The Miner and Workman's Advocate. — 1865-06-10 (London, England)

MISCELLANEOUS.  The details given-by correspondents relati7e to Mr. Jefferson Davis's capture differ' from the first account, received. Some state that Mr. Davis was captured corn. ing.out of a tent in female apparel. Others say he probably had on a dressing gown. He had no-large amount of specie with him. Colonel Sprague left for General -Kirby Smith's headquarters on the 4th inst. to offer him General Grant's fierms Of surrender. A grand review of a portion of the army of the Potce mac took place at Washington on the _23d of May. The troops present numbered, about 75,000 men. A Nashville.telegram reports the capture of .the Confederate Governor Harris, of Tennessee, and 600,000 dollars in specie belonging-fotbo State Treasury. The ,states archives and rail the -state bonds had also been .captured. Natchez dates of the /sth say that General Farrar had captured the entire Confederate garrison of Harrisonburg, Louisiana. The New York Herald's corre.ipondent at Augusta, Georgia, -says G-Jnoral Molineux took formal posstssion of that city on the 6th of May, and found about 100,040 bales of cotton, ,ten million dollars worth of ordnance ,and other stores, and 45,000 dollars in bullion. A part of Mr. Jefferson Davis's specie train was captured, and 186,000 dollars in gold secured. The Savannah river had been opened to Savannah, and-the railroad communication from Louisville, Kentucky, to Charleston, would soon be complete. The formal surrender of the-Confederate naval, squad.rou in the Tombigee river took place on the 9th 'May. The following vessels were sarrendered :—The Jeff Davis, Robert Watson, Magnolia' Marengo. , St. Charles, Cornmofiere Farrand, General Beauregarcl, Duke, Sumter, St. Nicholas, Reindeer, and Admiral. It was reported that a waggon load-of specie, amounting to 243,000 dollars had been found in the woods near where Mr. Jefferson Davis was captured. Washington advices ass rt that all Confederate officers concerned inithe starvati'ea of Federal:prisoners will be excluded from the benefits,of the amnesty proclamation, as will also the Fort Pillow murderers ; and that all proprietors of groat landed estates will be required to take the oath of allegiance.  Havana advices of the 20th 'May report that the Confederate iron-clad steamer Stonewall had been placed in • the hands of the Captain General of Cuba, as a deposit, and her officers,and crew paid off and sent ashore. ,A telegrain from San Francisco of the 22nd states that the barque Brontes, which was about to sail for Arizona, with -400 "Mexican emigrants" and 260 cases of ore- arms on board, had been de,ained by the authoritiee, who telegraphed to Washington for instructions. It was supposed that the party consisted mainly of Americans bound .to 'Mexico to help Juarez. Three companies of troops had been sent to Arizona. New York, 25th May, Evening. General Kirby Smith still refuses to surrender. The people of Texas are arming slaves, and are determined to continue the struggle. It is still reported that Mr. Davis will be tried for treason befdrea stymie court. The additional evidence brought forward at the conspiracy trial is unimportant. General Sherm In has written a letter, asserting that his official reports have been purposely suppressed, and daring the War Department to publish th .m. Captain Bogg, of the steamer Connecticut, demanded the surrender of the Stonewall, at Havana. The Cap. tam of the Stonewall ref ased, but offered to surrender to the Cuban authorities, upon condition that his vessel 'should never be delivered to the United States. The 'Cuban authorities refused, and the Captain then surrendered the Stonewall to them unconditionally. Spanish marines were sent on board to take charge of her. The barque Bronses is still under surveiltance at San Francisco. It has been su4gested that the emigrants ,should be permitted to leave without arms. This, how'ever, they refuse to do. New York, May 25, 11 p.m.—The defence of the prisoners in the conspiracy trial has commenced. Their counsel endeavoured to prove alibis. General Kirby Smith has no been killed, as was reported. General Washburn° states that the story of the trgroes attempting to ki 1 Confederate patrolled sobliers at Memphis was false in every particular. The British steamer George Olymphius has foundered 70 miles east of Sandy Hook. The crew were saved.