M'arthur Democrat. (McArthur, Vinton County, Ohio) 1853-1865, 1865-04-06
Secretary Of War.

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General Weitzel telegraphs as follows
We took Richmond at s o'clock this
morning. captured many guns.
Tbe enemy leit in great haste.
The city is on fire in ono place.
We are making every effor; to pat it
out, Tho feople receive us with en-
thnsiastic expression of joy,
General Grant started early this
morning with the army toward the
DanviIe Road, to cut IF Lees rc-
treat, if possible.
President LincoluHas gone to the
front
T. S. BOWERS. A. A. G.
E. NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of War
New YORK, A Jril 3. Thn Yrb
Une's specials bave the following ac-
count Of fridays fighting.
AT DAY break, a movement was made
to secure position to advance upon
the enemy covering White oak Road,
the object being to possess that road
which iutersects the Claihorn Road
leading to the Southside Railroad. -
At s O'clock Ayers division suppor>
ted BY Crawtord'S aud Griftin's, ad-
vanced, and Immediately met resist,
auce from the rebel skirmlsners who
were pushed back within mile of
The White oak Road. At this junrt
ure the enemy mts5ei, and, gtth
thoir usual yell, chdrg9'!; onr lin, Wa
yered lrr time, ana linaly gave
way. retiring SLOWLY toward the b nd
town Road. hating ON = hi' ya re-
they we're Supported bv drtfn's Ii
vision which lid just come up. Fey
took shelter in brenstworks.
The en- cmy made vera in f.clu
al attempts to d,sioIG' them; u i,rc.
| fire Of artillery aud musk,try, in the
mean while, WAS pouring death INTO
the ranks ot the rebels at one O'clock
NJ lies DIVISION was ordered to strike
the enemy on the left flank, while
the Fifth Corps again ess aged to get
possession Of the White oak Road
| by advancing simultaneously.
The Fifth Corps moved upon the
enemy, who stuboruly held his ground
tor some tina, when the rapii vo!eys
nom the right and the ioud cheer OF
the successful issue OF Miles attach
on the rebel flank, as he rolled up
be enemy's line, which Was now bro
Ken, routed, and falling back incont-
neniIy, followed BY Warren's Fifth
Corps. who WAS soon in possession OF
the GOV ted Whito.oak road
OF the result Of Fridays fighting,
the Times correspondent says We
swung the left aronnd three mics
north Of B,yltown Plank R,aI, lea>
wing between it and the. Srutbsda
Railroad bnl a single line OF breast.
works thrown up since Wednesday
night.
We captured about thou-and pre-
onerS, and our own loss is not over
two thousand in the aggregate. The
enemy has suffered much more heavi
| Iy, and their forces We're becouing de
mtralized very rapidly. In the eve
ming he could not be inducei to make
another charge on the Filth Corp,'
front, although they had fought 0esp
eTateIy early in the oay
The Tiibune's Washington spec al
says: IL IS understood here thai Grams
plan was that Sheridan suuuIi cnt
the Souths'de Raira an ?. Acu w.
er to the Danviile road. Fr' armjc5
cf the Potomac ard JAM re,.u,.p
ed over toward the Ir,rt 10 llsl l.
right flank, while the line IN .rort N
Petersburg was sill to bs bad, AMI,
TT possible, advanced. Jnigins bv
the latest dispatches, the whole plan
seems 70 have been successful, incud
ling the cutting Of the SOntbside Raj!
road, turning Lees right and carry
lug portion of the vebel works in
trout OF Petersburg.
Two lines OF policy are beleived op
On 10 Lee -letrraf 10 Dapriile, or,
failing IN this, fight III Jnhnsr n eau
he hurried upon the Weldon R,iI.
road to reinforce IN 4 Tjus Is bsielv
ed pnsSlb'e, and Ii rein military nien
conc i've orr danger.
Mrs. 'Liuco,n has returned To- Wa,u
ingtpD. leaving tb, Pre,ii, nj at City
Point to enter R.chmpnt. d. G ..nt
has promised him bv snail wlthiu !or.
tyeight hours.