The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-18


az thus rvlaes Ihe HISTORY q tAs ssr-
render after Grsnl's refusal to appoial
a meeting 10 "arrsngs terms IL peace.-
q General Grant and staff cert n
Gcueral Meads's Headquarters last
plight, ~ rpar II the Seebua corps,
where the fsg3 cf truce barring thb
respective Communications had bcea
scnI and received. sapposinx al for;
ther negotiations referred 10 the arhi.
trament q The sword. Gen. Grant
breakinslrd a, ave o'cleck In the morn-
ing and started Immediately cor the
extreme lett Of our line. held By 0en.
Sheridan, n the vicinity u Appamas.
box CouFI lionse. Consequently when
kthe communication was received 4 was
Forwarded BY Major Pease. u Gee.
Mcade's staff Who overlook Gen3ral
Grant about Eve miles from the Court
House, brtween eleven and twelus
fo'clock.
A communication was immsdial Gig
despatched BY Lieuianl Colonel lab ;
.eock and Lieutenant Dunn, OF Gem
EGranl's stati, 10 General Lee, appoint.
ing AppomaiioK Court House as the
4 place Of meeting.
General Lee was soon reached by
gtiag d truce, and repaired TO the hose
Dot MF. William Mclean, one II Ih@
Sthree remaining hooseholdeFs 10 the
ksillAgc. Gen. Grant arrived Abowa
Ehiieen minutes later, and entered the
parlor where Gen. Lee was awaiting
shim. The meeting was very nearly
Sa private one vi the outset. After =
few moments conversation General
kGranls staff officers were called In
aud formally presented The convers
5sslion MAS sober AID confined solely
40 business, excepting lew allaaioas
ito The past between Leo and General
Seth Williams and perhaps one or tao
Yothers.
81 The terms Of surrender were socW
Eagreed upon, reduced To writing and
hslgned, after which Lee soon depart.
Fed to within the lines Of bis ownarmys
n General Lee was accompanied only
Ely Colonel Marshall. formerly Of Bah
Fillmore, q, present aid de camp on his
ksiah, and Orderly Johns, ho has serv-
Ned him IN that capacity for fourteen
Amonlhs Lee looked very much jaj-
Eed and worn, but, nevertheless, pre-.
Nsenied the same magnificent physig
&for which he has always been noted.
y He was neatly dressed H. gay cloth,
Hwithoul embroidery or any insignia oi
frank, except three stars worn on The
turned portion Of his coat collar. His
Echetks were very mDth bfvnsed by
Exposure. but s,ili shone fuldy nndef.
neaih il all. He is growing quite bald,
Esand wears one 81 the sidelhcks 81 hs
hair thrown across the upper portion
Got his forehead, which is AS white AID
z Hair Us u womans. lie stands fully
: six feet one inch il height, and weighs
k-omrthing over two hundred pounds,
kwithont being burdened with pound
roi snperfiuons flesh. During the whole
hiter, lew he was retired and dignliicd
10 degree bordering on tnci,urniiy.
b but WAS free from all exhibition OF
Is lemptr or modification. His d.meah.
Tor was that Of thoroughly POSSESSED
Eg, ntleman who had very disagreea-
sble duty TO perform, but was de,erm-
= fined 10 get through ], a. wei and ~
\ soon ~ lie could.
4 He rode An ordinary gray horse
with plain equipments similar 10 those
5of our cavalry officers, aud his ordrr-
i ~ stated that this was the only ani-
1 NAL he had here.
q lie biYouaced last night near place
Hknown as ,he ~Stone Chimney" in n
Egrove, and made his breakfast tLie
dmornieg on "corn dolger.' His
ktroops are ,ven worse oil.
& Colonel Shaw. Chief Commissary
Of the Amy Of the james, was direct
! ed by General Ord TO supply the reb-,
n army with twenty-five thousand RAJ
& ion., portion Of the meat to be cas-.
tie on the boot. These supplies were
sent in late in the afternoon, and wsse
received by the rebels with loud and
continued cheering.
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