The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-07-04

eountsnanos you rsaA psnh News. aye positive. az
tinct and direct news had ct last arrived from Lea
Yt nm sroan BUnsm
But heavensl what news IL was The consternsgsoq
In Richmond the evacuation was - nothing whom CON.
pared with the dsmay depicted every face in Danvs
a. soon rs that news leaked out Les had been whipped
Well hecaa recover from tho blow. .But Lee bad SUR
rendered Impoasbisi l. what, Lee narsendssi--kobs
Lee do any such thng The very thought seemed ABB
susd Yet the fact %; and sowly and Reluctantly
is haA 70 b. ersdesA Gloon The densest Wa shroe1
and In harmony VITA IL hssrel ths sky poured sut -
torsa making Dsnvflis 10 most miserable and naddy
p'sos ever tried 70 drsg my fsst through
lvAoUArMa DAHvnLA
Orders were given for the svseuason Of Dsnvis =
ave O'Clock the evening Of Sunday the 10th Of April
The place was hsd WITH naval "A ether storss ~
shsss had been most nisssrdly husbandsd Now ths5
were 70 bs DESTROYED eevss>s& N, Davis was a The
depot BY half past ave oolosk M Trenholm. who was
very III, was carried there - ambulance Mr. Mallory
rode about the city Issuing orders and doing hard worn,
p secufs hs snsposatioa Of ~ that was most vslus
able belonging 70 the navy. AZ the depot, amid
crush little infssos 70 thas In Richmond eight days
before Judge Reagan at modify . trunk. Neas
and the Attorney 0ensrai squat ysiss. ConfGsios
was supreme and swas half n Asus before shsrs w.
order enough 70 enable the Presdsnts train to receive
- ssasesang fpagAa A4ssasSh ~ ssraeii ~ svs<
and Mr. Davis, accompanied by tie party wAsa
leaving Richoad with the sxoeptioa Il Colonel Ivs
who remained in Danvils started on for Gsesnsboro u
Noth cssOlina O GWTfNFEs3 WHW
me ssws which wss long looked for and % -
welcome when IL came, stunned. ALL Its effect on MOI
Of the old citizens Of Richmond 10 deter them iron
going further and thus tho second saes OF the svac.
- A. ma haA
the first Tho ssncs In the immsdiats vicinity Of Mr.
Davis was dolesoms No one seemed 10 have opnios
heart 70 give n utssmncs. Prom Richmond q Den'
vile eli were less loquAoous; but nom Dan
vile to Greensboro he dismals" ruled despoticaily
that tho vsry mon whose natures appeared 70 talk"
were dumb. >y,~-,~--.-,-~.-~-,--~,
4 NARROW 1scAPa
Il "A short distance the road accident occurred y
engine and had to wait for fresh Had the
delay been much longer our train would have Gloss
chance Of capture Scarcely had we passed point Oh
the road within few miles OF Greensboro when raid
ing party tore up the track and assaed train which
only met ton minutes before But we got 10 0reens
boro In safety.
Our progress was the progress Of I'll ncws speeding
arace As tidings of tho evacuation OF Richmond had
not preceded but u.s. 90 intelligence Of Lees
surrender was borne along By presence No one in
Greensboro suspected IT, We arrived early in the
day Both Johnston and Bsaurssasd latter nrst, he
being in command there-were with Mr.. Davis TIE
interview ws short and evdently only preparatory ea
/ rm nHosrrAIlrY aRmmBoRo
In Greensboro, ~ in Dsnvlls ths'nsval Won
stocked Fortunately II was for in Greensboro - moi
in Danville, the people nhosptabe. The homo d
the flying President was railroad Not soul o.
fered the slightest courtesy NJ Trenhom alone, bsina
very ILL., rendered the shelter Of house, and he was
taken 70 Governor Mcroheads All the Others Cabinet
and stat, roomsd and mealed In the cars.
Il rxSd fuYiously in Greensboro and moEs fotl6ble
sight you cannot well imagine than that presented By
our "distinguishsd party resisting tho drainage Of
leaky Most fortunately tor me found friend
cup town." and GOT Of most luxurious quality.
Willingly would have surrendered u % Mr.. Dst6 Z
there had been proprey in the doing co. o. 70 any Of
his Cabinet who were all unacoustomed 80 rough IT,
but they had resolved TO lot reensboro's hospitality
severely alone a. Il threatened ieave Tthe In The
Of Mr. Davis he persuaded 10 adopt compro-
mse-to sleep at little house In which the wife and
family OF Colonel Taylor Wood had for weeks bssa
staying and 70 spend the rest Of his time with his
| panions In the cars a M - }, y ras., 40.
TIN ooxvEDmAcY ooorsp uP m A cAR. sr
Il would have been ludcrous II Il were less provooa-
tive Of painful reflections think Of the whole rebel
government coopsd in those miserable And there
and thus for ave days Jefferson Davis his Cabinet and
acted sort Of fosasing ocer and General Stuart
caterer and fare rather better than camp fare the
result Of their efforts Il Yves 10 unpleasant this
feasting in the carseans ct no set hours but just
we felt hungry There was something novel shout II
and for think Mr. Benjamin enjoyedt greatly. The
further he got South tho more buoyan became his sps
Attorney General Davis thought II nne; but Judge Res-
gan, the most robust Of all relished II least he i'm
pressed me with conviction that the crisis weigh.
ing more heavily his spirits than any Of his
| peers. xxi
= "a oEsuaAL BascxNRIDoI .rr
Joined a Greensboro and brought all the details a
| Lees surrender. Soon after his arrival he and Mr..
Davis and Generals Johnston and Beauresard had
1 longed cousutasion. ail 80 4nsl sd aiiF rssrh
| HISTORIC Ror Ma
Il was held on the slope Of little him. juSs on the
railway track. The ltls hill was sslf historic II was
there thas Ma Greene Of Revolutionary fame hed ha
council Of war the night before he bsss o. Gudfor1
Court House. vas there that o. the day aer 0rssnss
dsfsas Lord Rowdon had his hsadquarts Il vas neas
70 there that The churiis Quaker refused Gssns the
Hospitality u biz house, saying, 0st shss hsnos wckea
man; have nou0ht 10 do with such - Ahssss Huas
thers thst 0sssasboEo ss laid IL claim " The cold un-
concern which marked rs eenduct toward thstst&erns
fosnsse Of The Confederate chem Il wss tAsss shsse
chiefs now srOuped-Dayis, Breckmridss Bsaurs.
gard aad Johnston forming one picture; Dssans Nal.
iory Reagan and Geo. Davis another Here and there,
in clusters Of nves and SKIES were other generals and
other high functionaes Altogether that little hill pre-.
ssnted series Of gatherings which arsa would have
had much dfcuy in arranging better for purposes %
scenic OBJECT II, .- Il.
JOHNSTON REvusns TO oBHv DAVE oRpERs 10 vIoRr
Neither Johnston nor Beauregard betrayed trace a
dependency. 1t was obvious, however, that they
garded the struggle M. Davis fels mach
Germ, and rather showed IT, He dttrxsd JcAmseem but
relied on Brecknrdgs 70 foil him In any antimcly move
Johnston was instructed 70 Tight He did approve
the order, and disputed nat only IT, wisdc bss " povs
his action He left the hill 1t last undetermined
As 70 his course reservng TO hmsef right Of decision
in accordance with the development Of svsnsa Mr..
DAVIS saw him He had gone 70 mis- army head.
| quarters, near Hllsboro. Bcauregard, whose head
quarters were in railway car not far from tan We