, 1865-05-05
FROM RALEIGH, h, C,
lCorrvtpondence Of the Cincinnati Gazetts,7

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RALE1au, \. c., April "a.
| During the truce just ending, SOME Of ths
| most imposing reviews which the army has
ever WITNESSED, hare taken place. The
weather Aas been very favorable for all ol
them, and the emulation which exists BE-.
tween thefarfous corps IVES plainly visible
commands. The troops moved in column oi
companies Through the broad avenue
leading from the Governors palace to the
Capitol. Iha street probably rises IN hun
dred teet IN ~ length, which approaches 4
quarter OF Ia,le. The view from the steps
Of the State House, was magnificent, HON
after hour thnse columns haye moved on f3r
the last few days, the sun cleaning along the
barrels and bagoncts of rifles which laya
helched forth Death on nearly all the battle.
fields Of the war.
The sun played upon them rs 1t clauces
upon The blades OF our great corn fields IN the
he1ent Of summer pcon; and In answer to the
varSfng Commands along tue dcep column.
the Woves Of light seemed to rolI over iuI, Il a,
they flash across the wnylng wheat on END.
ny hillside. - SAA
| GEN. GRANTS ARRIVAL.
| Ihe General came quite Unexpectedly ear.
j. This morning. NJ ruuor Of his cominp
reached the army before him, still The fact oj
hls presence spread rapidly. and from nj quar-.
lels me dense crowds began to gather, foot.
OF the great commander. No snch cat7er en-
t1ostty has ever been manifested In this army
before over any officer and It showed p!afnir
On 1t. So: -.
The news began to spread at nine o'clock,
wns to review the 18th corps, and Of course
General Grant would accompany him. Most
Of the prominent officers Of the armies had NJ
ready called, and when the party came ont
and mounted their horses to go to the review.
The immense throng, wrought up to tue
highest pitch Of enthusiasm; followed in 4
maEs.
Aller taking his position With Gen. sher-
man, the troops began to pass in review. He
watched them with intent and nbsorbJnsr in.
teri as If he had work for them to do and
was striving to estimate their ability to pcr.
form what he might require.
S1oN1F1oANcE OF ruK VISIT.
!. It soon becams known that this was more
: than q visit Of ceremony-that the G:a,era1
WIS the bearer Of the Governments uluma-
tum-that the civil powers Of the traitor
: treason was crime to be punished, not
pardoned;" !" that a nation Of assassfns was 10
be treated as such. And though it was hard
10 be thus rudely awakened from sweet
dreams Of homo, ret this army will mar,h, IL
the enemy refuses to surrender, with itsoId
spirit and determination. It will march as
the exponent Of Northern indignation, ut lhe
murder Of our President, and at every stn m
that crime will be avenged. Ali are consit-
cred aa alike guilty, but innocent or guilt,
a>l will surely suffer. An hundred THOUSAND
men, with arms in their hands, auu indigua.
tion ane anger burning in their hearts, over
. wrong unavenged,- will not 70 quietly
lead to such great crimes originated.
we have looked on our flags and been glad.
dened BY the thought that, no more blood
stains would fall upon them; upon our gilt
tering rifles, in whose throats we thought no
death-tattle would come again We believed
our cannon had ceased to thunder. and that
the dcath-bo1ts wonld not crash through our
ranks again hnt soldiers schoolcd ID the
stern lessons Of war do not hesitate between
pleasure and duty, and, forgetting the pleas
ant dreams Of the hour, 1t will awake, put
on its terrible strength, and 70 forth ns If
commissioned anew to execute nations
vengeance.
ESCAPED PRISONERS
Yesterday some co1orcd soldiers lately e.
capped from Salisbury, arrived in our lines.
Their story was sad one. -Four hundred OF
their eBiment we're captured, a year ago. in
the first attack on Plymouth, N.C- Of that
number all hut 6eVenty-hye have died from
ill,t5eatment. i They have been constant!ya at
le" weeks, when they have been conflucd In
the cells Of the slave prison at SALISBURY.
when General s1oneman- approached tie
town, two weeks ago. all the soldiers and cit.
z*ns left the place, and these soldiers man.
aged to escape. The South has been flight
fully :consistent' In her treatment Of onr
prisoners. Who shall feel compassion at auy
punishment that may come upon such
peoples q
MILITARY cLUns.
In various portions Of the army these ara
springing up. Regiments, brlgndes, divisions
corps and armies are forming associat;ons
that are to meet On various. ann1yersaries tn
rfsive, old memories and rerpe!uate the
friendships cemented already By blood.
The army Of the Tennessee has Organized n
society, which includes all who have ever
been connected With that organization.