The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-04-07

tenant General Grant; and no such commensurate
results were attained ct such tring expense Of
men and material
But the striking difference between this and the deci
sve achievements Of other ohiefains is that d.
rected against the cnemys line OF communication at
such an Immense distance. No pitched battles have
been fought this week for the possession Of
Richmond; q comparatively small portion Of our
forces have been in actual battle for the pos
session Of Petersburg; yet the strategy of General
Grant has been such to give the former at small
cost and to compel the evacuation OF the other without
shot, though so many miles away.
The real battles for Richmond fought by Sheridan
and Wright, separate days. The former compelled
Lee TO weaken his line, and the latter took advantage OF
Its weakness Lee made the gravest mistake imaginable
In sending Pickcs division far from the defences OF
Petersburg While he strengthened his flank pcne
trated his centre. His army completely cut in two
Its separate parts can never be wholly reunited The
fatal error will cost him one half Of his army.
GENERAL GRANTS CONFIDENCE IN THE SUCCESS OF HIS
Plans.
SO confident General Grant OF the success of his
plans, rs he discovered the position Of Pickett
thai the moment assault determined upon the
centre sheridan's cavalry and the Fifth army corps
ordered to push out directly westward in order to
be the line Of which the enemy
up And when the assault was successful and Peters
burg ours the entire army Immediately put In
for the purpose and in the direction Peters
burg taken yesterday morning General head
quarters ten miles west Of that city last evening
Such celebrity Of movement is novel in war; and bew-
dering to an adversary.
THE SITUATION NIGHT 4rH INST.
The military situation to night is substantially fol
lows:-General Grants headquarters Sutherland
station; General Mcado's half milo distant, and
,nt tta nrdig
away but to the nor,hward; those Of General She
ridan and the Fifth corps than thirty miles
Of Petersburg beyond the Namozne creek those Of the
Second corps north OF the Appomattox and Ave miles
northwestery from here; those OF the Sixth corps
miles In rear, with the Ninth Immediately behind IT,
The grand army is evidently headed for Burkesville
the nearest point on the Danville Railroad. General
Grant long ago expressed the sentiment that Lees army
instead of the city of Richmond his objective point
NOTHING
Nothing positive is known Of Lees whereabouts He
is supposed be his way to Lynchburg via Burkes-
vile Junction.
The President rode out TO Petersburg yesterday fore
for the purpose OF seeing the famous city, and had
in the meantime short interview with General Grant
He was oveFjoyed at the Of arms, and
now return TO Washington In renewed spirits
CURIOSITY TO srx THE PRECEDENT
Much pardonable curiosity manifested by all
classes 20 tho President and the Lieutenant General
One old German seized tho Presidents hand pressed
TO his lips and thanked God she released from
his yoke"
TIE CITIZENS or PETERSBURG REMAIN
Tho citizens generally remained behind In fact but
few had warning Of its intended evacuation in tins To
escape the Yankees. But little bitterness was mani
tested by them, and quito respectable proportion
seemed rather satisfied than otherwise at tho final
nat ion and occupancy. One remarkable thing was
that the children Of Petersburg speak frequently In
very commonplace manner OF 'fhe decentralization" OF
the rebel army They say, ooh, yes you Yankees whip
ped at last You got in soldiers denora
lied they wouldn't light" Such remarks were common
among the and misses Of the respectable
families Such childish remarks may first unim-
portan but they are the small unerring indications OF
the prevailing belief Of Southern parents The children
do but repeat the oft-heard remark
AsoTuxs STATEMENT cRNKRAL HILL WAS
KILLED.
Mrs Wallace, Of Petersburg, and cousin to General
p H states that the latter desired obtain nearer
view OF portion OF line during the attack OF the
I'd inst and leaving his stan behind psoe Of safety
rode forward, accompanied BY single orderly and
came upon q squad Of our who had advahcsd along
ravincs far beyond lines. He Immediately ordered
them 70 surrender which hey were on the point OF do
Ing under the supposton that column Of troops were
at his heels They soon discovered he WAS nearly unat
tended and shot Hill through the heart and wounded the
orderly dangerously.
the RsBn GENERAL LEE LEADS moAps m rrRsox
when Wright had cut his way through the rebel lines
Lee hs must be promptly repuIsed or all was lost
So vital this considered that he led brigade in per
son. and narrowly escaped death from the explosion Of
she'll which stunned him for an instant and killed ssve-
raj In his vicinity But bis presence failed 10 In
spire his troops feeble assault made and easy
repulsed that General Wright never thought IL worth
porting
HENRY A. WISE RrPoRryD KILLED.
II 10 reported that Henry A. Wise killed, but
could trace II to no positive foundation.
RrsrL cEsxsAL PICKETT COMMAND oy HE Drvr.
An intelligent resident Of Petersburg states that Pick
sti was mot In command VI his division In front Of