Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-13

the lion his prey the strong man and the child there
no escape. LIZ SrRRESpEEs AND TnL REBELLION
Is EEDED.
from the New YORK Herald Of 10Th inst
All that remains of the Amy Of Northern Virginia
vas yesterday surrendered General Grant b. General
Lee-tbe officers 10 be paroco ard 60 20 their
hcmes and of GERS 10 retain their pvate baggage and
sIde aims General Grant has conceded generous terms
10 avt enemy but this sure nder was simple act OF
humanity ard his ;he part of General Lee
These soldiers have in the last seven days been tried to
lie very limit Of hLmsn endurance. They have fought
by day marched by night through al that time, With
perhaps haroly food 70 keep tooy and soul to-
aethe All ths they did for hopeless causei and twas
obvious 10 every tnat longer continuance OF such
a struggle was a simple butcbcry and waste of life
To give up the struggle therefore, the least con-
cesson Of pride that Lee could make 10 the devotion Of
such especially as it was CONCESSION that enabled
Tim adhere 10 his purpose NC 10 ngh except ior
virginia But this surrender Is neyer;. ess the crown
ing Of the war and It gives j; -rLEd and proper
Lees army has beer fer six month the only res
pecabIe obstacle to arms and within or
eight days has been completely wiped out Of existence
OF the itoe force mat lately hold Richmond
remaining in within .ha short e1od The brayest,
best organized and most successful army of the rebellion
has been utterly sNe IT away. Never there more
decisive campaign than this las. Of General Grants.
GIANT will now, doubt Immediately turn his a:ten-
ton TO another foe. Grant Johnston. sherman and
Stoneman are all operating in The compact theatre shown
by the map We give TO-DAY. L should be remembered
that Il six days since Lee was beaten at Peters
purc ard compced 70 eyacuate that place and the rebel
capital Johnston was al probability, informed of
ID defeat the day that Davis informed OF
t-tbe Cd ustant-HEd though he then at Raleigh,
j. not the least likely that he IL there He has
HAD abundant Tine 10 reach Danye and no one ought
70 be surprised hear Of his being there His presence
there would Dr. ng him within easy reach Of Grant and
with Grant on one lana sherman tie other and
-tonemau not far from Danyie might soon hear OF
another clean and complete the just
MADE By Lee.
The operations against Mobile viii greatly affected
b. this success N Frgus. II has Teen point
Of honor Hith tie rebel officers defending shat place 20
mold out as ong Lee did. and Ii :e as strong hold
Of the Cult States should not be tGkeu lille stronghold
was still defended IN Virginia. TIE news OF the fall OF
Richmond and the SURRENDER Of w thereto salts.
~ The honor OF the Mob. ahd their surrender
viii he in alt likelihood, tie next news from the Gulf
This same glorious will doubtless dsTerse the fifty
three Thousand rebels on She other side the Mississippi
Who cLere so loosely to the rebellion that they would
lot cross The river hep T. knG thus hateTer way
We iook daylight shining through the miserable
| remnant OF rebellion
From the Baltimore american, l0thl
General Grant closed hs magncen. can paign yeser-
dny WI III the surrender Of Gen. Leo and ell that remain
ed OF the Ret Amy o. hOrtbeIL Virginia. TIE Gene
raj VIII ose m1ary aEies and personal cbaracte-
uef Eded az upLcld the retellop j. paroed pris
oner The army which for four years has been the al n
strength OF the rebellion which las r1 ard TAKEN tic
Gercts. blows OF az has laid dcEn ts delivered
IN s a.. e-y ana teria and and officers have
assumed a. obligation not 20 air ate Up against
he United States In tie presence OF such N aug s'
cent words are bu. insignificant mediums Of the ee
incs and thoughts that crowd :or utterance. General
Grants or SIN pie dignity hes: SUITS the grandeur OF the
occas .Ur General Lee surrendered the Army OF lirg
me- o.. afternoon lpcn TIE e rs proposeo by uy self
sentence te,is Of TIE close Il the pro
.., he ming OF peace and prrnovrces the triumph
ID slidraiIcn Of tie great Dcpes for tie yn""H
ten Of whica the = vas acreptec oy The --,