Burlington free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1827-1865, 1865-04-14
The Occupation Of Petersburg and Rich
moud.
From ..CAELEToN'~'' letter o. fH, B.saa
J.ar7al We take the following.


Prom 'NARLETyN's. letter o. ine Boston
Jar7af We take The f.i'.Wir-.
iEihi-HtN'
On saturday night the -F'v- F.rs-.- H-
carried by Sheridan and tIa Frh Cons. I-
vas su unexpected blow -a Dee. Dee .-I.r.l
down IT, hos haste nearly a.I tls rtHa t..r.
north Of the James. tut th.v N.r. TOO --. %.
regain what bad been Iost. Before ta,g srlitei
10 Petersburg the Ninth C.rf-. at far o-.'....
had four forts Then she Second Corn. -...
the Fort south ~ Hatcher. Run. ODD -r, E.r.-
town road. Then the Iautv-ou-tl C.rr-
made their sultudii assault. and ,v.tt over ola.
entertainments If Two other trfiE,lt..f.. suI
the sixth Corrs with Irresistible .-.rar....f,-
broke tbrou,i fb. r.l.l r,.. .rI .-.ir..I --..
rear Of Feter.bur- THROUGH tI.s.i., [ ,rs-.f.-
"a the rolling Oh u the fil.-the frat.. efforts
Of the relt, To resist it'll. con-u.f.ur .u
Peter.burr-tbc black columns .f SIN s........i-
ing from burning tufllirr.-,rl knew t.4f
Richmond rYus- be-. oBr. rs-.l,y t.- p.r.-....r.,
is the kew TO tbe rebel .spft,l. ami t3. .F.y,
Forks IN tb.s instance r-.,..i D.. is-is ta,,f
Pet,rsburr.
At3o..lac'. Nari., rs.-u,-g ta.-.. WAS ar
EXPLOSION which ,bo -gcbmopi ID. .f. f.,,5,-
lions. and which made ever, tine i..l. He,y, .s
IL an earth9uake had shaken the ri.te d w..
the tlowiu, M u the ir.r-c,t.i. Tr.-. ub.
saw II ,is--rib II rs g., .i,b- s,i-,.-.ir-ly .-.rI
Il rou.el the army fr.T .IDr'b.- I4. t..-.
srropraip, pat.rsnpr, r..l.I ro ofber,.
veii, me soldier. ,..re on their .s- In IAN
instant. and Gen. " ilcox ...auit1. lir. the hrs.
division Of the Ninth C.-l.5 aeceri,.i las,
signal 10 advance lie MA. living east OF tho
CITY. his right resting on the Auromattev H..
men .rr,n frwart. I'm, f,uri .rl. I--.,,..j
worss. The last boiy Of rei.l.-,be rnrere,.
Who were remaining 90 plumber the ue,rI. of
Petersturg-tooA 10 their heels auI tag division +
entered the city without opu -,tlon
The entire army WAS instantly rut ir motion. /
Engineers hurrie-i VI with roufosrs. Islf Them .
across the Appouatox. and the army te-t-. l.. +
pursuit Of Lee eutrrei the town soon ,f..r
sunrise. Il was scene Of iuIes.r.tahle CONNIE
tion-troops hurryuc Do from aid .usr-e-..
Cheering. sNinein. their CARS. b,lu.r- them
selves 10 tobt cco, ru.hiu4 8. upon rbg .I.lt..-
quick. eager TO o,ertaae Lee.
The colorei population throu.el tine stress
swinging their dilapitatei bats, bowling low. and
shouung "Glor, go Bless de Llrd.'' us.
b. IN praying Tor dis ware TO happen. Iut
dlun sPect u 4ulte 30 soon 1T is ile0
glad 10 see YOU; I'm been IRWIN. ANA ,..I,.,...
and travinr- .laf DO L5rl W.tfi beI, r.. ,...,
10 lie Yankees. and now dew b,. conn, i,,. ,i..
we're citv. - SAID another.
The citizens OF the place. also. were ir tho
streets. amazed, conf uudel and beull,rs.I NJ
what had banper,l Cen N,.v Oft ,r..s..i,
sets had a provost guard established boz --.y..,
and In save the a-r,, f-..e, .I.-..r
,'iz,tion. The rebers set an tl,s t.i,.... ,,.-.
bau.as on FIRE and 4ss,r5,-i -.,s., .....,.......
stores. took a hurried survey M tb. r.II
WORKS in front of Fort Ste,dn,,r and t,.,ri ,t.
very stronp Opr mortar frir., al t.., ....-
iesfruo,ive- sometimes tlrv,i,,, ,,,. ,t.i f-t
Dro,f. The around is .or,-l.,sl, 49,, ....r..I
5v the shells which have 49,, tbro,rr. +-.....-
nor,,r. The Town b r,f ,sr,. ham, .i,.,,.-.i
A great man, houses ,r,.rs s-,,,l vs-t.-l, al
psnv ~ an. ,sr,io q 4 H.,
1,d been made in tho biI,-s.ls.
.-Gep Gr,rt US 80. u. ,.. ,..--. MEL. f.;
-af with the sane cooI calm, 5s,-..,,,.r NIL 4
10 aivavs ,resrs He ~. e,i,jo,,,l, Nh .f.i d.
with the asre-t If attain.
Nv sf,v in p..,,r.i,,,~,, ,,.,. tr-.f t..,..... "a
hat Ri,bmopd mus he ann. ,i-b,,,.b ,,. f, d
eIligc,ce thu, 8, b.5 49,, .,.,..,,,..I 49,.
eaebel petsrsburr I r,,is b,.f. IN H.. ..,-. ..'
..,so,, - SOC
,
Ihh oo'utAiloN of hi'HA'N''
At four o'clocl, IN the ,,or7.i,,., MAJ d y
ieyens Of the I'm Mas C,y,irv and Pr. y
isrsb.i If the J5tb a., O. - -
!eUfS fUmn4u7ns L and III
raw and PERCY started ,,ro,, 3, re-.,,,.;s,,,, Ir
the epemv's lines Tbay i,,,, ,l,a,, ,.,sc,,,i d.
nj tho ~ s7t.I a.: s.. 3 ,...l-f-
aserter who pilotei the detachment safely over
lie torpedoes which had been planted IN front of
le epemv's works mile aud n T,rr,.,,- a.,
lie city Mai. Stevens met a barouche and five
en- mounted hearing ,Fbits f,.- Tho -. "
insisted ~ tho May Jpdre N7s,.l-,5. - ~
1nf,derste states Cont and other .,sr,1e-r., %,
BIO rendered the surrender of The civ Nj 80
evens entered the nlsce AMID ,,s v-,il.s. ~ -
opstr,,;o,s ~ Ia, -, az -. ~. .L..-r, va
ople and the moor wbi-es Tbey 5,r.si ..,'l ~
outed and pr1veJ and blesssJ tie LII 80 81
apked MIN that the YANKEE. had eor,e NJ; -
ayeps Informed me thu, 80. - a.. -; ~
ople threw fbe,n.,lvfs ,,,,o, III. ,.-1,I III Va
ayed and IspgbeJ and .bon,ej 81 - - an
lie Jaw ssversI Trr,on a. -, ~,
I'M bo,scS M. rr,.o(i..j 49, .'
ascended the rdof nnIle.i L., ,to "a. .uS