The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-05-09

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for an example OF Virginia hospitality Taking tho drect
route Tor Amelia Court House passed through an old
settled portion Of the country encounerng not single
white person In the half days rid. Losing the roa,
we made deour OF six miles and at dark brought up
at the residence OF very social and liberal vrgnian
named William Jones, who for reasonable ration,
entertained us all night, after long days ride Of
lftytwo miles.
dBreaking camp" at daylight on the 5,h, with our
horses refreshed, started for ri ihmond determined
10 make IL that night At ten O'Clock passed through
Five Forks the scene OF sheridans brilliant opera
tons aud found the first evidences OF war in the shape
o. burned fences oharred caissons abandoned by
Lee. The Court House good structure un njured by
war but the streets and few buildings bear evidences Of
ARREST or sra.ooLERs
Two miles this side OF the Court House
tered hve sraggers from he Third Pcnnsyyala cayal
ry which had passed towards Richmond hours be-
fore They were mounted horses stolen from citi-
zens and as Captain Willard caught them tho act Of
robbng negro huts he placed them under arrest.
PERrtous PAss,G THE ApPoMArrox
Arriving at the Appomattox river where Goods bridge
once spanned IT, found the pontOons Of the Second
corps upon which hoped TO cross taken up and the
river too high 10 be fordcd There pretty condi-
dcn to Be inthe water eight feet % Deep no bridge and
sylvania cavalry, who had been drowned few minutes
before, with three horses, while attempting 10 swim It.
To countermarch TO Petersburg would take twenty
miles out OF way, and give one days more Jour
ney 70 Richmond We de lded to swim the river Cap
tain Willard led on followed by your correspondent and
Captain Sherlock and minute or two after wc touched
terra frn0 on tho east bank. Our orderlics crossed
safely ,.a but e S ays a srasgers who wers 6Ss
too was forced 70 abandon them. For oursclvea tho
only injury received tho destruction OF lunch
In the saddle and thorough baptism In the muddy
river The contents Of my pocketb0ok land . portion
Of this letter. you will see received their proportion %
injury. Hereafter shall ask to be excused from gvm-
ming rivers 1t isn't part Of correspondents po-
fession, especially in times Of peace. 'a fs'a'
III gisteffaT4ni IN RI0iMonD. sga i9sgtri lgS aag
We arrived at the forncations surrounding he rebel
capital at dark last night having ridden sixty miles In
tho eleven hours To us tho familiar camps and wagon
trains were welcome sights indeed. On appr0aehine
them we found they were the grand old Army Of the
Potomac, brothers in arms who have stood By u9
noby I'm the great work or nations redemption 0ed
bless thcm May they all reach their homes In safety.
the North who have long prayed for their and our
welfare HA it t' a47
nt ARMY 10 IN ON MONDAY NEXT. sft
have just an officer from Davis headquarters,
who left last night and up by rail- He reports the
dashing little Brigader Wacott still far In the ADVANCE
only forty five miles from here, with every pospcct Of
being in tomorrow evening or Monday morning.
Howaids wing encainped at Black and White station,
about fifty miles from here last night. The entire army
will be In on Mondayviz: the Fifteenth fourteenth,
Twentieth and Seventeenth, and after halting long
enough be supplied will to Alexandria TO bo
paid and sent to their states. 4sA +ti
SENTIMENTS People.
have had frequent opportunities OF conyersing with
the people Of North Carolina and Virginia The almost
universal when asked If they satisfied wth
the effort 10 break up tho Union is ayes regret that
unsuccessful but now that the effort has failed we
willing TO trust TO the magnanimity o. your govern
ment in their treatment OF subugatcd and broken
spirited people Secession has failed gvc pcaco
ard tie b. terms you We will not complain" L
hazard nothing In SAY that this is the prevailing sen
timent OF all classes in North Carolina and Virginia