The aegis & intelligencer. [volume] (Bel Air, Md.) 1864-1923, 1865-04-14
WAR NEWS.

ed by the War Department about nine o'cIock
Sunday night. The terms Of surrender were ur.
ranged in the vicinity Of Apponatox Court
House. 46 miles west Of Burkesville and "a from
Lynchburg. The preliminary correspondence
leading to the surrender commenced on Friday
last on which day Gen. Grant addressed lei
ter to Gen. Lee suggesting that the experience Of
the week must have convinced the latter that fur
ther resistance on his part was hopeless, and ex-
pressing desire or peace, and stoppage of the
effusion of blood
To this Gtn. Lee replied, stating that the res
toraton ofpeace should be the chief object of all,
and proposing personal interview with refer
ence to discussion of the subject. Gen. Grant
rejoned that he also ardently desired peace, but
had no authority to treat concerning anything
but the surrender Of the Army of Northern Vir-
ginia. In arranging the details of the surrender,
he would only look to preventing the men COM
posing Gen. Lees army from again taking up
arms against the government of the United
States.
General Lee in response, asked what terms of
capituation General Grant proposed, and the lat
Ter replied that he would accept the surrender
upon condition that the officers and men give
their parole not TO serve against the United
States till regularly exchanged, with the prvi-
lege of returning to their homes, and guaran.
tee that the United States Government will not
modest them so long as they observe their parole
and the laws in force where they may reside
tn no To al; hi; ,;la
and baggage, and private effects to be respected
other arms, munitions of war, &c TO be deliver
ed to agents to be appointed by the Lieutenant
General. To these propositions Gen. Lee on Mon
day gave his assent and thus the great strug-
gle between the Armies of the Potomac and of
Northern Virginia has been brought to termi-
nation.
This is the most important event of the war,
and must be fraught with momentous consequent
ces.
The latest advices from Richmond represent
Informal negotiations as still pending, apparently
with view to peace. President Lincoln has au-
thorized safe conduct to be given to Senator
Hunter, to enable the latter to come and 90 from
the city.
proclamation has been issued by the Presi-
dent declaring that the ports Of Richmond and
number of other places in the Southern States,
which are mentioned, including Charleston, Sa-
vannah and Mobile are closed, ana that all right
of Importation, warehvuseing and other privile-
ges shall cease until again opened by order of the
President. Amy vessel from hey ond the United
States or having on board articles subject 10 du-
ties that shall attempt to enter any of these ports
will be confscated. The President is authorized
to issue the proclamation by an act OF Congress
passed in regard to the collection OF duties, etc.
A telegram from Cincinnati, states, on the au.
thority of an old citizen of Mobile who has re-
Gently returned from Texas, that the military
force of the Conlederates west of the Mississippi
numbers, in the aggregate, ffty-three thousand
effective men; that the troops are in fine condi-
ton in every thing except discipline, but ale be-
coming demorazed by the bad news from the
east Of the Mississippi; that Texas is prosperous,
but that II majority of the people there are weary
oil the war, and would be Wiling to return to
the Union if they had the power.
The New York NeVs states that the rebel ar
chives have been removed to Charlotte, N. c.,
which will hereafter be the seat Of government.
The New York Tribune publishes captured let
tiers, written by Trenholm, the rebel Secretary of
the Treasury, which go 10 show that specie and
other valuables had been forwarded to Charlotte
prior to the evacuation of Richmond.
1t is stated, unoficiallv, that from twenty
two to twenty-five thousand men constituted
the army of General Lee which surrendered
to Lieutenant General Grant, and that among
the number were one general, three lieutenant
generals, seventeen major generals, and six
ty one brigade commanders, making total of
eighty-two general officers. Brig. General Hen
ry A. Wise, Major General Wilcox, Brig. Gen
erals Wharton, Wirkham Finnegan, Anderson,
Jordan, McCausland, Chiffon, Payne, Patten,
Lomax, Peudeton, Preston and George Fl.
Smart (of Maryland) Major Gems. Elsey, Kemp
er and Malone, Lieut.. Gen. Longstreet, Colonel
John s. Moseby and Colonel Robert Oud are
said to be among the officers included in the sur
render.
A steamer arrived at New York which left
New Orleans on the I'd instant, and reports that
Fort Spanish, one of the defenses of Mobile bay
Is besieged on three sides by the Union land for
ces, and the Union gunboats are operating on
the other side.
Vessels of war belonging to the United States
having been denied for some time past the priyi-
leges and immunites they were entitled to in GER
tain foreign ports the President has issued proc
lamation that hereafter as long as any country
shall continue to refuse those rights, &C., the
same rights and hospitaries will be denied their
vessels Of war in the ports of the United States.
The President says there is no reason now why
the United States should not claim and concede
an entire and friendly equality of rights and hos
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