, 1865-04-08


menis-and the two white brlgades were left
IN charge Of Gen. Wcitxel, to hold the In
t1cnchmcnte confronting Rtchmond. at . dis
lance OF SIX or eight miles from that city.
The sixteen regiments Of blacks marched to
the left, helped to storm the rebel works in
front Of Petersburg, and fought steadily aud
bravely, capturing battery with fourteen
guns, five hundred prisoners, and two rebel
flags. but losing largely in the grind charge.
They Joined in the pursuit as soon as the
works were won, and have followed close on
the heels Of Lee's .retreating columns.
The remainder Of the colosed corps In front
Of Richmond marched on Monday at 5 a. m,
md entered the rebel capital at $50 a. u.'
with banners flying, drums beating. .houtins
the 'ifBatue Cry Of Freedom" and chanting
"John Browns Soul is Marching On" They
remained hut a few hours in the city and
then swept onward In the track Of the 70.
treating foe, leaving only strong provost
Euard behind to put ont The incendiary fires
and preserve order. The black corps per-
formed highly honorable and useful part
In the siege of Richmond and in It's final cap
ture, contributing their full quota to the Ia
Dor and blood that achieved it,:
| w The Timer Of yesterday contained Dis
patches erect ffom corresponden's at Rich
nrn e The e.@ e @ e. ron1 " n.nsp snd ~ "p III.
cseo Which haa, during the 1ecent active military
opeEationa, received special dispatches from
pnints eouth OF Washington. OR dispatches
oays ~ sdsance o. sn5 otnef os.aia
| from Richmond, Pctersbu1E and t1ty Point, arc
snO 1Oe up without regard to the cost OF transmits
Thepublic 1nutt, We ..c sure. perceive thai b.
twcsn .ae z,nts and the other Chicago 5onsnal.,
par1son. The ITnes Is 1ntinitei7 The snner,or n
Them a1l.-cAseago 2saes.
This statement is 1mpudcntly false. Tbs
1mes has not got Especial corrcspon-
oent" nj ans Of the places namcd--not one.
~ mas none N washington. 1t has none
"ten ans a'ms ~" II Inc 4eio. Last year
@A1o Ae ss41 osio1o ~ nao special cores
ponaenee WIN various army columns, but
tae eAlenee Proved LOO severe 1or Its dnan-
s'a1 resources Inns year It has adopted the
oo''oSln system. The epec1al reporter
" =. .us -, Ho'a IN washington furnishes
!. nno 1ue c'ncinnau ton,ntreial With their
"nsn1ng.on ns1, SPECIALS" 1t borrows from
~. nAaoe4p4'a inquirer poEtlon OF Us spe-
~. saa.>,s epoao!rse aon utants ana shcf-
Aaii ~ nes. '.s !ness secena-nsnd dispatches
80, 80 te."i'lsen n u tne ounce ol Inc 1to'es'
"o,A.u oyer ,eng'neneo out, emoellished,
ano aeaasu' o!en aono'e-leadsd, aud
'uca ea1nlsceo VAIN eensallon bulletin head
1ngs ovef eaen paragraph, often dated ut
places Inc reporter never saw, and nearly al-
"aSepos1~oateo one or t"o days later than the
iset occurred, ana then mixed up with the
Assoclated fress and New York Western
f1ess dispatches IN Eueh manner Us to lead
NC reader 70 suppose all Of them to be
specials 10 that sheet And this sort of
gammoa and fraud Is held up as superb news-
paper enterprise The secesh concern con-
ducts Its news department as dishonesty as
Its political.
one colnmn Of 1R1BuSE dispatches con-
tal1s rs mnch news rs tWo columns Of the
1a1<s, because Its matter Is set "solid,"
ana no space is wasted in humhus display
1ne A1BcSE employs Two special reporters
y, ~ e'nJn.c1on "1tA lue e'aclnn2'l td~t4tf, IN
Gu sne1nan.s amy thfee with Grant's, two In
Washington, ana e1ciustseis. one at NASH
sa!e, one ~ Memphis, one at 'ieksousg, one
a. New orlcans, two before Mobile, one with
ihomas' army sweeping through Alahama,
and one with the other wing marching east
into North Carolina. Besides all these, the
as,a -: :. So. 1sn: - sp.1ps
.n,1 49, E s* ~ ~ noAAIo: anUn'
M0":1uAee' o.. iau,' Lane.as' 1notanapous'
1tAs40oa1,, InA1aoelPo"'> a'oany ana ne"
Ao'A' 1Ia Aas = Ntse colps ol OCCASIONAL
cor1espcnacn1s from al paris. IL pub-
ltshes more special dispatches aud
o11snai correspondents lean any pa-
per IN LIE United states-unless it be the N.
I. Nerald. In Its commercial department it Is
far superior to any Western cotemporary In
accuracy, completeness, and reliability.
The pnbllc appreciation Of the TRIBUNE Is
shown by Its enormous circulation, which
averages per day $4,000 to Sc ,o0o, and some
times reaches almost to 5000, while tho cir
culation Of the Eecesh concern is scarcely
10,Oo0-bcing ,2ext to the Poa, the
smallest IN the city, and falling of con-
tinually. All Of Its reckless puflng,
blowing and bumbuggtng will not save 1t
frtm further loss Of circulation, now that
Richmond Is taken, Lees army destroyed, Its
master JEFF. Davis . guilty fugitive, and the
,ebellIon IN utter ruins. The Confede.acy
has3ng gone down, Coppefheadlsm Is played
cut, and Its organs Will soon Play out also.