, 1865-05-04
%D'AuYo VAuAss@o
THURSDAY, MAY 4, 1s6s.
EUROPE:
Exciting Effect Of the Fall Of
Richmond in England
and France.
Grants Ability and the Patrio-
tism and Gal]antry of the
Northern Army Fully
Acknowledged.
THE REBEL CAUSE IN POLITICS. f.
NANCE AND COTTON SPEcULA-
TON FULLY EXPLODED.
THE NEWS IN THE FRENCH
LEGISLATURE.
Intense Agitation in the
Chambers.
Ma1im!ii1au's Loan Rerudtated In London,
Ills Ambassador Nttildf4nn from Vienna,
and the Losdon Tines About TO
Support the Monroe Doctrine
Against Hlm.

ton market, the influence there was moi
shown until the 18th OF April.
GRANTS GREAT vlCroRY-1uE ROUTE OF
LEES ARMY.
From the London Times, April III
The first act Of the American war has
closed with tremendous .tts:ale. For three
days tcgethtr The great Confederate General
main. a'ned himself In fierce and even doubt
tul battle against the combined forces Of hi:
adyereaties, but at last he suecumbed tc
numbers and resigned to the esemy the
strongbolds which he had defended SO long
Richmond and Petersburg are in the hands Of
the North, and though Lee, even in these
desperate straits, has retired in good ordel
with the rtmnant Of his army, It Is 1mpos
eib1e to anticipate that his resistance can be
tffectually prolonged. The South re.a'ned
halt destroyed. The loss Of 4. .chmond might
IN itstlf have been. perhaps sustained. but
coupled with the defeat OF Lex, it repres seut:
vtritatle catastrophe.
The event has been anticipated, not only il
America, but in this country, for some time
Ia=t, and Jet it did nut occur in conformity
With the W1yalent speculatt0ns. FarraMul
lad 1o part in it, nor Sherman either. There
vas no hotHla, no hombardmrnt, no combined
attack l'y land and water. 1t is due to Gen
G'hLt thAt hts military abilities should be
recognized and his success acknowledged. Il
was his ar1nv n The end which captured Rich
mond. H. did flight it out on that line" a.
he had pledged himself to do, not only al
through the summer, but through the winter
and hl ough the following spring. Often and
of:en vas he 1epulsed with dIeadful losses
bu1 he clung with unconquerable tcnaclty tc
his Wo1k, and never once relaxed the gtir
which he bad obtained. He forced bis adgef
Ea>y into Richmond, and sat down before it,
rau,parts with the resolution, which he has
well maintained, that sooner OF later the CITY
should be his.
1t is tue that he had the assistance of sher
idan, and that without that co.operationlthe
final result would probably not have been at
tempted. The hardest Of the fighting, in.
deed, fell to Sherican's share, andAhe seems
to hayc displayed much Of tbs. .s.32nius Which
won him SO remarkable victory IN the shen,
andoah Valley. But the whole work, substan.
TALLY, was the work Of Grant, and it was the
work for which he had waited IN patience
and confidence th1 ough nearly twelve months
o! discouTagement. He was the first General
Cf the North who refused to recognize defeat,
and the reward Of 1ortitude is hts at last.
&Afler prying, however, this tribute to the
conqueror, We ate bound to give due honor to
the vHnQulehed, and the task will not be diff
ficult- Gen. Lee has forfeited none OF the
repoWn which gives lin SO distinguished
place in The eyes Of the world. All that
consummn1e commander cou!d do!under cx-
tTeme difficulties be has yalieutly done. He
did not decamp from bis position, nor try to
cut his wsv ont still less did be resign, as
Wns rrognosticated, all hope Of resistance.
lie Waitcdt In his lines, received the great as.
sault With extraordinary intrepidily, aud
fought 10 the lust, Then he Withdrew delib-
eIalely flcm the field, evacuating his strong
holds and carry ing Oft what remained of his
army. II We may accept as uncxagge1ated
the ettimn' c OF his losses, he can have but a
s.Snuel ule ,ss * n0o aseAoans .! o,V
aae1'.'t ~ n ~, =. ~ nGoaocu WI
aesvau. vsn,. ~, .nc pal. VI "Hat was n1s
aus1on1 a!ny = 70 neSn wita: TIE south
Gsn GtueIai u Ie!A1nG' u was supposed upon
Lsneh5nrg put Fsdefal force has recently
cttn aoSanS'Eg on lhat io"n rom the west,
Na ana tle IoAu naJ Ds no lonset.2opcn 10 Inc
SonleoelaNs;
fo1 hotths pGst, moeea Ine NorIne:n
loIces nase oeen c1osms sl1msy around the
-s'pe!e army ol inc South, and IT ts to this
comon au9n oi ices 1nat Lee AZ iSnsth mas
6Imy o. me fotumae unaef dfant, the army
OF tno eaenahdoa9 valley under Sheridan,
ara Lie army o. tennessee under Sherman.
1nt5 snuL u N IN tn every slae. Though
Sherman was not present at The last eng age
melt, 4e vas at 50 ehor1 distance and vas
80 iofmlaablS poster tnai Lee was compelled
10 aetaeh ntt'ps 70 eeep MIN N cheek. Then
upon LIS weakened f'rce 1eii Grant and sheri-
Gan together, the former With his old stub
born strategy, the latter with his tmpetuous
and Brilliant va1or. The Federals had troops
enough to fight and watch together, to en-
gstc the Ctnfedcrates at every point, and to
take advantage Of the slightest opportunity.
mond aud Petersburg we're discovered to be
empty AID the Northern Generals seized their
prize.
ENGLISH OPINION or TIE POPULAR REJOICING
IN NEW ronY AND w4su,SGroy-rHE Ioy-
poS TINES INTERPRETATIONS OF ma SEW
Anp's FEELING.
fFrom The London Times, April1s
The last intelligence from New York ex-
Iibits that city In all the iptoxica,ion Of tri-
umph. It has had its occasions Of exultatfon
bt1t.fc but till the IT cent change in the pros
NJ cts Of The war they we're 80 6fteu followed
By such qualifications Of the success that at
last the announcernents Of Victory were dts,
trusted ~ I'd a. even aitheli.red 70 ' Then csme v me- ne-
r;ods Of ienrrssion. and NOT year has
e1ansed einra It was nossih]e FIR few a1vn.
catts ~ 1esce :. ana ~s cpmnrnsc to snea m and
wits IN favnr ri 1,o+h Nv hnxev.r tbare
fs m visible canse Of 1oubt or mispivin-.
d:har1cston and R,chmond are aaain Fsdar5i
cities, P4<k|dept Lincoln is lodged in the
Ire hos retired To tie interior. The caias.
t1nnl,c Som comnIete and in all its - sccrsso-
ries cs1en1oted 70 i.nr,e=o tho people with
feeling that the wotk Is ACCOMPLISHED, and
that civil war is really at an end.
Suppose the whole nation impressed With
mat conviction, and 1mpulsively and at the
same moment expressing what the5 feel un-
Ger us influence, and We cannot be surprised
at the somewhat de1irious forms the jubla-
ton Of New York has taken. We shall hear
similar accounts from eEc1y great city Of the
Union, 1t must be recoleeted that lhe re.
peitsd manifestations we're Spontaneous and
tnItov'eeu at The moment :hothms 'Has
r,'Si.a nSanzeo ty committee or aatnorli1es tne
rnuie Menng took its own methoas o. de.
emin, ntlr an ing 1esua ta Wa cieHhs Fly
cxi'anno;,sad sn1ieteIetlc n o. tne natson: taa
an,ea;nncer I;S hnst meetings. lf Luz nessms
Vii ea.:h other T., oos ~ W olato1s, con
sen1tm1 nj t1e s;1,1;1sr ~ y 4nguase SUI
tfe .noner chancrFs 49, ~ snns u tae sLest ol
telegrans from fhe nn1n1 ~ an.,s unieaty
thix reversal of tI,s f,ri]nnr, sees, ~.
Jaac ,,o4 oT,,cnr so evt-aas5.i IoaeI " tnin1s
Se,ss ""' "fi- W A1Aci1-
eaUr. n. ~o,vot that rovt IN ,bo ,ao
nc -, an.s .,.4 1,o,@,,o ene .aeA ol war
gencfans. tnc A9st 4Dtusas ~ saEesron ~as
var Elth Engianu. out "e s1nngt regard
t9ese ne1y oenuncasione, a1.o1 ,s ssasoas. 81 "h IN
bid0lpg Tor 9Pplauee t1ele Is ~ cneck 70 Inc
extrayagance Of promise however Wild IT
NAV be, the speaker is Always comfortably
aware tlat he luns little risk Of being called
m TO fultl 1t. Passion ruled the hour, and
The orators would not hare been listened TO
had they not complied with the time and
~, ken with The unchecked ychemcuce that
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