Gallipolis journal. [volume] (Gallipolis, Ohio) 1837-1919, 1862-05-15


RICHMOND.
JEFF. Davis Coaehnan Escaped to
M'Dowell's Division-lnside View
of Rebel Life.
WAsHrEoron, Nay 6-The following
statemest, dated yesterday, on the Rap
pahanncck, has reached Washington:
A colored man came in to-day from
the other side Of the river, and repre-
sented himself as JEFF. Davis coach
man. From an examination Of him.
this is probsbly the truth. He reports
scraps Of conversation overheard whilst
driving Mr.. snd Mrs Davis in the car
wage. and between Mr.. Davis and those
who came to see him. A
Mr.. Davis and Gen. J. E. Johnston
had some heated discussions about the
latter's retreat from Manassas. Davis
disspproyed Of it, and ordered Johns
ton TO make = stand at Gorjonsville.-I
Johnston declined to do this and offered
to resign, and was even indisposed to
90 to Yorktown. Mrs. Davis said she
thought this very hard in him Johns
ton J to be unwilling to 60 and help
Gen Magruder.
The coachman overheard converse
ton between Johnston and the wife OF
Davis, the former saying If he had not
left Manassas, nc Clellsn would have
come out against him. and cut him all
TO pieces.
Mrs. Davis read IN article In the
Richmond Examiner to her husband.
saying that it was part of the Yankees
plans that Generals Banks and McDow-
ell we've to form junction in Louisa or
Caroline counties, and move down on
Richmond. Davis remarked be thought
that was so, but his Generals would
take care of them.
The coaehnan overheard converse
ton between Davis and DR.. Gwin,
formerly U. s. Senator from Californis.
Davis said be had sent Gen. ]. r. An
derson from North Carolina to resist
the march of the Federsls from Fred
ericksburg, and to delay them long
enough for him TO see the probable re-
suit of the contest before Yorktown;
SO that If that was likely TO be unsuc-
cessful, he would have time to extricate
his army from the peninsula and get
them into Richmond and ont Of Virgin
10, that otherwise they would all be
caught. The coachman represents that
Mrs. Davis said that the Coufederacy
was about played ont; and that il New
Orleans was really taken, she no longer
had any interest in the matter, as all
she had was there-that il was a great
pity they had ever attempted to hold
Virginia and the other non-cotton grow
ing States; and that she said to Mrs. D.
r. Jones. daughter Of Colonel James
Taylor, U. 8. Commissary General of
Subsistence, who wss very anxious to
get to Washington, where she has one
of her children. not to give herself any
trouble, bat only to stay where she was,
and when the Yankees came to Rich
mond, she could go. The coachman
said that Mr.. and Mrs. Davis have all
their books, clothing and pictures packed
up, ready to move off; that there is
much outspoken Union feeling in Rich
mond; that having been a waiter in a
hotel there, he knows all the Union men
of the place. and that the Yankees are
booked for with mach pleasure, more by
the whites than even the colored people.
The Confederate money is not taken
when it can be avoided. Mrs. Davis
herself was refused when she offered a
ten dollar Confederate note. Many of
the Richmond people wish the Union
troops to come as they are half starved
out. The bank and Government prep
erty is all packed up for removal to
Danville, near the -Iorth Carolina line.
Gen. Johnston did not think they would
succeed at Yorktown. The coachman
overheard the rebel officers say IL they
failed at Yorktown and New Orleans
they would leave Virginia.