Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1865-04-12
Regular Report.
Incidents of Shoridan's
Pursuit. -,
Brilliant Fighting and Gen.
eralship.
Condition of Sec. Seward.
Rumored Surrender Of
Johnston.
Kirby Smith and his Army
Ready to Cave In.
Regular Report.

NEw YoRK, April 1.-THE World 5
Potomac army correspondent gives the
details of the pursuit of Lees army, d.
ting near Rice's Station, 7th. He says:
After another day of excitement and
success, we have few miles more of the
enemy's soil The enemy was driven
from the strong Notifications guarding
approaches to the magnificent kridge
crossing the Appomattox. The enemy
had strong well-stocked forts, and though
we anticipated a determined resistance,
We captured them with but little trouble,
with all that was in them, Securing Is
pieces of all fashions and callibers. The
enemy then fell back and took q position
near Farmsville. Here they held us the
entire remainder of the day, notwith-
standing strong efforts on the part of the
second corps to dfslodge them. The
enemy tried several times to cut his way
through our lines, but always with such
fatal results to himself that he finally
abandoned the attempt The I'd divis-
ion was sent down the railroad to seize
the village of FarmsviIle, which they
did without trouble. Previously they had
skirmish in which, it was feared, Gen.
Smythe was mortally wounded. Vfsl
Gen. Ewell, after his capture, SAID
Gen. Lee had long since wanted to take
all his troops Westward and there dis
band them, but Davis would not consent.
Another Worlds correspondent, dated
Burksville, April 7th, says:
Yesterday Sheridan discovered force
of the enemy, and large wagon train
pushing briskly toward their main army.
He Immediately pushed ahead his troops
and found the enemy in position from
which they were driven, and after bard
fighting they fell back to another posi-.
ton, from which Sheridan could not with
his cavalry alone bulge them. The ID
and 9th corps came up and were put in
position, which they held through the
night. Next morning Custar was sent
forward to barrieade the road the rebels
would take in retreating. The forming
of the infantry being made, the charge
was sounded. The rebels held our troops
at bay for time, but our men finally
rushed upon them, when they fed down
the pike where they were met by Custar,
and held in check. The men finding
they could not get off, turned again upon
the infantry. They charged impetuously,
and the our troops counter charged,
when the enemy hoisted the white Gag
and surrendered. 4fotoI
1t was in this fight that Ewell and
other officers were captured; being not
only out-fought, but handsomely out
generated.
The Worlds Washington special
says:
Il was reported last night. that John,
ston had surrendered on the same terms
granted Lee. 4
The ITi6Une's special says:
Secretary Stewards injuries have as
sumed a serious character, of the danger
of erysipelas. His physicians fear that,
owing to his inability to take solid food,
he cannot repair the waste of his vital.
ity in time to meet the heats of the COM
ing warm weather. stia
1t ID rumored that the President win
call an extra session of Congress.
The Herald s Washington special
says:
Prominent rebels - probably Judge
Campbell and Mr.. Hunter - are soon
expected in Washington, in connection
with the business of the restoration.
Secretary Stewards condition is such
as to make it necessary that conferences
on the subject should be held there.
K The Herald $ Washington special
also says:
There is the best authority for the
statement that Gen. Smith and the rebel
Trans-Mississippi army are ready to sur
coE1a hack