Daily State sentinel. [volume] (Indianapolis, Ind.) 1861-1865, 1865-02-03
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Infornasion has Just reached nc OF > CONVEX
sa,ioo held las; week. IN which the in,erlocutors
were Gen. Graut and a gentleman who returned
TO Richmond on the ~ instant, from The north.
bsrings 90 intrOjncEion 70 DO ~preseutec
zen route IRON Ne. Seward 90 Gea. Grant. IL 10
well known that he gentleman in question who
l. a f~oreigner) il in intimate relations With the
confederate government. he paints Gen Grant
az gentleman Of eminent courtesy. tranquil
and dxuihtd IN manner. free from The proverbial
blustef o. bis eoentrI pen and sfediously con-
ciiating IN language. Gen Grant commenced
the conversation By extravsgaut laadations Of
President Davis and Gen. Lee. especially the lat
ter, whose equal. morally aud intellectually. il
not according 10 the federal generals pTofessed
uge ops mon. 10 be found among eminent nnii
tary men anywhere on earth He proceeded
next TO make the startling assertion that Rich
=. road Is a doomcd city. and that Dir DAVIS and
.sls Gen. Lee are veHl aware OF The fact he pointed
out. With emphasis. that slowly and iusidiously
the federal army IL constantly advancing a
step. and that never, since the 18th Of June, whom
- IL crossed o. the south side OF the James. has IL
- made a quarter OF a step backwards " The end
he continued, - mast be The fll Of Richmond.
- Hos Iong il wil be before tie end comes il u i'm
r possible for me 20 say. General Lee knows the
position OF nv army 10 be impre gnable on both
sides Of the river. and he will attack os neither
IL do pot expect the city to oe suddenly evacaa-
ted. bat some day little by little. my guns will
get sithin Smelling distance Of the capital, and
RON that hour it "a merely u question Of time.
Ii i probable that If at this stage the resistance
- be obstinate and prolonged, the whole city will
be burned 10 the ground. Anyhow its evacuation
ts General Lees army IA 10 The end Inevitable .
49, this conversation was idLprogress n tele-
E yra m arrived from General Buffer on The north
ste or the James. announcing 20 Gen. Grant
that the "Richmond Examiner Of this morning
anticipates that sherman will get safe 10 the sea
coast -EA..AE .aaaaa
| can assure Gen Grant, that, If lie Wa in a
- position 20 arrive NJ the undisguisei opinion Of
President Davis ard General Lee. he you'd come
90 e conclusion diferen, from that which be last
week expressed, bui which IL Il dificnl, 10 be
lieve hat no slnceFely enteririns. IL is the de
hberate conviction, not only OF the two eminent
men iu question, but aiso 81 eighteen twenteths
OF the Inhabitants Of Richmond. and Of ninety
-olbehundreiths Of the armies which defend i,
that the city was never so safe since the war com
menced as az the present moment. " seems to
all men Of sense that eVesy time General Grant
has mffe n fehtAdve tfovemett. either with cav
airy or infantry. OF by sgbieTaueaa mines, orby
auy other aggressive device. sni has been
foiled with considerable loss OF life, he lbs
made more than a-qusrter OF n step back
ward. How many of these attacks have been
SteieL ssiDce Jpae ~lsst.i, - difficult y. ccmpute
tssB1t akiinst mr. thee failures. spread over the
last five aud a half months, Grant has nothing
10 advance as a makeweight. except the slight
but iprsaterisl ssdvancs OF tbs tiaes upon the
Weldon railroad, and the capture Of Fort Harri
500 on the xssh Of S~ep'enbef. No ore 10 prpba
Div better aware than Gen Gran, that these two
slisk,- .dyantsgss have not brought him an inch
Aooarer TO tho capture OF Richmond lie is now
tcootgorted by a frOwning line Of earthwotks
which stretches Tor 30 or 20 miles. commencing
- the DISCRETIONARY river. extending across the
ff31mU, and running close IN To- the Weldon rail
r. road On tho west of Reams' station | may be
mietat en-. bat, ia common with every conledc
rate officer fhavc converted with on both sides
OF The James. il - my belief that against any
80 portion OF these lines Grant's army. even AZ
- doubled In number. will never prevail. The
difficulty and danger Of attempting 10 Get round
either or both of General Lees tanks, at points
where The ooniederstes are operating upon the
inner circle ia obviously veFv great. aniici
pate that II General Grants army receives very
= material accession OF strength before April. and
during next GUNNER. the siege of Richmond
= will he protracted through the whole of next
yer II he is not heavily reinforced by nett
spring. We shall see whether he will pass through
- sissS without taking several quarter steps back
ward Hut. be that as il may. IL is already seen
md felt that the advantages g. the confede
rates OF carrying on a defensive struggle 80 close
81 o. their heart as Richmond are obvious aud man
Told The blood propelled through that great
aorta Is far less in volume than the blood which
= cireulates through the femoral artery, and the
vigilance necessitstcd by the close proximity Of
the enemy IL Of eminent beued, 20 this brave.
but careless community. la addition. the long
- ps~otfactcd auugglc around Richmond gives. the
confederates time ~ ~dupIicete fuch establish
mcnts as tho fredcgtr works. and 10 iuauguraic
supplementary measures los creating munitions
OF waf slfotert ho country IL never seems to
have catered Gen. Gran,r aead that the capture
81 OF Richmond will be to him aud bis associates
/. bat the letting out OF strife. Bat Gen. Grant,
woods are robbed OF hnlf their significance
when Il Is remembered tia, they were addressed
~ q gentleman Who would Ia three or four DAYS
be Ia Communication with tho Richmond gu.
thortcs IN l. difficult not 70 suspect tina, Gen
crL Grant shares With bis wily ~eountry meu the
sentiment 80 admirably expressed IA Millions
lines.