with
terrible retrIbution.
EUROPEAN NEWS
The Cunard steamship Persia, with European advccs
20 the I'd nstanttwo days later than those previously
r,ceived-arrved at this port yesterday.
The final arrangements in connection with the Atlantic
cable had been pushed forward and In few days the
Great Eastern would be ready TO put 10 sea. Signals
were constantly and successfully being transmitted
through the entire length Of the cable which sub
MERGED ns Il will be In the Atlantic.