The New York herald., 1865-06-10


osv Gslvx~ros, Texas. May ~, NN
csrvrw esSsssI wrucox
We this reaches you the lsa Of ,hs confsde
rscy VII hs among the things On ~ 22d Of
May the United ssss sta~mer AaFuns Dnaors brought
" this ne~s several parced ec.n of Lees end John
sson's armies Amons the number Moor General
csdms wsoox. breshsr of Major esBeysl O n WILL
cor, of Grants army Colonel SELLERS and Captain Cook
Of the Fourth resAs rermsni Hecds Aajussni General
and the wife and daughter ~ Mr. baylor rce.s
aoner 10 Europe They al have given ap Their
cause and long for peace They conveyed
into the rebel hnes by ths Unted ss4tss siosp
Seminole General wiiieos remarked that n hope
lees for the stale Of ferss h asains the power
ful force the United states could bring against them and
should counsel Generals nNsruasr Bueknsr and walker
commanding departments in rexas "a fofth~iih neso-
uase the speedy surrender of the state The r-s- II
his inssrvie~ have ALREADY secoms spp@r.n, Gu ,hs
evening of the 2Ssh white nag ~ss hoi.sed on
the Custom House, IN oalvesian. and ssspg
responded 10 on the 2ssh. boat eonsslnspr three
rebel oelcers. accompanied by q civiiian. out
and held inscrvie~ with the asS enaesr the result
Of which that the sssssner Ansens ssns wfth
them 10 New Orleans On the 22d . coanci ~ al the
commander of ves~ls IN The neet hsld xnd IN the
evening the steamer Preston a~~psiched Nohls
TO communicate with Admiral rhsscher and o.nesal
Candy by refugees from the city learned cf shs
existence Of two paresone IN favor ~ sn~ns.r and
one opposed The former VISA hgwewer The strongest
The soldiers, too have refused 20 hxbs on belns
ae,ed % nre on our ves.es within r.ass " oalsse'
Ashbel Smith, commanding the def-nces they r~pi~a
1--WE have been here three years and have rcsiv~d
pay, aud are nov going home and home many cf thsm
have gone.
on this place consists of the steam sleops s~wtnne
Sssass Snsaa And so and .s r.. ns,
ton, kstahdn, Albatross, Penguin and Nes London
siocksDs pEsrHusrn
On the morning ~ the 2sth te black ade nsn
bigh was chased on shore aud destroyed By the r~m
mole. She has bean one Of the rn"sa sarwe-sfui
Of all runners aud owned IN the soulh Prsvioss
active In eyading the fleet al that place. and .nee that
time equally 20 al Gaveston For several nights th.
House, and blockade have lost their guide ~
letter picked up board ~ the Dcnhigh gsthefrd
the intelligence that the Owl and two others IA Lsse
Havana for Galveston tue dav aiter-sis tho issh
From the diary Of her pursr N D. Han apfsafs that
when coming cgt Of Havana they Lslsd sy the
guard ship, but did not stop
plundered by the rebels ,hemseve. in s-iar
Their guard schooner 10 also msng and 81 her
can be discovered
Since the first Of the present month much ansie'y has
been felt as TO the whereabouts Of the sonewa spesa
dispatches having been srnt that sine lad lst HAtnna u
this place The nth. Impressed irim reports her
formidable appearance every one has been on the
page The excitement has, however somewhat suhsidod
sNiyoLF.
one OF the largest vessels IN the nec huili Pen
sacoa Navy Yard IN 1890. and accounted ~ the
bcst sloops In the sefy,e. She took pnr the
engagements ior Royn and other places tht souh
atlantic squadron, and alo at Mobs tho memorable
oh of August As a. pryes she has heen very fagta.
nate, and II only awaits the dc-.on &C the supreme
Court OF tho uuted states 10 aot 10 her the nt yau
able prize captured dunng the wagiha Sir Naa Peel
On The lst day of Ap sne DESTROYED the biuck hds
ncr Fo1 ana on the 2Ilh OF May the notorious ben
bgh In the latter she lot one man accidoniay kled
by the discharge ol his muskct shic leagng the
steamer after she hrc.
Having been in this squadron two yearr rnd 90
repairs for than thirteen hs. she wlil
probably be OF the hrt pfo'ecd north aud
the overhauling much needed alter the adu0ut auinA
Of prolonged blockade service.