NOTTOWAY COURT-HOUSE, April 16, 1865. (Received 11.50 a. m.)

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

I was about to move the cavalry to City Point to refit and feed the horses. It is impossible to get the command in good condition at this place. The railroad is in such bad condition the it cannot furnish the necessary allowance of forage and forage supplies. Thus far I have not been able to get anything. I will not move until I hear from you.

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, April 16,1 865-3.30 p. m.

Major-General SHERIDAN,

Nottoway Court-House, Va.:

Your dispatch of this date received. Can you not move with from 6,000 to 8,000 cavalry to join Sherman? I have sent you two dispatches on the subject, beside two from Sherman directed to Burkeville, which I judge form your you have not received. Telegraph up for them, and if they are not there let me know and I will have them repeated.

U. S. GRANT,

Lieutenant-General.

NOTE.-If you have no cipher operator send to General Meade for one.

U. S. G.

NOTTOWAY, April 16, 1865.

Lieutenant-General GRANT:

Is the reported assassination of President Lincoln and Secretary Seward, which reached here last night, true?

P. H. SHERIDAN,

Major-General.

WASHINGTON, April 16, 1865-7 p. m.

Major General P. H. SHERIDAN,

Nottoway Court-House, Va.:

The reported assassination of President Lincoln is true. He died yesterday morning at 7.22. His murderer is supposed to be J. Wilkes Booth, who is still at large. Mr. Seward is still living, but is in a every critical condition.

JNO. A. RAWLINS,

Chief of Staff.

CITY POINT, VA., April 16, 1865.

Lieutenant General U. S. GRANT,

Washington:

After sending my dispatch to you this morning I came down to this place to find the true of the railroad. I am satisfied that the command can no be supplied and refitted at Nottoway in any reasonable time. If I could drop back to the vicinity of Petersburg for-