The New York herald., 1865-03-30
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there Of has been held in which Mr. Lincoln,
Generals Grant, Sherman Meade, Ord Sheridan and other
military chiefs participated, and immediately after 1t
broke up general movement in front of Richmond was
begun General Sherman quietly from Colds
boro reaching City Point on last Monday, and leaving
again for North Carolina on Tuesday.
We have the important report from Washington that
General Lee since the engagements Of last Saturday,
has renewed his request for military convention TO
agree upon terms for a cessation Of hoslities II is
said he acknowledged that account Of the cutting
of his communications the scarcity Of supplies in Rich
mond and the present formidable combinations
against him, further military efforts his part must
be useless 1t is understood that General Shermans
plans for cutting Off General Johnston's rebel army
from all available Of supply are complete,
and that General Grants movement will compel
Lee either to starve his troops in Richmond or
como out and risk engagement. In view of
all these matters many well informed people in Wash
ngton sanguine that before President Lncolns
return from James river peace will have been agreed
upon between Generals Grant and Lee and the rebellion
cance the fact that Secretary Seward also left Wash
ngton for City Point last night.
Another engagement took place in the Army Of tho
Potomac on last Monday morning, which, though con-
fined small portion Of the line, and Of short dura
ton, of quite severe character at least for the
rebels party OF them who pretended that they wished
70 DESERT allowed to approach the national lines
when they fierce the front Of division
of the Sixth CORPS just before daybreak for the
pose OF recovering their advanced works, from which
they were driven Saturday. The assault was so
sudden and furious that the Sixth corps troops
were at first forced back but they instantly
rallied repulsed the enemy at all points,
and recovered and maintained thor captured ground
The rebel loss during the short fight heavy,
while that Of the Sixth corps was very slight The
entire first line Of rebel works captured by the Se-
cond and Sixth corps last Saturday is sn held
by them, and has been rendered strong that any
effort Of the enemy for its recovery must prove futile
The loss of therebes Saturday, in killed, wounded
and prisoners their attack the Ninth corps alone
is estimated at FIVE thousand General Grant, in his off,
oal ordor states that nineteen hundred of them
captured at this point To Offset this they gained
thing The Richmond papers only claim that five hundred
Union soldiers captured, and admit that guns
carried of General Grant says that in all the en-
ggemens Of Saturday along the lines twenty eight hun
dred rebel soldiers and rebel battle flags were cap
tured Both General Lees official despatch and the Rich
mond journals admit that the attack the Ninth corps
was . failure.
General Crook has been assigned to the command OF
the cavalry Of tho Army Of the Potomac and General
Sheridan and his men, having completed their game Of
havoc among rebel communications and supplies north
OF Richmond, have sought field for operations
the south side Of James river whore they again
at work, and whence they will DO heard Of
In tho congratuatory order Of General Sherman his
army the day after their victory Ben.ons-
vile, and in the complete details Of operations
from Fayetteville to Goldsboro contained In the
dispatches OF our correspondents, published in this
mornings HERALD the people will find most satisfactory
TO tho boasts Of great Confederate successcs
made by General Lee and the Richmond press At Ben
louisville that lion In shermans path did finally make
stubborn stand and desperate battle the result
Bat ultimately the lion had to give way, like everything
eso before Sherman The rebels fed from the field
in disorder, leaving their dead, wounded and many
prisoners behind and burning the bridges after them
to retard the progress Of their implacabc pursuer
General Sherman tells his soldiers that safter march
OF the most extraordinary character nearly 1--WE hun
dred miles from Savannah to Godsboro) swamps
have rost and all the supplies that be brought from
tho rich granarios and sorehouscs OF magnificent
country, before again embarkng new and un,ried
dangers" We accompany the HERALD correspondents
graphic accounts with map showing tho line Of sher
mans march from Fayetteville TO Godsboro and the
locations Of the battle fields Of Averasboro and Benons
Vile.
Tho bold and sweeping raider General stoneman Is
again the head Of large body Of cavalry In the South
west and his driving tho scattered rebels rapidly
before them Up the 25h inst they had already
covered from the enemy one hundred miles of railroad
and important results Of their operations in quarter
where they are least looked for by the rebels,
pected to be heard of shortly.
The ST. Albans raiders were yesterday acquitted and
sot at liberty by the court In Montreal before which their
has for long time been under investigations but
they Immediately after rcarrested warrants
Major General Peck, district commander In this city,
has issued supplementary order calling attention to
previous orders Of the President and Major General Dix
and instructions from the State and War departments
prohibiting the landing in this city Of persons coming
from foreign countries who unsuppled with pass.
ports ship owners and notified that here.
after any vessels bringing passengers unprovded with
passports excepting ordinary emigrants win be al
lowed to discharge
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