New-York tribune., 1866-12-04

organization and assembled with view b organizing am eXpe
dion against the Province Of New Brunswick At This time
there was only one company Of artillery at EastpO IN.
mediaey ordered three ldona companies irom the neare
posts and repaired myself o. EastPor On my arrival found
nsnt had seized vessel loaded with and ammunition.
Being satisfied OF toe Illegal character Of the eHpeaiI9n
seizure the paced them ~ charge o The
commanding EasipoIt and gave notice putc that
measures had the effect causing the expedition 20 be aban-
doned and the competing a. return 20 their homes
The seized offered 20 The ln ydua claiming the
condition OF hs giving scay that they would not ue en-
poyed any Illegal enterprise Tins oheE has not A. yet gee
port On the dispersion expedition tue troops ordered 10
E,stport were returned % tner former stations. ,
During the month of May several reports were received nd
eating the deposits and collections OF men al various
ponis on the frontier Of rev loiA anu m Nm T. Tl
ports, as received were al'hiileI 70 A1J., u.I ~
commanding Deparmeut Of the East with INSTRUCTIONS 70 IN
yyher tberc was oil their being destined for illegal use
al necessary measures 20 preserve The neutrality US
On the list Of June whs West Point received Official
the crossing at Buffalo New York Of an armed
body OF Feniaus time information was received OF
the concentration Of large forces ID the vicinity OF
NewYoTk and 81 Ahags vermont at once directed ol
Hooker send an the available force IN his Department 10
pe M ~, % ~ iD,Tt f61u,i bat he armed men who had
crossed we're captured y United States steamer Michigan
satisfied he movement al Buffalo was fcint place
on the evening 3D. and reached Ogdensbug the next day
ON INV arrival at Oriensbmg learned Of the concentration
Of large forces Malone New FORK, and at ST. Adams Yer
mont Finding the small my command inadequate 10
prevent crossing directed my subordinate commandes 10
station their the the main lines Of travel
and issued the most stringent orders or the seizure OF all arms
and munitions OF and directed the stopping ana turning
back al suspected parties These duties were successfully
executed large quantities Of arms ana munitions beHs se1u
various points NJ opposition offered except ln one M
stance armed party Feuians seized at WateItown
New York locomotive and proceeded 70 Cape vincent ana
there recapured Two car loads o gs WIeh Ia9 os sem
security after seizure by the Deputy Marshal at Water
town. learning these facts dispatched Major Stewart
commanding thfee companies Ol aIteiy 81 sll @ in " W
intercept the Fenau their return but the latter learning
Major StewaTts movement abandoned the tIan WIN Ae
arms and escaped by scattering the adjacent country.
On the necessary authority being received from the War De
~ - @ s,ps gUJ Malone and sied prociaraton command
ing OF the acmbaes at these places and offer
sndon he expedition These measures had the effect 10 sup
press the expedition effort being made 10 except that
croJ ts tonndgrT Inc near Frankin Vermont and ne.
NAMED day the other side in the vicinity Of the line
rcrong the advance OF the British troops The expedition
being abandoned returned their homes mosl fur
ushed transportation b Government This deemed
The most eHpednt course for though The conduct Of the men
composing the expedition had up % the time Of It's abandon
ueni exemplary il feared large body est
mated as Lig ns 1000 II LETT on ne frontier NAoAt means OF
r'arn would become Iloio', ana 1lsoIe,ig 20 pc
the peace, tAt calling out the militia which was aA
sors After the men composing tine expedition had al been sent
home the troops returned % their former station Beyet
tc GencTnl commanding in chief was by orders these
Headquarters LEFT n general charge oi the troops remaining on
the northern frontier
Your o5edieni servant -.
Breyot Maj Gen = D. TOWNSEND, Assistant Aduiant Gen
REPORT OF MAJoR.GES. SHERIDAN.
HEAuQU AiIEHs DEPARTMENT Or TIE Guutl
NEw OELEANs La NOV. H. lrto
GEyERAL. IN compliance with lottcr of Instructions dated
October Itt6 have the honor % make the following re-
port operations within the limits my command 'n May
on the 18th Of May lsc5 relieved from command Of
DE middle military division and asssned TO Tue cowmaad oi
al the territory west Of he Mississippi and south ui ue Ar
kansas Eers with directions To reportio Lieut. Gen Grant
Ills territory embraced at that time within it, the
only organized Rebel army c n The Conceucy WAeh was
under the command Of me Rebel Gen y hIiy smiiI WIN WIN
headquarters al Shreveport OF vicinity nthe state I" Loll
Ny instructions from the Lieutenant General operate
purpose authorized 90 draw from MAJOR Gen ID hcy
ra 69 So e r caR55 comanaas % me @ % dT R
West Mississippi 20 oo together with ht FOURTH
300 cavalry % be- collected ron Louisi West ic1uescc
Mississippi aud Alabama The aggregate strength Of This
Ga the 29h Of May assumed control Of this new command
designating the Military Division ~ ne SouihWcst With
headquarters NewOeau L. at about tte time
received intelligence Of the surrender Of J. Kirby smith
through commissioners sent from him 90 Mao'cl Candy
This made bot bore upon W dolbe deurg
troops fad declined 10 surrender and had disicndcd to their
destroying magazines aud carrying with them cir
arms end ammunition ,he different aTsenas Gen
smith proceeded 10 Gaeston and nom tcnce escaped
TO Mexico IN violation Of the agreement be had bound himself
This conduct his part may have arisen IRON the
fact that u could not uf concealed thAt ms Ira o'lo ~ %
ing surrender get security FOR the Arkansas Lol
and Missouri troops 20 rstu 90 their home. knowing
iu wen lhat hc ltAas ti'o ula hol nt'nu 20 sui
that Of them bad sren 90 their homes that while
they destroying their arsenals and carrying home with
them Their arms H "as iht constant u1lsI ta tN' N' ui
conquered and that they would renew The tight az some future
Previous 70 the surrender and IN anticipation Of the
u escupc Of Jefferson Day and h probable arrival 10 the
gun1e column Of 1900 Confederate at Marshall Texas Tor
The invasion OF Mexico This scheme failed perhaps from the
CAPTURE OF Mr. DAVIS while the scheme sending
the 10 900 oMe1ico failed bands squads and
parties numbering perhaps oO OF 100 men crossed the Rio
In view OF this and the troubles Of sister Republic and
taking into consideration the fact that a our military projects
during the against Texas bad been failures aud that on
this the Union people there had come 20 look the
Government weak wa. determined throw large force
that state and along the Rio Grande border The
phmcnt OF t purpose was accompanied with great labor
iron various causes but 10 was successfully achieved
Among the n difficulties the inadequacy OF the depot
this place for the requirements Of the service 10 BE- accom-
pshed the absence OF al mercantile marine anu ne worm
less character % most Of the transportation held by the
Quaftemaster department here Tor the purpose OF crossing
the Gun orenierng he port. ol Iehh the destruction oi al
the whares the ports Texas with the exception Of Gal
weston by the Confederate and long line o communca
uohs 70 the points occupied m the interior over when supplies
had be- and last but not least the great reluctance Of
the troops officers ard men 10 continue ior longer PERIOD IN
service they claiming that they had fulfilled their
with the Government and that II but just they should be
! mustered ont
The movement Of the Thirteenth Corps had been ordered be-
fore reached NewOeans one division OF It, under Major
River in Louisiana Marshall and jefferson 10 North.
Texas One division under MaiorGen. = Steele,
under orders the Rio Grande line. The Third Division,
under MaorGen j. A. Mower was ordered Galveston.
thence occupy the line Of railroad from Galveston 70
Brennan, while MnofGen Gordon Changer who In
command oi the corp assigned to general command IN
While these Of the Thirteenth Corps wee in pro
gress was rapidly collecting ~ Alexandra La column Of
cavalry about 5Oj strong commanded by Mai-Gen O.
Custer and another shreveport La about 5000
strong 10 bee commanded by halorGcn. Wesley Merritt
These cavalry columns collected from different ponts In
the mentioned transferred He'd River
By steamboats, under great difficulties from the low stage Of the
organized into divisions equipped supplied and
prepared march for their respective points 0f dtuaon;
Mcritts division march via Marshall 20 san Antonio and
Custer division via Hampstead Ausn TeHhs the columns
marching nearly parallel each other and something Ike 100
miles apart.
these columns took with them small p0nOon train
streams the line march ana for the additional object of
being able 10 cross the Rio Grnde should the Government
elect send troops In that direction.
While the movements Of the Thirteenth Corps and Cavalry
were going fth Corps rmhurl