The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-04-11

Wilmington, which will account for the
large reinforeements to Sherman said to
have come from these places recently.
~ GFrom the DanSillo (va.) Register.
Terrible Battleof Petersburg, April 2
Defeat of, our Arn.y-Inme,se t&qugh
terLfPeported Deeh ef Geals,d Il. p.
Hill and Fstz Lee-Dest}uction of
5a lanes Brigade--4-E38ect, on Richmond
President Leaves-Destructiom of
Property -Baynsmg of Iron. Ciads--
Doings Of the Mob Yankees IN Rich.
9nond BE- 81 u. i'' ~ g. H. "
~ ..a On CARS TO DANyILLE,
April Sd, 1865.
Richmond is fallen. Petersburg cap.
tured. Onr noble army defeated /! q!
Sad day. Secretly and silently, Grant
moved q heavy force from north of the
river; on Saturday, the lst of April,
the fight commenced, but on Sunday,
the decisive battle was fought. The
enemy's line of battle extended from
the banks of the Appomattox, east Of
Petersburg, thence westward to the
South Side Rail Road. The Confeder.
ate lines was penetrated at several points
and the unity Of the army destroyed.
Loss on both sides. very heavy the
precise amount not TO be ascerlained at
this early date it is said that Genl.
A. P. Hill was killed and Fitshugh Lee,
mortally wounded; Lanes IN. c., brig.
ade is cut to pieces and captured. Gen.
Longstreet came upwith reinforcements,
but was utterly unable to restore the
order Of battle. Gen. Gordon drove
the enemy back, and succeeded in re
gaining his lost positions, except that at
Rive's Salient; Gordon is regarded as
the hero of the day.
Onreception of this news, all Rich.
mond was in the greatest CONSERVATION.
Every truck, dray or other carriage that
was in the city was placed in Immediate
requisition on Sunday afternoon. Main
street was covered with vehicles taking
out beds, chairs and other furniture from
the city. People running in every
direction, with anxious oonntenances
enquring the news Greatest activity
prevailed in Government offices ;hoads
Of department. packing up records and
shipping by rail. The President and
other high oficialstlef3agAs p. M, on y
special train.| ADAlkhs 81 Ilswless mob
commenced bseBlsh1hi0 81 gtores, res.
taurants andEspahi,iiss .siI(A and this
morning the sidsex xsais Weg9 covered
with the debries Of thg tea Testablish-
ments. As I burliet bin street,
at an early hour, flSs ksAiAIhg on my
way from the hotel SSy Bagspot, l no.
ticed particularly tl@ IsfSd Powha.
tan Weiseger and Getst ahey were
turnd upside down. Tbki skof the latter
was estimated at s5oG660.'' moTh
A little after midnight, the city was
terribly concusscd by the explosion of
magazines Of iron-clads, Virginia { Com.
Semme's flag ship) the Richmond, Fred.
ericksburg and Torpedo, and of the
wooden ships, Raleigh, Hampton and
Nansen,ond. 4sfter day break the Pat.
rick Henry, fused as d school ship) and
tho Schrapnef were destroyed. The
shock was'so severe that the panes of
glass were shlvered in the windows of
the Spottswood Hotel. There We're no
bridges burnt over James river at the
hour Of our leaving (Sa a my save that
Of the Petersburg and Richmond Rail
Road. The burning ofthat costly struc.
ture was one of the most magnificent
sights that | ever beheld. AS the cars
rolled Of, we were told that Mayo's
bridge was burnt The cracking flames
and falling timbers Of Haxall's immense
buildings, and other contiguous houses,
reports Of bursting ordnance, explosion
Of bombs at the Labatory and Arsenal,
the devoted city enyeloped in thick
wreaths Of pitchy smoke; tits localities
identified only by the thiokest smoke Of
more recent explosions, or the fiery
tongues Of the leaping aames) presented
q sight, the like Of which, may I never
see again. The quartermaster's ,estab.
Gshment at the basin, commissary's y's
quarters, the Gallego MillSana Haxail's