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CO ftVNHl'!*,Ci.t., MAY '4, IMS.
thk latest reports.
tilt news is, lbi« morning, that OcOiTal
Odilon ha- ‘‘•urromloi-od rverj-tbing
,{t o( the Chatlaboocheo riv:r”—by
«. untilnt.nd tint th ul, tho limit
t f bi-comnianJ' if this bo »o (add it is
uidtohatebwh 'tBcinliy communicated)
• t- Onft-il ra.y has nuw no considerablo
•oBBiUid east ft the Mississippi rin-r,
that of til . Korrcst.
’Ii-nufU o( trouble belwceu Franco ana
.j , I'niuil Stales ura .-us'.r.intd by icilt!-
nti.i.i tvery hour. Wo suppt c tl at n
pupturv has occurred, ar.d that hostile do.
j bare been mu le, but wc do
»ere,lit th>3 rumors of an engog mont
!oj*b* re ' v * l ftn( ling (■* French
iroopd on our
Hkwdllat Ureal li.-itt.ia aitds.tiin
j^r Jointd France in r.-cgni/.in* the
OoiMuacy. 'Ve al.o if tr i ft > u K. J i-
m|hiU Uat -m 'the V8ih of Mari it the
Caf.-l.niW »« aU-amir Stonewall w«s
jiloatdhy lh • Portuguho ttulliuriu*. at
Lisbon to icavo that harbor, ami that
upooxniovenm' made by tlio U.
i, tUainsn Niagara and Sacrauonlo,
they wcr« Cnol i ' by .the Portagur-,
’.neuten on the Niagara being killed.—
Th, Kedurttl papa* .veto cluinorotts for
fflali*ti»n upon Porlugil, ami ridiculed a
thr,»i ot tbo /ifrfra thi t "abould the
WashiaKtnn Uovernmont pfcsuiimto itn-
up, n Portugal as inferior in power,
Ind endeavor, to extort reparation from
. r ; u ' [J ,, khso of tbo S rsmfttlo tin.l
Nks.tr, the groat powers sc ill be placed
-jrftr u: avoidable C t<. it to proto, t
uerin the aiserlioti of her riglits.'
yin make exit acts, e’s Irom the
jfa. V ik lleraltl+'l U.u i.Sih -ImuL. cun*
vrntttsr tbU sutrend.r i lien, .Leo tmd
nthst" it'rr*.
:m i in mind tb
! Jb
.ecoti IS.,
f.iVorabi v
THE CAPITULATION OF GEN.
LBK.
The New York Herald, of April 18tli,
•peeks Ihus of the capitulation of General
Lee :
The appointment of officer* to carry
out tbo torrus of surrender we# made by
both parties during the night, and a con
ference between General. Grant and Leo
w*w held on the brow of the hill, ono-
fourth of r tnilo north of the Court
House, a*. 10 o clock v. M. Gen. Grant
and stall’ lia 1 hardly nrmod when Gen.
L?e, aro,.nwij,niM by »*#ortf«*n’y,galloped
»p the hln and rod • bt tbo -i i•» of tho
Lieut nant General. Gen. Grant'• it iv.
tien uri a ml .tail* General Grilllu and
•t iff, (ion. Gibbon and staff, and General
Sheridan and «t '.to m 11 *>ji tli • 'round,
grouped in a somt-cireu! «r pcsitior.. Tin
• iu' i v to t*:i• nirV-iwai i \v *.s up in. cul
tivated land. The Court Unit- ! -u
• ii iv , or contimuii »n of «m ill In
Discussion of the matter among them- J B Baldwin, Thoa ..
•eWes seemed to greatly sirengtban this Staples, 8 D Miller, Hies J Hand
feeling. All admitted that the army had William T Early, T A CUybrook, John
no further power of resistance, and that it Critcher William*, T H Kppea, and Ifcoea
was compelled to surrender on our own other persons for whom passport! hata
They appeared surprised to find beon procured, and especially other*
no exhibition of vindictivenos* on our
part. Judging from their hearty confos-
sions of g“iiorous and liberal treatment by
us one would conotude they expected to
have beon chained together as felons to
Brace the triumphant march of our vioto-
' nin general.
At first some may bo inclined U> thi nil jgates, from Kichmo
but^ David J Hfiund
whom we consider it unnecessary to men
tion.
11 J Marshal, Senator from Fauquier.
John Wesson. Senator from Marlon.
James Vet.nbio, Seipitor elect from co-
toraburg. •
David II Burr, owtb n n ot<s^
ho witne*
••I otUoers, nh-«
ition on tli" sw
wisdom of bis b
MKKTl NO
•x^Cting; buDavid J SsundeJ, bf the
• ivjor of thrf Dalcgnte*. Rlbhmonh city,
V their cun- L S IX*ll, df tha flouHp
lung doubt Watr. d county.
J J V. iglith, of tho IIcui
Henrico ooinrty.
Wu Ambrts, of the
f.vj ( Mi»jl,ii li ,!.I /..vniil
n Js i
,r will couri-o
i!it colors all it*
Jiuseiblo for th«:
-Kcdera cause.
hear of Fcdir«l oiovfrincnts in sev-
rt ^ directions, which wo can in 1 under-
.•Uni «r riooncilo with tl»o armistice.
ha>« persons bringing or reviving Into
j4jir> frmu any <niarler will confer i
(w on up, r.hd i -ritt in rHaying tho
saiirty «•!’ th ccii.muriity f*r nows, by
•»ilsfii'g us to uso them, 11 I*. -'Cfinnyi j
^btwwivh us for our i.-.*ut
. CoarKi^Ki
Sr \tr.i
A MKiuoa, |
dire eta
itircii
lata l»o-
, 'Hiclitiioii.i, V . , ... ...
Utlktu,: lho* Secretary "f 'V... .......
'.hat vi'U will iminedi.tU) y i io» < cd to (iccr^ia
» ssillMfioblo ih". ti'MC ii ;m th «
*iar totbc %my i.t \ rini-ru \
ar* mi furb'iui’, ■ . »G. ■ in ay hat- sirscvct
th’.Ufr. \ ■ a 'till .,t£.i .'/• ■-rapidlv-a
r jwiihle. : l r»*i" H I-- lie tier ill •! soph K.
Vi i;* r !•.«•»fully yur •erv'r*
.1 UN W. K In. IA . Mo. a A A <J.
TaSaj. • .A. K, V. . f. N 0.
\ OUSVIJK-A l l-VN.
\ I. • r • i up th- hillsi 1 • i t i : i'i ip.
G on. Grant? ‘pped hi- h »r* ■ f * • .ud tw*
or thr«>i' rod- i • m ot him. J.■»« rotlo
- j t fly up tiu’.el m military i•uMn.au l
wheeled hi* hors« aide by aide to tho left
< f G-n Gr.int. The two chieftains then
enter,»l in:.. conver«HU )n. tbv. laslc.l
nearly t».*o hour*, until too oiRrors ap
pointed nil both sides to carry •» it tho
I rm i f sun ituler had ron rtf l for d ity.
The two distingofshed lo-tdcr-s or tho
mightiest hosts of the world sat quietly iu
their saddles dii#u->ing th p-isr, present
and future in free and easy off-han 1 con
versational style.'
During this •.i. , onf* , ren , \ G'*n mmI Leo
-ta'.od that if Gen. Grunt had acceded to
his proposal forapcrsor.nl intervi-'w sonto
weeks ago, puucj would undoubtedly
have resulted therefrom. Much «*f their
conversation was, of course, private and
unheard. Hut »Mmugh was g.cati j,l to
know mat Lee acknowle lg-1 himself
completely b*i' 'i v the power oV lh :
•Southern Gonfodcrucy utterly ,1 troyd.
aud any further pr d mg ition of the war
a useless oft us ion of Mood. T. opinion
liners t
Johnston Wiuid aiin-rclcr to Sh, rmuM,
without a battle, on hearing tiu.t tl
Army of Northern Virgirt'a ha : 1 -iho *•-
to Gen'. Grant.
Til g noM.VKHSATION KSUKIi,
HiiorMy b.'f> r * 11 o’t l«»e ; c the ei|er\i- w
between th 1 generals was ended by Liu
saluting uml r. *ing 'ovvlvdovvn tho --*pe,
te r li'o hollow and into hi , c«rmp. '»:i
tbb hill beyond. Gen. Grant turned tin
i.ovl t i his thoroughbred Cinclnnatus t-
ward tho Court llome, followed by hH
staff and a large retinue of general « ifi-
MKKI INO «.*K OI.U ritlKMD 4 .
Within half an hour thereafter ti otU-
oers designated by Gun. ij ,, u to carry opt
tho stipulations of ■-urrcndi r arrived, and
were accompanied by a largo nui.ib-r of
noted read o#ic *r*. The largo ira i laU
and yard in front was soon till 1 with
Union and rebel oUlcers iu e irnc-t con
versation. IIxlf tho “regular-" u h«?r
sidi found soino acquaintance West
Point classmaWi among t'ho other-, and in
many instances tljo greeting wn '.arm
and uflVcting. Th-' in n, who hut the
• ii - each « li ob
struction, now rutile I -piiotly tog »ther.
f I.i* T" '
V,,' -. It V. I - I N 1.1,
llum.wxi h csjiiu,'. iyooHk»to-cW, iti ^ \'iiU -,, ‘<f th« I
w .inh (/runt w»« p. - nl. 'Frm sukifn ot ‘ x “V'*,. ,1"'V' 1 'i'i h c ‘’■ l 1 ’^
imniBt-uHvn nntlroc. i.trueti,>u .v M K'HJWuf tho Uuui
. r„.i, l.tiWd.il.,riiiinvli..n wi»-irri.„ I <t. ■ P ', t f r & u #i u .1
1 ' a *r.l (Jr«tu , xpr.--«.l tlio lull, n
neo th.-ilfjohnstou would surrender
civ day-, ft he ha- not already iluic
> 'id it w.aMh«nrght best to await tlio
«r» of ^renf-.
II \\ Thomas, Second Auditor, Rlch-
mond.
a Lewis L Ipooure, Oliief Olbtk, Second
8 < v ..
gflVM
blent*
r countenance* ovidem
(•:. Almost thofirstiju*
ng to do with—what ar.
tb
1.. ai rij J*. JnV.;
TUn belief
gi
laweliiLLr
ardor of r.»«
tli
i lc
ijA'1
i U in
i.ic Idiffi piry ,’t NV«r.
A. H. W Kl'illl', Alij. M111. P,C. S.A.
April l> - it
i* Ui'orglA rna'i • .0 .o' th.> c'.ty repy f< nr
tiweistiil Mi.-i 1 o'I'i t 1 'jc• • 11 iidiiuatUrs P'i*
W'l rfO.
G vernment had ph lg*»d its.df to grant
no nmni sty f*r th.-<.ffor.-> „f irons ni. aid
that they mu?t nll hang t'‘g«th' , r or hang
' ill
had tn v i» no advantage *»f th*- ■ n>*oc li-
ties and I per-.* -ii.u ition, but li^i l vol-
• •
t.'.inud >us {• rro■* • if -, d '.w • 1 .} b.l tJ
i |A OK /RKUUI.A fu-NS WITH
STATIC*.
Important m idillcations of tha trade
r<‘gttU|l6fis with r -h dliou* St«t< • have
been prepared during tho past w ink, but
vlmy havb not A’* 111 been approvet; and
in • the arrival of General Grant, and
• 'M-ultalion with him, it is doubtful
whether they will bo promulgitedL lt»is
boii'.ved that the work of pacification is
proceeding so rapidly, ttial <u a very short
time it will bo possible to remove moat
of l '0 restrictions and supervision at pres
ent impoaed.
Kruin tho Hichuioml Whig, April Uth.
ADDKKSS TO THE VKOFLK OF
VIRGINIA.
T m undersigned ulunbora of the L *g-
i-Jatut(j of the Stat t of Virginia, in eon-
n'.aMi.in with a number of citi/. mA ot the
SUP- , whose names are attached to this
paper, in vi-w of tho evacuation of tint
city of Richmond by tho I'onfedernto
government and its occupation by the
milituiv authoriiios of tlio United niatcs,
the . rohder •>.* the Army of Northern
Wire, uia, and the su.-punsion of thujurii-
dioliou of the civil power of the State, are
of^ho opinion that an imm-dislo imwting
of th* - General Assombly of 1., • State i.s
cnilctl for by ..the exigencies of thu situ*-
levn. The consent of the military uulnor-
lliii of lh 3 ItrUitcd Stalest* U so#hiou of
the L*m, ilurem ITi* iii.i >■ l, in connoc-
then with tho frU-urnor ,i d Lieutenant
Govrrior, to their fre • 1 ’ih^qation upe i
public atlkirs, and to th i ingf tpa and de-
pasture of oil its mcm'. r- und-. i r*.i , Vv>u-
difct, bus been ob’aiiml.
Tho I eitedS alesautboriii- - \.id •• » I”
trinipor. ition froia'auy pain .u ! ( ir
control to any of Ui - )' **e» »• >■•.’
mantioncU.
The mu • to •’» * submitted to too j,
illftture are the rcstoia ion « f p* a- • to lh-S
State of Virginia, an l tho ndju^meut ot
tho •{'.!••,tions involving life, lineriy and
piopertythal have aria.-.u iu the Stale an a
n n- tunco i I war.
Wc, therefore, earnestly n quest the
Governor, the Lieutenant Govern.*rr util
m unher* of the Legislature, to repair to
thiicity l»y Uiolioth of April iaslunt
and VVo understand that full protection to
pcrimis and property will be »tr»rdo 1 iu
the State, and wo rccomut nd t » peaceful
citlx 'M to remain at thoir liomesapd pur
sue t' cir Ur,i d a/oc ttious with conlld .-nco
that Umy v. id not !*•• interrupted.
We car ii- -ily solicit tho altendftucu in
Hielmioud, * or hufero the iJfith of April
instant, ot tha following parsons, ei'.i/.ons
of Virgin; i > oonfor f^ith u •ss to ‘tho
be.-.t mean - of restoring peace to tit A Stale
of vi a ini*. We have secured safe'
J icph Mayo, Mayor city of Richmond.
• 8 Howard,duldrk llusting^Courl,
uonri city. :♦¥
•hiae If Dudley, Sorgenut city of
Itmond. y ’•
ililcton Ta*owolf, Commouwanlth’s «
I tic limond city. ,
Jovnoi*. Judge of tlm Olrcuit
_ tersburw, <•'
■ohn A Morodubf Judgoof tho Circuit
(Curt, uiclunorid.
Wm 11 li/qns, Judge of the Hustings
fttirt, Uichmbtid, 1
,^IT 0 Wiokhain, Member of Congress,
KioHtBOi.il.
Bon) 8 M.vnll, 1,‘reiiJent of ‘VViUl.m
and Mary Coll^i^, ' .
Nat Tyler, editur Richmond Fjnquiror.
R F Walker, (iblisher Examiner.
.f R Andarson, ftiuhmond. ^
11R Howlson, " . 'tiff-
W Gmidin, ‘Nit j
FGIligley,
F J Smith, “ Vk
Frank I in Slehi-, Honrloo. 7
John Ly«>n, *
T It Fisher,
Wm M Harrison,
Gyrits Hull,
T W Garnett, King and Qu^qq.
Jas A Sco't, Richmond. -
it
Approved for puMUgftiotk
a:id in haul-bill‘forilLKtvGf . r
Major OdMT
Kiclnnon ), Va.,
KKVOCATION OK TH
HKBKI. V I * . N1A|f J UCYK ™'**V
I. )'"• h, *W,nl other loHilin^ rabolofft.
■ ’iv Hiontnond for a odmuilu.
y regu.1 to tho Htiito of Virginia
.i.j Atolttrn nl tl ;Jlo !t i :l [,(.,, to tin) Konh-
nu goVnm •»)(. fl>* id willing and in-
lenqs tn'. a i ons••ntie’rt for thiaminrpos'o
• halt h held, bu* does , v *t propose that
them r-e,,, .dull ho ttt oontmlling spiff
• ./*' **resj 1 nt t.n,v*. that l<lic notion of
tlio Mitiii-y (i *Vt rnor, in grunting these .
pusseswas wjthoi^MiJfioiont authority,
GenWeiucihig Vn relieved of his^.
com mud lOi Vim j q w . )>. -
rtek l» boon fqy the- pn s f .„ t ;> j
comm *r| nt that foiinu ft U *vj A
was rcLvod lor h f a -dun in tHy /l 1 ' *
of iiil’Wi/.ittg the flMfCnibiln r_ oP ;
Virgin, .. •Zionists tp .-on-iaoiy
turn IVRhut Ht'itn to h*v nUegiui
M, Ti.ui,vid»atiltf c. u be‘Acertained
ii i■•-..tin. _ Of
Vi'otliorn yKiyjJL ^*
i Stern', Uonrioo.' /
i*on, l*otorsbiirg,
Iter, Fauquier. / . I
llarri^on, Ohntlus Oity.' /
[all, Ritchie. ./
irnott, King and Qu jqu.
Jcoit, Richmond. £ V
1 concur in tbo preceding h' 1 * lincndu*
tn. * Ji 1 1 lfi.i, »
Approved for pubUoatioqr TWhig
Jiiot fruni military nuliiuriliu of llio a^L VOy'iha lAiltui*h'"i7.iIS 1
'M ‘ ' mTtti.w of t^f5u, Al(f r
United .Stat- for thorn to on lor tL
and depart without molcst-v i<»n ;
Ho:»i li .M T Hunter, A '1' Capertmi
\Vm < Kive-, John Letcbor, A 11 Jlrtpi
art, U li M op-tguc, Fayotto MoMultci
imitioa ul i
Krsttialheu.
We .-'iaul t net ha ul ujl rurprLod to leurn
" •••- ' •■ il*i*i st t ,-H (late waved over tho ca;y
rnjiith.* from thi*
the (
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ii:ito.---.l U714
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