Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-09
Bv Telegraph.
: or Later Dispatches see 3rd Page.
The Assassination Court Martial

The Assassination Court Martial
Payment of Troops-The Force
Kept in Service-Letters to Ci>
villains in Richmond The Where.
abouts Of JEFF Davis - Further
About the Surrender of Johnston
His Farewell Order and the Ne
gotiations with Kirby Smith.
NIw YsRK, May s.-The Tribune's
Washington special says: 1t is under.
stood that Sheridan is to be President of
the Assassination Court Marital.
arrangements are being made to pay all
lhe troops which rendezVonsi about Wash.
I!ngton prior,to mnsteripg out. The force
kept In service 10 net TO exceed $50 OOO
ana these will be mostly colored troons
The reofganiEed army viii consist Of fonr
corps of 10000 each, one OF ofFegalafs, one
of white volunteers and two of coiored
volunteers. Each will have its cavalry.
artillery sndintantry in proper proportions.
The I'd and 9th corps were reviewed in
Richmond on Saturday, preparatory to
m arching to Washington.
It appears that letters to civilians in
Richmond, are detained in Washington
and large number have accumulated
there.
The Herald's North Carolina dispatches
give various rumors Of the whereabouts of
JEFF Davis, but none later or more definite
than that last week, which represented
him in flight one day ahead of Stoneman.
The report that he was Obliged to abandon
his specie train is contradicted.
The Herald's correspondent gives further
details of the surrender of Johnston,
Over 30, 900 men were surrendered. A
large number of them did not wait for their
paroles, but started off as soon as thev
learned of the capitulation and are now
engaged in pillaging and robbing the des-
titute people. Over 100 pieces of artillery
were surrendered. Among the officers
surrendered is the notorious Semmes, OF
the pirate Alabama.
The following is General Johnston's fare.
well order:
HEADQUARTERS Army OF TENN,
NEAR GoIDsBoRo', May 2, 1865.
General Orders No. 221
Comrades-ln terminating our official
relations, earnestly exhort you to observe
faithfully the terms Of pacifcatiou agreed
upon and to discharge the obligations of
good and peaceful citizens at your homes.
as we'll as you have performed the duties
of thorough soldiers in the field. By such
course you will best secure the comfort
OF your families and kindred and restore
tranquility to the country. You will re.
turn to your homes with the admiration
of our people, won by the courage and de-
yotion you have Displayed in this long war.
shall always remember with pride the
loyal support and generous cnfidence you
have given me. now part with you With
regret, and bid you farewell with feelings
OF cordial friendship, and with earnest
wishes that you may have hereafter all
the prosperity and happiness to be found
in the world.
[Signed] JOSEPH E. JOHNSTON.
Official,
ARcHER ANDERSON, A. A. G.
The Herald's New Orleans correspondence
contains additional particulars of the nego.
tations for the surrender of Gen. Kirby
Smith'sentire trans Mississippireb army.
The meeting to arrange preliminsries took
place on the 23d ult., at the mouth of Red
river, at which Col. Sprague represented
Gen. Pope and Col. Lzymanski appeared in
behalf of Smith, and these officers we're to
have another conference at the same place
on the I'd instant. OF the result of this
latter meeting nothing was known, but it
was understood that the terms proposed
were the same as those under which Lees
and Johnson's armies were surrendered.
There were additional rumors in New
Orleans on the 30th ult., that the rebel
Gems. Dick Taylor and Forrest had made
formal propositions to surrender their
| forces.
Gen. Candy had left New Orleans sud-
denly for Mobile, and it was believed that
be went to the latter city for the purpose Of
receiving Taylor's surrender.