The New York herald., 1865-04-13
NEW YORK HERALD. THURSDAY, APRIL l3 1865

mont com'nanacr hensnaw or the United States naval
nee IA me James, General Thomas, oenlalana' a !
United States iofcss N llanch sisf ar the cty Can.
IAN W. l. Goodrich, Actin Assistant Adjpant General;
Fourth Wisconsin horse ba W Major NeIsoa Plato one
OF tho ieudn5 quarsermasiels OF H. department. Dr. T..
Hamilton Assistant Surgeon the Eighth
volunteors; Lieutenant II s. MerreiI Staff Qlarter-
master TO General W-itzel; Colonel Connover Acting
Med cal Director department were N Richmond yestsr
day. and among the promenaders in the Capitol grounds
where bands OF music were stationed playing national
and op ratic airs Gogernor Andrew OF Massachusets
ara Ch aier WyckoN also in the CITY, engaged pro-
baby, upon diplomatic missions
GENERA cA.Ey's BOARD,
Tor the enlistment OF coored recruits Il Is expected will
again convene to -Four hundred negroes we're
lying about the city 70 day waiting to enlist.
APRIL l1-4:so A. n
ARRIVAL OF GENERAL R. =. LEE RICHMOND.
1t is rumored that General Robert e. Lee, late COM
manding the rebel forces in and around Richmond
arrived in the city at late hour last night on parole
His arrival was most quiet ono scarcely any one being
aware OF IT, and was marked by no demonstration what
ever he is said to look old and enfeebled. He pro-
ceedcd at once to his private residence In Richmond
where his wife lies very III.
Mr.. Theodore c. Wilson's Dsspa tches.
SPorrswooD HOTEL,
CrY or RICHMOND, Va, April 10 1895
Passing over the gladdcning intelligence that Lee
surrendered the firing Of sautes and the Joyous
tations and gatherings the part Of the military and
mean portion OF the civilians too your correspondent
WI" proceed TO give some details Of the more important
transactions going within its limits at present date
CLEARING UP REmL RUBBISH
Along the docks tho quartermaster is clearing up En-
gagged in this work alone he has employed over six hun
dred contrahands These gathering In and storing
all kinds OF abandoned naval and ordnance stores
geher with machinery and every other article Of value
to the government In all there employed along tho
docks about oHs thousand negroes Some are engaged
nd untn
carng, hoeing and shovelng more in carrying collect
ing and storing, and all TO good purpose.
On arriving here Captain and Assistant Quartermaster
James c. slaght directed to establish depot at this
place FOR the receipt and issue Of
required by tho Army Of the James. Captain Comstock
was ordered TO turn to him the captured vessels
then In his possession. He bad to that compe-
tent pilots were placed the steamers and that the
vessels were kept in good running order Captain De-
aney, who had charge Of q large amount OF captared
property, turned the to Captain saght who
saw It safely stored and properly guarded He after
wards by order sent agents ascertain the location
OF tho various -four and grain warehouses tobacco
houses machine shops foundres carpenter shops lum-
ber COAL unfinished vessels deserted DWELLINGS, and
around the city All these he took possession Of and
where needed established guard He also noted the
location Of stores Of service to the government and
made report their contents the names OF parties
claiming to own said property So far the amount Of
captured property collected has been enormous, and
have not yet got at the whole OF It,
THE NAVY YARD.
In the navy yard there Is heavy amount of
lumber, and Of the kind needed in shipbuilding On
the ways there s hundred and fifty ton ship two
thirds finished Work was commenced on 1t In 1860
There is also canal lighter, nearly finished four
canal boats In course Of construction.
The captured steamer Allison, 10 known, Is now In
the Quartermasters employ Also three captured tugs.
TIE IRON WORKS.
The Trodegar Iron Works not being materially in.
jured, and the mechanics hitherto employed In them
having remained behind, we can commence to run the
The Stockoe works are in complete order These works
we have had in operation since Saturday last.
AN ORDER IN RELATION CoSTRApANps
oFs1cE os CHIEF QuARrrn4AsrGR Army or rax AnEs,
osn & s.e .fs 4saf H..
a s an s % cy sf ;
i Ss si 5s Gs a on. 1oSsn oss
be used exclusively for, sleeping quarters; another
.ss ssa s9s mali af tas an should srss e.
fs. m eqhsns the g:
Of order and clea In he building aforesaid II is i'm
Al si; ss 3
them xiih fcoa and .6sIler Tho ss5jes pay vii Be-
the esorsd msn s
Yos aes
employ al cololed iaen who make application, Gent
&c, lc., JOHN d. HOWARD,
Colonel and Chief Quartermastcr Army OF the James
Quite number OF the contrabands In the Quarter
master semploy are women These engaged az
cooks and laundr sses The contnbands get ali they
want TO eat and appear to be happy they possibly
can be- They all Of them well clothed II is remark
able how the negro have kept up their fat whic
the white women OF Richmond, taken collectively, are
lean and hungry looking The only solution TO the nys-
terry OF how ths kept lat is that they gene
rally employed as cooks and Of course got the "rst
pick at the good things Of this lfe'' which emanatcd
from the kitchen
TIE RLBEL WOUNDED At THE REBEL uoSPIThIa
There were thirteen hospitals capable OF accommo-
dating between twelve and fourteen thousand pa.iens
IN Richmond when our troops took possession Of the
city. The hospitals were beautifully located in ths
suburbs OF the city, remarkable for their clean
illness, and well ventilated. The hospitals all left
intact, surgeons attendants, nurses, &c, remaining
with them. In OF the hospitals portion of the
moro valuable properly packed up and in readiness
to be sent away but as We entered the city than
II was expected The property aforesaid not
gotten or Tho rebel hospitals were arranged by di-
visions. surgeon assigned to each. The two
largest hospitals the jackson and the "Chim-
borazo," located on Navy Hill There were about four
thousand patients in the hospitals when got hsre or
this number eighty seven we're medical officers and
sistans Among the patients were two hundred officers
Mono Of the latter were above the rank Of colonel,
We found very fcw sick wounded Of army in tho
hospitals here The few did lnd promptly re-
moved 10 the hospitals Of the Twenty fourth twenty
hfth army corps.
AN ORDER RErAnSG RxBn. HOSPITALS
The following order Ia of interest," -
Special Order-Na o6
Extract