The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-12-04

oci Information & ths crossing u Buhsic, Nsw York.
an armed body Of fsnians; At the same time nfcr.
~ - .s.,ss ~ % ne ecIcsssssn s.s. forces
Vermont ~ once directed MAJOR General Hooker 70
ssad a ~ aysiisee force u bis department 70 the
sal = Ba1AA On he Cd insssns found that the armed
men Who ha ceaed captured BY the United States
previous, ana being satisfied the movement as Bueslo
wss feut Lem that pace On the evening OF the 3d.
ana reached ogdenspurg The ne1t day the 9Th Of June
On my arrival At Ogdensbug learned OF the concen
traton Of large forces Malone New York. and al ST.
Adams Vermont Finding The small force At my COM
subordinate commanders station their commands TO
the rear the main lines OF travel and issued the
most stringent orders for the seizure Of all
munitions Of war and directed the stopping and turn
Ing back OF all suspected parties These duties
css!ny executed large Quantities OF arms and mum
offered, except In one insancs when party OF
Fenians seized at watertown New York, locomotive,
and proceeded to Cape Vincent, and there recapured
two loads Of which had been there for
curiiy after seizure by the Deputy Marshal Water
town. On learning these facts despatched Major j.
Stewart, commanding three companies OF artillery IN
special train 70 intercept the Fenians their return
abandoned the train with the arms, and escaped BY
scattering over the adjacent country.
On the necessary authority being received from the
War Department and the appearance OF the Presidents
proclamation the 9th OF June ordered the arrest
the principal leaders at st. Adams and Malone. and
assembages at these places offering transportation
TO their homes To such Of the would abandon
the expedition effort being to cross except that
Of small fnefhciently armed body under General
spear, who crossed the boundary line franklin
Vermont and remained for day on the other side in
the vicinity Of the ne recrossng on the advance Of the
British troops The expedition being abandoned, the
men returned TO their homes, mostly furnished trans
portation by tho government This deemed tho
most expedient course for though tho conucs Of the
abandonment been most exemplary it was feared SO
largo body, estimated high thousand IL left on
the frontier without OF return would riot
0iBOYderly.
the calling out the militia which was anxious to avoid
= o. ss sssa
sent home the troops were returned 70 their former sta
ton. Brevet Major General Barry, who had been spc
cially assigned TO duty by the general commanding in
clef was by orders from these headquarters left In
general charge Of tho troops remaining the northern
Buffalo, well thalof Major Gibson, Third artillery
command ng at 81 Adams, are herewith appended
On the 9th OF August General Orders No SO Adutant
Generals once, Washington D. o., abolished the mill
sary division Of the Atlantic snd assigned to the
Of that order there has not been any movement Of
troops me troops. consisting OF the First and Third
regiments Of artillery and six companies Of the Fourth
Piattsbug, New York. on tho northern frontier, and
fron Passport Name to Fort Delaware, Delaware,
personal inspection the department showed
the troops 70 be IN oommepdable order and condition
The distribution Of regiments into and company
posts is not however, conducive to efficiency ana dsc-
plinc and 70 DO hoped the recent increase Of the
army authorized BY law vii PERM. Of the concentration
and proper military tone Of both officers and men. Very
dk6 ySSI oSsd Mrss s.;.,
Report or Major General r. II. Sheridan.
HRADQuARrERs DEPARTMENT THE GULF,
NEw ORLEANS, La, Nov Ii, 1885, I
dslsd October 1885, have the honor make fol-
lowing report OF operations within the limits Of my
command since Nay a. 1866
pRgAKIya UP or HE REBELLION
On the nth OF Nay, 1885, was relieved from COM
maDd Of the Middle military division and assigned to
A.l
and south of the Arkansas rivers with directions
por 70 Lieutenant General Grant for instructions.
the only organized rebel army left the Confederacy
which was under the command Of the rebel general T.
KIRBY smith, with headquarters At Shreveport or vicin
Ny insssucions from tbe Lieutenant General wore 70
operate against th command. TO breakt up or destroy
w. For this purpose was authorised to draw from
ssjor Gensrai y. y Rcynolds commanding Departments
q Arkansas, 1000 msn, and from Major General n
NI.si~sppl $4,000 men. together with the Fourth and
rwsay nf,h army corps and column Of from 5000 TO
ssssss, hsssippi Alabama The aggregate strength
Of tnis force Was about 80, 600 men,
mand' drssnss,ns h the Military Division Of the
soath wcs with headquarters New Orleans La, and
aceai .hs s.me time veceivsd inteicence Of the sur
from him Major General Candy. This surrender
made but bore ~ face double dealing the part
Of the rebel commander bis agents, as the Texas
troops he'd declined surrender and bad disbanded
their homes, dsroying magazines and carrying with
General Smith proceeded 70 Galveston and from thence
sped 70 Mexlco In violation OF the he had
have arisen from the fact that could mot be concealed
thai bs real object In offering 70 surrender to get
'oI me , s s s .ss1u IT,, oE I
Texas troops did not intend surrender and that most
q them had already gone 70 their homes; that while
they destroying their arsensls aud carrying homo
with them their arms, WAS their constant boast that
they conquered and that they would the
Previous % he suesdsr and in anticipation OF the
successful escape Of Jefferson Davis and his probable
Contemplated 70 organic . column Of 1900 Coincide
- Masshal Texas for the invasion Of Mexico
THIS scheme fsLed, perhaps from tbs capture Of Mr.
isoo0 men 70 Mexico failed. numerous bands, squads
and parties. numbering perhaps 1000 or 1000 mon,
oPRnArsos TEXAS.
In view Of this and troubles sister republic
and taking into consideration the fact that all mill
tary prosct during tho war aeainst Texas had been
failures and that this account the Union people there
had como 70 look upss ne :. NV, wes s WAS
along tho Rio Grande border The accom- plishment OF
this purpose was seeompaned with great labor from
Among the nrsi difncues The nsdequscy Of the
depot al this place for the reaursnesss Of the service
be scesmptshsd; ths sbssscs Of all mercantile marine
ths worthless character Of most OF the Transports
ton held by the here for the
fsass he asssraesa q an TIE .Ssrvss q The port. ia
rsxas win the exception Of 0aivssoa BY the Con-
ana ne e.s ns o. mum % h ns
70 BE- sssi and iasI bud NOT sas the great reluctance
Of The tFoops oces and 70 continue FOR longer
period In the ssrvicr they claiming that they had full
nlied THAR contract With the government and that u
but just they should Be- mustered out
The mevemsnt of The Tbrte>nth corps had been or
d<rsd before rssched New Orisans One dvisoa Of u.
under Major General j. Heron, prooeedcd 10 occupy
the line al TIE Red nver Louisiana, and MARSHALL and
Jefferson IN northeastern rexaa One division under
MAJOR General " S4esle under orders for the Rio
crsn1s line TIE Third divsoa un1sr MAJOR General j.
Mover ordered 20 Gaiveston from thence 10 &C
capy the ns d railroad from Gsivsssoa IN Br-nham,
vhe MAJOR General ccrdes Graness, Who vas In com
mand u The corps vas s~gned 70 general command IN
Iesas
while sh~ss movements o. the Thwsesssh corps were
10 proxr~~s wa rapidly ooleciinx a Nsssndrs Tout
ssns, column ~ cavalry about 400 ssrons. 10 ne
commanded BY Msor General q. A Custer, ana
smother column Of Shreveport, Ieusssna, about 5000
ssrenr. " h~ COMMANDED ~ MAJOR scnsrh Wesley
nerrtl These columns collctsd from dh-
f~sen points IN the States h<tors enUoued and