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The Savannah Daily Herald. TUESDAY. APKIL 11. ISOS. illOll OIK EVEKIXG EDITION OF YESTERDAY. MOKTHEKX DATES TO APRIL 4 The Capture of Richmond. T&XUXOTHANT SUCCESS AT EVERY POINT. Through the kiniluess of (’apt. McGowan and Oapt. Spicer, we are in possession of Boston papers of the 3d and 4th inst.. brought by the steamer Blaekstoue, Captain Berry, from Boston, April 4th. The papers of the 3d publish the following telegrams as the first tidings of the victory : Wak Department, > Washington, March 3—lo a. m.> To Major Gen. Dix : The following telegram from the President, announcing the evacuation of Petersburg, and probably of Richmond, has been received by this Department. (Signed) E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. Citt Point, April 3—3.30 a. m. To Hon. E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War: This morning General Grant reports Pe tersburg evacuated, and he is confident that Richmond also is He is pushing forward to out off, if possible, the retreating army. A.. Linooi.n. War Department, ) Washington, 3d—to am.) To Ma jor Gkn. Dix : It appears from a despatch of General Weitzel, just received by this department, that our forces under his command are in Richmond, having taken it at 8.15 this morning. (Signed) E. M. Stanton, Secretary of War. War Department, ) Washington, April 3, 12 m. , Major General Dix : The following official information of the capture of Richmond, and announcing that the city is on fire, has just been received by this Department: City Point, Va., April 3, 11 a m. “General Weitzel telegraphs as follows: “We took Richmond at 8:15 this morn ing. I captured many guns. The enemy left in great haste. The city is on fire in one place, and I am making every effort to put it out. “The people received us with enthusiastic expressions of joy. “General Grant started early this morning with the army towards the Danville road to cut off, if possible, Lee’s retreating army. “President Lincoln has gone to the front. • (Signed) Edwin M. Stanto* J. S. Bowers, A. A. G.” Grant’s Grand Combinations. HIS TV HOI,K PLAN SI’CCESSEUL. New York, April 3. The Tribune’s Washington despatch says it is understood there that Grant’s plan' was that Sheridan should cut the Southside rail road and reach over to the Danville road. The armies of the Potomac and James were to push over to the lett and turn Lee s right Hank, while the line in front of Peters burg was still to be held, and if possible ad vanced. Judging by the latest despatches the whole plan seems to have been success lid, including the cutting of the Southside Railroad, turning Lee’s right and carrying a portion of the rebel works in front of Peters burg. 'two lines of policy arc believed to be open to Lee, to retreat to Danville, or failing in this, to fight until Johnston can be hurried on the Weldon Railroad to reinioree liim. This is believed possible, and herein military men conceive our danger lies. LATEST FROM AUGUSTA. Lee and Jouston Making a Stand at Burkville, Ya. By an arrival from Augusta last night, we learn that a report is current, and believed in high military circles there, that Lee and Johnston have made a stand at Burkvillc with a united force of 100,000 uten. “f‘iK 1 lusoiis auk Easy.”— The Army and Navy vied with each other yesterday in their eagerness to pay proper honor to the great news just officially reported of the fall of Richmond. hirst, sailors from the gunboat Pontiac lielehcd forth from her heavy guns their opinions on the subject, which were in due time responded to by the various shore bat erie9 manned by the Soldiers. Fort. JacksoD, we believe, led off the graud chorus of ordance from tW shore, but the others soon followed. It is so difficult to tell which department, the Navy or the Army, was most enthusi astic in its jubilant display, that we are dis posed to give them equal credit,and rest con tent. as we are sometimes compelled to in a game not quite so important as that of * \\ ar, ’ by saying ‘ ‘ The Honors are £h-o/.” RICHMOND. FRIDAY’S FICtHT. A BTCRBORN CONTEST. Ol : K EVENTUAL SUCCESS. Details or tlio Cavalry Figlit. Gallant Conduct of Gens.Siierldan and Custer Grand Result of the Day’s Work, New York. April 3. The Tribune’s despatch gives the following account of Friday’s fighting: SUCCESS AT At daybreak a movement was made to se cure a position to advance upon the enemy covering White Oak road, the object being to possess that road which intersects the Claiborne road leading to the Southside Rail road. At eight o’clock. Ayre’s division, support ed by Crawford's and Griffin’s, advanced, and immediately met with a fire from rebel skir mishers, who were pushed forward to within a mile of the White Oak road. At this junc ture the enemy massed, and with their usual yell charged. Our column wavered for a time and finally gave way, retiring slowiy toward Boyd town road, halting on a hill, where they were supported by Griffin's di vision, v\ hich hail just come up. They took shelter in breastworks. The enemy made several ineffectual attempts to dislodge them, a fierce tiro of atillery and musketry in the meanwhile pouring death into the ranks of the rebels. At one o’clock Mile's division was ordered to strike the enemy on tte left flank, while the sth Corps again essayed to get posses sion of the White Oak road by advancing simultaneously. The stli Corps moved upon the enemy, who stubbornly held bis ground his ground for some time, when the rapid volleys from the right and the loud cheers that followed told of the successful issue of Miles’attack on the rebel flank as he rolled up. The enemy's line, now broken, and falling hack, was instantly followed by War ren, (sth Corps) who was soon in possession of the Coveted White Oak road. The field showed on every hand traces of the sanguinary conflict. Huge pine3 were cut down by shot, and the ground over which Miles swept down upon the enemy’s flank was covered with the rebel dead. While this was going on, heavy skirmish ing was taking place on our line as far as Hatcher’s Ruu, and our troops in that di rection were advanced several hundred yards and entrenched, while the sharpshoot ers were engaged in silencing the rebel bat teries. Among the killed is Major Charles J. Mills, Adjutant to General Humphreys. Os the Cavalry fight on Friday, the' Times special says : At One P. M., 'Smith’s brig ade of Cook's division rested on Stony Creek north west of Dinwiddie Court Couse, sup ported by Gregg’s, Davis’ and Fitszliugh’s brigade, the latter facing southwest and cov ering a point near Stony Creek, were five roads to come together, known as Five Forks, held by the enemy and which we tried to take the day before but failed.— Stagg’s Michigan brigade was in position on Gravelly Branch and a portion of Gibbs’ bri gade was in reserve. At (j A. M. the enemy attacked Smith in considerable force, but Were unsuccessful. An hour later Major Robbins, of Davis's brigade, holding a bridge over Stony creek with a battalion of the Ist N. J., was attack ed and slowly driven back to their brigade. At this juncture the enemy moved three columns across the creek at three poiuts, and at once with superior numbots were en abled to flauk Davis’s brigade after a stub born witli the column advancing In front.— The fight continued till about 5 P. M., at which time the enemy had Cut off Devin with Fitz Hugh’s and Stagg’s brigades and forced them back in a northwesterly direc tion to the Boydtown Plank road, a little east of north of Dinwiddie Court House, and on which this portion of com mand during the evening moved to that ploce. Gibbs’ brigade for a long time held its po- ; sition and made two successful charges, in i one of which the First United States, Capt. Lord, and the Sixth Pennsylvania, dreive the enemy's strong line of infantry and captured ’ about one huudred men. During this charge i several hundred of the rebels threw down their arms and attempted to rush into our lines. The movement was not generally ob served in season to prevent a volley being opened on them. This caused a hesitation long enough for their officers to cover them with a tire from the rear. # At 5 o’clock Gibbs had fallen back to with in one mile of Dimviddie Court House and was here relieved by Capehart’s brigade of Cnstar’s division, wuich was soon strength ened by the arrival of Col. Penington with a part of his brigade. From this time until dark Custar had the tight and the enemy did not advance to hold the ground a single rod after striking his line. When Custar came to the front a scene of the wildest excitement prevailed- Capehart had his brigade on the left and Penington op the right, and before anything to fight; be hind could be put up the enemy came swarm ing out of ihe woods iu front'as if confident of demolishing everything before them.— General Custar was received by Ins men with cheers. He immediately set. Cape hart’s band to playing “Hail Columbia” and other patriotic pieces. This revived the spirits of all present, and the music brought forth cheers from thousands of wearied men. As the enemy opened upon the line, Gen erals Sheridan and Custer, with their staff's, rode along the line witli their respective colors displayed. The demonstration elicited renewed enthusiasm along the whole line, and by the time this was over a heavy fire had been opened with artillery. The enemy charged several times, and were repulsed with great slaughter. Capehart saw one of his regiments, the Ist Virginia, dashing off. Not having given the order, he followed, and found Gen. Merritt and Col. Forsyth, of Sheridan’s staff, and others, at the head of the regiment. The enemy fell back hastily before these troops, and’ did not attempt again to force our lines. The result of Friday’s fighting, the Times’ correspondent says, was: “We swung the leu arouml three miles north of the Boyd town plank road, leaving between it and the Somhside Raihoad hut a single line of brcastwoik* thrown up snre Wednesday , night- We captured about 1000 prisoners | and our loss is not over 2000. The enemy have suffered more heavily i and their forces were becoming demoralized ; very rapidly. In the evening they could not 1 be induced to make another charge ou the j sth Corps front, although they had fought i desperate y early in the day. THE FALL OF RICHMOND. ffilitary Operations Prior to its Capture. Account of Saturday’s Fight. General Attack Ordered along the Entire Line. The Enemy Driven in Confusion. Wholesale Captures of Pris oners and Artillery. New York, Aril 4th. Os Satuiday's opera',ions the Tribune’s correspondent says: At one a. m. the fifth corps was again in motion, passing to the . hdt along \\ hite Oak road, to join Sheridan, executing the difficult movement of march ing by ibe flank in the presence of the ene i ray, withdrawing the divisions in the rear of 1 each other and marching them off success ively 1 rom rigid to left; the left division j (Crawford's*) moving the same way by bri ; g’Kles. While this was taking place, the second corps moved towards the White Oak road by a more direct route and estab lished a connection with the right of the fifth corps. lu the meanwhile Sheridan, with four di visions ot cavalry, passed around the left of the whole army, next through Dinwiddie Court House and towards the Southside Rail road with his usual rapidity. The forces which drove ~ Crawford and Ayres across I Gravelly Run at once turned their attention to Sheridan, who moved rapidly to the right, and after a desperate conflict he also was forced back within a mile ot Dinwiddie Court House, but being joined by Warren s Corps, he again took the offensive, and in turn drove the enemy, capturing Five Forks, about 4,<)00 prisoners, and several batteries of artillery. He was then joined bv Miles division of the second corps, and pushed westward for the Southside Railroad. This he soon reached and took a position upon it. The fifth corps supporting the cavalry, also took fifteen gnus and about two thousand prisoners, enabling Sheridan to drive back tiie force on Friday afternoon, checked his advance near Din widdie Court House. On receiving this news, it was determined to give the enemy no time to send troops to their right, and a'i once a simultaneous attack was ordeied along the lines by the ninth, sixth, tweutv- lourth and second corps. The order was given about nine o'clock at night, and iu less than an hour* a furious as sault began ou the rebel intrenchments, re sulting in the enemy being driven in confu sion from their first into tneir second line of works, with a loss of over five thousand prisoners, several forts, and about twenty pieces ot artillery. The Second Corps was engaged all day in their front, and in spite of the terrible fire of musketry, they succeeded in mainlaing their new lines, which were several hundred yards in advance ot the line they occupied in the morning. The 24th Corps occupied the centre of our line, its left connecting with the 2d at Hatch er’s Run, and its right going to the left ot the Oth Corps. Before daylight Sunday morning, the reb els made a furious attack on.this position of the line, driving a portion of the Third Brio-- ttdc fiom their breastworks, and capturing about one hundred prisoners. Their success! however did not last long, the Twentieth 1 ennsylvama. by a gallant charge, drove them back beyond their first line, A sharp fire was kept up all day by both sides. Owing to the hot fire by our sharpshooters the rebels were unable to work their artille ry, consequently very few casualties occurred on our side from shells. Our batteries, how ever, rained an incessant fire into the rebel entrenchments. There was little fighting in front ot the Gth corps until night, when con siderable shelling occurred. Quiet also reigned in front of the Uth corps. Bo matters stood until ten o’clock when the 2d corps was started into sharper atten tion by a lew shots in their front, and soon settling into battling batteries. In the clamor the firing spread rapidly # the front of the 24th corps, then on to the lith then away to the right until it reached the ‘fib about 11 o'clock, nt which time the fighting was at its highest. Presently cheers broke out on the front of the second corps as the lire slackened. By .10 a. m. the tire had nearly ceased along the whole line, but at 4 a. m. it suddenly broke out again nearer than ever to the sec ond corps, while a sharp artillery practice was heard far to the right, and again the crash ot battle spread from end to end of the line. At six the battle was raging fiercely, but our odors were advancing ail along the line. the. World’s correspondence reporta the attack on Petersburg defences was to take place. | nday morning at 4a. m, but the failure on our left was doubtless tne cause of the postponement Tne plan of this last place or the action was this: Gen. Grant on receipt of the news ot Sheridan’s victory at Five Forks, immedi ately despatched orders to each of the corps commanders to open without loss of time with both artillery and infantry upon the : mam works at Petersburg. Before 10 o'clock our columns had passed the line and were on their way to the rebel entrenchments; Parke on the right, Wright on the centre and Orel on the left, marched almost at the 9atne in stant. • The Sixth Corps (TV right's) was arranged m double Hue ot battle, and without cere mony they threw themselves en masse into the ditch and up the parapet. The contest was short, though terrible and desperate. In places the ditches were heaped with living combatants, but every now and then northern cheers told how tile conflict went. On each side ot the Sixth Corps the scene was the same. Opposite Fort Hell they had a tort callee Fort Heaven, at which ‘place they fought like Satan’s legions. A young fellow once offered to kiss a (jaakeiess. “Friend,” said she, “thee must not do it.” “Oh, by Jove, but I must!” said the youth. “Well, friend, as thee hast sworn, thee may do it: but thee must not make a practice of it.” LATEST FROM THE FRONT I Destruction of Army Stores in Richmond. The Virginia Central Road Used to Carry Lee’S Army. Washington, April 4. Advices from the army to-day state that at ( ity Point yesterday, it was cstimnted that the prisoners captured would reach twenty thousand, and several portions of the army had yet to be heard from. Tiie enemy commenced evacuating Pe~, tersburg on Sunday P. M. During Sunday night they blew up several magazines in the latter place, and set fire to tile buildings con taining army stores. In and around Petersburg the destruction of stores iu immense. Portion of the Ninth Corps occupied Petersburg yesterday morn rag- From midnight to daylight ou Monday, trains could he heard distinctly at Weitzel’s headqurters, running out of Richmond on the-Mrginia Central Rail Road. It is not believed that the Danville road was used at all by the enemy, owing to the proximity of Sheridans cavalry. During Saturday the Fifth and Sixth Corps took nine thousand prisoners. Gen. Russell, of tiie Twenty-Fifth Corps, was killed, and Gen. Potter, ol the Ninth Corps, severely wounded. Our losses in Friday’s and Saturday’s fight are not so great as at first anticipated. The I resident did not go to Richmond yesterday. Rooms to let at iiilton head, h."c\, m the Paimetto Herald Building, corner of Ater cnants- Row and Palmetto Avenue, suitable for busi ness purposes or lodgings. Apply to J. T. RIVERS, on the premises, or II T. RIVERS, at the Custom 1101190 ■ . ts mars JJOST OFFICE NOTICE. ~ ~ ' 1 Post Office, Savannah, Ga., i ah k- . „ „ April Ist, 1805 ) All Key and Open Boxe9 must be re assigned and paid tor, one-qnarier in advance, by April Ist, 1805, or mail matter for the same will be placed iu the General Delivery, Persons who paid for a full quarter during the months of February and March, and did not use their boxes previously, will be allowed a deduction for this quarter equal to the time the boxes were not need during the last quarter. 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