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?i i - i - mmi i.. . H"e-?on.pH?- sad daisjisBse from the 0?he**t?e J CvfcU-man th? following reported facts, as ?aid 'tp be furnished by an Officer of Gordon'? corps. -Sonto ?f. this matte* we bare badbefore,'but in or dei- to a connective narrative, we reconcile ourselves to a repetition: '"*..' . ^ On the 25th Maren, Geni Leo made a demon? stration on shs left of Grant,'capturing Hare's Hall add other neighboring- wovfca. Frons that time till April 2, tho skirmishing waa heavy and incessant. Grant meanwhile throwing.the main part pf his army td tho South side, and masai ag in front of our right, Which was near tbs Petersburg Railrpad. At. daylight; on' Sudday,' April ?.'a.tg?ceral tasas waa joined $rom; .morlaca efi? 'artillery. The forets here to meet the enemy-consisted of tbe% corps of Hill, (A. P?,jr'Anderson andPGor dnn-tho corps of Lon Retract being, in the" de fea qea Of IticliraoncL Thea?ttack of the operay was at once heavy and impotdous. ' Th ty were repeatedly repulsad; ; and driven back; bat, finaUy, thair ov?/^hhlm*iag '-numbers prevailed. Hi columns sir -deep.' they brake through our~ defenceless right ?na left. Gordon's corps soc needed in driving from the^?aft, bat provecV unable to dislodge thom from-tbs position, taken on the right. AU thia wa* .immediately* in front of -Petersburg. Aja .bar extreme right, after frequent onarges and after cudrfriug great slaughter, our ammunition haring become ex? hausted, the enemy captured. Burgess' HUI, ort* Hatcher's Bun; and? tpough our troops" fought with clubbe'd musteta,'they, wore overwhelmed I . and surrendered. The spirit of the troops was everywhere good, but tho physical capacity was unequal to the spirit. The lines once broken, varions other1'works were carried in succession. A large part o? Pickett's division1 waa captured? So was-Gen. ?i?c*s headq"osV tara, and th? enemy," $hst. night, advanced to a point within two miles o?- Petersburg, and held possession of -the; South-side Railway. We lest, largely ia prisodflsa ^bi?r dp v. Xiur lose in Blain j sad wounded? fwas&tmjaM Tu- degree, with the * magnitude of the' , engagements-a fact due to our'entrenchaients, tren-. A. f..Hill was killed, struck by several bat?s, at the head of his cora mead. Gen. Gordon escaped' aubert. The result of thia engageaient was such al* to render acossaary the evacuation cMVte borg and Richmond. The paramount .dbje~. was ta aara tba army. Op.Sunday night, Gen. lase retired Jo. the direction, of Am-? ti a Coori. House, in a Westerly direction from Petersburg sad on the road to Ljachbni-g. MOXVAI, April 3.-Gren. Longrstrept, who - had sneceesfully escaped Tro in RiohmmM with his column, joinecVthe main aimy before day. Some desultory fighting took place, the enemy closely pursuing with mounted and regular iafantry^tld cavalry. Tue artney took every ocoasionto throw shells at our wagon trains, sad before night we burned some of the wagons te preventthem from falling into Federal hands. The spirit of tba men, notWthstf.nd:iig their reverses, waa excellent, and in all the encoun? ters with the enemy, they fought with their usaal ?dat. - ~<l ' Tmss?AT: April 4.-?-The enemy, harassed our \ rear not a little; and,*' when 'near-Farmville, captured a considerable number of wagons--1 \ stiong them ode containing the wife of Brig. J Gen. Clement* A, Evans. Marched ? nearly alli night .1 ranHaaoAT, * pril 5.-The Federals still j prisaing, but with little fighting. - * TitbiisD A T, April ?. -This was 'hot-only the! most trying day of the retreat but tho eevereat I < tax ?pon the endurance of tbi? 'inca engaged.! which they hive cxperieuce hdjHs^ WV monthsTj ; This, fighting waa almost incessauu "The enemy appeared to be deter uti ned.to bring. thc'- army J I to a ataqd, and in these attempts captured-mauy j I* wagons. Gordon's corps held the rear. . A bat-] \ lory of artillery waa also lwt. Brig. Gen. ? - : . " o*. . Lew?, ?oaxoxs.a<Jit?? IVj?ram*? oU brigade, 'seSi i verely wounded. Our cavalry skirmishing "eon sinnt?y and holding tho enemy in check. L In the evening, Gordon'3 corps WAS relieved [hy Mahon e's. division". The Federals attacked I in force. Mahone received their charge* com? placently, and while they were in progress, sent'a couple of his tried regiment* to the Yankee rear, who captured a thousand men, .including a maier and brigadier general." *? . - TrTaroAT, April 7---Heavy rain, which pre? vented active operations on both"sides. Roads heavy, wagons and aitillery stalled, and the two armies manoeuvring for position. SATURDAY, April 8.-Gan. Longstreet's corps in the rear and Gordon** in front? th* enemy worked'their-way along our-flanks, and our rear was hot little annoyed; at night, some .ol tlteir cavalry found their way to the front, and captured a large nnmber of onr wagons and a portion of our artillery at Appomattox C. EL The next day, our army re sieh ed this plaice on the road to Lynchburg. Gen.-Thomas, witt bj* aruay. Aadarrived before us.and effected 1 junction With Grant; cavalry", infantry anc .artillery completely surrounded our4ittle oom maud. We had-from fiv% to eight thouaan? prisoners, and only eight thousand etTeetfv? fighting men, with muskets, all told. The sup ply of ammunition was nearly exhausted. Ii this emergency, Gen. Lee determined, if posai ble, to cut his way through, and if he contd d' 00 more, save at least the remnant of his army Orders were issued for a grandjsharge, and on trqpps were massed accordingly. Gen. Grimes' division led the charge, followe successively by .two .others. The engagemec eommenceu shortly after sunrise, and waa eoi tinned Acthusiojtically until our mea ha brohea through the Federal lines, driven the for,neArly a mile and a half, and captured sev ral pieces of artillery, besides some hundreds prisoners . The old spirit of fight was nnsn dued. Meanwhile, a heavy force of cavah "th rna ten ed our flunky. For some cause, n stated, Gen. Lee issued orders to the troops cease tiring and withdraw. Subsequently, an officer-said to b.e Geifer Ouslar, of, the Yankee cavalyyT-entered o liues, bearing a flag, of trace. Whether I appearance was in response to a request fr< Gen. Lee, or Jie wa? the bearer of a formal < maud for surr?,n?ter, initiated by Gun. Grai 4(0 are not informed. Al this tine, our art ?as"in line of battle on or near the Appoin LOX Hoad, the skirmisher* thrown out, wh MC.o hutidred and fifty yard? Ju frorrt of the ?ta-aa eminence,.wa**n lar?- body Pede cavalry. The coup d'er ii is described us mag tiaenL ..- ... ~ Soon after the retu.ru af Gen. (Justar to linos, Gen. Giant, accompanied by his st I rode to the headquarters of Gen. Lee, wh ! were under an apple tree,-near the road. 1 I interview is described ^is exceedingly imbi -?iv?-. After the alfiutatoiy formalities, wh doubtless were brief and business-like, G LJ^ leiideredhis sword to Grant rn token ottrMiij-r, That officer, however, declined receive if.'or receiving, declined to retain jwiijd accompanied ire return with aubstantis tim following remark: "Gen. Lee, keep t ; ?word. You bave won it by your gallanl Yon have not been -whipped, hut oyerpowei and 1 oaunOt receive.it as a token of surren .from so brave a mau." Su-ah u the report thesconversation made-to us. t Thc replj LG en". Lah we do not ksrow. B?tji Grant ; i himself ate said to have been, dueply affjc by 1 he solemnity of the occasion, aud to h v*Ued tr ar*. This scene, occurred between faud t f o'clock a. m. Wb<:ii the."e.id" event, became known to [array, officers and men gave w?y to.their e tion#, and <ome among the veterans wept children. A *a>naiderablc number swore t tij.-y never world surfender, hud model fW.iy io tho wood*-. Generals?? Gary, of at?l,. t.rrtl licker, of Virginie, with a few iew- >. cut their way out and -crouped; "?i ? ? n II" * -.i the talk <fT the array was obliged te accept th? proffered tarma. . . '" - * These-were-capitulation with all the.honora of war, officers te retain their side arm? and personal property, "frnd the men their baggage. Bash ono waa thereupon paroled, and allowed . to go his way. . JThe force of-the Yankee array is estimated at . 200,000 men. ?Oar own ?at the atine of surren? der embraced not more than 8,000 effective infantry and 2,000 cavalry, bat il is said that - I the total number paroled was about 28,090 m?n of all arms and conditions. During Sunday a?d. Monday, a large number of Federal soldiers ,and ' oflleers -visited oar camps, and looked curiously on oar commands, but there waa nothing like exultation, no shoot .ing for joy. and no word uttered that ouufd " 'and to the mq rt iScation, already sustained. Or' thj? contrary, ?very symptom of respect was manifested, sind thc Soother a array was praised S for th c. bra ve arv d noble manner in which 4t had i defended oar cease. * I All the Federals spoke of Gen. Lee ia term? of unbounded praise. The remark waa fre? quently made, "He weald receive as . many cheers in going down oar. lines as Gen. ?raut ? himself." . ,. . 1 It ia understood that Oana. Lee and Loag, strset, and other officers, ara now on parole ia ! the city of Richmond. ? Tao. folio wing is a oopy of General Lee's ad ; dress'to his army, issued after its sorreader to j Gea. Groat at Appomattox Coart House, op. I Sandayythe 9th of April. 1865: I H s ADO.'RS AHMT No&Taaax Vnonu, I . April-10, 13??. 9 j Qeneral Order No. '9. * After, four years of arduous servios, marked , br-unsurpassed courage and. fortitude, thc artsy roi N or? hern Virginia baa bee a compelled to yield to overwhelming numbera and rcaonrees. I need hot tell the brave aurvivore of so roany h ard-fought battles, who hara remained stead* fast to thejast, that I hare ceaeeatcd to thin result frot? no distract af them. But feeling that valor and devotion could accomplish no? thing that could compensate for tba toss that would'have attended tho contin?ense of the cont est, ~l determined to avoid the useless sacra 6ce of those whose past services have endeared them to their countrymen. ^ By the terms of thc agreement, affiecra and men csu return.to their homes and reosainantil exchanged 7l*ou will take.with you ike satis faction-that proceeds from tba consciousness of duty faithfully performed, and I'earnestly pray that a merciful God will extend to yo? hie blessing and protection. '? * * I With an uneesSing admiration of your oon stauey and devotion'f> your ?ouatry, and a grateful remembrance of your kind 'and gene? rous consideration for myself, I bid you sa ' affectionateTarewell. R/E. LEE, General. ?ssmemen's cavalry occupied Lincolntea, H. G., ou Monday afteraooa,' at 5 c'clcck. .At lacs accounts, they were about five miles fram thc. railroad bridge over the Catawba, which they had bullit. ? - - -m i m mm a .A large number of paroled men belonging to. LSe'a army have arrived in thia city, cn rouie to their several homes It ia stated that th? cavalry were allowed to retain their he rsc?. AUCTION S ALBS. 'l49. ' By L. T. Levin. - J#SEPH SAMSON, SALESMAN. miX be aold, on MONDAY* MOBBING, lath 'inst., opposite Dr. Gaiger'* office, at lb : o'clock, , ' 'The-following articles of FUBNITUBlc 'Tablea, Chairs, Bedsteads, Bureaus, Bad Sad Bedding, Mattresses, Kitchen Utensils, Crooks ry and a variety of othar artiolcs. Conditions cash. . ' . April 81 t* tfnlimj..ed artioles rossi red aa al boar, af sa ??|