The Cleveland leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1865-1865, 1865-06-05
Special Report.
KIRBY SMITH SICK.


reason why General Smith remained in
Texas. He is now in Galveston.
SURRENDER OF WEST LOUISIANA.
For some time past Msjor General
Heron, commanding at Baton Rouge, has
been treatirg g with the rebel General
Brunt for the surrender OF West Louisiana
to the Union forcss, reporting to Cen
ersl Candy by telegraph. At the
last meeting held between Generals
Candy and Brent arranged by General
Heron at the anne time, a conference
was held at Marshall, Texas, and surren-
der agreed upon. There were present Lit.
General Kirby Smith, Generals Buckner
and Price, and 7Sf the leading military
men in Texas and the Trsns-M Mississippi
Department. Buckner and Price were di-
rected to join Brent at the mouth of Red
River, and cooperate with him in the sur
render of their commands. When these
officers arrived at the mouth of Red River
General Candy was in Mobile, but General
Heron lost no time in notifying him by
telegraph, and thsmoment the intelligence
was received General Candy prepared for
his departure for New Oilesns.
At first he proposed taking the Samuel
Hill, bat this steamer was not fast enough
to suit his purpose, and he and his staff
with General Steele and Dick Taylor lef,
Mobile on Wednesday at half past four
o'clock, on board the steamship Hero, q
captured blockade runner. The HeIo sr-
rived at New Orleans on Thursday morn
ing, and as soon as the Ida May arrived
at the mouth of Red river conference was
held at the request of General Candy, st
the corner of ST. Charles st. and Joseph
streets.
The Union Generals present were Gen
erals Candy and Heron. The rebel Gen
erals present were Buckner, Price, Taylor
and Brent.
Further details of she surrender have
already been published.
THE LAST RAID OF THE WAR.
General Farrar's recent raid, announced
by telegraph, several days ago, is probably
the last raid of the war. The commands
of the rebel Colonel. Purvis and Captain
Gillespie we're reported at HsrrisOnburg.
General Farrsr started for that town, en-
barking his commands on boats The
rebel garrison was surprised and number
OF men and horses we're captured
RESERVATIONS.
General Heron has rendered his resig-
nation, and expects to return to Dubuque,
lows, in four weeks. Msjor Hyde Clark,
Assistant Adjutant General to General
Heron, has resigned.
ABOUT CHARLESTON.
Rerald's Charleston correspondent says:
Letters from the upper districts represent
that great distress has been caused by
struggling bands of soldiers taking of
every horse and mule, and breaking open
public and private stores, besides robbing
plantations Planters would rejoice at the
appearance Of Union garrison at all prin-
cipsI points for the protection of the
people.
General Hsrtwell, with q portion of his
brigade, is at Ofangeburg. He has de-
tailed permanent garrison for the town,
and is engaged in furthering the arrange
ments of the freemen in making contracts
with their former owners.
Planters are very anxious to secure
labor for raising produce.
The greater portion of the negroes can
not comprehend their new situation. The
most of them believed that they were to
be supported by the Government others
supposed that their masters land was to be
divided among them. and large numbers
were lea.ving for Charleston.
AN ORDER FROM GENERAL GRANT.
WARRINGTON, June 4.
General Grant has issued the following
! con gratulatorY address 10 the armies:
WGK DEPARTMENT, J
ADJUTAET GENERALS OFFICE,
WASHINGTON, June 2, 1865.
| GENERAL ORDERS-NO. lOo.
| Soldiers of the Armies of the United
States BY your patriotic devotion to your
country in her hour of danger and alarm
your magnificent fighting, bravery and en-
dursnce, you have maintained the suPrem'
acy of the Union and Constitution, over
thrown all opposition to the enforcement O.
laws and of prOclamations forever abolish
ing slavery, ceases pretext of rebellion
and opens a way for the rightful authorities
to restore order and insugurste peace on I
permanen and enduring basis upon ever!
foot of American soil. Your marches
sieges and battles, in distance, duration
resolution, and brillisncy of results, din
the luslre of the worlds past militsr!
achievements, and will be the patriot
precedent in the defence of liberty an
light in all time to come. In obedienc
to your country's call you lefs your home
1 and families and volunteered in it's defence
! victory has crowned your vslor and secur
ed the purpose of your patriotic hearts
and with the gratitude Of your countryme
and the highest honors that a great and
free nation can accord, you will soon
permitted to return to your homes an
families, conscious ofhaving discharged th
higher duties of American citizens to achieV
, these glorious triumPhs and secure
yourselves and your fellow countryme
! blessings offree Institutions. Tens of thou
, ands of your gallant comrades have falle
and sealed the precious legacy with the
lives. A grateful nation bsdews their grayr
with tears; honOrs their memories ar
will ever cherish and support their strickG
: families.
:, [signedl 0. s. GRANT,
/ Lieutenant General.
} BALTIMORE, June A..
TEE wHAfHER.
7 The weather is intensely hot. Troops a
8 passing through the city tonight, We a
5 unable to learn what regiments