, 1865-12-05

,s1y: It conestea Of The ssne 1eSR. who wsss
ssas found NOT necessary TO land In hs tnsn1e1
eas 70 .ss sss I'd 1s ka Geees eefssr. % "a ,ea
can @ rely On bis Judgment md nerve 70 undertake
What be propoees . ,s,,,.,,. the ,,zoes.,,snr of
t;enMsi sehoded's army 70 North Carolm,, Gen"
erri EhnBrnan's mach from Savannah to Goldsoofo,
and 0eneIl shefidan's mid nsalnst he lanes
K,s Gsa eonteappaiod hs be sonld oss 10
:Isnoes River, pass down to the west Of Richmond,
md join General sherman u North CaFona. Tais ~
r. so, nss Rss sss 0ss ssse.s ON ggssdss
iee aes dsosaa'nSE H. ,sh hs md @n15. 1asie6e
Potomac for The dusl movement On Richmond
TIE r1xAL ATTACK On R1c11oyD.
The report uext gives the null instructions, dsted
sIeirh Il. 1865, 10 Generals Meade Or and shesi;
dan for The operations which led to the capture OF
Richmond which WeEe In substance That General
Sheridan should moVe on Ihe 2ath, With ~ ,he
South Side & Danvil1e Railroads. the whole army
following TO the left for the double purpose of turn
ting the enemy out Of hls deienesH n ont o. 2. r.
teek On the raiiroad. The Instructions conclude a.
tulrows:
lines 10 de ineresf skeleton IN the hope Of advaut
are not being TAKEN Of II, whilst they hun every
tfling against the moving col1nn and return. II
q oe tl0ops M let n he senehes nol 70 allow ths 10
occur without taking advantage ofit The very tact
Of The enemy coming out to atrack, he does 50, may
he regarded almost conclusive evidences Of such
weakening OF his lines. would have ftparticnlary
cntoIued upon corps commauders that ~ case OF IN
attack nom the enemy, those not attacked s.u not
TO walt for orders from the commanding officer OF
The army to which they belong. but that thoy will
move promptly, and inform tie cornmander oftheis
uet,on. would also en1oin the same action on the
part OF division commanders Hhfu other parts Of
their corps are engaged. In ikr manner would
o1ge ,he impor,aneo OF Solsssving up repnlaee es
,hs enemy.
The report eontnp..s II had spcn1 days of an1t-
sty lest esch ne should bring the report that
he enemy bad reissated The night before: vas
void bs NJ he sensi or e.
WIN 1o inston md him combined, long tfd,ons.
anu .pensive campaign, consnmtng most OF the
| would pnt ihe army in better condition fof pnr-
aniE and would At least By the destruction Of the
,os ,sd 81 ne End
cause the enemy to absulon much material
that be might Otherwise save. ! therefore deter
inatruciions wese Issued to Gen Sheridan on ihe
come ont Of bis intlcnchmen,s, to fall upon him
y s SGs &
rot come ont. then Sheridan ehonld destroy the
aa a1o q
0u The following day, Gen. shetdan's instruc-
lions were changed. He was directed to abandon
eneInys enc ny IL Psht III aant Gen Grant sayns u now
teoi like ending the J:attcr II possible,"
TIE Rite or FIVE ronKs-
4 detass.ru account Or the action al Five FORTS
; -.u the breaking Of the enemy's lines IN front o.
S Goncerning % ths affair at Frve Forks the rspor
len Sheridan, when unexpectedly attacked By
ns,sad q a94:s6s s r5es E
tell the story Of superior forces encountered, hi
depioyed his cavalry on foot, leaving only enoneh
e ss.ys ats
I've Forsr. sssaul,ed nd cslsisd h,s strongly Ss
Rss Ss1ns sSns Il ~ Gsassss aas 61 5ad
e5salaa!loas in ta;iT fe9t E1th - -
reported 20 avossss nes Va.
cordingiy commenced On the night Of the 1st OF
Ap17l, and kept up until four O'Clock m the morn
Whole iine." The resnits 81 Of lie attack ne stated
o. ;S%asa l. 2, q less amy ~ bad ss,snsa
dressed despatch 10 Gen. Sherman, dated April
5t directing him TO push IS rapidly al posnble to
nleh tho Job Tor both Lee and johnson, and adding
.sRebeI armies arc now lha only aIraiegic point 70
strike at."
| TIE suRRKHDEH OF LEE.
The pursuit and surrender Of Lee. With the cor
responfence previously published, come next. No
new facts afe developed.
| SHERMAN AND Joe JOHNSTON.
The following paragraph ts alI That relates to tho
negotiations between Generals Sherman and John
"0n tho receipt Of my letter of. the ssh. Gen.
Sherman moved directly agnlnst Joe5 5ohnslon, who
Estresled rspay On and fhsoaeh r Raleigh, !EE, Which
% of .hc surrender M | Of Cen Ise reached him It
ensS Ss,ren e. e 1 III assp and ssus
meot' ior suspension d hos'ilities, md ! memo
q b. ss'1s E Pe'sH sn5t to The
dlsapproyed BY the President On the 21s., which
dItapproyal, together with your instEucfton. WAS
on ias %onns .G q the Il Resh
en- by him 10 Genessl Johnston for the tesmtnAtlon
2sth another meeting between them vas agreed
III the surrender and dlsbandment Of Johnston's
army upon substantially the san,c terms a. WERE
given General Lee.
THE cArrrRE OF aon1IE.
The rald Of Wilson through Alohaua and Geor-
eia and the surrender Of Dick Taylor aud Kirby
~ ~ wH1 n 1aoo7s were SENT TO TEXAS.
The ordering Of troops to Texas is. thus e1'
Owing to the report that many Of those lately In
3rns acninst the government bad taken refuge npon
faily ri ~ Belonging e d ha Gaiea stases, Whieh Id
9 ,eG ses who H. r. IN
GEande, the orders Tor troops 10 proceed to Texas
wore rot chaEged.
1hs r. report p. concludes a1e 5sln as Il tollow,: r.
4 West and the East fight battles, and from what I
have seen, ] know there Is no difference tn ,hcis
Gcht,pg qnalities. All that Iswas pnsstble for men
1 n n n h1ti4e ihpv have dome. The NnltPTu