h otuleptudent gepublican.
'3) (jnlenrof lakes and n tridon of lands,
A. Union of Stateo none can sever;
Vtitoti of hcerte,sol4 a Union of hands,
Aml.tbe 114 or our Iltlon forever."
CIRCULATION 3, 00.
H. N; Foooi-EiHTOR*ND PROPRIETOR
Montrose, PO., Taesday, Apr. 11,1885
igonE .GLOBIOIIS 'NEWS
.. . •
THE 'REBELLION DEAD!
The" vv7'littest news is - that LEE TtAs SCR
11EIMEMID t`._ Hang out your banners! Throw
np your hats! Hurrah for the Union and its
brave defenders! Thank God, all ye people.!
fuctimovo BAS FALLEN t
The rebel capital, the last strong-hold, has
surrendered to the matchless heroism of the Ar
my of the Potomac. The hope so long deferred
has tit last reached the fullos of fruition, and
the soldiers of crime retire from their long and
stubbornly deftded citadel of power, with their
last army shantred to fragments; with no safety
in retreat; no hope in further resistaneeto the
overwhelming might.ef the brave defenders of
the Republic..
Let loyal men rejoice! We have had victories
before-7the same dauntless courage; equal endtt!
ranee in the defense of the right ; but never has
alriumph been achieved so crowning in the
measure of its results—so utterly desthotive to
the country's foes. It leaves them without an
army, without a government, without credit,
without hope. It is the great retributive stroke
which in the fullness of Ills time, has vindicated
Humanity and Justice
It proclaims the safety of the Republic! eem.
turies,henee, when the heroism of the last four
years will still be undimmed on the shifting
canvass of the past, the victories which culmi
nated In the possession of Richmond, will be
pointed to as the fields where the sons of the
North baptised their Freedom in their noblest
blood, and re-achieved their title to their proud
inheritance—the best, the mosiLbenetleent gov
ernment on earth.
All honor to the gallant Army of the Poto
mac How nobly it has struggled, undaunted
by defeat, against the choicest troops of the foe,
let its sacrifices on the Peninsula, at Antietam,
at Fredericksburg,at Chancellorsville, at Gettys
burg, and from the Wilderness to the South-side
road and Richmond, tell. ~„lt has made the hero
ism of all armies in the history of warfare pale
before Its unfaltering courage and grand achiev
ments ; now it fitly crowns the glory of the past
by strikipg the last great blow to make treason
hated by all the living, and shunned by all who
shall IF hereafter. Gratefully indeed will a
long Imperilled Nation cherish the noble deeds,
the Patient the unflagging gallantry
of the Aimy of the Potomac, and the memory
of its slain—rich sacrifices to the madness of
treason—will live in perpetual freshness in ev
ery patriot heart.
The Republic is rescued from the murderous
grasp of TrPason,—thanks to a faithful North
and to a just . and beneficent Clod!
ANSWER TO COPPERHEAD sopinsTmEs.
It is an instructive and impressive fact, that
while every copperhead organ in the coun
try is endeavoring to bring the National author
ities to reproach among the masses of the peo
ple, wherever elections are hold in which the
issues directly embrace the policy of the Nation
al Administration, the results are all in favor of
the government. For instance, the only Demo
cratic member of Congress from Connecticut,
Mr. James E. English, who was chosen in 1861 1
by 1,064 majority, and in 1863 by IXO majority
is now displaced, and Now England will pre
* sent in the new Congress a delegation entirely
unanimous for the right side. Mr. Sweat was
defeated in 'Maine, Mr. Marcy in . New Hamp
shire, and now Mr. English, in Connecticut,
gives place to a sound Republican and Union
ist. The members already chosen to the Thirty
- ninth Congress now stand: Union, 144; Dem
ocrat, 36. Rhode
_lsland elects two - Union
men, and Kentucky, Tennessee, and perhaps
othtir Southern
, States, will swell the number.
Last Noiember Mr. Lincoln's majority was
6, 1 106; last April Buckingham had for Governor
6,658 over Seymour. Now Buckingham between
10,000 and 1,000 majority ; all of the Congress
men are Unionist, - and all of the twenty-one
Senators are of the same political faith. These
results indicate the confidence of the masses
and in connection with the triumph of our arms
over rebellion, prove to the world the endurance
of a Government which is thus sustained at
theltallot-bos., and vindicated on the battle-field.
12=1:=2
The number of Pensioners is increasing with
startling rapidity, no less than 13,724 hmiine
been placed on the rolls daring the year 1334.
The number of invalid,pensioners at the com
mencement-of the present year was 20,422, and
the number of widows pensioned was 30,008
making a total of 00,938. It is not unreasonable
to conjecture that even should the war tenni
nate within the present year, the number of pen
sioners will reach 100,000. Based on the pre
sent expenditnre i,"3,000,000 fOr 60,000 pe.i . !talon
ers the annual cost is estimated at upwards of
$10,000,000.
A FALSE PROPHET.
Tbe:niast'passionate admirdrs of Jeff. Davis
cannot feel much, confidence in him as a proph
et. .?enti. years Z5Q,,111 rebruary, 1861, he said
in Stevenson, Alabama: "Your border States
will gladly comeinto . the Southern Confederacy
within six days; as we will be your only friends.
England will recognize us, and a glorious future
isbefore us. The grass will grow in the North
ern cities where the pavement& have been worn
by the tread of commerce.. We will carry war
nacre it is easy to advance, where food for the
sword and torch await the armies in the dense-
Kr populated cities."
JI'COSSECLVr.NCE
Tlie_Sehoolltlaisterfellowsthe Yankee soldier
is all-hle-vietories in the Borah. Immediately
do the oeerpatirin iiY n : . rebel stronghold by the
Federal foram: eaknob are opened and tree
newspapers circulated.-- These are the influen
ces vildeli willunn regenerate ihe.keutlivwhZe
the anteinPtible aristocracies -width' IlitiVe 'so
long devoted the Wrest portlotin of the Won't°
slavery, vrill fuel if es,kaFd to rftiFi tree schools
40 ei,Pits4 4l l lo ihsA4-against Vie wjfisty
of tt fiee Goveritinen . t.
i
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t
REM
Gen Jesus G. Oriego,:.ctatalleri ll' •* of, of
the Mexican forces, hanArrived:srlth hie
-Staff at
,pentak . pe a NO _Mexico, routs to Washington,
tc~ei.
piesumed he will' confer with 'our
Government in reference to the situation so:id
destiny of Mexico. Janet% is offering very libel ,
al bonnties to American Volunteers, and MS
army will undoubtedly be joined by thousands
as soon as our war is over.
Letters from Nassau report the desolation and
decry consequent on the-cessation of blockade
running as truly astonishing. Englishmen are
selling off their goods below cost; and fleeing
frotrtthe ishind as rats from a sinking ship.
The Etna, from Liverpool, March 22d, via,
Queenstown, March 23d, brings four days later
news.
'The Richmond correspisndent of 'The London
Times again assures the people of the United
States that their work is not more than half
done. The Nonse of Commons had a discussion
'on the seizure of cotton in Savannah. Mr. La
yard stated that the British Charge d'Affalrs at
Washington had been instructed to express a
hope that no obstacle would be interposed to the
claims ofeebjects. Mr. 11 Berkley and 31. Pea
coke delliered speeches on the probability of a
wee with the United Stntes, and denounced the
Americans people.
Judgment has been delivered in the celebra
ted Colo:tat - team The sentence pronounced by
the Bishop of Cape Town is declared null and
void.'
The Orsterreichische Zeitring of Vienna, which
is regarded as a semi-official organ of, the Aus
trian Government, asserts that Mr. Lincoln has
promised to recognize the Mexican Empire at
the close of the war.
We learn from Panama, that on the 9th of
March a revolution broke out against the Presi
dent of the State. The national troops taking
side With the revolutionists, the President at
once yielded, and sought refuge In the United
States Consulate.
SUCCESS OF THE 7-30 LOAN
Our readers i i will
_notice that subscriptions to
the popular 7-0 Lban are still continued in the
most liberal manner. To the Old World the suc
cess of these peoples' Loans is one of the won
ders of a Republic. - The Government does not
seek to borrow in foreign markets : it offers no
premiums to bankers, but appeals directly to the
people and with what success is sufficiently
shown by the fact that during forty-three days
they subscribed And paid the cash down for one
hundred and nixty one million dollars of the 7-30
Loan. There cae ..be no stronger evidence of
public confidence in Government securities,—
While nearly all other stocks have gone down
from twenty to fifty, and even a greater per
cent. within n few weeks,all forms of U. S. bonds
and stocks have remained firm except the slight
fluctuations that ire incident to all rapid ehan
exs in the money market. Our readers will re
member that the subscribers to the 7-30 Loan
receive semi-annual interest at the rate of 'seven
and three-tenths per cent per annum in currency,
and at the end of three years from June Ifitt,
1805, they will have the o„.on of receiving pay
ment in full, or converting their notes into a 5-20
six per cent. gold interest hond. The late great
decline in the premium on gold makes these
notes more desirable than ever as an investment,
and it should not be forgotten that their exemp
tion from state or municipal taxation adds large
ly to their value. There is no interruption in
the receipt of subscriptions or the delivery of
he notes. All banks, bankers, and others act-
ing as Loan Agents, will pay subscribers the
interest in advance from the day of subscription
until June 'lab.
The British Army nnrt Very Gazelle incau
tiOtlaly revoalen a secret wbiclt was scarcely BOP
peeled in the loyal States of the Union. It says
that "the Confederate Government has counter
manded large orders for torpedoes" iu England
So then, we are indebted to the unscrupulous
neutrality of our' cousins across the water for
these ingeniously devilish machines—an innova
tion upon the modes of conducting warfare
which, however justifiable they may be to the
minds of military men cannot but be regarded by
ordinary persons as contrivances which only de
moniac mangnity would employ. It has been
given oat heretofore that these instruments of
destruction were fabricated in the South, and
the skid with which they were constructed was
matter which called for the praise of sympathiz
ers with Secession, •as furnishing proof of the
mechanical abilities of the Southern workmen.
Ind yet they have been manufactured in Eng
land, and were imported in blockade runners,
with Blakely guns, marked with the broad ar
rows, muskets, bomb shell, gunpowder, and other
things intended to help the harvest of blood.—
We ;ball assuredly note the fact in this countay,
and keep it in remembrance- The neutrality of
England is an mtimable thing. It has kept the
Rebellion alive, furnishing it with privateers to
rail our commerce, and crews to navigate
them. We knew this much before. We are
much oblired to the Army and Nary Gazeit4 for
a new item—British torpedoes. We shall add
them to the list of our obligations to the treach-
emus Power, arid it will receive our pay here
after.
The rebel leaders all advocated the hanging
of old John Brown and his insane associate in
surgents. Perhaps they were right. According
to law, we have no apology to make for the
rioters of Harper's Ferry; but we have a right
to ask that the example which the State of Vir
ginia set in the execution of John Brown, be
followed by the authorities of the United States
in dealing a ith the leaders of the rebellion. The
blood of John Brown cries for justice! The
blood of thousands of slain Union soldiers cries
for vengeance t The gaunt forms and haggard
brows of thousands of Union prisoners appeal to
the manhood of the nation fur redress ! The na
tions of the world will accept the proof we now
give of our determination to assist in the preser
vation of the peace of the universe, by our stern
dealing withleading traitors, and if We fail to
bring the leaders to the gallows, so do we estab
lish our inability to preserve what we have just
won alter so much hard lighting. We repeat,
then, that the fate of John Brown most be the
end of the leading traitors in the land. Until
Jeff. Davis and his Cabinet officers are hung as
traitors, the dignity. power, and,authority of the
United States government will be nnvindicated.
L'orroni The day upon which "all men arc
made tools?' is over. Doe-fourth of the new year le
poet and time fis harrying us onward to Die accom
plishment ief urea endeavors and Important results.
Daily we ran see the mighty contest draw ing towards
en cad as the cordon Which Grant and Sherman are
entwining ardiand Leo becomes more contracted.
Gen. Sheridan Likes made rinother master movement,
cutting the Sinathaide Railroad and taking some
8,030 pr . iAcinerti l Whether this is the "Last remain
ing: source of supply for Lttc " or not time will tell.
At all events his wasted energies cannot withstand
many more defeats. Lee has already expressed
lilmutlC thus ?That the cause of the confederacy is
hopeless; thatany farther attempt at resistance is a
fruitless lobs of treasure and blood; nod the pres
ence of l'resident Lineal:l and Secretary Seward at
City Point Is ;accidence, we hope, of a speedy -ter
mination of the contest -
Troops are passing up the Dismal Swainp Canal to
Newbena' haiit.from thence to Goldsborough where
theyxchiforcesatiermart: • AniuMedote Is related of
Major-Gemmati Sherman, fu sLreeeM couremagmt
dty pOjoil r parbras you may have bowl of Ir,
MAIM
POREIGN rinvht.'
BRITISH TORPEDOES
LET THEM DIE IN THEIR FAITH
Letter from "Jack"
t. 8. Sr...tairat VicEsunto, t
NouroLK, VA., April :td, 1.15G.5.
at all 'events I will Insert it. In conversation with
a naval officer be spoke thushireg4Aililing
ton: " lila too bad that yontikik That
was my meat; but I am Ord for TilOrfiseesttnt,
glad ,for . Porter's .acconnt, - hhd atiOW,ail for the
country's aciountn.:.
That campaign of General EillirminislAs most re
markable in.htstory.'Since hii leaving Savannah ho
has traversed Over . WO miles Old visitedisome of the
most Poptliontreithen of, pouch linelfO4h Caro
lina. He Wiled entirely on the country, done im
mense daunigfilo the enemy in cripturseof muni
tions of war arrd destruction of proyerts.oinditow is.
about to help Grant to wind up the rebellion. He
has the honor of capturing thadrotheeirtircesiNpi
the nest of treason, and the strangest abode of the
slave phwer.Be has laid the CaplttißCUrifBfaSi
In ruins, destroying arsepahi, saying„aa he didso,
that. U. B. hid no more need of them in these Staters:
Mi . men "hiVe suffered ginat hirdehilis hy
barefooted; and. at thetermlnatlon of thevictrfkeW
battles of Bentonville, almost-witalcfat r ei?thoi 41 elf
tattered garments besmeared vilth 'mudand pretent
lag a sad condition; but Gen. 8. has displayed triel
love for his men By Informing them 'had they istiall
'laic time to rest and feed on this'll& granaries the:
country affords.• , .
We are still waiting orders as to adisporal Ho be
made of the ship. The health Of the nion Is good,
In fact - general good health seems to pulled° the
navy. Yesterday (Sabbath) we had divine service oh
board, the speaker taking es his text " The one
ping needful." Be made some good renirutis:
C. EL Saliva.
Onireponclenee of the Independent l neuron.
Rejoicings in Philadelphia.'
Pnthanutrutt, April 4th,
Yesterday was a great day of rejoicing with the
people in our city, as 1 doubt not It was all over the
loyal North. The welcome tidings, "ItictotOrrots
Onus," which came flashing over the telegraph
wires, about 11 o'clock, thrilled every patriot heart
as it was never thrilled before, and uncapped such a
volcano of pent-up enthusiasm as language is totally
inadequate to describe. It cannot be disguised that,
however great our confidence In our armies around
the last great strong-hold of the rebellion, and In
the skill and energy of their leaders, the knowl
edge that a great bottle was raging with unexampl
ed fury for the possession of the enemy's works
filled the minds even of the most hopeftd with not
affittle uneasiness, anxiety, and apprehension. The
several official bulletins In the morning papers, it is
trio, lightened the burden somewhat, and evident
ly foreshadowed the good news to come. Still,
while there was any doubt, while the victory was
Incomplete, there was uncertainty; and while on
certainty existed, prudenCe admonished us to re
strain all outward demonstrations of rejoicing, and
await with patience and prayerful emotions the final
lathe of the curtain. The fact Is, our friar rause
experience of the vicissitudes of war has taught Mt
precisely this lesson : Unfulfilled promises are ever
to be distrusted. How often have we amen the
merest accident, the most trifling blunder, dash the
whole traits of a campaign, and convert the most
promising victory into a disastrous defeat t So we
resolved to keep down all ardrit of rejoicing until an
official announcement of the triumph was made.—
But we did not have to wait long. "RICHMOND IS
onus I It was occupied this morning at Sji" o'clock
by Gen. Weitzel, amid the joy and acciamationof the
inhabitants !" was soon heralded by the wires, hav
ing the authority of EDWIN M. BRANTON, Secretary
of War. That was sufficient. The cloud of appre
hension was immediately lifted, and, as if touched
by a mighty magnet, every truly loyal heart shouted
"Glory to Gon, to Grant, Sherman, Sheridan to
the noble armies under their command, and to
coin and Stanton'." The local telegraph soon con
veyed the tidings all over the city. All the bells
were set to ringing, the people rushed to the streets,
cheering and shouting, shouting and cheering, as if
druuk or insane. Staid and sedate menembraced
each other in frantic delight as testimony of their
mutual joy, and strangers grasped the hands of
strangers In the streets as they met and repeated
their congratulations. A great crowd of people, of
all ages and classes, filled our principal streets, her
and glorifying the event. The Pire Depart
meat suddenly assembled at and near Independence
Hall, where, by the scream of steam-whistles and
the ringing of bells on their hose-carriages, they
u.s sasettetnert and convey the
idea of Pandemnnlum broke loose. Everybody who
possessed a flag, though it was never so small, threw
it to the breeze, and those who had not, went and
bought one if able to do so. Stores, Counting-
Rooms, Public Offices, Banks, Broker's Boards,
Stock Boards, and Work-Shops were Incontinently
deserted ; the Courts aajourned, the Public Schools
were dismissed, and everybody and all went in for
a real democratic jubilee befitting the occasalon.
Salutes were tired all over the city, and at all hones ,
The Bulletin people drew a cannon to the roof of
their high building near the corner of Third and
Chestnut streets, and there thundered away the
whole afternoon over their joy. At the Sheriff's
office a deputy appeared at the door, ringing a Mtge
dinner bell, and announcing the sale of the assets of
the Confedersey. At another place a placard was
hung out, offering four cents a pound for Confeder
ate Bonds. In various places, meetings were organ
ized and addresses made, several of them being for
a practical good, namely, the collection of money
for the relief of the fallen heroes who have purchas
ed the glorious victory. Many thousands of dol
len were realized, and, ere this, converted into
Sanitary stores, have departed to the place where
most needed. Thus passed the day, and such a day
of heart-felt rejoicing I never expect to see again.
In the evening bonfires, pyrotechnics, and illumina
tions were abundant, which were kept up until a
late hour with evident delight.
Thus we celebrated the triumph of our armies
and of military genius that has not its superior on
earth, if it indeed bas its parallel in history. Rich
mond, the modern Babylon, the proud, and, for
four long and eventful years, the defiant capital of
one of the greatest Rebellions known to the history
•of mankind, has indeed fallen ; been hinfibled to the
dust; and her rulers and despots have had to fly
before the avenging cohorts of a mighty and just
Government With the victory to nor arms hart
perished the so long valiant army of North Virginia;
and with it the Great Rebellion. Where the arch
traitors will turn up next, whether they Will halt to
try the fortunes of another battle, or whether they
will hasten to some foreign land, Is of courses ones.
ties of speculation. Indeed it matters little which,
for the die Is cast. This Nation has established Its
right to live, and to be classed as the greatest na
tion on earth. Henceforth its authority will be
supreme at home and throughout the civilized
world.
I had thought to say a few words about the finan
cial and mercantile excitement thathas prevailed
here fur the last fortnight, but find my letter is al
ready full, and can only say that "Gold is down,"
and that Its " down"-irm has had the effect to put
"down" not only many who have speculated Init,
but also many of the heavy holders of various kinds
of merchandise, especially of Dry Goods. Thegoixls
themselves have also gone "down'. With artialac
terrible to the dealers, but pleasing beyondde:Scrip
lion to the consumers. You can buy calicoes for
from 12 to 2A cents at retail that a. month ago sold
at from as to 45 cents. You can also buy splendid
muslins for 23 cents, (and very fair ones at 93 cents,)
and first class detains for W'L? Mts, All other cot
ton goods base gone " down" in about Gaisione
ratio. Woolen Goods are held up withagreater
tenacity, but still they are very lunch lower. Hu.
gars and other Groceries . have fallen lnprieo Very
essentially. Crushed Sugar sells at retail for 20 cht.i
the Coffee grades at 16,17, and 18 cents, while the
browns are lower, 'according to quality. - Plourhas
fallen about t 4 from the highest rites, l and bs
declining. What influence the -late victories will
base npon the market Is yet to be seen. Gold:Is
straggling to maintain itself in the neighborhood 'of
, 110 per cent., (it is selling for 47 cente premium:LAO
' day,) but I think, it will soon have to yield; uud,
when it does so egairtit will not find Hew to ral
ly. On the fist of May the Treasury trill pcini
$18,000,000 upon the market as interest on the.is-30
Bonds, - and I do not believe It In the power of the
speculators . already quake under the weight of
recent disasters, to carrythe 10ad... : , r
The family of Gen. Grant. is about to take Seed,.
don of a very line dwelling on 'Meant& 'died;
above Twentieth, which, was donated to the Ideid.'
General by some of our " solid" and patriotic eltk,
sena about the first of January ft has been fitted
up and furnished" by these teeteitteirill .
expense, and_ is such a home ask ninfiSJODl4.4oo: l
Pfbacestulgbt =LIT. • - • ,Onsvrnai., ,
$ ' 34.1 4 „ Leine,Afilr4 l * , . 44 cccigt4,1 1 i7 5 044.,
- April 7th, lectured on " The Day ofDeconatraction."
The Sanitary Cemnitssion.
Cornnpendencegj rtiaolls9o4 ol ic , "
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Dnanitart= . nallt 'YOUrnflinr -r nekrrilfl lll3 o
„
terestW, imnsini irittilthe - Saidary
Commissioui• (In Whose - Madill, 60 aauj s stregco
are cOnitektli 13.0111421/331/.ll' county,)
is doing this emergency; &Mowing; gtnte
mentih titepaparil of this miming - WM' arMwer the
inquiryAcr Vali . entire antlailtetion, and I have no
doubt stimilite renewed --
That the public May be mitevedkom anxiety with
respect to the provision made for the comfort of our
alekAild,wppoded at Richmond, Petersham and City
Pella; the sanitary Commialiton.:'Wouid say that they
had on Friday last au abundant supply of all things
rielqesary On the riptikand that Wien then two Vessels
loadc~ with supplieg„ in addition, have reached City
1364,Innorotheral be dispatched:- ,
o Cordmiasion, with s vim to the present meet
gency, has provided a fit ll coins of agents, both with
thefirrOr and at tha b0111711X115 at or 4sesr City Point,
where moat of the wounded are brought.
TtOtigetittemrn of the Commission, from thin city,
visittia the army last week, and found every prepara
tion made for the emergency.
In addition to the bevy stock at City Point and
with the army the following articles have reached
there slime Friday last.
Respectfully yours, Lewis,
GenentiSaperintendont or madclphiaßranch of the
United States Sanitary Commission :
Ski woolen 10,000,Combs, coff . rir, groes2,2oo
Slatrigseotton, bosp'l 20637 i Chocolatcths. 2 000
DmWets, w001en,..10,000,13ay Brim, bottles.... 600
Drawers, cotton 2,oooCrutches, pairs 2,000
Socks, woolen, pm i.13,000,C0n. Lemonade, bye. 70
Towel 83,000' Apple butter, galls... 75
Handkerchiefs 11,000, Lemons, bola, 20
Comfort , bags, house- , Ale, bottles 1,400
wives, ac. 1,125. Pillows 1100
Slip pens, palm 1, 500 ,Fm1t, as. dried, bids. 1,000
Suspenders, palm ...I,LVO, Mlles, gallons 1 , 4 .%
Blankets 1,000 Sickles, jars 100
Combs- One, gm55...2,W0,01d Linen, lbs 7
Blackb'y Cor. bottles 1,200 Jamaira Ginger, gals, 50
Craciers, lbs BV,Snmer, lbs 20
Bectandllutton cuts I,Soo,Soap, Castile, boxes, 20
pa, tin
Pu i ris , wooden 5 000 Soap, brown family,
40 1
1401 boxer
Condensed Mllk._ ..0,600 , Candles, boxes 20
Corn Starch, his 4,000; Sulvesand Forks, gr. 12
Malzron„ lbs. 2,ooolCualdons 2,000
Farina, lbs. 4 5001 Plates, tin, gr. 0
Dried Apples, bbls.. `4,Cond.Egg (dessicated) 200
Camphor'Aixtures, gr. 5 dead fleets 50
Wblto thread, 1b5..., 25. Plugs Tobacco, lbs. 2,000
Black thread, 1b5.... SAlStisolegTohneco,lbs. 2,000
Yarn, lbs. 60' Brooms, 36
Tin dippers, with long Tin Palls, small 100
handles 2 ( t) Tobacco Pipes, boxes, 25
And a largo amount of stationery and other useful
articles.
I may as well say in this connection that the final
report of the Great Fair of the Sanitary Commission,
held In this 'city last June, has at length been made,
and the net proceeds acrounted for. The follow
ing receipt sets forth the amount and direction it
took
Received, New York, Feb. 17th, 1.865, of C. Cope,
troasurer 01 the Philadelphia Associates of the U. S.
Sanitary Commission, one million, thirty-five thou
sand, three hundred and ulnetY-eight dollars and
ninety-six cents, being the net proceeds of the
Great Central Fail% held in Philadelphia in June
last, for the benefit of the United Slates Sanitary
Commission.
$1,ff.15,30S Sill. GEORGE T. STI10:40,
Treasurer of the U. S. Sanitary Commission.
Rev. Dr. Bellows, President of the Commission, In
a letter acknowledging the magnificent contribution,
takes occasion to pay a high compliment to our city,
ant to all from whose munificence, and by whose
Labors, It was accumulated. 1 quote the following
paragraph, which I think will also Interest your
readers : •
No city in the Union has given a stouter and
more persistent support to the war, to the comfort
of soldier• on their way to and from the war, or to
the relief or the sick and wounded tailing In the
course of the wnr, than Philadelphia; and to no
city except San Francisco, is the U. 8. Sanitary
Commission so much indebted for an intelligent, La
borious and costly support—a support including
moral, intellectual,and financial - sustenance and loyal
ty. Philadelphia has understood and endorsed the
peculiar principles of the Sanitary Commission,
trusted its officers with generous confidence, and fed
its treasury with systematic contributions.
The magnificent contributibn we have Just re
ceived, the product of your Fair, is, I venture to say,
the largest ever made in one sum, not only to this,
but to any unincorporated charity in the world. It
is a' miracle of free, concerted action seeking with
unjealotts and confiding benevolence to make an in
stitution without local or State interest, the almoner
at Its own overflowing bounty towards those suf
ferers made sacred by the cause In which they offer
their lives and shed their blood. You have freshened
the Declaration of Independence, originally made In
your city, issuing it anew, rewritten in the blood of
your sons, with every precious line of It now ilium-
Mated with your gold.
What a cheering reflection that the strength of
these words lies in their entire truthfulness.
CAPTURE OF RICMOND•
Richmond on Fire—The Citizens Welcome
the Union Troops--liemornlizatlon and
Wild Flight of the Rebel Army—Twenty-
Floe Thousand Prlsoners—Flve Hundred
Guns idisptnsed in Richmond—Occupation
of the City—Pursuit of the Rebels—Sheri.
dan Confident of Capturing the Rebel
Army -
Full Details of the Fighting.
Sprcial Dispztda to the Y Tribune.
WASIIINGTAN, Monday, April 341, 18
Capt. Ira N- Burritt, former staff officer In the
army of the Potomac, now chief special correspond
ent of the Cincinnati navtte in that army, arrived at
the front one day after the fighting began. His ac
count of matters down to the 2d inst. ls, therefore,
a little delayed, but it is so concise and clear as to
still warrant transuthelon In full:
PREPAEATORT OPERATIONS.
HDQRS ARMY OF THE POTOMAC,
April 15?, 1865.
As you doubtless have accounts or the operations
In progress here up to yesterday, I will confine my
self to a brl4 synopsis.
The heaviest fighting has been done by the Fifth
Corps and Sheridan's Cavalry.
THE ETFTII COHPA
On Wednesday morning the Fifth Corps muted
down the Halifax road and crossed Rowanty Creek,
taking then a south-wevterly course until it watched,
the Vaughan road. It moved up the Vaughan to the
Quaker Road, turned to the right, keeping on this
road until within a mile of the Boydtown Plank
road when they met the enemy. Gen. Griffin, with
the First Divivion attacked, and General Crawford
forming the Third Division on Griffin's left, met the
enemy on the Butler farm, but pushed them back
and reached the Boydtown road.
I=
morning the whole of the Filth Corps line advanced
across, Boydtown Boydtown road with little opposition. In
the afternoon Gen. Ayres, commanding the Second
division, moved one brigade across Gravelly Run
and kept it there during the night.
The neat morning Ayres's whole division crossed
the Ban, supported by Gen. Grawfosd's. After ad
vancing a mils or more through a wooded country,
broken occasionally into small clearings, the enemy
was discovered in force. Gen. Ayers advanced Win
throp's Brigade, while the Teat of his division and
that of Gen. Crawford were forming In the rest.
A EMAIL ATTACK.
Before they had completed the deployment, how
ever, and while the greater part of the Third Divi
sion was yet in mass, Jotutson's Rebel Divisors
charged Wintbrop'seingle brigade, driving it itack
In some disorder, while at the same time Pickett's
Division struck out two -divisions in the left flank,
attacking with more than its nstad impetuosity.
FALLING PLACE-
Both Ayers's and Crawford's men fought stair
bonlly, but at length fell back across the run, where
the First Division and several batteries of artillery,
Whichienlbeen - placed . poaltion Gen.. Warren,
cofered the Moaning. and drove back the enemy,
who advanced Incautiously, with hem" loss.
L SECOND ADVANCE.
About two o'clock, p. the whole Corte again.
advanced over the mime ground, retaking all the
positions from which they had been driven in the.
morning; and moved forward to White Oak Road,
some two miles beyrind Gravelly Bun, capturing a
battle-flag and a number of prisoners. In this the
troops craw during the night.
Mae (Sabinlay) morning at "seven o'clock, the
Filth Corps wasagala. in .motion,, passing to the
lett, along WhitetheOak Rosa to join General
Sheridan.
♦ DIFFICULT atfriTuga . v.
They base executed the difficult movement of
marching by a flank in the presence of the enemy,
withdrawing the divialcms in the:rear of each other,
end marching them off succe.olvely from right to
left, • the left division (Cmwford's) - emecutbig the
SaMemovement by brigade.
cosprqr AP Snoops
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Thp condriet of the troops has Iseien above praise.
Their hum has been 'revere in killed and wounded,
the wounded being tbesheaviest In the Third Divi
dog, hut sassiest to nothing In prisonele:,-
TUE tatrsastaAnz.
The remnant of the Old Iron Brigade of Clawford's
bid** ohm_ ptased 'or the Bth and 7th Wisconsin
with-the 916 4 .: New Ye*, lately attached. command
ed by Cal.. John A. Kellogg of the oth, sustained
tlialr'preyiotia terllatiOn.
nakvvionttgiviL
Brevet Llertt,CoL Tr.- B. twit* of thetlth Wiscon
commauded the"l47th New York In the Third
'azuLttgether With, MOW ,X4rXr+k et
the Wm) Ealk Poiro44 Avne,eettegletwastettefue ,
Inc to iii.renne , , and riAlres• the newt of Me beg-
Main the charge. Col. Dailey had lila right band
shattered by a bullet early In th e day, but Insisted
on leading hhttommand In the afternoon.
While theierreentswere-taklng place Jhe Second
Corps moved toward;WhiteCtairroad lift More
met route from theleft of our intrenchinente than
that taken by the Flith.and established a connection
with the right of the latter. It was sharply engaged
yesterday, hat lost less than the FM. General
iiamphreys now occupies the line vacated by War
rev's movendentS to the support of Sheridan, having
extended to the lett for that purpose.
GEN. 1311£IIIDAN.
Mean While Sheridan, with four cavalry divisions,
Cnstar's Merritt's, Crook's and Kautz
s,
passing
around the left of the whole army, went through
Dinwidtite Court Flom, and towards the Southside
road, With his Usual rapidity.
The force which dro7o Crawford and Ayres across
Grlvelly Nun, howarer, at once turned their 'Atone
titin to hlin 'noting rapidly to the tight, aod earls
desberale conflict be also was forced back within a
:hallo of Ottiwiddie Court Haas.. • -
AGAIN ON TILE WAIL
This morning he again took the itilliatlre, how-
ever, haring been Joined by Lien: Warren, and has
been driving in his turn. Heavy firing, both of ar
tillery and merle:try coeld be heard away on the
left at. nightfall this evening shelving that he and
Warren are there at work, and at this late hour the
booming of artillery in that direction is Incessant.--
,porne discharges of musketry have else taken place
along the fiecond Carpi tonight, as well as Catloll
- In the direction of the Appomattox. Every
hopeful crash
of the result of the jgreat crash which will
conic tomorrow.
PIittI.AJUTION FOR SUNDAY.
Gen. Wright is to &Mut with the whole Sixth
Corps at six o'clock to-morrow.
The last heard from Sheridan Was about midnight.
He was then ut Five Forks, the junction of the
White Oak and Ford roads. He and Warren had
taken about four thousand prisoners and several
batteries of artillery. He was Joined last evening
by Miles's Div6ion 01 the Second corps, and with
the four corpS of cavalry and four of Infantry he
pushed westward for the Sonthside road, which ho
is expected to reach at an early hour this forenoon.
Brevet Brig. Gen. Fred. Winthrop-was killed du
ring the fighting yesterday.
Several attempts have been made during the ear
ly part of the night to break through the lines of
the Second Corps on our left Gen. Miles has retal
iated with a demnlistratiOn which reached the abat
tie in front of the rebel works along White Oak road.
About tl o'clock a. m., the Rebels made a prolonged
and desperate assault upon the part of our linea held
by Ocn. Ord on the right of the Second Corps.
Our losses day before yesterday are reported at
1500 killed and wounded„ and a few prisonera.—
Owing to the lateness of the hoar to which fighting
was kept up last evening on the lett, no accurate
estimate of the casualties can be made as yet.
Prlsonem taken from all the enrps of Lee's army
shnve that It has not been weakened by sending a
single division south.
As I write the opening volleys of Wright's charge
In front of Fort Fisher are heard. The amount of
artillery In use 6110 w, a scarcity of cannon on the
Renel side.
Whether Wright is succe.tsful or not, few fears
arc eetertalned but that Shoed= will take the
Souttusido Railroad.
The Battle on Sunday
Currelp(ntdence the N. Y . MIL.,
HEADQCAISTERS AtutT OP TIM POTOMAC,
Monday, April 3-7 5. St.
via WASEIISOTON, April 4.
I find that I was correct in stating, not only that
each Corps was to attack the enemy's lines at cer
tain points at 4 o'clock yesterday morning, but that
each attack was successful, and the entire line car
ded by them as quickly and surely as it it was at
tempted, tlle , proving that mud walls are never im
pregnable when attacked with determination by an
equal force, well supplied with artillery and other
appliances for their assault. In the case of yester
day's morning assault, we were nowhere tdieUCets%-
ful. It momentarily repulsed at any point, we only
fell back for a time, gathered fresh strength, and re
turned to the charge, and were finally successfuL
The Fifth Corps, which had held the extreme left,
was, as I have already intormed you, detached from
this army on Saturday, and sent to aid Gcn. Sheridan
In his attack on the enemy's works near Ford's flUt
' than. The success of their operations I have al
ready made known to you. and I understand my
statement Is more than confirmed by the official ac-
count sent by Gen. Grant to the War Department.
After accomplishing that result, the advantage
was followed up. Longstreet's Corps of the enemy
was so hardly pressed that it could not reunite with
Gem Lee's main army, and Gen. Warren attacked it
with such vigor that It was completely demoralized
and routed. Yesterday liens, Sheridan and Warren
continued to follow it np and drive It from every
position it attempted to assume. I understand that
it finally crossed the Appomattox River at a point
nearly North of Black's and White's Station, on the
Southside road, and retarded pursuit by felling trees
across the road and burning bridges behind it,
As nearly as I can aseertaiu, while the combined
forces of Gen.. Sheridan and Warren inflicted the
most 6erioUJ disasters upon the enemy, their Own
forces suffered comparatively little. It would afford
me Great pleasure to be able to give you details of
their success, and, especially to be the first to herald
the glorious achievements of the gallant Fifth Corps;
and hari it been possible for one person to haye done
this, and at the same time keep himself posted as to
the operations of other corps in this army, I should
certainly have done so. As it is, I regret to say
that I could not accomplish It, but am compelled to
Onseßren.
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RECORD CORPS.
TIIE ILLBELS WATCUM. 01113 i
Apiil 21, 4 o'clock, a. m
SUCCESS OF SUSUMU*.
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THE REBELS ACTIVE
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MORT OW CANNON
leave that agreeable duty to your able and energetic
correspondent who accompanka the cavalry corps,
knowing that lie will do the subject entire justice.
After Longstreet's forces were driven back by
Sheridan and Warren, and the right dank of Lee's
army turned, Gen. Humphreys led he Second Corps
to the attack, and simultaneously the assault was
made along the entire line of the Appomattox, near
to Point of Rocks. At each point where the fleeond
attempted on assault they were eminently success
ful, breaking through the enemy'• wo. ks, rupturing
forts, guns, gunners, garrisons, stores, and, In short,
everything. The strongest works on that portion
of his line were ineffectual to withstand the shock or
the well-directed and determined blows struck by
the gallant Second, which nobly sustained the hard
earned reputation It acquired when under the lead
of the bravo and skillful Hancock.
I have beard various statements of the number of
prisoners taken by this corps, hut It is not possible
to give the number correctly at this time, as squads
have continued to be sent in since, from time to
time, up till the hour of my writing. I believe the
number taken in the first assault yesterday morning
was about one thousand.
After capturing four liPav - y forts, all of which were
well manned, and provided:, with 4powerful arma
ments, and seemed able to withstand a protracted
Siege, the Second Corps did not halt to give the ene
my a breathing time, but followed them back, driv•
Mg them from one position to another, until they
were pressed around in front of the corps operating
lower down the line. This corps was then set to
work tearing up and destroying the Southside Rail
road, tratwashere it was struck by its left flank to
the point where the Fifth Corps ceased the work of
demolition en its right. The ditty being performed,
It was, I understand, detached from the army on
its right, and sent to co-operate with the Fifth and
cavalry corps in their operations against Longstreet.
Great credit is accorded to Gen. Humphreys, and
hi. , division commanders, [',ens. Miles, Hays and
Mott, as well as their snbordinatA2., for the manner
In which they handled the forces under them; and
much of the success of the day's operations is at
tributable to their skill and bravery.
The Twent3-fifth Corps had only one Division and
3 part of another engaged. It performed nobly the
task set for It, mad was successful In capturing two
large and nett defended forts, a good number of
prisoners and sixteen guns. The American citizens
of African descent, of whom the corps Is wholly
composed, tone,. tit with great gallantry and determin
ation, and lost In killed and wounded a proportion
ate number with the other corps. Yon will re
member that the corps has only been on this front
a few days. The corps Is commanded here by Gen.
Ord. who also commands the Twenty-fourth.
After the Twenty-fifth corps had taken the forts
on the front and second lines of the enemy's works,
it was withdrawn from its .position between the
Second and Twenty-fourth; and on the former be
ing detached the latter wax pushedby the flank and
formed the extreme left- This corps Is composed of
the old Tenth, Eghteenth and Eighth, and has but
two divisions In her; the other being on the north
side. The task assigned it was extremely import
' ant, etul its labors very severe; but it. accomplished
I successfully all that it was called upon to perform.
It captured two very heavy forts—the heaviest on
that portion of the line, together with several re.
doubts and a strong line of works. Its losses are
not very heavy, although it was severely fought ;
and, in fact, the same is true of all the other corps.
The assatdt was so sudden and effectual, and the
enemy were driven back to quickly, that they had
not time to inflict much injury upon our men. I
have not been able to ascertain the number of pris
oners or guns taken by this corps, but they were
quite largo.
Thu Sixth Corps had one of the most difficult and
important duties assigned it. It was Its task to
break through the enemy's fortifications ' and then
moclhg by the flank, pierce Ids line of battle, and
separate that portion of ills army on its left from
that emits right. This it accomplished to perfec
tion and without assistance, and even before. the
Twenty fourth moved to its support and extended
the left of the tine, it had almost completely invested
that portion of Lee's forces within the fortifications
of Yetcrsburgh. Its division commanders, Gene.
Wheaton, Getty and Seymour, proved themselves to
be worthy of all the . praise they have hitherto re
ceived from the press, and the entire corps won for
ittelf imperishable honors. The place where It broke
through the enemy's works was ono of the strongest
peahens he occupies west of PeteraburglL The
works were well built. end their situation just such
as an able military engineer would be glad to select;
Ft they were not sufficient to deter tint heroes of
o:VniWySlYiniula from Alm attempt - JAl:weak;
rough them, on! to withstand the trementleons
shock of their assault. The movements of this cor m
were executed with such vigor and rapidity_ fiat Its
losses are comparatively 'light. The killed and
wounded will not probably exceed 500 in the ag
gregate.
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taiWithouzoArtssitiarparlailir Way Strews*
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with TclFPOoes7'-rtixii,tttraigi Yllgisi:at atm
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Rebel Army --Inniriease Cointirie otairtillery
. —plight of Jefr. Dnirlsese-Interesting Gossip.
therivoncitiiiv of the 2V: - T. niaa.
HEADQUARTERS MOTT OF RUE JAMES. 1 .
Etraa.M. 'SOUSE, RICITMOND, Aprits3,lB63.
via WASHINGTON, APTI 5.
The shorralapatehl sentto the psores:Thireaa at '
Washington this morning, will have prepared you
for the great Get that Richmond has fallen to the
Arms of the United States, not by a bloody siege,
with all Its attendant horrors, but by being barren
derest..,lL.U.-asernariushkriantlhatsyeatezday.Gen..l
Robert E. lee sent a diapatehlo the War Office in
Richmond stating that, Grunt , had drven him oe
, Mile and a half, and that he bird Onffer i ed severel n y ;
that he bad taken a-position that ho could not hold,
and requested that the city should be evacuated at
le o'clock, midnight
' Soon after midnight. MajerGeneral Weitzel was
.Informed of the fact that:the enelnyin 'llls - front.ln
tended to evacuate their line. Ile 'was well aware
beforehand that they had buried torpedoes in the
ground immediately affront of-their redoubts, and
consequently any approach towail theta in the night
would certainly he attended wlth r great risk. . At
the earlieat dawn of day be sent forwerd a atrong
skirmish line toward 'tort Gilmore, auks° thickly
were the torwsdoes buried, that the math body
could only march by"'slngle file. The precaution
adopted by the rebels to secure the lives inflheir
men in such treacherous ground proved to be most
useful to_pur soldiers, and saved many lives. A
thin stler was placed over each torpedo, and a piece
of red muslin attached to it.
The Second Brigade of the Third Division olthe
Twenty fourth Army Corps had the honor of leading
the army of the a1a131128 into Richmond under the
command ot Brig.-Gen. Ripley. Major-General
'Weitzel and his staff headed the column They en
countered nooppasitlon whatever. Ratting at the
confines of the town, the General sent forward Major
Stevens and Major Graves with a staall squadron
of cavalry, to summon the Mayor to surrender the
keys. Joseph Mayo, Bag., received them very civil
ly and handed over the keys at the City Hall
a. M. General Weitzel entered the city at 8, a. sr.,
and it would be utterly useless to attempt to de
scribe the enthustainie cheers whicheted him.
The white and colored population gm a most
hearty welcome. The rebels who. h adß the city
many of ely two hours
important he
buildings, dat the
time I write they are still burning- All the public
buildings that contained government stores are
burnt. The best portions of Cary and Main streets
is a heap of ashes. Through the exertions of our
men, at once detailed to assist, the tire is gradually
subsiding. As there were not more than two Lire.
engines available, the only alternative was to pall
down adjacent buildings.
As soon as possible after the arrival of General
Weitzel, he issued the orders which I send herewith.
The office of headquarters is in the Senate House.
The General has taken possession of Mr. Jefferson
Davis's Mansion for a residence. Gen. Decina has
taken up his headquarters at Gov. Smith's rest
denee.
In the state of confusion that naturally attaches to
the position, I cannot pretend to give you a correct
estimate or what we have captured. The General
estimates the guns captured in position on the forth
ileatione—ell, I believe, left uninjured—at from tour
hundred and fifty too five hundred, many of them of
heavy calibre.
The notorious Libby Prison and Castle Thunder
remain untouched. The former Is now tenanted by
Confederate prisoners captured by us this morning,
who did not know that their main army had flown.
Mr. Jeff. Davis end family left Richmond on
Wednesday for Chart - Otte, 15. C. andlt is stated on
good authority that they arc on their way to Texas.
Mr. Davis returned to Richmond, and was in church
yesterday, when a dispatch was hooded to him from
Gen. Lee, stating that the position of affairs was des
perate. He left Richmond at once.
An immense amount of tobacco, which was stored
in Richmond. has been destroyed. It was Intended
to have removed It away to Lynchburg, and several
hundred boxes were actually In transitu to that place
when Sheridan cut the canal and Dins interrupted its
removal. The offices of the ES„ tquirer and the Dis
patch newspapers are burnt. The State Coart4lonse
Is destroyed. Mayo's Bridge, the Danville.Bafiroad
Bridge and the foot-pats; eager bridge over the James,
are all burnt The powder magazine at Drury
Bluff was destroyed last night, and all the gunboats
on the James burnt_ Three powder magazines In
the vicinity of Richmond were exploded early this
morning
Gen. - Lee and the remains of his army have re
treated toward Danville, and Ishave it upon good
authority that they expected to he reinforced by
Ilardee, and make a stand at that place. It is very
doubtful whether they will succeed In getting there.
A vast amount of anfli;ring has been caused by the
fire. The grounds around the Capitol are covered
with the household effects of families burnt oot. It
was an act of useless cruelty on the part of higitive
rebels, and is loudly denounced by all who remain
here.
I omitted to mention that the main column of the
army entered Richmond by the Osborne road The
other portion cooled more to the right and entered
by the Newmarket road.
That the .falling beck of the rebels was precipi
tated by the terrible thrashing Gen. Grant gave
them on Sunday, is evidenced by the fact that they
left all their tents behind them.
Mr. Commissioner Ould, In a letter formally
handed over to Gem Mulford all the paper s . in his
bureau of the exchange of prisoners. All the Union
prisoners confined in the Libby and Castle Thunder
were sent to Bonlware Landing yesterday and ex
eh-trnd,
to closing this dispatch I am happy to be able to
stato that the fires in the different puts of the city
base nearly burnt themselves out. The city is per
fectly quiet, and great credit is due to Lieut.-Colonel
Manning, the Provost-Marshal , for the energy and
firmness he has displayed in the execution of the
very onerous duties imposed upon him this moat
eventful day. R. 11. FRANCIS.
The Pursuit of Lee.
Z.9.4./NCAIVERTOI ARSIT 09TRE POTOUAC,
ls TUE FIELD, Almil 4IN 1865.
=I
This day 'WU spent by the army in an 4 . tctive pur
suit of the enemy. It is a foot ea again between
the two great bodies for a cola' goal. The point
for which Gen. Lee is thought tObe in march is Dan
ville. Under cony of his left b@ drewoff from his
lines on the night of the 2d, and began a rapid march
in the hope of pining a good start upon na, In which
he has failed, for this armyis well up with his rear
guard, the Seecnd Corps, under General Gordon,
which held the left of his lines on the day of the
great battle.
- TWO TIIOESAND MOBS PRISONEILS.
By the Cox Road the bulk of this army went on
Monday, through Petersburg, In pursuit, and the
cavalry has lawn on the heels of the enemy all this
day, taking 2,000 mora men from their ranks, which
are fast dwindling away. It Is thought that there
cannot be more than 35,000 men now with Gen. Lee,
and as they go on the men quit the ranks and find
their way home.
OVA pAVAIJIT
gives* no teat to the brnketi enemy, and is pressing
hard upon the rear of Gordon's Corps (their 2d,).
It Is from It that moat of the prisoners are taken by
our cavalry, In many of the 'houses along the line
of march, parties of wounded men are found, who,
having been able to march from their Into field of
battle, were taken along, and had to fall out on the
way. It is only a very sanguine Rebel who cannot
are that all la Inst with the lately groat army of
Northern Virginia.
ITS DAYS AAP. IiCIII36REII.
It may not exist as an 00.13.1 body 30 days long
er. It It can reach the force under General Joseph
Johnston, a second heavy light will take-place ; this
time with Gen. 'Sherman ; hut the Army of the Po
tomac would In lees than ten hoots enter Into the
light, and the result to the rebel forces would be a
disaster, which would be final
The first of May may see the end of this war, for
nothing but n heavy line of defenses could enable
the oneiny to make a stand again and time to throw
up each a line is now wanting. • The enemy cnn only
dee from point to point fer's short Urns.
. .
rutr.'s LOSS
•
to thn enemy is great, for be led their Thlr'd Corps
with ability, and was perhaps only second to Gen.
Lee In Importance to the rebel army. In the „late
tight his corps was almost übiquitous. It extended
from Efate! pea Run to flattery Gregg, end fought
our Twanty•fourth anti Sixth C.orp. t wee In that
work that - lim was struck by three balls, which
made Ids death wounds. •,
00E ADVANCE.
TO-day the cavalry and the len d ing corps made
a long march. The Ninth Corps is some distance In
the revr, and it left Petersburg only to-day, but the
rest of the army Is well in band, ant the cavalry, nn
der the untiring Sheridan, is doing great service.
There are many reports of extravagant success on
our part, flying about. One Is that 20,0(X) of the
enemy have been forced to' lay down lhelr arms, but
this Is at least premature. It Is the old story of brag
ging. The army le doing well, but ha. , not made
such short work of tbo enepqr as that.
•
•
rimou:smus
may be the point at, whiclr soother great tight Wilt
take Tiber_ It is sixty milett from Petersburg, and
the army has pot made more than about ball that
distance up to this evening•
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CONNT-0110111.—/.425t. year the Republican party
carried Connecticut by a largo etiajority.; defeating
the Democracy in every single county end giving to
Gov. Buckingham a majority or 5,638 over his D.m
ocmtic competitor. . This N om , , , ,,heir t r itmpt, Is dm
more dee6ive. Neaill all heard
towns thus far hnd
from, show Union and , Ger. Buckingham's
majority can hardly all short of 8,000. The Leal*.
Lature, which stood lest year 3 Democrats In the Sun
ate and 70 to the Rouse, sealnet 18 Republicans in
the Senate and 155 in the Ileum, being a Republican
majority on joint ballot of 94, will this year lucr even
more overwhelmingly Union.. • .
All the (nor ltepiablican . ciMdidatei ler Corigiees
are aleeted,4 Republican gain of oi:ie.-New England
711 1, , 1 14, 4 Ic,poxtf. cvngrob• a aigkokela
i rroorrt lan d rOcr,r6lF,,
Lee. Itatsl4*.essl .01f try Interfdamriturki.
villa Par Possuatonr..Joso's Army at
noose, East Buskamtlle---
77MMItolarantoreen Lees Valves and Johsr
Asaposstble—Sherldan llopes to
Cinpumbatialkhoto fernst Army—The Infan
try lllimlsiLllaystuy to Ills Support.
? -- 10FFICIAL.1
T WIT DEPARTMENT, Wall/NOON,
April 6, nca-12 o'cloelt. noon.
IfogEr;Gerierat Dlr:
The following telegram Duni:moms the probable
apeedrantruettoll GeruLPersaarnty if Our
troops
g' nolo atippdit' Sheridsb,`who has headed - o'fithe
enemy. _ *Dwilq STATIoN..
Secretary 01 War.
JUNCTION SOUTTISCDT. AND Durcusoiritarrisrt t . I
Bcoureavima t yx.j, , Aprfip—Aff . n'alppk, , ._
Jima. pain 3f. Sta . nbn, Su-ret , try of War:
r 'tte r itteniaii-Genenit
dispatch at G: DD, P. at, while on his way to thlopoint,
and at once Proce44ellt4 Gen. Sharidaa'sliradtpar•
rem. Gen. Grant deldred me to transmit thti dlipatcla
to you, on the opening or the telegraph at this plat* -
and to say teat the Stith Corps, without doubt,
reached. Gcn. fiheillatt's position within tabour or. _
two atter ths dispatch was Writteli. , Two, dlclllotos4
of the Twentr.iourth Corps will encamp here to•
night, and one division of the Twenty•ilftb 'Army
Corps at Black's and ,White's Station, Sonthside
Railroad. • • B. Nli'w.a.timw; Brig.-Gen.
•
Dill PATCH . FROM GEN'. SEMIIAN.
HEADQUARTERS HAVALIIT;
JETTERSTILLZ, April 5-3, P. at. j
To Lieu!. Gen U. B.
send
.;; , '
Gnuglee alum: I sen you the enclosed; letter; which y
will an Idea of the of the eem
and their you
whereabouts. - 1‘ sentcondition
Gen. Davies ' bri
t:rule. this morning around on my left dank.„lle cap.
tureA, at Fame's Cross Roads, Ste pieces of artillery,
about•two hundred wagons and el;ht or ninebattle
flags, and a nen:dier of prisoners. The Second
Army Corps Is now coming up. I 'wish' you were
here youself. I feel confident of capttiring the army
of Northern Virginia It We exert ourselves. I see
no escape for Lee. I will put all my cavalry out on
our left flank, except McKenzie, who is now on the
right- (Signed.) P. H. Sitertwari, Makfleneml.
TILE LETTER.. • • • • ,
AatELut Comm - 11°mm; April 5, iSrAS.
DEAR MAMMA: ORE army is rained, I fear... We
are ail safe as yet. iihyron left us sick; John Taylor
Is well; saw him yesterday. We are' In line of
battle this evening. Gen.•ltobert Lee is In the field,
near us. My (SUM is still 121 the justled or our cause
and In God. Gen. Hill is killed, saw !Imlay a few
moments since. Bernard Terry, It is said, was taken
prisoner but managed to get, out. I send this by a
negro, I see p a ssing up the mlboad to Idlehlenburgh.
Love to aIL Your devote W
d B. B. Tsnon, Colonel.
Our Armies Again Victorious!
Gen. Sheridan Rights a Ilattle Near Barker.
Captures Intl 'Genevans. Several
Thousand Psishness, And Fourteen . Cannon.
—Prospects ofLee•a Surrender. 7. • '
Win DtPannrtinif,
Waal:mu:row, April 7th, 1565.
if,,jor, Da--The following: telegrams, an
nouncing the victory woo yesterday by Major-Gen.
Shreidau over Lee's army, have just been received
by this Department. EDWIN M. tk retary of rairron.'
, SecWer:'
CITY Form, Aprii6th, 16e5.
Hen. &aviary of liar:-At 11:15 , p. m.cyesterlay,
at Burkesville Station, Gem'Grautiseflb me' the fol
lowing tronaGen. Sheridan- A. L,ticcor.s.
Thursday, April, 6th,11:15 p. m.
Lieut.-Gm GEthT =I havelhe honor to report
that the enemy made a stand at the InterseCtlAn of
the Burke's Station Road in the road ;upon , which
they were rstredibig.
1 attacked them with two divisions' of the Sixth
Army Corps, and routed them handsomely; making
a cnnnectlon with the cavalry. 1 am BUIL pressing
on with both cavalry and Infantry. Up to the pre.-
ent time we have captured Generals Ewell, Ker.
thaw, Button, Come, Dbliarre and Curtis Lee, sev
eral thousand prisoners, 14 pieces of artillery, with
ess6ions and a large number of pritoners. If the
thing is incased I think Lee will surrender.
P. H. Bummer, 314-Gem, Commanding. •
The Republican majority in Connecticut in all
but six towns is 10 71L These towns will increase
it a little.
—lt was given out a few weeks ago that the Em
oPror hiaxmlillan was about to mogul= Jeff. Da
-s Now would be a good time , to do S.O.
A dwarf, eighteen yeam Ohl, and three and a
half feet high, a deserter from the rebel rattly, has
arrived at Washington.
Breeltinridge is now asserted tea ho responsible
fey the disastrous conflagration at Richmond. . Bei.
eral merchants are said to have implored him in vain
to prevent the destruction..
—On Tuesday last, Mr. Lincoln gain a public re
ception lu the parlor of Jetf. Davis's house In Rich.
mund A numblt of citizens called upon him, be
aide the officers of our army and navy.
—The French Soldiers in Mesdeo •re getting away
as last as possible. They have abandoned the pro.
Jected expedition to 3finatitlan, and are seeking
*very opportunity to get passagg to France.
MI=M
The Rebel Route
News Items.
—Californiana are becoming uneasy about the
pirate Shenandoah, last heard from at Ilidboume
They fear she may undertake the csrpturabf some of
our treasure stetunera.
The new State Government of Tennessee Tis
onzanizeA at Nashville on the Sd day of April. A
ranch larger rote war thrown for the State ticket
than was expected, and in many comities there was
a nnainmoua anti-slavery vote..
" God, Grant, Victory" were three words coin
ed into a battle
cry by the Union army some months
ago. Let to el.clko out the commas' not,. and add
two words, LLEIAre, have a prayer and an aphorism:
God ha given Grant Victory."—Press.
—lt is announced that GaribaldPri .rianghier Ter
vita has just given birth. at Caprera , to a boy, who,
by his grandfather's desire, has been christened Lin
coln, in honor of the "American President who has
abolished slavery."
—.The BosicM Transcript states that tho high price
obtained for land in State street on Monday, in
&teed a bank pincer to see bow many silver dollars
would cover a square foot. Me fotmd that 611 Amer.
lean silver dollars could be put upon-the space.
The land in question sold for 492 30 per square foot.
A gentleman Just from Richmond states th't
the best informed belleve that Davis fled to Georgla.
and that he wilt attempt &reestablishment of
government at Augusta, which possesses strong
natural ;sciences and has been elaborately fortified.
As a singular coincidence, it may be stated the ci
der Mr. Blair Inade this prediction Weeks ago.
The Philadelphia Press says: 4 .-We have seen
a private letter from one of the most Illustrious mil
itary men of the times, in which, afterapeakingwith
much humanity of the betrayed Southern masses,
he says : Now, mark me 1. Davis, Bunter, Cobb,
and the nest, will call upon our armies. the Union
armies, when , peace has been conquered, to save
them from their own Tropic.' "
There are about 700 fernile clerks employed In
the Treasury Department,- and% Selected from almost
all the Staten in the Union. Many of them have
been rich but are now poor. -Many of them are
young Wiles; many of them are widows, and some
are married. Their chid businese la in cutting and
counting new legal tender anti national bank notes,
and In'eennting and destroying old ones. Thefr pay
is 67`. per annum each.
Th‘Prealdent has proclaimed a reward of 81000
for the arrest and conviction of any person who
may have crossed the borders of the United States,
or entered ports by sea, frum countries whsle they
are tolerated, and. have committed capital felonies
againit the property and life of an American ettlum,
Be also promises e. - .. 00 upon the-conviction or ar
rest of such persons as shall have aided and abetted
officers of the above class before-named, within the
territory of tbo United States.
—.At the opening of the April term of the United
States Court at Cincinnati, all the lawyers prectids ,,
therein were required to take the oath 'Of loyalty
prescribed in the act of July, 186.2. Nineteen in ail
took the oatb,two of them Making. some technical
protests 'Oconee, tP. Pugh declined to ' taker,it im
mediately, stating that, he believed unconstitution
al. and desired time to consider the subject Wm.
M. Corry refused entirely, and Immediately. stiffens
&red up the business which he hadin 'Wm& In the
court. -
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The r.egra Captain Robert Buil& -roberned to
Charleston a few days since, the r- Sam vessel in
which he escaped from the city lA.the spring of ise;
the Planter. As it paused Port Sumter it had all its
three dogs flying, &natio Captain's; face beamed web
satisfaction as he saw the Stan and Stripes on Its
parapet once more. '; ,- - . The Planter .htta.been refitted
since its Sight frotd Chaticatoa,. at.' an expense el
The United States steamship arc:what arrive't
at Key West April 2, and reported at attack of Union
tercets and gunboat on Mobile March; 80. 'No part
lieulars obtained except that the monitor hillwaulne
was blown up off Dog Rivet Bar by a torpedo. Ncw
Orleans papers of the 31st. fay.thatm_ portion ci
Canby's_ forces were. within Bye miles, of IlmtAle, and
some siege guns were In position to throw shells In
to the city. The attack upon t i ke main defences had
been already commenced. , ••• '
,
Virnosn Ox is Gclittn.;—hoehirelt;the,redOubta ble
British champion of Jeft Davis, ins recent Litmus..
sion,in the Eogllate 'Parliament' on. thereonditloa of ,
Ircland,deelared that the ditierencea existing between
the Penian party and the British Government were
ao vital that nothing c an Bettie It but the swoon.—
" It nines eerlahucel the honorable IL
P., means separation irem England," and 50
long as he had a vote holm preparml to pot them
(the Benlans) down, " with the sword hit be nee&
aary."'". So rebellion In Ireland is quite a different
thing to the lion. Mr. Roebuck from rebeillou in
Amerkem,.which he regards with so- mach oomplst
eY ' " aira4 C413e1114 PF,Aworlo 1 51,t#•. ,
Mb their Indepondoc
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