The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-08


her eney 20 recruit In n land TO blockade sespors
and exceed the utmost latitude Of begerent privileges
In order n intcsceSt the trade 81 the CoafederatsA
Enees OF the News I'm Liverpool.
From the London Star, April rs
mere arunusa.r crowd at the Liverpool Exchange
Room ON Sunday, bit the exciting news received
friends being TOO depressed converse mush and tn:
fopne 70 :ct Soas.fuiy and ungensrously Yesterday
business Of subscriptions livelor ind with better
Tsrs and d s rss
though tho latter rallied bit in the Of the day
Pig iron advanced Ia a. and sugar % long drug on
Contaxy 70 all antcipations and prophecies the cotton
market was lively, with improving prccs This unex
busy and stocks are small while the prospects Of large
ana sudden influx Of the raw material rom America arc
N ssSes general feeling q ssfsction that the 'crusi
war' may be considered over and that the Americans
would be busy demonstrating" 70 rash into foreign
The Superiority Of tho Union Armies and
Generals Acknowledged.
From the London nmes April 21
Tho great war on which the eyes Of the world have
been xed for the last four years has been brought vr
s: sh s e: sou St mi. victory %s
crowns the obstinate campaign which General Grant
S a. sas aa az sse%m@ss ss1 s'sf" H. MIX
In spite Of some Of the boodes defeats In the annals
Of Last I'M q h h: been
Sensrai-undoubtedly man Of moro vgor and charac
ter than his predecessor chiefly from the gradual
South For many months the army Of General Leo mns
have fought against hope stood q bay in front
cious HIVES whNe ne enemy was being continually rein
forced from the abundant sources Of the Northern States
and Of Europe Pho confedsrstes drew their supplies
from which every day lessened, while half the
world employed In flooding their adversaries with
the means Of war A last the end has come Rich.
thing like strategca success six months ago hos been
abandoned after terrible defeat and with haste which
baby eapse before We know the rsai history Of these
events learn the which induced the chiefs
which they Ssd upon q poSle even IN the
sr period Of the II they considered that the fate Of
=: vas bound up Win that q 9I Richmond
Ss military
sources Of the Norm the vsor and citation Of lie armies
made the pursuit Of General Lcos force most prompt and
Of the south literally not an hour Of res Sheridan and
Meade followed on the track Of the retreating Southern
with such seenty that these had nowhere time to
One corps op s sasras threw ITSELF BY forced march IN
their rear, and they were threatened By three not
four, converging arm!ea In such IN extremity there
was nothing len but % yield. -
Such 10 the end Of tho great army which, organized by
81 Uns s Ss ~ "ScS
wonders In this war; Not oven tho grand army Of Ma
poeon himself could count series Of more brilliant VIC
spirited population Of Virginia has defeated 90 many In
or the State and crushed the hopes Of 20 many
Northern generals Chief and soldiers have now failed
for tho nrst and last time. They were victorious until
victory was no longer TO b achieved by human valor and
then they fsll with honor Theirs has been no gradual DE-
cy In courage and discipline no decentralization the results
Of successive defs.s What they were a the Chcaa-
hominy and At Charlottesville they were on the day
when the oyerpoWennG forces OF Grant and shcridan
forced them back rom thsir defencee n Petersburg
ticnswan IscEson nad been alive 70 witness ene ruin
dbnom0Q oOnQuCt
iatess no9r wren TUG srue nissoLy o. these tnin6s
,olc n Is ,S sn inc csmpasn 2.
aH0c .o.sns " V ~ .no - 'oCno Ds.es sss.nss
sn:Qualsd In forme. aad NOR: succssstul campaign.
nssd e p.sl's e The hcar q ~ misfOrsone r e
, ,mposs ~ Hsny a' .sue no Wn snsn
he soushsrns have Or have not fought better sssa
former year. there can Do no doubt that nc fsdcras
have sSrpasssd ,i Their preceding saorss Slowly BY:
sutoy sney nave Drougnt tneh armies peIIecuon Az
rst they suffered rom the mistake Of undertaking the
strength ana determination OF Their opponents They
wnists snus orr from foreign succor ana with as
cor1 1s no. nosss popolsuSn within tner porders
Knowing also their own friendly feeling 70 the South
tney couiu naTuy Deneve INA. INC coniederats were
actoa'ed Gy sucn hatred Oh inc Union = would rouse
them TO long and strenuous eiortA These feelings
nsd great deal 70 40 with the lack OF energy with
which the war was prosecuted IN s earlier stages The
South could DC Forced TO come oaok-tnss was on the
point OF coming BACK o. lts OWE eccoIo ~ was ony
49, a'y e.es .lAAy - ~'. -, s"ess..e Wy.
INC iast hopes o. the existence OF Union party IN the
South were that they gave their whole heart
% the war ana Pu. sneis whole strengn INTO Even
shen tney had NOT tne same military spirn 90 the
Scotn since an nvading iorce can never 90 mpeed ~
tho which belongs 70 those who are DEFEND
ing 'ns nomes Ooh. s n M so InH DOu1y men were
reused 70 fury BY the desolation OF their land
snrs Savn aSs ,hn Norbsr ovs. scsssn, s
svaIoo law o snS an os,os oa.on' M,
no. ami Of ABILITY IN he ner
WI - G, ssnS .% a. - s'y ,a.. %i H..
so.s =. r S, s s r. ,;i :, A. Lee =. s
snu Os1n me -, & nd ~h.r ths 80 don ,Ss
cv v ~ I'M wos r,aniv ness Tbs snns
Gnu Oh .ne conieoo,aoy wn' phy .S a.. .~ nuPI, 4.
actual connct; tnelr pfoeress IN % en.D'eu .nc
20 ako s1vsn ,t ~ svs sa% 40 '9rS Sfv 'ss
Ss cn %css.t ne that which hs sus,snsS The
M .s s % a., 49,. ~ SsS.roi nsnsrci. ~,
os ;n sS. ,,;I|s "nI rnoel .rsn ~ s~,rssS
~" ~" xxs,ojy.on,. .,c,ssny, Tnsr cravarrv
Which A. The beginning Of the war was Tie
,nah,n s.c, ~ nc ConSeaerstes 10 now src.sn, ana
.s L s' % - =, me-. r;,h csccs r. rr,,S , 49,
~ warfare With which their royernment can furnish
them n The North has not Gained in his srnvr" shsi
for valor which has been