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; The arrangement between
Gen. Johnston and Gen.
Sherman.
Headquarters Army of Ten:*.,
Near Greensroko, N. 0. April 27,18U5.
General Orders No. 10.
By the terms of a Military Convention, made
0 on the 2Gth inst., l>y Maj. Gen. \V. T. Slierman
U. S. A. and Gen. Joseph E. Johnston
C. S. A., the officers and men of the army are
to bind themselves not to take up arms against
the .United States until properly relieved of
their obligations; and shall receive guarantees
from the United States authorities so long as
they observe that obligation and the' laws iu
/? 1 ?n;nAt ,i?_
lorcc WI1BIU lUOJT itSiuvi. aUi villa vi'jvvv, V.I U plicate
muster rolls will be made immediately;
. and .after the distribution of the necessary papers,
the troops will march under their officers
to their respective States and there be disbanded?all
retaining personal property.
The object of this Convention it pacification
' to the extent of the authority,of the coiumau
der who made it. Events in Virginia which
broke every hope of success by war, imposed
on its general the duty of sparing the blood of
this gallant army and saving our country from
farther devastation and our people from ruin.
(Signed) J.'E. Johnston, General.
Headquarters Military Division )
of the Miss., in the Field, /
Raleigh, N. C. April 27, 1SG5. )
Special Orders No. G5. tThe
General commanding announces a further
suspension of hostilities, and a final agreement
with Gen. Johnston, which terminates
the war as to the armies under his command,
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net toe country east 01 sue vu<iii><muuciicc.
Copies of the terms of convention will be
famished. Maj. Generals S.Schofichl, Gilmer,
and "Wilson who arc specially charged with
the execution of its detail in the Department
of North Carolina, Department of the South,
* and at Macon and Western Georgia.
Capt. Joseph Myers, Ordnance Department
U. States, is hcrojj^ designated to receive the
arms, &c., at Greensboro; and any commandin
cr officer of a Dost receive the arms of anv dc
B " i ?
tachment and sec that they arc properly stored
and accounted for.
Gen. Schofield will procure at once tbe necessary
blanks and supply the other army
commanders, that uniformity may prevail; and
great care must be taken that the terms and
stipulations on our part be fulfilled with the
most scrnpulons fidelity, whilst those imposed
on ?or hitherto enemies be received in a spirit
becoming a brave and generous army.
Army commanders may at once leave to the
inhabitants such of the captured uiuJcs, horses
wagons and vehicles as can be spared from immediate
nw, and the commanding General of
armies may isSue provisions, auimaTs' and public
supplies that can be spared to relieve present
wants; and to encourage the inhabitants
to renew their peaceful pursuits and to restore
the relations of friendship among our fellow
citizens and countrymen.'
Foraging will forthwith cease, and when noCjessitj
or long marches compel the taking of
forage, provisions, or any kind of private property,
compensation will be made on the spot,
or when the disbanding olliccrs are not provided
with funds, vouchers will be given in
proper form, payable at the nearest military
depot.
By order of ,$i
Maj. Gen. \V. T. Sherman.
(Sig-Dcc!) L. JJ. Dayton,
* A. A. A. G.
Archer Anderson, Lt. Col. A; A. A. G.
nwcnimsaWOPrr'"J?w,i? %.-?rruAff .IWUJ. *u>mrLiMaui
CAMBISM WEBKKSDAI, MAi' 10,
Wo arc under renewed obligations to Mr. Henry
Soulek, for a valuable pa.-kage of late Augusta papore.
Such favors arc appreciated in the fullest sense,
especially at this time, having no mail facilities, ami
would bo glad to have oilier of our friends lake a like
interest in our welfare.
A paroled prisoner from Gen. Tact's army reports
tliat Major RosSer, ol the cavalry of Virginia, after
Gen. Lee's surrender, burned two miles and a half of
wagops, loaded tvith commissary stores of the enemy,
and is preparing to move with his command into
Pennsylvania.
Kews Items.?'Tlio Federal General ScnoriELU
commands tlio department. of North Carolina. 'Gdn._
Tbkuy lias lioen appointed Military Governor, and fag;
issued a proclamation emancipating :lic slaves in that'*
State.
It is icported that the beautiful city of Augusta is
undergoing an ordeal most heart-rending, that of being
sacked. '
Lke'S Army-?Thousands of Lei:'s array, says the
Phoenix are wending homeward?paroled from the
last dismal field upon winch v;as wrecked the noble
army of Virginia. For ihrco years have they maintained
their bloody watch over the .chosen capital of
Richmond ; and, in all this time, thousands-have never
once seen their homes. And to wluiir homes do
vnturn?tn tvlml. mwl tnrrou-s mill in :l
thousand of'casos, to homes only to be sought in
ashes.
A Sucuestiok.?Would it uot bo as well says the
Ne wberry Herald, for our planters to put in a little
more cotton than they did last year, plant, up to the
limit, or even beyond. It might prove a wiso measure
in the end. If peace is made, cotton will be
scarce and the demand great, while provisions will be'
abundant and cheap. Should wo have no peace,
nothing will be lost by tho planting of it, for if we be
overrun, it will make no difference how much or little
is planted. Think ot it planters.
From BIacos.?A gentleman who arrived from Maeon
yesterday, gives.somo few items of news from that
place. He says that the Federals have issued orders
for iion-reRicTents?'white or hlack to leave tlie place.
This was done to lessen consumption of supplies
Tlrey have from 5 to GOOD negroes drilling?three negroes
were shot one clay last week for insubordination
and one for indecent language to a white girl. The
discipline of tficir troops and system of guarqs are
well spoken of.
Perfect order is maintained r an ct guards f i mis lied
?o1tprivate property whenever requested. re^
stricti 'iJ f imposed m ckb.eoR pacing through
by railroad, no passports being WjuirecS. Trains rrtrj
r.-;r>!ir'y to Afiasr* and Sootl western It . K.
The Terms of Peace.?We lire ill receipt of a letter,
says the "OonstitmioHalis'" of Wednesday last,
from mi oflicer from tlie Headquarters of t!ie Army
of Gen. Johnston. 'J'iie following is 1111 extract from
the letter :
"Hens. Johnston and Breckinridge licld tlie Con
ventmuyntli General Sherman at Hillsboro. Tlie
result of the consultation was peace, upon the basis
of rceotistruction, with all rights under the Constitution
retained. Andrew Johnston has telegraphed
from Washington his approval of the terms of settlement
agreed upon."
This letter is of late dale, and comes direct, and
states the case in few words.
a most of Booth and Long? La huh J'iue i.v Nkw
roliK.?IIii.ton Mkad. April 22.?A steamer arrived
al Fortress Monroe brings news of tlio -arrest of J.
AVii.KKS Booth.
A Richmond lawyer named K. it. Lo.vfc was also
arrested, who turned.stale evidence and confessed lie
was tlic assassin of Secretary Smvaiid.
Bis evidence implicates lifiy-two persons in the
plot, and it was through his confession I lie authorities
were enabled to arrest Booth.
On Sunday, the Kith, between two and three o'clock,
a fire broke out in the extensive cooperage establishment,
150 Water s: reel, destroying property to the
value of $1,500,1)00.
?erations in Alabama.
am from a reliable, sot free, that MnWlti.yrasi
vacuatud l?v our forces on lh-j 0th.?
About :!,t)OU of oar soldi cr-a at ere eaptured.?
The enemy, we learn, arc not troubling private
property in the. citV?the' main sir y being
ijuartcred'ontgide t)ie city. Gen. Maury, wilii
a force of about 5.000 or O,0O') of our troops,
bad gnuo toward laeridinii. Twenty-seven
steamboats and all our gunboats Were sent up
the Toinbigboe river.
The enemy, lO,O00 strong, commanded by
Gen. Steele, took possession of Montgomery, on
Monday, April 24, and'are now running the
railroad from that city to Mobile; and, of
contse, they sue working the telegraph line
between the two points, as it was left in good
condition.
Seltna is again'in the possession of tin; one
uiy. Alter its nrst capture, it was evacuated.
During the interim the Rebel was issued.^
ilere is what it said of affairs-:
the riitst fall of^selma.
Gen. Forrest, with less than :3,000 men, full
one half whom were militia and irregular
troops, not attached to the military service,
attempted the defence of the city in a line of
entrenchments between six and seven miles in j
extent, against a force of veteran troops va-1
rionsly estimated at from twelve- to twenty
thousand, armed witli Spencer seven?shooter
lilies.
The Yankee force made its appearance before j
the city early in the morning, on Sunday April j
2d inst., and skirmishing along the line commenced
about noon, and was continued without
any result for sevcial hours. Our men I
throughout tae entire line Were ro excellent
spirits, and anxious for an attack to be- made on
them.
About four p.tn., the enemy massed hi6
forces on our left, held by Armstrong's brigadev
and advanced to the charge on the tvorksv?
The attack was hold and impetuous. The charge
was made iu two columns; with a Irrre of stir-'
roishers in troot, the ^tfc U. 9-. Kegtriaira forming
the first line. For a few ntora&nis the fate
of tbe day seemed to be trerwVfjinjf ib the! ball'
ance. Our fire w?* rapid well mtafofidi
and oor artillery well served rod effective,?
Great gaj? were cast into the Federal .rstd?,
and the groaod was det'ed wilb fise woast4ed
ami the slain. And 011c time everything indicated
that the attack would result in the utter
discomfiture of the enemy, hut tii'tcr a slighthesitation,-the
Advancing forces pressed 011
with their heavy masses, our left gave way in
confusion, and after a feeble attempt to rally,
recoiled finally and disappeared. t
The continuation of the line from Arm-strong's
front was formed by the militia, whoseeing
the Yankee regiments pouring over the
fortifications, getting on the fianks and in their'
rear, also gave way, but, jis we learn, riot until
ordered to do so, and lied. Some however,
resolutely stood their ground, and were finally
captured at their posts. *
The militia, of course, scattered in all dircc
tious. The cavalry broke in the wildest confusion.
Some dashed into town closely .pur-sued,
and the sharp crack oi rilllen and pistols
.was heard in contiunous roar through all the
streets. .
The confest was soon scttlcd*Thc cntrefichincuts
were abandoned by our troops through-- . i
out their whole extent. Such as enuld make
their escape, did so, but about lSuO including
citizens aiid itdlitin, tell into the hands of the"
m.-riiy. Some of our cavalry believed to have
hcen drowned in attempting to cross the river,,
which was much swollen and very rapid.
TUB CASUALTIES.
The Yankee loss in the atfack was 425 kill-ed
and SOU wounded, including three colorcls
killed, and a major general and a colonel severely
wumi-h-d?the disparity in the loss- ~
[ growing out of the fact ihpt wc were in fortifications
while they were in open ground,' and
our line bcinv thin while theirs was dense and
heavy. . .
THE SELMA PltESS.
The tide of war lias rolled its resistless wave .
over oar "Rebel1/ bead, and left us* wrecked ?
, upon the shore, su if minded by tlic fragments '
and debris of what was o&cevthe Chattanooga
Rebel?now a mess of "pi.1/ The ilississippian
office was fortunate enough to make its escape.
The Dispatch and the Reporter were destroyed
by fire upon the'first night of the occupation;,
and our oilice,. of the four t ut a few days before
so flourishing in Selma, was left standing alone.
The Rebel office was not seriously interrupted
until the day upon which the enemy evacuated
the city, when an order was issued from
Gen. Wilson to fire the office.
This order at the earnest entreaty of citizens
whose property would have been involved in
the conflagration, was so modified as simply to<
embrace the destruction of the office without
injury to the building. The squad sent to
execute the order performed their work very
I. 1.1.. T1 u ? l
tu UIVUJJJW v Jtnc picnoua WI'IU urOKen Wild
sledge hummers, the type was thrown from the1 "
third story window, and the cases and printing
paper were piled op in the middle of the street
aud burnt. The typ<-, of which we had aa
unusual quantity, embraced two or three hun-- ?
dred different sizes and varieties, wa's*'left
where it fell, in the street find on the sidewalk,
and we have gathered enough of it to print a
good sized sheet\
' Ecmous,:?The Augusts Constitutionalist' ,
soys- that a gentleman came one of Savannah,,
: during: She past week,, and states that he had- " '
seen: it stated in- New York papers that France,,
I Austria and Spaii* fad reeogffteed: the Confed-j
evacy, fibat (hey had: agreed to> sustain' eur
j Oevemmetiit' by armed intervention1.- Farthwf ,
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