Worcester daily spy. [volume] (Worcester [Mass.]) 1850-1888, 1862-05-06
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FOHTs 1NTESRSTING C0NVEESA-
TIONS.
WAsHINGToN, May 5-The following state.
ment dated Yesterday on the Rappahannock
has reached Washington -
"A cOlorod man came in to day from the
other SIDE OF The river, and represented him.
self as JEFF Davis cuachman. From an exam
nation OF him, this is probably the truth He
repeats scraps OF conversation overheard while
driving MIR. and Mis-. Davis III their carriage
ana between Mr.. Davis and those who came
III see him. Mr.. Davis aud Gen j. + John.
sou had some heated discussions about The lat-
ter's retreat tIom Manassas MIR. Davis dis
approved Of it, and ordered johnson To MAKE
a stand al Gordousyille. johnson declined IN
40 inns and offered 10 resign, and was even
II disposed to go to Yorktown. Mrs Davis
s3'a She thought tins was very bad in him
(Johnsun) TO be unwilling to 20 and helm Gen.
Aagrud +.
"The coachman overheard the conversation
between johnson AID the wife OF Davis The
former saying il he had not left Mapa.,as
Mcclellan would have come ont against him
and cut bin 10 pieces. Mrs. Davis read nm
article III the Richmond Examiner TO her Inns.
band, saying that it was Il part OF the Y pkee
plans that Gen. Banks anu Mcdowell were IN
form junction in Louisa or Caroline com.
ties, and move down on Richmond Mr.. Da-
Wis remarked tlat lie thought it was so, but
his generals would take care OF that
"lhe conchman overheard conversation
between Davis and DR.. Gwin. formerly a
United States senator from California Mr.
Davis said lie had sent Cen j Il. Anderson
iron North Carolina TO resist the march of the
tederais IRON Fredericksburg, and to DELAY
them long enough tor linn 10 see the probable
result OF the cont 81 before Yorktown so that
Il thSt was likely 10 be unsuccessful, he Guild
nave lhe To cXtrlcate his army fl rom the pen
lnsula, ana get them iulO Richmond and ont
OF virginia, otherwise they would all be
caught.
he coachman represents that Mrs. Davis
said 'the conledelacy was about PLAYED ont
ana II New Orleans was really taken she had
no longer ANY interest in the matter She
thought 1t was great pity that ihey ever at-
tempted to hold Virginia and the other nom
growing cotton states, and that she said TO
Mrs. Dr. Jones, daughter of Col James Tav
lor, United States commissary general of sub
slStehce, WHO was very anxious TO get TO
Washington, where she has one of her chill
dren, not to give herself any trouble, but only
10 say where She Was, and when the Yankees
came to kIchmOnd size could 90.
ne coacllinau says that Mr. and Mrs. Da.
Wis nave all their books, clothing, and pictures
packed up, ready to move of that tbera il
lnnch outspoken Union feeling in RicLmnni.
.'ial having been waiter in a hntI there no
knows all The Union men of the PLACE and
ttat the Yankees are looked for with mnrh
pleasure, more by the white than even tLa
coIored people. Conf, deiae money is mr.
taken when it can be avoided. Mrs. Davis
herself was refused when she offered tcm
u .' confederate note in payment for some
thlng purchased for Mrs Brown
=, Many OF the Richmond pcople wish ,ho
Union troops to cone, as they are lolr star wy
out Tic bank and government rr"',a ',r. 'e n'
a'l packed up for removal to DauyiIle nsa r
Tie North Carolina line. Gen. Jnl,nso, 'lii
NOT lhink they would succeed. The roarh
man overheard the rebel officers say if ,Hav
l0iled al Yorktown aud New Orleans ,heyy
would leave Virginia" '"e9