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k. g ii ^yirsioia jURis1"i« r ^'- The first step
*‘ U towards the Restorfton of the State
to the Unjon taken—-The Legisla
ture to meet jit Richmond under
United States Protection—The Vir
ginia Soldiers Reported tir have De-
serted Lee before the Surrender-—
Their^Abanilonmeut of him forces
to Surrender-—The French Tobacco
in Richmond—Visit of the Ft each
Consul to Washington to claim pay
meat of the Tobacco destroyed by
the Rebel*, Ac., Ac. . «
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ilichracnd, Vs.* April 11.
It is known here that the reeent
surrender of Lee’s Srasy was due in a
great measufe, awoog'trthw caos.es, to
ttie wholesale deseilions trom its raitks
of the Virginia elements- ot which it
from the fallen chieftain by thousands, ,Mt 8,,tnmer " 1 bel “* ve > t0 !owk a
surrender,
tid »
e»»j
ii3V
to
and so weakened him that
or father rout, were the only alterna
tive left. His Virginia troops would
not leave the State.
«f> recent occurrence is significant as
tA evidence ol the sentiments of the
sentiments of the leading citizens of
Richmond. It is stated that Win. G.
Crenshaw, one of Richmond’* wealth
iest and most influential merchants,
volunteered in the Union interest to go
to JLloyds, Esses county, the home of
R. M. T. Hunter, tor the purpose of
inviting that gentleman to the city to
aul the members of the legislature in
the matter of the pending reconstruc
tion. The Crenshaw family represent
more wealth in Ricbraond than any
fifty ot its citizens, with perhaps two
exceptions—the representatives ctj
Which do not ex teed the Crenshaws
in wealth. The latter actually had fi ve
millions of dollars invested in block
ade running schemes, asd made in
that form a sufficient lortune to render
the loss of the vessels a trifling. matter.
The Crenshaws were' wealthy before
the war, but siuce its inauguration in
1861, have become vastly more so
'through tine enormous profits dervetl
trom this’contraband traffic. Where
such men interest themselves so zeal
ously- in the. direction of peace, *he
terms approach final adjustment, and
that without the usual attendant diffi
culties upon important State negotia
tions.' .
AH the membei* of the late Virginia
legislature now or recently in the city,
numbering at least ten- or fifteen, are
prepared, it is said, lo take the oath of
‘allegiance to the government of the
United States; and as I have before
stated, fully nirfteen-twentieths have
determined Iw follow thetu » this cred
itable example. , The spiiit of suhmis'
sion to the aiitkOrity *of the government,
ns is .being manifested each day. welt,
nigh approaches joy. . The people
Whom Jeft. Davis lelt behind in his
precipitate flight certainly regard the
change wrought by tbe Union ad vm>
as a most auspicious, one, and'as fore
shadowing brightpios-pects-to iodivid
Uals no less thai| to communities.
Ex-Gov. Extra Billy Smith, who
l *‘‘ fled the rebel rebel capital with Davis
lailing to place the French flag over
the ’obacco belonging to Napoleon.
From what I have gathered on this
subject seems rather strange that Mon
sieur Paul, living in Richmond, and
knowing tbe purpose, as he rau»t -have
known, of the-late rebel government
to de destroy the tobacco which was
iii-immediate proximity to the French
accumulation of that article, should
have taken no steps to have it remov
ed to a place of safety He doubtless
was aware, too, of ja. rumor, very pre
valent here anterior to the evacuation
ot the city, of a purpose on the part ot
the citizens to fire by way of an acci
dent the warehouse in which the to
bacco belonging .to the French was
stored. No effort was made to guard
against a contingency so imminent as
that referred io. Men-ier, the late
t(fnch minister at Washington, it will
be borne in mind visited Richmond,
lines
after*
the French interests in this respect.
At that time Mercies expressed some
anxiety regarding the .safety of the to^
bacco owned by his government. If
indemnity is desired it would be*well
to foiciose tbe five million balance of
the Eriawler Joan now to the credit of
Jelf. Davis, at Paris or Frankfort on
ihe Main.
•From die Richmond Whig, April 12.
Court, Richmond.
John A Meredith/Judge of the Cir
cuit Court, Richmond. .V ",
Bui H Lyons, Judge of the Hus- arm 1 **, ammunition, "quartermaster
ting’s Court, Richmond. commissary supplies, and reduce
ff’in C IIickfjkm, member of Con
gress,-Richmond.
■ Bcnj S Rweli, President‘of William
and Mary College
vr . rp a W 1* r>* i i , tiytUUup til tslv3 ht'J * Ivbf. •
1 lyler, editor Richmond En- Fourth—To rewove*all military ra
irginia-W lie Legislai
meet in Richmond under the Old
Flag—Address to the People ot-
Virginia.
Tbe undersigned, me fibers of the,
Legislature of the State of Virginia iu,
connection jxith a number of citizens
of the State,' whose names are attach
ed to this paper, in view of tiie evacu
ation of the city of Richmond by the
Cunfedeiate government and its occu
pation by the military authorities of the
United States, the surrender of the
a.my of Nor hem Virginia, anti the
-suspension of the jurisdiction jo( the
civil power of the Stave, are ot the
opinion that an immediate^meeting of
the General ^s»erob!y op the State is
called for by tbe exigencies of the sit
nation. The consent of the military
aulhonties ot the United Stalejcto a
session of the Legislature in Richmond,
in connection with the Go verm r aud
Lieutenant Governor, to their free de
liberation upon public affairs, aud to
the ingress and ,tlepaifme of aJi iis
members under safe conduct has Deen
obtained.
The United States authoiities will
afford transportation from any. point
under their cjptroi to any of the per
sons .betore, mentioned.
The matters to he submitted to the
Legislature are the restoration of peace
to the State of Virginia-aua the adjust
ment ot the questions involving life,
liberty and property that have arisen
iti the State as a consequents of war.
We* therefore, earnestly requst tbe
Governor, and members ot the Legis
lature, lo repair lo this city by .the 26'ih
of April, mutant.
We understand that full protection
to persons ant! property will be affor
ded io the State, and we recommend
to peaceful citizens to remain at their
homes and. pursue their usual avoca-
witb confidence that they will not
qutrer
R F Walker, publisher Examiner.
J R Anderso^i, Richmond.
R R Hqwison, Richmond.
W Goddin, Richmond. .
P.P Bagley, Richmond.
F J Smith, Richmond. • •
Franklin Starnes, Henrico.
John Lyon, P. tersburg.
, Thomas B Fisher. Fauquier.
• WHn'.Vl HairrsriT), ChatlesX)ity.
•Cyrus Hall, Ritchie. • .
T W. Garnet',, King and Queen.
James A Scott, Richmond.
I concur, in the preceding ^recom
mendation. J. A. Campbell.
Approved for publication, in the
Whig, and ioffiaudhiil form. ,
, Gr Weitzee.
Majt Gen. C nmnanding.
Richniond, Va M April 11, 18C5.
If is understood that this invitation
has been put forth in pursuance of * ire
plan of proceeding asseAted to by Pre-
The Restoration of Civil Authority in sident Lincoln. At all even s; *t dfili
Vugin'ia-4fche Legislature C’alled to
be hailed by the mass of the people
of Virginia as the fitet step toward.
reinstatement of Me Old Dominion in
the Union. I» is probable that some
members of the legislature may de-
elinelo come. In every surh.case th.e
people of the county, or Senatorial
district should select some influential'
and intelligent citizen, qdpo i s willing
Io -take part in this business, and com
mission him, as tar as they can, to re
present them at the conference.
The-wiews and purposes of the
members of the legislature, should be
ascertained at once Every one can
foresee difficulties in the way of formal
action; In the beginning several com
plex questions are *to be met at the
threshold; Init “ where there is a will
there is a way, 1 * and whatever the dif
ficulties presented, the important busi
ness must.hc undertaken.
queers of Gen
ns, by whom she lias
accorded as many a
desired lor her ow».
?« is fast being restored
d and the aditary.admin-
tastrduly regulating public
-- PHTate griefs, the latter of
. which are num rous. Notlungcfmark-
“jd mlerest W, dccuired U p to tl.. S Wa |,„ Sl. r J«, S D Makri ThomM J
dE- ' ■' c'juRaodolptk' Wm..T Early, R A- Ciay*-
pf the leading brook, John C ITilliams.-U H Eppes,
sion to
t the attendance
o» br before the 25th ot
instant, ol the following per
sons, .citizens of Virginia, to confer
with us as to the best means of re
storing peace to the State of Virginia
Arrival of Gca Grant 4ir TTashing
*|oa •
The Results of Ilia Victory—Visit of
Lee to D duviiie to n'dyisc dotnistou
to Surreiidorf—Impoftant Milirary
Order--Alj Drafiing and Recruiting
Btoppoi—All pm chases of Arms,
Ait.umuition,Quartermaster and LV»m
iniasary Stoies la be GutUiled—All
Military Restrictions on Trad* and
Commerce to be modified. <Scc , &c.
First—To atop all drafting and is-
cruiting in the loynl States.-
Second—To curtail purchases- for
and
reduce the
military estab’lisincats ia its several
bdumhes. ■
Third—1«» reduce t lie number of geti-
vral and staff officers to the actual ne
cessities of the service,.
Wq|hingtoii. April 13.1SG6.
' The hcadquarters*of tbe J^ieutenaut
General cuuiuiauding the armies of the
field have been to-day removed to this
city, ft is understood that they will
remain here tor the present. -Lieut,
^leu. G rant, accompauied by Mi6-
Gnant, Geo. Bawliasa^d with Gener
als liigaRs, Williams Jiiq Deni; Cclo-
oeis Parker and Dabcock, Captai.a
Rohbiuetl and Lieut. Linn, of his staff;
Major General Meigs, Quartenuasier
Genera!; G. A* Dunn, Asslstact See
rotary ot War; 0< louel jfclillyer. of New
lork, aud Gel. Pride aud Mr* Bernard,
of Dt. Luuts, arrived this morning from
City Point, in the despatch steamer
Moiiie Martin, and took rooms at Wil
lard’* liuiel.
General Grant haa avoided all pub.
lie ovations to-day, and as usoal, has
beeu devoting all his time to tbd’pnb
lie service. The moment that lie had
We have secured .safe conduct from mov^d hia quarters to Wilfard’a he
the military authorities of the United
States lor them to enter the city and
depart without molestation:
. n ns R M. T Hunter, A T Carpen
ter, Win Rives; John Letcher, A II II
Steuart, R L-Montague, F M Mullen,
J P Holcombe, Alexander Rives, B J
.Barbour, James Barbour, Win L Gog-
gin, J B Bale win, ThomasA’ Gholsdn,
slatted for tlm War Department, find each etid of the
studious upon trade and commerce, so
far as may be consistent with public
safety.
As goon as these measures can be
put iB operation It will bo made known
by public order. \
B. M. Sta;ito.v.
Secretary of. War.
VISIT OF t.S!J .TO UANVlLt.lt
W’ashitigtdn, April 13, 1S6'5.
It was ganerally ruatorad. on the ar-
rivat »fl!i'n fcat Winging Gen. Grab?
and lits party, that Messrs. Il-nnter^
Oampbell and General It. E. Lee were
alsaon board. This, however, proved
not to lie the case; and it it. said that
Geni Lee has gone to Danville, on a
visit to Johnston, ia order to advise
him to surrender his army to the Gov
ernment, as bis «uperiti^,otT:eer had .al
ready done. Thiajie would do on
ground that .they- fought as long as
there was any reasonable hopo ot suc
cess, and that further resistance would
be nothing short of simple prenwdita-
tfd.murd«r. There isr no doubt that
his advice will bo accepted,* and that
Johnston tyiU surrender to Sherman or
Sheridan, .j
G'en Giant represents Gen, Lee as
zealous in bis effos/s to stop further ef.
fusion of biood, and, instead of coming
N-drth, is now engaged in urging alijoth-
i-r coinmaoders of Southern armies to
surrender without further resistance.
Gen. i.Lee considers this work as im
portant as Gen. Grant did his in coming
to Washington to reduce' Jphe t expenses
of the government.. "
(JKNKRAL NEWS FROM WASHINGTON,
Washington, April 13, 18155..
IMMEDIATE REDUCTION OK OUR NAVAL
. Force. -* .
Tn view of the termination of the
blockade, and a collapse jf the rebel
lion, there is to he immediately a great
reduction of the number of naval ves
sels in commission, and a discharge of
tire crews. ' \ portion of those will be
laid up tor the present., while a num
ber, if not all, cf the merchant vessels
which have bedfc incorporated into the
navy, will be sold and returned to tteir
legitimate business. This reduction of
the naval force will, uf course, make a
considerable saving in tne expense of
thot hrauch of tbo service.
fioLKtntA-rtuN or ran victoriss. *.
The capita! of our one common
country'h a=* been in a bLze tonight.
The illuminations which have prece
ded tbatot this evening have been but
rehearsals for this grand performance,
iu which Unpeople displayed fh«irjoy
and happiness that the hour of trial"
aud danger had passed, and that the
nation, one and undivided. , triumphant
over treason and rebellion, stands forth
redeemed and disenthralled- The dis
play was highly creditable. Our wide
streets and avenues arc especially ildap
ted to $ucb exhibitions, giving a good
chance to spectators to witness the full
effect. The public buildings were all
splendidly illuminated, Aud -bands of
music were stationed at several ofctbem.
The Navy Department was especially
brilliant, and the frout extensively dra
ped with American flags. The Marine
band was.in attendance there, aud, to
gether .with the profuse display of fire
works, attracted the atterttiou.and ad
miration of a very large crowd through
out the evening. The recent illumina
tions ol the War Department and Pres
ident's mausiou have rendered any- ad
ditional description of their appearance
needless. They presented no addiiiou-
al features, fexcent that on the roof at
fairy realm, its dirt ancf dingincss being
for the time hidderf by' the brilliancy
of (be illumination and The eorrusca-
tion of fire works, which irradiated the
darkness and gloom of the evening.
- The Arlington Hornet, on Arlington
Heights, the former residence of Gan.
Lee, bras illuminated, and attracted
much attention, it being a conspicuous
object from almost any p'nnt in the ci
ty. The Lnhatic Asyimr., on the Eas
tern Br'anch, 'also presented a 9plendid
appearance. These Uvo buildings aro
six miles apart; but from the Oapitol
grounds both were visible and notable
for the brilliancy of their appearanep.
The iiluminafiou was unparalleled
in tins city, and has bean a brilliufit
success, and-highly" Creditabie to tbe
national ‘ capital. The .streets wora
thronged by a!I classes of the people,
and everythin passed off in a quiet,
otyterly and tstihotii manner. •
twr Davis Rxrc'ifgb ^Bttjtrssfo.v to
I EAVK TilK Cl*UNTRY.
Jeff Davis recently sent a particular
friend ef liis to i'nquirc at Geu. Grant’s
headquarters whethej- if was thought ,md all sorts of fuutor'
that. Gen. -Grant would, agree that* set afloat
resignation of his contlbissidn ' R^ n»»*
jor-geoerji!, aml will to-morrow pfes-
ent it to the Secretory of War. " *
A rrival of Qaplurcd rebel Office?*.
J B Kershaw and Brigadi#»'Ge»*
erals S M Barton, J P Simms, M D
Corse? D .M Delmse and Epps Hun-
I'ftL of the 'rebel array, and Commo
dores Thos, T. Hunter *nd J.®> Tuck*
er, of the rebel navy, with* some four
hundred and and thirty othee fi^ld and
line officers, captured by Sheridan,
have just arrived by the steamer Cos
sack from City Point. At about tour
o’clock this alternpon much excite
ment was apparent on tbe avenue in
the vicinity of Fourteenth- street, and *
presently a column ok rebel officers,
in gray uniform, came marching past
the New York Herald office, toward
the ...headquarters of Qe^.. AttfWtt. At
i:>: t«5td, of j h
\#r* one or two arabuiangej^ filled
with atr-lt. or disabled men of the party.
The street was iiuedyBtt^i spectators*,
liars** wr
itt one
President Lincoln Would permit him
(Davis) to take s.iip at oue of our pprts
for a foreign country, provided that Da
vis would give "his paroie never tit re-
tutu. His messenger was informed
that the busiuess at Gen. Grant was to
ttiftke war Upon die rsbellinn* and that
he had no power to g»ve passports for
foreign countries.
Resumption of Trade with the Rebels.
^The order of General Grant, re
scinding his former, order suspending
trade opcradons in certain insurfec-.
tionhry rlisrric ! «, the military necessity
for such suspension having passed,
gives general satisfaction, and oper
utions under the act of Congress, will
at once be resumed, at.u prosecuted
With renewed vigor. .
Condition of Mr. Seward.
The side ot M r . Seward’s face, in
jured by his Call, has been placed in
wires instead of oandages, since which
time tt.e sav,el ling has become reduced,
and now he does not suffer so cdvtrh
pain. .He is unable to leave his bed
as yet, and is generally more easy in
day-time than during the night. As
talking is very painful to him, owing
to the injury of his jaw, he uses a
slate and pencil to communicate
with others. - » *
Mosby Going to Fight it
The qotorious lreeboot^ Mosby
declines to recognizelhe surrender of
tire rebel army by Gen. Lt#, and says
he will fight as long as be has a man
-K- ft. A short shrift and plenty ot roue
wit! soon settle him and his highway
men. -
T
said- one of
lFasliiagl&i.
m * tew modems a tier wards an order was exhibited
ent
War Department there
a very large calcium
Nvas telegraphed all over lira cpu..try t light,
slopping the draft. p In Jacksou Square, opposite tbe
This order will be a great relicL White Horn* j^Jfiero was a very liberal
ihumghout the North, aud will save 1 and brilliant display of fireworks, which
the expenditure of a large amount of, lasted throughout the evening.' The
moneys fu altlocalities. {Several other: City HMl-preseu'ed a most Brilliant
measures were adopted, which will ma-• appearance, . Acrossits trant'gas jets
teiially rqd'tce tbo daily expenses of displayed tbe words, “Grant— Uidou—
tbe government. , i>iiennnu.” The UeadqnartArs of Gen;
irant lias not yet visited '■£ ngur’s Department - ol' Washington-^eed in comtnahd at that point.
Richmond. He labored nearly a vear ! were also magnificently illuminated,
West
for its object the organic
looking to ike irome-
of ib$ tttUitaijjttuibor’.
•e.-cstablisiiment of
j^joterijaient of Rid-
a of Mayor M«yo
bis cilice. These
[ doubtless be rasd* by the
Another anti irapottaat ob-
t meeting is to inaugurate «*
* for the presentation 61 an
donation in money and
property to Gen. Robar. FLfiee, lately
"og the dispersed rebel ar-
drtai’s ol ib^/qeeting have
and tbo*otbefpersons fogwhorapa^.-i
poits have been procuted, and espe
cially.ptlicrs whom we consider it un
necessary to mention.
B J Marshall, Senator from Fau
quier. _ lrr
Shou. Wcssen, Senator from Marion.
James Venable* Senator elect from
Petersburg. •
David j Burr, of the House of Del-
egates,Jfy>ni Richmond.
David J Saunders, ot the How*e of
Delegates,' Richmond city.
L-S Hall, ot the House oF Dole
gales; Wetzel county. ‘
but. uow that is ia. in she
it his army lie "has not*ael
and a fino band here .tliscouiscd most
excellent music. Along the . upper
bis foot in t e city.. Most generals frqut of tbe buildhig.. extending its
Washington, April 14, 1865.
EFFECT OF THE mSCONTINCA.VCE OF
THE DRAFT. .
The discontinuance of drafting,-and
other semi-civil military operations oi
recruiting, will receive from duty about
seventy thousand poison.s—provost
marshals, errollment officers,-detec
tives, &c. It is said that in "and
about this Fit )'.there arenearly six
thousand of these officials, the service
of noarly all of whom can now be dis
pensed with.
REVOCATION OF THE PASSES GIVEN TO
. REBEL VIRGINIANS. ,
The President to-day has ordered the
revocation of the passes to Messis.
//miter, Letcher and other leading
rebel officials, to visit Richmond for a
consultation' in regard to the States of
Virginia, and a return to its allegiance
to the general government. He is
willing and intends that a convention
tor this purpose Khali. be held, hut
does not propose to at . these persons
shall be ‘ its controlling spirits. The
President Says that ‘the action ol the
Military Governor, in granting these
passes, was without sufficient authority.
genesal Patrick in command of
RICHMOND.
.General WeitZel has been relieved
of his command at » iohtnend, and
Gen. Patrick has been for tbe .present
were
set afloat.
“That’s General Lee,”
the knowing.
“Which oue?” was inquired.^
“Ob, tl at one on the lead, with tbe
grey mustache.”
“Oh, no; that’s not Lee, I. know
h'unT . . '.
“Theq it’s.Ew»Il,” said the wise
one, determined to git something
right. '' . • .
< tn sniving at the Provost Marshal’s
office tiie facts proved to be, that Lieu •
tenant General R $ Ewell. and others
were invited into Colonel Ingraham’s
rooms, where they remained , for an
dinar or tnorej being visited by several
old’ friends. A/m or Generals .Hitch*
cock and Ir galls called upon General
Ewell, v;ho was an old.classmate of
one aftd an army acquaintance pf both.
There were several ladies rIso admit
ted to slioit interviews with the gener
al officers. • '
• A large concourse of people remain
ed outside to obtain a .passing glance
of Ewell ?s be left. Just before car
time the generals made thVir appear
ance, and the column marched down
toward the depot. The officers named
above were ordered to Fort-Warren,
Boston harbor, accompanied by theif
Secretaries, while the others" we re' com
muted to the.old-Cap.itot piison* until
to-morrow, when Their cases will be
disposed of.
Gynera! Swell and party will be due
in New York at hall-psst five" to-mor
row" mortiingt " M • J.'T7H'ffipWir jprowo,
Acting Aiijiitant General to Ewl-.l, was
alio wed to aceompany him. In person
al appearance and temperainenf Ewell
is not. unlike Win T Shertnan, of our
army, though Ids loreheacj is not
quite so brdSd,-- He is bald on the top
of his head,' wears his hair and beared
trimmed shorthand has a wooden leg.
He is very popular with ids officers,
who siftlited him 'with, affectionate res
pect as he passed the column tn an
omnibus on his way to the train.
would havu goim tfaeie aud bad a floti
4sb befoi era turning to WashingtoiffiP-
Not so with Gon. Or rant. He saw that
by coming immediattly to Wsehingc
tou be coold secure the adoption «f
measures wbicb wenld reduce the ex>’
peuses of the government many millions
of doll-rt; It be bad gone to Rich-
mend lie would have been detained
there at least two days. There , is* no
telling hew much the national debt
might have been increased in those two
days, which Ibis now been stopped by
bis few hours qfpractical work at the
;lisb, of the House of Dele- War Deptytuneut. His services to the
House of Del
j ^
tes,
worth
government rn turn- respect are
another victoiy. ’
U is estimated that the -suspension of
th^draf:, tfie feYoeatf«m of the ohac-
large .fleet of atonmera "on
iters, the reduction of tire
will at once reduce -the ex-
inii
whole length, was a transparency dis
playing toe names of .“Grunt—- i homas
Sheruian—baricagut—Sheridan.”
4t me lower cutvancc of ;Lo Treasu
ry buildings was a new transparency,
representing a'fifty dollar seven-thirty
Coupon note, and underneath it the
motto:—“The note of a free govern-
meut, endorsed by a free people, .and
guaranteed bj the pirtrer aud wealth I nMion was airived at,
of all tbe United States.” J. .iL ,*..ir
Jay . Cook &c Go.**, backing house
w«s aiao inaguificenUy iilusnioat
displayed three M .
wbic- weio iuscribed, “Response of the
loyal people to the cry of traitors,”
“Let us Alone;” '*Glory to God, who
hath to the IT. S. Grant’d the victory,’,’
’•The liu.sy its—Bails, Ballots, Bonds.”
Ig™® main o
isgripb fibqtdi _
appearance The office of the United
States t legrapb, on Fifteenth s’rant,
was also illu iiiuated. Thefvew A"oik
Herald office^ on Fourteeutb. 6treet,
presented- a brilliant appearance, and.
iho- other newspaper officer on
iMreet were also iiluutintttud. .
Even, thq hotels took part, in
display. and were sfefra.ly baJ
with lights and draped with itSgs.
ciiizens alt oVe.r the city 4 took pa
the illumination, aird.ftir a time V
ington presented the appearance
I? is said that he was relieved for his
action in the matter of anthnrixiug the
assembling of leading Virginia seces
sionists to contffd* r the return of that
State to her aiiegian'ce, but nothing te
liable can be asyertaineif’ about it to-
night. ; \
MEETING OF. THE CABINET.
There was a Cabinet meeting to-,
day, at which Grqnt visas present.. The
subject ot pacification ami ^reconstruct,
ion yras considered, but " ho tleterii.is
.General Grant
ssed the fullest confidence thm
u would surreodyi vyithin a te w
ays, it he has noi aheaiiy done «n
nil it
ex
Jo!
j
and it wasttiou»bt
■» • - c *•
progress of events.
THE TRADE REG .XA
REIlkX. STATES.
Important Ipodifications -of the
can tel- regulate.ns with rebellious
been prepared during die* .past week;,some
hut thov have nfnt Loon
The fapitulaliou of Geu. Lee.
The New Yoik Herald of April 15
speaks thus-sf the capitulation of Gen.
Lee: - r- 1 ■b 11 .
Carving out ike Terms of the Surrender.
The appointment of ‘-ffi e s to carry
but the terms of surrender, wer * made
by both parties during .the niftlft* «nd
a contereipe b el ween Generals: pi ant
ami Lee was held on tbe trow .of the
'Dili, one fourth .of a mile north of the
Court House, at ten o'clock A. M.
General Grant and staff had hardly ar* .
rived when Geneial Lee, accompanied
by an orderly, galloped up the hill and
rode to the sider of the Tieufenant
General. General Grant’s staff, GenS
eralOal and staff, GeneralA^riffin and
s'.a3, Genera! Gibbon an»%taff, Gen
eral Sheridan and staff, vvere alion the
ground, grouped in aseim-circvd&r po
sition. The country to.tfie northward-
was open, culiivatvd laml. THe Cou t
Housers lands on a ridge, or conSnuj-
tion of small bills, extending ecsir and
west.
A Conversation. ' “ .
As Lee rode up the hillside on »
gallop, Gen. Gbant stepped bis horse
forward {wo or tbreie rodsqjp jneef him.
Lee rode squarely up, saluteclin mill*
tary form, am] wheeled Its horsq side
by side to the left ol Geiiv. G«#»t.—-
The two chieftains, then entered into
conversation/ that Tasted nearly two
hours, tiutrl the officei s appointed on
both sides to caity opt* the terras of
siurender had reported-lot iluty„ic The
two distinguished leaders' of tige rStight-
iest hosts of the wor'd sat quietly j n
to await Ibdl-lbetr satidles discussing the past, pres.
eni and Suture in 4te*>^ and Vfityr off
hand cvHsveriational style. r ' ;
DiHing thy cwifecei?^ e Sen/ £ee
stated that it (Tea. GrentTiarf acceded
to his proposal for a pet^ofial^ntervizw
•fliHK
hut they "have not jet ffieen app:
and since the arrival of General
and consultation with him, it d on lit
ful wbether they' will he proinuleah;d. ,
It is beheved that the woik - of paeil-
cation is-proceeding so rapidly, that
in a very short time it will be possible
to remoue most of the restriction* arfd
superyiMon at present imposed. less effusion cf blood. The
GE*N. BUTLER about to R&viiiN HiS bus univeissl aracn
TO
iMMXsSiON.
tit# has prepared
doubtedly have resulted', therefrom.
Much ot . ibthr T cpnvprsatjou , iv^s, of
course, private - and utihear^T jBi# .
enonghi was gleaned to know, that
Lee acknowledged himself completely
beaten, tbe poqe&-' of - '<■ -$q.(ftbei«fl'
Confederacy utterly desfreyed; iin'd any
further prolongation of tlie vvar a: Use-
offiiuinn i r [ilAml ' nmniniv
that Jo
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