The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-03
THE SITUATION.

poson Of the ave and energetic people Of tho United
States
THE SITUATION.
In extca issues Of tho given to excited
and jubHant pubic yesterday successive kilograms
chronicog the national riumphs south and west of Pc
tersbury the three days OF continued nghng Of the
most severe character We have, however, still later
and important intelligence, contained in last
evenings dispatches from President Lincoln. All along
the limos the rebels have been pushed back and their
captured works occupied by the troops of the
armies Of the Potomac and tho James While the Ninth
of Petersburg tho Sixth corps moved up, struck and de-
sroyod the Sousde Railroad and Shcridans cavalry and
the Second and Fifth corps swept in ON the right Of
the rebels nanking them, driving them from their In
trenchments, and making large captures Of men,
cannon and stores. At eleven O'Clock yesterday
forenoon General Grant telegraphed to the Presdent-
tswe arc now closing around the works Of the
limo immediately envcloping Petersburg" At half
past four yesterday afternoon he said 1--WE are
now up and have continuous line Of troops, and
below Petersburg to the river above" thus showing that
he has not only reached the southsde road that grand
object long contended for but has actually crossed 1t
and erected his works north Of It to
of and cannon from the enemy since
this last and important movement commenced will
not amount to less than twelve thousand Of the former
and probably nifty pieces Of the latter These however
trinng in comparison with the Importance Of the
rebel Notifications taken and positions gained
All these Of Gen. Grants troops have been
achiewedony after continuous sanguinary lighting last
ing through Friday Saturday and Sunday in which they
met with the stubborn resistance the soldiers
on both sdcs is said, exhibiting unsurpassed valor
We have yet estimate Of the casualties suffered by
either the rebel forces; but they must Of
course be heavy.
We accompany the official and the HnRALp dispatches
descriptive Of this last and apparently most important
movement Of General Grant with . map showing the
Geld Of the several severe conflicts
President Lincoln still remains at City Point II 10
reported that General Grant has promised him that he
shall enter Richmond within very few days. and that he
will fom that city issue another proclamation Offering
amnesty to the rebels the condition Of submission to
the national authority.
The effect Of the from before Petersburg yestsr
day was to cause great excitement and rejoicing mot
only in this city, but throughout the North every por
zion Of IL bearing most favorable character
NE al NJ Hc.~
which recently moved from Knoxville, Tenn, and
which tho rebels have reported designed b strike
At Lynchburg, Va entered and captured the town Of
Boone, North Carolina the 9th ult, aer routing
the rebels stationed there and nnictns on them loss
Of ton killed and sixty wounded. Boone Is the
county town Of wssauga county, In tho north
western part Of North Carolina, and 10 two
hundred miles from Raleigh, In . direction
. Ntte north Of west The rebol papers report that
stoneman's command consists OF about six thousand
cavalry, and that no u accompanied BY the Fourth
corps Of national infantry under General Stanley num-
boring at least fifteen thousand mon.
despatch in rebel newspapers from Montgomery,
Alabama says . Yankee raiding column, estimated u
railroad twenty mcs below that place last Monday
morning. tho nth ult, captured two trains and then
moved on down iQusrds Grecnvils. Great alarm was
caused by is Yankee apparition, and Governor Watt
bad called on tho people TO organize for resistance
In view Of an anticipated engagement between the
United States naval steamers Niagara and Sacramento
and tho robsI ram Onde alias stonewal still lying In
the port Of Feo Spain at the date Of latest accounts
sur Corunna and Feol dispatches and the accompany
Ing illustrations will prove interesting 70 the American
public Tho stonewal, which Is . rather formidable
vessel having q spur twenty feet In length ana
being furnished with two stationary turrets, one
other two two hundred Founders, arrived at
Feol on the 4h Of last February, where she stin
NAMED the 18th Of March During that time she had
boon receiving ropais and thought thai men and
munitions had been secretly placed on board of her She
IL commanded by Captain Page formerly of the United
States navy and expected 70 70 about the mid
de Of March. small and very swim steamer, called
Tho Louisa Fanny supposed TO DO the tender Of the
stonewall had visited Ferol harbor communicated with
her and then sailed away The Niagara and Sacramento
were1ying at Corunna, sufficiently near Tcrol to watch
The stonewar and TO attack her when she moved out
Our next foreign may therefore bring us accounts
OF another battle between national and rebel vessels
News from Savannah and Charleston 10 Friday
ht by The steamship Arago, which arrived here yes
"oS ON Hilton Head. Everything Of military
sero'S rains quiet in that portion Of the South.
snarAc''f To" interior, who are now satisfied OF the
feop'c nun the rebellion, are constantly arrv.
comp'e'e '"'''' was a report In Charles.
ing at Savannah. rhs. v,,.,..... ,,.,
,ou which appeared 70 BE-