Edgefield advertiser. [volume] (Edgefield, S.C.) 1836-current, 1865-05-03

seem at FIRST glance an unmitisaied evil. But
there is another view to be taken of it. 1t
las had one certain good effect. If there
! fingered in the hearts Of our people one spark
of Affection for lie Davis dynasty, this ruth
less useless. wanton handing over to the
flames their fair city, their homes and aAars,
has cxtinguisAed it forever. -
~ q. From Washington. - =.
!. rom.the Richmond 'JF'sig, CT the l4th,
now published under-Y Ysnkee ruia;twe. gather
the following:
WAsuNcroy. April IS, 1865. .
The headquarters Of The Lieutenan. Gen
eral comrnendingthe armies Of the field haye
been to day removed t6 this city. II is un-
derstood that they will remain. here for lhe
nresef,f. .i'Gss
General Grant. has avoided all public oHa-
tons to day, aud as usual. has been deNoting
all his time TO The. pubic service. Thrsmo
ment that he, e,hsdmoved his quarters to,Wil
lard,s he started ior the Wfr Department,
Ind III few moments afterwards an order
,.as. t ;lsgraphed al over tue country stopping
the draft.
This order will be great relief throughout
the Nerth, and will save the expenditure OF
large amount of money in all localities
Several other measures were adopted, which
will materially reduce the daily expenses OF
the rpsernment ;;.sss
General Grant hasnnot yet visited Rich
mond. He labored nearly o year to capture
it, but now. that it is in tie possession of his
army. he has not set his foot in the city. Most
generals would have gone there and had a
flourish before returningto Washington. Not
sor wifi Gen. Grant. He saw that by COM
inc Immediately to Washington he could, Sc
cure ths.adoption of measures, which would
reduce the, expenses Of the, government many
millions Of dollars. II he bad gone to RICH
mo- lln.loond hc would have been detained there at
least two days. There' is no telling how
much thc nationafdebt might hayebe IN
.creased1inthoso TWO days, which. has iow
been stopped by his few hours of practical
work at the. War Department. His; Services
ito the government ip this respect are worth
another victory. -. .S,sss,
Il is estimated that The suspension Of the.
draft. the regocation of the charters Of the
large feet of steamers On Western waters.
the reduction Of the navy. &c.,- viii at once
reduce the expenditures sof the government
One million-cf doliars per day. :, ~.
General Grant represents General Lee as
Jealous IN his efforts to stop faIther cfusion
Of blood, and ;. instead Of comifg North, is
now eengsged ia ursinga all other con'nfaahders
of Soulbern armies TO surrender Wlthoni.
further resistance.e General Lee considers
.tfisawork.a as imppfsaut, Gencral Grant die
hissin coming to Washington to-reaace the
expenses of tha government. - ,set
In view OF, The termination of The block
nde. and cvlla?se Of thc rebellion, thsre is
10 be Immediately "a great reduction oi the
nernher of nagal~vc$sAs nf commission, and
a,ischaree of the crews. 4 portion Of hese
will be laid nap far The, present, while IL nun.
l.cr if rot all. of-the merchant Tcaseis which
.avsle@n iacuipura;ej. into thesnavy wi;; be
sod sad raturaed TO thsr. legitimate 1asine4e.
Tj,is ,2duc?ivu as th. naval !rrcc vii, o.
. .lrs.. ,nai;.. u Considerable s:.virg il, the
eHpen-c q, t.i;et branch Of ;e service.
The notorious irccjontcr Mosbt declines to
;ecrSn;z4 Inc surrender Of the rebel army IS
General Lee. and <.ys he will fight as hong IS
nc has q mar Icit. A short sirIlt and plenty
of rope will soon seit:o hin and bis highway
men.
General Woitzcl l,:s been rciieved Of s
command at Richmond, .and Gen. Patrick
has bcsa i0r the pres: nj place in coinman':
al. tLrt ncmt. lis said that he vas relieved
Tor his action III HE m;at;ar III authorizing
the assembling IF eadiac Virginia secession
lists 10 consider the return Of tbGt State 90
her allegiance, but nothing rc.iaa'e can be
ascert2inet abon, il 10 n,s"t.
= Ii is knqwn here that the ccent su-re.1e
Of E:e'> arny Mas due in.a great l:easuTc,
anon. u,bcr c5usca, 10 ho whc!6><,'e .ieaer.
ti5ns ron! ta ranks of the Virginia elements
OF woicf. II ;vas largely Composed. The Viz
ainiliis really took up Their line o. departure
ifr6:a re tilien cnetaii, hy 'hon sands. sad
50 wea!scae,l h.n. ;i,;. Surrender or ra-0cr
rort, " ri: nc oniy aiserl:eii: es la:' Hs VII.
cinia ro,ps worl,! uoi leave he S'a.c.,
Impor,apt mcd,iica:iepS of the IRA .rcgil
lations wi:ll reGcll:ou. :s;:;., !.a.a '.nen ,rc
pared during the l.s' s,.!,, hnt 'ar7 .-.ye
not yet bean appr,Te an,i IL j. 'loabi}i
w''. iher they Will ile pro:n.,isas.''. il Is 5c-
lie,cd that the work u pacliicat'o IS pro:eef;-
irr-so rapalyf ,hatsin very sdoitJ'amo II
will be possible to rcmovc n0st .oi tire re-
strctiolis and supervision at pre9e,it iaipasod.
General Butler has p:cpare'i his resignation
Of lis commission as. majcr-gencral, and
viii tomorrow present it to the Secretary of
War. -.
JB Kcrshaw aod Erigsdier Generals 8 N
Barton, ]. Siinms, N D. Dcbose eand Eppa
Ilunton, Of the rebel army, aud Commodores.
Thos. T. Hunter and j. B. Tucker, OF the reb,
ell navy, wiibsome four hurdredsand thirty
other field and line officers, captured By Sheli
dan, have inst arrived by the steamer Cos
A private meeting of the leading citizens of
Richmond was in session on the night Of the
llth, having for its object the organization of
action looking to tbo Immediate requesting ot
2tle Observation-Disclosures permit the 're-es-
tablishinerit 'ttf the municipal government OF
RicEmoud, a,ra Che return ofthe Mayor to tho
.functionssiof his.eilico.s These requests will
doubtlessiBc made bythe citizens. Another
and important object Of the l..~eting is to in
angurate arrangements for the presentation
OF IN impressive donation arts=property to-
n 1T U 4 ~ Il, -no ~, r, ;po