, 1865-05-12

river his line of defense. The news of the sur
render was brought in by scouts but was dis
believed. 1t was kept secret as long as possis
BILE; when it was known there great panic.
The Herald correspondent says the armies of
Georgia and Tennessee, commanded by Scho-
field and Howard, are on their way to Richmond
where they will be disbanded or ordered to a
more active field.
The Times special says: The whole number of
arrests made of conspirators is $50. The trial
of these has co mmenced before military COM
mission. If the facts be subtantially as now
supposed, the magnitude of the plot will aston
ish the whole country.
The Tribune's special says: The President is
preparing proclamation declaring all vessels
sailing under the Confederate flag as pirates
They are to be pursued, and if captured, treated
as such Gen. Grant announces tina! the head
quarters of the Army of the United States Will
be established in Washington.
Washington, May 2.-The Secretary of State
is feeling very well this morning. Fred. Sew
ards condition is more encouraging.
Who the Chief ConspiratOrs Are-Reward offered
for their Arrest. -#
Washington, May 3-The President has is
sued proclamation in substance as follows:
WHEREAS, it appears from evidence in the Bu-
reau of Military Justice, the atrOcious murder of
the late President and attempted assassination
Of Secretary Seward were melted, concerted and
procured by and between Jefferson Davis late Of
Richmond and Jacob Thompson, Clement c.
Clay, Beverly Tucker, George N. Saunders w.
@ Clevel ly and other rebels and traitors against
the United States, harbOred in Canada now
therefore, to the end that justice may be DONE
Andrew Johnson, President of the United States,
do offer for the arrest of said persons, or either
Of them, (withi7 the limits of the Uniled States,
so that they can be brought to rial,) the follow
ing rewards; r
One hundred thousand dollars for jeff Davis;
twenty-five thousand dollars EACH for Clement
G. Clay, Jacob Thompson and Beverly Tucker,
| and ten thousand for VIM. G. Cleverly, late a
clerk of G. G. Clay.
New York, May 3,-The Tribune's special
says, Payne, the assassin Of Seward has made q
| confession of guilt. He said was useless for
him to withhold any longer, as he had been full
ly identified by six persons. The Government
had other evidence in its possession. He was
the party assigned to that terrible crime
News of May 4th.
Dick Taylor Wants to Surrender
The Herald's Nashville dispatch of the 18th
says: An officer of Dick Taylors staff has ar
rived just now with flag of truce at Canby's
headquarters to make terms for the surrender of
himself and command.
The New Orleans pa pers contain a letter from
Hen A. Burwel, of Mississippi in which he ap-
peals to the residents of his State to take the
oath of allegiance He suggests the election of
delegates from every county to attend a conven-
ton at Yicksburg on the first Monday of June.
General Var News.
! New York, May 3.-The Richmond Whig of
/ the 26th states that Mosby took leave of his men
at Salem, Fauvneir county, telling them to dis
| band and return home. lie was bound for Tex
as and did not want them to accompany him as
they might put their necks in the halter He
then rode off with small number of old COM
! paniOns
The rebel Treasury Notes are quoted at 81 to
S. per 81 900 as souvenirs.
Washington May 4.-Gen. Sherman was at
Point Lookout yesterday en- route for Washing
! ton.
The principal portion eff the Army of the Po-
! tomac is already on the march here.
| New York, May A Jacks onvlle Ella let
/ ter says that 500 Union soldiers formerly i'm
! prisoned at Andersonville, were transported
! down the Florida Central Railroad on the 28tb.
within 10 miles of Jacksonville, and uncondi-
| tionally released Several hundred entered our
lines the same night, who presented pittiable
appearance, many being barely able to walk
! The Tribune's Washington special says that
Col. Clark, of the rebel amy, recently captured,
! asserts that all the specie removed from Rich
mond was in his charge, and that his train broke
! down, and finding Is impossible to get it on the
/ track before we could come up, he ordered it to
be burned. The soldiers broke open the kegs
and took all there He states that the
amount did not exceed 100000.
| New York, May "a special to the Tribune
says: One of the most protracted and important
sessions held since Johnsons accession to the
Presidency, was held at the Treasury Depart
ment yesterday The subject matter of the dis
cussion was the free trade question as regards
the South 1t is believed as to the result of this
session, that every facility will be extended
by the Government for all proper commercial
transactions. @
Benjamin G. Harris, member of Congress from
Maryland, was arrested few days ago for per-
| suading paroled prisoners from Lee to violate
their parole and 60 back and join the rebels in
arms The punishment is death
The Constitutional Amendment abolshing sla-
very, has passed both houses of the Connecticut
Legislature, by unanimous vote.