Ashtabula weekly telegraph. [volume] (Ashtabula, Ohio) 1853-1873, 1865-04-08

burned sbout million dollars worth OF
tobacco, thc south side railroad
depot. and the bridges across the Appoma.
tox
Our ttoops charged the inner line uf The
works at daylight, taking picket line OF
some Eve hundred men prisoners.
The troops on entering the city behaved
admirably, not more than halt dcz N
stores having been entered BY them, aud
these sod cigars. liqnorS, Sc. '-
The provst guard soon arrived and estab
lished order. 1rrr
The Mayor Of the town met the troops ss
they entered, and handed TO the officer
commanding the following communication
offering the surrender of The city:
To Lieut. General Graut commanding
the armies OF the United States, or the
MejoT.Gen. commanding the United States
forces at Petersburg:
Genersl-The city having been evacua
ted by the Confederate troops, we, a com
mittee appointed by the Common Council,
do hereby surrender the city TO the UuiIed
States forces. with request for the pro-
lection of the persons aud property of its
inha bitants.
We are, eclfully, your ob't servants,
W. w TowXEs, Mayor
DARCY PAUL,
Committed
Protection Was promised on The part of
the troops. and the citzeus have no eau. e
OF complain, for certainly there is no in
stance on record wheu an army, after ly
ing SO long in the front of place of so
mach Importance, and losing SO many men
in the sHJrt to capture it, enter city with
less disc rder. and doing less damsge 10
private property than in this ease
The citizens did not show them elves
during the fore part of the day, hut after
sc' We ring that our scljie 9 were o-derly
and well behaved, with no disposition to
disintb or annoy any oae, they began T.,
MAKE 'heir appearance at the doc and
WIDOWS OF their residences, aud later in
The day even many expressing their | ~
que'Iy that The coMeIerates had gone and
norIng that The war would soon be over
fof more than month past tho rebel
troops have been receiving less rations than
ever before. only jnst enough being brought
10 last from day to day.
lne rebels managed to get sway with
all teelr artillery excepting one or two old
Eo'oii ''aeS an' few heavy mortars which
'ney could uos transport readily.
large number Of the men deserted and
n'd IN town until our troops eptcred when
they made their appearance and were taken
INTO custody Ii is believed they retre.,ed
toward Linch5urg on Dlnville. but thew
will have TO make good time if they elude
the pursuit Of our army now flushed with
victory and willing to travel at auy rate
and distance 10 he sd them CT
The city presents q very clensly and re-
spectacle appearance. Many houses in the
lower part OF the city have been badly in.
jared oy shot and shell thrown from our
batteries last summer, and since that time
most CT the houses located there hay. bcss
vacated.
D o'clock, p m.-Erer since morning
onr tops have been passing through the
cliy. westward. taking the Cox & River
Road 10 Sutherland Station On the S,ptb
quo IL. II: where cur hesdq 1arte,s are
IN camp 10 night. AT this hour tho resr
guard are passing and wagon trains are
ioilo ing The railtsad from City Point
mere Is to he put in running order inme
dlhteiy, and 'hough it is not expected a
permanent bsse will be es' ablishcd here
yet. It vii! be held as a depot to deliver
supplies TO the army SO long as i, is within
reach.
"A rolling stock of the railroads was
'un of towords Richmond bat in this de
lar'ment they must have been very de.
is'ent or they would not have burned so
much tobacco.
a conrier has arrived from Sheridan
stating that the division that was cut of
and which il was expected would be either
oadiy whipped or captured bad crossed
the APPoma'ax some ten or twelye miles
above Petersburg
Gen. Grant was confident the spirit of
LEES s'my was completely broken If he
stops at Lynrhburg be will be surrounded
by our forces
A telegram from Richmond states ,ba,
ueneral Wei'zel fonpd much SUFFERING
amcDg 'he people. The rich as well a.
the poor ara destitute of food. lie is a.
oont to ls'ae supplies to all who take the
oath Inc inhabitants now sun her aboul
10000, half of them of African descent
lie captured in Richmond 900 we'll pris.
eners and 5000 wounded. He found SEQ
nj. rps nf artiIlar, II mn