The evening Argus. [volume] (Rock Island, Ill.) 1861-1871, 1865-04-11
JUDGE CAMPBELL AND SENATOR
HUNTER COMING To WASHING
TON ON A PEACE MISSION.
BELIEF THAT KIRBY SMITH AND ALL THE
OTHER REBEL KEAERL ARE READY
TO Surrender
THE STATES WILL COME BACK ONE
BY ONE.

NEw YORK, April lO.-The y. \. Worlds /
army of the Potomac correspondent gives details
OF the pursuit OF Lees army, dating near Rice's /
station, It'll. He says:
After another day of excitement and success, /
we have few miles more of the enemy's soil |
The enemy we're driven from strong Notifications |
guarding the approach TO a magnificent bridge !
across the Appomattox. The enemy had strong !
well-stocked forts and though we contemplated |
a determined resistance We captured them with
little trouble together with all that in them,
securing is tieces of all fashions and caibres.-
The enemy then fell back and took position near
Farmersville. Here they held US the remainder
Of the day Notwithstanding strong efforts on the
part of the End corps TO dislodge them. The en-
emy tried several times to cut their way through
our lines but Always with such fatal effects to
themselves that they finally abandoned the at
tempt.
The End corps sent down the railroad to
seige the village of FaFmsville, which they did
without trouble.
Previously they had a skirmish, in which Gen.
Smyth il is feared, was MORALLY wounded.
Gen. Ewell, after his capture, said Gen. Lee
long since wanted to take all his troops westward
and there disband them, but Davis would not
consent.
Another of the Worlds cOrresp'ts Burkesville
18th saws:
Yesterday Sheridan discovered a force of the
enemy and large wagon train pushing briskly
towards their main army. He Immediately push
ed ahead his troops and found the enemy in
strong position from which they were driven and
after hard fighting they fell back to another po-
sition from which Sheridan could moi, with his
cavalry alone, bulge them.
The I'd and 9th corps GENE up and gained
the position which they held throughout the
night. The next morning Gustav was sent
forward TO blockade the road the -sbe would
! take in rs.-satipg, The formation OF the IN
iantry being complete, charge was sounded.
! The rebs held our troops al bay for some time
but the men finally rushed upon them when
they fled down the pike where they were met
| by Custar and held in check. Inc enemy
| finding they could not get past Gustav turned
| again upon the infantry.
They charged impetuOusly, and then troops
counter-charged when the enemy hoisted the
i whits flag and surrendered. Ii in this fight
that Ewel aud the other officers were captured.
/ Not only outlOught, but handsomely outgencral
| led.
| New York, April 1.-THE \, Y. Worlds
\ Washington special SAYS it reported last
/ highs that johnson had surrendered on the same
terms granted Lee.
| The Tribune's special saws Stewards injuries
have assumed a serious character. II the danger
of erysipelRs has passed, medical tmen fear that
| owing TO his inability to take solid food, he can
not repair the waste of his vitality in time to
meet the heat Of coming warm weather. II 10
mored that the president will call an exit seq
\ siOOn of congress.
| The n. Y. Herald's Washington special
says prominent rebels probably Judge Camp.
/ bell and Mr. Hunter are soon expected in
Washington in connection with the business
of restoration. Sec'y Stewards condition is
such to make ii necessary that conferences
on the subjects should be held there.
The n Y. nerald's Washington special
also says there is the best If authority for
| the statemedt that Kirby Smith and the rebel
trans Mississippi are ready TO surrender
The state is also ready to come buck.
! New YORK, April 1.-The steamer Liber-
/ ty from New Orleans I'd Havana 5th has
arrived.
/ Advices from Mobile are up to the 2Sth
ult. later than we have already had.
The correspondents Of New Orleans papers
state that Fort Spanish is besieged on tqree
sides and boats were to operate on the
other side.
At last accounts our losses had not exceed
ed ffom so to so killed and from 300 to 400
won aided. About 100 wounded had arrived
at New Orleans.
We learn from Charleston that bands of
rebel guerrillss are lowering ubout George
town and Summerville 5. c., and forces have
been sent TO clear the country of them. The
! number is about 500, and on the 5th they
made q dash on Summerville, capturing a
few negroes and threatening to shoot all the
whites who had taken the oath.
Large quantities of cotton and rice are said
to be hidden gn South Carolina plantations,
/ WASHINGTON, April 1.-THE Richmond
Wing OF Monday is received. Ii saps, what
ever may be the fate of the constitutional
amendment it is as certain sun rise that
| slavery is dead.
4 national bank of the u is to be imme
diately established in Richmond, where shar.
es in U. 5. stock bill be sold at rates estab.
! lished 10 Northern cities.
More than one half of Gen. Picket's divis-
ion has been brought in or captured. And
the country between Richmond and Amelia
/ c. H. is said to be filed with Confederate
soldiers nearly all Of them Virginians max
ing their way home.
/ ST. LOUIS, April llth.-Gov. Fletcher has
appointed the 18th inst, to be observed as
day of thanksgiving and rejoicing
! ALL LABORERS