The weekly Ottumwa courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1857-1872, 1865-04-20
THE WAR;.
WAs DEPARrxExr. WASHINGTON,

J. April ID
Maj. Gen. Dix:
The capture of Selma. Alabama. Is report.
led by Maj. Gen. Thomas. The surrender OF
|Lynchburg is also officially reported.
(Signed) e. N. STANTON. Sec'y Of War
Headquarters Dept Of the Cumberland,
Nashville, April IL.
To Major Gen. Ha,leck. Chief Of Staff:
| send the following just received FROM
Huntsville, Ala. for the information OF theI
Secretary Of War:
arm inclined to believe 1t, although
have received no report direct from Gen
Wilson. .sE sa rs-asa
Huntsville, Ala, April ll--9 q. m.
To Maj Gen. Thomas: Ma.--
The following is Just received from Gel.
Hoover. at Louisville: .. ..-ag ,haaHe
Men directly through from Selma, report
Sthat place captured by Gen. Wilson's forces
on the I'd inst. Forrest and Roddy with
J their entire command were captured.
Our men dismonnted and charged the en-
I trenchments and carried all before them
! They also report Montgomery captured
(Sign.D r. 5 GREaoRY
City Point, April u.
: Hon. r. NJ. Stanton:
Lieutenant Of Griffin's forces at the head Of
fa scouting party. tien Grant has ordered
kMcKenzie's brigade Of cavalry to occupy the
town and take care Of public pronertv.
(Signed) .' ae G. A. DANA. e.
800 Inc Assistant Secretary Of War.
New York Apr Il
The Worlds special says tits reported
THAT as soon as Lee deculsd h. w,nld have
gto surrender, be set to work to devise a
spian by which action on nj. part wnuli re.
ssult in peace. What pa-s,l at the inter
sview between himself aai Grant is not pu5.
lie now but from subsequent occurrences
sit may be safely infe-rsd that the terms up
son which he surrendered inelu led but a
smner portion Of the questions discussed. II
Iis quite ,nferable that he proposed to Grant
Ethat If generous tcr,ns were granite hi n
he would 60 him self to Gan Johnston, and
Surge him to surrender. Likewise. oiflr-
stherance Of this plan. Grant was to 90 t,
Washington and urg-s stoppos" Of on
Srecruiting and issu'ng Of amnesty proc
Ilamatinn, whils G.n lie, would sn,to Ra
leigh and urge johnson IL surrender. BIS
The Heraiis Washington SPECIAL saws
sGsn. Grant represents Lee aszcal"ns in hi
. efforts to stop the further effusion Of blood
kand instead OF coming North. ~ urging al
. commanders Of southern armies {" snrren
der, without further resistance. Lac cnnsid
Eers his work "a important as Grant did hi.
Gin coming to Washington. ..-af .. .-
I I.appears Ia, JEFF. Davis sent messen
.sger lnquirng Of Grant. whether Government
swould allow him to leave..the country nevc
!, pto returns Grants reply was that his bus
$ Sincss WAS to fight d,wh the rebellion AM
= Enot to arswer -uch q ieStion. It also AZ
), spears that jeff Davis and other rebel official
Ewcre interested personally in the hl'cksl,
Erunnins business, and nal, hawthorne for
s Etunes. ........ ...
"A Herald's Richmond dispatch says: 1t
E. -.hat I.s,s v;r..;,ia troons d.
;. the fallen chleftain that he was Obliged
+ 6surrender. Thsy would not leave the Stat
, swith him ,~ .. .... ..... .-.
Il The Hera.d's army correspondent SAYS
nThe first meeting Of Grant and Lee wa
Eprivate for few moments when staff off
Ecers were admitted. Lee looked j,ded an,
Eworn out, he was neatly dressed in gre,
Ecloth without ornaments. "" r.
During tho interview he was almost t,si
Sturn, but showed no temper or nortitica pon
HE bivoucked the night before in grow
bnear by, and in this morning breakfasted o,
Ia corn-docger. None but few of his of
ecers suspected he contemplated sarrcndsr
bing his army. ".s ..a..
The Times correspondent saws Gen
Lee asked Grant to explain what was mean,
kby personal effects, and said manv Of hi,
Ecayalrv owned their horses Grant said tn,
bhorses must be turned over to the q. s
government which Lee admitted Was entire
kly correct, but Grant said he would instruc
This officers to allow those men who owned
their horses to retain them a. they Womb
need them to till their soil Lee expressed
fgreat qualification for such generous consd
erations and said it would have very grea
effect. Lee could not tell how ,Danv he haG
to surrender. SO many had been killed ant
edeserted, and he informed Grant that hi.
men were short of rr visions. wherenpor
the later ordered $4,000 rations served te
them. When Lee announced the libcraI
terms he had secured 10 his officers they
sexpressed great satisfaction. The tronps
sreceived tho announcement with cheers
and afterwards an hour of friendly inter
Icourse took place between the ,.fS,;c-> OF lhs
1.-Two armies. #aa-
Jeff DaviA' PrOclamatfOm.
=" New York, April 10.
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