The Carson daily appeal. [volume] (Carson City, Nev.) 1865-1870, 1869-07-25

curious l1iOrmallO1. IL is also LII
Of Jefferson Davis, for the writing o
which the author who was near hin
during the whole war, is peculiarly
fitted. From advanced sheets furn.
isi!ei this Office, the readers of the
APPEAL have bad an opportunity to
peruse extracts from this work. And
row We have the bound volume, from
which we make brief extracts in re
la,ion to the evacuation of Richmond !:
In the morning of the I'd of April
General Lee saw his line broken at
three points, at eacn of which a whole
Federal corps had attacked, and all day
long the enemy was closing on the
works Immediately enreloping Peters
burg. But the work, decisive of the
war, was done in two hours. At eleven
o'clock in the morning, General LIE.
wrote a dispatch to President Davis at
Eichmond, advising him that the arm,
could not hold its position, and thai
Preparations should be made to eyaeu-
ate the capital that night
No sound of the batIle-not an echo.
rot a breath-had yet reached the
doomed city. IL was lovely Sabbath
day; and Richmond basked in its beauty
snd eujoyei more than usual remission
from Ihe cares of the week. Ladie>
dressed in old fnery, in which tn.
fashions Of many years were mingled
were satisfied to make a display at ST,
Pauis about equal to the holiday ward
-nhaz harse- DAYS ri tho
the African Church. At the former
church worshipped Mr.. Davis He now
sat stiff and alone in - the President :
pew"
Ia the mids. of the services, mar
walked uoiSily into the church, and
handed the President a slip of paper
Mr.. Davis read the paper,@rase, and
walket out OF the church without agi |
:ation, but his face and manner evil
denily constrained ; an uneasy whisper |
ran through the crowd of wersbippers. |
and many FASTENED into the street. The |
congregation was soon dismissed. The |
rumor had already gained :he street
that Richmond was to be evacuated :
is was confirmed to a few who penetra-
ted the closed doors of the War Depart
meot, or made persistent inquiries al
the telegraph Office /; but, although the
government had no motive now to sup
press the sad truth, bat, on the con
trary, was in duty bound to inform the
pevpIe and to prepare them for the ext
geucy, it is remarkable that there was
0 tuthentic announcement of the in |
tended evacuation, no published order
en- the subject, no official notification /
CT ANY sort and that news in which |
every mans household was involved,
was left TO wander all day as a vague
rumor in the streets, only to be con
Erued by the actual, visible fact CT the
Authorities leaving the city.
As the day wore on, il was noticed
that wagons were driven to the doors OIL
tue Department, and to the public
tarehouses-many of them branded as
government wagons, many nondescripts
and all moving off towards the DAN
vile depot. The accumulation of
stores there, and of ticketed toxes, left
no doubt that the city was TO be evacu-
sted. Signs of hurry increased ;;
wagons, no longer driven in order, tore
through the streets /; meu seemed sud-
denly possessed with a mania to run 10
their houses, 10 snatch from them some
hasty baggage, and to rush 10 the near.
est exit from ,he city. Ia less than an
hour from the FIRST appearance of the
wagon trains on the streets, tho whole
population of Richmond was involved
n a panic.
WHAT scenes ensued it is impossible ,
:, describe. What a change fell upon .
ais city, paled its wanton and hitherto
lnabashei reyeIrr. ard spread terror
through its wicked streets, like thun.
.esboi. from the unc.ouied expanse Of
heaven, can only be imagined, as the u
indicates, in the light f d
ome sudden wrath visited from the F
kies. For four years Richmond bad
wen in the easy riot Of the war Now
f, appeared as if the day of judgment b
lad been called upon it. Now there :
ras hurrying to fro. Now the panic II
trickcn city broke up as if riven by II
ginning, into black, torn crowds of .
nadd-ned men. Observation-Disclosures u- 1t
i,ives, sobered jewellers, bianched S
omen asd children, fleeing wildly II
through the streets, over the bridges Of ?
az river. through every avenue of p
scape from the terrible day of u
ldgm ent-the cha1iots of fire and
.rath thu. vera NEXT dsy to enter the