The Express.
London, England, 1865-04-19 00:00:00

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$0 sad 50 waggons In addition abandosed sod
dastroyed slang the road, some battery Ingram, foram. WA
ambers. I have already reported to youths capture of one
gay two digs, and some prisoners, and the fast that the
read for over two mile is strewed with tents, baggage, cook-
ing *Masi* some ammanitios, andniaterials dallkinele. The
venom are MEOW the approaah to the Widnes, sad it "Maks
sometime to amen. The sodomy is in manioc cm the heights
Woad with artillery. The bridge is partially destroyed,
ad the approaches on the other Me are of soft bottom
lead. We cannot advance to-morrow in the same meaner
mwe have today. As soca as I get my troops np a little (we
ors ansiderably mixed) I might push a column down the
road to deploy it, but it is evident I mama follow rapidly
during the eight. A. A. Eltiursirts, Major-Gen.

DV/PATCH raw( GU. WRIGHT.

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, April 6, p.m.

Major-Gen. Webb, Chief of Staff, Army of Potomac.
In pursuant* of instruotions of this morning from Make-
General Meade, I moved from Jeffersville by the aortae
practicable road to the left of the Deatonville, with the
object of there taking position on the left of the fleeced
Army Corps, striking the road running from Desicaville to
Buzke's Stattoo, at a point a little to the southward of the
former place. I found that the Sowed Army Caps was
engaged to the front and right, and the cavalry heavily to
my left, Moving down the toed towards Burks's italics,
perhaps a mile, and turning sharp to the right, I proceeded
across towards a nearly parallel road, on which the enemy
was moving, and along which he bad thrown up a line
of entrenchments. As soon es the leading division—
General fieymour's—could be formed, it was moved up
on the road held by the enemy, which wan carried.
Then, turning the left, it was advanced down the
road against • pretty strong resistance. By this time
Wheaton's division was put in position as rapidly as pos.
slide oa fieymeur's left. The lines were again advanced,
and we swept down the road for • distance of about two
miles. Anteing eta deep and difilcult creek we found the
enemy had reformed his line on the opposite ride, where
we attacked sod drove him to • point • admen of half a
mile further. In the fiat attack a portion of the cavalry ope-
rated on our right flank. In its subsequent sneak the mass
of cavalry operated on our left and right flank of the enemy.
The moult Ins been a complete success. The combined
forces captured five general officers: among them Gene.
Ewell and Coatis Lee and largo numbers of other prisoners.
I shall go in camp about two miles beyond this point, and
await instructions. The First and Third Divisions, Whea-
ton's and Seymour's, and the artillery engaged to-day, be-
haved splendidl►. A return of casualties will be forwarded
as soon es possible. The corps has nobly susiaioed the
reputation it earned on the 2nd inst., as well es upon its
many previous hard-fought battlefields.
H. G. WRIGHT, Major-General Commanding.

THE FEDERALS IN RIOHMOND.

The following despatches relate to the occupation
of Richmond :

Aikea's Lading, Va., April 5, 11.30 a.m.
Hon. E. Y. Stanton, Secretary at War.

Little in known at City Point. There US but few officals
left, and these are overwhelmed with work. Lee tele-
graphed D►vis at three p. m. of Sunday that he was driven
back and most evacu►te. This was annouseed in church.
Davis had told his furniture previously at auction, and was

ready to leave. All the leading men got away that evening.
The rebel iron-clads ware exploded. The Virginia lies sunk
in the James River above the obstruction. Ewell set the
city on fire. All the business portion of Main street to
the river was destroyed. The bridges across the river were
also destroyed. Many of the families remain. Mrs. Les
remains. At Petersburg the public stone were burned,
and a few houses caught fire, but not much damage was
done to the city. The bridges there were also destroyed.
I will report fully from Richmond. I cannot get a clear
idea of our lose. The only general killed is Winthrop.
Potter is dangerously wounded in the groin. General Grant
has commanded the armies in person since the beginning of
the operations.
C. A. DANA, Assistant Secretary of War.
War Department, Washington, Aprils, 10 p.m.
Major General John A. Dix, New York.
A telegram, just received by this department from Rich-
mond, states that General Weitzel captured in Riche:mad
1,000 well prisoners and 5,000 rebel wounded found in the
hooyikels ; 500 pieces of artillery and 5,000 stand of
armo were captured. The President went to Richmond
yesterday, and returned to City Point today.
War Department, Washingtoe, April 5, 10.20 p.m.
Major-Galore John A. Dix, New York.
The following details respecting the capture of Richmond
and its occupation by the Union forma have been tele
graphed to this deparbnent from that city.
EDWIX M. Swans, Secretary of War.
General Weitsel learned. at 3 o'clock on the morning of
Monday, that Richmond wee being evacuated, and at day-
light moved forward, first taking care to give his men
breakfeet, in the expectation that they might have
to fight. He met no opposition, and on entering
the city was greeted with hearty welcome from the mess
of the people. The Mayor went out to meet him and to
surrender the city, but missed him on the road. General
Weitzel finds much suffering and poverty among the popu-
lation. The rich as well as the poor are destitute of food.
He is about to hem supplies to all who take the oath. The
inhabitants now number ►bout 20,000, half of them of
Airiness descent. It is not true that Jeff. Davis sold his
furniture before leaving. It is all in his holm, where las
now writing. He left at 7 p.m. by the Danville
Railroad. All the members of Congress escaped. Hunter has
gone home. Carson Smith (!) snot with the army. Judge
Campbell remains here. General Weitzel took here ens
Shama prisoners, besides the wounded. These number
five thousand, in nine hospitals. Re captured cannon to
the number of at lent five hundred pieces. Five
thousand muskets have been found In one lot.
Thirty locomotives and three hundred ears are found
here. The Petersburg Railroad bridge is totally destroyed ;
that of the Danville road partially, so that connection
with Petersburg an easily be made. AR the rebel vessels
are destroyed except an unfinished ram, which has the
machinery in her perfect. The Tredegar Works are un-
harmed, end the machinery Mee today, under General
Weiner' orders. Libby Prison end Castle Thunder have
also escaped the fire, and are filled with rebel prisoners of
war. Meet of the editors have And. eepecisllyJohn Mitchel.
The Whig appeared yesterday as a Union paper, with the
name of the former proprister at the bead. The theatre
opens here to-night. General Weitzel describes the recep-
tion of the President yesterday as enthusiastic la the ex-

The New York papers also publish long letters
from special correspondents at Richmond, giving
all the details of the occupation of the city, and a
description of the aspect of affairs under the new
rule. The correspondent of the New York Times
states that after the defeat of the rebel army,
on Sunday, the 2nd, tieneral Lee sent • despatch
to the War-office in Richmond, stating that
Grant bad driven him one mile and • half,
and that he had suffered severely ; that he
had taken a position which he could not hold,
and requested that the city should be evacuated at
12 o'clock, midnight. As to Mr. Davis, we are told
that, on Wednesday of the previous week, he accom-
panied his family fr..m. Richmond to Charlotte,
N.C., and, it is stated on good authority, that they
are on their way to Texas. After this Davis returned
to Richmond, and was in church when Lee's despatch
was handed to him, stating that the position of
affairs was desperate. He left Richmond at ones.
The capture of artillery at Richmond was enor-
mous. Five hundred cannon, many of them pieces
of heavy calibre, were taken in the works, beside
small arms and military materiaL While in the
town General Grant was an object of great interest
to the inhabitants, who crowded around to get
sight of him. A Union newspaper, called Grant's
Petersburg Progress, was issued on Monday evening,
the same day that the national fortes took posses-
sion of the place.
Respecting Mr. Lincoln's visit to Richmond on
the 3rd, a correspondent of the New York Herald,
writes :

Oa yesterday it some to be hoses SAW Peueldest
would setae Eintessead, eat hold mend with all who