The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-04-04


the lefi around thrse niles north Of L
Boydtogn plank read, leaving between
. and he south Side Failroad 6ut : s;nv-
Inc q brsastworks shsoan M "a,
Wednesday night We esptusel 49,.
iS.eoe prisoners, aad our own loss i n,
over 2sseo IN tho aggregate. TIE suem
suffered mach mors heavily. and ,hei
iofefs were besoming dsnsfali-s8 yer
isss IN ihs evening, snd he could nc
oe induced 70 maks aasiher charge On ~
hah corps front. although lhsy had seuvh
desperately early 10 tao day.
ARu YoRx, April AT see tbis morr
ing President lincoln reports ihat Peter.
burg Is evacuated and Grant thinks nich
mend IA evaeuatsd also. Grant i pashin,
on % ent Of the rebel retreat
HAsHIsesos, D. c, April s-lo,ls a. ~
70 Aaior General Dix; i appears hou
: dispatch Of trn. Weiiasl, Just received IS,
this Department. that our forces under III,
command are IN Richmond, hsslut taksu
ii st SIS this morning.
=. A. SrAsf0E,
See. d var.
ltgrrasoox afsrt1cHu-l
hrrtAao. Mareh s--Dispatches from ne
eastern cities show great exeissment and
rejoicing ever the fail Of Richmond ana
Petersburg.
A dispatch from President Lincoln e ne
War Department this morning reports Pc
tersburs evacuated.
OFsIcI1L, WA DEgARrvExr,
NAsEISaroS, March 5, ncon.
The following Official confirmation Of she
capture Of Richmond, and announcement
that the city IS on FIRE hes just bsoa rs-
csived.
=s[signedl T. n. sraxrox.
Secretary Of War.
CRY PoIST, April S-To Hon. F.. AZ.
Stanton, Secretary Of War, Gen. Weitssi
tsiesraphs IS folIows; 'sWe took Richmond
81 SIS shis mornine, asd captured manv
guns. The snsEny lea Ia great haste. TAs
city is on Ere in one place; au msking
every effort to pasis out. The peopls Re.
eeived as with enthusiastic expressions Or
joy. Gen. Grant started early ais ruoshiag
vita The army, towards the Donviilo read,
% cut of Lees retrsating army II poasibls. /
President Lincola has gone to The fFont.
lsigasdl rs. BosRns, A. A.a
Signed n Stanton, ssc'y Of War
NEw YoHr, April s.-rhs Herald's Army /
y The James aeorrsspondent says that troops /
we're selected from each corps for special
'erVios, and sent across the james, under
ies- Ord. At sunset on the fsth, thsy oc
'uried The position vacstsd By ne "a corp.
md moved 70 shs lefs il the midst ofa rain
to-m- Con. Turner moved his division Of
he 4th corps, just after daybreak, down
he Vaughn read, crossed Hslchols Ren,
nd pushed forward 70 make connection
giih she right Of abe "a corps, ana With no
ighiiHg this coHnection was made. Other
'ommands we're also moved, 20 as 70 make
coutinUous line.
Turner captarsd line Of rebel rife pits
Tith nearly all The rebels in them. Sim
Gen. Foster pushsd fosward
art Of his division, materially aiding Tur.
isr's successes. The advance Of both Of
hose divisions was within the rebel picket
ines and within six hundred yards Of llsir
main works.
BiTaeys division Is on the right q
'oster'a, Strengthening the atter's lire
'hr0ughout the night Of the sOth our
asn Wsrs busy stfsnsthenlsg their works
I'd Bow esrs = line ihat ~. snssls fhsa..
G held lhsir sreund asain1i cay lares Il
BE enemy.
The herald's Washington special ssya Il
! expected that the Prssident. isamdistsly
pos tho occupation ef Richmond win
isue new prcciamation q alnnssty.