Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1865-04-10


LARGE CAPTURES OF ARTILLIRY.
aERIDAN's ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.
HI "ROUTED THEN HANDSOMELY"
~ THINKS sLRE WILL SURRENDER"
$sOntinued Retreat of the Enemy.
SHERIDAN STILL PURSUING.
WAR DEPARTMENT,
WASHINGTON, April !, 10 a. N.
afojor Genera. DIR, Ne,r York:
General Sheridan attacked and routed Lees
army yesterday, capturing Generals Ewel!, her
shaw, Button, CorSe, and many general officers,
iseveral thousand prisoner and large number Of
cannon and expects TO force Lee 10 surrender all
that is left Of his army. Details viii be given
as speedily is possible, but the telegraph is work
ing badly.
= (Signed) EDWIN N. SrANToN.
IsEcoND DEsPATCH.l
WAR DErARTNEST,
WASHINGTON, April Ill a. n.
MAJOR -Ceaera! Dir, Eeh York;
.x-callowiug kilograms, announcing the victory
Nvcn yesterday by Major General Sheridan over
Lee w.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON,
Secretary Of War.
FROM THE PRESIDENT.
CRY PoIST, S.S5 A. NJ, April7.
: ITO Tie HoneraJ.e Secretary Of RGr:
AtlI.I5 P. NJ. yesterday, at Burkesville Sta
Aion, General Grant sends me she following from
General Sheridan.
ISsnedl A LINCOLN.
4 sEERDAN's DESPATCH.
April S-H.l5 Pm
Lieu!eaont General GrGrt
J Ihave the honor 10 report that the enemy made
"a stand at the intersection of the BIrk's Station
kroad with The road upon which they were retreat
tyng attacked them with two divisions Of the
tSiYth Arpy Corps ard routed them handsomely.
~ Making ! connection with the cavalry, l an still
apressins on with both cavalry aud infantry.
a Up 20 the presen: time we have captured Cen
fe,aIs Fweu KershaV Button, Corse, ne Bare and
eieces or artillery, with caissons, ard large mum
ber Of wagons.
s. IL the thing pressed think Lee viii surrender.
W fSiruodl 2. Ii. SHERIDAN,
MAJOR General Commanding.
THIRD oEsFaTrH.l
a C.1y Po.NT, . \. NJ, April :.
tRga. Sscre:ary Of viar:
following further par;icaarsI IS iast received.
fSirnedl A. LINCOLN.
BURSESVILLE, VA, April j..
To His ErceReacy 4. LiacotR,
President Cf he United States:
The following dispatches are respectfully for
warded tor your Information.
(Sgrcd u . GRAFT
DETAILS.
SECOND AMY CoRPs, April $50 P. NJ.
Moor General 4. $. WeJ5:
Our last fgh:, just before dark a: Sailors Creek,
gave us two guns and three flags, considerable
number of prisoners, two hundred wagons and
B seventy ambulances, with mules and torses % the
nuIaber of about one-half the wagons and ambu-
lances.
There arg between thirty at fifty wagons in ad-
dition abandoned destroyed along the road,
some battery wagons, torges and limber5.
have already reported 20 you he capture Of
one gun, two fagS and some prisoners and the fact
that the road for over ten miles IS s.rewed with
tents baggage, cooking ut ensils, some ammunition
ard materiG! OF all kinds.
The wagons are across the approach 20 the
BRIDGES, and II will take some time % clear it.
T6c enemy is in position on the heights beyond
with artillery. Tile bridge is partially DESTROYED,
and the approaches on the other side are of soft
bottom land.
We ctnpot advance tomorrow in the same man
Il !, as 20, have to-day. As soon as get my troops
i1re--lit.l.. FIVE are considerably miXed), l might
pgsh n colnmn down the road and deploy it, but
.riscnt that canno: follow rapidly duriag the
NIGHT. (Siguedj A. \. HUNrHRLYs,
Major General.
FKCu GENERAL MEADE.
HrADaU AErERs OF GENERAL MEADE;
oP. NJ, April 6.
Ii,.enqut Genera! GraH.:
At daylight this morning ] moved the Second,