Ka Nupepa Kuokoa, Volume IV, Number 16, 20 April 1865 — FOREIGN NEWS. [ARTICLE]

FOREIGN NEWS.

By the Whistler, whieh arrived on Tuesday the 18th, \ve hawe news from San Francisco to the 4th of April. The Fali of Richmond ! Nēf?r during the history of the war, hare we received news <if greater importance than that brought by the Whistler iast Tuesday morning. The capital city of the rebellion, their last great foirtress, the strongest plaee on the American continent is taken, and \vith it the last hope of the rebels is gone for ever. We have no complete aeeouai of it yet, o\ving to ii>terruplion of the telegraph \vires, but the follo\ving are some of the facts. As \ve stated in ourpaper ofthe 6th, Sheridan advanced up the Shenandoah valley in the beginning of March, defeating and eapturing nearly the whole of Gen. Early's army at Waynesboro. He then took Charlottesville \vithout a fight, and sent one division to .destroy the railroad lfeading south to Lynchburg, while \vith the main body of his force he destroyed most of 4he eanal whieh leads along the James river from Lynchburg to Richmond. He also destroyedyast quanticies of supplies, and many mills and factories along the route. He followed the Jkmes river until near Richmond on the \vest. He then \vent to the north of Rich- . mond, destroyed the railroad in several places, • and finallv arrived at White House on the

13th. There they rested a few days preparatory to joining in the grand final attack on Kichmond. Gen. Grant, meanwhile, brought Sheridan's cavalry around from White House to operate with the Fifth corps on Lee's flimk. On the 23th of March a bloody battle was fought near Petersburg. Fort Stedman was taken by the rebels, bnt retaken by the Unioa troops, and at the same time Gen. Grant advanced his lines on the left, south of Petersburg, and drove the rebels back three miles. About this time President Lineoln visited Grant's army in order to \vitness the final victory, On the 31st of March Gen. Grant's army attacked along tho whole line, and there was terrible fighting for three days. of whieh we no detai!s. On the 2nd of April Gen. Grant telegraphed that Sheridan wuh the cavalry and the Fifth corps had captured three brigades and several batteries, and a train of wagons. The same day Grant f s troops broke through the rebel lines near Petersburg while Sheridan svvept around on uii iue, \vcsi. me uexi uay, lYlonday, April 3d, at half past eight o'eloek in the morning Kichmond wasoccupied by Gen. VVeitzel's troops. Petersburg was e.vacuated by the rebels. One hundred eannon were taken, and many prisoners. Sherman reached Goldsboro, North Caroiine on the 19th. There he was reinforced by Gen. Schofield. The same day Gen. Johnston attacked Gen. Sherman's army, but was driven off the field leaving his dead and wounded behind him. Sherman push®d forward rapid!y into the interior, and had another fight with Johnston, driving him out of Smith field, whieh is on the railroad, 27 miles S. E. of Kaleigh. There are many other items of interest whieh we are obliged to reserve for next week's paper. Gold is do\vn to 146.