The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-08


cendant YESTERDAY Governments wero firm. Gold was
depressed by the military news but closed at l49 down
town At the evening board the closing price was l49H
The commercial situation without especial change
yesterday The lower rates for gold caused some decline
in certain articles but it by means general Cot
ton petroleum. &C. were rather lower; but the decline
not marked On Change the -four market was dull
and heavy. Wheat dull and heavy. Corn and oats
wero without essential change In value. Pork was
heavy and lower Beef moro active At previous
rates. Lard scarcely firm. Freghts were quiet,
and whiskey steady
The Pursuit OF Lce-His Capture Ger
tain.
The theatre Of the latest operations against
Lee is that part Of Amelia county that lies In
the bend of the Appomattox river and between
that stream and the Danville and Lynchburg
railroads, which form right angle at Burkes-
vile station. Burkesville station, on the Rich
mond and Danville Railroad, is ffty-two miles
west Of Petersburg Amelia Court House is on
the same railroad, about twenty miles nearer
to Richmond-thst is. twenty miles up the rail-
road In northeasterly direction from Burkes-
VILE station. JettersviIle is on the railroad
between Burkesville and Amelia Court House,
but nearer to the Court House. ,
i, On. the 9Th, at daylight, General Monde, with
the Second, Fifth and Sixth corps, was at
Burkesvffle station, and Leo was nesr Amelia
Court Heuse; consequently our troops were
south and west Of the enemy, and our mems
faces were turned to the northeast Ouresvalry
advance was Ut Jettersville, and, ~ IL nsoved
toward the enemy at Amelia Court House, il
left stretched we'll out toward Psinssvilfs, o
point about teBmiles northwest Of Ameiia Court
House, and directly ON the line Of Lees retreat
toward the Appomattox. Doubtless when our
men were frat pushed forward 10 Burkesville
the intention was to strike ut once fbr the
Appomattox river and catch Leo In Mis- st-
tempt to cross tLss stream. II was the plan
hat promised the greatest result and 1t will
be observed that cur men at Burkesville' were
only about ten miles distant from the point at
which Lee is likely to cross, while Lee, u
Amelia Court House wa, twenty miles distans
from the same point
But It seemed a. II sheridan's position -
Jettenvillc, with his let across the line a
Lees westward march to the Appomattox,
would compel Lee to stand still, and hence the
movement toward the Appomsttox was given
up, the men were faced about and moved
northeast, towards Amelia Court House, en-
pecting to fight Lee there. Lee, however; wos
already on his way from the Court House
toward the river; and when this became
known the Directs of our movement was
changed once more From northeast ii was
now changca - northwest, and the Second
corps, having the centre, reached point on
Lees line Of march (Deatonsville) al four p.
M, and went into the enemy in it's usual gal
liant style. Lee, Of course, had to face and
fight In short time the Sixth corps rot in
on the left OF the Second, and the
cavalry 70 tho Left Of the Sixth Leo
was very roughly handled, as Is instanced by
his immense losses in generals. He was driven
rapidly from several positions, and finally 1t
night found very difficult one in the angle
between the Appomattox and one of il
tributaries. His losses In this series Of ashts
must have left but little Of his force it for use.
The purpose Of whatever fighting or manou-
wiring took place yesterday (the THU was to
get him out Of this difhcult position on Sailors
creek, or, better still, to hem him into Il, and 10
prevent escape. General Humphreys descrip-
ton Of the front Of this position on the smaller
stream shows II 10 be well chosen for defence.
Fortunately 1t Is. not necessary to assail IL in
'front.' The plan will no doubt be to operate
above It, on the Appomattox, with a sufficient
force, meantime keeping close TO Lee with
another. The weakness and very evident dis
tress Of the enemy will make such an operation
easy. They also, taken in connection with the
enemy's position, give the most absolute assu-
rance that he must surrender.
WINDING UP or THE REBErIIoN By LAND AND
SHA.--The joyous excitement in the city yester-
day was but an evidence that people are con-
WINGED that the. rebellion is finished, both on
land and sea- A few days ago we announced