The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-07-01
The Situation.

following items:
The steamships George Cromwell and
Evening Star, which arrived here yester.
day from New Orleans on the 10th inst,
broug is important dispatches from our
correspondents in the Gulf Department.
They furnish interesting accounts of the
incidents preceding, attending and fol-
lowing the occupation Of Brownsville,
Texas, on the 3lst ult., by the national
troops, under Gen. Brown. The rebel
troops, previous to evaeuating the place,
mntinied, pillaged the town and made
prisoners some of their officers until their
demands for the payment of their back
dues were complied with. The rebels
left the day previous to Gen. Browns
arrival, not waiting to be paroled or to
comply IN any manner with the terms
of General Kirby Smiths surrender.
Large numbers of them moved across
the Rio Grande into Mexico, taking
with them their arms. Their artillery
they sold to the Mexican imperialists
at Matamoras. 1t is said that the last
of the rebels were driven from Browns.
vile by Mexican residents who organ.
lied a home guard for the preservation
of order soon after the evacuation com.
menced. After taking possession OF
Brownsville, Gen. Brown wrote letter
to Gen. Mejia, the imperialists comman.
der at Matamoras, assuring him that
neutrality would be observed by the
American forces in regard to the contest
in Mexico between the republicans and
imperalis.s. 1t is said that the rebel
Gen. Magruder, as well as Kirby
Smith, has gone to Mexico. The latter
carried with him considerable amount
of money.
On the I'd inst, the rebel Generals
Magruder and Kirby Smith were receiv.
ed on board the United States steamer
Fort Jackson, Capt. Sands, off Calves
ton, when the articles of surrender of
all the rebel Trans. Mississippi forces
were signed by Gen. Smith. The next
morning the rebel officers were conveyed
back to Galveston, and on the 5th inst.
Capt, Sands and other officers proceeded
up to the town, landed, received its
surrender from the Mayor and once more
unfurled the national flag over the
public buildings, in the presence OF
large but undemonstrative and orderly
asemblage of the people. -.
The rebel Governor of Texas has
issued call for the Legislature to meet
in August and also for an election to.
choose delegates to State convention.
The Presidents amnesty proclamation
created much excitement in New Or
leans. The classes excepted from par.
don were more numerous than had been
expected. Large numbers of paroled
rebels, officers as well as soldiers, have
recently arrived in New Orleans aud
settled down to the quiet routine of pri-
vate life. Generals Beauregard and
Dick Taylor have been for some time
residing in the vicinity Of the oity,
awaiting the proceedings Of Government
in their cases. The business of the city
was rapidly reviving. "f''@H"
The late rebel Gov! Allen, ofLouis-
lana, has issued a farewell address to tho
people of that State, acknowledging the
Inexorable logic OF events, the failure Of
the rebellion, and that he no longer as.
| sun1es to be their Executive and coun.
selling them to submit gracefully 70 the.
national authorities. ~. 49,
The Alabama Statesaschiyes, remov.
ed by the rebels to Augusta, Ga, on the
advance Of Gen. Wilson's cavalry, were
recovered, aid arrived at Mobile on the
4th insty on their way to be returned to
the Capitol at Montgomery. The
stolen archives of the State Of Mississippi
had also heen secured, and were en- route
70 the State capital The late rebel
Coy. Moore, of Alabama, has been ar.
rested and sent North under guard.
Union meetings are being held in differ.
ent parts Of Alabama, and national
banks are 10 be Immediately established
in Mobile and Montgomery. In Mobile,
aswElI,as the other Southern cities.
President Johnson's, amnesty proelama..
ton excited much interest and discus.
zion.