New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-08

lence Of their horses. Within that hour Weiizei'
Deyins Ripley Shepley aud other Generals. had come
up the heads Of their colrnns pushing up parable
streets and all he prominent points were in our posses
SION 1t Is raid TO have been a jolly sight the colored
troops marching in great rapture with long strides and
ecstatc shouts their welcome by their brethren in the
city. who men and women and piccaninnies embraced
them ran by their Sides cried and laughed and In
their own eIraragant way thanked the Lord and took
courage.
THE EEBKL BURNING OF MOSCOW.
Bot the city was burning down had been burning
three hours To prevent large quantities Of tobacco
and other stores from falling into our hands on the
direct order Of Breckenridge millions u private prop
erty was subjected 10 the flames and OF the farest
cities on tie continent ruined Indeed 1t 10 said that
Breckinrdgc in person superintendent the great arson
ane on'' ~ the LIST train twenty minutes before We
came In.
That the entire city not destroyed due entirely
10 the Union army. The first order Issued was for
every exertiOn he used TO stay the condensation
Ia. r,,,o.,t .n.s ~ yTment without orders other
mar nom their own officers stacked arms, piled KNAPP
sacks. ard lent wiling and treless energies TO save
the property OF their enemies. Whole squares we're
tumbing and smoldering ~ ruin, and when the flames
were extinguished, the Hebris and the smoke, the
crumbllng walls and the totering cbmnies Of thou
sand structures many Of them costly all OF them vaua'
be testified 10 the relentless cruelty OF the Rebel an
thoritiesunpitying oven 10 their friends and their
dupes Included In the destruction are the large mills
and warehouse, ON tie river and the entire business
part Of the town.
puLACrYG AND APPROPRIATED.
During the night, stragglers from the retrea'ing
army insuguratcd a reign OF terror aud p.iiage
Jewclry clothing and liquor stores aud few private
houses. were sacked. The fire revealed immense
amounts of proyisioas-wheher the accommodations oil
the Government or Of spectators does not appear
although citizens Say the latter Thousands Immediately
engaged in the scarcely reprcheDsbe work OF removing
to their houses family supplies The niggers got ALL
said q leading citizen. with q wrath he made little
attempt TO conceal do not doubt they "totod on
largely. Hunger stimulates thrift and there WAS no
fear 10 restrain. Meanwhile the more substantial
azens the actual sufferers by the wanton destruction
looked on with an apparent unconcern approaching
apa,by They have been too sternY disciplined these
last four years to exhibit any intense condemnation
TIE rORTIYICATIoSs.
entered the city by the New Market Road. the same
over which tho troops advanced. There are seven dis
tipct lines OF fortifcations-very formidable but no
more so than those encountered at Petersburg Nearly
all were oyergrown with last Summers vegetation.
while some were badly washed by late rains. The
enemy removed none OF the heavy guus-thcir black
forms dot the parapet and you look into their black
throats a. YOU approach the city, Nor does ono turn
aside from the road lest his step explode vilanous
torpedo Several Of the first lines are strengthened
against assault by new device. In the nature Of
el<resu1 de (i,. Sharp hewn stakes say eight fcet
long are driven through long pole In such way thar
four to Six rows Of them project from common center
like spokcs from wheel. Indeed. the device may ne
described Is one long hub extending miles resting on
long shsrpened spoies wle the remaining spokes pro-
jsct into the air-radis ding thcky that one cannot
creep through wh II no should b. able to roll the
thing over he but turns up other sPokes to meet him In
the face
rs IxcrDgyT-PROPHETfc.
Nearly ~. ths houses the way had been ABANDONED
yet Two Aes out Of the city man was piowinS IN
masn cent Geld stretching along tho river bottom and
wa told he began betimcs Monday moruing-ihs day
aft ~ the evacuation.
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
Eeis "Rooksts" mile below the city On either aide
Of thsriver are the smoudesins ruins Of thsr Navy
YARD and several Of their rams and gunbosss One Of
them would have bees launched within fortnight
THE srRxIrk
Passing Up Nain-st. at the LEFT we're the crumbiing
walls and lettering ehmneys and ths smoke stn rising
rom tie debris Of the great Are. AZ the right. the
sasvsik covered With negroes aud poverty stfictsn
vAtse. timid women pserins from the windova ~
holder ones In untidy sarb standing 10 The doosveyr
The loory vsrs sp,sd and The binds sbat-.As dsases
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