The New York herald., 1865-04-23
SHER M an.
suspension of Hostilities Agreed
Upon Between Sherman
and Johnston.
An Agreement for Basis Of Peace
Entered into Between Them.
The Terms Disapproved of by|
President Johnson and
His Cabinet.
Gen. Sherman Ordered to Re-
sumo HOstilities.
General Grant Gone to North Caro-
lima to Direct Operations
Against Johnston,
JEFF Davis Escapes During the
Armistice.
He Flies to Texas and Mexico with |
All His Plunder.
Official Bulletin from Secre- i
tary Stanton,
&c., &c., &c.
jeff Davis Escapes During the
Armistice.
He Flies to Texas and Mexico with
All His PIunder.
Official Bulletin from Secre.
tary Stanton,
&c., &c., &c.

0scretary Stanton to Major General DIX.
WAR DEPARTMENT !
WASHINGTON, April 22, 1865.
Major General JOHN A. Dix, New York.
Yesterday evening bearer of dispatches arrived
from General Sherman
An agreement for suspension OF hostilities, and
memorandum Of what is called basis for peace, had
been entered the 18th instant by General Sher.
nan with the rebel General Johnston The rebel General
Brecktnridge was present at the conference
A Cabinet meeting was held at eight O'Clock in the
evening" at which the action OF General Sherman was
lsapproved by tho President by the Secretary Of War;
sy General Grant, and by every of the Cabinet
General sherman ordered resume hostiiies imme-
Aiassy and directed that the instructions given by
che late President in the following telegram which was
pennsd by Mr. Lincoln himself, at the Capitol on the
night OF the Sd of March, approved by President
AAdrew Johnson and reiterated to govern the &C.
eton Of military commander
On the night OF the Sd of March, while President Lin.
colin aud his Cabinet were at the Capitol a telegram
from General Grant brought to the Secretary Of War;
Informing him that General Lee had requested an inter
Wow conference make an arrangement for terms OF
psaesl
The letter OF General Lee was published in a letter of
Davis To the rebel Congress.
General Grants telegram submitted to Mr. Lin.
colin, Who AFTER pondcrng few minutes, took up his
pom and wrote with his own lhand the following reply
which he submitted to the Secretary of State and Secre.
tary OF War It then Dated addressed and signed by
the Secretary Of War, and teegraphed to General
9rant:-
wAsasoroS, March 3, ls65-l2 p NJ
Letsusnt General GRANT
The President directs say to you that he wishes
you 70 have conference with General Lee unless be
for the captulaon OF General Lee army or on some
minor and purely military matter He instructs me to
Say that you decide, discuss confer upon
any political question. such qestons the President
holds in his hands and will submit them to no mill
tAry conferences conventions. Meantime you are TO
press 70 the utmost your military advantages.
EDWIN VI. STANTON
Secretary of War.
The orders OF General Sherman to General Stoneman
TO withdraw from Salisbury and join him will probably
open the way for Davis to escape to Mexico or Europe
with his plumber, which is reported TO be very large,
cluding only the punder of the Richmond banks but
previous accumulations.
despatch received by this Department from Rich
mond says
at is stated here by respectable parties that the amount
OF specie taken South by Jefferson Davis and his partsans
u very large including not only the punder Of the Rich
mond banks, but previous accommodations They hope it
b said to make terms with General Sherman or some
other Southern commander, by which they will be per.
mitted with their effects including this gold punder TO
20 to Mexico or Europe. John toms negotiations look TO
this end
After the Cabinet meeting last night General Grant
startsd for North Carolina direct operations against
Johus,ou's army.
EDWIN N. STANTON
Secretary of War