The New York herald., 1865-05-18


THE SITUATION.
The rebel ram stonewa arrived at Havana from Mas
eau on the morning of the 11th ns and it is said that
she had commenced taking on board men and ammuni-
ton from the Owl and other rebel blockade runners
lying IN Havana harbor, and would put to from
there under the former commander Of the pirate For
da, Captain John Newland Mafltt In yesterdays He
noticed the arrival at Havana the 9th inst,
from Galveston, of the steamer Owl and Captain Matt
The stonewal, stated in last, Saturdays HERALD,
reached Nassau the 9th inst, having sailed from Ten
eriTe the LIST OF April At Nassau it given
out that she would sail thence direct for Calves
ton the evening of the 7th But It appears that her
commander Captain Page concluded TO stop at Havana,
where the Sonewall sl remained on Saturday last It
expected that she would sail thence Sunday
Monday Immediately after her arrival the American
Consul Havana despatched with tho intelligence the
steamship Columbia to Key West, whore that vessel
arrived the following morning The rebel rams
appearance in Havana harbor created great excitement
and every desired courtesy extended to her by the
Spanish officers numbers Of whom went on board Of her
10 pay Official visits Captain Page and his subordnatcs
1t reported that Consul had demanded Of the
Consul General of Cuba the surrender Of the souewal
and received very curt refusal Tho United States
naval steamers Powhatan Junata and Aries arrived at
Havana on Saturday, and it rumored that six
Monitors thor way thithor from Mobile and Key
west II was understood that the Stonewall had not
destroyed any vessels between Tcnerfo and Havana
General Candy, in despatch to tho War Department
aatedat New Orleans Monday last says the stoncwa
put to sea the llh inst and that he had
warned all commanders the coast Our Havana
dispatches the 18th show that General Candy had been
misincormed regarding the rams departure
An important order has been issued from tho War De-
parmA announcing that all the rebel troops east OF
the Mississippi have been regularly surrendered, all
persons found against the United States in any
portion OF country that after the LIST of
June proximo will be regarded as guerlIas and pun
ished with death.
The testimony taken yesterday before the court mar
ta trying the assassination consplrators was, the
previous days. very important and interesting number
OF witnesses being examined The evidence related
principally to the pursuit of Booth and Harold, their
tertainment and surgical aid at Or. Mudds house. and
their final discovery CARROTS barn and capture Cap
tain Jct formerly Of the rebel army testified that when
he with Booth and Harold during their fight the
latter said, "wc the assass!ns" and pointing to
Booth, remarked, "Yondcr is the man who killed the
President"
The Adutant General OF the United States has DO n
directed to commence mastering out Of service all
employed general fold and officers whose services
longer required and orders also yesterday
issued from tho War once for the discharge Of Grty
thousand employees of the Quartermasiers Department
There will be grand review on Tuesday and wedncs
day next in the vicinity OF Washington Of hundred
thousand troops comprising portions OF the Army of tho
Potomac, shcrman's army the Army of the James and
shcridsn's cavalry
The rolls OF the officers and enlisted men OF Genera
Johnston's rebel army parocd in North Carolina have
been received al the War Department, in Washington,
and comprise a iisi OF thiry.scvcn thousand names.
This OF course include those rebel soldiers who
deserted their organization learning of their
der 10 General sherman, without waiting for tho form OF
paroing
One OF our Washington correspondents states that
facts have recently beea developed which the
sponsib,y for the inhuman treatment OF national sol
diers IN Southern prisons directly Jer Davis the
members Of hs govern ment, and that the system or
slow starvation decided upon 10 Cabinet mectng
Richmond, the declared dcsyn beiug 10 weaken tho
Onion armies by rendering these unfortunate for
ever unit for service after being exchanged.
Now that tho rebellion is at an end, difficulties aro
necessarily 10 be encountered In recognizing society end
restoring civil government in the lately rebcoas States
after the terrible social confusion and material OK
baustios they have experienced and the radical
changes which the war has brought about These IN
cuics already presenting themselves 10 tho people
of those slates One OF the HERALD correspondents
writing from General Kipatricks cavalry camp, near
Lexington, N. c., says that tho planters Of the
surrounding country are greatly troubled regarding
an anticipated scarcity Of hands TO perform the
necessary agricultural labor aud design Visiting the
North procure laborer They say that the negroes,
aow that they FREQ, Unreliable and that the poor
whites Of the State too lazy work. The great