The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-09

signed after which Lee soon departed,
to within the lines of his own army.
Correspondence. proceedings, &c, rel,
alive to the surrender have already been
published. I, tS,,5
BY the time the papers were drawn
and signed, it was too late to proceed to
the formal ceremonies of the occasion,
and further proceedings were postponed
until tomorrow.
GENERAL LEE.
General Lee was accompanied only
by Colonel Marshall, formerly of Bait. Bait
more, at present aid.de,camp on his
staff and Orderly Johns, who has served
him in that capacity for fourteen months.
Lee locked very much faded and worn,
but, nevertheless, presented the same
magnificent phisique for which he has
always been noted. He was neatly
dressed in gray cloth, without embroid
cry or any insignia Of rank, except three
stars worn on the turned portion Of his
coat collar. His cheeks were very much
bronzed by exposure, but still shono
ruddy underneath it all. He is growing
quite bald. and wears one of the side.
locks of his hair thrown across the up.
per portion of his forehead, which is as
white and fair as woman's. He stands
fully six feet one inch in height, and
weighs something over two. hundred
pounds, without being burdened with a
pound of superauous flesh. During the
who e]e.interview he was retired and dig.
nifed to q degree bordering OH taciturn,
Iity, but was free from all exhibition of
temper or modification. His demeanor
was that of thoroughly possessed gen.
tleman: who had a very disagrecable
duty to perform, but was determined to
get through it as well and as soon as he
could. i.
He rode an ordinary gray horse, with
plain equipments similar to those of our
cavalry officers, and his orderly stated
that tins was the only animal lie had
here. ..
He bivouaced last night near place
known. as the "Stone Chimney" in a
grove, and make his breakfast on corn
dodger.' His troops are even worse off.
THE SURRENDER A SURPRISE TO HIS
VS. sOFFICERS.
| No one but a few of his officers sns.
pected that he contemplated surrender.
ing his army until this morning.
REoEIPToF GEN. LEES LETTER.
AT nine O'clock despatch was for!
warled from Grant to General Lee who
was upon the road short distance in
our 'front.' It was taken through our
lines under q flag of truce by Lieuten.
ant. Colonel Whittier, Assistant Adiu.
tant General Second corps. A commu.
nication to General Grant was returned
which was received by General Meade,
who had ridden to the front, and by him
sent off to Gen. Grant, who had gone
1 6ltr "a General Shcridan's, who. with
ltlls ll'shand Twertyltourth corps, as
10 eislbsequcntly informed, was in
: ls9s tlle rebel army at the Appomat-
lbS slfg1 House, thus entirely surround.
ing y And cutting off its retreat. i9opn
Iaitsf General Lee was informea tIiseE
h'ttttt was III liiS iiOht, duu IiidI tts1 ftt5.tS
c0hnunicate with him there. essel
CESSATION. OF HosrILITIH
| While the messenger beaftp Is
word was in. conversation with E,olohel
Taylor, Lees Assistant Adjutant Gen-
oral, General Forsyth, Sheridan's chief
of staff, came riding down the road, hav.
ing passed through the rebel army,
bearing an order from General Grant to
General Meade for cessation of hostili
ties until two o'clock. ms 81
THE TWO ARMIES IN BATTLE ARRAY.
twas known that the enemy was in
our immediate front and had thrown up
works preparatory to resisting our ad.
vance. He had halted, and the For,
ty.ninth Alabama was. deployed as skir.
mishers. f,w1nI ~
just prior to the reception OF General
Grants order the divisions had beer
massed and the artillery had been brough,
to the front, and every disposition made