The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-01
NEw York HERALD Rooms,
RICHMOND, Va, April 27-Evening.
A NEW suB.DrsrRIcT

NEW suB-DBTRicT.
ub-distrct has been created in the Department
of Virginia by General Ord It is to be known the
SubDistrct of the Peninsula and embraces the country
bounded the north by the York and Pamunky rivers
and the east by Chesapeake bay the south by the
James river and the by the Fredericksburg Rail
road exclusive of the city of Richmond, Fort Pocahon
and Fortress Monroe Brevct Brgadier General Ben
jamn Chambers Ludlow is assigned to the command of
the new district and in relation to all military matters
is ordered to report to Bgadier General George Cor
DON commanding District of Eastern Virginia.
GENERAL LUDLOW ON NEGRO AFFAIRS
In all matters pertaining TO negro affairs General Lud-
low is ordered report directly TO the headquarters Of
the Department Of Virginia Major General f. o. c. Ord
commanding The headquarters of the new department.
ordered to be established at Williamsburg, Va
APPOINTMENT or KEEPER PUBLIC ARCHIVES.
Bureau Of Public Archives has been established In
this city to-day by command of Major General Hallec
and Colonel r. D. Cults, Aid Camp of the military
division OF the James staff appointed "Archve Keeper
Since occupancy of the city almost incredible
number Of books, maps, pamphlets and other matters
appertnning to connected history Of the rebellion have
been surreptously removed from this city, by persons
ambitious of preserving memen,oes of captured capt.
tai to Oil libraries or ornament walls at the North For
these Major General Haleck has established this
most important bureau and he will receive for II not
only the thanks in general Of the American
people, but or the future historians Of
the mammoth rebellion in particular Archive
bureau rooms Mt to be opened and fitted up In
the United States customs building. where will be col
ected and arranged all captured papers books maps and
public documents which viii be taken charge Of by
Colonel Cults and competent force Of clerks.
In contamination Of the undertaking. all officers and men
In the service of the United States all citizens and all
persons heretofore In the service Of the called Con-
ederatc states having In their possession such documents
arc required to Immediately deposit them In the archive
rooms All such articles belonging to officers OF the
alleged Confederate government, who have fed this
jurisdiction and these lines held 10 be the public
property OF the United States As another indication Of
the comprehensveness Of this attempt TO the
records OF the rebellion IL be stated that Adiuant
General Edward W. Smith, by command of General Ord,
commanding Department Of Virginia and Army OF the
James has ordered that all Of this character
in any public Office Of the department to be carefully
Cults with whom all officers and men ordered 10
operate to the end that complete records OF the rebellion
may be secured for future use.
military commission having found Lieutenant
Colonel Dexter T.. Capp, of the Thirty-eighth
United States colored troops, guilty Of borrow
ing money from enlisted and suppressing
General Buffers wise order the subect Second Lieu
tenant s. b. Bancroft and Second Lieutenant John T..
troops guilty Of pcddng candy tobacco and trnkets 10
enlisted men OF their regiment while officers in and
cruiting for IT, they dismissed the service Of the
government by command Of General Ord subject to the
approval OF President Johnson
GENERAL
and lady returned 10 Richmond halfpast this
morning from Fortress Monroe.