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persons, without regard g rank OF employ
ment in the civil ~ military service OF the
rebel gOvernmc-t, to take the amnesty oath,
AM will -eoeive the corresponding certih-
cate.
fhe principal portion of the army of the
Potomac are already on the march to WASH
ingtou
The rebel Gen. Rosser was 9apr-s-5;1 on
the ID, in Hanover County, Va. where his
wife resided.
The report The. TX Gov Aiken, of South
Carolina, h.t ueen committed TO Old Capitol
prison . Tot true. He is on parole and is
stopping at hotel He was in the streets
yesterday with several old friends.
The charg,s against him were preferred by
the military authorities of Charleston.
The Richmond Wing of the Sd has au-
thentic information from Southwest Virgin
| ia. No portion of Gen. Thomas forces
came east of Bristol The only L. ;. force
that penetrated into Virginia was > portion
| Of Stoneman's command
] Gen. Echols. cOnftnanding all rebel forces
/ in Southwest Virginia, 5000 to 1000, has dIs
banded his troops. Those living contiguous
ly retsTped TO their homes. Col. Gittner's
kentucky cavaly surrendered to the |. ).
authorities on the terms accorded to Lee
Basil Dukes regiment, formerly Morgan :,
started for Transit Mississippi, and Vaughan's
Wild Cat East Tennessee cavalry are Stil! at
large The latter is very odious in Virginia
from its thieving pr opensities. Gen. Early
Is confined to bed at Lynchburgh with rheu-
matism.
There is a report in Richracnd tnat all the
silver plate taken fror- the people of Rich
mond in the fast tours Of the COniederacy
has been captured by oui forces beyond
Farmviiie.
There was also rumOr that Maj Thos. r.
Turner, the scOundrel who commanded Lib
by Prison under rebel regime, has been cap
tured following in JEFF. Davis track, and l.
on his way to Fort Warren for confinement.
\ dispatch from Raleigh says St,neman' :
cavalry is ordered to East Tennessee, and
Wilson's to Tennessee river, near Decatur,
Ala.
Gen. Howard and the armyof the Tennes-
see will march to Richmond. Gen. Slocum :
army OF Georgia also marchcs % Richmond.
The rebel army are al leaving for their
homes. m nv rak,ng their arms with them.
and trouble : apprehended from those who
t1ok the. arms and wen away on their own
hook
ten. Johnston has endeayored 70 carry out
the terms agreed upon, but the time inter
vening between the LIT and 81 agreements
ocrasiJned some decentralization.
Movements are on foot tc re-organize the
State government
Many Of Gen Lees soldiers have arrived
at New Orleans. ten. banks has ordered
them to report 70 the Provost Marshais. and
prohibited them from wearing rebel uni
forms.
Pensacola dates Of the 10Th, make no men
ton Of the surrender Of the rebel Secretary
Of the Navy, Mallory.
Gen. Edith, commanding district of Ken
lucky. has summoned all bands Of armed
men acting in hostility against the Govern
ment Of the United States, % surrender be-
fore the Goth Of Nav. on the same terms as
Lee, otherwise be treated a. outlaws.
The Herald's Sixth Corps correspondence
has details Of Its march 20 Danville, which
place it occupied on the 9th ult.. spturing
5000 prisoners, and considerable war mate
rial and machinery. The people on the route
were rejoiced at the prospects of peace.
The trial Of Benjamin g. Harris. the "
{. from Maryland, accused OF enticing rebel
soldiers to break their parole, was resumed
at Washington Saturday before a court mar
tial. Of which Maj. Gen. Foster Is President
Judge Crane, OF Baltimore. appeared a.
counsel for Harris
Serst. K. B. Stuart. Co. e. 1t Re.t Vet
Reserve Corps. was sworn and testified that
on the 9th OF April last. he was on duty at
Le1nardtown. Nd. and was ordered 0v Capt
/ WIlloughby % proceed 20 the residence Of
Benjamin q llarrs, and arrest him. lie
effected the arrest and then took charge Of
! Harris, and remained along with him for a
couple Of hours. During that time the wit
ness had held conversation with Harris. and
the latter made certain statements with re-
gard to Chapman and Read the paroled rebel
soldiers who had visited his (Ilarris) house
on the previous evening The accused said
the two men came TO his house and inquired
the way to LeOnardtOwn, and also the dis
lance, and they further stated that theywish-
ed 10 20 to Baltimore as quickly a possible
and take the oath Of allegiance
The accused told the witness that he said
to the men that they could 20 to Baltimore,
/ hut that the Federals could not make them
take the oath, on account Of the agreement
| that had been entered into between General
/ Grant and Gen. Lee
The accused then gave the men one dollar
each and their supper.
The accused also said that the men wished
to stay over night at his house. but he told
them that they could not do so, a. the people
about there knew his political sympathies too
well
Upon cross examination and upon ques-
tions put by the accused, the witness testi-
fed that he did not recollect of the accused
telling him (witness) that be (Harris) had
no wrong motive in giving Chapman and
Read the money, nor did he (witness) I'M
derstand the accused TO say that he thought
it was proper to give it to paroled prisoners
to help them along on their way home
The witness was asked TO state the whole
conversation he bad with the accused rela-
tive TO the conversation between the ac-
cused and Chapman and Read
The witness replied by saving that IN the
conversation after the giving of the money
had been spoken of, the accused SAID that all
the trouble was the fault of the damned abo-
litionists That If the abolitionists had STAY
ed away it would have been all right. The
accused also said that the idea of few reo-
pie in Washington interfering in affairs after
Gems. Grant and Lee had made an agreement.
was damned humbug. and that the Repub
licans would nat rule long; but, by God, /.
they would soon be shown who would rule
The witness did not recollect that the &C
cused said that he never did anything more 4
Innocently than when he gave the men the .
money TO help them along. When this con-
versation took place, no one was present but .
witness and accused.
Mr.. Maddox was not present at that con-
versation, but he was there at some other
conversations.
The accused told Mr.. Maddox that he did
not know what in hell he was arrested for.
and Maddox replied that 1t was said in Leon
ardtowu that Chapman and Read had report
ed him. To this the accused replied that he
could not see what in the devil they. had re-
ported him for