The New York herald., 1865-05-07

BY the Danvs and Richmond Railrcsd. and the other
By vehicles and pedestrana The rebels commencsd
noYd and Petersburg, and attempted 2 destroy ne
orieyes Thts was prevented BY hs pscnps ana ens''
gssac conduct Of Mayor Walker and the oteisenA
THE sURRKsDR REeoLvED on
Shortly after the capture Of Richmond and PeeeSspurg
the citizens resolved 70 surrender the town 70 our
the necessary preliminary steps The following y an
account Of their proceedings on that oceasion:-
called on tuesday April H. 1885, 70 take oonsidsr
ton the duties devolvng upon them IN the present cx
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J. B. Pace, T. J. Bell Green T. Pace and John NJ john
Resolved, Tna, our duty 70 the csens Of the Of
Danve whom We represent requires Y. 70 Provce dos
the surrender Of the town 70 the authorities Of me
resolved That the Mayor and Council be authorised
and are hereby instructed 70 make formal surrender OF
y the forces Of the United States sufcieDty near 70
demand il
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T. ], BELL, Clerk Of the Council
CAPTURES MADE DANvILLl fr
The Following captures were made In the town OF Den-
vile 70 day by the Sixth corps:-
About. five hundred prisoners Of these one hundred
ana ~ we're IN the hospital few Of ase
iron work for ten thousand stand Of arms; also
chinery for manufacturing muskets, &C., taken from
Harper's Ferry, and subsequently removed here from
Richmond, end three thousand shell.
For several days before arrival bands Of straggers
from the rebel army had been wandering around the
town. They broke into private dwellings and public
bers OF the citizens armed themselves 70 protect their
lives and properly and the Mayor ordered all the whis
cautions Of but little avail until the scoundrels heard
Of the close proximity Of the Union troops when they
hastily decamped.
YorrvlcAnoss AROUND TIKI TOWN.
me town is very strongly fortified On the south and
breastworks Many Of these works thrown up six
months but 10 the time OF the rebel evacution
gangs of negroes were ut work them.
THE DIsIASCR ykoh BURKEsvILLE TO DAHvuIL
From Burkesvlle TO DanvilIe the distance along the
country road is about hundred miles This distance
has been passed by the corps in hve days. making
An average march Of twenty miles daya feat, proba
bly,, without parallel during either this any other
SCARCITY or PROVISIONS AND CLOTHING
The great scarcity both Of provisions and clothing At
this place remarkable for Virginia The In
habitants appear 70 be in worse plight than even the
people in the agricultural districts. This doubt
owing in great to the prolonged occupation Of
the town by the rebel army.
yRIKNDIMsss OF THE IxHAMrAsrs
The Mayor and other influential inhabitants manifest
every disposition 70 meet In friendly, cordial man.
ner They say the rebellion is crushed out and the
botter Our soldiers and the inhabitants generally are
already fratcrnizing.
DISPOSITION OF rB. rRoope
The whole Of the corps including the supply trains and
ambulances, had arrived long before sunset Their
march through the town fine military treat for the
Inhabitants who turned out In large numbers 10 witness
their arrival The different divisions encamped
outside the town along the road leading TO Greensboro
Colonel Stephen G. Fletcher commanding the First regi
shai OF the town, aud the following regiments were
ordered 70 report tohm FOR provost guard
Ne Sw we Vr ana ana
same building formerly occupied by the rebel
mandant Of the post.
blueclad soldiers chatting With the cssons every
house door. n.eg lle~ 4e tss1