You will be furhter governed as you may deem best for the preservation of said property and suppression of any plot for its capture or destruction. Make frequent reports of your observations and actions to these headquarters.

By command of Brevet Brigadier-General Morris:

SAML. B. LAWRENCE,

Lieutenant-Colonel and Assistant Adjutant-General.

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington City, April 7, 1865-10 a. m.

Major-General DIX,

New York:

General 'Sheridan attacked and routed Lee's army yesterday, capturing Generals Ewell, Kershaw, Barton, Corse, and many other general officers, several thousand prisoners, and a large number of cannon, and expects to force Lee to surrender all that is left of his army. Details will be given speedily as possible, but the telegraph is working badly.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

(Same to Lieutenant-General Scott, Governors, &c.)

WAR DEPARTMENT,

Washington City, April 7, 1865-11.30 a. m.

Major-General DIX:

The following telegrams, announcing the victory won yesterday by Major-General Sheridan over Lee's army, has just been received by this Department:

CITY POINT, April 7, 1865-8.35 a. m.

Honorable SECRETARY OF WAR:

At 11.15 p. m. yesterday, at Burkeville Station, General Grant sends me the following from General Sheridan.*

A. LINCOLN.

CITY POINT, April 7, 1865-9 a. m.

Honorable SECRETARY OF WAR:

The following furhter just received.+

A. LINCOLN.

EDWIN M. STANTON,

Secretary of War.

FARMVILLE, VA., April 8, 1865-12 m.

Honorable E. M. STANTON,

Secretary of War:

The enemy so far have been pushed from the road toward Danville, and are now pursued toward Lynchburg. I feel very confident of receiving the surrender of Lee and what remains of his army to-morrow.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

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*See Sheridan to Grant, beginning: "I have the honor to report," p. 610.

+See Humphreys to Webb, 7.30 p. m., p. 600; Meade to Grant, 10 p. m., p. 596; and Wright to Webb, 9.10 p. m., p. 604.

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