The Sun (New York) Newspaper, April 7, 1865, Page 1

a ~ ors ee ” ee mmmveememcirmm aia engi ee ee Ss ey © ets ow- ———a THIRTY-THIRD YEAR. FUMBRER 10,214. oe The Latest News By Telegraph to the N. ¥. Sun. —_——1—_ The Pursuit of Lee! Gen. Sheridan Heads Him Of. GRANT GONE TO THE FRONT. COMBINATIONS WORKING WELL. Probable Destruction or Capture of Lee’s Entire Army. OCCUPATION of BURKESVILLE. Virginia Troops Refuse to Leave the State. THE ATTACK ON MOBILE. Heavy Cann mading. A MONITOR BLOWN UP. Canby Within 5 Miles of the City. THE NATION'S VICTORIES. Proclamation by Gov, Fenton. THANKSGIVING DAY APRIL 14TH &c., &e., &e. The Pursuit of Lee. Sheridan Heads Him Of. forrtotar.) War Department, Washington, 12 o'clock noon, April é.—Masou Ganamat Dix—The following tele- gTam anpounces the probable speody destruction of @en. Leo's arwy, ff our troops get up to su) dan, who bas headed off the enemy, Epwm M. STanToy, Secretary of War, Hon. F #tw M. Stanton, Secretary of War J nection Southside and Danville Katlroad. Burkes valle, Va, AprilS, 10 o'clock }, M.—Lieutenaut Gen- eral Grant received the following diepatch at 2.20 P.M, while on bis way to this point, and at once pro- eouded to General Sheridan's headquarters, General Grant desired me to transmit the diepateh ty you, on the opening of the telegraph at this piace, and to ray that the 6th Corps without doubt reached General Bberidan's position within an hour or two after the @apatch was written, Two divisions of whe 24th Corps will encamp here to-night, and one division of the 86th Army Corps at Black and White Station, south- side Railroad, G, Witiiams, Brig, Gen, Hoaiquarters Cavalry, Jotterevilie, April 6th, 8 P.M. —To Lieut “en. U 8. Grant: General-—1 wnd you the enclosed letter, which will give you an idea of the condition of the enemy and their whereabouts. 1 sent (ieneral Davis’ Brigade sround on my left flauk. He captured at Famer’ Crom-Roads five pleces of artillery, about two hundred wagons and eight or nine batile-tiags, end # vumber of prisouers, The Second Ariny Corps is new coming up. I wish you were here yourvell. I feel eonfident of capturing the army of Northern Virginia Lf we exert ourselves, I see mo escape for Loo, 1 will put oll my cavalry out im our left flank, except Me- Keuzic, who is now on the right, (Signed,) PH, Surminan, Maj.-ien. THE LETTER Awmrts C, HL, April 5, 1566, Dear Marama: Our army is ruined, I oar, We we + Sher- all sale, ae Bhyron left us aick; Jobu Taylor ts well, caw him yesterday, We are to ine of beitle this evening. General rt Lee is im the fiekt near . My trust fe etill in the justice of our cause, aud that Ged with as, General Hill ls killed, iaew Murray «few ents since. Bernard Terry, it is wae taken prisooer, but may getout, Lsend this Fs pe easing up the ralirvad to Michieu~ Your devoted son, W.B, Tavton, Colonel. Keperts frem Other Seurces. Washington, Aprilé.—The Army of the Potemac pesed Amelia Court House ou Thureday, Sheridam fe moving on parallel lines with the retreating enemy, farther South and ahead, and will reach Burkvsville sation fires. It is telegraphed here that the Virginie troops refuse to leave the State, It is not certain whether Lynchburg or Denville is the objective poiat ef tbeenemy. Both Grant and Sheridan are follew- tag up and harrassing the enemy, Messengers and telegrams from the army represent Lee's army as éwiudling away before Sheridan's aud Moade's pur- ouit. From Richmond, Reports via Washington, Washington, April 6.—Among the large bulidings Gestroyet iu Bichmoud are Haxell's Mills; the w- bacon factories of Crew, and of Smith, and the Me- ehanice’ Lustitute. The entire squares. bounded by Main street, the river, and Tth and 16th streets, are tm roins, Previous to the evacuation Mayor Muyo ordered the liquor to be destroyed. The rebel stray- @ere got drunk and pluadered the stores om Main mreet, Their depredations were outrageous, A large samber of persons were killed by the explosion of the magazines, All the inmates of the alme-house were killed or tnjured, Breckiaridge, ove account says, vainly remoastrated against the erplosion upon q@roun4s of hamanity, Another states that Breckin- ridge responsible for the burning of property, gome of the merchants having entreated him, but ia vein, 06 prevemt the threatened destruction, On Toesday, Mr. Lincoln gave « public reception in the parior of Jeff, Davis's house in Richmoud, A num- ber of citizens called epou him, besides the officers of @ur army and navy, ‘The Special Agent of the Port Offiee Department Parker, was scoompanied by Mr. C. A, Davis, of Hge- ton, General Grant's mossenger, aud Mr, Clawson, Postmaster at Bermuda Hundred, when he, on the 4tb tust., took posseasion of the Richmond Poss Uflica. ‘The mail boat to-day brought to Washington «large namber of rebel officers as vrisoners of war, und twenty-two bags of captured mails, which have been delivered to the War Department, A passenger who left Richmond on Tuesday afternoon, says that it wae expected that the railroad between that city aud Por tersburg would be im running order to-day, « large farce velrg employed to repair and widen the track. The Defensce ef Kickmend, Rev. Dr. Patterson, of the U. 8, Christian Com- pission, in addressing @ comgratulatory meeting at (abe Philadelphia Fxchange, on Towsday, sald : ” Bla knew that balers Lee's aciay Wok ite departure. from the robe! capital. our soldiers had obstacles of no ordinary character to overcome, and that many livos hat been it iu the captase of the pince, nup- he said, “that you would all like to know how Rictimond looks to-day, Leaw the extensive line of works whic!) our forces captured on Friday jee 4 na | looked at it 1 wondored bow feeb and blom! could have cut lw way throuxh it, re wae a long line of abattl« made of trees planted at an anele of fort. five degrees, and about as high as aman's head. The Were Lec together with telegraph wire, ¢! forudiog an Impenetrable feuee, Inside of th was @ditch twelve feet wide, wod behind thie diteh was the cannon of the ewemy, Before there could be reached it was necessary move the abattls, and the trees had to be cut @ der the murder- ous fireoftheenemy. From this you may fort ome idea of the terribie nature of the contilet diers did not succeed without leaving # lin almoet ev ap of their progress. THE KVACUATION OF RICHMOND, How the Fact was Discovered by our orees—Yormal Surrender of the (ity— t Appenrance—A Considerable Portion James — the pone Rebels Ske- daddied—.loy Native Dark: Negro Soldiers and the Song of J Destitution Among the “White Trash” — Tobacco, but no Bread Defunct News papers _Keatoration of Business right Prospects Abend, The hastily prepared despatches that have heen published regarding the rebel evaeua ou o Rich mond, aod its occupation by our forces, are neces. surily disjointed, and give am unsatisfactory (doa of the facts, Subjoined is aconnected narrative of the manner in which the city fell into omr hands, together with Interesting incidents of Ite appearance, ete General Weitzel was in command of that portion of the Army of the James that had been left to ruard the workaon on During the n'gbt General Weitzel received ielolle inte ue the rebele were evacuating Richmond, but his toree deing small, and the route fium the city tothe rebel outworks being strewn with torpedoes, be detemaln- ed to await until dayligbt before ascertaining the fects, Accordingly, at an early hour in the morning, General Weltzel, with several merubers of his stat and @ squadron of cavalry, started in the direction of Richmond, They found the rebel outworks deserted, sud efler passing @ ebort dinance beyond they per- ceived a carriage conic toward them ; the driver of which was energetically flourishing @ white tig The occupants of the carriage proved to te Mr. Mayo, Mayor of the city ; Judee Meredith, of the Superior Court; Judge Lyon, and one or two other gentiemen, who a pd that they het been do- puted to « Jer the ¢ r,ou which the fol] wing wae written, war extreme rie lit proposed to forum {er wo the Feteral wh 0 capital of ied, and the detences The Mayor's party then piloted the Unton party to the citr, and in the tmenntine, all (he forces in the worka were ordered to follow, Ov arriving in the city, it was found that @ consideralse portion hed teen fired by Gen, Ewell's corps only @ short the previously. General Shepley was immedintoly ap pointed military Governor by General Weitzel, mare tial law was proclaimed, guards wore stativned throughout the city for the protection of the persons aud property of citizens, and measures were taken to extinguish the fires, Many of the p buildings were in flames, and the best parts of Carcy end Main etreowe wero laid in ashes, Libby Prison and Coste Thunder, where so many of our soldiers have wutlor- ed in languishing confinement, were uninjured, aut are now filled with rebel prisoners who were eap.ared in the recemt batter, The evacuation of Richmond was the resu't of 9 re- quest seat from Lae we Davia, by telegrap n Sunda: afternoon, This was the first indimation the ret in the city had of their actual situation, Joavis war attending divine service at #t Paul's Charet, on Cape {tol Square, (the eburch in whieh ha was recelve tas communieant some three years ago), when he receiv od a telegram from General Lee, stating that Peters borg aod Kichinond mast both be given up, The startling deapatch sent him home; ite purport was scon buzzed about. apd a scene of Intense excitement followed, the congregation being chiefly made up of ladles of the Lest families. Im spite of all signs, it had become @ kind of religion in Richmond that the city would never be taken; and, in a few minutes af, ter the news hud become knows, Ninth street, on the corner of whieh the church stands, ond the Capitol Hquare, were fil ed with feu of ple, moatly wo- men, burrying in the wildest confislon in all direc. thoms to their homes, Davis, with bis faroily. eet off for Danville in the afternoon, carrying with him, no- oes to rumor, about three hundred thousaud dol. lars in epecia, ‘The archives of the various * depart. ments,” whieh had occupied the fine graniie baliding of the United Réstes Custom House in Bank street. it is Lelleved were seut away & week previous There was every geners! exodus of the wealthiest intiabl- tants, nd of thove moet identingd with rebellion ; some of the more prominent are, Lowgrer, still repre- vted by their families; and the fan.iy of General {oe ‘are understood to be still in their home ou Ulay street, waar (he Davie mansion, Genera! Weitzel took posse s.on of the Pre al mansion” Jett Davie’s ence, and established his bealquartere there, 7 nierlor of the bourse presepsed the appesrance of having been very hastily abandoned, Everything is tn tine order aud wood re- pair, Many of Mra, Daviws litte nicknacks and or- narmente are yet w be foucd on the mantle ud bureaus of room, The bouse stands on ¢ street, and is a large gray ptuccoed bullding, wi portico im the rear, while the front commonplace affair, cornered Vory awkwaydly wi reat stable and etable wall, Ibe house has a very j ached, however, and was lormerly the r Mr. Crenshaw, belonging to one brine mebeas families of Richmond. The Croushaw woollen mille were fore loux me the main depend: eure of the rebel armies io the way of clothing, and some meanders of the same fauily wore, or are, in- wrested ip the Tredegar Lion Works, Oring to the pany hour at which the occupation of the city was eflecwed, of frou the tin Adity of the inbabiwnts she streets ap Brat wliost ed, and there was very lit where, lu # sbort time, t war, Gret peering outof doors cu ivy tarts from their shells, then sbowlax ther rant expater Dumbers, and finally, whew General Buney's culured division marched in, they appeared In re:toct twarue—dnen, Wouren aud chiidien—who manitested their gladness by gyory conceivable demourtration Aprous, handkerchiot sheots, tablecloths, anything tuat wasorever bad en white, were waved by these overjoyed people, ether ap tl eof amity and submission, or in welcome, it wag fa | to determine which, ‘They bowed and scraped, danced. shouted sud sung by wosewung their bate and turbans laagh. ed and cried, and act altoveiber very much like peop @ crazy with joy, “Brees de Jeous de Yan- kes hab come ;" ‘tank de Lord you's all here :" “tress de Lord, we's been lookin’ for you ceee wany “Glad to see you pi we like you a heap bet. te duz de rebels." But the moet noticeable of their uovements was their congregation io large e,uads on the street corners, where @ score or more poemed abso: bed in isbting Contederate cigars, This was subvequently explained by a colored ber in this wise. “Last week," anid he, Sony colored man found amoking o@ the street was punished with fit- teen lashes, aud now det you all's hascome, me can swoke as Much as me please,’ The large foreign population, and particularily the Germans, very nue } merous in Kichwoud, who have all aioug been more | U.an suspected of “Uniouisem," were biezing out luto devionstretions of deliybt at the change of affairs, The entrance of the uegroe troops, however, waa the moet notable festars of the occupation. thoy awe up very shortly affer Che ergy Lad hewn formal- y gecupied by Geueral Wie'zel, The coming ot tiie colored {190pe was the eignal for the greatest ent husl- gem anouy tye pative black population of the city, | ‘All sorts of detuoustrations of p.easure were indulged in, and, wheo @ Toximent of bineks wdvanced up Washington stroct siucing the farueus Bong of Jubir | | lee, their delight knew uo bounce, and they gave vent tw their fewling in all Kinds of extravagant orpress sions apd xesticulations, ‘The song rang out clear aud distinct ip tug early morning, {n a chorus compored of several thousand vglces--u strange rcene in the cope clty of rebeldou, a gity when only the day Letore « pexro bed po rights that ® white Wan was bouna to ‘ad ds of the alr are of couree familiar TOR ake bot the reproduetion, coup'e of stuns bas Will give © beteer ide ef the pileos whled tly eng | NEW YORK, FRIDAY, | APRIL must have had open the working popalation of Rich= mond, on Monday morning : 7, Bay, darkice. hab vou een de mares, m Wid de eh on his (ne Ge ‘lo ome time die mornin’, Like bh * to leave de place? He ser noke way ap de rilber nde Where de Lincum eunboate lay He Le bis hat and leit berry Andi’ be now le Kineduin comin’, An’ de yar ob Jubilo H's six foot one way and four foot tolder, Av’ he oy six hundred poun’ His coat's #0 big he cowdu't pay (6 tailor, Au’ it won't reach baif way roun’ He drills so much dey calle him capa, Au’ he gite so mighty tau'd, Tepec he'\l try to fool dem Yankees For to tink be's contraband, De tase run, hal ha! De darkey #tay, ho! hot It must be pow de Aiogdum comin’, Av’ de yar ob Jubilo. The poorer portion of the population soon began to throng about the soldiers, and the tion of them wee thay « plained that they fr and that all the prov eed Lee's ar at Vere at the poor went out of cu caops te plek up the rattone of t and bard br whieh conteaet b side was ver 1 awed to be any tures were a went of co. Ourbeye wer pites” etuck in thelr be ats in wanton play destructive, The part of iver nece ¥A me, nnd whe ng. Lowe ces, Lighor up ou Main « sLope, moat of thes lc tala, were aleo in fias quarter of the city, lowe jechie! was dui All the rebel vere lan er0n ished ram which hat her machluery in ber perfect, Phe Tredegar Works hare t, end the tumehiae inery w under Geoeral Woitze ordere, Libby Pifpon and Castle Thunder have also eacaped the fire, and are illed with sebcd prisoners of war « The old Bank of hend the newspaper oth. ith many ot the beat 4un# converted into horpt- Ju Kocke wn ty Fr ae Seraicay b) Lestacy ve The Disvatou and Exiwisew ce por offices sucht fire and were destroyed, ‘TP at raitway sdee Letween Kichwond and Mau was blowa aboate at Rocke shared the seme oO Wer set on O but we netrarhie building on Main etree metly United State: Custom Bor nnd neu! site the Amer.can tote), wee aaved Aroonvet the {tote who Hed with ayia Was Jobn Mitchell “hatre Bhiv’ Smith, who ured to tevre eo prom. ineotly In the Federal Couxgiees at rebel Governor of \ireu Vacuate the eubermatorial bh anal o until e ou the morn. ng ofthe Sd, whew het Smith be- hiud, aud all the furnl: The tee. dence of the Governor tea tytn tore of Gon, Chas. De corps, Jobn ¢ of the | mite Hed ghe at: 4 COMMMANGIOG UY TApE In the pl Breckinriavé ex-Viee Predideut when thy r Colin Kenowla Canal, Am « over A, Payor, vow or) took @ sorie bin b our lines in put on Cnion garments, nud the people seem to be gled thatthe change of regime Lue oocurred, Mobile Attacked. A Monitor Blown Up. The steamer Guiding Star arrived hore from New Orleans, bringing the following newe: The United Btat ames Cirearelan ived at Koy West on April 2d, and reported ap attack of the Union forces and gunboats on Mobile March South, The Monitor Milwaukie was blown up by a torpedo Hoports yia Cairo, New Orleans, March Si. ew Uatro, Apri &— lhe Times and Daria say: Headquarters have received information that a portion of General Canby's anny was within five milesof Mobile, and slege guns were ip position from which shells could be thrown into the suburbs of the city. The attack on Fort Dradiey, the main defence of Mobile, bad already commenced, Maury commanded at Mobile, and Gea, Mick laylor commanded the Bpanish Fort, The bombardment of be latter commenced on the 25th. Generale Canby, Granger and Buith were five miles up Pieblag Crock on the U4th. There was heavy cannonading wa the 22d, caused by the eunbgate shelling the woods as the meuth of Fishine Crees, BECUND bibralch New Orlvana, April lat, via Cairo, Aprit bh, General Steele's command from Pensacola wet with rouch opposition, but no revular bate wae fought un- til it reached Mitchell's Pork ou the morning of the 26th ult, where the enemy, numberiug about Su), made a stand, aud after a wvere fight, were re puleed aud scatiored inthe woods, mauy being cap- tured. The correspondent of the New Orleans Tiurs, writ- ing from the headquarters of the Thirteenth Army Corpa nour Blakely, on the 25th ult., saye; There bow | been much skirmishing, but no regular battle taken place asyet, The bombardinent of the fort progresses favorably, ‘lorredoes thickly ) the approches to the fort. Our skirmishers are within 900 yards, apd our artillery within Sw of the fort We have it encompassed on three sides, Their only ebance of escape is by water; but if a guubout can | get up they cannot escape that way Col, Bertram's brigade captured @ rebel telegraph office and dispatches, showing that the rebels are fully posted in relation to all our movements, force oud places, Gey, Sterle captured two railroad supply tralus at Pollard, At last scoount our lowes do not exceed 60 killed and Yw or 40 wounded, Rebel steamers ply regularly betweeu Mobile and tle Spanish Foit, conveying reinforcements and guus, bw nish California Items, San Francisco, Aprill.The wreck of the bark lodustry in shoal water, iu the bay, caused the death ot li persons, ‘The miners of Orofina, Chinese, A large immiy to idaho from Call- foruia isexpected, Lhe roads to the aorthern mines are beginning to reopen with (he warmer weather Freight ie woiug torward tn eral) quantities, The Luilion rece ipis tor tue last leu days have beva bays 4 mail arrt ‘The firet weekly overland mail arrived at Presco' the capital of Arizona, March 1vth, in 15 days peli aay. Its arrival was the occadon of public re nelng. Considerable shipments of coming forwar have driven off the copper and eilver ore are 0. ingore aud dd ehb400 to toNeow York, The Accident te Mr. Seward, The following are the particulars of the secidunt te Becretary Seward, mentioned in yesterday's SUN On Thursday evening, as Seereiary Seward w l ing out with hie farily, the door of his renee tae | coming uncatehed, the driver de-cended to fasten in | wheu the horses started and ran furiously tor their table, Mr, Prodgrigk Seward sprang out aud eseuped mjury ; bat the Becrevary, iu attempting to toll fell heavily upon the ground, cutting and scarring | hie face and breaking bis arm jug below the | shoulder, [He wae cured in @ state of Insunsibility to his residence, and for 8 time eerious approleasions existed of laternal lujuries, but later it the evenix he rallird, and hus wound» baving beet divas d a: hisarmet by gureeon General 2 Wud pros wounaed was of «Tha wpaubars of ve Gabluws and Diplomatic Corps made calle during @ an evidence of their ey inpathy and :ecard, Washington, April 6.—Seeretary Seward's condi- tow ia improved toay from what it was last night, To addition to the other injartes musta’ med, it was din- covered to-day that bie right jaw had been fracture’, ee ening, The Urugany War.’ Dispatches from Uruguay contain n up to the second week in February. The City of Moontevides waa then Invested by a Breailian army of [A000 men, sud a flect of twenty vessels, Jbe barricades around the clty are very strong, but the water defeness are woak, The city line are garrisoned by 6000 . The city if at pierent very much crowded and ere ery are ip utter cousteruation, it being evi- ubariment of the city, muat resalt ia frightful lowe of lite, on account of the nam- ber, of powder magazines exposed to the ene- my" fre The French Minister bas given refuge to @ great number of his country. toenat the lezation. The livitish resideuts bad he! # ineeting to devise meamres for their mutual pro- tection.it Leing feared that the which composed et tery would commit @xcemme, The latter ex- pect to hold out many weeks, ‘The Paraguayans, ao- der Col, Ukesiwin, had taken the town of fhireada, seattering the Brazilian earrtson fm all directions, aod captiring ®& large supply of arms and provisions. At ie thourlt that the fret sep of ¢ raziliaus ayain Paracuny will be to ent off her eommu- from abroad, by blockading the rv- Paraguay and Parana, The power of Bre rfl new lies chiefly in her navy, the numerical strength being not more than thirty of forty the cely oue belt that of Para. eusy. 7 ‘arumuayana can aweep the wpper prov- ince of nil at their ene, and covarruct all the war they noed a tho world dey ly where they plonae, New York State Legislature. Senate. Apr 6. Bet ow Measeuser ('e Macbattan toe wal me lou Aa bhi 4 Parse Incorporating Amending the ch pauy. Tncorporetia York and Point lesbe! Navtention Land and the » ou En‘eration Company, Incorporating the Father Mathew fer ance Mutnal Henefit, Society No, 6, i orporating the New York Mer and Warchousing on pany Mr. strong moved to limit the turmber of piers of this company toe 6, Adopted Mr. Sb ‘or moved an amendment, consent of the Commissioners of the sale of a ples, which was carried Mr. Strong inoved to amend, by providing that no- thing In the bill wl be copstied as authoring reguiring the Land Oilice to oo [it erfererce with ferry, franchiees, which was adopted. end the bill ae presed, Bites Revowin he oll ercending the regletre Inw vw ” thid seaciay, the Broadway \ emting the ret relative to the Ha:leu roe (Lou tasen oy or ed to reduce the Commie ner to and George K, Jacksow wore appolut- ‘e vik. and Judge Within oner for Wasthedor county Unie Fema atl a inevene ent, on Now York riot he incorporations of clube end Poneto Wor ve th mem aod secretive [n poces, wer pamed, Kee ’ ING BYBOION The bill ' wiving the Becond Aveuve fall fl ipiny to constinet bew.tracks was oF eltoa thing v« Prowr t! hird Aven Nall oad track ¢ |, andon the Mi relative to urtean New York Cig. A Ansewbly supply bill was ordered toa third read ine Vornor yetarned the Mill te « ich @ " Lent exterior ling du tha city of New Yerk for on. The bill was secouridere |, cocrected sud jawed, Kecoas EVEUING Brenton ' preconted the mavority report in the ! at OFA, await the e@at bidd ‘ord to Mr. Joseph shook Mr, Loutrell Latrodueed « bill giving control of the fund of the New York Fite Department wo the } trustees The Senat alment to the Mounty bil, making el bount Je oaynble lu twelve years, and fixity the rate of in'e.eal at T percont,, was onseed, Ad journed ews Ilome By Telegraph te the ow Teck Duns Du. Pomrner, of Albany, has been appointed furgeon General on Governor Fenton's staf, vice Dr Willard, deceased. day Cooke reports subseriptionete the Soven- Thirty Loew, yesterd: oo Two noted guertlas Jobn Hedges and Pooch Downes, were executed at Lo usville, Ky., yester lay, May, Gan. Casey and staff will leave Waah!uyton to-day for Richsoond, to coutence the orgaulestion of colored tiuvpa iu that vicinity Rwororsa6 the eapture of Richmond ati!) eont ein various perts of the country Balti more, M1., Readius, Pe, end Trenton, N. J, were brildwutly ijuminated lest wight, Turne thouseud wounded were expected in Washington last bivht, aud long trains of an.bu- lances moved to Gch street wharf, Every propara- tou Lad been made for their comfort, Tuuse boura afver information, yesterday, reach- ed Wa bivgton of the capture of the ateumboss Harriet Defurd, eigut or tem vemsele bad atarted lo pursuit of the pirate, Ix compliance with an application made at the War Departoient yesterday, oueof the largest sized guns will Le sent fom Bt. Louls to Galen, Mlinols the home of Licut. Geu, Grant, to be fixed therein honor of the fall of Richmond, Tus brass band formerly belonging to the lath. Virginia, who arrived at Washington yesterday, took the owth of allegiance, After that ceremooy they played a number of aire suited to their chang- ed position, such as * Jorden ise bard road to travel" and ‘Ain't we yled to vet Out of the wil- derness.” They repart that tho Rebel Maj. Gen, Auderson was killed in frout of Petersburg ou Bal- urday, ver (By Mail tothe New York Bun.) Twas 1y-Two divorces were granted in Bi Louis Mo, last week Tr ja ann! that Weitzal's colored soldiers just drop- ped into Richmond w Jef, Davia whether he was really in favor of the policy ofarming negroes, Paywasives are drawing eleven millions of dol- lars Wu nd will wort iu a dey or two to pay of b Ma. ( s, whe was banished from Richmond for Union sentiments, has recurned there ag U. 8. Post. | asier Mails will ba regularly for ded trom | ivgton, Tia pirate Maffit is ail to be imprisoned at Ha- yang, the sutof Goorge Tyler, owner of she 8 cotiny Star, which vease!l Maflils receut!y atiemp- sod to des.roy. Navotson'a * Ceanar'? was published in aix capi> ler med lepcvanom an ie oeue dar fratello at eee nee ee PRICE ONR CENT IN GOLD TWO CKNTS IN CURRENCY, 8 volume. Tr ts announced that Garibalds’ has just given birth at Caprerato at bis grendfather adecira, has bern chris in honor of tha * American President who has a ished slavery." Toe Falls of Niagare are not balf eo interr and imporiant to the American people of Savacuab, Charleston, Wilmington, Poter and R'ehmond, aod the eti!! greater fall of the rol Confederacy, Lager week tn Philadelphia, twelve ies Were forine!, representing ® KEGOMO, with 2,090,000 s.ares, Tria tenet quite half as many a6 was formed the previous week, aud thirty-nine lees than w before that. Tax Christian Comms the abape of a large votlee boiler on wheels boxes for gugar, wilk and ther aupplies ativehe’ whieh fe very conveniont tn distributing supp ie to the army. In Manastield, Ch, on Waineetay, Biwio A rows waa lifung hia litte six-year ¢)) dmuchtor er @ shaftine machine abop, when be ht ime belt, avd she was dashed from arms to the Goor sbove and lnvtenty © & nor. Gae. A, Po Hitt wer kilet be joubty In the engagement on the =! off with two diviaione from the balance of t and was killed while attempting > fie thie wa back, Bis body was brought to Po tersburg iu coffin aud bes been sent to Ls friends. Tn rumored insanity of the celobratet tenor, § nor Giugiini, isc Iby priv .te letters recess @iin thise 16 Unfortunate tuan ja sald to bels raving tan! vate of @ lunau asylum, Ho was einging at Si Petersburgh when his calamity become apparent. Waris the Prince of Wales was witnessing the Chertsey steeple-chaset last uvoth, bie Royal Tiihneas had his po ket picked of a valnable gout watch, presented wo bim by the Queen, The p Hees aclema joke ia that the thie! will hencefort': take the iue of Pickpocket of bis Royal Lighness the Prince of Wales, Vatvanptodam bas been testifying ja the Chica- £0 cConsp te an Hho ackoow edged that he was aAmember ot the “Sous of Liberty,"’ but deaiet that it was ae uilitary or treasovable organizativn Ho said that {twas got up as an otfses to the Loyal Le ue end to provect Democrats tu the right of onrage. wit THANKSGIVING, Proclamation by Keaben I. Venton, Gove ernor ofthe state of New York Richmwoud bas fallen, Tho wicked mea wh) gor ried (lie sorcallod Confederate shave fie! r cepical chorn of thelr power and intluence, The rebel t have heen defeated, broken and ecatte the formidrble character of ly atanond, Victory vhero etteads our pera anu our armier, under Mov every moving to (he closing eoonee of the war, Tiicugs tha eolf-sacritice and be » devotion of our sol- diers, the the ef the Republic has been eaved, ard (he futegrity of the American Loion matntainad Iu view of Uhree important events of the ach!eve- me. our nebh fee and their gallant lea iors: in view o roa thao in eupproesing the re+ boliion, and the encoa jug proepects of the early return of perce, there ba grene 0 lor rejoicings thanke ne nud proiee, J aben HK, Bentous Gonveornos of the i Now Youk, do therefore, issue thin, toy pro u, des gnating Feiday, tho four+ teenth of April, instant, (he day appointed for the ceremony of raising the United States fee Port Sumter) av aday of thankegiving, prayer and oto Alinighty God, for the slenal blessings wo eoeive| at hie hands; and T bereby recom- mend relieious aecletion of al Ceporinations to opea their places of worsh'p, and the people, abstaining from thelr iw ual avoracions, to asseiable therein, sud witheruteiul beats unite ia prayer and praise wo Hina, who baseo mercifully renembered us in the eatent pod and peri “ of, Tha ah inforet my hand, an aflized the privy e r ‘ Ciiy of At omuy, bhis sixth of our Lord, one thousand elg bondred aad a:ahy-ive, L. BE, Fonton, By the Govornor , Grower A, HAs TinGd Private Sect. LOCAL NEWS. NEW YORK AXD TUB VICDUTY, Gop, at the Evening Exchange, opeuus at 160\4, and elosed at 16u’,. Tue COOKING ACADEMY—FounTit ASS Furr Dara.-The capture of Petersburg and Ki moud by General Giant crowded out @ report of procecdings the “Cooking Academy’ ilar dishes are to be prepared ou futuce ocvrsions, tu the record of the titth the operat: the fourth day are suficient!y explained, Yosterday, about fuity Ladies assembled at No. vy Fourth aveuue (tbe storm dgubtiess preveuting man, others from Lelug i attendance), aud at one o'o ook Profesacs Lior began bls lecsure, the following Leluw the 40 Bild, OF FARR, Vegetable soup. Huked shad, Uevey ols aur Kowet beef. beh ed in tbe urws oid beel—tinlend Croqne se of oh loko. Pots tour en 1 iee, Cali mwe ee jus, Biscuse & in Creme. For the preparation of the weretalla ao 29, the Pr fessor said the cook would take the bones aud scrape vemslniug from sutue beef aud chickous, whick would be placed im @ wel) covered saucepan containing tro quarts of water, aud wt upon the back of the ra. (4 to slinmer for two bourse beforeit le realy for the tel « He re seated the lud.os not to use too much b it wade the soup velutinous, Half w carrot euiall leaves of cabbage, two leeks, three potatoes two turnips were separately chopped due, by U wuile, and, with the exception of Lhe potatoes, & to rb, ‘The potatoos were thea fia ou oontaluiog «pint of broth from the ‘ tle. After the potatoes had been cookluy | ah utes, the other vogotublea were aided. Whee ’ potatoes for the soup were sutticlentiy cook! wore mashed fine, between two apoour in tl pan, Af the wisture thus m is tw thick, more broth is added, A Lithe pireley be N second saucepan, thy wile wae siired ver fire, and then sim: Junsli ready tor t The contents of bo.! mixed together e etable pana be t vegetable soupy wa Ine bacn properly cleansed, was thos prepared for tbeoves, Into ® dripping pan halt? of ter, ancther wel’ greased [ao waa placed » prevent burning) -t0@ flak wae pat in the latter p The juice of w lemon was HEAL euecned o the phad; aud half e tumbler of common claret wine poared oa, A lice | ona, balfe earrot aiiced, a ft tle white wine vinegar, w bay leaf, a pece pareev,e piach of pepper balf @ ta wrof water, anlatea spoonful of alt, weve mdded; the Profeeeor reiuarking ‘Ladies always remember, tu your cooklug, Ww put bate tele salt and popper, because thome arth an be wided according to the tuel of the conmumer piece of buttwred brown paper wae placed! over the fle! which was comsieped to the cveu In which it remuiseed Conviied wih Wad heh Wiad a,