The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1862-05-06


statement dated yesterday, On the Kappa
hanock, has reached Washington:
a colored man came in to-day from the
other side of the river and represented him
self as JEFF. Davis coachman. From an
examination of him this is probably the
truth. He reports scraps of e1nversa-
ton overheard while driving Mr.. and Mrs,
Dayis in their carriage, and between JEFF
and those who came to gee him. Mr. Davis
and Gen. Joseph E. johnson had some
heated discussions about the latter's retreat
from Manassas. Davis disapproved of it,
and ordered Johusod to make stand at
Gordonsville. Johnson declined to do this,
and offered to resign and was even indis-
posed to go o Yorktown. Mrs. Davis said
she thought this very bad in him, johnson,
to be unwilling to go and help Gea. Ma
gruder. The coachnsu overheard a con-
veTsation between Johnson and the wife of
Davis, the former saying that if he had not
left Mauassas, Mc0lelI&a would have come
out against him and cut him all to pieces.
hrs. Davis read an article Ia the Richmond
Examiner to her husband, saying that il
was part of the Yankees plans that Banks
and Mcdowell were to form q junction in
Louisa or Caroline counties and move on
Richmond. Davis remarked that he thought
that was so, but his Generals world take
care of that. The coachmsu Overheard a
conversation between Davis ani Mr.. Gwynus
formerly United States Senator from Cali
fornia Davis said ne had sent Ge9. J. X.
Anderson from North Carolina to resist the
march of Federals from fredericksburg and
to delay them long enough for him TO see
the probable result of the contest before
Yorktown, SO that if that was likely to be
unsuccessful he would have time toextricate
his army from the peninsula and get them
into Richmond and out of Virginia; that
they would all be caught.
The coachman represents that Mrs. Davis
said the eConfederacy was played out.
That if New Orleans was really taken, she
no longer mad aoy interest Ia t9e matter, as
all she had was there; that it was great
pity they had ever attempted to hold Vir-
GINA and the other non-cottou growing
States and that she said to Mrs. D. K. Jones,
daughter of James Taylor, United States
Com N issary General of Subsistence, who
was Yery anxious to get to Washington,
where she had one of her children, not to
give herself trouble, but only to stay where
she was, aud when the Yankees came TO
she could go.
The coachman said that Mr.. and Mrs.
Davis have their books, clothing and PIC
lures, packed up ready to move off. That |
here is much outspoken UAi0n feeling in |
that having been waiter in a |
1otel there, he knows all the Union men OF
he place, and that the Yankees are looked |
or with much pleasure, more by the whites
han even the colored people.
Confederate money is not taken when 1t
IAN be avoided. Mrs. Davis herself was re-
Used when she offered a $40 confederate |
lote.
Meay OF the Richmond psople wish The
Union troop5 to come, a5 they are half
starved out.
The bank aEd government property is all |
packed up for removal to Danville, near the |
North Carolina line.
Gen. Johnston did not think they would |
ucceed at Yorktown.
The coachman overheard the rebel Off |
ers say if they failed at Yorktown and
few Orleans, they would leave Virginia.