The national Republican., 1862-05-06
JeR Davis Negro Coachman Es-
/, capes TO Nc DoweIl's Army.
His Statement Of the ststs Of thiAss In ON.
b. eial Circles There, "a.

The following telegram was received OF the
War Department yesterday, from Fredercks
: FssDsnloxsBuao, Nay s.-A oolored mar
came 10 to-day from the other eide Of The Rap
pahsnnock river, and represented himself y
JEFF Davis coachmsn. From an examination
Of hin Il b probably 30. He repeats scraps oI
Mr. aud Mrs. Davisi In the carrisge, and between
Nr. Davis and those who came 10 see him.
Mr.. Davis and Gen. J E johnson had some
heated discussions about the lsttsr's retrcsl
from Manassas, NJ. Davis disApproving OF Il
and ordering stand 10 b. made at Gofdons
vile, which johnson declined 10 do, and offered
70 resign and was even indisposed 10 10 to
Yorktown. Mrs. Davi, said she thought this
very bad 10 him to be unwilling TO 60 and
hslp Gen Msgruder.
The coachmsn overheard the conversation
between johnson and Dsvis's wife the former
saying II he had not left Msnasss. when be
did, that McClallsn would have come Ou,
against him and cut him all to pieces. Mrs
Davis read an article In the Richmond Ecami
nsr to her husband, saying that It was part oI
he Yankee plans that Generals Banks and
Mcdowell were 70 form junction in Louiss
or Caroline county, and move down on Rich
moud. Davis remarked that he thought thai
was not so, but that bis Geuersls wsald take
care Of them.
BE overh, ard Conversation between Dsvi,
and DR.. Gwin, former U S. Senate from Cali
furnia. Davis said that he had sent Gen. J. r
Anderson from North Carolina 70 resist tht
march Of the Federals IRON fredericksburg
and 10 delay them loog enough for him to sss
the probable result Of the contest before York
town; 80 that II that wss likely 10 be uusoo
oessful. he would have time 70 extricsts b.
amy from the Peninsula and get them Int
Richmond and out Of Virginia; hat, other
wiss. they would all be caught,
The coschman represents that Mrs. DaviI
said the Confsderaoy was about played out
that II New OrlsaWs was really taken, she bad
no longer any interest In the matter, as oil sh.
had was there; that Il was great pity they
other non-oottoo growing States; that she ssit
70 Mrs. D. r. Jones, (dsnehtsr Of Colonel Jamei
Taylor, United States commissary Of subsist
ence,) VINO was very anxious 10 get 70 Wash
iugt0n, where she has one Of her children. NO
to give herself any trouble, but only 10 STAY
where she was, aud when the Yankees came 4
Richmond, she could 60. q. says Mr. and Nrs
Davis have oil their books clotblng and pic
lures packed up ready 10 move OF; that ther,
10 much outspokrn Union feeling in Richmond
that, having been waiter In hotel, he know
all the Union men OF the place; and that ths
Yankees are looked for with much pleasure
m,re BY the whites than even the colored pso
pie.
Confederate money, be seyA b not taksl
when Il can be avoided. Ars. Davis herssl
fsdsrste note, which she did 10 payment 70
something purchased.
Many Of the Richmond people wiah The Unlol
trooPs to COM, as they are half starved out.
Tns bank and Government property 10 d
packed up for DADville, N. O. 80
Gen. Johnson did not think they would 80
ceed Ut Yorktown. He overheard ofiicers ~
II they failed at Yorktown and New Orleana
they would leave Vlrginia. ~ ~