The New York Herald Newspaper, May 8, 1865, Page 4

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Advertisements in- ported in the Warxiy Hsraxp wiil thus bo seen by a largo portion of the active and energetic people of the United Btates. THE SITUATION. We publish this morning despatches from the ubiqui- tous Hinanb corps of war chroniclers in various parts of tho country, descriptive of the closing up work of the Tebellion, the movements of the various national armics and the triumphal homeward march of the victorious “boys in blue."” Among these are some further particu. lars regarding the paroling of the rebel army under General Johnston and the starting of Sherman’s veterans on their excursion northward. It is estimated that the number of Johnston's men remaining to bo paroled was about thirty thousand, Thousands of bis ‘troops, however, did not wait for the performance of this ceromony, but incontinently loft for their homes or swherever they chose as soon as the fact of their surren- der became known, and they are now engaged Ip scourg- fing the country through which they pass by pillage and vartous kinds of outrages. Over one hundred pieces of artillery were sarrendered by Jchnston. After making the mocessary arrangements and iseuing the proper order for the march of the Fourtecath, Fifteenth, Seventeenth and wontioth corps to Richmond, Va, Goneral Sherman Roft Raleigh om the evening of the 28th ult. for Charles. ton and Savannah, on 8 tour of Inspection. He will ‘meot his troops at Richmond or Alexandria, Va, the Jatter of which places it ie expected they will rench mbout the Ist of June. We notice in the list of General Pobnston’s surrendered officere the name of Captain Semmes, of Alabama piratical notoriety. + A most tnterésting account of the march from Burkes- [Pille, Va, towards North Carolina of the splendid body national defenders under command of the dashing aonb res HpAsto correspondent ac ompaoying the column. General Sheridan started from Burkesville Junction on the 234 ult,, baving ‘ wander hie direction bis own cavalry, and the corps of infantry, General Wright 4 } ve of the Sixth corps’ march and occupation of } ville, Va., was given in yesterday morning's Heraco. j denpatches which we publish to-day rolate more to the movements of the cavairy, who pro- no farther southward than the junction of the ’ and Staunton rivers, which was reached on | foe sm sn, owing to advices being there re. , of the surrender of the rebel Geperal Johnston } } @orrespondent gives a spirited penton bis running | he gauntlet from Sheridan's to Sherman's army through j he rebel lines, Gonoral Sheridan's cavalry returned to j Janotion some days ago, and are now en if for Alexandria and Washington, vis Richmond Bloneral Sheridan himeelf arrived in Washington yes Derday. « ‘The Beoond and Fifth army corps, Army of the Poto- fae, passed through Richmond on last Friday, on their fray 06 Alexandria, Va, It wae a great and bighly appre Plated treat to these veterans to march through the late Papital of the rebellion, whose capture was the grand Pinal result of their years of patriotic service, privation, fering, perfl ang bravery. The Raleigh (Forth Carolina) Progress of the 2d inst. noances that it now knowg ip tat olty tp be tho = Policy Of President Johngon p ¢ntirely ignore jovernor Vaneo and the rebel Logialatare of Chat Btote, . me go gud whereaboyig of the Deelne felon and palition tmpostor, Jol. Davia, are oti chronded te mystery. We have many rumors regarding bim; but there appears to be nothiag later which ts positively ro- Usable than the statements published in last Thureday’s Hazatp. Those located him at Yorkville, South Carolina, ontthe 28h of last month, with General Stone- man’s cavalry only one day im bis rear, io ewift and flerce pursuit, Although he was st tended by & considerable body of rebel cavalry, com- posed of men of the most desperate character, to whom ho had promised two hundred and fifty dollars each for his eafe eacort, there appeared to be thea little chance of hip cacape from the just vengeance which was pursuing him, as, if be endeavored, by, striking across Georgia for the Trans-Mississipp! Department, to elude Stone- man’s men, he was liable to fall into the bands of the equally nappeasable troopers under General Wilson. One of our Raleigh correspondents contradicts, on what he states to be good grounds, the roport that the trala conveying Jeff's stolen specie from Richmond broke dows, and that the arch-traitor bad lost the whole of it, This story was set afloat by the rebels, probably with the design of allaying the eagerness of the national pursuers for the capture of Joff, By the steamship Western Metropolis, which arrived here yesterday, from New Orleans on the 30th ult, we have despatches giving additional particulars of the negotiations, already alluded to in the Hunato, for the surrender of General Kirby Smith's entire Trans-Miseis- stppt rebel army, Tho meeting to arrange preliminaries took place om the 28d ult, at the mouth of Red Fiver, at which Colonel Sprague represented General Pope and Colonel Leymanski appeared on behalf of General Smith, and these officers were to have another confer- ence at the came place on the 24 instant Of the result Of this latter meeting nothing was known; but it was understood that the terms proposed were the same as those under which Leo's and Johnston's armies were eurrendored. ‘There were additional rumors tn New Orleans on the 80th ult. that the rebel Generals Dick Taylor and Forrest had made formal propositions to surrender thelr forces. General Canby had left New Orleans suddenly for Mobile, and it was believed that he went tothe latter city for the purpose of receiving Taylor's surrender. An inspection of the Southside Railroad from Burkes ville Junction to Lynchburg was recently made by Colo- nel Duane, Chief of the Engincor Corps of the Army of the Potomac, attended by a detachment of the First Massachusetts cavalry, and the expedition was accom- panied by one of the Hugaw> correspond- ents. ‘The only repairs necessary to put the line im condition for the temporary running of trains are less than two thousand feet of bridgy ing; but eventually the entire track will have to be relaid, as @ great proportion of itis now ina very bad condition. Tho inspection tour occupied just one week's time. The country in the vicinity of Lynchburg shows very little ef the-effects of war's ravages, and the felds give promise of bowhtiful erops during the ensuing sum- mer. Lynchburg is in a- dreadfully lawless condition, it being filled with paroled desporadoes from Lee's late army, who, the peaceful inhabitants fear, will ultimately gack or destroy the whole town. Aq order has been issued by the War Department for the immediate discharge of all imprisoned rebel soldiers not above the rank of colonel, who, previous to the cap- ture of Richmond, signified their desire to take the oath of allegiance to the government, and who are still qill- ing to do so. General Hallock has established in Richmond a court whose duty will be to arbitrate and decide upon the right to the possession of realand personal property in that city and vicinity. Our Key West correspondent, writing on the 1st inst., gives a rumor, then current there, that the rebel ram Stonewalt, from Lisbon, was off the Florida coast. EUROPEAN NEWS. By the arrival at this port yesterday of the steamship Amorica, from Southampton, and of the Hibernian from Liverpool, off Port au Basque, Canada, on Saturday afternoon, we have European advices to the 28th ult. Intelligence of the surrender of General Lee and of the assassination of President Lincoln had been received in Europe. The lattor event had caused the most profound sensation, and numerous meetings in which the vile act was strongly denounced had been hold. In both houses of Parliament the matter was officially referred to, and notice was given of an address to be presented to Queen Victoria, praying her to express to the American government the horror and sympathy of the people of England. An address in regard to the af- fair had also been adopted by the Italian Chamber of Deputies. One effect of the news of General Lee’s surrender was to convince those who were still before skeptical that the rebellion in this opuntry had finally reached its virtual end, In the European markets it imparted an extraordinary firmness and animation to United States securitioa, and caused a considerable advance in them, Our five-tweaty bands were in active request in London, ‘and the rebel cotton loan was almest unsalable. The latter Wad in three weeks fallen from thirty-five to twelve conts on tho dollar. In London, on the 28th wit, the closing price for con-- sols was from 90% to 91 for money. The Liverpool cotton market was buoyant, and had experienced an ad- vance of from one penny to one penny and a fourth per pound on American kinds Provisions were quiet and steady. BreadstuM™s were firm and higher. MISCELLANEOUS NEWS. M. Thiere has recently made an important speech in the French Legislature on the Italian question. The great statesman avows his opposition to the unification of Italy as being opposed to the real interests of France. He advocates the maintenance of the temporal power of the Pope, uncontrolled by any other sovereign or State, ‘and enunciates the theory that it is bed policy for powerful military nations to raiso up struggling States, as thoy are always ungrateful, as, he alleges, Hol- land and Amorica have been to France for her ald, The unity of Italy, be says, will engender the unity of Germany, and Napoleon will soon find bim- self opposed by millions of ‘free’ Italians at his gates, and millions of ‘free’ Germans beyond the Rhine M. ‘Thiers argued that it was the duty of France to protect and defend Catholicism, guaranteeing freedom of ex. pression to all other forms of Christian worship, and con. cluded by asserting that be did not address himself so much to the Chamber ag to “public opinion” outside of the house. Advices of the 294 alt. from Brownsville, Texas, con- firm the report that the republican troops have captured the city of Monterey, Mexico. Reinforcements of im- pertal troops had arrived at Matamoros, to assist in repelling the attaok om that town of the republicans under Cortina. The subscriptions to the government seven-thirty bonds during the aix days onding with Saturday last ‘amounted to the enormous eum of over forty million dol- lara, Our New Orleans correspondent sends us some partica- lars of the extensive damage done by @ crevasse on the Mississippi, which occurred on the 20th ult. The levees on the const side of the river were broken in numerous places near Baton Rouge, McGee's plantation, above Mor- gangia, at Natchez and Vicksbarg, and a good portion of the country flooded with water, Thore was an immense destruction of proporty, but no loss of life. ‘This fs the regular week for the holding In this city of the anniversary mootings of the vartous religions, bonev- olent, speculative and other associations. Some of these pocietios their anniver itherings yoatorday, wn il hale Badge an he lccig ars of the weok, ee Tho thirty-first anniversary services of the Female Quardian Society and Home for the Friendices took plage Inst evening in St Paul's Methodist Episcopal ponte Thad avontg The annual reports give a yy, ing view of thé fmancial and philanthropic and propecia of the work under charge, A NEW YORK WERALD, MONDAY, MAY & A desperate fight took place ebout stx o'clock yeater- day morning in « drinking house on the corner of Broome and Besex streets, during which » man named Samuel MoMahon was 80 sevorely beaten that he is not expected to recover, Andrew Mulligan, proprietor of the house, was locked up to await the result of McMa- hon's injuries, and Andrew McNulty, another of the alleged combatants, was required to give three hundred dollars ball for his appearance when called upon. John Storck was dangerously stabbed during a quarrel im the lagor beer shop No.-383 East Tenth street about three o'clock yesterday morning: Aman named Delvie was convicted on charge-of having tnflioted the injuries. ‘Two or three savage ights between Gremen took place yesterday in Williamsburg, and’ the polics had great dif- fioulty in mastering the beiligerents, which, however, they finally succesded in doing, as well as arresting some of the alloged ringleaders, Important from Europe—The Effect of the Assassination. Our advices from Europe, by the America st this port, and Hibernia at Father Point, are of the highest importance as indicating the effect of Lee’s surrender and the assassination of President Lincofm on the public mind of Eu- rope. The intelligence of the surrender of Lee bad produced the anticipated effect in England and France, The rebel cotton loan had declin- ed to 12, while Five-twenties had advanced to 69. The comments on the news in the London papers were of a curiously depressed and dis- appointed tone; they abandoned the rebel cause, gave up the rebellion, and had become exceedingly anxious that our government should make no mistake in the pacification of the country. So passed away the glory of the confederacy with John Bull. But the startling news of the murder of Pre- sident Lincoln produced a shock wherever the intelligence had been made public in Europe. Immense meetings had been held in Liverpool and London, similar in tone and character to those held in this country and in the British provinces. The event was announced in Par- liament by Earl Russell in one house, and by Sir George Grey for Lord Palmerston in the other. The exciting and absorbing subject was to have been brought up again, on the 1st instant, for the purpose of requesting the Queen to have conveyed to the government and people of the United States an expression of the deep indignation and sorrow that the crime had pro- duced in England. Among other manifestations and signs is a letter from the rebel agent Mason, published in the rebel organ in London, asserting that the crime could not be imputed to the rebel government. Mason was compelled, by the indignation of the public, thus to denounce the crime at once. It is not a little curious that, while this rebel com- missioner hastens to exculpate himself and col- leagues from any previous knowledge of the crime, Jeff. Davis, the rebel chief in this coun- try, has not taken the slightest notice or made any statement of any kind relative to the terri- ble event, although he has been publicly and officially branded as the leading accomplice in the assassination. The effect of the news was to depress the Five- twenties to 59% 60. But the previous ad- vance to 69 will be immediately recovered— probably on the arrival of the next steamer from the United States. The Southern People and From War to Peace. For some days past our army correspondents have given us pictures of the South quite dif- ferent in tone from those that were so common a few months ago. Tho awful terrorism that lately dominated the whole Southern conntry is done with. The formal surrender of Gene- rals Lee and Johnston has been signed, and the two great rebel armies have gone out of ox- istence. Kirby Smith is the only general of whose surrender we have had no account, and his snfrender has doubtless been agreed upon before this. And the rebel government—the gov- ernment that was to be strong in the love of the Southern people, even without armies—that was to be the ssme when Savanneh, Charleston, Columbia, Wilmington and Richmond were taken—that government, now that ite military power is lost, is broken to pieces and scattered to the four winds, and its leader is a fugitive, eager only to save his miserable life. Through- out the South there is none so poor to do him reverence. Aa this state of affairs dawns upon the minds of the Southern people the sense of relief that they experience, and the joyous, simple, almost childish expressions of that sense that our correspondents hear everywhere, is a very grand tribute to the idea upon which the North has wagod this war. It is the most perfect possible evidence that we were right in our declarations that this rebellion was not the movement of the Southern people, but that the Southern people were the real victims and sufforers by it. Through the country thus redeemed from the most cruel despotism ever known our victori- ous armies are now marching towards their homes. They, too, are happy. The struggle is over, The hard marches, the great exposures to weather, the battle every day—all these are matters of the past and food for memories, The mind ts filled with delicious antloipations of happiness and home snd thoughts of the glorious future that their strug- gles bave secured for their country. And eo in these fine spring days the happy soldiers march on h @ country where every man or woman that they see fs as happy ds they are that the war is over, and where all eyes sparkle at the sight of the glorious battle-torn standards they bear, Let the thoughtful reader contrast this with the picture presented in these same districts so short a time ago, when all was passion and hatred and the only thought or de- sire was to kill; when all were aj ly joined in © common league of dos hate against thedd whRé “Yankees.” He must oor- tainly conclude that the hearts of the real Southern people entered but lightly into that league of hate, and also that there is a wonder- ful elasticity in the American mind, thats whole people should thus go, as if by common consent, from one mood to another whiab is its ery 0) Soldters— ‘The proclamation of President Johnson has Thutlt My while during the Inst four years we —o ee ee ee | OANBY. — had « wonderful effect upon the immaculate rebel refagecs in Canada, It has driven them out of their hiding places, and brought forth © manifesto from Tucker and Sanders with the charge against the government of attempt to murder that pure Christian, Jeff. Davis! It would be an amusing document if not on 60 serious a subject. It ts sploed with Impudence of the highest order. They offer to stand an examination if the United States wil! pay all expenses, including the lawyers of their own selection, and give them safe conduct. The brazen effrontery of these models of innocence reminds us of s circumstance which occurred some years since. About twenty years ago thore was an Impostor flour- ishing around this city, swindling everybody whom he met, Our attention was called to his transactions, and we immediately exposed his tricks. On the day on which the article appeared this Jeremy Diddler walked into the office and asked for the editor. Upon con- froating ua he @tated bis name and that the article which wé published that’ morn- ing was’ libellous nd had destroyod~ his obaracter in this community. “I have called on-you,"’ be added, “to inform: you that Iam going to commence. libel suit against you. I am told that libel suits are profitable to news- papers.and increase thelr sale; and as have no money to pay the expense of conducting the suit, I thought that you would be willing to advance me three or four hundred dol- lars for that purpose.” The proposition only revealed the true nature of the impostor, and showed with what consummate coolness, self- possession and impudence he swindled the pub- lic. Sanders and Tucker are disciples in the game school. The proclamation of the Presi- dent has bad the same effect upon them that our article had on the New York impostor. The proposition of Sanders and Tucker, however, shows that they have taken a higher degree in that style of crime. They have evidently taken a long stride in advance in the art of impudence, After spending @ year or more in Canada, intriguing against the govern- ment, and organizing all manner of plots, as soon as they are accused of complicity in some of those schemes by the President they at once inform Mr. Johnson that be has destroyed their character; but they will stand a law suit, pro- vided he will guarantee their safety and pay their expenses. Was there ever a greater and more consummate exhibition of impudence than this scheme to palm themselves off as inno- centa! What pure and virtuous lambs! One of General Lee’s Reports. We have received the report of General Robert E. Lee of the operations of the rebel. Army of Northern Virginia, from June 1862 til! the middle of December in the some year. It is document full of interest, viewed simply as a contribution towards the history of the war; for it includes the rebel account of some of the most important events of the great struggle. The report recites in considerable detail the story of the seven days’ battles before Rich- mond, giving a full account of the disposition of the rebel troops on the memorable fields of that series. In the light of this report it is seen more clearly than ever that the rebel victory on that occasion was not due to the genius of Robert E. Lee, or to the courage of the rebel soldiers, but to the excessive caution of McClellan, which characterized that Gene- ral’s whole oareer. Had our armies on that occasion been under the command of a fighter like Sheridan, or of a calm, open- eyed and resolute soldier like Grant, Gen- eral Lee’s movements on the right and rear of our army, by Mechanicsville, might to-day have been written down as one of the greatest blun- ders in military history. By Lee’s own show- ing, Longstreet, A. P. Hill and Jackson were all three on the north side of the Chickahominy on the 27th of June; and when McClellan with- drew his whole force to the south side of that stream Lee’s three generals remained on the north side a whole day before they could get over. On that day, therefore, the Army of the Potomac was in the country between the Chickahominy and Richmond, compara- tively alone; for the only rebel troops on the same side of the river were the divisions of Magruder and Huger—two incompetent gene- rals. And on that day, when Grant would. have walked over these two divisions into the rebel capital, McClellan thought only of re- treat, with the fear of losing Washington coo- stantly on bis mind. General Lee also tells with considerable de- tail the story of the campaign in the Valley of Virginia, with Pope's overthrow on Manassas plains; recounts the advance to Harper's Ferry and into Maryland; the battle of Antietam, and finally the defeat of Burnside at Fredericks- burg. It has been considered a virtue on the part of soldiers not to know when they were beaten, but that sort of ignorance is not praise: worthy in a general. It is, moreover, apt to make him a little ridiculous in history. And General Lee, who evidently supposes that he gained the battle of Antietam, will be, by future times, more laughed at for that supposition than he will ever be praised for any battle that he really did gain. Though this report is valu- able as “the other side of the story,” it is marred everywhere by the same unfair state- ment of even the smallest skirmish that natu- tally characterizes every document written in the interest of a rebellion founded in whole- sale perjury. Trade with the ith. No better evidence can be offered as proof of the wonderful taot with which the Amert- can people adapt Had events than the numerous advertisements in our columns announcing the establishment of regular lines of packet steamers between this city and Charleston, Savannah, Wilming- ton and other porte in the late rebellious States, Less than one month ago these ports were hermetically sealed by the msndaies of war. But few persons then imagined that trade would be resumed, or vessels, except those in the government service, would be permitted to enter for months or years to come. War was Taging with all its fury, with every prow pect that ite stern necessities would exclude all commerce from those localities for some time. The cloud of war suddenly disap- peared, as if by magio, and upon its heels it is announced that lines of steamers will commence their regular trips. There isno parade, no flourish about {t; nor does the announcement attract any particular attention ; everybody takes it aa a matter of course, not even stop- ping t consider, that steamers have bean at have boot passing through events which startle the whole world with their fearful import we have calmly moved forward and have came out with as little effort, as far as outward appears ances indicate, as though we had simply been visited by an April shower. The Cabinet at Washington have had several consultations over the propriety of remov- ing all restrictions st once from com- merce with the Southern States. Why should this not be done, with the exoep- tion of contraband goods, and commerce be permitted to exert its all-potent influence in the Immediate restoration of amicable relations between the two seotionst The re-establish- ment of trade will furnish an opening for the enterprise, capital and manufactures of the North, which have, since the commencement of the rebellion, been directed in sustaining ‘and supplying the government with the necessary articles of war. which now, with the dawn of peace, are no longer needed in that direction. The rebellion is over, and the sooner com- merceis allowed its full sway the sooner wilt all vestiges of the mighty contest disappear. Astde from this, there are charitable reasons why trade should be resumed. with all possible The great interests of the Sonth) have | - speed. been nearly exhausted, and unless something of the kind is done the approach of another winter will bring with {t an enormous’ amount of hardship and suffering there. The North will hear of horrid details, accompanied with appeals to furnish of their substance te relieve the distress of the pedple. This can all be avoided if the government acts now. With the resumption of commerce the people can obtain seed to plant and sow, and secure the necessaries of life. The ficlds and plains of the South, devastated by the stern events of war, willagain blossom as the rose, and pro- duce the sustenance of life for the millions of Southern people oppressed by the wicked re- bellion. These, with numerous other reasons of equal force, appear to us to make plain the path of duty of the government. We have shown ourselves mighty in war; let us now exhibit our greatness in readjustment. WASHINGTON. WAR GAZETTE. OFFICIAL. Signified Their Willingness to Take the Oath of Allegiance Bofore the Fall of Richmond. ‘War Derarruent, Wasatxoton, May 7, 1865. Ordered—That all prisoners of war, except officers above the rank of colonel, who before tho capture: of Richmond signifed their desire to take the oath of alle- giano to the United States and their unwillingness to bo exchanged, be forthwith. released on their taking said oath, and transportation furnished them to thelr reepec- tive homes. In respect to all other prisoners of war, further orders will be issued, The Commissary General of Prisoners will issue the necessary regulations for preserving the requisite record of prisoners of war to be roleased under this order, the Fecord to set forth the name of the priconer, his place of residence, the organization to which he belonged, the time and” place of capturo, &c. The oaths of allegiance will be admivisterod by commanding officers of the Prisons, camps and forts, who will send by telegraph daily reports of prisonors released to the Commissary General of Prisoners. Those roports will be consolidated for each day, and transmitted to the Secretary of War. By order of the SECRETARY OF WAR James A. Hanoi, Brevet Brigadier General, Inspector General United States Army. GENERAL NEWS. Wasuiworon, May 7, 1865. FALSE REPORT OF COUNTERFEIT UNITED STATES BONDS IN EUROPE. An official despatch from Boston statesthat s report or intimation that counterfeit American bonds bad beeo put upon European markets was started in Berlin and circu- lated in Frankfort to prevent subscriptions to them. A Prussian loan was on the market at the same time, and, {n consequence of the popularity of American securities, was dragging heavily. It did not avail, however. It is well established that there are no countorfeit United States bonds in circulation either here or in Europe. GENERAL SHERIDAN IN WASHINGTON. General Sheridan and staffarrived here to day from the front, and will probably remain here for a few days. UNITED STATES SENATORS FROM TRNNESBRE. Judge D. T. Patterson, son-in-law of President Joha- ton, and Hon. Jaa, 8. Fowlor, Comptroller of State, wore on Thursday last elected United States Senators from Tennesece. RETURN OF THE FUNERAL ESCORT FROM SPRING- PUBLD. ‘The military and naval escort, together with some.of the invited guests, returned from Springfield this morn- jeg, a direct distance of nine hundred miles, in exactly forty-eight hours, The hearse carand the stste tar, as ‘en the route to Springfield, also came back of railroads of a uniform gauge. No accident whatever happened on the entire distance travolled—uaamely, two thousand ‘seven hundred miles. According to hasty cetimates at Teast Ove millions of people witnessed the passage of the funeral car and. coffin in -the -varioup cities where there was @ temporary sojourn, and not Jess than cight bundred thousand or perhaps © million persons had sn opportunity of seeing the ro- mains. The occasion called forth the deepest feelings of emotion everywhere, and offered indispumbie evidence of the high esteem of the people for the late Chief Magistrate. The funeral party express their satisfaction with the kindness and courtesy of the State and munict- pal authorities, who extended to them the most generous hospitalities, Though the trip was fatiguing, there was ample compensation in these attentions, and the inte- resting and beautiful scenes presented, as well as in the rich and prosperous country through which they passed. THE RICHMOND MAILS. Immediately afver the assassination of Mr, Lincoln, by order of Mr. Stanton, all transmission of mail matter to Richmond was stopped. This order has never been re- acinded, and there ts now in the Post Office here a large eccumulation of mail matter for that point. This will explain to parties who have failed to receive answers to commanications the reason for such failure, Probably the order bas been forgotten at the War Department, as there would seem to be no reason for further suspension of mail commanication in that direction. IMPORTANT FROM MEXICO, pl » € TER, Occupation of Monterey by the Liberals Confirmed—Arrival of Reinforcements at Matamoros to Meet the Expected At- tack of Cortina, &e. New Ontaans, May 1, 1860. Brownsville advices of the 224 ult. confirm the re ported occupation of Monterey by the Ifberals. Reinforcements had arrived at Matamoros to meet the expected attack of Cortina piled bein k aan eR Ganuan Orzasa—Las Hvavenors.—Tho anerceptions- ble manner in which Mr. Grover's company produced Meyerbeor'’s grand opera, on ‘Wednesday evening last, renders it necessary, as we presumed It would, to repro- duce it It will, therefore, be given this (Monday) even- ing, with the same powerful cast as before, Formes assum- ing his great réle of Marcel, tho finest In all his reper. tolre, His old self—in the acting especially—shows out in stronger colors in this part than in any he has sung this season. It will bo impossible in the bricf time left to thw company for the fulfilment of the programme to present Les Huguenots again, and this, combined with the fact that the opera is produced In very splendid style ‘as regards scenery, costume, chorus and orchestral effect, wlll no doubt be sufficient ta draw aJarae houge t-pight, to the last; that Dayis and other I Negotintions for the Surrender Kirby Smith, Dick Taylor ; and BB. Forrest. Colonel Sprague, of Geral Pope's Staf, to Go to —_ \ \ + General Wright Vise Memphis ¢o Ar range fer a Surrender. — Major General Canwy Returns te Mobile, \ 4o., ho, The steamship Western Motropotie, , "Ulla B. Bitten &. commander, arrived at this port ‘ay, from New Orleans’on the 80th ult, We age indented ("0 Purser 6. P. Young for the prompt delivery’ of our dq ‘patches end for full fies of New Orleans papora, Mr. Henry Thompson's Despa teh. New Oncmans, La, Aprit a)’, 1868, ‘rap TREATY POR THE SURRENDER OF THB a UNDER GRABRAL KIRBY SMITH. Tmrelation to the regent arrangements between Colonel Sprague, Chief of General Pope's staff, and Colod °! Say manski, rebel agent for the exchange of prid °N@, for the surrender of the forces under Lieutenant @ >verel Kirby Smith, commanding the Department of Wem : Mis stasippt, I learn the following particulars:— \ Colonel Sprague arrived at the mouth of the Red ® ‘ver on Sunday, the 234 inst., from St, Louls, on the gun "et Lexington. He had'received instructions from Lieuta > ‘ant General Grant to seek a personal interview wit ¥ Lioutenant General Kirby Smith for the purpose of treat - ing for terms of surrender, On arriving at the mouth of Red river the rebel tranay port General Hodgee was found there, with Szymanski on board, awaiting the arrival of a ni of exchanged prisoners which were dally expected from |. this city, tobe conveyed to Shreveport. Colonel Sprague at once held communteation with Colonol Szymanskt, and the latter consented to retura immediately to Shreveport and take « private letter from “Colonel Sprague to General Smith, desiring ‘personal ta- terview, = On this condition Colonel Sprague agreed to proceed to this city and return-with the exchanged prisoners to the mouth of Red river, and there meet Colonel Ssymanshy with General Smith's answer. : On Friday the Lexington, with Colonel Sprague om board, arrived bere, and this moruing the Lexington re- turns to the mouth of the Red river.with two. hundred and Ofty exchanged rebels, Ov the 2d proxtmo Colonels 8; jue and Sz: will meet again at the mouth of Red river, when it resumed that a safeguard will be granted to Colonel headquarters of General Kirby ‘Sinith at Shreveport. T have every reason to believe that. the terms offered by Colonel Sprague to General Smith will aw thesame as those from General Grant to Goneral Lee. _. ANOTHER PRATURS OF THE AFFAIR, - From ‘another gource, but equaily reliable, Ihave ta- formation that General-Kirby Smit! kane to hold sebels, analerer spore a tho _ ne "ot their op | that can be prevailed upon to cross Join Kirby Smith-te Texas; aleo that the latter faalvigual ‘would: much rather treat for the delivery of a fow bat- teries of Parrott guns west of the Mississippi. than fer the surrender of his command to the government of the United States. Whatover the decision of General Smith may’ be, readers will undoubtedly know the -result in a few It is very coe that Colonel manski would listen to Colone! Sprague's. pro} that be (Colon Sprague) should direct to Shreveport under of truce. Upon the news of the destruction of the W: being received, Colonel Szymanski concluded to go te Shrev himself, on condition that Colonel 4 to Now Orleans and returned with the ex- Sar Sect teetas ret part of the proc if jonel Szymanski in tho e and his sub went consent to proceed to Bhrevepedt bimeelf, while Colonel ome wont to New Orleans an@ roturned tothe mouth of boon caused by his (Colonel Szymanski’s) apxlety te know the regult of the of the ram Webb; bat wit icltat Gua Ky te prey © allow Lieuteuan! an more effectively work out his plans? REPORTED TKEATY DUK THE SURRENDER OF GEXERALS TAT LOR’S AMD FORREST'S De By tho arrival of the steamer Joseph Pierce, news arrived that General Forrest had sent ino flag of truce to General Thomas, offering to surrender his command on the same terms offered by General Grams to General Lee, and that General to a0 cept the surrender otherwise than as of war. Un Wednesday last the rebel General H entered Vicksburg under s flag of truce. He bore from Generals Sherman aud Johnston to General Dic Taylor, Infurming the latter that an armistice had beem agreed upon on the ‘18th inst., for sixty days, with a view to peace, and that he (General Hi ) was a commis sioner from General Taylor to General for the same PrGeneral Wright had gone to Memphis with the intention of surrendering, and Genera! Taylor fs said to bave gone to Mobiie for the same purpose. What appears to confirm the whole doubt is, that General Canby left the ee ee Mobile, for the purpose, as is generally reported, of a» = terms for the surrender of Taylor's entire force, General Forrest is under Taylor's orders and im eeEnould the feport of Taylor’ der trie, ou my ‘3 surrent willl embrace all the rebel forces from the Chattahoochee to the Mississippi river, News by Way of Catro. New Ontxave, May 1, Via Camo, May 6, 1868. Many of Gencral Lee's soldiers have arrived here, General Banks bas ordered them to report to the Proves}: Marsbal, and prohibited them from wearing rebel uniforms. ‘The Mobile News of the 28h ult. says that General Granger bas been appointed commander of that distriet. Cotten opened higher, above the views {of buyer ‘There were no calos, Superfine four, $8 87%; very choice extra, $10 60, Prime muscovado molasses was eld at 500, Woven Ganpex—Bexnert oy Mn Super Brows.— Boveicault’s drama of Jennie Deans was played on Sat- turday evening for the benefit of Mra, Sedloy Brows. Mra. Brown is very deservedly a favorite with the fre quentors of this establishment, She is an actress of ex- cellent discretion and taste, and so felicitous in her many personations as to be without an equal in her line in this city. Thus, though the weather was excessively diss greeable, the performance was attended by an audience sufficient in numbers to make the occasion @ complete success. Mr. W. H. Smith, the lady’s father, acted the part of David Deans, Mr. Smith has for many years deen distinguished in Boston ase leading comedian, but had not appeared in New York since 1840, when he played a brief engagemont with the elder Booth. Bis Teputation stands bighest tm strong comedy characters, lke Old Dornton and Sir Anthony Absolute, in which be fa sald to be surpassed by no actor on the American stage, In the present part, oevortheless, the conditions sand pathetic, he displayed a force and depth of that won the heartiest tributes from the audience, With the benofictary he was twice called Dofore the curtain during the performance, San Francieco Minernere—Hatren’s Satoon.—This troupe, consisting of Birch, Wambold, Bernard and Backus, with extraordinary talented auxiliaries, will opem this byou this evening. Their style te new tn this re gion, and they will endeavor to deserve success, Reneocrsrment ov Drarrep Maw Unnre tes State Boowry Law.—Brigadier Genoral $. E. Marvin, the Pay- master General of the State of New York, whose head- quarters are in Albany, has aleo established another de- partment office at 644 Broadway, New York city, under charge of Colone! Charles W. Darling, the Assistant Pays master General of the State, At this office the claims for the retmburdement of drafted men who have furnished substitutes under the call of December 10, 1866, are now being perfected and filed. The Paymaster General's ctroular of March 80 provides that reimbursements shall be mado as follows :— of this beyond a amounts will only be reimbursed to the extent of their expenditures; and sume advanced by counties, cities or towns will reduce the amounts to be refunded in a pro Portionate degree. Arrival of Cotton at Cairo, Caro, May 6, 1808. ‘To-day 890 bales of cotton arrived from down the tives for 8+, Louts, and 626 bajes for Cinginnall, —