Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1865-05-03

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i iGrant said hesesns strued it 70 mean that
the horses must mn be turned over to The
limited States; Government. Gen. Lee
adn;;tsaa M, ard Justice 81
| Tho 1;;nsarnrstat;nn wl,an Gen. Grant
Esa;a Ia H,enld ;nst,,ct Ei;;s officers to al.
Ilows low those t. men who s51 = awaed "a, Their horses
to rsta;n tbam ND stbag would need them
/ far the n,,rnose Of tilling their farms.
/ Genssai Lee exurassed 5 eatpensesoi
,orat;; ;;fG;ration for sI,eh 4 oansro,1s consid.
! eeras;an and sa;a n M xe9ald q have avery
Eooad effect Hesmhsesuently a expressed
esbone that eacb solder ynsuht he fur.
niabed with a Certificate of d -his parole,
as evidence to ,preyeiit, hina fron.bsine
! forced into the army until regularly ex-
lc6anped. Gen. Grant assented to the
suggestion. and The printing presses
were soon put to work to print tie doc:
nments reas,ired. = ~
Tnreaar5 = tba strength Of his al. Il
10 J,sa. a.said be had mo- idea Of
M nJmber of men that he should be
}abla to deliver m. There had been SO
many nan = ,enaagenents, and such heavy
losses IN desertion and other causes
| within the past few days, and the re-
treat 50 rapid, that no regular morn
ling reports had been made since leaving
Petersburg !; but it is generally believed
by the best informed officers that Lee
surrendered eighteen or twenty thous-
and men. 0fthe army horses, wagons,
&c., there is yet no no otilelal g ascount. a
Gen. Lee informed Gea. 9rant ant ynat Iasas nus
men were snort OF proylsl 1I q g Wnereep- y
Eon General Grant ordered tTenty,nye
thousand ratlons TO ne aisfappted 70 .
them. thus sabstant t,aily enaea sne m n.
teryleW. Both Generais were ene lnPes-
sonation of dlgnity ana coartesy - sns.1 =
bearing. Lee ls 70 hhe 1eaasa al.al ana an.
though apparently lmpTesseu WI tne s
vital effect and importance :, o. sls ssss aos !
ne was performing ne was was enssllal aasssl anu M
pleasant IN ms demeanpf, Inc Inc ! mouse se
where the stlpnlatlons were slgHea mas
talr brick structure, WIN neat ag,! grounas
and quite neatly furnlsheG Ine room com
IN Whicn tae interview taok piass = vas vas
conloisapse paits,' rsa poas nssSa II :
py tWshsy lses, anu aaV,ne - !, =. ~
asaaa fuss 91;sa;ni. Gp bonsas = w S'st -
ag =, 80, .e.
DOH uenerais Mere y 1ull lnllo ~, =, !,
Lee wore 2 very nne,sRSra. q orah1s fass NAG 20
no slde-arms, haysng Hlt camp sne gay
Ipreylons with the mtenhon q oelng
gone bpt rev hoars' pat On 1 xhe con ,
trary, beng gone al nlgnt. y men lle
tWo Generais nrst meg tnsy were s az ateeis- i
ded only by the stan Qmeers ALREADY
mentioned; but during tne 3ntefYle8 lit ss7
several Of our officers entered ana were re
tlntroduced to Generai Lee, VINO recely-
ed them cordially and made no oelec-
tions 70 their presence: Iney were W
Major-tienerals ord ana iS Sherlaan, pre-
vet Malor-Genera Ingalls, br1gaqler- g {
Generals Wliiams, kaWllggs ana par
fnard, and Lieut.. Co.'s; ParEef' s gent,
Badeau, Bowers, a. a. Y, EorfteeT, 6aD- .
Icoek, and captain Lincoln, Lax; T.
Scnalner' hsa., tMsis she Tue. ohiy oiviii"n 'il
present. -
It should be said that General Grant
had anticipated the surrender for. sew
ieral days, and had resolved beforehand
MOTTO require the same formahties
which are required in asssnrrende pc
tween the forces Of two foraegn nations
or belgerents powers = thatrthey were
our own people, and TO exact no colldl-
items for the mere purpose Of humlllar
ftion. e ~
After the interview, General Lee re.
turnedto his own camp, about ahaf mile
distant, where his leading officers were
assembled awaiting his return. .=
He announced the result and the
terms, whereupon they expressed great
satisfaction at the leniency OF the con-
| SSditions. They then approached him Ill
order Of. rank, shook hands, expressing
satisfaction at his course and their re
gret at parting, all shedding tears on
the occasion. :.
The fact of surrender and the liberal