The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-04-05

over n, river. IN. former ones having teen de- .
s'toved. WEI. heretofore occupied seven mlles o'
u. roa from Citv Polnt 70 T1tkns station aud the
vorh In posrcss Will establish the oornpe'e I'M"
ten mil,- from City Point TO Pstorslurs. Ouy aieT
hour are required to establish telefrnph cominuhcs-
tion With all points. Very little properly ~ ue-
,troyed hy the rebels In Petersburs ~hoN during
Sunday night msde hasty retreat.
The Rebel. Flow up their Rams and Forte
on the James River, ttc.
Ft,,,ess BonTo, April 3, tid BdtiiHufa aprd T.
--petefshurs vas occupied by our troops at O'Clock
hi. Monday. morning. Our sunhosts we're All well
up the Jane, river. and Il vas thought tha, hsht
had taken place with the rel 81 Iron clses. lArse
forCe, we're seen up the james rver lasi nish' TO-
ward, Fort Darling, aud In the vicinity Of the other
rebel work. FROM which 1t ~u inferred that lee va,
Abandoning his -orks and rstrsang froui bis long
established lin,s.
Washington 4 pril 4-From the mail boat bic,e-
tor which sft City Point yesterday st 10 \. NJ tho
srAR obtains the following ons other Items On
Sunday night. before the evacuation Of Richmond,
the rebels blew up their forts and IN the James
river, the explosion OF which terrific. resembne
ali earthquake, an heard tor mucs around 'ur
gunboats have novel up the james river, aud are
nov engaged IA removing the obstfyc'ion'
supply steamer for Richmond a Post
once and "A Negre En,Isiing OGice 10 be
opened there.
Wa.hing'on. Ap-ll4.-rhe proreer Reheccs Bar
ton Ca.t. Sucienser, left this afternoon eiih acsrro
Of stores for the Medical and Enfincers pepartmsr
bound for Richmond, being the lfst l mon vcsscl
that has cleared for that port since the breaking out
q tbe var In mediate measures will be tskeu 20 re-
establish the Post-ofce Ia ReLuloLi and Pecuhurs
MAJOR Tssgst Of the Bureau of coored troops len To-
day for Richmond, esatli'h in that ctv abrsnch
-, Vlr.F 81 sf,4r
yia.c. from among ths color,d recruits severh
ve-.s. have arrived here to-day bhns about 10 10
| Of tie wounded from the late batues Oiheis siu
arrive tomorrow.
| Accounts from Fortress Monroe
Fsr'r,s borro, April S.-An immense number
OF prisoners have teen captured, yarously estima acd
| NJ from ffeen 10 sixteen ,hOusand. frisouou ae
contiuuIly arriving at CRY Point and 1t Nas '-'i.
mated that there were tne'n thCusnnd there this
morilng The steamer Corshrk also srrived ho.e to-
day .ith large number VI Union pri-oue' :, inclli'
iug General McI sueAlin and the men Of his brigade
captured with him by the rebels In the UuSuit On
Fort ste eltman Such -n the haste of the rebel. In
hurryiug the Unlou prisoner, through Richmond on
Sunday, that in many oases many Of them veie no'
even pAroled. rive hundred ou, VI the seven hurd-
red oil board the Cosssck never ,isnci the parole
These feloassd prisoner, say that in cominr thtoush
| X chmond yesterday SUNDAY, they saw mAuiies in
dcAtions Of the evacuation Of the city. Tho strcsn
we're alive si'h peopc Of ell cisnes, conditions and
sge. nauliesting utense excitement. All the ni'n
pfi,oncrs in Libby Prison have been orde. ei T. @
exchanged By the r,tel authorities and we're hur led
through the city Of Richmond towards the NAiiua
Landing in the sreatest possible hIts.
-cjeicings
The whole country continueI in state Of ercit-
meu, over the capture OF Richmond. Governor cur
tin, Of Penn. urrss that on sunday thu uinisr In
thc state thank tod for victories sni .min-
CONNIE nd sions male by other Necutive officers.
Meeting. are tsns everywhere held all Of the .sme
ID, ou. character. the d,..u, Of which would Ill q
n5ular Of columns
O. .,h.ngiOn, 4 prti In accordance with tho re-
eomn.eulaiiou OF the Secretary OF War the Exocr-
tlyo Mansion, the Capisl and all the nopaftm rt'
AMI ether public huildlnss aud ,he City Hall we're
tonight illuin mated, and eanh in blaze Light Al
exhibited In i,s beautiful proportions. Appropriate
. notices ere oonipicuousy displayed Handcoci
headiu.rtsr were brilliant with so and tssieiull'
, adorned with fast and Golored lanterns. hand o
, musc plSy ed for ssvrrel hours. The head. OF Dc
paItments aud other officers OF ths Roy,tnu en-
tA.teflly aiorued and illuminated their residences
Bop6res were tindled ia vNious part. OF the city
and rockets were limited. Washington Sa' ablI. {
Thousands of psrops OF both seSe, attended tlp
pubic meeting At the southern portico OF the paten
, Office where the word l. Mon" Nss largely p.onii
, nent in flaming gas.
| Additional Particulars of sundays HRttie
q Hsadg gulytsvs OF The army D,hs Fo,0U,lc, 4 J'r
D.. 9-The most important victory the Army Of the lC
/, touac hss ever gained In Virginia VA swou TO-DAY
n and the outer lins OF works which Sc have lae
- trying in vain for months to overcome hu at .L
n yielded to our victorious arms, and the greater po
- tion of this army are tonight within mile and
hall OF the city, on the .outhwCs' side. The stru
, gle made By the enemy 20 retain these works are
the most de perate character, and for the rucet o
tned to-tay Indebted not only 10 the ttrateg
exercised by the commanders. but tO the oyerwheh
ing numbers and bravery the troop- who did Il
= work. The orders for stack on the line east al
south OF PeteIsburs, by the sixth aud Ninth CorT
a carried out puEc;uay at daylight the ariile
having Leeu hamme nng away the greater part Of Il
night along the suuTe line held by tho abo
corps. such furious eannonade has very sldo
b. been heard durine the vAr-not even surpassed
" that which was Heard on the oCcnaon Of the mine
as plosion in fIont OF Petersburg. The Ninth Cor
I'd troop. engaged IN the action tue second VI
H. Third Divisions, aud Col. sam Hartmann Briga
Of the First Division. The charge was made 10 fro
70 OF Ports Hell and Rice, the Jerusaem road. a
far successful that by A. W.. We were !
possession of three forifcat.ons, Fort Malone be
~ the most elaborate and extensive These works co
s tsued fourteen guns Of which were at once oe
~ ed on the enemy By ren belonging to our infant
re resnents Just inside and about ons hundred yaT
'ir from Fort Malone, wac another work, to which I
nd rebels retreated, and whence they threw . mt
ID destructive fe upon our men, causing them
retire from the northern end. whore the Ieb
made dnh, thinking TO recover At entirely; }
ap tho guns the rieht wing, well a. in the ct
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