The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-04

RICHMOND lh7 lllsns Inv wv"
a. REBELLION, which for nearly four years fain'od
ST. emblem ~ treason At our armies ana nen'
.r,iy dsr.1 ,b,1, to nas.f H. Is to-day rOi by
,nIou soldiers All over \ ia triumph waves
Az s,a-s an Stripes. re leading siri" o.
soc,srion. Who ouiy fcw days ss' ucFe pl'"e'
s.herc. .lr ara.ns Gown tho Union arc no"
.,eeiuy. with 40 remnant " their army ie.ofe
..,,,,,, vi,,or,ars soldiers. JEyy. DAyrL who
- Precedent q he s.u,Lcra Confot'racy,' was
Won, t. issue laurhty ard sueer'ng philippines
...,..rno G vcrptasut VII n b, sough, 10 sub
~eri, is now fec.uy--uytody knows where. Ana
abe army Of Genera Lrr, which tho rebel papers
e,l.s.toi g. characterize as ,miresnatlo has
Aeon u.s.s.r.usiy defeated, AMI VIA, Ia lsh q
a, "a now sceuns some avenue Of e'eaps.
The tslerrains Of tlc President, who WAS ON iho
re.d during the entire engagement and an eye
.vi,less to part Of tle operations, show q"
bGffwa.ev.elA,cluu sunday uisat toy Lrt's
army. TIra,Ia.al OF General wsfrzn, announ-
o.ns that be- entered Richmond At s:i5 On Monday
1nora.us seau. TO Indicate that LEAs army did not
retire to Tic e,i al, rom Petersburg, hut that they
struck Ne uauvlle road At some point few miles
.outA .a,ft of Richmond. Tie three days battles Of
FRIDAY, Saturday aud Sunday, anil the fearful loss
s-cJIfel by tie rebels IN Their unsuccessful At
tcuuis At defcu e. doubtless gAyo LTr sufficient
cause to iclieye that an further eli q behalf oi
Redmond would simply outail stcatcr d'sas,cr t.
Lis army, AMI diminish his chances Of e"capc.
Ja,lmuuj, there, ~, was evacuated because u
could no longer De de.gl led, and I've evident
y hIr-ci GO tho D4u,.l,o road In the
NOUS Of e'ftcuug retreat before he
could 70 intercepted by GEAsr. Il now only
yemsirs to I've seen What Will b. come u tho rem
u.ut II bis army. II tho reports Of the dsposi-
Lon Of our forces is rcia'lc, he 10 certainly hrm-
Iued in ell sides and with al his tactical ability
will hardly be- able to cN,r.ca,e himself snRElpAS
~ said 10 he advanced on the LEFT far enough 70
strike plrkcfv 'c the junction % 1he Dauvilio and
sae Souths.l, rail lId srASLEY's column from
Isuleiseo is reported ~ TO marching uponlLynch'
burr thus cutting ~ TIE retreat into the mountains
1t Western N.rdnis; and the Shenandoah valley
II said u be secure AGAINST bis progress in q q
c.arter III, not $40, however, to place too ucl
Glance IN these ssusuinr expectations We h.v
enough 10 rejoice over % the f,u U. Il Richmond an,
i'trlbura togcher with tue great appleton ,
LtIs army, without arawiny too strongly upo
Prospective victories. there sewers
lines Of rrcat possible 10 General Lei
and 10 bis present condition Il may b
sKIcctel that &c WI make dcsp rs'e attempt
ac,r loose nom the coil that GEAST has throw
around iu n the drst place, lie may hsyc SET
u force 10 Durkcsyille Ia umo to lorostall snEp
bAN's purpose, AMI In that event he would hay
cvmrarpuvcly little difficulty in ros,hing clth'
Lvu,hbarg or DsuVile by railroad. Failing (
I1sI Le might manage 10 'ollow up the line Of Il
Ju4es River aud csuh u scousyillo, theme
scr.fs ,o York, vtcry he could rass through n
r., NOUS. "a W ''ue Of tue stanton rALoAd. III
-. ',o' eourte BE- o ,L.hguu icAt t. accomplish
~ Toe reason, Lat tho route Noul
Rave g. .e ttlyersei ou loot. But thei
would ta uu tnuu rec Ia throw an impod
plrut tue way, and by abandoning mo
I'll t.s or ncre, ue ta.s u'ybt be accompli.hc
Tu,u Shenandoah ofers chance for LEE
make D.. .h,r a'ompt upon Washing ton, to oils
$40 capture 9 I-Amoni. This howeye
AaiuI. e.H,- n.lu the range OF possib
1t,s lAs.N.. o1Cu-s the valley with for
7hsI must lie utsry, or quite equal to LEK's d
Plctel r'uy, and no ANY event, troops could
Sert ~ o. C,. Point 500 Was I.. tou, BY water, 3
iorc Liza could go; there. The prospect that 4
Tet-l army viii hs captured, or again brought
bay, sh,h'y encouraging; Nut (. is possible III
LrE may coutrye SOME way h escape with 1
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