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WN TUESDAY MORNI Late' Pap~sk. -4 Mr. DAVID JONES wil please accept our thanks for a copy, of the Coludibia Phonix, of the.th ink, from which we make several extacts. ' . We also ten*der ou' aclinowledgements to Dr. 11. BOYLBTON, for a copy of the Daily Carolinian of the 6th inst. Such favors are appreciated ,by us especially at a time like the present. -ine Strawberries. We return our thanks' to 2its. J.. S. STEWART for a saucer, of large, luscious strawberries, which came to hand on Saturday afternoon last.. \e, together with our better half, enjoyed the treat, and take pleasure in returning than1ks to our esteemed friend 'for her present. Deathof a God Citisefl. Mr. T. J W'Er.js, a bhighly respected cilizen of this town, departed this life on Sunday afternoon lIst, after, an illness of a fe* weeks. The deceased was an examplary shristian, a fine gentleman and an excellent scholar. As aprofos sor of education he had but fow supe riors. We havo heard it said of him that -4 since the death of .the lamented HUDSON there has nou resided in this community a person more qualified for the training of the young mind.. -We deeply sympa. thize with. the afflicted family in their sad bereavement. Paroles. The Chester Carolinian of Saturday, says that "Major T. E. WALCOTT. of Gen. SoHOFIELD'S Staff,. is in Chester, giving paroles to the officers and men of the Confederate army." From Charlotte, N. C. We have been informed by a gentle man who has arrived here, that by the request of citizens of Charlotte, N.. C., a guard of Union. soldiers have arrived there and been putbn duty for the pre. servation of order and quiet. Proclamations. His Excellency, Gov. A. G. MA. onAruI, has, issued two proclamations, which appear in the Columbia Iwnix, the one in reference tQ gathering all "subsistence, stores and property, belonging to the once Confed. crate States, within the limits of our State, by "agents of- the State appoint. ed for that purpose." "The subsistence and other stores to be used for.the re lief of the people of the State, and the other property of whatever kind to be held for the common benefitof the State, and subject to such distribution as may be hereafter determined'upon by the I)roper authorities of the State.' Tihe Governor further says .in this proclamlationl, that "if will be recognized as a duty in the highest degree obliga. tory upon the agents of the Stata whbo wvill receive these supplies, to provide k out of them freely to the soldioe of this or other States, paissing throughi dir limits, wvho may need aid." I'; Subject to this clain, all such stipplies will be held for givinlg. subsistence to - -the peoplde of our State wvho are destitnte and in want of food. The other proclamation is in refer ence to the distillation of liquors in the State, against law. The proclamation says: "All persons engaged ,is the digtilla tion of hiquot's referred -to in the laws of the State, wifi be required to present the evidea'de o~f the authority given - to them to contiino' i sucli busness. And' in Iall caises when- such authority be 2ot.oi. hibited, iniformnation ethereof' will be comn mnunicated to the Prosecuting Offlers of the State, who r~ begppointed for the .onforcement of the A ni i laws of thse land, in that portion, of t whiete 'suoh. violation may be found.. , "The Auditor-G neral of the 'tate, Jas Tuiar Es.,'*il1 - 'ah fromn the proer ffiersthenaiye #fsuc~h persolis - as have been duly authorised to oggihge in the diitihlamion of liquors, and pbish the same for general iformeation/ '.y . We give 'the above resume of Governlor's :proclamatuma, becauwe of are of' pubic interest add a~',the~ fare 6f the whoin .people. We -do no; underatand why bis Exnllin has on , p iqon. to a si ewl POT j~presnt de In of 00lp, their app in all rtiing npwspapijQV$ reach bufa snall portion of the citiserns for whoginformation Executive notices are intended-es a citizen, willing to con tribute, even more than rateably to the publicoburdon, -we thus extend the noti ces. From the Correspoudsiem'er the New York Herald. The Vapitulationiof Goa. Lee. INTERESTING INOIDENTS AND PARTICU LABS. APPOMATTOx C. H., April 9-6 .P. x. The glorious consummation so long de'voutly wished'for, has at length been attained. The cotistant and mlparalleled marching and fighting of the last twolve days has cnlminated to-day in the sur render of General Robert E. Lee and his entire army to the victorious legions led on by Gene'al Gtant. THE SIZE OF LICE'S ARMY AT THE SURRIEN DER. The remnant of his army is variously. estimasted at from twenty thousand to thirty thousand. My own opinion is that it will exceed the dutside figure. ITS CONDITIOZ4. The trains have been terribly cut up and Captured since the corrmenae ment of his retreat from Richmond. be sides these he. has been, compelled to. abandon and destroy large numbers, un til the reimainder -will fall - below the usual alloivance for such a force. His artillery has been suffering the same depletion, and is cut down to the minimum with which an army of equal size ever moves. TILE conESI'oNnENCE CONCInNINo TILE sURRENDI-nI. A-corrospondence, looking to the sur reilder ot Lee's army, commonced be ,wen himself aid General Grawt day before yestorday, as a'nnounced ,in my previous dispatch.' The purport of Gen eral. Lee's frst note was to ascertain the best terms on which he could surrender his army. General Grant is understood to Have offered to parole 1he oicers ad men, And allow them to return to. their homes until regularly exchanged. To this General Lee seems tohatve demur red. He at least tried the dodge of re plying to this'comminicatioi by rejuest ing a personal interview at a certain place, at 10 o'clock A. r., to-day, to ar range "terms of peace." As. this was changing the question to issue and un der discussiou, - siLd,qno which General Grant haid neither the inclination nor 'the authority-to decide, he replied in a note which admitted of no misconstruction, and which virtually ended the nogoti tions. On receipt of tlis Genral Lee once despatcheud another, - requesting personal interview for the object nam in General Grnt -communicatioH yesterday, viz: the'surrenider of his a tire army. WHEInE THE COOWUNICATIONS WERE Rk OElvED. General Grant and staiff were at Gen oral Meade's headquarters last night, in rear of the second corpswhere' the flag of truce bearing ,the respective' cominu nications had been' sen and receiitbo. Supposing all further negotiations jefer red to the arbitrament< of the pword, Gen, Grant breakfatod 'at are o'clock in the morning, and star-ted immnediaitelv for~ the ettreme left '6f our line, held by' General Sheridan, in. the v~icinity o(EpA. pomattox Ourt House. Consequently, wvhen the cominunication-'was reeived it was forwarded' by Major Peace,'"of General Mea'do's staff, who overtook~ General Grant'about live miles froni the Court House, between ole von and twelve o'clock~ - THE PL.AOE OF COON13Ii5NQE APoNTE. A commnunication was immnediately dispatched by Lieut. Col. Batbcock and stali, to General T, appointiqg Ade mnattox Court House as 'the place of meeting. H lE MISTtNG 6V$ ETQ General. Leer was moon reached 1 ty flag of truce, and repaired to the houise off tWI e'~p ~f tbhe remainitlg ho o a I the v~ General 0raxr ~ qtgf~e)jn uteslater-, and'itered tbe. parldrwhp Gieneral Lee 'wia alating lhm,. Th converreation~en;ra Gistd1cAet4 s were called in and fArmialy- pressaI. The.cvettionj w*s dobbr, and cont fed to 1obshiess, e t 90a'feW'l .ozo -wd hers. , T hrie ter~ns 'of sutrender4'.vo, eaon j ~reo upon, reduced to 'writing andi gneCfo whiph Lev u ep Igo ativej t .surrender have &Ire publ. By the time the papers were 4rawn and igned, it was too Ato to prooeed to the forimal,.: ceremonies Of the occasion And further pioceedings were posetpouea until to-rhorro w. ORNERAL LEE. Gqneral Lee was acco-meanied only by 0olonel Maruhal, fUw mely of BAlti more, at present aid-de-oamp on. his staff, and Orderly Johns, who has served him in that capacity for fourteen months. Lee looked very.much faded and worn, but, nevertheless, presented .the same magnificent phisique for which he has always been noted. He was neatly dressed in gray eloth, without enbroid ery or any isignia of rank, except three stprs wori on the turned, portion of his coat collar. His cheeka wore very much bronised -by exposure, but still shono ruddy underneath it all., He is growing quite bald. and wears one of the side locks of his hair thrown abros the up. per portion of his forehead, which is as white and fair as a woman's. - He stands fully six feet one inch in height, and weighs something over two. hundred pourids, without being burdened with a pouid of superfluous flesh. During the whq-interview he was retired and dig nified to a d'gree bordering on taciturn. ity, but was free from all exhibition of temper or mortification. His demeanor was that of a thoropghly possessed gen. tlemaan: who had a very disagreeable duty to perform, but wts determined to get-through it as well and as soon as he could. He rode an ordinary gray horse, with plaih 'equipnents similar to those -of our cavoiry officers, and his orderly stated that this was the only animal he had here. Ile bivounced last night near a place known, as the - "Stone Chimney," in a' grove, and make his breaKfst on a 'corn aodger.' . His troops are even worse off. THE SUnRENDER A St'nRSE TO 1118 one ,but a few. of his officers ass pected that ho contemplated surrender. nighis army, untill this morning. - nE0IPT OF GEN. LEE'8 LETTER. At nine oclock a despatch was for' warded from Grant to General Lee who was upon t road a short distance in our front. t was taken throui our lines under flag of truce-by Lieuten. ant-Colonel Whittier, Assistant Adju tai4 Genera ; So(eond corps; A coinnu nication to General Grant was retarned, whicrj was received by General Mo4de. who had ridden to the front, and by him to Gen. Grant, who had- gone eneral Sheridan's, who. with nd Tweety-fourth cortis, as bsequently informed, was lIn rebel army at the Appoinat lbuse, thud eiithrelv surrol cutting off its retrent. 1elrl .ee was infom as in his front, and tha nicate with him there. CESSATI9N OF HOSTILITI .While the 'nessenger word was in' conversation 'with Taylor, Lee's kesistant Adjncant Gm. eral, General Forsyth, Sh-erIdan's chief of 'staff, came riding dgwn the'road, hav ing; passed thirotag the rebel army, bearing an order fom General Grant to General Meade for a cessation of hiostili;: ties imAil two o'clock. TRlE TWO wARIIN B.ATTJM ARRAl.' It was known'that .the enerdy-was iu our immediate 'front and had thrown u works preparatory to .resisttng omed vance. lie had halted, and the For. ty-ninth Alabaniia was. dleployed as'akir mishers. - - - Just pr-ior to tjie reception of Oeneral Q~jnt's order he difflone hid $4en massed and the artillery had been brought to the front, and every disppsitiont made for Maak. -. - A etmnber dit o ffloers rode over to t&de%61.link anid conversed frey and would be pad.ln 4 gonomep; wh# had bxtofJoeqo; 'if they questions, to r e) .&ne the ptomptest if y algays h moqt truth. .- Mds& o4te'~n -dvig excellen~t ,~l whuile tlr, tit me skuet pf -tke regiment bri~4 or dilo-g~ )l twi' their #e. Nathe~ hi . tagpammwog, ~ 'A hand%ipa mour 5)~tfIi' ltb~Ikm plny'ing'n variety gf' national dis, wflch .were 4ted sho our men anda jp V& from the rees. ENTH A 8P 4zI EEt*ULT OF THE PARLECY. .At four o olook it was announced that the surrender bad bedn consuminated and tie arti6les signed. And now the enthusia'am which had been restrained by uncertaintybokia loose. Officers and C men indulged inthe wildest antics. The o various brigade-commanders announced h1 he joy ul news to their commands and a obeers of the 4ildest dosetiptiob followed. 9, The won threw thoir hats high ip the air, d leaped, ran, jumped, threw themselves a into each others arms, and setmed mad a with joy. Whiskey, .whih 'had been i eadrce for the' past few days, as if by q mgic appeared in large qtiantities, .and peace and roupion were pledged in a thou sand varied forms. INTECOUBSE . nNTWEEN THE TWO AR IES PROHIBITED., b The troops soon after went into camp t aud all intercourse between the 40 armies was prohibited by 'placisg a t strong kuard between thom. OONMENCE. BETWEK ORD AND LONG- 1 STREET. In the meantime, General Ord accom panied by his staff and body guard, had ridden down to the outskir's of the A p- t pomattev, where he left his party, and attended by only a few, .advanced to. wards the Court House and, met Gen eral Iongetreet and severa other Con federate offioere. THE PARTIE8 PREStCNT. The parties present. at this historical I coniference were, on the Union side, Gen erals Ord, Sheridan, Gibbon, Merrill, Afres, Griffti, Bartlett and Crook; Col onel Small, Chief Comrissary, and $mnr geon Mog, .Medical Inapector of tho Army of the James. On the rebel side ivero Generali toogsteet Go-donPHeth Wilcox, Fairfax, and Surgeon 6ollon. THE E'ETIN. General Ord, as soon as tongstreet ap proauhe4, adVance4 and was introduced to him by General Shteridnim. They im. mediately retired together, an4 hid a. long and apparently very interesting conversation, while the other members qf the party oi 'both aides fraternised in small throngs, and discussedl the affairs of the Confederaoy and the contents of various flasks that had been brorght out I 1pecially for the oceasion. Tho two prin cipal Generals, 1 have since discovered, were unable to make any terms, as the whole power of settling.the matter rested with.Grant and Lee, Longtreet in formed General Ord that Lee was already comqulicating with Gen. Gralit. THE OUTSIDE CONV38ATION. Doring all this timo General GQttlen, of Longstreet's command w4i givIng some interesting particulars to the party a.iompanying General Ord. He stat. e that the Cohfede-aev war abonrt play' -out. He said that the only.hope Lee ad was to break throughourine. and ke the Lynchburg 'red. At a coun. I of war hellin the rebel lines yester. ay, General Lee had stated that he did not believeawything ;was betweon him atA the road but Sheridan's cavtry. He said that dip Id not ieieve. infantry e'aiile have m a i,hg atiy march. of fo'rty miles frn 1farmvjlle m little over twentty four houre, and furthermobre h'e added thaatsho had Intercepted a datoh from General Grant to Ord directing the lhtter Genral to more on Appomiattoax Cour~ ~~ , ahmd ho felt com fident that as the. lar hade~ feceirve the ormder heshad not moved. InfortunateIy Gen eral Lee had .not' calculated on OraI mov ing the mofnent'he hoard tilat Sheridan han strmiek the enenmy, with or without orders ;,neither'hads ha prbperljer atma ted the character of these iroun men, who, nader Gibbon and Griffn, had presd fordaid with an -rndurance and a rapidi' .t at he had not in this opinion, and th t he was satisfied that sir ron-,. Hifs.'views uded, and Lee made orning dni the nets irn ~ r When thi. ad riqi pV ree ~m read trpbour nli p~Crpfien fo' irs,tim gprypiead the I ~egAraopdi th'olumn of infanrt hg& a :H't,'Les woud fave~rokes.4rrdan a fraed a finea ag. .hmrg rd weis a seveN bat. na have n emghits with et -jadv teof R~ n on .&td side ~ ~ ' who ald have nioved AJeipjgains joug rear and them% i gsp. ~ G"ftr'h 1D0~ $ ton om with Geneal TLan..tao ramatfl Il..t led ly his dty. Gen ug. Ia loV the DNFXnENom BEIWAEN G .4a A$(D RI#~ ~ The final moeting -btwe*.Qitj* [an POLse too th cn Mr M n(Lea App alt ad met to usewiplm biness, And they ecomplisled itin a strai ht ferward. ' ldier~like Rai The *gltniitb - rawn up on a amaf tabk,. and uses tely made oat in 'Pro r form, 1nd igxed by the'two genoelson a mntble Pped contre table of soiOWha ati. uated fhabion. TUN *A bL*-. ie centre table on wgich th-b a finally signed was purchaseo y .al O1 for $60. General dus ir puischased the otheT table on which ke minutes were drawn out fot $26. Ue only trophies left Mr. Maolkne were he chairs occupied by the two Geneuals nd the roo-n itself in-which the reet ig took place., THE cntis. Numerous oters were wade fortbe hairs, but Mr. Maelatie steadily refused o part with, thew. Finally two cavalry , lfftcert, one 6-f -tbon t *o6onel, finding hat they could not obtain thb chairs by ny other means, seited them by-fore zd made off with' them. They hA ndeavored to, mal.e the. pwi taike noney for them, but he had flung the >roffored greenbacks on the floor.' AfWte hey. had been gone *Otne'thfe a eoiulry' feoer rode ip to thehouse, salled 'Mr. Saclane out, thrust a ten dollax' note. in ins hand, and shonking, "this is fox tIq olonel's chair," rode Off ii- hot haef4. leneral Oi and General Custar are )Oth on the track of these gentlemen,.ahd tis very probable 'that the chairs will ie restored to their owner. ESAPE OF ROSSE'8 CAVALRY. Rower's rebel cavalry had aucceedeti n getting out before the surrender. ud >fcourse were not included in it. Thjey . ire, however, being followed by Orook's livision, and will probably, be all bg, ged. WAGONS AOAIN AT THiI FROT.: The monent it was known at Le imid surrendered, the teanis were jhurried o the front, and tbe troops plentifulr iupplied with rations, while the offcera were again enabled to obtain their.blan iets and the change of clothes almost, sll loded. - OENERAL LEE'S JtRADQUAtREB Capt. Atchison, of Gen. Ord's stadf, nas sent to the~rebel lines tonig'it i6 an inibulance to visit Gen. W. F. Leo i business. He found the Genoral in n' ihertr tent, with his staff ahd numerous. general officers collected 'Attintd a ArW 11 Frontsh. Whaev may have been thi liardships to wbich his mvqA' werb . luced, the Generals weie still able to look after their own comforts. ind to a*. ply supply their liqor chets 'with co qri ko apa "arity of alcohol ' dik." They ar ed as a general 'hng to be exbee gloomy. An opimon seenled to ptevI runong them that there would be alnotb* war withip ten years. Someof thed~ saidit would be dangerous for the'United Stips even to engage in a war w' . a foreigni power, with such a volcano .ls bering in its'vitals. TJIS ENEMY SOPPTJED wIT.H PR803h? -(Gal. Small, Chief Commary ofle Army.of the James, was directig~y Gen. Ord to supply tho rebel~onyw~ twenty-Aive thousand rai of the meat to be cattle ont. -honE These supplies were sent ini late in 'tl afternoon, and were reseive4.by -the rev .1. with loud.an4 oontinued heering. TIF N#1EOT QF'THE ARe c. The profopnidest sensation f wd Gezmerol Grant's order fo the~ of hostilitica amoIn the ya worn vta erana of a hundred campal Qce1 a our front~ on the the Peninsul., t Pennsylvania, C~hancellors ;;fpb . to Petersbur kmner a. w h tp 'on. uld' North'and'the Southi Wa to bem thupwn the political econoist.a passed but slowry. Tie. d dn evey h rsnin atrabea 4 gb