New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-29
FRO w GEO Il G Z a
hetsl Reports Of General Wilson's kaid'
Erola Richmond.

From Tie R!cssCHG nag OF wednesday w
take tho following .,,.
From a gentleman who left Greena1orough'
~ z on tho 18th instant. and reached Richmond Ns'
Srnday we gather some interesting hcmS Oh hcNs'
Jef Davis Gen Johnston and Gov SHiiih wore az III
sb5~p,.a on tic 18th instant. Davis looked as
cheerful as il he had never heard oi disaster 70 Is
.rny Tle mingled freely with citizen. and soldiers
Tie treasure of the Richmond banks and TIE goa OF
The Confederate treasury were ar mat lme ia Ictns
bo,oucN Whether Davis carried II of with nm our
informant did not know. Stoneman was az salisbury
and L gotten of it must have been vagoned across tle
country 10 Cheraw il company with DAVIS ana ~
eavaleade II two thousand troopers MI. iIehhoin,
Confederate Secretary of the Treasury and all the one
INC wigs were in GlccnsborOugh, and, as We slated
Yesterday rode off with JET. Davis. MI llenlon
was apried TO by citizens sell of his gold Tor
Confederate notes the w0uldbe purchasers oeIlns 70
ray any price, but he 100 sensible secretary 10
entertain FOX moment any such proposition ~,
GOV Smith the 18th, by request ~ SomeuoGN
made a speech 10 the people Of 'GTeenSborough. He)
urged them all 10 flock % the banner Of Joseph T..
Johnston but not ono man. ouI informant is losllNe
was Influenced hg the eXhOrtaton Inc people cheeI'u
Mr. Smith very much ioI cheering is cheap. ana NOT
troublesome 10 execute when one has nothiHg else 10
On the l4th Davis started south with his escort
Smith returned 70 Danvie and Gen. Johnston re
manned at GTeensbororeh. At that dcie Johnston
army was supposed 10 number somewhere uetWeth
thirty and fifty thousand men OF al arms:
The Davis party spoke openly OF their intention o.
making lor the Irsns-Mississlml ana expressed conn
doncc that they could get over without ihleIfuiii9u.
We do not agree with them IN thlsi bnt The question
will nov soon be settled
In Justice TO Governor Smith We must state that by
las intcrcesson the Confederate authorities We're IN
diced 70 f0egO the burning Of the railroad bridge and
other public property al panViLe.
PROM LYNCHBURG - WHAT OCCURRED THERE
AFTER THE EVACUATION OF RICHMOND.
For the first time since the evacuation o.
Richmond and the Surrender Of Gen. Lees army We
mud ourselves IL possession Of authentic intelligence oi
The events which took place In Lynchourg during te
eyenfl ten days that succeeded the fight OF the so
called Confederate Government from ITS capital. We
are indebted FOX our information 70 gentleman con
neeted with the Confederate Medical PurveyOrs De
partment Lynchonrg, and who left that place only
week ago.
of Confederate rule in Lynchburg. lie left Richmond
on Sunday night, Inc q inst on horseback ahc, Io
lowing the course Of the canal reached Lynchburg on
Wednesday where b. announced than he had been Tie
last man to leave Richmond At the time Of his arrival
Stonoman was reported 10 be moving on the
the southwest ard Icnax. who commanded the Con
feierate troops in Iynchbufg. was making an enofi
pot every nan INTO the trenches But many OF th'
citizens and other persons in the town ha1 exemption
papers which Loma& elt bound TO respect, and eonse
uucnty these fortunate individuals were left az liberty
about az their pleasure privilege when the.
exercised IN collecting crowds al the street cOfne
and discussing fine situation.
Tho sight Of these knobs fmen inceDsed The Cover
nor boyond enduraDceii being bis idea during In
that the trenches the proper place FOR ever
male thing in the country between the ages of 10 an'
100 years--and be forthwith began stump
ing fie streets addressing every crowd, and making
one Last old effort IRE the southern heart FIND
,ng that his barangnes produced rather derison
.Ssmpin, such "a miserable set" He then expressed
hs determination 70 have the tobacco warehouses
fred bat war informed by the citizens that this should
rot b. done and that any attempt OF the Kind would he
resisted iy force Of arms. This spirited and uDey
pected response acted on Tin like an eXngusher. lie
made 30 more speeches, and yery after left the
town and set out for Dtnyllle.
on sunday evening the gth instant information was
received hat Gen Lee had that morning sum ndered
10 Gen Grant at pomaftoX Court House. and there
upon LoIcax Immediately evacuated the town. stone
man who had been eY pected lor several days had not
and fvOfsl fef MI az
any kind except small body Of citizens who had been
armed T. 37eserve order and pat down anything like
mob spr1t that might show Itself This proved 20 be
an unpleasant state OF suspense. il was felt 10 be de-
sTabe that should take the place but no such
person mia5ng their appearance during Monday' on
Tuesday scouts sent ont with orders 60 eife the
town up ~ tins first Union fierce they could come M
with The scouts however, after traver,iug the high
ways and hyways within cirelit OF nine miles around
returned Unsuccessful hot having been able 10 Ind any
one 10 whom they could gre the town.
The Lynohhlrgers were happily put out Of their
misery on Wednesday by The arrival OF Mckenzie
cavalry briga7a of the ANN Of the Potomac. The CHI
Yons were very uueh gratIet by the treatment thes
received from Con. No Kerzie ana bis men, which wa
txactly similar the treatment Of the city Of Richmond
NV Con Crds fosces All private property pro
tectod and even the medical sores OF the Purveyn
Department not nterieIed WITH. Only the mVni
tions Of war and property Of she Davis Government
were taken possssssn OF aud DESTROYED After remain
lng in IL ncbbgrF syeraI days, me Union troops were
Withdrawn Gen. Mckenzie directing the Council and
citizens resume charge Of and protect their town
The s,irit OF the " 1ens Of Iynchblgg IN resisting
" 3
much tote admired by doing they saved their city
IRON the sad fate OF Richmond.
THE sURROUSD CoUyTgy.
Within the past tWo days we have seen a
number of PERSONS from Ire country surrounding Rich
rnond and pleased 70 e able 10 say that as gen
eral th1gthe best order prevails and tbs farmers,
among whou9re many pa,oled prisoners rapidly
return M 10 their iOrnh stoGds from which they were
torn by TIE Da Oh, and preparing 70 renew
the tiliage Of their rmI the counties which mag
be- said 10 De in The track Of the armes-Chosterded
Powhatan and Amea--syrlc Outragef and horse thefs
aye being perpevated hy Ern4glers from both armies
but .hese irregularities are bong firmly put down by
fheatrong srn Of The United States military author
ities The scarcity Of horse fcr farming purposes
the most serious want now felt ~ the farmers. The
vRr As sweep away th4l fOnlTds OF tAe h0E1es
and IN Iles in tbe eOaD,?y
SEEKING IMPLOYxgzT NORTH.
, According 10 the terms q a general order,
issued ~ Gen Ord % paT0lei as prisoners OF The
Northern States wiz be furnished with transportation
North g.son such app icant taking the oath % ale
glance. Tie wives and children oHls Of the applicants
viii be allowed 10 atco@pauy then. Applicants can|
register Their names occupation AID ~ city TO which
they desire % be seat al The oboos eDened for that
plTpOfc within each 81 the three dsfics. Boats VIII
be provided by Government for the transportation c1
sJch az avail emsslyes C tbs privilege 81 this order
TnR TrRNiRs.
She Germau Turner A,so laii0n % Richmond
Hold its frat messing last evcling IN their nah IN Sion.
fleip Hal lie meeting tl3 Inst held the
OUTBREAK Il pe Rs,ell0n ~ the meeting last evening
defgae f.,xH the Convention 81 Associations, held
aLJDst0 II. C.. the % inst. was present. and
sablllel thc eclsttaon ~ tae tnlon. tLen adopted
Thls cOasfi .s.oa aa.ses toe a-sOcatons North and
so4ih on one common platform. Slavery being The bar
me- before.
Several 81 tho guInoatF and ir0n-Clads burned
40 llswu up ir fh' james River by tlc Confederate