, 1865-04-05
'P0STSC RlPT.
IYEDNESDd I, 0'CLOCK 4. il.
The GREAT VICTORY.
GRAPHIC DETAILS Of $pERlDAN'S
SPLENDID FIGHTING.
Tie Battle of Five Forks.


Special Dispatch to Western Associated Press.
NEW YoRK, April 4.
Lees Retreat.
The Htro9d cditorlalIy thinks Lees retreat viii
proven rout. 1t says Lee will endeayer to etoes
Grants line in order to JON Johnston, who, d
course, will retreat towards gwen point on Lee;
line to facilitate Junction. From all appearancef
the utter destrucuonIof The forces under Lee aui
Johnston Is certain within a short time, between
Grant, Shernan and Sheridan, leaving Thomas
out Of the question.
Another Pence S,ory.
The Hfrald's Washipgton special claims to be
Informed ~ high official In the Government
that In the early part Of last week JEFF. Davis
'made direct oserture 70 Mr. Lincoln to surrend.
et TO the United Suites Government, Oh condition.
that all who had taken part IN the rebellion
should be restored to citlzenehip.- Ali else he
would give up II that would be granted. liz,
power4o grant that point. Thus ended that neace
ncgoia1ion, and the fight commented within
SLrridan's B.tt1e.
Tho HorEd's account Of Shetidan's battle Mt
Five Forks says: "Sheridan,s forcas sntnraax
morning we're three divisions Of Infantry. andeT
avs ss 91 soPs q 5s
Shenandoah. now commanded By Merritt, under
Deren and t:4star: one division OF cayalry Of the
Of more Ut cavalry Of the Army Of Tho James. M
der Mackenzie. In this coppositfon, Infantry
was to cavalry IN the proportion Of two to QUE,
his lipe, though i stretched from bnRWiddie Rdtt
Gc11t honse 3 iv 2naksr road along the Doydton
Saturday be dredfoqr elgnn1 guns, to admoAish
Yergtng roads, struck their camps lust. south
Of Cnlpepper, IN certain Stony Creek tribussrics.
which 11ad northward and control the roads
est detour. Custar took the bottom cal1ed Cham
beriain Bed, and Desen adyanted rom Itt!e F,yr
Folks, IT, whole driving the reoeIe Toward tie
o~n men far outnnmbesed the rebels. it was
part Of our scheme to push them back into thetr
i1ttenchments. This work Wig delegated 10 cay-
alry. entirely. Mounted carbtnicrs arc no nat:l.
10 the rebels they we're d1smounted and acted a.
Infantry. portion Of them under Gregg md
Mackcnzfe still adhered to the saddle, that they
charging purposss, hus lilly ave % .Sous. nus
and obstinate men, who had seen service in the
Shrpa1 doah and elsewhere were formed IN line CT
ie a wott y 1es9s Se1 R dRGY s sg
rebel column. This they were to do evenly. and
!he cavalry men fn line Of baltic stood together
like wala Of sGne; swelling on~d!ike eradq
ment Of febels would charge down upon M. sxyo;,
ing the lines and threatening to annhilats rs.
n1oqge veg and or9ss and field
self was active, wavfng bis hat and giving orlers
seldom ont of drc hat never stationary, and close
hy, The full long yellow locks OF Guetar, with
gurd with much work.
At4 O'Clock the rebels were behind the,r wood
en- walls at Five Forks. ard still the cavalry
mountsd, charged tquareiy upon the f.ce OF ,hclr
b1eastworks. which lay In shs main On the north
slde Of thst%ht:e !9sS 5oad while the cavalry
Warren. though commanded BY Sheridan, pre.
pared 10 take part in the battle. On The LETT wa
the aivisio9n 9 ef , Gen. AYES: Crawford had lie
from the Boyd,on pink road 1t 10 o'eiosF
while Sheridan wis Numbering away, with cayaI-
n, mounted and dtsmeanted, and delndine tie
arastliy Run Meeting House, hptithesr' LEX wa wa
pot ret! half mile distant from the <Eebei works.
drove the whole rebel force into their breast.
works. Then be dlsruouuted tho mass Of bis CIV
alry charged he works straight In 'front.' still
vas eale behind his tntfe1chfpeats.
Then the signal WAS given and the concealed In
fansr5; many thonsand strong, spEaug up and ad- |
barn door shat,tEg to md Jun havo he 19oTe.
1nent, Il yo1 CHI ntso imagine the door itetlt, |
hinges aud all, moving forward ai1o. One ms9
captured four csnnon, ambulance trsia, bsceare /
trains, 500 muskets and twenty-efeht battls daes.
The hatt1c has opened to us the cncmy's fank, 20
aud Inside bis breas'TorE., enablins a. tp sbortea
orr line Of intrenchmeuts ope-half and puttfnr
ut Of Lees service oo Of hts choicest troops;
20 cort "a a1ss,, tas Gen; sheffdan telts
Ind the kerriee no more than 1500. I
Mali Order.
An oFder Of which this Is copy hiss been up
proved ~ Gen. sherunau:..
All malls for officers and soldiers In he nrmv
new with Aaj. Gen. Sherman. will after this date
oe sent to Fort Monroe for di:trihntton: No mall
or civilians Will be delivered unless addressed In
kIowu.
- On to Richmond. J.
Major Iogeort, Of the burcan Ut co1ored troops,
eli to-day fot Rtchnond u establish in that civ |
bsneh Of his Office. and facilitate the orcaniza-
ioh Of companies am one the colored RECRUITS. I
[hs r.. prop.le1 Reheeca Barton, Capt. sk1lienger,
n dica! d passment, bound for Richmond, being
&c ffst Cnou vessel that has cleared for that porf
lnce the breaking out Of the war. Immediate
'ft'tee IN Richmond and Petersburg. Scferai
easel. huvc arrived here 10 day bringing ebont
tD Of the wounded In The late battles. Others
F1ll arrive Tomorrow
ays: When The messenger brought DAVIS 4
ifpateh from Lee, announcing tho t5rnlnr ofh,s
,Ght th the President rsta.ea to beiere It and
, hs smp s.f3pnf M p oRs9 R5 rtSs
Ulcers and their families, Cd not leave Rich.
1ond until Monday morning Had We1tzei's
WSoo On to nc de5os uoe entering The
,aes'e "A he the capital Of the fa:itive Con
4 Rebel Raid,
The g bune's . Goldsboro rtcca] Of the e0th .ars.
The Inst SERIOUS attempt d, raldine " rcouiinr
ropna oHr ltnee since the occup1tlnn of Colds
o9e WY msde ,odsy BY seout thirty Of lamp
PC ? northwest from a1oty Hall 4 party
teil mounted men, belonging to Kilpatr1ck's
Maa ' Thse eqt Tpon az. .eoung and er,sog
y y : fnSE1!ry, Nho attacked them, and *sha!p
ssa ,rl '' "n. Wy @ on5 e. Tsa fighting and falling
2. aFfa.'nP 3net N time to save onr men. Who !
ere 9utnunthercd three to oue. They che :kcd
!e rebel civa]'y: One Of OFT men was killed and
at HounHed: We captured two prisoners, two
thzes were killed and a. many wounded on The
ID: dtiall was ecnt outsrom the seennd hrir.
bury the dcnd." u' ana
WASHINGTON, April4, ]
:! Su1 EaoIuHts haFe removal up the janles river |
obs. 'Ae "ostt w.
Ten. Mritzel upon cntering Richmond. wns
Feclea " Ech. Gfant to ti}oW no one ia fcave I
9 Guy o5 psesent any oncto en1er who was NOT !
, 'nnee'eo t.e WILL tne army or had authority to .
The Ihe rebels fred Pete1sbm: Ia rcve.sl places
eedtly extlneulshed. " Ae "A' I
o!n., md o.htts arc constantly arrlYinr. IL
:. 'ueIt gre 20 many pf1esners there th1t euIl-
snt nnmocf Of troops could uot he spared 10 ! =
,sla ,9n1s men and consequently detachments OF
plnsed 1n charge Of then.
n NV H1s aonk. april 1.-The ConamereiGl's wash
sloa spfi Ia eass It Is regarded BY military men
1p9as1ne ap n1t,s foE m tfo to egaRe With any consid
ellze! baa pushed ionn NTH hts negro corps On +
fallrend lending from Richmond to Burkcs-
Ie Junction, 10 co operat with Graut1n head