The weekly pioneer and Democrat. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn. Territory) 1855-1865, 1865-04-07

FROM WASHINGTON.
The Rebels Talk or Surrendering...
Leo and Davis Give Up the Ship.
Correspondence of the New York Herald.
WAsuINcrON March 81 1916

Correspondence of the New York Herald.
WASHINGTON, March 81, 1865.
The evidence is fast accommodating that
the rebellion is near its end. Its last gasp
cannot be far distant. The Administra-
ton has received direct intelligence from
Richmond, within the last forty-eight
hours, to the effect that jeff Davis, as well
as Gen. Lee, gives up the ship. jeff.
Davis has also proposed to withdraw from
the contest himself and leave the arbitra-
ment of the whole affair to Gen. Lee and
Gen. Grant. Let those two Generals set
tie the terms of adjustment.
This fact has come so well authenticated
to the Administration that the President
and Secretary Seward have had lengthy
consultation over it. But it seems that
they do not agree. Secretary Seward
urges that they had better accept that
mode of settlement, but the President op-
poses it. The latter declares that if there
are no more negotiations the rebels will
soon accept his terms offered at Hampton
Roads, and we will then get rid of the
leaders. But five leave it to Grant and Lee
to arrange terms, the latter will try to re-
tain his place in the United States army
and retain Offices for all his associates,
even JEFF. Davis. Says the President, ''It
is is said that you are candidate for the
Presidency, Governor; who knows but
that the Oopperheads may yet run jeff.
Davis against you for this Office if we settle
this affair without getting rid of the
leaders?"
An arrival from Richmond to-day rep
resents things in the rebel capital is al
most in q state of chaos. Every person
able to render military service of any kind,
has been siezed and put in the ranks.
The operations of Sheridan had created
the widest panic, and everybody is look
ing out for himself.
The person bringing this information
had no difficulty in getting to our lines.
he says that the price of everything had
more than doubled since Sheridan's whole
sale destruction of the canal and railroads.
Flour is selling at fifteen hundred dollars
per barrel, meat at ten dollars per pound,
whisky at four hundred dollars per gallon,
and other things in proportion. Board
at the hotels is one hundred dollars
per day, and the commonest board per
day for laborers is ten dollars.
There was special Cabinet meeting
here this afternoon, it is understood, in re-
ference to the news from Richmond and
the impending breaking up Of the military
forces of the rebellion.
The hasty adjournment of the rebel
Congress indicates desire on the part of
its members to escape from the doomed
city before capitulation. The horrors of
starvation, now at its door, through the
exploits of Sheridan, have wholesome ter
rors for them Previous to the late raid,
it had been supposed there was an outlet
for civil officers and members of the bogus
Congress, if not for Lees entire army, by
way Of Lynchburg or Gordonsville; but
Sheridan has cut off these elements. and
left them emily the Danvills route, which is
threatened by Sherman, and is not deemed
safe. Bets are freely offered BY high off,
Gals that Lee win attempt the evacuation
of Richmond in ten days