The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-05-09
From the Correspondence of tho New Fork
Herald.
The Capitulation. of Gen. Lee.
APpoMArTox G. H., April 9-6 P. NJ. ,
INCIDENTS AND PARTIoU.

devoutly wished for, has at length been
attained The constant and unparalleled
marching and fighting Of the last twelve
days has eliminated to-day in the sur.
render of General Robert i. Lee and his
entire army to the victorious legions led
on by General Grant '' rf
THE SIZE OF LEE ARMY AT THE sURREN.
DER.
The remnant of his army is variously
estimated at from twenty thousand to
thirty thousand. My own opinion is
that it will exceed the outside figure.
. ~ ITS CONDITION.
The trains have been terribly cut up
and captured since the commence
ment of his retreat from Richmond. BE-
sides these he has been compelled to
abandon and destroy large numbers, un.
til the remainder will fall below the
usual allowance for such force. fs
His artillery has been suffering the
same depletion, and is cut down to the
minimum with which an army Of equal
size ever moves. N,e 5
TIE CORRESPONDENTS CoNcERNING THE
..N SURRENDER. .
A correspondence, looking to the sur.
render OF Lees army, commenced be.
tween himself and General Grant day
before yesterday as announced in my
previous dispatch. The purport of Gen.
era. Lees first note was to ascertain the
best terms on which he could surrender
his army. General Grant is understood
TO have offered to parole the officers and
men, and allow them to return to their
homes until regularly exchanged. To
this General Lee seems to have demur.
red. He at least tried the dodge of re.
plying to this communication by request
ing personal interview at q certain
place, at 10 o'clock A. NJ, to-day, to ar
range ''terms of peace" AS this was
changing the question to issue and un.
der discussion, and one which General
Grant had neither the inclination nor the
authorityto to decide, he replied in a note
which admitted of no misconstruction,
and which virtually ended the negotiay
tions. On receipt Of tl.is General Lee at
once despatched another requesting m
personal interview for the object named
in General Grants communications @
yesterday, viz the surrender Of his erii
tire army. a.>
WHERE THE CoMMuNICATIoNs WERE RE-,
CEIyED.
General Grant and staff were at Gen.
eral Meade's headquarters last night, in
rear of the second corps, where the flag
of truce bearing the respective commu.
nications had been sent and received.
Supposiug all further negotiations refer.
red TO the arbitrament of the sword,
Gen. Grant breakfasted at FIVE o'clock in
the morning, and started immediately
for the extreme left Of our line, held by
General Sheridan, in, the vicinity of Ap-
pomattox Court House. Consequently,
when the communication was received
it was forwarded by Major Peace, of
General Meade's staff, who overlook
General Grant about FIVE miles from the
Court House, between ele ven and twelve
o'clock. ut a
THE PLACE CT CoNFEEENoE APPOINTED.
A communication was immediately
dispatched by Lieut.. COL Babcock and
Lieutenant Dunn, Of General Grant's
staff to General Lee, appointing Apo.
mattox Court House as the place OF
meeting. s.s4
THE MEETING or, THE GENERALS.
General Lee was soon reached by
flag of truce, and repaired TO tho house
of Mr.. Wilson Mclean, one Of the three
remaining house-holders in the village,
General Grant arrived about fifteen min.
SLATER, andeitered the parlor where
General Lee was awaiting him. The
meeting was very nearly q private one
at the outset. After a few moments
conversation General Grants staff stat officers
were called in and formally, presented.
The. conversation was sober, and con,
fined solely TO business, except a few al
lpsions, to the past between General Lee
and GeneraliSeth Williams, and perhaps
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