Show B BY PACIFIC TELEGRAPH SPECIAL TO THE DAILY UNION VED E are washington april ath sheridan telegraphs from his headquarters Hatters ville ae at 3 u this 1 r it as follows I 1 sent gen davis brigade this morning n round around on my left hank flank ile he captured tj at tanners cross crosa roads roada five of artillery and about one thousand wagons eight 91 or nine ame battle flags and a number of prisoners the second second army corps is coming up tip and I 1 feel confident of capturing the rebel army of northern Vs va it we exert ourselves I 1 see sec no escape for lee and will put all my cavalry out on our left flink flank except mckenzie who is now on the right signed 0 SHERIDAN new york april ith the herald s correspondent adent writing from the late mansion of jeff davis davig in richmond says the evacuation of that city was seriously contemplated for several days before it took place but the aln final al decision was not arrived at till sunday afternoon last when lee tele graphed da davis vig that grant had bad rendered the holdin lof of the city by him impossible thir telegram was read in the churches and the departure odthe leading rebels commenced at once and was continued through the night jeff davis left ata at 8 in the evening for danville and it is understood the goat were sent to that place and weldon NC N 0 it was understood to have been lees design to endeavor to reach danville va there fortify and make another stand this plan sheri dans move has frustrated and leo lee is now apparently endeavoring to get to lynchburg the works in front of richmond consist of three strong lines wholly auvel copeing the city the outer ones are continuous and the inner one consisting of a series of strong t redoubts doubts re and forts and all these mount upwards of guns and would had bad they been properly governed gov erRed form an almost impregnable series of de fences torpedoes were thickly strewn all over the ground with lihle whigs for the safety of the rebels bilt bat which they nor neglected to move in their hasty flight 0 and thus saved the lives of many of our men when marching into richmond these the second line was found equally as strong as the first excepting to the abatgis abit lis and torpedoes the third line is just ir inside side the edge edaa 0 of the town situated on bi high bih ra h ground these works like others mount heavy guns davis took on the train he escaped with horses and carriages biages so as to take to the country in case the road was interrupted ile he expresses himself as yet being determined not to give up tip though 0 it was certain he had but littleto hope for extra billy smith did not leave till after mid midnight he left his wife behind as also did gen lee the news of the death of her son in the battles has been received the legislature was in session as late as 9 on sunday night when they started for columbia by canal and the james river Bieck breckenridge enridge left the city as late as h half alf past 6 on monday morning A largo large number of rebel officers were captured and paroled nashville I 1 april ath gov brownlow was inaugurated at the capitol at 11 his inaugural address was len patriotic noih houses unanimously ratified the constitutional amendment new orleans lat via via cairo jtb ath steeles St ecles command from pensacola met with much opposition but no regular battle was fought until reaal reaching mitchells fork ou on the mornin morning g of the 7 where the enemy numbering made a stand and after a severe fag fight the enemy was repulsed and scattered in the woods and many captured the times correspondent at the headquarters of the at army my corps near blakely on the fth says A party of t guerrillas made a duah dash on a wagon train stuck in the mud below fish river and captured tea mulo and fight eight drivers all the wagons and stores we were re brought in y yesterday es there has been much skirmishing but not a regular battle as yet the bombardment of spanish fort progresses favorably torpedoes fill the approaches to the fort and our skirmishers are within or y yards ards of the fort we have it encompassed on three sides and their only chance 0 of f escape being liy by water it if the gunboats gun boats can getup get up they c cannot annot as escape cape geni gen granger and slaw narrowly escaped being 0 blown udby torpe torpedoes torpedoed doe s placed in the road col bentram Ben Bent trad radt and brig brigade adde cap aureda rebel telegraph office and dispatches showing hie rebels wati to ibe fully posted in to our movements of forces and places gen esteelle St ecle captured supply grains tra 1 lne n at t 11 ollard at last accounts our u r losses i did not exceed arty klied k lied arid add or woun wounded eded rebel steamers pi ply y regularly between mobile and spanish fort conveying reinforcements and aad guns washington april fth 11 A af M the following telegram was received from Burkes burkesville ville station on the ath I 1 15 P al to gen grant I 1 have the honor boner to report that the enemy made a stand at the intersection of Burkes burkesville ville station t road with the road on which they were retreating I 1 attacked them with two divisions of the ath army cor corps Y 5 and routed them handsomely making connection with the cavalry I 1 am pushing on with both cavalry and infantry ill up that point I 1 have captured geals ewell kershaw bulton billion corse debarry Dc barry and curtis lee several thousand prisoners fourteen pieces of artillery with caissons chaissons cais sons a large number of wagons and it if things are arc pressed I 1 think lee will surrender signed X C cit city y point april etli ath toe the following further particulars are just received signed li LINCOLN col headquarters head quart quarters e rs ad army corps april ath 7 30 P 31 j maj gen webb our last before dark at sailors creek gave us t two wo guns aruna three flags a c considerable onside rable n umber number of prisoners two hundred wagons and seventy ambulances with mules and horses to about half of the wagons and ambulances there are between t thirty hirty and fifty wagons in in a addition abandoned and destroyed alon along 10 the road also some battery wagons forges and limbers I 1 have already reported to you the capture of one gun two flags some prisoners and in fact that the road for over two miles is strewn with tents barr baggage 1 garre 11 cooking utensils some ammunition and materials materi alq and all kinds of wa wagons wagons t ons which are across the approach to the bridges and it will take ake t some time to clear it the enemy are in position on the heights beights beyond with artillery til lerv the bridge C is partially destroyed and the approaches are arc of soft bottom land lan landane dand and we cannot advance tomorrow in the same manner that we have today to day As soon as I 1 get my troops up tip a little I 1 might push a column down the road but is evid evident enthat that I 1 can not follow rapidly during the night signed 0 A A alu maj general washington april ath richmond letters say previous to the surrender of the city the mayor ordered ill all liquors destroyed as aa a consequence the rebel rear guard became entirely ungovernable and a terrible scene of pillage and ruin ensued stores were plundered and the city was full of tumult and riotous proceedings great damage was also done by the explosion of one of the rebel magazines among the victims of the explosion were all all the inmates of the almshouse close clone b by y the damage done by the fire is enormous to that portion of the city bounded by main river ath and streets fifteen streets are destroyed and it is estimated that buildings N were vere burned the flames were finally arrested by blowing up the negro traders bank building by order of gen shipley our colored troops were treated by the negro population in the most extravagant 0 manner the richmond whig was issued on tuesday by its former editor he having 0 given pledges for hearty support to the union cause the w work ork of removing the obstructions from the james river is progressing rapidly and it is believed some of our smal smaller t vessels will be able to go to richmond this week prisoners who arrived at city point to the number of estimate lees killed and wounded at or and it is believed that he cannot have to exceed men left washington april eth seward is more comfortable today to day than yesterday his injuries are painful but exhibit no unfavorable sym symptoms point lookout april ath to wells 2 the rho harriet and the ford is in indian creek rind and blockaded by several of my iny gunboats gun boats as soon boon as the light draft gunboats gun boata boats can get up they will be recaptured or destroyed new york april etli ath the commercials special says saya the work woric of oaf restoring ahe tile t railroad from washington atoll to Itie richmond limond is actively pursued and will be ready within a short time the posts special says II ancock Hancoc kis is on the war path in the direction of the shenandoah valley tile the herald has information direct from Ri richmond chmand that lincoln is there actually engaged on business of peace and th that at yesterday evening he had a pr private conference with judge campbell who with the tha advice and consent bf jeff dvis remained behind to se see e what be done in behalf of h his is des bonding associates it is also understood thit wednesday last was waa fixed for another interview ut tit which weitzel and others on the union si side and pr prominent eminent rebel loaders leaders on their side were to be present mcadod headquarters headquarters to grant at daylight this morning I 1 moved the ad ath and ath corps along the railroad in the direction of amelia court house and eoon after ter moving toward farmville the direction of the ad and ath corps wa wai a immediately changed from northerly to dorth esterly tile the direction of the second corps corpa moving on deacon ville and the ath corps as heretofore in the centre moved on the right of the ad and ath corps facing about and moving by the left flank taking position on the left of the ad 1 I tinder understood stood that the cavalry would operate on the extreme left and changes were promptly made the additional corps corpa soon became engaged gag d with the enemy near Deacon villo derivi driving ncr g him by the right 0 across sailors s creek to the appomattox the sixth corps made a 0 lorg march but its position prevented its striking the col column in before it passed the ath corps camo up with the enemy at about four P M in conjunction with the ad on the rig right ht and the cavalry on the left attacked and routed the enemy and captured many prisoners among r them geals ew ell and curtis lee I 1 transmit dispatches from gens humphrey and wright which in justice to these distinguished officers and the gallant corps they command I 1 beg may be sent to the department for immediate publication it is impossible at this moment to give any estimate estima tG of the casualties on the other side or of the number prisoners taken it is evident that to days work is golliff going to be one more important victory in t the ile lecont brilliant operations the pursuit will be continued soon but the men roust have some rest griffin with the ath corps will be moved by the left wright C and humphrey will continue in direct pursuit as long 0 as it promises pramis es success signed MEADE headquarters head quarters ath corps 10 p it m I 1 april uth rh in of instructions of this morning from general meade I 1 moved from kinsville jenkinsville Jen by the shortest practicable road to the left of Dea conville with the object of there taking position on the left on the ad corps striking the road running from Dea conville to burkes es station at a point little to the northward of the former place I 1 found that the ad corps was engaged to the front and right and the cavalry heavily to my left moving in down the road perhaps a mile running sharp to the ri right ht I 1 proceeded across towards a nearly parallel road on which the enemy was moving and along which he had bad thrown up a line of entrenchments As soon as the leadin leading division general seymours could b ba a formed it was moved up tip the road held by tile the enemy which was carried then turning to the left it was advanced down the road against a pretty strong resistance by this time Wheat ons division was put in position as rapidly as possible on seymours left and the lines were arrain again advanced and swept down the road for a distance of about two miles arriving at a deep and difficult creek and found the enemy had reformed formed re his line on the opposite side where we checked and drove him to a point a distance of half a mile further in the first attack a portion of the cavalry operated on the right flank and in in its subsequent attack the mass of cavalry operated on oil ali e left and right flank of the enemy the result has been a complete success the combined forces captured five general officers and large numbers of other prisoners we shall go in camp carlp about two miles beyond this point and await instruction tile the first and third divisions Wheat ons and seymours and artillery engaged today to day and behaved splendidly this his corps lins has nobly sustained the repudiation earned on the ad as aa well its on previous hard fought battle fields signed new york april ath A washington disi dispatch latch says slier mans column is again in motion abid it is believed that johnston wool wont attempt to go to raleigh but retreat toj to the interior new york april ath henry S foote late rebel senator arrived on the etna yesterday ho landed at castle garden and tooka took a steerage passage in order to lo avoid t passport ali regulations the ruse avail him much as lie he was sent seat to dixs dims headquarters head quarters and is now in eldridge st jail new york april jtb the Tribu tribunes ties special says the rumor that the president will 0 offer er general amnesty t to q rebel rank and file gains 0 credence r eden c C in iri fluen bial quarters if afis is known that t accy seward d wa waa arto the ident at alRic limond nd on thedah 1 of his bis accident by a summons fromuth tho latter grant also telegraphed to the t seely secy of war requesting that no olione oric permitted to visit richmond for the present while rumor asserts that corn coln missioners ners official or self constituted from ala ind and ga are in that teat city 9 or r I 1 in conference with the president the heralds natchez correspondent of the slat alt says saya the steamer monk R cheek with bales of cottonN cotton was va burned at the mouth of buffalo bayou bayon it is supposed by rebels Se verale 6 J petitions ions lately went out of najebe one of which under gen farrar fanar fan ar met me ir with important success in tile the vicinity of trinity la where a rebel camp ilai 3 surprised and thirty prisoners captured and forty horses r the heralds correspondent from the ille front or of mobile of the says ays T the whole of granger s corps arri arrived VC d at danby s mills on the on the even ing of the the icah corps received orders to march the next morning which i was received with cheers by tho the troops tile the corps together with canby 1 and staff were to go with them new york april ath henry S foote late of the rebel congress woo who arria arrived ed here the other day in a an emigrant ship from europe has been ordered to be kept in confinement in in this city ile he has violated some agreement with the state department the times washington special g gives ves A an extract from a now new orleans letter which says col hood of the ohio arrived in that city a few days ago with important dispatches to tho taft government which are supposed to look toward a peace movement on tho the part of that state the heralds special says that hancock with bif 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