feif®r4 fnqttim. BEDFORD PA.. FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1865. ASCENDENCY OF THE COPPER HEAD PARTY. The world has conceded Wilkins Micaw ber to be a perfect im personification of that class of hopeful genius, who abide the slow but sure developments of ungracious time, b>: standing ever ready to seize the first in dication of something favorable and soun ding it to their praise and advantage. Lat terly, however, it has appeared to us that Micawber has been totally eclipsed in this respect by the leaders of the Copperhead Party. ''Waiting for something to turn up has grown not only proverbial with them but has become a mania. Bay after day in these last stages of the rebellion, wc have beheld them betray their unholy sym pathies, with doleful visages, consoling themselves thatsomething 'would turn up" to their relief in the form of a regular god send. Poor creatures! how they have writhed and squirmed and strained to reach a tenable point. Every new feature of the political aspect of our country has been grasped as the long looked for "something." Dubious positions have been seized and hastily— evacuated, Yea, a change has come oyer the spirit of their dreams, and they have sought another base. Like the artful magician they have preluded, "Now you see it and now you don't see it," nor has any thing been seen, save them discomfiture. In the effort to crush the great rebellion they have labored incessantly "How not -to do it" To-day they have arhined Peace !. Peace ! and tomorrow vowea that the war might last forever or until the Copperhead Party should get into power. And now alas, when they find that the rebellion will be crushed, they see the ascendency of their wretched party upon the ruins of the Con federacy. We have heard of ludicrious things, and have been tempted to laugh at the stupidity of some unfortunate creatures, but in this instance it was not our risibilness that was excited but our pity; it would be unkind to acknowledge that we were other wise affected. We are sorry that space for bids us going into a general review of the chances ot success, however we will throw out a few suggestions. To do this we have only to take a slight retrospective glance at the history of this wonderful combination for evil. To-morrow four years ago the President issued bis procal mation calling for 75,000 volunteers to suppress the embryo rebellion; this was the key note from which sprung the first opposition; from that day until this has the Copperhead party been directly and indirectly countenancing the rebellion, and so alarming did this state of things become that the loyal people ousted them from ev ery office of trust from Maine to California. Those who had a spark of manliness in their compositions fled to the rebels, whilst those who were too cowardly to go to their friends organized resistance at home. Knights of the Golden Circle were formed everywhere. Their friends were counselled to resist the draft oriiee to Canada. Barns were burn ed and loyal citizens intimidated. Every proposition or measure looking to the suppression of the rebellion was denounced and the motives of the Government im pugned. No rejoicing was visible on their part at the receipt of the intelligence of a Union victory. Doubts and consolation were always found for such reports. And even to-day, while we write, when the nev er-to-be-forgotten intelligence, so cheering to the heart of every patriot, that Gen. Robt, E. Lee has capitulated to the terms dicta ted by General U. S. Grant, the slimy Cop perhead is occasionally to be seen with woe be-gone countenance, shrugging his shoul ders and hoping that it may be true, when every lineament of his lace tells us that he lies from the bottom of his heart. We do not thus arraign all who have connected themselves with this unfortunate organiza tion, but this mark of Cain, of which we speak is now too visible. Is it necessary for us to contend that the Copperhead Party with such a record , will not spring up to power, upon the ruins of the Confederacy ? No, we should not in sult the good sense of our readers by at tempting such nonsense. We might as well attempt to prove that Satan and all his host will be re-instated in heaven. There is about as much plausibility in the one as in the other. "OUT OF THE WOODS." "Richmond and Petersburg were evacuated by Gen. i^ee; they were not taken by assault though five days hard fighting preceded the evacuation."— Bedford Gazette of April 7. The above piece of stupid nonsense is nothing more than the emanation of a des pairing wretch who is trying to stay the sinking hopes of desponding rebels in our midst Such an attempt to disparage the heroic valor of our noble soldiers and the hard earned and blood bought victories which we have obtained over the foe, could come from none but a slimy traitor, whose soul (if he has any,) and sympathies are with the enemies of our country. We are surprised that the editor of the Gazette , the famous critic of the Lancaster speech, would make such a dolt of himself, as to allow some anonymous scribbler to disgrace the columns of his paper, and insult the good sense of an intelligent community, by such a silly exhibition of weakness and falsehood. Mr. Meyers, certainly, is not the author of this precious morceau, for he in his "edito rial melange," wherein are found sparkling gems of wit, and some rare specimens of home-made puns, has something like this : "Captured—the nest of the rebellion," Richmond and Petersburg "not taken by assault, but evacuated F ' We scarcely know which astonishes us most, Lee's strategy, or our author's logic. What a "splendid con ception to behold this bird of treason leave "the nest of the rebellion" and fly "to his aerie in the mountains." But, alas for Lee and Meyers, the traitor hordes have suc cumbed at last, and though the first dis patches'announcing the capture of Davis and Lee were premature, yet, thank God, des pite rebel wishes and rebel prayers in our own Northern county, we can to-day gladly assure our readers, that the mighty army of Northern Virginia, with all their boasted proweas, have been forced to yield to the su perior valor of our own brave sons, and the pride of the dhivaliybaa been levelled in the dust. This comes like a death knell to our ' censorious critic, who whines over conquered treason, when it can he accomplished with out resorting to, "a couple more drafts. Who that for the last four years has pe rused the columns of the Gazette, stained as they are with infamy, does not feel his blood stir within him, when in almost every line he can discern a disguised sympathy for those enemies of the human race, who have been plotting the destruction of our fair fabric of Freedom. We would advise our friends to preserve a few copies of this base copper head sheet, which in after times Will serve as a relic of the disloyal literature that a lib eral administrrtion permitted to circulate among a loyal population and exert its bane ful influence in poisoning the minds of our .youth. But the days of its influence like the par ty it represents, will soon pass away and no longer will the unsuspecting people listen to its cowardly appeals to resistance, nor will they be willing to confide in the unscrupu lous leaders whose interests it represents. A brighter day is not only coming for the people of our common country but a better day is coming for the misguided men who have hitherto acted with the once great Democratic party. When that day comes, these foes of Freedom, and enemies to our government will sink into that political ob livion which their actions so richly deserve. THE NEW EPOCH—THE ADVENT OF PEACE. Now U the winter of our discontent Made glorious summer by this sun of York; And mil the clouds which on our country lowered, In the deep bosom of the ocean buried. Now are our brows bound into victorious wreaths, Our bruised arms hung up for monuments, Our stern alarms, exchanged for merry meetings, Our dreadful marches to delightful measures; Orim-visaged war has smoothed his wrinkled front. This continent quivered on Monday last, as never since its upheaval from chaos. The lightning flashed peace, and from ocean to ocean, all minds thrilled with the sense of a new order of things. No more deluge of blood. No more whirls of ruin. No more brooding darkness. The republic rested again, and ujion foundations as eternal as the hills. The whole heavens were spanned with the rainbow of promise, and every eye saw it. This tremendous transition has been beto kened latterly by many signs, yet its coming was sudden. The terrible trials of the war have weighed so heavily upon the land, and the people have oeen so often deceived by false api>carance, that a confirmed impres sion existed that the deliverance, if it ever came, would come only with protracted trib ulation. Even now, in spite of all we see, it is hard to realize that the rebellion has vanished. But just now it threatened to engulf the nation. "Glory to the Lord of Hosts, from whom all blessings are." If ever people under heaven was bound to prostrate itselfin grati tude, it is the loyal people of this land. Had it been foretold to them four years ago what trials awaited them, there would have been a universal cry of despairing agony. Human history affords no instance of such a* national ordeal. Never could we have en dured it but for the strength given from on high, as we had need. The most capacious minds of Europe, schooled to the uttermost limit in all the wisdom of th* past, called this war a madness. It was a madness, if esti mated by any material standard. Eight mil lions of Anglo-Saxon rebels compacted as one man. brave to the last pitch, inhabiting a country peculiarly defensible, having the encouragement of untiring faction beyond their bounds, and a moral alliance with near ly every Power in the Old World, according to all the ordinary rules of judging, would surely prevail. But we had a hidden strength which the world did not understand. It was Faith—a faith that first broke upon us with the first flash of Sumter's guns, and that ■ever afterward went on widening and deep ening. The people came to feel as by an in spiration from heaven, that the moral ele ments of the national cause made it irresisti ble. They were penetrated with the feeling, that as sure as there was an Almighty Fa ther, He could not permit the success of a rebellion that was made only for the benefit of human slavery. It was this which car ried them through the struggle.* Ten times their physical strength would not have kept them up, in the absence of this sovereign fath. The race of Titans could not have maintained this war, if too, they had been a race of atheists. That religious faith is fitly followed now by a religious gratitude. It is wonderful to mark the solemn character of the joy that now spreads the land. There are waving flags, ringing bells, booming cannon, and other national tokens of public gladness. But yet it is plain to see that the dominant feeling of the people is no ebullient exhili ratioa over human achievement, but a pro found sense of a Divine blessing. The pop ular heart relieves itself, not so much in cheers and hurrahs as in doxologies. The enemies of this Republic may talk as they please of its materializing tendencies, may to their hearts content stigmatize our people as worshippers of the "almighty dol lar," they but waste their breath. Business activities, strenuous as they are, have not stifled the religious sentiment of the Ameri can heart. This has been remonstrated in ways without number, but never so grandly as now. With this gratitude for deliverance is min gled a fresh assurance that Heaven has re served our republic for a destiny more glo rious than can yet be conceived. Ameri ! cans now feel that it is less than ever a pre sumption in them to believe themselves a chosen people, appointed to school the world to new ideas of human capacities and human rights. The monarchs of the Old World are trembling with apprehensions lest we shall be moved to repay our injuries by turn ing against them our arms. They have a thousand times greater reason to fear the moral force of our new position. We stand a firing proof of the matchless potency of popular self-government. It rivets the at tention of the whole civilized world. It will j start new thoughts, will generate new pur-1 pdses, will nerve to new acts. This is as sure as that the human reason shall contin ue to exist It is this that the dynasties have need to fear; it is here that we expect our sweetest revenge. RISEN —The hopes of the Democracy.— Bedford Gazette. For particulars we would refer our readers to the recent elections in Connecticut and Rhode Island.—[Editor of Inquirer. |©-The following items we clip from that spicy sheet, the Chambirsbtirg licposiio iy: . Information is wanted of one J. Davis, Esq., who has hitherto supposed himself President of a supposed Confederacy, with a supposed corner stone supposed to be sla very. The supposed copner-stone having vanished forever, it is supposed that the supposed President has come to grief in "some secluded spot" in a southern swamp. Any information on the subject will be glad ly received at the Spirit office, where physi ological and other scientific experiments are • now being made, touching the late rebellion which have quite resulted in the discovery of a broken back-bone. The annual election in Rhode Island was held on Tuesday of list week ; but there was no contest. The Democracy was like Lee's army and the Dutchman's milk, all lying around ltwse, and the Union ticket had no opposition. How would Connecti cut and Rhode Island have been contested if Lee had routed Grant instead of Grant capturing Richmond ? Could anybody guess ? It would seem that Dem< xsracy and rebellion play out together. Jeff, Davis had his first parade of negro troops in Richmond on Friday, the 31st of March, and on Monday, the 3rd of April, Gen. Weitzel had the second, on which oc-. casion J, D. was not at home ; but many of his negro recruits were ! WANTED —a "last ditch" for J. Davis, Esq. Until recently he had been infatua ted with the conviction that he had it in Richmond, but the delusion has vanished, and with it J. D. "Lee has, doubtless, moved into North Carolina, for the porpose of uniting his army with Johnson's."— Bedford Gazette. Our veracious cotem po.-ary is "doubtless" mistaken. According to Jhe latest atecounts it was somewhat doubtful, whether or not, Lee would succeed in escaping to North Carolina. No, Mr. Gazette yon can't unite them this time, Wonder if the unbelieving people who would not believe Mr. Cessna, "even when Gen. Grant's rrame was to the dispatch," will believe the Gazette who never gets us anything but reliable news. Are you not sorry that this war is so nearly over, for then you can no longer indulge in crocodile lachrymations over the fall m and the brave departed. Verily, your occupation is gone. THE COMING JUBILEE. We invoke the friends of the Union every where to turn out in the celebration of our decent glorious victories. Let us suspend business for one day at least, and rejoice in the hope of an early peace, which now aus piciously looms up to cheer us after four years of intestine strife and bloodshed. Let every lover of his country, without distinc tion of party, be present to cheer and glad den the occasion. ARMY C OFR ESP ON I) ENCE . CAMP OP THE 138 TH P. V. IX THE J FIELD, 15 MILES SOUTH WEST or > PETERSBURG, VA., April|4, 186(1, j DEAR : I will inform you that there was a great battle lought on Sunday the 2nd inst. I know that the news of the fisrht has reached Bedford ere this, but in order to relieve those that have friends in the army and who are anxious to hear how things went, I will give you a brief account of it. On Saturday evening the orders came to pack up and be ready to move, which was done in a short time. At dark we were or deved to move in front of the works, and at seven o'clock, the artillery opened all along the line, from City Point to the extreme left. The roar of the guns was almost deafning. and the earth appeared to rock beneath our feet. This terrible cannonade was kept up till a bout twelve or one o'clock, when it died away all along the lines. The troops were all massed along the front in three lines of battle, and lay in this position till four o'clock when the signal gun was fired to make the at tack. At this moment every man sprang to his feet, ana the order, "Forward," sped along thelines as quick as lightning. A yell was given, and the troops dashed forward like tigers, upon the rebel works. The lines were first pierced by our division, and the ! second division of our Corps, and in less than ten minutes the entire Corps was through the rebel lines, and swung around on their flank. By this time it was daylight and the Sixth Corps charged sweeping everything before it. The rebel column became panic stricken and a complete stampede ensued. * * Our troops are almost wild with enthusiasm and the greatest joy prevails throughout the army. But while we rejoice over our victories we lament the loss of our brave companions who have fallen in battle. Our loss is very slight. I had no men killed, and only two wounded. Sergt. Slack was wounded slight ly across the right shoulder and Sergt. Geo. W. Gray was wounded in the right side se verely, while he was attempting to pull down the Rebel flag in one of the forts. He de serves great credit for his gallant conduct. The loss in the other Bedford Companies is very light. Elias Stuckey is wounded in the ankle. 1 am yours truly, SIMON DICKERHOFF, Capt. Commanding Co. "E," 138 th. LOCAL CORRESPONDENCE* SXAKE SPRINGS, April 8, 1865. MR. EDITOR: As I was proceeding to Bloody Run on the 4th inst.. I saw a magnifieient flag of our once common country floating in the breeze, id front of Mr. Allen's private residence, looking more lovely than ever, when I asked what was the news, f was told Richmond and Petersburg had fallen. 1 said "ain't that glorious?" "It is," was there ply, "but as we were raising the stars and stripes, to rejoice over the victory, a gang of men passedby from your township, in a two horse wagon. We asked them for a little as sistance, but, to our surprise, the answer was, "You can t get it out of this crowd," and they passed on with their heads hanging down, as if they were mourning for their doomed Con federacy. The poor, miserable Copperheads of Snake Spring, who don't want a soldier to have a vote, how hard they die over the down fall of treason. A FARMER. IT is announced that Garibaldi' S daughter Teresiti has just given birth at Caprera to a boy, who, by his grandfather's desire, has been christened Lincoln, in honor of the "American President who has slavery." GENEUAL NEWS ITEMS. IN the recent draft in Baltimore, seventy one negroes were drawn. A LITTLE child died of hydrophobia in Har risburg, last week. RHODE Island has aent livo thousand five hundred and fifty-one men to the war. A WISCONSIN paper approvingly announces the re-appointment of Mark Tapely as post master of Racine. RAREY, the horse-tamer, is now living on his farm at Groveport, near Columbus, Ohio. He still keeps Cruiser. IN Biddeford, Maine, the other day, the new Mayor sent to the Common Council an inaugural message five columns long. GEN. Lane and Gen. Pomeroy have each contributed one thousand dollars to the Lin coln College fund of Topeka, Kansas. BOSTON has subscribed $28,000 to the Christian Commission, and the work is still going on. GEN. Ord telegraphs that Gen. Russell of the Twenty-fifth Corps, reported killed, is safe. GEN. Pope and staff returned to St. Louis from Little Rock, Arkansas, on Wednesday of last week. MAJOR General Anderson of the rebel ser vice is said to have been killed on Saturday, in front of Petersburg, HON. L. W. Powell declines being h candi date for Congress in the second district of Kentucky. JUDGE Lewi-3 is preparing a circular respec ting the tax to be paid upon the tobacco found in Richmond having Union claimants. THE lumber trade in Wisconsin is unusual ly lively. It is estimated that It least twen ty million feet are now on the Neshoto river. A DIVORCE suit has. just been decided in Kansas. Mrs. Chloe Hallet got a judgment against her husband, for alimony to the a mount of SIOO,OOO. GENERAL Wm. H. Adams, a well-known citizen of Western New York, died in Alba ny on Friday. He was one ot the original builders of the Erie Canal. THE pirate Maffit is said to be imprisoned at Havanna, at the suit of G. E. Tyler, owner of the Shooting Star, which vessel Mafht re cently attempted to destroy. GEOROE H. Hoyt, the young lawyer of Bos ton who went to Virginia to defend John Brown on his trial, is now Lieut. Col. of the Fifteenth Kansas Cavalry. IT is found on examination that Secretary Seward's jaw is fractured, and apprehensions are entertained of the possible consequences of the accident. THE Post-Office Department has ordered the Post office at Hampton, Elizabeth coun ty to he opened, and appointed Kennon Whi ting, Postmaster. ONE of the largest sized guns'is to be sent from St. Louis to Galena, the home of Gen. Grant, to be fired there in honor of the fall of Richmond. THE Richmond Post-Office has been taken possession of by the Government and 22 bags of captured mails delivered to the War De partment. PROVOST Marshal General Fry has refused a request to allow the drafted men belonging to the New York State Militia thirty days to rru>oi-o substitutes ACCORDING to a Russian custom, the wife of the late Duke De Morny cut off her hair and put it in his coffin as a pledge not to marry again. IT was anticipated that the Petersburg and Richmond Railroad would he in running or der yesterday. The track was to he repaired and widened. THE Louisville Journal says : "A Boston physician has discovered that gold has medi cinal virtues. So the yellow metal, we sup pose. is become a drug. COL. Duoll, formerly of the British army, and who more recently served tinder Gens. McClellan, Burnside and Hooker, died sud denly at Meadville Pa., last Sunday. THE first weekly overland mail arrived at Prescett, the capital of Arizona, on the 12th of March, in fifteen days from San Francis CO. GEN. R. S. Ewell, of \ irgiuia, captured by Sheridan among the Rebel officers on the Bth inst.. while escaping from Richmond, is a na tive of the District of Columbia, born there in 1820. ON Tuesday, Mr. Lincoln gave a public re ception in the parlor of Jeff Davis's house in Richmond. A number of citizens called upon him, beside the officers of our army and navy. GREAT improvements have been made in Laurel Hill Cemetry. Philadelphia. Fain- Hill, the family seat of the late "George S. Pepper, has been added to the grounds, in creasing the number of acres to nearly one hundred, and admitting of a picturesque drive miles in extent, without going off the proper ty of the company. GIRARD College, in Philadelphia, has five hundred and sixty-three pupils, each of whom costs one hundred and eighty dollars a year. In 1857 there were only two hundred and ninety-five pupils, and each then cost two hundred and fifty-two dollars. The number of applications is increasing on account of or phanage produced by the war. Ex-Speaker Colfax is in Chicago making preparations to start on the first of May upon an extended journey across the Western Plains to the Pacific coast, intending to stop in Col orado and Utah long enough to post himself upon the resources and prospective develop ment of those territories ; after which he will visit California, Oregon and Puget's Sound. SEXATcm Sumner recently received from Worcester, Mass., apetition signed by Mayor Ball, Levi Lincoln and fifty other prominent residents, asking "to be furnished by the War Department with one or two of the captured rebel cannon, in size not less than twelve nor more than twenty-pounders, for the purpose of firing salutes in honor of Union victories bollidays, and other public rejoicings." The petitioners gave as a reason for this request: "No battery or company of artillery exists in our city, and we are destitute of the proper means necessary for the above purposes." Mr. Sumner to ok this petition to the War De partment, where it was denied on the ground set forth in the following endorsement: "The Secretary of War would be glad to comply with the request if it could be done without establishing a precedent. But in view of that result he is compelled to deny the request. OFFICIAL WAR GAZETTE! HUM! IICRRAH!! HIM!! VICTORY! GEN. LEE'S ARMf~AGAIN ROUTED I DISPATCHES"FROM LIN COLN, GRANT AND ' SHERIDAN. Several Thousaud Prisoners Taken. SIX REBEL GENERALS CAPTURED. Fmirtcpn Plwe, of Artillery in onr¥(M MHi>. OFFICIAL. WAR DEPARTMENT, April 7,10 a. m. Major General Die : Gen. Sheridan attacked and routed Lee's army, capturing Generals Ewing, Kershaw, Batton, Corse and many other general offi cers, several thousand prisoners, and a large number of cannon, and expects to force Lee to surrender all that is left of his army. The details will be given as speedily as possible, but the telegraph is working badly. (Bigned) E. >l. STANTON. Secretary of War. WAR DEPARTMENT WASHINGTON, April?—if a. m. Major General Dlx : The following telegram, announcing the victory won yesterday by Major General Sheridan over Lee's army, has just been re ceived by this Department (Signed) E. M. STANTON, Secretary of War. CITV POINT, April 7, 8:35 a. m. E. M. Stanton, Tccretary of War : At 11:15 yesterday, at Burkerville Statior Gen. Grant sends me the following from Gen Sheridan. (Signed) A. LINCOLN. April 6—11:30, p. m. Lieut. Gen. Grnt: I have the honor to report that the ene my made ;t stand at the intersection of the Burkesville Station road with the road upon which they were retreating. I attacked them with two divisions of the Sixth Army Corps, and routed them handsomely, ma king a connection with the cavalry. 1 am still pressing on with both cavalry and infantry. Up to the present time we have captured Generals Ewell, Kershaw, Batton. Corse, Debarry, and Custis Ijee. several thousand prisoners, fourteen pieces of artillery, with caissons, and a large num ber of wagons. If the thing is pressed I think Lee will surrender. P. H. SHERIDAN, Major General Commanding THURSDAY'S VICTORY! MAJOR-GEYERVL YEVDE'S REPORT, DISPATCHES FROM CORPS COMMANDERS Gen. Lee s Forces Attacked and Driven A COMPLETE UNION SUCCESS, The Pursuit of the Rebel*. Continued, MEADE'S HEADQUARTERS, I. April 6, 1865 —7 P. M. f Lieut. General Grant : At daylight this forenoon I moved the 2d, 25th and 6th army Corps along the railroac in the direction of Amelia Court House.— Soon after moving reliable intelligence WEJ received that the enemy was moving towardi Farmville. The direction of the 2d and 25tli corps was immediately changed from north erly to a northwest direction, and the direc ting corps (the 2d) moved on Deatonvjllc, and the sth iheretofore in the centre) moved on the right of the 2d and 6th, facing about and moving by the left flank and taking po sition on the left of the 2d. It was under stood the cavalry was on the extreme left. The changes were promptly made—the 2d army corps soon becoming engaged with the enemy near Deatonville. driving him by the right across Sailor's Creek to the Appomat tox. The sth army corps made a long niarcli, but its position prevented its strik ing the enemy's column before it had passed. The 6th corps came up with the enemy about 4 p. M. . and in conjunction with the 2d, on the right, and the cavalry on the left, attacked and routed the enemy, capturing inanv prisoners—among them Gen. Ewell and Gen. Custis Lee. I transmit dispatches from Generals Hum phrey and Wright, which, in justice to these officers and the gallant corps thevcommand, I beg may be seHt to the War Department for immediate publication. It is impossible now to give any estimate of the casualties on either side, or of the number of prisoners taken, but it is evident to-day's work is going to be one of the most important of the recent brilliant operations. The pursuit will be continued as soon a? the men get a little rest. Griffin, with the sth corps, will be moved by the left, and Wright and Humphreys will continue the direct pursuit as long as it promises success. (Signed) GEO. G. MEADE, Major General. HEADQUARTERS SIXTH ARMY CORPS, ) April 6, 1865—10 P. M. j Mm. Gen. Webb, Chief of Staff : In pursuance of instructions of this morn ing from Major Gen. Meade, I moved from Jettersville by the shortest road to the left ol Deatonville, with the object of there taking position on the left of the 2d corps, striking the road running from Deatonville to Burke? Station, at a point a little to the south of the former place. I found that the 2d corps was engaged to the front and right, and the cavalry heavily to my left. Moving down the road towards Burke's Station, perhaps ten miles to the right, I posted across to nearly parallel with the road on which the enemy was moving, and along which he had thrown up a line of intrench ments. As soon as the leading division (Gen. Seymour's) could be formed, it was moved up the road held by the enemy, which was carried.— Then turning to the left, it was advanced down the road against a pretty strong re sistance. By this time Wheaton's division was put in position as rapidly as possible on oey mour s left. The lines were again advanced and were swept down the road for a distance of about two miles, and arriving at a deep and difficult creek, we found that the enemy bad/eformcd his line on the opposite side, where we attacked him and drove him to a point a distance of a half mile further. In the first attack a portion of the cavalry operated on our right flank. In its subse quent attack the mass of cavalry operated on our left, and the right flank of the ene my. The result has been a complete success.— The combined forces captured five general officers, among them Generals Ewell and Custis Lee, ana a number of other prison era. I shall go in camp about two miles beyond this point and await instructions. The Ist and 3d divisions—Wheaton's and Seymour's—and the artillery were engaged to-day. Reports of the casualties will be forwarded soon. The Corps has nobly sus tained the reputation it earned on the 2d inst., as well as upon previous hard fought battle-fields. H. G. WRIGHT, Major Gen. Commanding. SECOND ARMY CORPS, April 6—7:30 P. M. Maj. Gen. A. S. Webb: Our last fight just before dark at Sailor's Creek, gave us two guns, three flags and a considerable number of prisoners, 200 wag- ODS, 70 ambulances, with mules and horses to about one half the ambulances. There are between thirty and fifty wagons in addi tion, which were abandoned and destroyed along the road, as also some battery wag ons, forges and limbers. I have already re ported to you the capture of one gun, two flags and some prisoners, and the fact that the road for over two miles is strewed with tents and baggage, cooking utensils, some ammunition, and materials of all kinds. The wagons are across the approach to the bridge, and it will take some time to clear it The enemy are in position on the heights beyond with artillery. The bridge is par tially destroyed. We cannot advance to-morrow in the same manner we have to-day. As soon as 1 get my troops up a little (we are considera bly nnxed) I might push a column down the road, but it is evident 1 cannot follow rap idly during the night. (Signed) A. A. HUMPHREYS, Major General. THE END OF THE WAR! GOD HAS GRANTED TICTIIT! GLORIOUS NEWS! GEN'L LEE SURRENDERS! GRANT'S TERMS ACCEPTED! MUTUALUIS OF LEE'S SIMMER! LEE'S LETTER TO GES. GRANT ! GEN'L. GRANTS REPLY! TERMS OF GEN. GRANT. UNCONDITIONAL SURRENDER OF EVERYTHING ! VF.XERU LEE ACCEPTS THE TERMS. < orrefcpomlonre between the two Gene ral* before the Surrender. PRKLIMIN AKY CORRESPONDENCE —FIRST DISPATCH—GEN. GRANT DEMANDS A SURRENDER. April 7, 1865. Gen. R. E L&\ Comanmding C. S. A.: GENERAL. :—The result of the last week must convince you of the hopelessness of further resistance on the part of the Army of Northern Virginia in this struggle. I feel that it is so. and regard it as my duty to shift from myself the responsibility of any further effusion of blood by asking of you the surrender of that portion of the Confederate States army known as the army of Northern Virginia. Very respectfully, your obedient servant. U. S. GRANT. Lt Gen. Com. Armies U. S. LEE'S REPLY. GF.NL.—I have received your note of this date, though not entirely of the opinion you express of the hopelessness of the further resistance on the part of the army of North | era Virginia,. I reciprocate your desire to avoid useless effusion of blood and therefore before considering your proposition request the terms you will offer on condition of its surrender. Signed, R. E. LEE, . General. To Lieut Geiu Grants Commanding Ar mtes of the United States : GEN. GRANT'S REPLY TO LEE. April 8, 1865. Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding Confeder ate States Army: General—Your note of last evening, in reply to mine of same date, asking conditions on which I will accept the surrender of the Army of Northern Virgin ia, is just received. In reply, I would say that peace being my first desire, there is but one condition. I insist upon, viz : That the men surrender ed shall be disqualified for taking up arms again against the Government of the United States until properly exchanged. I will meet you, or designate officers to meet any officers you may name, for the same purpose, at any point agreeable to you, for the purpose of arranging definitely the terms upon which the surrender of the Army of Northern Virginia will be receiv ed. Aery Respectfully. Your obedient Servant. U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Gen. LEE DESIRES TO MAKE TERMS OF PEACE. Aprils, 1865. GEN'L. I received at a late hour your note of to-day in answer to mine of yester day- I did not intend to propose the surren ('er '(I the army of Northern Virginia, but to ask the terms of your propositions. To be frank, I do not think the emergency has arisen to call for the surrender of this army, but as the restoration of peace should be the sole object of all, I desire to know whether your proposals would tend to that end. I cannot, therefore, meet you with a view to surrender the army of Northern Virgina,' but as far as your propositions may affect the Confederate States Forces under my command, and tend to the restoration of peace, I should be pleased to meet you at 10 A. M., to-morrow, on the Old Stage road to Richmond, between the picket lines of the two armies. Very respectfully, Your obedient servant, _ _ _ R E. LEE To Gen. Grant, Commanding armies IT 3. A. ''Kf REFUSES TO NEGOTI LEE. DECLINES TO MEET April 9, 1865. n c j ' o e ' com 111 an ding armies of the Confedate States: GENERAL Your note of yesterday re- j cowed. As I have no authority to treat on the subject of peace, the meeting proposed lor at ]<) A. M. to-day could lead to no good. 1 will state, however, that I aui equally anxious for peace with yourself and the whole north entertain the same feeling.— The terms upon which peace can he had are well understood. Bv tne south laying down their arms they will hasten that most desira ble event, save thousands of human lives and hundreds of millions of property not yet destroyed. Sincerely hoping that all our difficulties may be settled without the loss or another life. I subscribe myself very respectfully your obedient servant. (Signed) U. S. GRANT, Lt Gen., U. S. A. OFFICIAL. WAR GAZETTE. Announcement of the Surrender. WAR DEPARTMENT, ) W ASHIN<JTON, *\pril 9, 9p. m. | Maj. Gen. Dix, N. Y. The Department has just received the offi cial report of the surrender, this day of Gen. Lee and his whole army to Lieut Gen Grant, on the tenns proposed by Geuerai Grant. Details will be given as speedily as possible. E. M. STANTON. Secretary of War. GENERAL GRANT S OFFICIAL A\- NOUNCEMENT. HEADQUARTERS ARMIES OF TUE \ UNITED STATES. V April 9— i: 30 P. M. J Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretory of War ; Gen. Lee surrendered the Army of North ern V irginia this afternoon, upon term* pro posed by myself. The accompanying addi tional corresponce will show tne conditions . fully. U. S. GRANT, Lieut. Geuerai. CORRESPONDENCE DDIEDIATELV BEFORE THE SURRENDER. The following is the previous correspond ence between Lieutenant General Grant and General Lee referred to in the foregoing tel egram to the Secretary of War. CLIFTON HOUSE, VA., April 9. Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretory of War : The following corresjiondenee has taken place between Gen. Lee and myself. There has been no relaxation in the pursuit during its pendente : (Signed) U. S. GRANT. Lieutenant General. LEE ASKS FOR ANOTHER INTER VIEW. April 9. IH'.O. GENERAL :— I received your note of this morning on the picket line, whither I had come TP meet you and ascertain definitely what TERMS were embraced in your proposi tion of yesterday with reference to the sur render of this army. 1 now request an interview in accordance with the offer contained in your letter of yesterday for that purpose. Very respectfully your obedient servant. R. E. LEE. To General Grant: | GEN. GRANT CONSENTS TO MEET LEE. April 9, Ifciio. To K. E. Lie. Commanding C. S. A. \ our note of this date is but this moment 11:50 A. M., received. In consequence of my having passed from the Richmond and Lynchburg road to Ihe Farmville and Lynch burg. I am at this writing about four miles west of Walter's Church, and will push for ward to the front for the purpose of meeting you. Notice sent to me on this road where vou wish the interview to take place, wiil meet me. Very respectfully your obedient servant. U. S. GRANT. GEN. GRANT'S TERMS. APPOMATOX COURT HOUSE, April 9. Gen. R. E. Lee, Commanding Confeder ate States Army : In accordance with the substance of my letter to you of the sth inst. , 1 propose to receive the surrender of the Army of North ern Virginia on the following terms, to wit : Rolls of all the officers and men to be made in duplicate — one copy to be given to an officer designated by rue, the other to be retained by such officer or officers as you may designate. The officers to give their individual parols not to take up arms against the Luited States Government until properly exchanged and each company or regimental commander to sign a like parole for the men of their command. The arms, artillery and public property to be packed and stacked, and turned over to the officers appointed by me to receive them. This will not embrace the side arms of the officers, nor their private baggage. This done, each officer and man will be al lowed to return to their homes, not to LIE dis turbed by the I nited States authority so king as they observe their parole and the laws in force where they may reside. Very respectfully, U. S. GRANT, Lieutenant General. LEE ACCEPTS THE TERMS AND SURRENDERS HIS WHOLE ARMY. HEAD QUARTERS ARMY NORTHERN VIR GINIA, April 9. — Lieut. Gen. U. S. Grant. Commanding U. G. A.—l have received your letter ot this date containing the terms of surrender of the army of Northern Vir ginia. as proposed bvvou. AS THEY ARE*SUBSTANTIALLY THE SAME AS THOSE EXPRESSED IN YOUR LETTER OF THE BTH INST. THEY ARE ACCEPTED. T will proceed to designate the proper of ficers to carry the stipulations into ef fect. Very respectfullv, Your obedient servant, R. E. LEE, General. OFFICIAL THANKSGIVING PROC LAMATION. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 9—9:30 p. m. Lieut. Geu. Grant : Thanks be to Almighty God for the great victory with which He has this day crown ed you rind the Igallant army under vour command. Thanks of this Department and of the Gov ernment of the people of the United JStates. I heir reverence and honor have been de sen ed. and will be rendered to you and the brave and gallant officers and soldiers of your army for all time. (Signed) EDWIN M. STANTON, ; Secretary of War. A SALUTE ORDERED TO BE FIRED. WAR DEPARTMENT, WASHINGTON, April 9—lo p. m. Ordered that a salute of two hundred guns be fired at the headquarters of even army and department, and at every post and ar senal in the Unite! States, and at the West Point academy, on the day of the reeeipt of this order m commemoration of the surren der of Gen. R. E, Lee and the army of Nor thern \ irginia, to Lieut. Gen. Grant and the army under his command. Report of the receipt of the execution of this order to be made to the Adjutant General at Wash ington. (Signed) * E. M. STANTON. Secretary of War,
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