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A.Y 18, 1865.aienc-meralThereworkBallplacetherewheretfcracts ' such OUt Gfi little ’ favor-nment lely to 1 to go Lieut. Minis-shority would trunkright xicans vn to in qui-rent a of the God's Soush-n soil j Doc-ud hisof late poleon fearful France ) mood rmy to throne. ie now, nodera act she his po-an rims and it is lageous-its.--he pros-of Pal-00 acresboring,iindica-nmandsmt.--Chien. i Son, my, and Them that r of theiblished —A Jifc-n Pond ric acid, prom pt given at ng, for tie sum reports nd says of help,'National Sparta, and T. r Court if erlumber-, drivingTKOS MOBILI.Complete D«tail* or the Snrruder of Taylor'* Army-HuTb* Negotiation Memoranda Agi «ed•. trpoB—Sentiment* of the Hcbel Ofllceri—-later-liteidenl* of the Surrender— Trouble with Rebel Shlnplstcr*-— The Return to Mobile.[Speoi*! Dispatch to the Chicago Tribune.]Cairo, May 12, 1865.The steamer Ben. Slickney, Aiken master, Tompkins'and Seamen clerks, from New Orleans, has passed up for St. Lotus. The Ben. ” made some very fine running' this trip, against a storm and rising river, and furnished your correspondent with plete files of New Orleans papers to the t th, and Memphis to the 11th.The Mobile News of the 5th, has the following important and interesting details concerning General Dick Taylor’s surrender: Major General Canby, accompanied by General Osterhaus, his Chief of Staff, Brigadier General Andrews,‘Provost Marshal General, Colonel Christensen, Adjutant, and Captains Barrett and Perkins, A. A. G.; left yesterday morning, the 4th, at 8:30, for Citronelle, for the purpose of completing the negotiations for*the surrender of all Confederate troops in the late rebel Department of East Louisiana, West Mississippi, Alabama, East Florida, under Lieut. Gen. Taylor, ChS.A. ; Admiral Thatcher, U. S. N., by invitation of Gen. Canby, was of the party. The train which had conveyed the parties to Whistler, had to be left there, and thg remainder of the route passed'over in a hand car, owing to a bridge having- beeii destroyed over the stream near Eight Mile Creek. The hand car was met sometwo miles1 from Citronelle by a train in charge of-Capt. Bullick of Gen. Taylor's staff, when the transfer of its passengers took place to the train, which soon arrived at Citronelle.In the house of Dr. Borden, where the consultation was held, were fouud Gen. Taylor and staff, Commodore Farrand and Lieut. Commander Myers of the navy and a large concourse of other officers in the rebel service. After considerable discus-and consultation, ending at 7:30 p. m.Memorandum of condition of surrender of forces, munitions of war, etc., in the Be-, vartment of Alabama, Mississippi and Bast Louisiana, commanded by Lieu-. Gen. Bichard Taylor, Confederate Staid Array, to Moj. Gen. Edward JR. S. Gat. by, tf. S. Army, entered into on the 4es day of May, 1865, at Citronelle, Ala.n-. First—Officers and men to be paroled until duly exchanged, or otherwise released from the obligations .of their parole by authority of the Government of the United States; duplicate rolis of ail officers and men surrendered to be of which will be delivered appointed by Gen. Canby, retained by an officer appointed by Lieut. Gen, Taylor; officers giving iheir individual par ole 3 and commanders of regiments, battalions, companies, or detachments, signing like paroie for the1 men of their respective commands.Second—Artillery, sinaii arms, ammunition, and other property - of the Confederate Government, to be turned over to the officers appointed for that purpose on the part of the Government of the United States: duplicate inventories of property surrendered to be prepared; one copy to be retained by the officer delivering? and the other by the officer receiving it, for the■ Third—Officers and men paroled under this agreement will be allowed to return to their homes, with the assurance that they will not be disturbed by the authority of the United States, as long as they continue to observe the conditions of their paroles, and the laws in force where they reside, except that persons residents of Northern States will not be allowed to return without permission.Fourth—Surrender of property will not include side arms or private horses or bag-ae, one copy the officer otherjFifth—All horses which are in good faith private property of enlisted men, will not be taken from them; men will be permitted to take them to their homes to be used for private purposes only.Sixth—Time and place of surrender will be fixed by the respective commanders, and will be carried out by commissioners appointed by them.Seventh—Terms and conditions of surrender to apply to the officers and men belonging to the armies lately commanded by Gens. Lee and Johnston now in this department.Eighth—Transportation and subsistence to be furnished at public cost for officers and men, after surrender; to the nearest practical point of their homes.(Signed) R. Taylor, Lieut. Gen.E. R. S. Canby, Maj. GenDETAILS Or THE SURRENDER.The utmost good feeling was manifested by the rebel officers towards the representatives of our Government, and Commodore Farrand and Lieut. Commander Myers seemed particularly pleased to meet again, after a lapse of so many years. They were old friends in the navy. Colonel Christensen, A. A. G., has snowi the pens used in signing the terms of render. That used by General Taylor was a steel point, lashed to an althea twig with white cotton thread, emblmatic of the straits to which the people of the rebellion have been reduced.Gen. Canby used a plain goose quill. Full particulars of th© affair were telegraphed to Washington by- Col. Christensen, and it is known that Secretary Stanton had received the intelligence prior to the return' of Gen. Canby to. this .■ city. Dispatches were sent to Corinth via Meridian, where a break of eight miles' onlywwd ttwm u they lived in the level Stetee, end the lete order of the Provo* Marshal Oeneitdof the United Sietae prevented their return homo. A return once more to th«ir homes and peaceful pursuits seemed the only thing they desired. . The opinion was freely expressed that should the United States become involved in a war with foreign powers, sfifc wwrid find a largenumber of her late enemies side by side with her in defense of the principles of our common;; country. -THE TROUBLES OF RSBBt SHINrLA^TRR3.,, During therumbling conversation, which became generdl, alter terms hod been arranged add signed, some laughable stories were related of difficulties experienced by rebel officers in procuring supplies or advices, on account of the distrust entertained by the population of the value of Confederate money. One Captain said that he could not set his only shirt washed for one thonsand dollars of it, and had to divide his rations with a colored laundress to induce her to give any attention to the shirt at all. Gen, Taylor was forced to allow officers double rations in kind . —one ration to eat and another for barter to procure articles and service absolutely necessary. They; however expressed themselves laughingly in regard : to their privations and hardships, and the same endurance and fortitude shown in a better Cause wonld have been beyond praise.DREAD OF THE PRISONERS. .Gen. Taylor was to have left for Meridian at 12 m. last night for the purpose of carrying into effect the terms of surrender, The more wealthy of. the inhabitants express a lively dread of . the returned volunteers. They say that our troops do not protect them and leave them to the tender mercies of the returned paroled Confederates, they will be in a sad condition. Dr. Borden, at whose house the conference was held, has been notified that he would be expected to furnish one animal, horse, cow. or mule, weekly until he was rid of his surplus in that line,THE RETURN.The steam train brought Gen. Canby and, party from Citronelle direct to the city,, the bridges having been put in repair daring the day, where they arrived at 12:45, this morning, having left Citronelle at 10:30 p. m., thus making the run through in little over two hours, and being absent from the city sixteen hours.Andrew Johnson.A writer furnishes the New York Review the following, relative to the present occupant of the Presidential chair:When we were at Nashville, seven years ago, anecdotes of the coolness and courage of Governor Johnson were, among the current coin of conversation J One gentleman, a political opponent- of the Governor, an eye-witness of the occurrence, told us that a placard was posted in town, one morning, announcing in the well-known language of old Tennessee, that Andy Johnson was to he shot “ on sight.” Friends of the Governor assembled at his house to escort him to the State House. u No,” said he, “ gentlemen, if I am zo be shot at, I want no man to be in the way of the bullet.” He walked alone, and with unusual deliberation, through the streets to his official apartments on Capitol Hill.Another eye-witness relates a similar story. He was announced to speak on one of the exciting questions of the day; and loud threats were uttered that if he dared to appear, he should not leave the hall alive. At the appointed hour, he ascended to the.platform, and, advancing to the desk, laid his pistol upon it. He then addressed the audience in terms as near like the following as our informant could recollect:“ Fellow-citizens:—It is proper when freemen assemble for the dsscussion of important public interests, that everything should be done up decently and in order.I have been informed that a part of the business to be transacted on the present occasion is the assassination of the individual who now has the honor of addressing you. I beg respectfully to propose that this be the first business in order. Therefore, if any man has come here tonight for the purpose indicated, I do not say to him, let him speak, but let him shoot.”Here he paused with his right hand on his pistol, and the other holding open his coat, while with his eyes he blandly surveyed the assembly. After a pause of half a minute, he resumed:“Gentlemen, it appears that I have been mistaken. I will now proceed to address you on the subject that has called ua together.”Which he did with all his accustomed boldness and vivacity, not sparing his adversaries, but giving them plenty of pure Tennessee.Tailor as he was, he is no snob. Soon aftet he was inaugurated Governor of Tennessee, a high official of the State, who had been bred a blacksmith, presented him with a set of elegant fire-irons, made with his own hands. . “ I will give him a return in kind,” remarked the Governor. He bought some of the finest black broadcloth that Nashville could furnish, procured a Bet of tailor’s implements, got the judge’s measure from.his-tailor, and made , a complete suit of clothes, sewing every stitch himself, and presented them to his. friend. The work, we are told, was all done in the Governor’s room. in the State House. The: happy wearer of the garments pronounced them a perfect fit, and. when we heard the story in 1858, he had them still.MendThe Birmingham Post says that at Boston, in Lincolnshire, England, 'there is an old character^ or custom, whereby the Mayor of the borOugh is at liberty, during Lent, to take couple of eggs out of every bas-! ketful exposed for sale in the market - For many years ; the, Mayors have refrained froth exercisih g tlii s privilege, an d ■ it was. thought1 ■ to have. become obsolete. 'The present incumbent, however, fifig in sisted on his right,. to the great indignation, of the people, who propose to disregard the old apage and put all thsir eggs in one basket. '3 theii;§u jauppw, oi yewL by his will left his farm hiidren* with certain condo it necessary to bring the rts. A final decision reached. The farm, fc value, covers the trace be-54th streets, extending$5,000,000?The great iron clad, the New Ironsides, which has been, at the Philadelphia Navy Yard for a long time repairing, will leave that place next week, accompanied by the Tonawanda, a new double tnrretted iron-clad of great power. Their destiua-
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