The New York herald., 1865-05-29

THE SITUATION.
We pubhab this morning list or the general otncers
and the eoonels belonging to tho Trans Mississippi
army OF Kirby Smith, the surrender Of which
~@ announced In yssterdays HsRAtD smith's CON-
And embraced all the rebel troops west Of the Mississippi
over, estimated TO number twenty i've thousand New
Orleans despatch OF tho 23d inst states that Generals
Price. BackneI and Brent tie commissioners who
arrived that city behalf Of Kirby Smith 70 negot.
ate for bis surrender that General Dick Taylor par
lcpatod the conferences which they had with General
Candy. r.
full and interesting account Of the little fight
Boca Chico Tc1as-the last battle Of the rebellion
furnished by our Brazos Santiago correspondent Tho
astonai force, under Colonel Barrett, only
threo hundred II started for foragng pur.
poses, and To surprise q rebel camp at Palmetto
Ranch and In the commencement Of its movements
very suocossfu, capturing the camp and making other
valuable sezures Colonel Barrets troops kept pushing
on driving parties Of the enemy before them till finally
they found themselves confronted by about thousand
rebois, aud obliged to retreat II appears that
nve wounded; bat his return TO Brnzos seventy
his were missing Many Of these, how.
svcr afterwards made teir escape from the enemy, and
returned 70 camp TIE rebel loss Is not known Great
excitement carscd at Brownsville by the movements
Of Colonel Banes foraging party tho rebels there TAX
ing n for an advance on that place.
Tho Twenty nfIh army corps utdcr General weitzel,
vlll it's said commence embsrting for Texas today
General sb rdan arrived st. Louis on last Saturday
afternoon Hc was warmly w.leomod by the ciiizcns
and was scrcnaded at night
n is said that the government has recently become
possessed OF evidence against c Canada rebol
agents Jacob Thompson and Sanders showing not only
heW direct Implication In the conspiracy to mlcicr
plot introduce yellow fever into this county from the
ives, Indies
The removal by the President OF the restrictions on
rsdt with the South has already caused great business
reviysl in savannah The Custom House in ,ho, port
b. boon opened, IBes Of steamers are now runbIng
regularly 70 tie up river towns, Communication
with The interior s np;ily extending cotton Is
vriving from the back eo4ty, new stores arc being
pepcd apfihs city fast APPROACHING Ia busy ante re.
bcllIon coDtitlon twas eSpec,si tsM Csssn Gilmore
you'd Issae ofc.sl order ou tie 20h lns, removing
Al, restrictions trade throughout tie Department Of
Gbe South.
Cairo despatch states that the Mississippi Legislators
nc, at Jackson on the aoth ir and directed tho Gcv.
muOr 10 appoint conm'ssopes 70 proceed to wnh,ns.
ION snd roaqcsl Preudct Josnsop TO Gala corvsouon
TO restore %, state e 10 proper position 10 The utoa
Bruce. member OF tie late rebel Congress, and
formerly 40 ofeer ou Bscsitrdses s,s1, has issusd
from Augusta Ca aD aoarsss tts reeOI soldiers from
KobIoeky 10 wh:h he sosase!. usn 70 relsrp their
bones and the peaceful rarsav u he 10 observe with
seruppous 0dey The stipulation. u their paroles, and
70 faithfully obey The laws q their cpan,y.
general Howard. tou.Gissoner Of ue Fresimso's Bu.