ymen, consider the cause
at an end. A letter from Gen. Lee has been found, and its authenticity
vouched for (Rev. Dr. M. says) by Judge Campbell, in which he avows his
conviction that further resistance will be in vain--but that so long as
it is desired, he will do his utmost in the field.

And Dr. M. has information of the capture of three divisions of
Longstreet since the battle of Sunday last, with some eight
generals--among them Lieut.-Gen. Ewell, Major-Gen. G. W. Custis Lee,
etc.

The clergy also seem to favor a convention, and the resumption by
Virginia of her old position in the Union--minus slavery.
Charlottesville has been named as the place for the assembling of the
convention. They also believe that Judge Campbell remained to treat with
the United States at the request of the Confederate States Government. I
doubt. We shall now have no more interference in Caesar's affairs by the
clergy--may they attend to God's hereafter!

Ten o'clock P.M. A salute fired--100 guns--from the forts across the
river, which was succeeded by music from all the bands. The guard
promenading in front of the house says a dispatch has been received from
Grant announcing the surrender of Lee!

I hear that Gen. Pickett was killed in the recent battle!

APRIL 10TH.--Raining. I was startled in bed by the sound of cannon from
the new southside fort again. I suppose another hundred guns were fired;
and I learn this morning that the Federals declare, and most people
believe, that Lee has really surrendered his army--if not indeed all the
armies.

My Diary is surely drawing to a close, and I feel as one about to take
leave of some old familiar associate. A _habit_ is to be
discontinued--and that is no trifling thing to one of my age. But I may
find sufficient employment in revising, correcting, etc. what I have
written. I never supposed it would end in this way.

Ten A.M. It is true! Yesterday Gen. Lee surrendered the "Army of
Northern Virginia." His son, Custis Lee, and other generals, had
surrendered a few days previously. The men are paroled by regimental
commanders, from the muster rolls, and are permitted to return to their
homes and remain undisturbed until exchanged. The officers to take their
side-arms and baggage to their homes, on the same conditions, etc. There
_were_ 290 pieces of artillery belonging to this army a few weeks ago.
This army was the pride, the hope, the prop of the Confederate cause,
and numbered, I believe