passed ordinances of secession have forteited them and can only return on compliance with the amnesty proclamation. Maryland, Kentucky, Delaware, and Missouri are such States. They may return to West Virginia on their paroles.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

(Copy furnished by General Hancock to General Emory, Stevenson, Dwight, Egan, and Morris.)

WASHINGTON, D. C., April 19, 1865-12.10 p. m.

Major-General HANCOCK, Winchester, Va.:

Your telegram of yesterday is referred to General Grant for answer. As I leave to-morrow morning, you will hereafter address the Adjutant-General or General Grant.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

WINCHESTER, VA., April 19, 1865.

Major General H. W. HALLECK, Wichester, Va.:

Your telegram of yesterday is referred to General Grant for answer. As I leave to-morrow morning, you will hereafter address the Adjutant-General or General Grant.

H. W. HALLECK,

Major-General and Chief of Staff.

WINCHESTE, VA., April 19, 1865.

Major General H. W. HALLECK, Chief of Staff:

Colonel Mosby asks for a suspension of hostilities for ten days to learn the fate of Johnston. He says if Johnston surrenders or is beaten he will disperse his command and leave the country. He has also already notified his men that they might individually come in and be paroled, if they desired. Some of them are coming in. The officers of his command, fifteen or twenty in number, yesterday universally expressed regret at the death of the President. Th people are all anxious for Mosby to surrender. If the authorities of Washington think it advisable to allow the truce ten days I should like to be notified to-day; otherwise ther truce will end with him to-morrow at noon.

WINF'D S. HANCOCK,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, April 19, 1865-5.30 p. m.

Major-General HANCOCK, Winchester, Va.:

If Mosby does not avail himself of the present truce end it and hunt him and his men down. Guerrilas, after beating the armies of the enemy, will not be entire to quaarter.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

WINCHESTER, April 19, 1865.

(Received 11.15 a. m. 20th.)

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

GENERAL: I have your dispatch concerning Mosby. I have already informed him that there would be no more truce with him after 12 m. to-morrow, and if he then surrenders there would only be truce at the point of surrender sufficiently long to have him sign the paroles.

WINF'D S. HANCOCK,

Major-General.