The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-22
THE SITUATION.

L11E STU A1ION.
Our New Orleans dispatches by the steamship George
Cromwell state that the Teche district in Louisiana is at
present infested by desperate band Of guerilla thieves
who have so far dened all tho efforts Of the national
troops with the assistance Of the citizens capture them
They only plumber the rural DISTRICTS but have
occasions entered Franklin and other towns and
robbed the stores.
In accordance with tho War Department order for
mastering of service troops whose terms of service
expire before the of October next between fourteen
and fifteen thousand of General Sherdan's will be
discharged
The Secretary Of the Navy has Issued order requr
ing Of commanders of naval vessels stricer compliance
than hos heretofore been observed with tho law Of Con-
gress which stpuates that Immediately their return
from cruises they shall forward to the Department de-
scrp.ve lists of entitled to honorable discharge and
extra pay For marked neglect Of duty In this respect
Acting Master John A. J. Brooks, recently in command
Of the Valley City, has been dismissed from the service
The Navy Department still continues the work at
various ports OF dspos Of supeauous vessels in the
government service. In addition to several previous
sales nine and two schooncrs wcrc
sold at auction In Washington on Thursday, for
an aggregate OF hundred and thirty -four oisand
hundred dollars and two steamers two barks and
ono schooner at Portsmouth, N H., on the same day,
for nnoty eight thousand Eve hundred dollars Fifty
steamers belonging to the Mississippi squadron
TO DO sold ut auction on tho 18th Of next month al,
n hv rda of tha rrflVv nf lha
Navy
Tho nitiatory movements for inducing Northerners to
em!erate to tho South to settle and cultivate the
ands OF the recognized States have been taken
by two North Carolina gentlemen who now
in this city for the purpose OF furnishing In
formation 10 those DESTROYS OF seeking homes in
that region These gentlemen, who have large quanti
ties OF land to offer for SALE say that the North Carol
generally glad that State rid slavery
and anxious to have it nlled up and develop d by
Northern settlers.
The returned soldiers composing the Irish Legion OF
this city, consisting Of the Sixty ninth, One Hundred
and Fifty nth, One Hundred and Sixty fourth and One
Hundred and Seventeen regiments Of New York volun-
marched through Grand street and Broadway, es-
cored by tho First Second Sixty ninth and seventynrst
regiments of tho National Guard and number OF Fc.
mans, TO tho City Hail. whore they reviewed, and
whence they marched through other parts Of the city
They were loudly clieorcd along their route
argc number Of discharged troops belonging 10 this
and other States arrived in the city yesterday
EUROPEAN NEWS.
The Cunard steamship Africs, Which reached Boston
yesterday puts possession OF European nes TO the
sth inst
The diplomatic correspondence respecting the close OF
tho American war; which publish In full throws m-
portan light upon the relative actions Of the French and
British governments In Withdrawing bclIigercnt ghs
from the rebels In tho Of the negotiations which
proceeded this event Lord Cowlcy the British Minister al
Paris enuncated the idea that the United States govern
ment had the power Of selling vessels late In the rebel
service The French Minister attached value 10 the OBJ
servqton, Earl Russell consulted the Crown lawy ers and
eventually declared that this was sound proposition In
Law.
MISCELLANEOUS NEWS.
The government steam gunboat Csyugs from Calves.
ton on tho 4th, aud Pensacola on the 18th inst tho
steamships varuna and ARIEL from New Orleans on tho
18th and 14th respectively the John Gibson from Wash
ington and the Chesapeake from Portland Me- arrived
at this port yesterday
our Hayu correspondence though so late by some