The Sun.
London, England, 1865-04-15 00:00:00

LATEST INTELLIGENOE.

(REUTER'S TELEGRAMS.)

AMERICA.

EVACUATION OF RICHMOND BY LEE.

(Via Crookhaven.)
NEW YORK, April 5, 1 p.m.

The Federal negro recruiting commission has
been removed from Washington to Richmond, in
order to organise the negro recruiting in Virginia.
Gold, 1501.

NEW YORK, April 5, Noon.
Official reports from General Grant to President
Lincoln, received on Sunday, announced that severe
and bloody fighting had been progressing round
Richmond during Friday, Saturday, and Sunday.
At noon on Monday it was officially announced
that Petersburg had been evacuated, and that
General Weitzel had occupied Richmond early that
morning, finding the city in flames, which he was
endeavouring •to extinguish. During Sunday
Sheridan had torn up the Southside Railroad, and
captured three infantry brigades and several bat-
teries of artillery.
Grant has roughly estimated that he captured
during the battles 12,000 prisoners -and 50 guns.
Many guns were also found in Richmond.
After the evacuation of Petersburg and the capture
of Richmond Grant started towards the Danville
Road to cut off Lee's retreat.
The latest despatches from Richmond are from
Weitzel, of Tuesday's date, simply stating that large

quantities of railroad stock have been found there.
Early on Tuesday morning Grant telegraphed
from Sutherland Station, 10 miles from Petersburg,
towards Burkesville, " Sheridan has picked up 1,200
prisoners to-day, and 200 to 300 more have been
picked up by my troops." The majority of the
arms left in Lee's rear were scattered between
Richmond and where his troops are now lying.
The retreat was marked with artillery, ammuni-
tion, burned or charred waggons, caissons, and am-
bulances.

Grant's latest despatches are dated Wilson's Sta-
tion, Tuesday, and report that his army was pushing
forward in the hope of overtaking or dispersing the
remainder of Lee's army.
Sheridan's cavalry, with the sth corps, was be-
tween Wilson's station and the Appomattox, Gen.
Meade following. All Lee's troops retaining any-
thing like organisation had gone north of the Appo-
mattox, apparently heading for Lynchburg. The
Confederate losses were very heavy. Stragglers
were found in all directions.

The pursuit had been so close that the enemy had
probably destroyed the greater part of the transpor-
tation caissons and munitions of war. It was be-
lieved that the prisoners taken on Monday would
exceed 2,000, and that from March 28 until now
Grant's losses in killed, wounded, and captured
would not reach 7,000, of whom 1,500 or 2,000
were captured, many of them being slightly wounded.
Grant would continue the pursuit as long as there
appeared any use in doing so. Correspondents esti-
mate Lee's losses at 25,000 prisoners, 15,000 killed
and wounded, and from 100 to 200 guns.
Correspondents concur in stating that the turn-
ing point in the battles before Richmond was a
bloody engagement at Five Forks, which was won
by Sheridan turning Lee's right, thus rendering his
lines in front of Petersburg untenable, and compel-
ling the evacuation of Richmond.

Sheridan's attempt on Thursday to reach White
Oak Road and get in Lee's rear was unsuccessful.
On Friday Sheridan, although reinforced by War-
ren, was again driven back. On- Saturday Sheri-
dan assumed the command of Warren's as well as
his own corps, and is said to have displayed great
generalship, capturing, disabling, and rendering un-
available fully one-third of Lee's army.
The attack along the whole line followed on
Sunday, the Confederates being forced back from
their entrenchments. Lee retreated during Sunday
night.

Before evacuating Richmond the Confederates
blew up the forts and rams on the James River.
Very little property was destroyed at Petersburg,
and the fire in Richmond is stated to have been
confined to tobacco warehouses and a few public
buildings.

During Friday, Saturday, and Sunday Lincoln
was at City Point. He visited Petersburg on Mon-
day, and is said to have been in Richmond yesterday
in Davis's house.

Unprecedented enthusiasm prevails throughout
the North.

Mr. Seward has made a speech at Washington,
stating that if the people approved it the policy of
the United States after the war would be non-inter-
ference in the domestic affairs of other countries.
If England would only be just to the United States
Canada would remain undisturbed.
Sherman is at Goldsboro. Johnston has made
no demonstration since the battle of Bentonville.
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and Raleigh. They are strongly fortifying Raleigh
and Weldon.

Some reports state that the Confederates are
north of the river. They have an iron-clad ram
in the Upper Roanoke River, which is expected
shortly to move down to Plymouth into the Sound.
The Federal Cavalry, 20,000 strong, is reported
to have reached Carlins Station, twenty miles from
Bristol, on the 26th ult. It is reported from Lynch-
burg on the 27th ult. that they had fallen back to
Greenville.

Stoneman's Cavalry has occupied Boone, North
Carolina.

Canby arrived at Danby's Mills, ten miles from
Mobile, on the 23rd ult. Granger's Corps has
moved by land from Navy Cove, and nearly reached
Danby's Mills.
An engagement between the-Monitors and shore
batteries was believed to be progressing on the 23rd.
Canby's Cavalry was raiding near Montgomery,
Alabama. He had cut the Alabama and Florida
Railroad. The citizens of Montgomery
had not
been called upon to defend their city.
A Federal transport from Wilmington with troops
and refugees has been burned off Cape Hatteras.
More than 500 persons were lost.

The Confederates have captured the propeller
Talnacent and converted it into a privateer. They
have since captured several steamers.
General Ortega has arrived at Santa Fe, en route
for Washington, to confer with the Federal Govern-
ment on the present state of things in Me'xico.
The Royal Mail steamship Australasian, from New
York on the sth inst., arrived at Queenstown *at
4.30 a.m. to-day (15th April), with 67 passengers.
She landed 112 sacks Of mails and three passengers,
and proceeded for Liverpool at 4.40 a.m. All
well.

The Australasian experienced easterly winds half
way across the Atlantic.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
NEW YORK, April 5 (Noon).
Money abundant. Gold closed on Saturday at

154, and opened on Monday at 149. It further de-
clined to 145, but has since recovered, being now
quoted 1481. Exchange on London, 161. On Paris,
3 504. Stocks steady : New York Centrals, 881 ;
Illinois, 96; Erie, 56 ; 5-20's United States Bonds,
1061. Cotton heavy : Middling Upland, 37. Flour
heavy. Wheat very dull. Corn dull. Provisions
slightly firmer. Coffee quiet. Sugar dull. Molasses
steady. Petroleum quiet ; crude, 33c. ; refined, 52c.

(FROM TIIE TIMES' CORRESPONDENT.)
NEW YORK, April 4

General Grant's despatches to Mr. Lincoln state
that the 'struggle which commenced to the south-