The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1865-08-14
General Lee..-OrdeEt of the Navy De.

New York, August 13.-The Herald
Richmond correspondent SAYS that the
reports III the Northern papers bearing
upon the movements of Gen. Robert E.
or more ago Gen. Lee left this city and
proceeded to the village of Gainesville,
Bucklngham county, in this State, on
the south side of James river, forty
miles from Richmond, where he is liY-
ing Ill the utmost seclusion, scarcely
answering the multitude of letters adj
dressed to him. He resides in small
o o9s not 1nelegant cottage, the property
or Mrs. Cox, adjacent and belonging to
which are some four acres of land,
which he finds recreation in cultiya-
tlng. Gen. Lee is unusually reticent
IN his seclusion, and it is probable will
rarely, if fever, emerge from it.
The Herald's Washington special says
that in compliance with recent order
Oh the Navy Department all the sailors
VINO recently were attached to the YES
sells at the yard, and whose terms of
enlistment were not nearly out, have
been grated n afurIOugh for two weeks,
10 report ut the end of that time to any
navy yard or station they may select.
ABOUT 2OO have under this order been
pnid and sent Off recently.
1t is reported that Commissioner Hol-
loway, OF the Patent office, has siGnified
MS 1ntentian of leaving the Interior
department the latter part of the COM
ing week, whether his Successor be ap-
pointed or not. The new appointment
has been in limbo for several weeks,
ana apparently is no nearer consum-
nation than it was Immediately follow
| 1dg NIr. HollOway's resignation. ;5
Brig. Gen. ". Wych, commanding
the military district of South Carolina,
has issued n general order from New
berg in that State, dated July 10, which
was called out by the preparation of
continued violence and abuse of freed
men. The offenders in the more violent
OF these outrages are now i'll Jail await
ing their trial. The parties in Jail claim
clause i'll their contracts with the ill
treated blacks which permitted the mp
plicAtion of the lash i'll certuiil cases,
and which had been introduced with
the permission of the local command
ant, was regnrded-by them as full per-
mission to inflict such punishment
upon their employees as to them
seemed proper. The commandment in
question is by the terms of the above
order severely rebuked, and to be sig
nallY punished for permitting the in
sertton of Al clause so repugnant to the
principles upon which the freedmen's
system is founded. The misguided and
stubborn planters who are attempting
to embarrass the successful application
of the negro labor system are warned
i'll direct terms by the above order that
their policy is short sighted and self in
furious, and tile Objectionable clause
for the punishment of freedmen is re-
cindcd from all contracts into which it
has been inserted.
iGIhe Herald's Matamoras correspon-
dent gives further particulars and an
important version of the latest attack
by Cortfnas on the Imperial army train
between that place and Monterey, the
account which, from the journals Of the
former town, we have heretofore pub
lished. TWAS nothing likeso forniCI,l-
bic an affair as the latter represented it.
The Republican soldiers under Corti-
mas are described as lacking discipline
and organization, but still as being
well fitted for their chosen work ofcOn-
inu0lly harr0sSing uximlliRn's troOns
on the Rio Gnnde border and keeping
them closely confined to MatNmoras.
Tho Times Washington special SAYS:
The countiesof Virginin bordering on
the Potomac are rapidly recovering from
turning to theirHhandoned homes. So
ciety is resulning its influence upon all
sections. A large number OF those who
have returned are northern settlers who
were driven out i'll the first year of the
war, and who are aiding very mate
rally. i'll spreading loyal sentiment.
Building and farming is going on eX-
tensively, and land contiguous to
Washington and Alexandria is selling
in some instances mt rs high rates us
before secession.
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