Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1865-04-21
New ORLEANS, April 10,

via Cairo, April l6.
The Times publishes the official despatch
of the capture of Fort Spanish and Blake
bly,. The former was captured at 1890 on
Ethe morning of the 9th, with 700 prison.
Eers. The latter was captured the same
sday by assault with over five thousand
Eprisoncrs and a large amount of ordnance
Estorcs. The gunboats and troops We're
Eprocecdng nnmolisted towards Mobile
(Which place was captured last evening by a
Eportion of Gen Smiths command. and
Eight draft gunboats after a short resistance
Hby the enemy.
WASHINGTON, April II.
The hielHeenccr SAYS I'VE can state
ION the highest authority that it has been
5 asccrtalned that there was regular con-
spiracy to assassinatc every member of
the Cabinet together with the Vice Presi-
Sdent
The names of the scverally appointed
- assassins are known, and after the present
Investigation is concluded and published,
the public will be astonishcd at the de-
velopements,
WASHINGTON, April II.
Information has been received by the
SGovernment from General Sherman, that
he was in communication with Johnston.
with view to the surrender of the latter.
nGen. Sherman would offer the same terms
Ethat Grant did to Lee, and it was suppos-
Ned they would be accepted.
WAsHISGToN, April Is.
President johnson this morning received
a large delegation of citizens from Illinois,
and afterwards about 30 clergymen. He
made speech to each party indicative of
This public career in the future.
The body of the late President being in
Estate in the East room, thousands of per-
Hsons are thronging. ththcr.
Late last night a man disguised as a lf-
Ehorer, and carrying a pick on his shoulder.
aapproached the house occupied by the FAINT
My of Surratt i'll this city. He was about
uto enter, when arrested. Upon washing
I the dirt from his face. he was quite diff
afcrent looking person from what his appear
Eancc indicated. He called himself PAYNE,
sand exhibited not a little embarrassment.
4 He managed to ask III agitated tones, why
Che was arrested.
i The colored servant of See.v Seward
Hwas sent for, when lie exclaimed immedi-
Eatcly, That's the man, know him by his
sgeneral appearance and his mouth" The
sservant then said, there could be no mis-
Etakc. The man arrested is believed to be
ESurratt, who pcrpctrated the dreadful acts
Gut Scc'y Stewards house on Friday.
d i LTIAoRE, April Il.
4 a highly important arrest has been
Hmade here to-day. The name of the par
Hty at present, is withheld. He mas made !,
Ecomtcssion of being one Of the colispiratorr
Eagainst the life eff the President, and ac-
acknowledges himself as the author of the
alctter signed sam found i'll Booth's
EtrUnk.
4 New York, April 1S.
a The Hcrdld'S Newbern correspondence
Hof the 18th, gives report that Johnston
Hwas about to surrender.
4 A State Convention to consist of dele
Egates from all the counties is called for the
4 18th of May.
The Hcraid's Richmond despatch of the
4 10th, says Lee arrived in that city at 1870
Hp IN yesterday, and that he and his staff
Ewere received with the greatest enthusiasm
Hby the populace, cheer upon cheer being
kgivcn. Even the Union officers raised
Their caps to him.
\ New York, April Is.
4 1t appears by an order issued by Gen.
fisherman. announcing to his army the sur
Hrender of Lee, Sherman has reached
ESmithfeld, where he dates the order April
hl2th.
The Worlds Richmond despatch says
Saturday evening about 8 o'clock, General
cord, Ould and milford, were setting up in
the SpottsWood Hotel, when telegram
was handed i'll announcing the assassina-
ton of the President. Ould exclaimed,
THAT is the worst blow the confederacy
has yet had. Lees surrender is nothing to
it," Soon the news spread through the
ncitv, and vague sense of coming calamit-
les seemed to Cypress the people.
Baltimore, April Is.
A gentleman who was at Point Lookout
Eycstcrday a. m, was informed by an Off
Ecer of one of our gunbOats that Booth and
Hsome 30 other conspirators were in st.
Mary's Co., heavily armed, and endeayor-
ing to make their way across the Potomac,
(Which was Strongly pickcted, and no one
Ballowed to pass.
He also stated that on Sunday p. m. a
small squad of our cavalry had collision
Ewltli them and had been rcpulsed but sue
Exceeded in capturing one of them. In the
meantlise our cavalry were reinforced, and
Hresterday morning it was understood that
they had the conspirators completely sur
grounded. Their. escape is deemed i'm
Hpossible.
Washington, April Is.
aTo f. S. Sanford:
scheerful. To-day, is a marked improve
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