The Nashville weekly union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-05-21
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JEFF. DaVis's Crin0line.
Brec kinridge In Florida.
Sheridan Bound for Texas.

New YORK, May 20.-The Herald's Wash
ington dispatch saysthe report of Gen. VIM.
F. Smith, and Jas. Brady of this city,
commissioners appointed to investigate tn .
civil and military administration of affairs
at New Orleans, was made to the President
and Cabinet on Wednesday Of this week,
and it is understood that one of the results
of their statement is the removal of Gen.
Banks from command in the city, which
is said to have been ordered yesterday, and
his supercedurs by Gen. Candy, wko is to
be restricted 10 purely military matters,
leaving civil affairs to the control of Gov.
Wells.
The Times special says all reports of the
removal of Gen. Banks are unfounded.
New YORK, May 2O.-~0ne of the Herald's
correspondents with Gen. Wilson's cavalry
column, writing from Macon, gives very in
teresting sketches of the present condition
of affairs in Georgia, civil, military, social,
and personal; all the people nearly, whore
the national troops are stationed, profess to
be good Unionists. They admit that they
have been conquered, and have no desire
fer continuance OF the war. So great is
the security and good order instituted il
all places occupied by Gen. Wilson's forces,
that the citizens are loud in praise of the
favorable change from rebel rule. There is
a great scarcity of food throughout the
State. Starvation is imminent, net only to
the poor but to many or the rich; and
some bread riots have occurred. General
Wilson has commenced issuing rations to
the needy in various parts of the country.
Several conferences regarding public
matters took place at Macon between Gen.
Wilson and Gov. Brown, and the latter, as
cur readers have already been informed,
issued his proclamation calling an extra
session OF the Legislature, but the General
informed him that it could not meet with
out special permission YVES granted from
Washington.
ST. LOUIS, May 2O.--The steamer Me-
Combs with aregiment of cavalry for Kan
sas City, and heavily ladon with Govern
AAtoHs holSnt, Suuh III bltc AllssOurl river
yesterday. No lives lost. The boat and
cargo are total loss. Value not ascer-
tanned.
CAIRO, May l9.-Gen. Forrest issued an
address to his troops on the 9th, announc-
ing the surrender of Dick Taylor, and earn
eatly advising them to lay aside alb feeling
of luminosity and revenge, and cheerlully
submit to the powers that be and go home
and be good citizens, and use their best en-
ertions TO restore peace ami order.
The Memphis Bulletin denies the story
Of Forests death.
FoRTREss MONROE, May I9.--Jeff. Davis
with his family and staff officers, etc, caps
tured in Georgia, arrived here to-day at IL
O'Clock from Hilton Head, in the steamer
VIM. II. Clyde, conveyed by the U. S. gun
boat Tuscarora, Commandant Franley. Col.
Pritchard, of the Michigan cavalry, with
strong guard of his men, accompanied the
rebel party on the steamer Clyde North
ward to this place, and ON arriving here
Immediately telegraphed to Washington
for instructions regarding the disposal of
his charge. Rumors lave been flying
about this afternoon to the effect that the
steamer Clyde ran in along close to the
beach about four o'clock this evening and
landed Davis and his party on the beach,
and from there were marched in the sally
port of the water battery in order to escape
the gaze of the curious.
The steamer Clyde han just dropped her
anchor in the Roads, and there now seems
no doubt that JEFF. Davis must have been
landed somewhere along the beach. No
communication whatever is allowed with
the steamer, and it is more than probable
that the greater portion Of the parties still
remain ON board. The officer in charge
awaits instructions from Washington.
About week since colonel Bremetor, of
the engineer corps, received orders by tele-
graph from Major General Barnard to i'm
mediately have vacated a room of the case
ment inside the port fol. the accommoda
ton of prisoners of State. The work on
the easements of transferring them into
cells, for which they are admirably adapt
ed, was at once commented. The work has
progressed very fast. The easements,
which once communicated one to another,
are now hermetically sealed by dry walls of
brick. Strong iron Dars, and other substan-
tial arrangements of similar material en-
close the windows and doors complete, rem
dering futile any attempts at rescue. A
wide moat encircles tho fort, and strong
guards of aentinels will be posted N the
immediate vicinity Of the easements.
New YORK., May 20.--'rhe steamer Mis-
sissippi, New Orleans l2iih, Key West 5th
has arrived. The Sand Key and Key West
lights were not lighted in consequences Of
the ram stolewall being at Havana taking
in ammunition, and being expected to
come in to Key West. The Powhatan was