Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1865-04-14
RICHMOND.
From he ~ Y TriJune's Special Correspondence
SPoTTswooD HOUSE, RICHMOND, .
Thursday, April 6, 1865.

SPOTTSWOOD HOUSE, RICHMOND
Thursday April 6, 1865.
Onward into Richmond, at last, and the rep.
of The Tribune are at the Spots.
wood
FLIGHT OF DAVIS AND HIS CHAPLAIN.
Alta o'clock Sunday morning, while seated
in his pew at church listening to the lucubra-
tions Of the Rev. DIR. Hoge, JEFF. Davis was
handed despatch from Gen. Lee. Thereupon
he instantly arose and walked hurriedly down
the aisle beneath the questionngs Of all the
eyes in the house. The dispatch was to the
effect that Richmond must be evacuated during
the coming right. And so his ex-Excelency,
the late President Of the late Conlederacy went
forth from the sanctuary where prophesied the
favorite high priest of his realm to pack up his
"portable property" in hasty preparation for
journey on the Sabbath day. Like thief in
the night, he stole away with trepidation and
fear, and with an agonzing sense Of the short
ness of time.
THE REBEL BURNING OF MOSCOW.
But the city was burning down; had been
burning three hours. To prevent large guam
titles Of tobacco and other stores from falling
into our hands, on the direct order of Breck
inridge, millions of private property were SUBJ
jected to the flames, and one Of the fairest ci-
ties on the continent ruined. Indeed, it is said
that Breckenridge, in person superintended the
great arson, and only left by the last train 20
minutes before we came in.
That the entire city was not destroyed is due
entirely to the Union army. The first order
issued was for every exerton to be used to stay
the conhagration, while regiment after regi-
ment, without orders other than from their own
officers, stacked arms, piled knapsacks, and lent
willing and tireless energies to save the prop
erty Of their enemies. Whole squares were
tumbling and smouldering to ruin, and when
the flames were extinguished, the debris and
the smoke, the crumbling walls and the totter-
ing chimnies of thousand structures, many OF
them COSTLY all of them valuable, testified TO
the relentless cruelty of the rebel authorities
Implying even to their friends and their dupes.
Included in the destruction are the large mills
and warehouses on the river, and the entire
business part of the town.
PILLAGING AND APPRoPRIATING.
During the night, the stragglers from the re-
treating army inaugurated reign of terror and
pillage. Jewelry, clothing and liquor stores
and few private houses, were sacked. The
fire revealed immense amount of provisions
whether the accumulations of the government
or OF spectators, does not appear, although
citizens say the latter. Thousands Immediately
engaged in the scarcely reprehensible work Of
removing to their houses family supplies. "The
niggers got il ALL" said a leading citizen, with
wrath he made little attempt to conceal.
do not doubt they "toted off" largely. Hunger
stimulates thrift, and there was no fear to re.
strain. Meanwhile, the more substantial citi-
zens, the actual sufferers by the wanton destruc.
ton, looked on with apparent unconcern ap-
proachine apathy. They have been too sternly
disciplined these last four years to exhibit any
intense condemnation