The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-06
Johnston's Surrender.
Fuller "Details Zen. Grant. ArriysI-Tbe
tori sspoudcncs- Reported kIlins Of
ilampion--bur Troops on the Return
Eoutc-Ien. Davis Flying Tor his Life.

Hampton -Sur Troops on the Return
Routc-,ieG. Davis Flying Tor his Life.
Interesting details Vi the surrender OF Johnston's
rul''l army have come 10 hand. General Grant ar
nyoi al R1leirh shortly after day-breNk Monday
lat and alter brief consultation with General shet-
man At his hesfquarterN the latter sent word Gen
Johnston that the terinsof the proposed surrender
no, acceptable, and that the existing truce would
tc'nino at the end Of forty-oight hour. The effect
OF Grants arrival upon the spirits of shermsn's
troops magical. A wave Of enthusiasm ran re-
satlcssly through the ranks and when after
military review Was had, the sight Of the familiar
feature. Of the Lieutenant General awakened such
DEMONSTRATIONS Of delight ~ seldom have been wit
ucssed r"yivug TO our memory the stories OF the
devotion Of Nlpolcon Bonapartes troops in the days
OF the "a" &c. p1rG- hiehrtt flu-v.
AMER having spatchcd his fst letter to John
,tnn, General sherman In = few hours sent to
the rc'el General an explicit demand to surten-
der nu The tcrmp accorded hy Grant Ia Lee.
On the following day true.day) .Tohnstou's an
sseT received. II expressed no sutptise
Al the IgCclcn Of the original offer by our Govern
mcut and II h not believed that either Johnston, or
his mentors, Davis, BreckinridFe a Co.. had any eI-
pectation 1t would bo accepted -ofering It In the
hv hackdcor. Johnston, in his letter, desiG ed 70
have the original agreement modified" with view
10 a surrender, hut Sherman now declined 10 treat
with any reference to that agreement. and johnston
finally accepted offer to meet sherman at the
house Of Mr. B.nnci, -omr 2, uil,s rom Raleirh M
Durham station. AccOtuinriy on Wednesday, the
qGth. they met there. johnston arrived little be-
hind time, owing 10 an accident IL IL railroad train
lie presened n worn and fumCyhat q lod sppear-
anoe, rs II His nnxetes hsl fo.d upon him, but he
proceeded In quite busint ~ eftorm HE
part In arranging the te ius OF ,u~.y.t sr-whIch
we're the those accord d 10 l.,., 10 sub.
stance; viz. cessation OF hosuli'e, eiiyeriug up OF
all arms, except side-arna OF u.hce'r; onIcelr and
men to give their individual paIo,c In Wftins and
20 be permitted to return TO thtl. hout AMI remain
the Terms were rendered in Vii M and smcd Nv
Sherm an and johnston, the latter tu prited at
seeing Gen. Grant quietly step ioiwhrd ANA endorse
tho papers ON the back. This was John-ton's
init knowle OF Grants PIE ence. the latter
having exchanged no words with hun, Int left the
convers ation entirely TO sherman, Au0us the Gem
erals included Ia the surrender BenurcrGid, Har-
dee liose and Others OF lels note. The 40 orious
| Wade Hampton and ten Bragg are not Included ;
the latter has NO command, and the former II lie re-
| ported has Teen killed In quarrel With Johnston.
whom he called cowardly sneak Tor surfeudeIing hi,
army, and p.Temptoriy refused 10 either surrender
| himself OF lot Johnston surrender HE ,llNnptun-l
| to talk with sherman about Hampton but remark ed
that he had got him out Of the way, and would have
! no more trouble With HIM" IL Is believed, however,
that Hampton has fed In the same din, ton !, N
Davis and BE, knridfe have. IN his drternuatlon 10
cling 10 the rebel ioltuner TO the lot snd escape to
land. lthusous conduct s In the most striking con
tra.t 70 lnnpto. as the former seems utterly sick
Of fighting, and declared over and over, in hs talk
with She man, that the as done with there wa
no use m tghtHg eny more. lie even 'ald that II he
Could not ni.AuRo terms for suri render, he wOuli
| d,shani his army and send them home with theil
arms But } c did not want 10 do this, rs he feared
tue men Ncuid get TO nfhung again in zone othel
| manner euler ~ eueFillas or under some othei
beh.td' lac poke IN terms OF great iepEOacl
o. tie conduct Of Lees paroled meq said
| they were overrunnlng the country robhing the
people Nhfio'er thov went AMI causing great dis
l!ess Amonr lAo already impoyel i-hod iuhabta
lie Thought II thvg had teen kept together snd
marched 70 theii homes, II would have been mucl
hctt,l' Ahd n' iIeads 10 purtue THE couIso viii
uc men 81 ne N"u conan. aud, Shose number Il
about 2b.tfu. The surrender iuclndea nl-n All m,
south Carolina North Carolina, Gcolgia and t,ul
state lhllth mot OF whom had deserted before the
! " a.
render would take place nt Gteeusl oto ~ e., wheu
the rebel arms would lie stacked and packri am
~ armies were about riNty mills rptrt at th. lin
the COME ence Nns In p.,..t.a, ru' CruWun est0i
/ we Kept up hN tAilioal and tvv,rgpN. 10Th lri4
In Rp,u Working order. 10 " ,Irlu. tuuuth to uufe
that ten, SheIman's ln'rli,geu e ut tAe succe e.
| ten. Wilron, ut Selma, Mu,Ou. etc, az Itrr.NI
over the telegraph ne thar ran li'ht thiuu,A B.
, heart OF the rebel army. johnston CNru s,Uplt Z
afsist sherman 20 the Itteip' o. tnr r,Ws .ir en-
deavoled TO have Wilson ,swtuIlLl 0pu. atiua- put
stop 70 10y sherman.
probably To receive oIdcit PIC. 10 ether fields
service and some 10 muttt "a on fu,u Hs n Wg
seem rest SICK and Nouutyu 20 Hien H. the hoep
tails ait telng mustered Out al ea'iy.
| II u 10y no neAnh certain IN what dl'eC tiun Ic
Davis has gone, hut that h. hHs become iurit.v
itu the land, there 10 apparently loom ior ioulH
No h,ls certain lac BEEN heHtu Of him since the %
at which time he parsed through Charlotte rOuthN ar,
hN. IL would seem unpu-AhiC iur him TO CO. Cyp
, hehl'l thnu-h bColla, IA Gen, W lsnu hlr the COZ
tIol OF that Jeson. More likely he viii set of in soI
smn craft on the Florida tAorC, and make tespeta
effort TO itAeh Cuba.
Tie numtes OF men surrendered By Johnston
Ielb about tveutr.s ven thousand our huudlo
d. Slth1arh ., humber on paper il much greater. N
:, surrender Includes all the militia from south Cu
" Illus North Cmoliua, Georgia aud the Gull state.