The New York herald., 1865-04-14

Mp ie who had ridden TO the front and nv him s.nt on IN
Gen ,"an. VINO mad gone over 10 Gen shcridans who,
with he Firth and Twenty fourth corps as We ere sub
seauent Informed, in front OF the rebel army at
Appomail " Court House thus entirely surrounding il
formed that &c Grant In his front and that hs
could commuA icabe with him there
CESSATION OF HosrILrrS
While the messenger bearing this word was in conyer
saton with Colonel Taylor, Lees Assistant Adiutant
General, General Forsyid sherdans ch ef Of stan came
riding down the road, having passed through the rebel
army bearing an order frO,u General Grant General
Meade for a cessation Of hos.SIities until two O'Clock
THE BATTLE ARRAY.
II was known that the enemy was In our immediate
front and had thrown up works preparatory to resisting
our advance He had halted, and the Forty Ala
bama was depOyed as skirmishers
Just prior to the reception Of General Grants order
the divisions had massed and the artillery had been
brought TO the 'front.' and every disposition made for
stack.
rm Kvyscr OF TIE ARMgncE.
The profoundest sensation followed upon General
Grants order for the cessation OF hosttcs among the
war-worn veterans Of hundred campaigns Officers
who had fought the army now lying helpless and inca.
pable Of further resistance in front the plains Of
Manassas the swsmps Of the Peninsula, through Mary
land and Pennsylvania at fredericksburg and Chancel
lorsvile, from the Rapdan to Petersburg who knew
and respected its prowess, conversed in low tones
with NO manifestation OF exhilaration Tho emotion OF
every seemed too deep and heartfelt for outward
preston. While confident that but result could fol-
on filled the breasts Of all The unholy altar upon which
had been sacrificed the best blood Of the North and the
South was about to be thrown down and be numbered
among the things that subject for the historian
anu the pOltca economist The minutes passed out
slowly. The approach of every horsoman attracted
eager look.
sxmxIsn.s ADvASOs. AND ANOTHER TRUCE
The hour for the resumption Of h0stlties two o'clock
finally arrived Quietly the order given for the skir-
msh line to advance We're negotiations failure, then,
Down little slope slowly our advanced TIL, bel
pickets in plain sight and stationary. moment
more and the crack Of the rife would indicate that the
deadly carnage of the past few days was again umed
Hark The catt OF hoofs is heard in front Thank
Heaven tho flag OF truce the symbol OF peace again and
with 1t order from General Grant that hostiitcs should
consider tho question settled and demonstrations were
more numerous and noisy.
IsTERMINGLING
number OF our officers rode to the rebel lines
and conyersed freely and frankly with both officers and
men They were very anxious to know when they
would be paroed and allowed to home; what had be-
come OF Johnson If they would DO permitted TO retain
their private property and 20 OH an endless sting Of
questions. which the prOmptcst if not
always tho most truthful Most Of the men were in
excellent spirits while Others including most of the
officers, gloomy and disprited Some defiant,
and offered to fight their regiment brigade or division
against any twice their number. Naturally this giscon
ade only excited pleasant remarks from tho vct0rs who
could anord to be magnanimous
aKRMIsH
band upon our skrnish line began playing variety
OF national airs which were greeted by shout from our
men and a feeble yell in response from the rebels
ENlHUsIAsM OVER THE RESULT or TIE rARIEy.
Al four O'Clock II was announced that the surrender
had been constmmated and the articles signed And
the enthusiasm which had been restrained by un
certainty broke loose. Oifcers and indulged IN the
widest antics The various brigade commanders
nOunced joyful to their commands and cheers
OF the widest description followed. The men threw
their hats high In the air leaped ran, jumped threw
themselves into cach others arms, and seemed mad with
Joy Whskey, which had been scarce for the past few
days, by majic appeared in large quaint tties and
peace and reunion were pledged In thousand varied
forms.
INTERCOURSE BETWEEN AxrIxs rRoninrsn
The troops soon after went into camp and all inter
between the two armies was prohibited by placing
u strong guard between them
SUMMARY OF or rux SECOND CORPS.
In summing up tho operations oi Tins corps, wh'ch
have 40 materially contributed TO the happy results here
In recorded may say has been fighting and marching
every dsy since tho 2Sth OF March, has been
yarisy in the front charging upon tie enemy wherever
met and invariably with II has captured about
ave thousand prisoners over Ave hundred wagoHs and
ambuances thirty guns and an innumerabc qu3ntity O
| small arms; and all this with loss In killed. wounded
and captured OF less than two thousand ve hundred
General Mott commanding tho Second division, wal
BrSsdier r General ncDoupal oomu.Adns brigade /,
| the First division, siighty, in the sym
| ADIER GEyRAL snyTHI.
Brigadier General Thomns S.nyhe. Of the Ttlrd bri
gade, second DIVISION mertay wounde& on the ~,
and has since died deners Smyte was greatly believe
by his troops, and his fol- had for .ahe very demo
,sfi.ng tendency npe. them II Is confidently state
on the 7th had pg been for tho eect Of his fall upo
thcm He was Well known shroughout the corps and hi
oss Is keeniy .sit BY overy enc from Its commanaef
General Humphreys at ali times expresses himself
| highly delighted at tho uniform good conduct Of h
s'"oOs both In action and ~" 80
4 .,..,,c cfse-" '' - --.Ua ana the enthh
| shns.'o -.s which his presence was greeted las
After n. tho .nnSuncsmsn Of Lees surrender
| them
WHAT Nsrrr
| 10 tho universal question While OF course those high
In authority arc better Informed, yet nothing has eei
heard or ID known among Of Johns,on's movements
expected soon And then the sold or having performed
his part II remains for the statesmen and wise o
our country To restore our government 10 its pristine
| power and glory.
Mr. b. II. Bulklcy's Dispatches.
HYADouAmkRs Army PoroNAc,l
MAR ArroxA1rox CouRr HousE, April o, 1885. I
Tho rcb,S Army Of Northern Virginia long and ably
commanded BY General Lee, has to-day been compelled
70 succunb to tho crmics under General Grant They
have laid down their Srm aud good Union soldiers nov
entirely surround thcm, and she old nag ove
them. We to might wild with excitement; bot viii
endcavor briefly give the outlines Of events they hav
| occurred
| purrSG NEGOTIATIONS
While the negotiations Of the surrender pendn,
General Meade advancing his army and closing M,
lines about the doomed rebels OF any agree
mcnt, and only intent upon capturing the entire
| army. He had just given orders to General
Humphreys Of the Twentieth corps. 10 advance his
ine when he received a communication from General
les asking for cessation Of host Ites, negotiations
for p pending He replied by saying TIN, he
knew nothing Of negotiations Tor peace and that
vold be granted, excepting upon the conditions stated
by General Grant, but would wait hour until he could
hear from General Grant A. the expiration o the hour
Major Pease through the reb lines with the glad
tidnss Of the surrender Of the whole OF Lees army.
SETTLEMENT SURRENDER
General LIE was M tho appointed place of meet hall
an hour in advance Of Gen Grant H. accompanied
by his Adjutant General, Col Marshal Gen. Grant wbs
accompanied by Gen rails barnard Williams Rawlings
and Ingalls,, and Colonies Bowers, Bshcock and Porter
The terms drawn up by Gen Grant, written out
by Col Parker and submitted TO Gen Lee for his appo
val c suggested some SLIGHT alterations regard M ON.
ccrs' baggage, which asscntcd 10 Col Marshal
mado copy, which was gned Tho tetins the
same arst Offered NY General Grant
A INTERVIEW.
General Grant then sent for the nder of his san
when q x neral introduction and interview had.
General Lee conversed somewhat with General Seth vii
srns who old friend but quite reserved and
sad He was dressed In full uniform, with elegant
GvO.d sash aud gauntleta General Grant In full
uniform with the exception OF his sword
NEWS
When the news received BY the army they were
wild with Joy and excitement. General Meade was
chcorcd from one end OF the line IN the other
rsr ExpcUroy TIVE sraiEsDnH rV~rrcsyD.
~ hons a.