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|;j Aprifl2fli; 196S V
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T|jß FIVB Bays;-’ SATaitBS;
$e had expected to be ( able s t 3 pre«
, seroost leaders this week with; a'mtalp
of in* field of Grant's recent operations
inlYont of Petersburg!], but it has hot
ypyireachfdus_as we go to press.—
T|f dailies of Now YoA and , "¥hila»
_
icreportq of the fightV'from tbeir ar-
Tny| cbrre«pondenU, frou» them
confused and as they
soinetimis are, we condense itbefbl
lowing - account of the. battles snd> ma
noeuvres which resultedyn the jeap
ture of Peteraburgh and. EiChnidnd,
anp the discomfiture of;the rebelarroy
■ of|Jorthei n yirgima. i>|:r J ■
fßefbre the recent movement bur
lines pppn the North side ot, the James
Riper were held Army of the
James, commanded, by Maj. Gen. Ord,
. composed ot the 24tband 25tb corps.
This’Unejwas strongly fortified and at
some'points approached within five
or sir miles of Kichmondj Sheri
da i lay at W<hite House onAthe Pa
; inuhkey, resting from his,late raid—
Ot the South side of the river lay the
army of the Potomac, the 2di sth, tith
ap|d 9th army corps’. These trodps
wcrein position in the ordor|h which
webave namcd them from left to right.
.-; *] ■£•. ’’ • ’ - '] ; I \ [ w -
Alirjjorlificationa on-this sidd stretch*
od; around PeteYshurgh, frOra the Apt*
ppmattox or the right,! to a point a
tojie orrpOre beyond ,the Weldon rail
road ofiiihe left, and et'this point de
flected tp ihe„;S_pulhlward and toward
our : roar', /tb! protect the left j flank
against-a movement of the enemy ,jr.
that direction- The lebol wprks con
fronted ours at all points pkcept on
opr extreme left j in addition their in:
terior lines encompassed Pcte-sburgh
fi’pm the Appomattox above to that
rlppr below the city, and they had
strongly fortified upon our lajTb all' the
leading,toward the Appomattox
prf the South Side railroad. P L ’
f /iTbese being? the positions,lsbjwidant
his entire force, and (Jrd with
I ope half of the army of the James were
' bi'ought to the South side of riba .river'
atjd united to the army of the Potomao,
Sjld that ariny at once beganj its
ip campaign against Eichmpnd. .;
l|On Wednesday, March 2&th, Shori-.
(||n with t he cavalry was detached to
tOrsechQit'.wilh the .Richmond &A)an*
ydle railroad. 2d and ;stli corps
Wore moy|d out of our works tand their
. place* were occupied by the ‘ijltii corps
hj the army the James | ojnd the
ffoops first' named march* d'to the
pprth weaC'inthe direction of the South
Side railroad, the sth corps being up
pn the loft.’ On this day there was
(Sharp skirmishing at various points or.
tpe line of our advance, but lio engage! {
’ ent of importance. ' A hliivy rain
ade the roads almost impassable and
'ipfantry and cavalry, were sltuck in the
Ipud. During the night the enemy
lilt that part of the lin<|wh|ch the" 2d
-and sth bad left ascertained to
their satisfaction that it was strong
. ppough to defend itself. | j
__JM\ Thursday, March 3Q'. Tile advance
~|jbf the sth and. 2d corps was! continued
,r’Tbe 2d corps connected upon; its xight
lyith the 24th and the whole line of
I -the sth and 2d was executing a right
IJ jpheel in the direction of -i’etersburgh
.. tipon the left of -the | corps 'as a
piyot. Some two miles of ground were
gained upon, this day on our left, after
■harp fighting, though- the rebels
yrero not mot in great forca or strong
ly intrenched. The sth icoips reached
> 1 land held the Boydtown Blank road,
{jlheridan’s entire train on this iday was
sticking in the mud, strung ont from
Beam’s Station to Dinwjddie O. H.,
and the greater part of his fprco was
required to protect it- from Fits tee’s
“rebel cavalry, who were hovering on
fais flank. His headquarlenTthis night
jware at. Dinwiddle C. Hi anil he bad
j thus far accomplished nothing.
J Friday, March 31. Thej IRh corps
I advanced its 2d and Sd divisions a mile
| outward, which were auajeked by
: Johnston’s and Picket’s divisions of
lioogslrest’s corps, and driyen back
! with considerable Joss beyond Ihp
; Boydtown pjank road. IHpre thpy
| were roinforced by thje Ist dikision and
( rallied and repulsed the eneiny. At
■ • Tip- m. the entire.corps advanced up*
: on the front of the enemy, vypile Mites’
■. of the 2d corps attacked them
■ I in flank, Up then line south-
: ward acd driving them fri im the Arid.
| This part of the line had; been weak
j: ensd by the ‘withdrawal ipf a part of
■ ; the force which lougbt the sth corps
. ; in tbq morning, to confront Sheridan.
: a few miles to'the Southward,
i ; Oen. Sheridan moved Din
: widdie C. H. in the morrii g driving
‘ back the cavalry of. the sremy with
.. iMuofor some three or four miles, un*
. til he naobed the neigbboi h yoi of the
.it Fiw|;F° r^a > * cross road, where, be
V atcong intrenehmenla checking
Herb Uo wai liimsolf at
; 'kongatreeU infantry, that
day brought from the front of the sth
and 2d corps', and jwas driven hack
..with severe loss to 1 a point a miledastr
pf the c!.H., whejre ififl troops Ibivdano
ed for the ' • .1 r
On'ibiadaysomej severe skirnjish
ing occurred in front of th e 24th corps,
yrhich hhld the centre; formerly the left
Of our line. The rebel pickets were
driven in and the lino held by them
taken by onr troops who entrenched
themselves upon itj A line of sharp*
shooters was pushed close up to the
rebel works, their Skirmishers driven
inside, and their driven
ftom'the guns, which remained silent
most ot the day. > There was compare.-
tiverqni.et along the right of ({mr line
; Saturday, April 1. Before daylight
thd enemy assaulted. Foster’s division
of the 24th corps, and jearried a part
Ot his line, driving back the IQOth N.
Yi, but were charged and driven oat
Lby the 200 th 1 Pa: Sheridan j attacked
and drove the enemy in his front, and
the sth corps marched southward to
his assistance—tho 2d corps extending
its line to. connect with the latter. At
5i p. m. whilst Sheridan engaged the
enemy in front tpe sth jeorps. attacked
him in flank and ; reari^. The battle
which lasted until dark in
Longetroot’s complete jrout the two
commands capturing prisoners
and three batteries mf,! artillery, and
the road to the South Side railroad was
open and: defenceless.l (This .success
also placed Sheridan add add the sth
corps between this portionojr the reb
el army and thencefor
ward Longstreet was outof [the fight*
Some accounts represent him as be*
treating With-tho remnant ofhia coin*
maud South ward,|, to join Johnston;
others as making {Northward toward
Lynchburg; certain it is that none oi
his men were .met] in the engagement
of the next day, the two corns of Hilt
and Gordon hbldibg l the' entire rebel'
lino. There was sparp firing along the
line of thb 2d and 24 th corps, without
decisive tha former {firmly {es
tablishing itself in its hew position.r-
The 6th and -9 th bur right'
still lay quietly in their works in front
of Petersburgh. ■ Their turn was 1 to
come on the morrow. | . j :
On Saturday night a fierc 3 artillery
fir»was maintained along orr linoand
.orders | were isjsnpd fj>£a general as
sault orl Sabbath Imorning, ayltbe 2d,
24th, 6th and 9th corpsupon the works
in their front. To prevent the nfsiss*
ingof troops by Lsie apotf his right,
- -Ati wnrps, ca tU ,- T «-'t
of his 1 line, it was ordered that the jut
; tack should open upon his 1« ft. i
j, Sunday,/Ipril 2. Under cover! of,
[ the darkness the troops of the Ninth
corps wore moved up close to the reb
el line, at 4 a, ra., it a given signal tlloir
entire lino dashed with a .thout upon
•tho rebel The ensmy were
completely surprised. | and wore oyei
whelmed before t;heyhad ti ne to lOrm.
Tor resistance. TlieTruits of the charge
of the 9th corps were five forts, thirty
one guns, and many hundreds of pris«
onais. The rebel fort on the Appo
mattox in s front jol Wilcox’s division,
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was of great strength, and it is said
his attack was to bo bnt li feint, jbnt
his men away jand
stormed it in’spite ofbim. Thaguns
of the rebel torts' were at once turned
upon tho flying dneray. At daylight
the 9th corps; held the entire.hostile
line in their front, and had sustained
scaicely any Iqss. Simultaneously
with the advance of. the.9th the!6th
j’ i ] j I
corps and. with the same Suc
cess. In five minutes after /the signal
waslgiven, they were into and over the
rebel were pouring grape
I tnto’thn relreatingibo, frpm their own
gnns, many of which, and biany priso
ners were takeuj The 87th and ©lst
Penna. Eeg’u. aio mentioned, as hav
ing particularly! distinguished thorn,
selves'in _ the charge, As{ a piobfof
the confidence of the commanding, of-
Accra in their success it is istated that
*a detachment of Artillerists accompa
nied each charging column to work
the captured pieces.. } Amopg the pris.
oners of the 6th rwas ailisn issippi brig-;
ado almost composed of the 2d
I.oth, lllh, 12th, 16th, ISth, and42d
Mississippi Keg’ts. /
At 5 o’clock A. M. we, and posses-,
sionof.miles'pf the enemy a line on his
left, and he had! been- driven into his
| interior defences close to Petersburgh.
"Thbre wsa a pause ic tho fighting un
til 7 a. m., wheri tho 24th and 2d corps
assaulted the rebel right. {.The ground
jon whfeftt they charged w L as veryjdiffi
cult being hilly and! rendered almost
impassable by slashed timber, bnt|they
went over it an|l over Hilt’s fortifica
tions' at the dpnble-qnick.l They cap,
tured their full Share of pnsoners and
artillery, and niet withcomparalively
small loan - ~ Among .the organisations
taken .entire by the 2dcorpawerb the
/sth, 7th, I3th,l4th and 17th Tennes
see; the24td captured (be|3d,4th|l2th
2jstand23d Georgia, and! the 33d Ni
Carolina. . j. •- •' .-[ -/
| By Ba. in., the entire pentre fide of
tho enemy wa»| in Anr possession! the
6th dorps had| swung around! and was
facing and tho j-tth add 2d
corps were marching east ward'in side
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the enemy’s lice, and Sheridan wifli
his cavalry and the sth was swinging;
around-ioward - the p^pp^dippbuiat*
of Say
! at defenses.
ThrWdotaobed, sefiespf forts on this
line vwjere carried daring the forenpbo,
by the Sixth andjTwenty-fourth Corps,
and atj noon the j left of the 24th'lay
upon the Appomattox above
burgh', two ■ divisions of
hold! fig thejjna' between tbe 24£hand
9 th, tv bile athird wesTeaiingfip the
Soul if Side railroad, . Onr line now
stretched half-way around the city,
from (the river above to the river ,be
low, and Leel jwos driven to hie last
and strongest | entrenobmente, Avhich
lay in a continuous chain immediate
ly aiband it. Just then a desperate
assa fit" was upon the 9th corps,
upon jour extreme right. , Hartrairft's
divinion wm driven-out of the works
the; i had' captured i- in I the morning,.
and dut line wa» broken] at that point.
N 6 ) ■einforcoments were at
ry available man ia oar army .being!
already engaged. In,, this extremity!
the Eroyost Guard Brigade of Collia’
wasjprought upi from
a •nhraber of-SheridanV dismounted!
cavalry. Those charged upon and:
drove out the ohomy. '»
Til. was now 2. r. m., and the evacua
tion |< )f Potersburgh - had.commenced,
Lee’i men could be'seen from pur sig-f
ual stations defiling across the pontoon
bridges on the j Appomattox, and con-j
flagrations , began to be observed in
the town. Accordingly the 2d“porps,
which had marished up the Boydtown
road to within four-miles of the City,:
filed off to the left to intercept the an
ticipated' relredt, while Sheridan with
his jfivalry and the sth corps-moved
in t i|e same diitection, upon a line far-;
ther southward. The, fighting for the
day (was over. HThopgh Jjee still held
: his i!nner line,J Petemburgh was burs;
“an 1-fairly won.” At 5} a. M., of the
! 3d,the city- wtjsPccupied by Wilcox’s
division, of thei 9tb corps. j
midnight'on the night of the 2d|
a deserter informed Gen, Weitzel,com
manding our few troops left north of
the! James, that the picket line in front
of him had been withdrawn, and
tha t the icibelj army was in retreat.—]
A cavalry rocor.bisanoe at daylight]
confirmed bis t tatement. Weitzel adj- i
vancod immediately, and by 8 a. m.,
bis negro trod os were matching down
'thestreets of Richmond,' tothe tune
cf “Old John Brown." If our.read
ers have preserved the map published
a few weeks ajbi in the Argus f they
cap! trace tbc positions and move
meats doscribCdi . with tolerable accu
racy. V.]:
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f
ny, the only condition made being
it his men jand officers should be
ijoled on th<| ground, and that ih|o
yato property and sjde>arms of thio
ter should |bo retained. We givio
?. corresponijlonco , between, the two
nerals elsewhere. ; 1 [ j
Our loss, up to the evacuation, is,
;imated by Gen. Grant at 7,000 kill-)
J wounded and some two
nusand being prisoners, and an un
ially Jarge proportion ■ slightly
mndod. Our total casualties inchi
ng.those of the pursuit, cannot ex
ed 10,000. Tho Confederacy loses
i| best aruiy.oslimated'at 65,000 men,
ijlh its artillery trains and . materiel ,
ijd the best Generals and officers in
i 'service; .i h
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est
ed,
the
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A- Word to Democrats. | :
Now that Rebellion has been virtual
ly subdued, jour armies 'everywhere
mtorioafe, the authority of the Cov
er imenc of ttie United States respect
ed, j and her laws enfeirced and obeyed,
wolmay say throughout the length ahd
breadth of the land : and in this hour
I ! ’ 'i
of general joyand thanksgiving; whpn
pa triple, their hearts aglow with the
en tihUsiaam of the hour, are shouting
htsannaivlb Godfor the success of our
cadse/wp tako the time to say a weird
to jour Democratic friends. I
We fear there are Democrats who
dolnot rejoicie how, judging from tapir
previous.reeprd, and their unilluraina
f countenances and want ol entbnsi ■
i. Wehirdiy expect it ol some.—
er supporting a party that
peace and union could never come
through war; after asserting lor four
years,; upon the stump, on, the
and at Lome that we could never sul§ ?
due rebellion ; that the policy of the
administration only insured the suc
cess of the Confederates, we can hard
lylexpbot theih now to give expression
to; their gladness, even if indeed they
feel any. We want to ask these lights
ofj Democracy how they liko now to
sjandupon |a platform that proclaim B
Mihat after four years of lailari' to
restore the | Union by; war.” That
was rather premature, wap it not ?
tey should have consultedold ancon,
ional U. S. Grant as. to time before
rnkking such declarations-
Toe four years are about up now, and
itjis not much of a failure is it? We
us sorry so 'rnany prophets should be
without honor in' their, own country,
but really we profer tha restoration of
the Government to the fulfillment of
thel^.prophecies, and most therefore
rejoice while Belial’s: prophets weep.
But we hav|e a word of #dvico toj offer
to our‘ Democratic friends. j We do not
feel vindictive. Not 4t In this
hpnr of our country’s glory, nowjtbat
succees baa crowned odr efforts, we feel
forgiving. , I To most of those who turn-
pd gave their
yoice hpd ij^uerae 1 onjthe eido. oitrea
son; emhi£ihwed the j Government in
every itseffortsto subdue
treiaon, ngjJeffor t to, cripple
thejdmiaistration We are wiUingtd
extend hand of fellowship;
provided they acknowledge!' their er
ror and.slatorely repent ;> come back
prodigals, confessing land asking par
don., - i ■' \■;" l • • i
v ■' “WtUeihe lamp hold* oatto fcorn ;
The vfisit' steasr may return.”
Fbr'the sake of ypnr children we
would recoftunend all’snob as we have
referred to; to come put' like men and 1
leave the loathing concern of so-called
Democracy |to perish vnth its more
aasociate—slavery. We have
saved ihe'Gpvernment by; wkf, palri
fied.it froflfaiavory, audit will ienddrc
for ages, the light and glory foil the
whole partb.;. ■ i
Twenty yean from this and any
man who is [known have-opposed
i the Administration lit its efforts to sun
dae;-treason, I will be more infamous
than the Hartford Conventiomsls of
1812 are npw. Save yourself by qui
etly sUppiagpnt of the ranks you.have
been marching in Join the Union
army. < Tfijow some joy into your
countenance; appear glad :
Throw, npjreur bat and shout every
where, letwsg all the world know how
ice did it. The Union jwill be rjosWed
—rebellion is subdued—treason de
| throned by the triumph pf our armies.
;■ Glory be toGod! -j ‘i. J
t3e EtsTD!
StirrfendLer of Lee !
flEADa’asl Army United States, )
! . ApritOth, 1865;' 4:30 p. m: ‘! |
Hon.E..M~Sianton i | V; -
GeucralLee surrendered the Army
of Koriben Virginia;, this afternoon,
apoQ teriulproppsedibyimyself., The
accompanying additional correspond*
ence will show, the conditions folly*
" 111 S.(jrRANT, Lieuti General. ,
■ ;|Ai>eil 7,: 1865.
Gen. M. Commanding C. S, A l .
General: —The result of the last
week most convinceiyou of the. hope*
lessnogs Jfe further resistance on the 1
pari of army of Northern Virgin* ]
ta in thisstruggle. il feel that it is sc,
andregaSi it as myjduty to shift from
mysptt ibßjreapon^iliiy. of any lur* j
.ther-Sffumn of bldod, jby asking of ]
you tlie Sfrcnder of that portion of;
the Oonftderato'Stalaai army, known j
as the of Northern Virginia.
Ve‘fy ' "ipectfully] y'onr ob’t eerv’t,
' j: . . U. jS. Grant, ;
Jen. Commanding U. SI A.
General: I have weiivod l ypurnote
of this,date. Though! notenlirely of
the opinion "you express of the hope
lessndss of : the further resistance On
the part of the of Northern
Virginia, -lj reciprocate your. desiro to
avoid useless offus|on pof biood, and
therefore,,, j| before considering your
proposition, ask thdrte -ms you will of
fer or;condition df?its surrender.- ;
; j General.
Tb Ll. Gen. U. Si . 7
'! Commanding Armies oUU. S.
To, General It. E. Lem i
General, l your note cf last evening,
in reply to mineof the eamo dato, ask
ing conditions on which I wij 1 accept
the-surrender, of ibolArmy ipt Nor
thern! Virginia, is jjtstjrecoiced
In reply, I would, eaj- that peace be.
ing ray first desire,i‘ there is but one
condilion i insist upon, viz; That the
men■surrhnderod snail be disqualified
from takipg up armsf again " against
the Government ofttbe Uhi ted Stales,
jUDtil Pprtjperly ? exchanged :J1 will
meet you 1! or destgpate officcrs to meet
any officers you may name, for ,the
I sameipurpose, at any point agreeable
to you fot the puiposc of arranging
definatelolhe term's upon which the
surrender of the Army of Northerly
Virginia Will bo received. Very re
spectfully, your obedient servant,
:!! ’j: ■’■ -; U. 55- Grant, "
Lt. Gan. Commanding U, S. A.
I)’’’ jf '• | April Btb, 1865.
General : at a. late hour,
yonrnoteofto day.ih answer to mine
•Of yesterday. I-I did not intend to
propose t£o sufrehdtet of the Army of
j Northern\TirgiOTB, but to ask the
proposition.; To be
| frank, I think theemergency
has ariech to call fbrtho surrender of
this'army, but .aa the .; restoration of
peace should be the solo object of all,,
Jt r desire to know whether your pro*
WMais wohld tend to lhat ondr I can
jfjffljiihjßrefore, inert you with avKn
trnfijwpcnder the Army of. Northern
Virginia, bat so far! as your proposi
tion m&v effect thy Confederate States
forces under my command, ! and tend
to the restoration of peace, I should
be pleased to meet you at. ten a. ja.
to«morrow, bn the (DU Stage; Bead to
Biphmbnd, between the picket'lines
of the two armies.. ; v
J Very respectfully, serv’t,
!' ! : il , B. Lee, Gen. C. S. A.
Zt. Gen. Grant, Commanding l U. S. A:
[ i ■]. ;■ Jf • ■ r . j ; | April 9, 1865.
lifiFshl- JR. E.Lee, Commanding C. S. A:
I : Your note of yesterday is received.
' As 1 have no author! tyto treat on the
1 subject of-poace, ‘the meeting propoa
ed for ten’a. m. tb-day could lead to
no hoodl' T will state, ho wever, Gen*
that I am! equally desirous for
peafie with yourself, and l 'the Whole
North entbrlain tbe same feeling.—
The terms upon j which peace can be
had arejweU undei stood by the South.
Laying : down their, arms they will
basten that most desirable event, save
thohsards of human . lives and hut*
dreds of millions of property not yet
destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all
pnrjdimcnltios mayi M settled without
the loss 1 of another life, I subscribe
j 1 -' ti ; ; / I' ■- '■
j Very respectfully, yoor ob’dt serv't,
i ! -- ■ ti. Gk OftAiiri L- Gee. U. B. j-
1
’■ ; ■ ■■ ■•; April 9th,1 1865/ j
General: il received |your note ; of;
this.morning.onthe picketlino whith
er;! hu come tomeet you, and ascer
tain defipately what' terms wereem
-brsoed in year proposition pr'yester
dßjrwith reterence to the surrender of
1 this army.; Inowrequest an inter
view in accordance with moffer con
tained in yonr letter of yesterday for
that, purpose. Very respectfully,
E. E, L'kb, General.
To Lieut Gen. Grant, | ■; j| , ; ■l'
I Commanding V. Ef. Armies. j
I. '■ April 9. 1865. '
Gen. JR. E. Lee, CommandingG. S-A-.
| note of this date is bat ; this
morning (11:&0a. received, in cpn
! sequence of my having passed from
the Bicbmohd and Lynohburg road to
the Farmville. and Lynchburg road/
f am, at this time of waiting, 9 about
font miles wjestj of Walt'erls Church,
and will pash forward to the front for
the purpose of meeting you Notice
"sent to .melon this road where you
wish , the interview to take place, will
meet me.: Very respectfully,
Tour obedient servant/. '
■ ! • XJ.S. Grant, Lt, Gin.
Appomattox CJ H., April 9.1
Gen, B. E. Lee, Commanding C. S. A.
In accordance ihe substance
Of my letter to you of the Bth. inst, I
propose to receive the surrender of
tbe Army of Northern Virginia, bn
the following terms, viz : Bolls of offi
cers and men to be mado in duplicate,
one copy to be given an officerassiga :
ed by me, the other to) bo retained by
such officer or officers As you may des
ignate. The officers to give their In
dividual paroles not to take up arras
against the Gpvei'ntnentiof the Uni
ted State's until exchanged, and bach
company or regiment! ,1 commander
sign a like parole'for th j men !pf their
commands. ! The arms, artillery and ;
public property to bo stacked; and- JJS QTIGE. i
turned over id the officers appointed who tfave not paid thei r
by mo to receive them." This Will not subscriptions to,the stock of the Smith’s
Otpbrnce the ' side arras of tholjoffiojen Bad) Little Beaver Petroleum Company,
nor their private h'orsob or baggage. P^Sl, 080
! Thjs done, each officer and-.raaa will “I*l- s < c . y^ d jLL. .
D© allowed to return.!, to theitj homed, subscribers cimpayto John
not to bo disturbed; by .the TJnitfcd x Caugh'cy & Co. ''
States authority. Be long as'they ob- —■’ —■'
serve their parole and the |awa in'CHARLES B, HUKST,
force yhere they may reside. | > i > j , •
■1 Very respectfully, NOTARY PUBLIC.
■| . S. Grant,. Lieut. General. J .I J J' . '*
Heai>q‘rB Arms dp |T. Yiboinia, 1 •' •!. ’
J,. ’• April 9th. 1865. [ 'ij
Lieutenant General ■ Grant i |jt 1
J General—t have 'received yonr let
ter of this date, containing the'terms
of surrender ot the Anr y of Northern
Virginia 1 , as proposed by. you. As
they are substantially the same sis
those, expressed in your "letter of the
Bth insf., they-are accepted. I will
proceed to designate the proper ; ,Sffi,»
cerd to carry the stipul itionsj into* ef
fect.' Tour obedient servant,
1 -, B. E-liEE', General.
WarDep’t, iVAsuiNoroN, 1) CLi)‘
,i- April 9, 1803.9 30 p. m. J
jrXu.f yj.n IX. S. Gram : L ••"rsT-
Thanks be teAlmighly Gcd fo r the
great victory with which Ho has this 1
Say crowned you and the gallant ar* |
my under your comma ad. The thanks )
of this si)d the;Govern-.j
ment, ind of the people, of the United |
States,their reverence arid hbror have i
been deserved, and iwilli'beiroifSerod
to you and, the braye hhd gallant offi
cers and soldiers 1 pi jour army, for
lall/timo. E. M. Stanton,"
! Secretary of War.
War DePa htmknt, • ) -
! Washinoton, Apnl 1),-10 p/m. j,
j Ordered— a sal itje ot two bun-,
drediguns be fired at t ie headquarters*
of.itovery army and dbpartraenf-jand i
at every'post add arsenal, in thb’Uni
ted States, and at ]th,o military acade
my a!t West Point, Jot the day of the
receipt .of this order, in cornmemora
tion of the surrender of GbnJ R. E.
Lee and hif army of Northern Vir
ginia to Lieutl Gen. C rant and tho ar
my under'his command. Boport of
■the receipt' find execution ‘of this dr- \
der to be mat]|e to the Adjutant ,Gen
eral a,t Washington:*: [E. M. tetANTdd, ;
1 i ' . ; Secr.etaby ,oi War^
Melancholy Death.— Vi e are pain i
od to state that on Saturday last,Mrs.
Margaret Witherspoon, of North Bea
ver township, was accidently killed
by being thrown from a ■ horse, while
on her way from her t other's residency,
(Ex-Sheriff Gailey,) to the Moravia
rail road station. ? It appears that
Mr> Withersppon>'ahi 1 his lady, who'
had been married only a lew days,
intended to visit their friends in New
Castle, over Sabbath; started pd SaU
nrday morning;- the distance and rood
being unfavorable foi| her to walk, she
rode bn horseback; her husband; and
Mr. Dungan .going,' ojyor the fields to
the station. ... They , reached 1 the place
—the cars came, but she did not.—
They went immediately in search of
her, and found her! a corpse on the
road. It is supposed that the' horse
took fright at the whistle of the
motive,; turned suddenly, „threw her
off and. dragged hdr pome distance by
the stirrup. The horse returned home
with the saddle turned to oiie side,
with one horn broken off. Coroner
Barker held an inquest oyer the body,
and the jury gave a yei dicjt, in-accord-!
ancq with the above facts. Her body
Was first discovered on d.he road by
Mr. M’Hinley, who [resides ih the vi
cinity. She was |. an amiable young
woman.and had many personal! friends
in and /about New Castle, who wilt
mourn: her melancholy death. Wo
camtrnly sympathize with her parents
land friends in their bereavement.—.
, (Lamence Journal, April 1. 11
TO FARMERS.
I Will elhr at private sale, for| a' few months.
one 8-hone power thresher and separator,
good an new and in perfect order ; one-half
•• Bnc»ye” Mower and Beaper; "Ereelsisr”
Mower and Beaper, patent drop deliver;;—
Wagon*'. Plow*; Harrows! wheeled Hors e-rake,
Grain Brill to. The anove are all nearly
and of the latest improvement. *'! 'y f ’
Also, a largo lot of. Salem Cook and Parlor
Stoves,' the heel in use and warranted in every
respect!' t , ■ B! O. COOK,
nearDsrlipgten, Beaver eo!. Pa.
mar.S9,’sj. •; •[ V j.j .
Quarterly Statement of The Na
tional Bank jifirs Beaver County
! ' Nsw BataHios, April Sd, 1865.
■ I'' •-i i - - *’■ " '* -
jl' C- LlAiltlTUtS. ] . , i.. ', •
Capital stoak- Sa
Nationslcircnln'ioni 63.780 00.
CironlaMoaß’k Bearer Co. ' 285 Op
Da* depositors.].....i 1»,0I2 &
Diridends pnpaid...!........ >718,81
Prolfts and earning*..; 1=.274f38
Surplusjfudds.'....]. , 3,015 ‘9]2 . ,
. - ' , - ; 1 - * •• • •
!. ASSETS. '
Notes and bills discounted,,. $110,357 51
U. S. Bondi And 7-30 160.00Q 00
Due tipsh ftcnkfl and bankas 20,819 66
Cturent expense*.....-.^.2,483 !R
Furniture and office fixtures....... 1 I,w 95
C0in...!...'..:. .2,447 58
Legal Tenders, Nat. Currency, -
Notes ajid cheeks of Oliver banks _y 34,320 48
. >5328,387 93
I cer ify-thatthe above statement U trueand
correct according to the beat of my knowledge
and belief. ! ,I V Edwabd Hpoea, Cash'r. I
led and subscribed before me,- this 3d|
iprilA. 1), 1866. ‘ i
T. M. M’CORD, Notary public. '
day of
FOE SjVLE !
rpHE (subscriber offers at private sale the
J_ brick boose formerly occupied by him in
the borough of Rochester. : . ~
It is!one of the largest and most commodi
ous private residences in the county, with ex
cellent! staining u.nd out-buildings, fruit trees
and shrubbery. ‘| I S '
S&~ For further,} particulars apply to ffm.
PORTER, Esq., on! the premises-or to the un
dersigned corner'of Penn and Hand'Streets,
Pittsburgh, Pa. ■'
apr.12,‘05.] J; H. DICKSON.
FOR SALE. r
ANew Solid’Rosow oood round corner.Sev
!eh Octave Pianpr ' Harp pedals and over
ttrong Bass. ’ All the modern improvements.
Only one year in use. . .Will be sold cheap, as
the owner is going away. . Inquire of T. M.
Taylor,-itochester. P. 0. faprl2,Bt '
‘.&i " ! ; •. .■.
IN THE DIAMOND,
ffOCSIESTER;, P 1.1,,
In the. Room Lately Occupied by
F.A.Forluns.
V “ i
WIIfiBBAS, Utters testamentary on the
estate of WA. SsAßir.ur. jr., late of In
dependence tp, Beaver county, dec'd., having
been granted to 1 tie undersigned, all persons
knowing themselves indebted .to said fatale
are requested to made immediate payment,
and those having claims againstithe same will
present them properly authenticated for .sol
' **»• !
TBOSi STASDISH, |Ex’r„
Independence tp.
NOTICE. '
apro
Smith** |perry -and Little Bedyer Pe
troleum Company. V
TIIE subscribers to the capital stock of the
' “Smith's Ferryand Little Beaver Fetro
leum Company,” are hereby notified to meet
at the office of Chaa. B. Hurst, Rochester, on
Saturday, April-2Sth\ 1865,
at 1C a- m., for the purpose of electing Direc
tors »nd other officers, adoption of By-Laws,,
and organizing under the General Manufac
ture g ahd Mining Laws of PennsylTania.
CHAS. B. HURST,
.1! Secretary ai
ichetler, Aprl’6s.
•LIST OP LETTERS
EEMAiNIKG in He Post Office at Roches-]
terJ Pa.. April Ist,. 1805: .
Anderson Mijrtha, Ammon Minerva, Beard
Richard, Blake A I) & Co, Parr
Miss Ann, Jeremiah,/Bowers Charlie,
Rradley Clarrissa, Burke/Williah/ Cochran
Richard jdemiht William 2, Cnbhage,Catha
rine! Clarke ITeher R, Dorling Wm 1 A. Doutt
Miss' Anna, Day : William', Fitzsimmonds Wm,
Findlay Fisher Ann E,'Gray J W,
Heincr Ann. Jaoksbn Mollio, Lewis Harriet
A,nn!2, Massey Capl, McDonald Maria, Mellon
Mr, Mountain John J, Reddick Harriet, Smith
‘fsadpre. Smith Perry, Temple & Dean, Whit
comb Adeline/ .Wilson Mrs. Ann. Winter
Charles/ / ’
• > j / T. M. TAYLOR, P.M.
hours, during the winter, from
to 7p.m. . , , /
7a.- in.
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.•ORPHANS’ COURT SALE.",. !
XJjF virtue 1 of'an order of Orphans’ Court,
I~V of the oounty of Braver, to me directed,
Lwill expose id public 'Sale at the Sheriff’s
office, id B?aver, on
; Monday, May Ist, 1863,
at 10 o’clock, a. m., the following' described
real} estate, late .of Ootlcib _ Michaels, dec’d.,
to vpt: A certain piece or parcel of land situ
ate in North Sewickly tp., Beavercounty, Pa.,
bounded and 'jlescribed as follws: On the
norih by land qf—- Zimmers and Richmond
Haijt, on the east by. land, of Thomas C. Mc-
Donald',] on the south by land of Robt. Fer
guson, and on the west by land of Richmond
Hart; containing 18} acres, all Under fence,
with about 15 acres cleared—on which* is
erected la two story frame house, containing
four rojoms,,with cellar, underneath. Also, 1
a double log'bam.. The above described
property is Underlaid with a vein of good ceal
three and half feet thick, ' I
fe.TEEMS—CASH. . '' !
JOSEPH LEDLIK, Sheriff.
ahOriff’s Office,! apro'Gll |
ORPHANS’ COUiIT SALE OR
| VALUBLE REAL ESTATE.
BX virtue of an, order issued out of the Or
phans’ Court of Beaver county, the under
signed frill expose? to sale by Public Vendue
or but-cry, on the premises,! on
'■ [ Monday , May BfA, 18G5,
at 10. o’clock a. m., the, following described
rent estate, of John H. May, late of the coun
ty jof Bearer, deo’d., situate in BoreugH town
ship, Beaver bounty. Pa., being the undivided
onf-sixth interest in that certain lot of ground
bomided. North- by Old Alley. Bast by Water
tot of the town of Beaver r South by lots of
John Barclay, and'West by ah alley, oontaini
ing about six aeres and seventy perches ; ; also,
the undivided One.sixth of all that bartgin oth
er lot situate as aforesaid, and bounded on the
North by Old Alley, on the Bast by an Alley;
bathe South by an AJley, or lot of ■ '■--Boies,
ana lot of John , May, and on the West by pub
(road containing about twelve and. ode-half
of the purchase money
hand on the confirmation of the sale by the
lurt, And the balance 'in one year, frith in
pest from that ‘time, and'to bo secured by
nd and mortgage.
apr.5,’64.]
ml
Ci
te
bo
XJ.8.7-30L0A>s, ;
By the SWmV,
u»y, the undented hu aasnnfw .v Ir «s.
el Subecriytio, Agency jK
States Treasury Notes. Wi o „ - ,
cent, interest, per annum, too**
SEVEN-THIRTY LOAR
* Tht ” Not«* ere issued nt>d, r 4... ' r '-
15th, 1866, and an payable
ihat time. in currency, or'*,
the option of the holder into - ■ “
8328,387 »3
U S 5 "20 Six,p r owt
GOIsD-BEARIXQ Bo^
These bonds are porth j. prtß - • i
Increases the actual' profit «, .fc,- J** ’
i and ita exemption from Stole o.
I irAicA addtfrom one Id three fm-
cording to the rate levied on aiinT''' *’ v
the interest is payable iu
nually by eojipons attached to, * b ,***■*•; ~
may be cut off and sold io snvU-iV ■ '
er > * ar 'b»a)t.
The interest sraouutß io % ' jj I f
id Treasurer pro tem.
: I JOJJN MAY,
Adm’r. qf s»id dee’d
IWZMII
One eenfipef day on -a'soo ,«i t
Ticoxtnlt - •• , Jkx,; J i
10 I I'" i 7 $5OO- a. ’>
<?» “ ,“| " $lOOO ;|
- : ■ I . v " ,ssooo' 4 1
Notespf all the den'oraiaatiom B *«»l
bo promptly furnished npon receipt uf suliou."
tions. The interest to loth June no« wUH :
paid in adviuice. J This is - *
TH$ fcNLYLOAtf m HAREq
now.offered by the Government, ahill U cmS .
dently expected that its superior advaatepgi
will make il the ' • • iii . *
Greats Popular of theP People
Less lii'an 's3oo,ouri,oot).of the Uin aaiw’.
ized bylthe UsPtongrcss are now*ln tb,
kct; This amount at the rate, »i| which hit
bcin absorbed, will all be Subscribed 'f.ir iiik
in thenext four months;’when tho'nol.i wilt
undoubtedly command a premium, i»Wa»i..
formly been the case on closing the'
tldns to other Loans, ;[
In,order that citizeWdf every .(own ami,,,
•V on of llte country may be afforded facillij*,
fortaklng ilie loan,’the National Banks,Sti)
Banks, and Private • Bankers throughout Cis
country have generally agreed to receive mV
scrip (ions at par. Subscribers will select their
own agents, in wliom they havol confldeew
and who only are to he responsible fpr 'ho .lv
livery of the ,notes for which they reoe
orders. ,
JAY QOOK.E,
Be Bscnirrioiij A tian," VUihtltlfh ir.
ScßSCßa'Tioxs wi;li Bi jißcmiviu
National Bank of. Beaver Co it
apr 6 r ’Gs.—2m,
fRESII Aiunm
; ' ;- : V/ of 'I '
SPRING • GOODS,
) AT-
wm, :argfe; 7 s,
MEECHANT TAILOS
1 BRIDGKAVATEU. I’A.
sl'iiE.vpri) ASsouTMEsr- or
Spring Ca^slmercs,
comprising every stylo oil faahiomhle gw»
Clothing made to order in {he M
' inost fnshiohdUe style.
and see his goods' before tr(
chasing elsewhere. \ |*. _ [«pi=
NOTICE IN PARTITION
IN the matter of the -panititfirV iJie
estate of Robert Ritchie, T°
heirs and legal representative? edit'd deed., fo
wit; Jane McCormick, Franc^-R^j
ander T. Ritchie, (the petitioner, *••
Ritchie, residing in the Siauj of tows,--Robert
Ritchie, James C. Ritchie, .‘EliwVeth -Bren.
Jonas 1). Ritchie, now - or, late,of ('iUrorruv
and !. all others interested J— lo a • a '
each of you are hereby notified that «
inquisition to.majeo partition or vaioattocM
the real estate of deceased, win mM»
on the pretnisos, on Friday ’the othjdif*
May, 1865, at .which time sud plw# jouc«;
attend, if you think proper.' -
1 .JOS.LEUUt,S!>*-.
Sheriff's Orrn
Beaver, apr.lf,’()
TREASURY DEPARTMENT, P
QMce.of the Co.nptrolleri of
. ! WasiiinqT'jn. DecJ 20, WH >.
mads to appear that “The
Beaver county ”in the Borough of >? ( ,
on, in, the county of Beaver, ana, ■.
Pennsylvania, his boon duly orgsau
and according.to the requirements ?■ ,
of congress entitled “An - Ait-to i , ,■
National Currency, b f? ?. fj.iir
United State* Bonds; and j.to pron ,
circulation and redemption thereol in
June 3, 1864, and has complied
provisions of said Act; required to
with before comtaencing the buna?"
inz under said,Act: : „• i.'gosf
Now therefore, I Hugh M’t» ‘
trailer of the Currency,do hereby '*_' ■> it
“ihe Natffinal Bank of Beaver- counq,^
the Borough of New Brighton,, in . (P .
pf Beaver,-and Slate of Pennsyl
thorised to eommepce the husines
under the Act aforesaid ,
-v In testimony wh et^V fc hr
: : - J&M'S&et'
ljau<i /Vgeiicy:,
BSTaTB, in. the CITT OF 800
CPOPER COUNTY, p e ,Wf,
tention of his friends in Y BSi i r i c » for
nlnto the unprecedented P .
land, of the first quslity. c.n b? 5
present time. Persons ‘desire- i t u#®V,
cheap. farms,will recsjvs
calling at my office in Bdoneviß • .
will find aH descriptions of
er. with priee,ilocation,A?-
TIOSS BROTHER, & <V’.
J)WritmgFluid. thebes* >u if £
Bridgewater Drug Store. Try . M( is
vineed. Manufactured by the •
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