Prescott journal. [volume] (Prescott, Wis.) 1861-1871, 1865-05-20
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zgAsH1NeroN, May Especial to the
] Herald: The representatives OF the
IChristian Commission, who paid their
/ respects to Lee, have been dismissed
one year. The soldiers are to be sent
to their respective capitals, and muster
4 ed out OF service at once.
/ WAsHNeTes, May 9-President john
son has issued "a proclamation declaring
WHEREAS, Armed resistance to the
authority of the government IN certain
States heretofore declared to be In IN
surrection, may be regarded as virtually
at an end, and the persons by wnom
that resistance was directed are fugitives
or captives, and
n WHEREAS, Tt is understood that some
of them are still injecting the high seas
and others are preparing to capture,
'tbnrn and destroy vessels of the United
states. he enioins all naval, military and
civil officers of the United States dill
GENTLY TO endeavor by all means to ar
Fest said cruisers and bring them to the
norris of the II. States, In order that
thew may be prevented from committing
4 further depredations upon commerce,
and that those ON board of them may no
! longer enjoyimunity for crimes; and FUR
ther proclaims and declares that II after
reasonable time shall have elapsed for
proclamation to become known in ports
i of nations claiming to have been neu-
i tral. said insurgent cruisers and persons
hoard of them shall continue to receive
hospitality in said ports, this govern
ment will deem itself justified i'll refus-
inc hospitality to the public vessel of
such nations in the ports of the United
Estates. and in adopting such other
! measures as may be deemed advisable
{. toward indicating the national sover-
leirnty. The President has also issued
an executive order re-establishing the
, AUTHORITY of the United States, and ex-
ecuting the laws within the geographl-
cal limits known as Virginia 1t is or
dered that all accounts and proceedings
of political, military and civil organiza-
tions which have been in a state
i of instruction against the au-
|, thor;tv and laws of the United
States. and of which JEFF. Davis, John
Letcher and VIM. Smith, were the late
respective Chiefs, are declared null and
, void. All persons who shall exercise
the claim are at liberty to bring to Judg-
ment, confscation, and sale OF prop
/, ertv. subject to the confscation in force,
and to the administration of Justice
; within said States, in all matters civil
and criminal, within the cognizance OF
the Federal Courts to carry into effect
the guarantee Of the Federal Constitu-
T ton of a republican form of State gov
, eminent, and afford advantage and the
security of domestic laws as well as to
complete the establishment of the
iauthority of the laws of the United
States and complete the restoration of
. order within the limits aforesaid. Fran
els FL. Pierpont, Governor of Virginia,
will be aided by the Federal govern
, ment SO far as may be necessary in the
lawful measures which he may take for
: the extension and administration of the
l State government throughout the geo
, graphical limits of the State.
SAN FRANCISCO, May 10.-Local trade
| remains far below general expectations.
Freights are heavy and the storms
lhave passed. The winter left great guam.
r titles of snow on the mountain roads,
especially those leading to Nevada.
The United States frigate Lancaster
arrived at Acapulco.
+, Greenbacks quiet at seventy-one and
half. Depression in mining stock
! continues, probably owing to the fact
that premium prices have been unduly
inflated, reactions having gone to other
lextremes.
A despatch from New Westminster,
; B. c., describes the plundering OF the
British packet Nawsimes, near Bella
Bella, April 9th, by Indians, from Rus.
l.. Do lN0
bly, be made on the Russian government
for compensation.
New York, May 13-The Herald s
CITY of Mexico correspondent, furnish
es some important intelligence.
The news of the federal triumphs liz
this country, had afforded vast encour-
! agement to the adherents of President
Jnaraz: and his cause, which short time
ago was thought to be almost helpless,
is now rapidly recovering ground.
A number of victories over the Impe-
rialists have recently been gained and a
J new spirit appears to be infused into the
republican army. The report of the
capture by them of Saltillo and Monte
rev. is confirmed, and there were rumors
that they had also taken Matamoras. -
These events restore nearly the whole of
|. northern Mexico to the authority of
, Juarez. Several other republican sue
cesses had been achieved.
The Imperialists were as much alarm
! ed as the Liberals were encouraged by
, the suppression of our rebellion, owing
to fears regarding the enforcement OF
the Monroe doctrine, and had put a
stop to the expedition to the northern
Mexican States, and to aproject for for
trying the northern frontier, and II, 900
imperial troops had been despatched
from the capital for Matamoras.
President Juarez was at Chihuhua,
surrounded by all his officers of Gov
eminent, and with large army loyal to
his cause.
: Macmillan was on tour through the
country in the direction of Vera Cruz.
Ex- United States Senator Gwin had re-
turned to Mexico from France, with i'm
portant instructions, it was reported
relative to Louis Napoleon's schemes In
Sonora and Saltillo. 5If
The Herald's Richmond correspond
ence dated the 18th inst, says that al
though it was expected that there would
be grand review of Sherman's army on
I its passage through Richmond, none
J took place, owing to the bad feeling