The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1865-04-04
The President gone to the Front,

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City Point, April 3-il AN.
70 Hon. Il. H. Stanton Gen. Welt |
eel telegraphs as follows: We took |
Richmond at 9:l5 this morning. We
captured many guns The enemy lett
in grea, haste. The city is on fire IN
one place. and | am making every ef-
fort to put it cut
The people received US With enthu-
siastic expression of JOY. Den Grant:
started early this morning with the
army towards the Danyil.e road TO
cut OF Lees reircating army ii pos
sibie. President Lincoln hiis gone o
the front
Signed. 4. S. BorEea.
City Poiat kpril l.-Hoa. b. H.
Star - Dispatch jus: received
showing that Sheidan aided by War
ren had at two ?. NJ. pushed the enc
my back so as to retake the Five Forks
and bring bis own headquarters up to
/ T. Bc.ssean's.
The Fige Forks mere oaericaGed
+. ~ ne enemy ara carried by Devin S
division q cavalry.
This part Of the c.emy seem to be
trying to work along the White Oak
Road to Join the main to.ce in frcp,
Of Grant, while Shtidaa and Warren
are pressing them 40 closely as posi-
bic.
i. LINCOLN.
City Point, Va. April 2.-7o b. ~
.Staaton Last night Gen Grant tel
praphcd that Gen. sheridan, with bis
cavalry and The filth corps, had cap
tured three brigades Of infantry, ?
train Of wagons and several batteries,
the prisoners amounting to several
thousand.
This morning Gen. Grant, having
ordered NJ attack along the whole
lIiae, teiegraphs as follows:
Both Virgin and Par1e got through
the enemy's lines. The battle now
RACES iuriousiy.
Gen. Sheridan, with his cavaly, the
Fifth Corps, and Miles Division Of
the Second Corps, which was sent TO
him this morning, is now sweeping
down from the west.
/ All now looks highly favorable.
Gen. Ord is engaged, but have not
heard the result in his front.
A. LINCOLN
i City Point, II A. NJ 2i.--Io II u
Stanton: Dispatches are frequently
coming in. All is gong on finely.
! Gen. Parker, Wright and Ord's lines
extend from the Appomaltox to Hat
cher's Ron. They have all broken
through the enemy's eutrenched ines,
taking some forts, guns and prisoners.
Sheridan with us own cavalry, tie
Fifth Corps, and part of the Second is
coming IN from the west on-lhe enc
my's flank and Wright is already tear
ing up the Southside Railroad
A. LING In.
CRY POINT, April 2.-Hon T. H.
Stanton AT 1915, s.. NJ, General
Grant telegraphs as follows Eve
Irythlug has been carried on the left to
the 9th Corps. The 9Th Corps alone
captured more than 5000 prisoners.
| The 20 and 9th corps captured forts,
CUPS and prisoners from the enemy,
but ! cannot tell the nnmbcr. We
are now closing around tie works Of
the line Immediately enveloping Pc
tersburg. All looks remarkable we'll
| have not heard from Sheridan. lis
headquarters have been moved Up to
Banks House, near the Boyltown
Road, about three miles southwest Of
/ Petersburg.
A. LI0CoLN.
City Point, Va, April 2, $50 7. 81.
Hon. n. M.Staton AT APO ". to-
day, General Grant telegfaphed as
follows:
We are now up and have a coniin.
uous line Of troops, aud IN a few hours
viii be enlrenched upon lie Apo at
tox, below Peterslu 10 tie river
above. The whole captures since the
army started out will not amount to
less than 1900 men and CITY pieces
Of artillery,
/ do not know the number of guns
and men accounted however. A por-
ton Of Fosters division, Of the 24th
Corps, made a most gallant charge
this afternoon, and captured a very
important fort from the enemy with
iis entire garrison. AL seems eeli
with d, and everything is quiet with
'us just now.