, 1865-04-15

:hoeteft line, passing through the rebel eneamp-
tDeut g -. |
TIE sunisEspER.
.a The isy saa ten a Rf.s:n 9pt 9p
damp and fogey: The parties eta1owcfed to carry
eut the tsrms ot surTenSe:, haa oeea appointed
Grcnt @ md nd .Lee held conic1eocc 70 On IT, brow of
the hill, stort distance nor,h ofthe Court House.
Gen. GrInt and hls, etsf had been waiting but
tes 4od e ss tas
ord, Grii'ln, G1obon, aud Sheridan, wi1h their re-
u II
thu north vas open snd cultivated. Tnl Court
House titua.ed on ridge Of small, hills running
fsnre snG wttS r@sl 1aysne a9d sffeam be!Heen
nearly due north Of our forree. At the herd ofhis
column were bis trims and artillery, and h1a IN.
tan ho rSe a3s eo1d 0s 6
eee84rep tho Court nouse.
As Ger: Lee gal!o2ed up, es3 Grant rode qt .o9t
wheeled to The side oft;fant They eouyersea
earnestly for Deafly two hours, until tue officers
Mons Of the surrender, had reported for duty. IN
:ho course Of the discussion, Gen. Lee expressed
mt erinion that T Ger: Grant bad eesepted BIZ big
weeks slrce, peace won1d probably have resulted.
THE CoxyERsAI1oS.
The greater part ot the couyc1sauon which
passed betwecn two Of the greatest military men
In tie world. upon tbs occasion, w3s Of course
private and nuheaed by any one tut the epeakers:
hut wc gathered enough TO kpow that Lee gives
up the idea Of Southern Independence as hopeless.
sud considers that any further resistance on their
! part you'd be a Useless and Wanton eGussoa Of
Hood. 3be rercl odlctrs In rtitatfou crmoss
Iii an'mnus]y express the oplnion that Johnston
Will alko surrender tnr forcce under his com uand,
when he hears Of The surrender OF the army Of
Leo. =
CLOSE or TIE INTERVIEW.
A }.tt'e belure eleven O'Clock tue interview
Closed BY Gen. Lee's salu.ing a?d Edi9s, slowly
camp camp upon w IT. little hi beyond. Gen Gran:
then rode towards the Ceart aou:c> followed BY
lis stat and large eodeour-e Of general officers.
Iee to esrry ihe st,puiafsons Into sdscf arrived,
rebel on;ccr9: The Terapdah md yard in iiont
officers in conversation. Every regular, Of u few
years standing. found ~old West Point .acquaint-
anees In the rebel ranks, a9d other greetings were
question fec1ned 10 Be Ti;h tic ot6eers in efey
WIS what IL to be dore With u.s." They seemed
to thinkthat the PreEacnt's proclamation shut
70 f sa2 1T tte % see our @ oc,is hat tse asrs d
amnesty would b. extended aud made almost ual+
yersal.
The captured army from their joyous ranucr
would, hy one who knew mol the clieunst7ucas,
have 1een deemed the c1rqucaors.. .
EAT1oks FOR THE REBELS.
On Sunday evening Col. Morgan. Chief Com
mfssary Vi tie armies operating against Rtch-
amy.
TIE REDxL NAVAL nA1GApE.
The following ts partial list Of the captures
from tse Confederate Suites Asvsl Dsienda: Con-.
E0ntsf, Lieut.. + S:;r5saaes. ea9:s IS. aa?an:F,
4. L. Mason, z. Bower, Co~an, Clay Hoke,
1,rIntop, together with thirteen other oiacezs Of
Interior grades, captured at Harper's farm. near
oHGAE1zA11oS,oF THE REEL ARuY.
l. The rebel army which left Petersburg, aud has
since been diepcssed or ccptprcd. WIS IN orga1t-
corTs, Il ooa, compfisine Eyans division, Terri 3,
Walker. and FORKS brieades; Walkers dt!lsfon,
l*w,sv vJohnson's and Llly's briEades; Grinon's
bzirades. Hlil's corps, i1,0c0-Ieth'f division,
McCoub's. Dasis. McRae's and Cook'i bslcades !;
w1eez'e division, scates'. Lsne,s' McGowan,s and
va. nearly annthilattd. Loneetrect'. corps, 10 $50
Fields dIr,s1cn, Brattcn'e, Broaniny's. Andes-
cons. Laws End Greeg's bnEade-; kGrshaw's ti:
n1ysn;e br'saees; PieSeifs d,vtnon, u Terr;s, T.
Aorton's, Stuart's and Corse's btisades; Bashrod
John:on's division, WlscAR Ransom'e, Wallaee's
ahout :, Goo. and about e.oo0 caya1ry-mak1ag an
| ngerceat Of 1900. This estiuate, am7nclincd
| to think, Il rathcrorer the mark
Ree1cnatIon Of Gen. ButIes-11ot1if8cp-
l
| Kan nkb-Arrl*nI or Gov. UEleAby-Bx-
tu1phtton Of Gen. Butler.
Especial Dispatch b the Chicago Tribuue.]
WASHINGTON. April Il.
Four yeara ago today Ben. Butler stopped The
tr1al Of IN important cause In which be WIS en-
gnged as counss1. and asked brother lawyer tc
take LIS place, IN order to enable him to rally
troops for the defense Of The National Capital
| This erening he has written tie res3gnattoa o
| fSe3n a fr1}h hS
presented to the VIA Department tomorrow
/ morning. The caufe left unfinished four years
ago. fFsti!1 unfinished, and he.S1l return to Bos
| toh next week and resume trta1 fft.
Important notifications OF ~ trade reeu'a
tfons with rebe ll:ous states have been prepared
| ~ the Treasury Department, but haze not ye1
.lbe following western N,tioasl Bank, were
eoEsin. capital 81 coy: Wisconsin Nauon:I BanE,
| Cor. Oslesby snd staG arrived here last even.
ing. md will probably 1care Tor Gen. Sherman's
army to-norrow, to Visit tho Illinois troops,
which largely compose his f0rcs.
The Committee on Commerce bave reported on
the trade with the rebeIious States, aad there /.
not Z fneadof testimony against Butler, except
hands @ @ BE-
var IN Norfolk, and Eas arrested aud Aned for
the sa1ne: and that in his efforts to esc1pe frop
the consequences ol lis GulIk, he s7bpnnael o1s
Of bis clerks to commit perjury to nd himself
Of the charge broushtasalnst him. The eelrcon-
rtcted ecorndrel Is the only Eltnc;9 against Sen.
Ertler, aad he test1aes o1ly to what he pronss=s
that he En"Ws.
Especial D1s9atch to the Chicago Tr.b11e.l +:
WAsa1soTos, April ID.
Gen. Grant LETT Washington, accompanied by
MI Giant, IN 'he cxenins train for Trenton he
Speaker colfax. who arrived here to.dsy, was
Informed by the President TINT Il wa7 probzhle
vii ,heleiofe Ssai' s iol 10 % cstornta bg osetlaad
rontc on the 10th Of ne1r month.
L Fouf hundred md forty-one rebel ofHcers, can
Ewell* vi; Gen. Kershew, Gems. Barton, s1mma,
Go1se, p13b9se ,.ia nHd comoaoEes Hnatef and
were tsten to the ose aaS Of ptGn GeI 5as
Provost Marshal, where they ,weFe de-
o%ses were rone Mh'n tn.dnen 1ae fS
General Eweil and some Of the sick ana wounded
rebel officers were taken in an anbulsnte. Dur
efae M gbo were Invited ato h5s 9oo sefe s 1isis it,
/ ed by number OF friend. and former acquaint.
ances Mayor Generals ingalls, and Hitchcock
Hpo9h and I'd Ssu
The re1ss officers above named gre a!l nov on
/ their WY to Fort Warren In Boston harbor.
they VII be confined .et ,e6 re 70 P r. Ine
| tol, As they marched through the streets they
| attracted mich attention. Some OF them aopeaFed
rather but ths mo et9so 9aoe' s
pleased that they were ont Of the tIials and snnef
1pgs, and dangers, which they had endured 80
| long. y v.., a.. u..
Huntef. Letcher. and other rebels Of Virginia, to
attend the meeting Of tho ex-1ebel Leetslssare og
Judge Campbell. hare been 1evoked ny thG r1es, s.
! 4dent Gen. Weitzel. who installed IL aeteq IN IN
the matter By and with. tae consent e MF' LII
/ toln, he has been relieved BY Gen. Patr1cE.
A Cabfnet meeting lasting several hsq1s' any ana
at which Gen. Grant Was present, was hela to-oaJ'
| TIE important questions connected W1to rec2n.
| Bt1ucton were diBcussed. bat no dcanlte Icsalts
! were arrived at. Gen. Grant exprested conhdeEce
in The result Of Gen. Lees nLssi6h 70 NORTH Caro
| lirn-tkat 1t wpt1d pe the uncondtaonAl sufsea
der Or Johpston'e army.
WAsn1se7ox, April 14.--Thc order for tae ), re- e
1uction Of tie army has Eprcad constarnaton
a9org n'iucal Generala, who, 1t Is understood
| are to tc tho frst thrown overheard.
CeRflsl Grant Keeps himself secluded t1nce MI
nrTvn! in the city. he has hnd several interviews
with the President and hrate Of tfeAT AZ Depart
mSnt. Most comprehensive, measures for the pa
Temptation.
NEW York, April 14.-Tho Rost,s Washington
tpetta! tays: "Generpl Weitzcl has been super
sSoeo I'M command n Richmond. Rumo.s we1s
euuat th1e morning thnt ne had been re-
| Iuneu EecsuSe the>J Jovexnment 'dfenppfoye3 biz
acunn IN granting esfc conduct to the rrbel Viz
f!uth tes1slatufe. These reports afe noy7 co1fYa
Ac1ea. General Ord having n4ae Ri, hmord ii,
nsaoquafsers % Of the army .! the james, toofcom
t;cherhl Lre aFrivcu IN Richmond on Wednesday