New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-14

Lyuchburg. the heels OF the enemy while the cavalry
and Fifth and Twenty Fourth Corps moSing by rvad
the lef will turn them from any tLGt leads TO
DaDyille I'd
IN tnE FIELD WITH TIVE SIXTH CoRPs.
BEYOND The APPoMATTox. April s,-iOa m.
A report has just come to me that Gen. Lee
has seat IN member Of hs staff to ask what terms
would 10 granted him il be surrendered the Of
his army.
Gen. Ewell in our hands il said to have mentioned
that his Chief vonld do this.
Moro than hs report cannot learn At this hour and
must send 1t meaero It, the messenger being about
to 20. p. D.
HEADQUARTERS ARMY or TBg POTOMAC, !
FoUE MILES EAST OF APP oMATTOx &. H., April9.S
The wires will have carried you the glad
news of this day before my dispatch can reach YOU
will theI efore. only girs the news more in detail
Alter q march OF about l2 miles. the column Of the
army moving by tire old stage road 10 Lyrcbbrrg came
70 this point The Second and sixth Cmps formed the
column and the Secoud was In front. with ito First
Division leading. at this point flag OF truce was seen
In front Of the skirmish line and Gen Mief, in
mand Of the division sent Of al. stuff, Capt J. d.
Cook, A. D. c. TO meet IT. On going ont, this officer
found Col Taylor, Gen. Lees Chief OF STAFF with Wit
ten communication for Gen. Meade. Capt Cook took In
the note which made request hat this army would sns
pend hos,iitcs until Gen. Lee could fully consider the
terms offered him yesterday by Gen. Grant. To this
the Commanding General replied that Re was not an
thorzed TO grant suspension Of hostcs, but hat he
would give two houls for Gen. Lee TO accedH 10 the
terms and II at the end OF that time he did not do So
this army would contnuo It's advance The two hours
were passed by us in agreeable suspense At the end
Of that time the order given TO advance and the
Second Corps hardly ten minutes IN motion when
staff officer Of the enemy in With note from Cen
Grant sent by Gen. Sheridan directing the Commsnd
ing General Of this sruy TO suspend hostili'ics until
further orders and adding that Gen Grant would BE-
with him in half an honr On receipt of this Gen.
Meade gavo the necessary order and the army to
a halt. ..t
At9;3op. N. Gen. Grant arrived and held confer
ence with Gen. Lee. the result Of which that the
latter agreed TO surrender the remainder OF his army,
now reduced to about 10000 men, prisoners fw war.
bs psroed and sent home not to uutil duly
changed. and signed articles TO that effect.
DARING RESOLUTION.
From the staff officer no came In we learn that Gen.
Lee ordered all their trains and the carriages OF sach
guns they did not intend to useeverything In TACT
tsot could not he carried horsebackio be burned
last night in order that they might be fee TO cut their
wsy through cavalry. This they tried to do today
bat met the Fifth Corps which with the cavalry,
road TO orr Ten. Finding himself thus met. Gen
Lee abandoned his intention, which might have been
successful If there had been only cavalry to fight at the
point where he expected TO find only cavalry.
GIN LER.
Col Taylor the Cbiefof STAFF Of Gen. Lee. in ohG.
ting with Capt. Cool. said that the General, though
calm In low spirits at the straits 10 which he saw
his army redeced and that for the twolast days no was
in rear Of his ain column not moro than ten minutes
ride from our advance 30 closely did be watch the
movements OF this army.
The officers aud men VI the Rebel army anxious
hear what 10 be done with Ger Lee and showed
great concern .or him. saying that they did not care
for themselves.
vIEw oP 9th OPERATIONS.
There can I've only one Of operations, and II
Is that they have been short eharp and decisive They
have been enc combustion against the enemy. which
has been well executed To strong force OF cavalry
ard the untirpg octvity OF Gen. sheridan may DO rs
cribed the decisive success that arms aye met
With but 1t must be added that the action Of the Sixth
Corps on the % instant in taking the Southsidc Rail
road and the support OF Tie Second Fifth and TWEEN.
tyfourh Corps have contributed greatly TO the results
All our corps commanders have done wel but Generals
Sheridan and Wright have. owing to circumstances,
been able 10 strke more vital blows q! the enemy than
those OF the other officers.
In eleven short dsys these great results have been
gained. who would have thought III From our great
numerical superiority 1 thought the campaign would
be over In 20 days and. in one OF my letters.
mentioned the LIST OF May as the time II would likely
come 20 an end but the tine bas been even shorter
THE ARTICLES or SURRENDER.
COPY of these il not TO be had ut headquarters TO-
night bat one will no doubt be officially published to-
morrow.
TOMORROW
the formal surrender OF the remains OF Gen Ices army
viii take place when Of te most striking scenes OF
the war viii be witnessed by this army. No event In
the hstory Of the United States compare with II In
Importance and the gadness Of people thus saved
from the danger Of helf ruin will be great.
OUR FEELINGS
are in state Of gadness that hardly be imagined.
Men see In the capture Of the greatest army of the
enemy an end 10 their hardships and return 10 their
homes All the bands filling the air with sounds OF
Jubilee and cheer after cheer comes from the ranks OF
the brgades as they file into their bvouao ground for
the night. " D.
A Genernl Review.
From Our Special Correspondent.
HpQRs. Army OF THE PoTOxic.
Monday April 10, 1865
With tangled and confused mass OF facts
ioo,aipg M before me- fully realize. In view " the