The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-06


aud entering the city -n greeted sith hearty
welcome from The mas Of the people The Mayor
vent out to NEE, him and 10 surrender the city,
but missed him on The road General Weitiel
finds much suffering and poverty among the pepuis-
tion. The rich a. veil the poor are destitute OF
food. He about to issue supple. 70 all rhs take TIE
oath The Inhabitants nov numhsr about I,JoN half
Of them of African descent.
It's not true u 1t JeI Davis sd his furniture ts-
fore leaving. II 10 all ia Eif house, where be ~0
whiting lie len at M - tn p4nvile q raitrosd.
All the member, Of CongreS csc red Hunter has
gone home Csr-on smith wslt sitn the army Judge
Campl ell remains here.
All the rebel ve.,c,, are dest-rytd EXCEPT an unhn.
ishcd ram, which has her machinery Ia her perfect
The TledgM works sre unhsrned aud the mAchin-
cry /, under Gen wsitze, orders. Libby Prison aud
CATTLE Thunder have Aso escaped the FIRE and til
ed With rebel prisoners Of var Most Of the editors
have fed especially John Mitchell The
wui0 appeared yesterday asa niou paper with the
name OF the former proprietor at the head. The
theatre opens here tonight ten. Wotzel describes
the reception Of the President ye,ssrd.y euthusi-
Astic In the extreme.
EdshinVton, Apri6-Mrs Lincoln len here tlis
morning at eleven O'clock on the steamer Monahsn-
se't for CITY Point " ioin the President She s1
accompanied By sonAtor Sumner and Secretary liaf-
Ian aud family,
Information ;ha, been received direct from Rich
mond that General weitzel succeeded an eNtinsuish-
ms the flames, after a considerable portion OF the
business Part Of the city had been destroyed. The
Offices Of tie ENQrmrn aud ptarArcn are among tho
buildings consumed by Ere but Il s understood that
| the other Newspaper Offices VIC saved
| Occupation Of the Richmond Post once.
gDh'.JioE, AprH5.-Hon. q. " Mcclellan, sec.
ond Assissnt Postmaster General o-day,teceiyod the
following teesraphic di,gatch, directed to him
"R,chmoni, Aprtl l have tAEen posscsson Of
the Richmond Poet Once In the name oi the rost
| Once Department Of the United States. | find
| large quantity Of tinted States property pouches
ioc L. sAies &C. The mail, that should have cft the
city to-day all here, pouchei and billed / have
yet had opportuny OF eonieHins with the mill
try authoritie.. but the Provost Aauhal has kindly
plsocd guard over tho building. and effects.
ID. d. PARKrB, special Agent"
Recruiting IN Richmond.
| Washington, April b.--rhe War Department hss
| Just issued the foloViug order
| The Examining Board, OF which MaJor-Gcn. Casey,
- " R,cS,nnrd ni,ra !, il ,.Ss
its present duties. MAoI-ten. a-ey vii, in add
ton 10 ms duties hs PRESIDENT OF We boAIl YAK le
general supe rin'eudence Of recruiting and nuaern ng
colorei troops in Richmond Va. and the adjacent
county large numtSt oi ptr'on' rom tle amer
cit 70 Richmond with supplies ior the scE ami
wounded.
THE OCCUPATION OF PETERSBURG.
Interesting Details.
| P.itr.buro, prtl 3-rhe Army Of the Potomac
| has tsen IN and out Of Petersburg this morning,
| merely making fyins visit The rcbels commenced
ovacuatinR last night at ten o'clock. and by three
o'clock this morning ~ero across tho river, having
burned about million dollars worth OF tobacco, the
SouthAide Raj road depot aud the bridge the
| Appon.ate1. our Troops CHARGED the inner line Of
wofLsat DAYLIGHT, taking picket limo Of some i've
! hundred men prisoneu. The toOps on entering the
| city behaved most admirably not over hat dozen
stores being entered by them, aud these mostly CON
tanning tobacco, sogars, liquor, etc. The Provost
| Guard soon arrived aud established order. llo
Mayor Oi the town met the troops a. they entered
and handles 70 the oficor COMMANDING tho FOL owing
ooIn1 nicatIoU, offering the surrender OF the city
| GENEI-AL-The City Of Petersburg having been
cvaeuatcd hy ths Confederate troopswe, Committee
authorized by I,o Common Council, DO hereby -ur-
ques Tor the protection OF tho persons and property of
". W. TowSEA Mayor Committee
ID AEnY FAui
| PErEEsBURG, April 3, 1885
Pruteclion was promised the par OF the troons
and the citizens have OF complaint, Tor cer'
taiLly there 10 no instance on record wnero an army
aiter lying long in front Of place OF 20 much
lmpa rtanre and losing 80 many mon In the effort 70
capture it entered city with oss disorder AMI doing
es damage private property than Ia this case The
ci,zens did not show themselves during the fore
part OF tho day but afT discovering that our soldiers
were rly aud well behaved, With disposition to
disuIb or annoy any one, they BEGAN to make their
appearance at tho door and vindovs Of fthfir resi-
dsnes aud late In the day even entered fsInI!iarly
into conyersatiou.
The rebelI managed 70 get away With al. their A.
,nery oxeeptins one or t. old oOilmbiAis and c y
heavy morArs, which they could not transport re adj
! ily large number OF man deserted and hid away
| In town until troops snteTOd, when they made
their appearance aud geIo taken mo custody. J ~
| believed they Iutreated tOsArds lsDriDurR or Dan
| vile, but they ill hAyo 10 make tppi tIuS u tle ey
eluue the pursuit. OF army, LOW flushed With v.c
ofy And villng to travel NJ any rAto, AMI tuF dis
tAnce 10 head them Of. Tho city presents aYery
! reAnly aud respectable appearance, and there ar
tnAny residences here that would 40 no dscteit tC
bth avenue Many OF the house. Ia the lower pat o
Tho city have heen badly lnlutei BY the shot ana -lc
that time Iuo,t " tie houfas located theIs have been
bIcock T.. M.-Ever since morning our troops have
be.n paSging through tho clty, Westward taking tht
COX aud kiSer TOals to sutherland alton, on thf
southsde EailIoed, where OuI Lead luartets are e
TAYLOR Third Maryland are passing, aid ths ~AsoI
Ihe railroad from City Point here 10 n b. put In
, rnnning order immedisely, And although Il Il mol
expected that permanent BE- se VIII ~ esIAhiir I'D
here vet t will h. LSid dtIHt 10 deliver supp .s
10 tile army long - IL II utlln leach. A q th'
rolling sIoct OF tLe IaroId wss rIu Oh Oward Rich
moud, but in this department Lley uhs' nave lSof
very deficient Lley HpGm uD1 have buIn0d X
much tobacco.