The Vermont transcript. [volume] (St. Albans, Vt.) 1864-1870, 1865-05-26
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ne icDel lVlctS eaSu OF lne MISSISSIPPI !
liver have surrendered to the United
States authorities, and all persons
ound in arms or committing acts of
iolenee against the United States
,fter June l, will be considered as
yucrillas, and punished with death.
That is the true way to put it; and if
his order is strictly carried out,
speedy end will be put to all guerilla
warfare Kirby Smith. west OF the
was still obstinate at
last accounts and had issued a
frantic order to his soldiers to hold
out. But it is surmised that it is
merely his intention to hold on as
long as possible to assist his cotton .
and now that JEFF Davis is \
the confederacy cannot hold /
out any Inducements to him TO pro-
long his resistance. But If he does
not surrender pretty soon, Gen Welt
zcl's colored troops viii bo sent TO look
after him and tie other rebels in
Texas Gen Hamilton, the military
governor of Texas, is now in Washing
ton. and itisreported is 70 snpcrintend
the fitting out OF a grand expedition
20 that state Mudwall jackson, i'm
the upper shenandoah VALLEY, also
refuses to surrender, but he has not
force enough to make his resistance
of any account In Kentucky, Tennessee
and Northern Alabama, every body of
regular rebel soldiers and every gueri-
In band has surrendered and the rebel
soldiers, for the most part are behav-
ing admirably. Gen. Forrest, the fam-
GUS rebel guerilla chief, has been killed
+ 1t is now reported that Davis order
ia Johnston not TO surrender.
but to disband his infantry, spike
his cannon, and, with his caynl-
nv and mounted ortillerymcn, TO cover
the flghtof the rebel government -
Johnston refused Indignantly to obey
this order, aud surrendered, declaring
that his duty to his army and his coun-
try, exceeded that to his superior
officer The officer detailed to receive
the arms of Johnat0ns army reports
chat he has received nearly 5000 stand,
of arms and $50 cannon There il
tro bic again at New Orleans. Ger
Banks has removed Or Kennedy, th,
mayor for lnkewarmness Of Uuior
Z ointment and effort, and appointed
Col $. NJ Quincy a grandson OF Josial
Quincy IN his place The rebel ran
Stonewal left Havana ON the llth
ostensihly for Galveston, Texas bu
we should not be surprised TO hear q
any time of tho capture of some of on
merchant vessels by her The captain
! general OF Cuba and several OF hi
, officers visited the pirate while she la.
= at HAVANA Word was sent TO Admi
raj Striking at Key West, of the pres
E ence Of the Stonewall and the fngat'
I Powhattan, and the gunDoat Amei
Z arrived at Havana two days after Tia,
s pirate left. On the way the Arie
captured an English blockade-lunner
b loaded with 100 bales of cotton an,
! 100000 in specie. The army of tn
Potomac has all reached the vicinit,
d Of Washington, andis encamped within
f the delcuses The grand review s.
] Iong llbed Of officially set down fo
n Tuesday and Wednesday will probabl
T. consist OF march of the armies through
d Penn ylania avenue at Washington
y with review, az some suitable point
= 10y Gen Grant and President Johnsor
g After this the troops probably will b
II dismissed for their homes 1t is sal
# the arrangements are to reduce Tia
& army at once to l25 or 10000 mei
and an whose time Of service ezpir,
j. before November /. are TO be dismiss
o ed lit viii take time, however, t
IF uncoil all the hinksin red tape suite
% emily to complete the discharge Of 8
e many men. Generals Grant Sherma
l. Meade. Howard, Blair and others an
s in Washington, and Generals Thoma
e and Stedman are on the way, the la
ter having been summoned for a cor
sultation on the best course to be pm
10 sued in Alabama. Gen Warren h
i been appointed to tho command of ii
j department OF the Mississippi, whic
n shows that Grant don't don't distru
# lin for all Sherdan's summary y
"a moval Of Warren from his comman
g for alleged disobedience Of orders
j the battle Of the Five Forks.
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