The Jeffersonian. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1853-1911, 1865-04-20

s who stated that he knew of no such ar
8 rangement, and that he was about to move
8 forward, in accordance with his previous
& Eintentions.
q Gen. Lee, however, sent another mes.
Esage, desiring to have an interview with
n Gen. Grant to arrange the terms of sur
g render, and Gen Meade was thus obliged
Eto grant two hours armistice in order to
& communicate with Gen. Grant who had
Emoved around to the left during the night
8 Gen. Grant consenting to see Gen. Lee
sand discuss the matter, about 4! O'Clock
4 Lieut,-Col. Whittier of Gen. Wright s
8 Staff came in and reported the terms ar.
aranged and the papers signed, when the
Hgreatest excitement prevailed throughout
sour lines, cheer upon cheer rent the air
q Soon after, Gen. Meade and Staff, with
4 other officers, rode along the lines of the
q Second and Sixth Corps, and they were
greeted with the most enthusiastic shouts,
the men throwing their hats in the air
l and fairly dancing with JOY and delight.
] No such scene has ever been witnessed
! in this army, and the thanks of the whole
scountry are due to the brave men and
their heroic commanders for such great
I ssand glorious result.
j 1t is understood that the men Of Gen.
] Lees Army are to be paroled and allowed
to return to their homes. They gave up
severything in their hands, but last night
sthey destroyed large amounts of property
/, in the shape Of wagons, gun carriages,
baggage, papers, &c.
{ The number of Gen. Lees force is put
down at about 10000 men. Very few
guns were in their possession, as they a.
bandoned nearly all they did not lose in
action.
Thirty eight guns were brought in yes
terday, and several this morning.
] The rank and file of Lees army are
! said to be we'll satisfied to give up the
struggle, believing that they have no
! hope Of success, but say that if Gen, Lee
had refused to surrender, they would
have stuck to him to the last.
The officers are somewhat surly and
/ sdiscontented, but this feeling will soon
wear off when they find how literally and
kindly our people are disposed to treat
them
Another letter from the Army of the
Potomac, dated April II, says:
! The final arrangements for the surren-
{ der of Lees army were completed yester-
! day, and to-day they are at liberty to pro-
sceed to their homes or elsewhere as they
choose. The terms granted were certain
ly of very liberal character.
A large number of officers, together
with thousands of the men Of this army
express their dissatisfaction not only at
! the unparalleled liberality granted to
the Army of Northern Virginia, but at
! the manner in which they were paroled
and allowed to 90 their way without our
men being permitted to enjoy the results
sof their long struggle in the passage
through the lines of Gen. Lee and his ar
smy; but it is claimed that this would
I have been humiliating to Gen. Lee and
s his officers, and that it is not the wish ol
3 desire of our Government or commanders
8 to act toward them in any way that would
9 tend to irritate their feelings or make
s their position more intolerable than it ac
4 tually is The policy pursued may have
3 sbeen for the best, and our soldiers viii
Esubmit as they always do to what is Judg
9 ed most wise.
8 During Sunday night and Monday large
s snumbers Of the Rebels, as well as some o.
Z the officers, made their escape from the
Elnes and scattered through the woods
Emany no doubt intending to return home
kOur cam ps last nightwere filed with then
4 Ebegging something to eat, which OF course
4 was freely given.
h These men, when asked if they hac
3 been paroled, invariably replied, "No-
d but we are allowed to go where we please.
q The number of men that General Lee
f claimed to be able to give up was 10000
& with muskets, with as many more from
d the commissary, quartermaster, hosplta
Sand other departments: but officers VIII
Hhave been permitted to pass through thel
Hcamp assert that not more than LOU
Hor 5000 will be found to have been SUI
Hrcndcred.
4 The cavalry operating with General lie
@was also turned over, but only sma
Hforcc with broken down horses could b
Hfound, report stating that the best ha
'Hbeen picked out and sent to Gen. .J ohnsor
,H The number Of guns given up was thu
Sty. with from three to four hundred was
EoDs. :.
n Very little ammunition and no supple
awcre found.
II AS an evidence of the state of the
8 Hcom missary when they reached Farmvlll
, q the residents tell us they had been lSs'
ling cars of corn to the men for sewers
8 Hdays previous, but that train fro
aLynchburg met them there with fiou
r,gand pork; but of some 1000 horses turI
: Bed over to us not more than 2Oo wei
: 3 found to be worth a single ration OF 10
tsage for each
6 Commissioner 0uld and Asslstant-Cor
d & missary Hatch were captured on the
: 3 way from Richmond toward Danville, al
Ewere brought into camp on. Sunday
d xThey had large Southern Express "
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