The star of the north. [volume] (Bloomsburg, Pa.) 1849-1866, 1865-04-12
Ihe rshals Iasi nisht on their denarlnre.

the rebels last night on their departure.
The baud of the. Second brigade. Firsi
division, Ninth army corps, was the first TO
enter and play in the city after its capture.
Just al break of day they entered the city,
and were soon discoursing sweet music
from ihe veraBdah Of the Court House aud
Custom House, amid The enthusiastic cheers
of the troops and the whole coniraband
Tribe.
The lst Michigan sharpshoolers have the
credit Of being the first 10 occupy the city
and of floating their flag from the dome OF
the Petersburg Court House. Other flags
belonfing 10 different regiments were not
long behindhand in getting th- mselves
posted on the tops of all the buildings of a
public character in the city.
From the Age Of dpra 7th.l
kewS from Richmond and Vicinity.
WAsslNGTos. A pril 6.-Ths special agent
Of the Posloffice Department, Mr.. Parker
was accompanied By Mr.. C.. Atsvise, Of
Boston General Grants messenger.) and
Mr.. CIawson, the Postmaster al Bermuda
Hundred, where he, on the 4th inst, took
possession of the Richmond posioffice.
The mail boat day brought 10 Wash
ington large number of rehel officers as
captured mails, which have been delivered
10 the War Department.
A passenger who left Richmond on Tnes-
day afternoon says il was expected that the
railroad between that city and Petersburg
would be in running order 10 day, large
force being employed 10 repair and widen
the track
II appears from a statement OF the same
gentleman, rho had conversed with old ac
quaintances IN Richmond, that BreckinriGge
was responsible tor The burning Of the prop
ery-some OF the merchants having en-
treated hun, but in vain, 10 prevent the
threatened destruction.
A rebel band was either captured or sur
rendered, and on The way up from City
Point played a number of airs. such as
Dixie" and "a Lille on the on the Ocean
Wave" They appeared 10 be delighted
with their change of position.
The Postoffice Department has ordered
the pasloffice al Hampton, Elizabeth City
county, 10 opened, and appointed Kennon
Whiting as postmaster.
General Lee, in his retreat from Rich.
mond, followed The line of the Richmond
and Danvile railroad, towards Burkesville.
General Grant, in his pursuit, followed The
railroad from Petersburg towards Burkes-
vile. On Wednesday General Lee was al
Amelia Csurl House, thiriy-five miles south
west of Richmond, and seventeen miles
northeast oi Burkesville. Grant, moving
along the lower railroad from Petersburg.
was on the same day, at Notiaway Court
House fifteen miles south Of Amelia At
six o'clock ion Wednesday evening, Sheri
do trith G,,n,,s oIv
vile, eight miles southwest OF Amelia.
Sheridan was thus between General Lee
and Burkesville, and was reinforced by the
Second corps on that evening. The Twenty
fourh corps was at BathsviIfe. The rest OF
the Federal army had not come up, though
all wers marhcing rapidly westward along
the various roads leading 10 Sheric ans
and the Sixth corps camps
II The official report of the disposition Of
the Federal army, on Wednesday evening,
be true, then General Lees march either TO
Lynchburg or Danvils is Gu, off The
Federal advance has succeeded in passing
around 10 the westward OF him, and holds
ali the roads leading west and southwest.
Lee will either have to cut his way through,
or turn northward towards Columbia, ''on The
James river, forty-ihree mfss west of Rich
mond. News of battle Tough, on ground
between Amelia and BurkesvIIe, may be
anticipated at any moment.
Several Federal vessels have been sent
after ihe Harre, De ford, now cruising on.
der the Confederate flag in Chesapeake bay.
There is but little doub, that on Saturday
or Sunday last, Sherman started northward
from Godsboro'.