Dallas herald. [volume] (Dallas, Tex.) 1849-1873, 1865-05-04

| sible, The Dictator piought up se'cn nun
Jrod rebel deser;srS, who desire 10 AXE the
oa,h oT allegiance. C0NSCRlpT.
SHREVEPORT April II,
The ". o. Times Of tho llth, Is before me.
Spanish Fort and the Fort at Bhkcly were
eaptured on the 10Th with their ggrr,Sons
E6 particulars received.
WAR Drp'T, WASHINGTON, April Ith.
Maj. Gen. Dix'
Gen. Sheridan attacked and routed Lees
army, capturing Gen'ls Ewcll, Kershaw,
Button, Corse and many other genera Of
fccrs, se yornl thousand prisoners, largo
number Of cannon, and expects to foroo Lee
to surrender all Of his army, Details will
10 given a. speedily as possible, but ne
telegraph is working badly.
ApRrL s.--To II. Gen. Grlnt;--l have
tlo honor TO report that the enemy made u
stand at tho intersection Of the bnrKvHle
road with tho road they wore retrelling on,
| attacked them with two divisions OF the
sixth corps and routed them handsomely,
making a connection with the cavalry,
am still pushing on both infantry and cav
airy. Upto the present lime we have Button,
Course, Delany aud Custiss Leei several
thousand prisoners Il pccea of artillery,
caisons, aud lurge number Of wngons
If the thing is pressed think Lee will sur-
render ?. II. SHERIDAN,
Mai Con. Com &.
CAIRO, April 7th.--lniormation has just
reached this place that Forrest has captured
Eas port, with all It's garrison. We did not
learn the extent Of our own loss eiihef in
ammunition or men.
Prom Mobile Register Of the 9th;
We suppose that il is useless to conceal
tho fact tha, n raiding party Of tho enemy
dashed into Selma before our forces could
be ooncentra cd 10 prevent il.
The loss is nothing hns tho Goycrnm'n
works o. that place. From dcserters Capt.
Eaton, of the signal corps learns that
Montgomery has fallen into the enemy .
hands, probably the same party that cap
turcd selma.
SunEvEroaT, April Is.
The New Orleans Times Of the 18th anil
l3th are received. The Times Of the Eth
has n oynation Of the ocoupatisn Of Mobile
by the Union forces on tho llth, but the
paper of 18th says it is premature.
These papers like tho one Of the llth, are
completely flled with inflated dispatchea,
con rad ictory aud absurd
The following sets at rest the reported
capture of Lee nnd his army:
PHILADELPHIA, Apri! 7.--Jay Cook Ans
received dispatches from Washington that
tie report Of the capture of Gen. II. L. Lee
is premature. II was Fitghugh Lee. The
nv, except small Fragments whose cap
turc With Lee, Sheridan reports is ine'lta
BILE.
War DEPARTMENT, Washington,
April 9Th, 1866
Major Gen. DiI.---A telegram from Gen
Grant, dated at y noon, to-day, sixteen
miles west Of Burkville, says that the enc.
my have been pushed from the road lead ng
to Danyille, aud are now pushing toward
Lynchburg, and that he is very confident of
receiving tho surrender Of Lee and what le-
mains Of his army. T. VI. STANTON.
FoarREss MoNRoE, April 7.---Gon. Sher-
man was at Goldshoro on the 4,h, ready to
push forward again.
The Times says thero is no confirmation
of the reported fight between Sherman and
Johnston, as published in tho Mobile pa
pers Of the 4th.
New YORK, April I3,---H. s. Foo!e ar
rived here last night from Europe, and is
confined in the FL ridge street iaii.
? New YoRK, April 8.--rhe Herald S special
says that Hunter and Campbell stayed in
Richmond for tho purpose of negotiating
for peace, and that they have already had
an interview with Lincoln. Lincoln id
abou 70 issue another amnesty proclama.
, tion. Gold 1901. CONSCRlPT.
t Special to tsc Daily Telegraph.
= From the AZ 1sndria Democrat april 22d.
We have the New orleans Tirnos of thn i7th and
fnd full accounts Of the evacuation by he Confederate
forces N the city OF Mohiis and It's occupation by The
Federas. This occurred the IL h. The Times iakei
this &C cunt from the Mobile Register and Ad ersei
issued under Federal auspices, The formal and un
ccndtiOno surrender Of he city Of Mobile 10 Mayor
, General Gordan GrangT, commanding the w, ed
States land forcos, and Admiral Thatcher o thr Cni
ted Tiates Navy. transpired scs'rrtay aiarnoGa,
WAslfsoTos, April l0.-Tho departments G.c al
closed to-day and everybody Is keeping holiday Sec
reiary Stanton expresses tho opinion that there vii
6e no more heavy fighting. Il IL eSp"ctcd here that
Johnston will surrender Special dispatches were
: yesterday sent to Gen. Sherman. Mr.. Lincoln hal
returned and is clOseed with his cabinet. There Il
reason to believe that JEFF Davis was at Danye or
saturday night, trying to Join Johnston. with th'
alehi'es OF the rebel government. Reliable infuTma
iion has been received from a gentleman who tl.t
Richmond yesterday, hat Gen Sh.plry, by order o
the President, has given safe conduc Sen Hun
ter to come aid go tram that city. H. j. supposed Il
bo on his esiar in Essvx county, 90 miles from Rich
! mond There were no prayere offered ia The churche
yesterday for the Pres nep, and Of course none
the Southern Coniederaey. The citizens general,
regard the var a. over, and fur her resistance there
fore as unwisc. Daring the rejoicing here o.day
, the President, who returned IRON Richmond las
evening" called out, and mad, one Of his charac
tsristie speeches, which was loudly oheered.
SHREVEPORT, April %.
WASHINGTON, April IL, IL p. M-Tht
President, Secretary Seward and Major Seward hav,
been assAssinsied by some sespersdOes onight, ev
dsntly under some preconcsrted Arrangement. Abou
halfpGst ten O'Clock this evening we'll dressed p
son sppeared at the house Of Secretary Seward ant