Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1865-04-19
Further Details of the CAPTURE of
Richmond.

D. ~ eIeTeOuiB, he says
Inc various devices, inventions. and
laoors which could economize mon had
all been tried. Earthworlts, forts. abotis
c"egpmr 90 eJTalse, mines, canals, and SO or,
haa al! been applied on our side. and to
these the rebels added torpedoes for the
purpose OF relieving as many men as nos.
slDte Tor tho decisive struggle, whenever
it should take place. GO
mus began tho contest. The bad roads
prevented much fighting bevond Looyy
ss!K5irmiahlng Ok on wednesday and Thursday.
sheridan was confronted by the whole of
Wade Hampton Cavalry, and division
under Malone Qnfantry.) The result
was that on Friday, Sheridan. after some
opposition had cut his way to the rail
ROAD and the Appomattox. On Thursday
hIBht, during storm and intense dark
ness, the rebel pickets urged no doubt,
10y ne lmmlnenco of a struggle, ran into
'heir forts reporting an attack, which.
spreading along the line soon extended
along both lines around PETERSBURG. The
cannonad!ng was furious, and seen in the
!o'Icl OF the black storm, was one Of the
most a"IulIy grand scenes imaginable.
Inc hro was kept up from tho forts for
some hours, when both sides, finding that
the imaginary foe made no impression,
concluding their enemy respectively re,
pulsed. No very great injury or loss was
sustained but II gave rise to an impres-
SION IN Richmond, and also in New York.
we Judge, tha! there had been great
baJIle with terrible slaughter
On saturday morning the lines bavipr
been closed up, the preparations for a gen
.oraI bomOardment aud slormiDg layiny
made, the Second, Fifth, Sixth, Ninth
ana lweniy-lourth corps were held in
readiness to force their way through am
portion OF their lines which might deve,-
oP promising weakness. The attack
was ordered and CALAMITY met, and after
Parylng fortunes, our success seemed to
be doubtful on the left, until Sheridan's
cavalry, climbing over three successive
lines OF newly thrown UP intIeachments,
were enabled to surround q division or
more OF the enemy, and thus enable the
troops IN The vicinity Of lIatchcr's run to
Dag about two thousand prisoners, who
ance. "eol resist-
Petersburg presents O wratchel appear
ancc. The writer followed into the city a
few hours after its occupation, to find al-
most every house closed, many of them
shot through by shells, many others in
RUNS. The stores were empty and clos
ed, The streets were crowded with the
inhabitants consisting principally of ne
grOcs, OF when there were vast numbers
IA few abe bodied blacks and great
many dccrcpit and aged.
Inc works around Petersburg are very
strong and show q beayer-uie industry.
combined with great skill and daring. On
the west and south Of the town the yellow
sand has q COiJssa. W0rm-eaten ann ear
ance. Each fort has a very commodious
bomb-proof, and little caves for the gun
ners. The space intervening between
the two lines, which in some places is not
more than two hundred feet, Is dotted
with little circular pits with curtain of
earth, IN which the pcket3 on either side
kept up constant fu5lllade The chlvI-
llC Rsf fri3s OF the rebels is of the old sort
a pne log twenty or thirty feet long, into
which at right-augles sharpened stakes
about eight feet long which, when in
single or double rows area terrible OBJ
structiou to a charge In the city there
are caves liso, in imitation Of those in
Vicksburg. In my judgement the de
t2nses OF Petersburg are not a3 strong ~
those of Nicksburg but Of course they
have been defended by far larger army
We captured about thirty heavy guns,
unspiked, in the forts, many orthem riaed
and OF great callJre.
Of q la, Z F.
cd are still in the houacs and hospitals oI
Petersburg, and but few surgeons to at
teud them. The railroad which had been
torn up for a few miles, was Immediately
put in repair, and by Thursd " it was
expected to be running into the city. The
few small schooners and boats which were
aL the docks were all scutted. In fact
/ il was very evident that tho rebels hao
carried oil or destroyed everything which
could be OF any value to US
The enemy had blown mp the famous
Virginia at Drury's Bluff and her iror
sides are now visible. Tue Fredericksburg
/ lies near her and the new monclad, the
Chickahominy, is above. A new ram or
the stocks below Richmond was also fired
and is burning to this hour. The rebels
had apoweuul stone blockade atFort Oar
ling, in front Of which are numbers Of tor
pedoes, L9OO pounds Of powder. We
captured also the David Currier VIM
Allison Banner, and another small trans
port. Thus perlsho5 the last Of the for
mida5lo irOnclads which the Confederate
have built, but which have had singular
fatality Of i'll luck.
! With this, Of couse, followed the aban
donment Of the Hewlett House battery
lalso strong )and the line of works between
the James and the AppotnlItoX.
RICuNOND.
The three tremendous explosions DO
fore daylight, on Monday morning, haC
prepared every one for the evacuation o
Richmond.
Some Of Kautz's cavalry FIRST entered
the city, being mounted, and were met by
deputation of citizens with Mayor May
or, who begged that the city might b,
houorably surrendered, as the re
treating rebels were moro 10 be fcarec
than the open foe. The guidons OF IL,
cayalry were placed on the Capitol abou
s o'clock. About half past o'clock th,
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