The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-14
BEFORE TIE SURRENDER.
HIr. 3. Cad "a llaGcr's Despatch.
RANDOLPH HousE, FARMvnIE, April s, 1868
DETAILS OF THE PURSUIT OF TIE 7Tu.


DETAILS OF THE PURSUIT 7ru.
The operations of yesterday equed, if they did not
surpass in Importance those Of this any other war
recorded In history still adhered to his original
pan falling back to Danville and marched rapidly
towards Farm,lc during the night before as the aded
condition of his troops would allow But our gallant
army never rested until IL reached the vicinity Of the
latter place also, and by destroying bridges and conro
ting him with superior orce, compelled him to take
westward course by way Of Maysville, and parallel
roads, leading to l.ynchburg The head Of our column
under General ORD Lad fighting during yesterday
1t places, before The enemy could be con
WINGED that his ,erea. Danville indeed cut off
The Second corps also fell upon his several times
when the fighting would become exceedingly obst nate
and sanguinory.
A DEPErArE coyFLrcT POSSESSION or FRIDGE
During the day General Reed, chief of stat 10 General
Ord MORALLY wounded while leading a detachment
Of regiments OF infantry and the Fourth Massachu
sets cavalry under Colonel Washbumc for the purpose
-. destroying bridge by which Lee was attempting to
pass his trools yycry officer Of the detachment is re-
ported killed and wounded, and the remainder taken
prisoners by the enemy Perhaps no more desperate
agtng has been during the than that of those
gallant
TIE SITUATION TIE sTn
This morning the military situation is about fol,
lows
Sheridan cavalry Is at and beyond Chickenown- FIVE
Or six miles south Of the Lynchburg Railroad and fifteen
southwest, from here. The Fifth and Twenty fourth
corps moving in his rear rapidly different roads
directly westward The object is to ca. Lee of from
Lynchbura Very little doubt exists this morning OF
ability to do The Second cops is on the extreme
right and directly In Of the main rebel column
The Sixth corps somewhat in OF the Second but
rather to its left closing the gap between the Second and
the Appomaitox
vsx ftasr os TIE CoRRrzpoSDEScs BETWEEN GExkRAls
Late last night General Lee sent written communtca
zion to General Grant. ASKING on what terms ne could
Mood General Grant Is reported to have said that his
primary object substantial peace and that If General
Iee would surrender his army and pledge himself that
OF his troops would enter the rebel service uDl
regularly exchanged, they would be mainly paroed and
allowed go their homes in Virginia. No answer 70
General Grants reply this morning to Lees overture
has yet boen received but the genera expectation that
n vii! be accepted
vx NEtonArross no NOV TErr-rE WITH In1 ACTIVITY OF
THE ARMr.
There has been ightng this morning, ,hat am
of but troops pressing forward rs vgor
orsly negotiations uIdreamed OF or impossible
For the first time in this great victory has been
made TO yield it, legitimate fruits Had General Grant
eontenied hin III with Corg into Richmond and
peat ny his army Le would have marched ieIsurey to
Sjuncton with Johnston and the war thereby prolonged
. twelvelnOnth.
LOCATION or yA.avrM
Farmvlie though no, the capital of Prince Edward
county, ~ principal town, and hy far the handsomest
end most substantial Sosthern village have seco in
yhs section. Prince edward county was formed 10 1853
from Amelia II Is thiity-ive Miles long. with
breadth OF twelve miIes The Aprona,tox runs on it,
northern boundary and, With s branches waters the
county The SOL much ike that this cection Of the
S.se, naturally eood, but injured by nnua culture
without system. Aiar coal and copper are found in
the county In l640 its population was 1913 whites
A676 slaves, $40 free coiorod making total of ID O6s
iG2rURL
rsrmville situscd seventy miles southwestery from
Richmond, the northern border Of The county, on the
Apponlntox 10 esiNull ned by law In 1924, the
property Of Jrdih Eandolh, aud Charles Scott Peter
Johnson John Randolph il. Philip liccomb Jr, Mar.
I'm 5mth, Blake u. W Woofson erd CT Cd Taylor wcro
eppointod trustees 20 lay of town into acre lois
fsrmvle is at the head Of blttcau Navigation The
AppomattOx, although boats 60 up much higher IL
formerly place OF considerable commercial Inn
portance-was the fourth tobacco marke, IN tho state
and has always been noted for the quality OF tho tobacco
produced 1t contains one Presby tcran one Baptist
and onr Methodist church.
Hampdcn Sydney college is situated about miles
southwest OF here, and established nrst a scti
mary In IVA incorporated 1853 under Its present name
IN honor OF those two martyrs freedom, JOHN Hanp
den and Albert Sydney has educated twO housaad
ayo hundred young men has library of eight thou
oAnd volumes, and has always enjoy cd excellent
Southern reputation IL aoisIcd by the tgc.by-
terry Of Hanover A. Virginia sotlcdby members
Of the Church OF England and The grafton OF dis
ssnters not encouraged 10 more than hundred
years before they found In any dorabe
beYs Some years previous TO the Revolutionary war,
the prime pal OF Prssbyterians IN lower virginia
we're in Prince Edward county, and auong them some
Wrench Huguenots william aud Mar, tlG only ,ol-re
IN the State previous 70 tho establishment cf this
sostered particularly by Epscopglisnn
When the notorious Colonel IsiieDn MS IN hscouni"
H. lie revolution I've passed near She &c tcitc OF .
T1fson, gallant DRAGON OF Lees ee'n VINO, has mE
rooeiv severe wound IN tho sword ar'i NJ 0ulfod,
rstusned home 90 recruit. Dawson resolved 70 have
cok at the enen. and 700 dag IN old squirrel san, let
ont In search tIep Tc ie,iowed short csanco %
s.er tfJl Wh'l hr fls rstrcil ed 10y ~ q u cHS"b,
~" rsi9Jl2 ad''lcrg di9F Gyord md osciameo r.
'1pt 3adcr iam' ts'sy, yoi rascal, die. 'NOt 80
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