The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-28

loan was consummated by the oanks of Virginia
contributing to the same as follows:-
FARMERS Bank OF Virginia a...........,... 800 900
Bank OF virginia at Richmond. ........... 100 600
EAcnange BANK OF Nirginla at Norfolk. .... 81 0OO
BANK OF the Commonwealth. ,.............. 2lpOO
Exchange Bank of Richmond. d............... 25,0)O
Iraders Bank, Richmond. .................. IL 600
Bank Of Richmond. ond.,,,.,,...,............, 5000
lothl $500 900
The bonds OF the state of Virginia were issued for
each of the above sums, made payable at the termi
nation of the Rebellion at pleasure of the State
and the transaction closed the last week in Ma. CHI
On Sunday, the I'd day or April, JEFF Davis received
the celebrated despatch in clurch from General Lee
announcing the necessity of evacuating Ric amond
that evening. This information caused, of course
terrible CONSERVATION in the Cabinet and
Amy, and 1t seemed also to have seized the
banks, and not preferring to await and avail
themselves of the protection of the United
States armies, inoontinenly skedadded with JEFF
DAVIS and his Rebel Cabinet and armies Two
day previous, and that same day, the gold which
had been loaned the Rebel War Department, and
passed to the credit of the State on books of the
banks, was paid out order of the state Treasurer
and auditor OF Virginia to officers of the Rebel
CommissaIy Department and they at once com.
menced to pay it out for subsistence tor Lees army
The banks sent the gold they had lett after the loan
and their books and papers, away from Richmond
by the same train that con eyed the Rebel Treasurg
gold, and its Cabnet-al then believing and hoping
to make successful stand at Danvtlle. The impe.
tuous advance OF Grant and his armies from Peters
burg caused the Surrender OF Lee at Appomattox
Court House. and instead of the officers of the Rebel
War Department coming forward IN good faith
and surrenderng the gold left on hand in com
phance with the terms of surrender TO General
Grant, they cOnnived with the banks in running the
god of TO Georgia, where pat OF it was stoen
ana part secured by tue banks and the balance
about 600, captured by United States military
forces IN Georgia and turned over to the Treasury
Department as captured property Some months
since the bank officers at Richmond petItioned the
PRESIDENT and Secretary of the Treasury for the re-
lease OF the gold as the private property of these
banks, and SAID not a word about the loan for the
benefit OF the Rebel Government; and the President
anu secretary OF the treasury, not oemg advised OF
the loans TO the State for rebehous purposes ordered
its surrender to the banks.
The FFeedmen's Bureau
General Howard IN communication dated Nav
o. addressed to the Secretary of Var transmit
reports of Breyet Brigadier- General E Whntlesey
Assistant Commissioner of North Carolina. and
Special Inspector BriRadier. General +. D. Seyeu.
and others, with reference the operations of the
Bureau in North Carolina and Virgin a. General
Howard also sends copies of orders issue0 by him
based upon the allegations and charge made against
certain officers and agents of the Bureau General
Howard says:-'As mistake seems TO preya 10
tins efect-that have sought, by the publication of
pTVaIe letter, to screen certain agents from the
consequences OF Ofenses charged against them-I
wish to say that said letter was written prior to the
publication of steedman's and FuIlertou's report,
aud only intended to vouch for the Off.
GERS referred to the private letter re-
ceived I shrink from no investigation but
earnestly desiIe to bring every Off Ger and agent
who shall be guilty OF any dereIetIon OF duty or
completely in crimes to swift justice. believe this
can be effected better by having tho same officer in
every State charged with the duties of Assistant
Commissioner and Military Comma uder Upon these
points my views set forth briefly in Circular No
4, current SERIES enclosed Allow me to call your
attention to the actthat the majority of those officers
complained of are officers selected from ne army.
Peneraily of excellent record aud always yOuched
ior by men OF the highest standing IN tie oommu. |
nlty. 1 earnestly recommend that hereafter a fair
trial be allowed 10 officer accused prior TO the
publication OF charges against hIm On the 18th OF
May General Howard Issued special order NO SO |
directed to General w. E. Strong directing the eS
animation OF the following ofHcers:-
- AlajOr-GeneIal o Q Howard Commissioner
Colonel .. Whlttlesev, Assistant Commissioner for |
the treedmen's Bureau oil Nor Carolina; CAPTAIN |
H. A. Seeley. Superintendent OF the Bureau for the |
fGstern Dist let o North aroma; Captain Isaac
RCsolcrass, Commissioner OF subsistence of Vol.
unheTs, on dgtY IN tAe Freedmen's Bureau; DR..
Rush. Medical PurVeyOr; Rev Mr. FItz A Asssta Il
Superintendent OF the Bureau for the Trent River
settlements Captain w heller accent for he Bureau
at Kingston, CLAWS, Chap am su-
pennterd dent GOdsboro; Major j. C. Mann AS.
slstant Quarerma Ter aud Financial Agent Tor the
soutrern district OF Norh Carolina and Major
Charles j. Wickersham Sub. Agent for the bureau
at wilmington be immediately relieved from duty
and orfered to report IN arrest TO Major General
kuger commanding the Denartment of North |
Carolina, who will receive instructions regard
TO their trial as soon as charges can be prepired
against them by the Judge Advocate General. If |
the following named persons are in the employ |
ment OF the Bureau, they will 10 like manner be re-
ment Commander Rev Horace James, Of Masss.
ehusetts, Agent-wll hOut pay-of the Bureau in Pitt
eountyi also, his clerk, named BOyden; Mr.. VIM
thrOp Iappan, of Maine; Mr., Potter said 10 be Inte.
rested with Captain SeeleY ana Mr. Brooks, said to
be interested with Captain ROsekrans in cutVating
plantations; also, a brother of Captain Rosekrans
said TO be employed In the COmmssarY Department
You Will please report your action in the matter, for
the information of the Secretary