The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-17
THE SITUATION.

THE SITUATION.
Yesterday Easter Sunday, the anniversary Of the
OF Savior from terrestrial death to
lestia and eternal fe-aways glad occasion to evory
Christian heart But st Notwithstanding all the joyful
associations which cling around the day yesterday
sad and solemn Sabbath for this nation In this city,
throughout the county brooded the spirits
OF the people The metropolis presented the unprece
dened spectacle in our history OF great city draped
In the sable emblems of mourning for a murdered
Chief Magistrate Of the republic. Along every
thoroughfare, miles and miles OF wall festooned in
black and white, speaking forcibly the affection of the
people for their dead President The same evidences
of grief by the streets OF suburban cities
and Of every city town and village OF the loyal States
In the churches tho services the dscourses Of the
pastors appropriate to the melancholy OCCASION
and Of tho most affecting character.
Next intensity the grief the assassination of
tho President yesterday the anxiety to learn the
latest regard to the probable from the attempts
on tho life OF Secretary Seward and his sons We
happy 10 DO able to state that the Secretary considered
out Of danger. 1t appears that the stabs which the
woudbe assassin intended should deprive the nation
Mr. Sewards valuable ser. ices actually resulted in phys-
cal benefit to the invalid Secretary by relieving his system
OF unhealthy accumulation of blood in his head
which had collected during his confinement to his
bed OF several days, in consequence Of being thrown
from his carriage. Hopes also now entertained of
the recovery of r Frederick Seward Assistant Secretary
of State. The wounds OF Major Augustus Seward the
other son of the Secretary who received injuries the
hands of the miscreant are not now considered dan
gerous
The dispatches which publish this morning urn s
additional details regarding these tragic affairs We also
give the official of inauguration of President
johnson. The funeral of President Lincoln will take
place In Washington Wednesday of this week
at ncon at which hour the congro-
cations Of churches throughout the country are
officially invited to assemble their places of worship
for tho purpose of soemnizng the occasion with appro
pirate ceremonies
The persons supposed be the murderer of the Pres
have not yet been arrested
In the midst Of the mourning the assassination
President Lincoln receive the announcement of )
another grand triumph of the national despatch
from Cairo states that General Canbys troops captured
Spanish Fort with the rebel garrison of thousand
and entered the city OF Mobile the 9th instant In
the city three hundred guns captured Tho rebel
troops In the city fell back up the river in gunboats
The same despatch confirms the previous reports that
General Wilson has captured in Alabama the rebel
General Roddy's entire command
There q rumor at Fortress Monroe on last Friday
brought down the James river from City Point that the
rebel army General Johnston had surrendered
TO General Sherman. This report, however, needs
General schoneld's command, Of General shermans
army, commenced It's northward movement from Colds
boro the 9th inst The other two columns, under
Generals Howard and Slocum followed the succeedng
day Largo quantities supplies for General shermsns
army have been sent through the Dismal Swamp Canal
in barges tho anchorage Of which the vicinity of
Roanoke Island
It appears that General Ords revocation alluded TO in
yesterdays HERALD Of the permission granted by Gene
raj wezel for the Virginia rebel Legislature hold
session in Richmond, promulgated after consulta-
ton with General Grant, and by his direction General
Ord, on assuming special supervision Of affairs in and
around Richmond, also issued order inviting the
people In the surrounding country TO bring in their
supplies Of marketing formerly, and calling
upon the various industrial classes to resume therI
occupations, and assuring all Of protection The
beneficial effects OF this latter order said 70 have
been almost Immediately perceptible Another order
from Gena Ord informs all soldiers OF the rebel army
OF Northern Virginia who not present with that
ganizaton the time OF iu surrender that they can
avail themselves Of all the benefits Of that act by appear
ing within tho national lines, reporting themselves and
laying down their
About three thousand rebel prisoners were held in
Libby prison last Saturday It is said that the rush
Of Richmondtes TO take the oath Of allegiance TO the
government great that IL Is difficult 10 meet the
demand for the necessary blank forms
Traditional interesting details of the ceremonies attend
ing tho surrender OF General Lees army given by
our correspondents The work OF paroling the rebels
commenced tho 1lth inst, and II was thought that
three or four days altogether would be- required TO com
pete t. The number Of men under General Lee's i'm.
mediate command covered by the surrender was esti-
mated only about sixteen thousand including officers
prvates and teamsters. The surrendered artillery is
supposed 10 comprise hundred and seventy pieces
Seven hundred wagons also formed part Of tho Union
prize. So nearly exhausted the provisions OF the
rebels that while the surrender in progress large
number Of them had 70 be supplied with food by General
Grants commissarica The majority seemed To more
welcome than regret the surrender Rebel officers
acted Q brisk business In dsposing OF their
horses 70 the officers OF the national army,
and showed their appreciation Of the finances
OF JET Davis confederacy by o universal refusal
10 tako rebcl money in payment The Second and Sixth
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