New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1865-04-06
PETERSBURG.
THE APPEARANCE OF THE CITY.
from Our spcci.l Correspondent.

From Our Special Correspondent.
WILMINGTON. April ;. isCa.
Your special correspondent +. d., at head
quarters Of Lieut. Gen Grant sends the following re-
port in addition 20 Lis dispatch 81 yesterday;
HEADQUARTERS Army on THE PoToNAc.
Is THE FIELD. April :, 1865.
CAPTURE OF GUNS.
The results Of the battle Of yesterday are great a.
was led to expect, The entire line Of Rebel defenses e
into our hands at q. m. to-day. AT least 80 guns
were taken IN the fight 10 being captured by se Sixth
Corps and the rest by cavalry The guns taken by
the Si1th Corps have been sent IN City Point sh"y
... .yrsy 3pounders-some being steel ana the rest
brass But the best result was the forcing oil the g'ea
Rebel army iuto the field where 1t cannot make any
stand agains. numerous army flushed with success
ENTRY INTO PETERSBURG.
The General.C omn andins and ttaf passed through
the city ct IL M, this day. and took the fela cy the
Appomattox In order 10 get view OF the batteheio
from the enemys side. The artillery went out on the
Weldon Road as far Battery 40. This work
covers the railroad and the lead works by the side OF
The latter have not been used for long time learn
THE WORKS.
Battery Forty and the line Of defenses to Its right and
eft, including Battery IS, were still held BY the
enemy when night pu. end to the battle Of yesterday
and these they evacuated in the dead OF night
This section Of the line was not really 80 strong %
appeared 10 be from our line, and 10 could have been
carried In rear Of Battery 40 was another line OK de-
lenses covering the Southside Raroad and the IRE OF
these could command the works In its fronti this also
could have been taken but II would have cost Us ser
ous loss Of life which was spared by SLOWING the enemy
time TO quit the works.
THE CITY.
On passing through the city saw most OF the stores
closed. and few people In the streets; the MINI
CORPS was the first TO enter and some OF Its ags were
hoisted upon the Courthouse
FIRES
Soma large fires were to be seen 10 the street-one
Of A arge tobacco warehouse near the Jarrat House.
The deoot OF the Norfolk Railroad was also on hre
and the tram bridge over the AppomattoI was re-
anced 70 q few charred beams These fires were the
work of the enemy who was resolved to leave noshing
of use to u behind.
Al rst when our troops entered the city most OF the
~omcn were 10 DO seen waving something or other
White In token Of welcome and peace. On tho faces OF
.ome wore rool smiles and doubt on those OF others
the smile dissembled bitter hearts fsar more than
ANYTHING else led the Secesh fair sex to greet the army
with this mockcry Of . welcome.
THE NEGRoLS.
They showed signs Of real sladness at our coming;
and this was the more evnced by the old men who sang
as We passed them and some even. In tho warmth OF
their delight took hold Of the hands Of our boys and
sang q welcome with few steps. by way OF Keeping
time to the chant At this the boys wonld burst Into
loud laughs which the old negroes woud take for paud
It's and 20 away singing tho louder
THE MAEKETS. NO
In nv peregrinstions l went by some narkets-empty
markets. nothing was there for sale. No meat no vcge'
tabes or any thing else. II true when passed BY
the markets It was not the time for business but there
was a very evident lack Of the Decessaries OF life.
Was 30 scarce that the poor went out to our old camps
to pick up the rations Of beef and hard bread lying
about there, and many carried OF the blankets they
found lying In the log huts. The contrast between
plenty on our ,side and want on the other was very
great There was total lack Of business to b. seen In
The city and the writer only wondered how the people
managed to live. All wore thin. sallow look Of half
1ant that 1t was sad to see.
TOBACCO.
M this there seemed 10 bs any ouantity Indeed tho