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control, and the records show that they had confidence in him, and trusted him more than any other agent in Europe.
On June 19, 1865, he sent to the Commanding Officers of all the ships under his control the following letter: Sir: ^ On the 9th day of April last, General Lee was forced to evacuate the lines of Petersburg and Richmond after three days of continuous and sanguinary battle, and on the 10th of the same month, being sui rounded by overwhelming numbers, he surrendered the remnant of his army to General Grant only, however, when its last ration had been consumed and its military supplies were entirely exhausted, This event has been followed consecutively by the surrender of Generals Johnston and Taylor, commanding all the Confederate States troops east of the Mississippi and General Kirby Smith, the commander in chief of the trans-Mississippi Department. "President Davis, Vice President Stephens and several members of the Confederate Cabinet have been arrested and are now held as close prisoners by the U. S. States Government.
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