The New York herald., 1865-04-13
THE SITUATION.

Rev York. Thursday, April I3, 1885,
THE SITUATION.
The town Of Lynchburg, Virginia, which from the
Of the war the rebels had been able to
maintain possession Of and which only week ago was
considered Of sufficient strength to withstand for some
time Lee could get his army within Its works. siege
Of the entire Army Of the Potomac surrendered on
day lieutenant in command Of Union scouting party
end s garrsoned by brigade Of national troops
coroboration Of the report published in Tuesdays
HERALD that Selma, Alabama, had been captured by
General sos national cavalry forco is contained In
despatch from sor General Thomas In addition is
stated that the rebel chiefs, Forrest and Roddy,
and their entire commands, were made prison.
ep, and that Montgomery, Alabama, has also
been taken by General Wilson. General Thomas
says that, although he has received no confirmation
direct from General Wilson, he s inclined to believe
these rsports The capture of Selma is said to have
taken place on the I'd inst We give this morning
sketches Of the towns Of Selma and Montgomery and
the reported captured rebol generals Forrest and Roddy
Advioes from Mobile bay to the 4th inst, via New
Orleans and Cairo that the forces had
ceedcd in establishing battery above Spanish Fort,
thereby entirely cutting of communication between that
rebel work and the city Of Mobile The sege pro-
0ressing favorably.
The President has issued proclamation modifying the
previous Of the 1th ns closing Southern ports by
excepting Of those named the port Key West Florida
which declared open foreign domestic commerce
OurNewben dispatches Of the sh inst that the
entire recquppng Of General Shermans army had been
completed, and that It ready to enter upon
Johnstons military power If that rebel chieftain shall
choose to offer any further resistance after hearing
OF Lee's surrender The of the capture of Rich
mond of course caused great rejoicing in Newbern.
The country the south side Of the Neuse river
between Newbern and Goldsboro is entirely cleared Of
armed rebels but the north side OF that stream there
prowiipg bands One Of these the 7th inst
captured and burned steamer and two barges laden
with supplies for Shermans troops, their way up the
river This is the only interruption which General sher
mans communications have suffered General Mower
has succeeded General Williams commander Of the
Twentieth corps, in sherman's army.
A small force Of national cavalry left Norfolk the
Lat nst and resonnoitered the country souhward 10
within short distance Of Weldon, N. C.; tore up the
track OF thc Roanoke and oard Railroad for
siderable distance defeated after nght party
Of six hundred cavalry by whom they attacked;
captured several prisoners and considerable Of
cotton and tobacco gained much valuable information,
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night.
The people Of Virginia. and Of the city OF Richmond
In particular appear to be at last fully satisfied with
their experiment Of a Southern cCnfoderscy, and
making preparations for the of their State to It's
former loyal position III the Union We have already
recorded conferences o. leading Virginans with Pre-
,dent Lincoln General el,z. and General shepley, and
hc additional highly Interesting dispatches OF Rich.
hond correspondents, which publish this nornng,
show that certain influential citizens thore still en-.
Giged IN endeavorng the best terms thoy
The feeling Of majority of :he chnondites against
JeG Davis and other leaders OF the rebel government
is represented &c having become very bitter
At FIVE thousand Of the white people of Richmond
ere now entirely depcnder, on the government and
Nor.hera charities for their daily supply OF food,
and but for theso would sierve. The government
olcors ere now issuing twelve Thousand rat,ons
cay to those destitute dupos of secession. The
work Of clearing up The city and taking posses
alcn OF rlls, manufactures and rebel government
and abandoned property Of al kinds, and ruttng them
In proper order Is being vigorously cd ud the
direction Of General sheploy, aud in the necessary
labor which this involves, largo Eunrbor cf negroes
arc employed. The amount of property thus
secured 10 the government ia enormous. Much
sccrctod property has been discovered in the
dwellings VI citizens, including, IL Is nad, vac.
quantities Of articles sem from friends In the North to
administer 10 the wants OF imprisoned Union 5od
The remains Of Coonl Dahgren bavc been discovered
Richmond, exhumed and sent 10 Washington.
II was rurnored Ia Richmond that General Loo arrived
In the city on Monday night and proceeded quietly to
his residence.
1t is said that tho attempt the part OF the rebels
70 carry out the law of their Congress requiring the
negro to fight for the snslsvement Of his has
caused widespread and general stampede in the
southern part Of Mississippi especially in Pike, Ante
and Wilkinson coouties One planter recently lost
hundred head sf his ''peculiar' property and many
Others lost from ten to afy and In
che runaways have carried ca carriages horses mules
harness and household belonging their
And still the exodus continues.
Hwo received copy OF the ofcial correspondence
between Lord Lyons Secretary Seward, Mr Adams and
Earl Russell upon the subjects Of tho surrender Of the
pirate semmes and his coys'a, who escaped upon tho
sinking Of the Alabama; upon British neutrality
In Canada and in England and the grievances
somplained Of BY Minister Adams and Secretary Seward