The New York herald., 1865-04-14
General Ord Purchases the Table on
Which the Terms Of Surren-
der were Signed.
The New Disposition Of the Ma
tiOnal Forces,
&c., &c., &c.
TIE SURRENDER.

Mr.. B. Cadwa llader's Despatch.
ArroxArrox CouRr HOUSE, April 9-eP.M NJ.
Tho glorious consummation long devoutly wished
for has at length been attained The constant and
paraeed marching and shting of the last twelve days
has eliminated to-day in the surrender Of General Robert
T. Lee asd his entire army the victorious legons led
ON BY General Grant.
the Size CT LEES ARMY rHs SURRENDER.
Tho remnant Of his army is variously estimated at
from twenty thousand TO thirty thousand. Ny own
opinion is that 1t will exceed the outside figure.
CONDITION.
His trains have been terribly up and captured by
since the commencement of his retreat from Rich
ond Besides these he has been compelled to abandon
and destroy large numbers until the remainder will fall
below tho usual allowance for such q force.
His artillery has boon suffering the depletion, and
is cut down to tho minimum with whchan army equal
0ize
THE CORRESPONDENCE CONCERNING TIK SURRENDER
correspondence, looking to the surrender Of Lees
army, commenced between himself and General GRAFT
day before yesterday, a. announced in my previous
despatch. Tho purpon Of General Lee's first note
was TO ascertain the best terzs on which he
could .saasr hs srmy. Gen. Giant is understood to
haze offered 70 parole ths officers and men and allow
nem return 10 thor homes until regularly exchanged
10 this Gen. Lee seems 10 tve aemurred Re at leas.
qncsaing personal interview at certain place, at
O'Clock A. n to-day, TO arrange "terms OF peace" As
this was changing tho question Ut issue and under dis
eusson anu which Cen Grant had neither the In
lination nor the authority decide he replied note
which admitted Of 70 misconstructon, and which vrtu
ally ended the negotia sns On receipt Of this Gen Lee
ut despatched anothe requesting personal inter-
view for the object named In &en Grants communities
ton OF yesterdayyL: the rreder OF his entire army
wHsRs rIe ooMNUNIcAu,Ss w'SEk RECEIVED
General Grant and stai General headc's head
Qrarers hast night in Of the Second corps where
ehc hags OF truce bearing Ihc respective
had been sent and received supposing all further me-
Grant brcakfastcd at Il O'Clock in the morning and
started Immediately for the extr let Of our line,
held by Gen ra Sheridan in the cinity AppoIna
was received it forwarded by Major Pease, OF Gen.
Meadc's sail VINO O. crtook General Gran, about live
miles from the Court House. between eleven and twelve
TIE rrAcE OF coMEnrcE APPOINTED
A commun cation Immediately despatched by
Lcutcnt colonel abcock ard tic tenant Dunn, o Gene
raj Grants sta ~ General Lee, appointing Appomattox
Court House as the lace Of meeting.
GEsIRAs.
General Lee reached by flag OF truce, and re-
pair to the house OF Mr. Wilson Mclean, one OF the
three iemauing houschOldcrs In tn village. General
Grant arrived about teen minutes later and entered
the parior where General Lee awaiting him The
rnecng was very nearly q private AT the outset.
After a few crsalion General Grants staff
officers called In and formal, presented The
" rntion was sobcr ana confined solely to business ex-
ccpng few illusions 10 the past between Lee and g.
raj Seth W .lliams AID perhaps ole or two others.
AGREED UPoS
The Of surrender agreed upon reduced
Co writ NJ and iyed after which LcJ departed TO
within the lin = oi his own army
Correspondence proceedings &c, relative to tho sur
render have air ady been published.
By the time the papers we're drawn and signed IL
TOO lat, oceed To te formal ceremonies u the occ
eion, and further proceedings were postponed unt 10
morrow.
GENERAL LKE
General Lee accompanied only by Colonel Mar
. yy
his sian orderly Johns, who has served ia IN that
capacity for fourteen months Leo looked ry much
jadcd and ~orn but, ncvcithel ss presented TIE same
magnificent ply for VIII he hns always been noted
He was neaiy dressed 10 gray cioi without embroidery
any insignia of rank, except thr'e Stars worn on
the turned portion Of his collar HIS cheeks we're
were very much bronzcd by exposure but stu shono
ono Of Tie locks o his har thrown across the
upper portion OF his orJead viii Is white and fair
womans He stands fully six feet inch in
height and weighs something two hundred pounds,
without being buidcned wiih IA 10 nd Of supcrfuous
Nosh. d ring tn whole interview he was retired and
dgn,acd to ocgroi bord ring taciturDity but
frec from all Nibit on OF mpcr modification His
doIncanor that Of thoroughly pos esscd gentleman
who had n very di.agcc.bie duty perform but was
determined to got through Il az we'll and he
could.
snonts similar to those Of cavalry officers, and
dory stated that this The ouy .Dia lao had hec
lie bivouacod last night near placl known AZ the
I" tone Chimney, ia q grove snd made his breakfast
this morning "corn dodsor' HIS troops are even
worse OIL.
THE sURrHNnKn A SUNRISE To HTS oFllCtRA
No one but few Of his officers suspected Thai ho con-
conplatcd surrendcring his army, until tnis morning
MIR. John A. Brady's Despatch.
HEADQUARTERS ARav rnE JhNss,
BupvD RicaSosD, Midnight, April y, loGs'
Yesterday morning. after march Of nearly tworty
nss varied by constant skirinishing with the enemy,
che Army Of the James cncamped Immediately out
aide Of Farmvillc General OrIs headquarters were IN
the Mehodlst church, while General Gbbon aud his