, 1863-08-30
THE CAPTURE OF : JEFF.
THOMPSON,


THE CAPTURE OF JEFF.
THO39PSON.
How he WAS taken Interesting Incl
6e0tSs
From the st. Louis Republican,
The redoubtatlc warrior and Swamp Ran
ger, Brig. Gen. II. JEFF. Thonpson-.-as has
been naanounced-arrived In this city Wedues-
day night, On the Iron Mountain Railroad,
and was escorted, under proper guard, to the
Graiiot street military prison, where he now
abidea IN al thestate and digoity Of 3 prieoner
Of var. Hewas accompanied BY Capt. Reuben
Kny, his 4. a. @ Who was captured at the
some time and plaee as JEFF Oar reporter
was permitted to visit General JEFF. at the
prison yesterday afternoon, and learned some
particulars Of bis capture, md other Incidents,
not unintercstlDg ~.
his CAPTURE.
The General eaid he made au arrangement
with eone members Of hiR staff to meet hin
at Pocalontas, the whole party being then at
Little Rock, and intending to come to Mis-
by- way Of Jonesbofo', Arkansas. to see hie
wife, Tho was there. He made the.h Of
his way to Pocahontas, and put up ut the st.
Charles Eotel. Soon after his arrival, Capt.
Kay came and stopped at the same hotel.
For TIVE days Thompson was engaged In VII:
drawing aad examining maps. Monday even-.
ing found them still at work, they thinking
themselves perfectly suite from vars alarms,
General DaTidso1.'s army, as they were
informed, having lett 1hat--part Of ths
heard noisy tramplng Of horses outside,
creating more than Ordinary confusion.
Captain Roy whispered. "what is that::''
r.. replied JEFF, ''its some Of our boys,
perhaps, who have heard that we arc hero"
Thompson was sitting near window facing
the street. A horsenlan rods up, and poking
hls insinuating face inside the window, said,
"Wbere is General Thompson r., ?" am
General Thompson, sir,'' replied jeff. "Then
JEFF. y, ''Henoi Gcntly, is Tint ron 81 r.
Piled T., nothing dlsconcertcd,s although he
recognized Captain Gentry, Of the I'd Msser:I
State militia cavalry. and commenced tcatins
cd, Carr. Kay whispered, "By tnun-tr. here's
the Ftds!" Don't eay Word," replied JEFF
"but take those maps and put them n the
kitchen stoyr as quickly rs possible-all the
while tearing up his letters. JEFF. says he
could hive escaped, but for those Internal
1.tters; for he had bis horses on the other
side Of the river, Intending, If danger Of cap:
lure presented itself,' to make his way ont of
the back door of the hotel: swim the river,
sud once over the devil could not have caught
him. But that huge pile ct 1etters-not less
than MY lop9cateo parties 10 tn1s state ana
AID lo determined to destroy them. Thus
his cl,arCes Of escape lessentd, uutil Captain
Gentry entered the rqop, tapped him on the
shoulder, shotk hands With him, and ssclaim-
ed him % his own;". Capt. G. said be was In
command o. On exPeultlon, consisting Of the
| the Cd :M. s. IL. cavalry; that they
were in reaEch Of Col. Burbridgc, who they
had 1ear1 Cd Was N That meek OF Tosds,"'
but. when tonc seven miles from Pocahontas,
2 man had tod him that j. Ihompson Was IN
ean be oan Saa aoess ghs5e er nc
Colonel" sud JEFF, "and caught General
He didn't go Oh tie principle Of the man who
went a.fshtrg and threw oil the catfish he
cBugkt back into the river, saying. tWhea
60 cattin', 20 acaItln'. bus when l SO
a.fshln'. 90 a~ilshin' T. He took whatever he
''"'-,t''. e. 4 SURPRISE :
Not lene afer fbe cantura--,1afr h,v,np
I aest1o, cd RIs lctters ana Eant xiv i1s mans
With the exception Of ., far, which proved Of
considerable Importance, and which are noH
IN poskes sion 81 tue military aerewan o.. amus-
1nE lncloent occurred. Lle9t; Miller. Ord-
ranee omeer, q gen,. Cfandans eosnmsnd'
fss, vent y TO see him. Unaware Of the
presence q Ftderl troops, he rode quite un'
centcicusly into town, by merc chance pass
4 t1E the plchet9 IN the DARK, and proeeeded
9n,.e icisurel5 TO the hptei where General
J'd was stopping. At the door be was stop
get IN unlets NC Was & an otiicer- ~ an
.ef.seI .as's ~ Muas ~
H,,k}rr S.Ahi vons have oot so,n.
Ta5s e. e,,-ohserrftv . nrmb.ss ~ ,rsnt1ss
ny, l., tha -o,,I' ,v;,6 NJ r,i.,'s5 y.
: ihinlirp fhcy wtra I,fT,a nr;sannrs !: Yes 11
Rave i + rsnj;e" isfr 4 .nd - a. IT,, ~ ~
ihfm foa1' Inst th.r fsan4 csn+w. W III ~ ~
Ami ron fotinv ~ nsl:ad %ii1p!- 1 sti1
.+,n@7 ip ~ !oatg shea III nntes, sst5 y
@Ain't be ickinT. ,Gensr.l t,' anoe4};nr e "a
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dashed m fh@ hrnfuhtnd mn cnntrseJ 1,ind
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.on,n r. ~. nsisnners be Wa 1b.91, ~ Tne rns
Tienit1ant .esicntd tlis sword M..hout -far ne
~- .:::.s
eoPfERuEADs AND bREcA!S1IDdE MEN.
Tho General was very bitter On Copperheadl
and Eecesa s3mrathizers. IF MIN" said
I he, stIs Southern man, and not In the fight
he is worso than an enemy" He also de-
Hncbss WsT
Ds,1, sllas Woodson. Jim Craig, John "
Reid, John Scott, David Atchisoo, aud Others
70 into Kansas to fght-ana / wa fshy Of
'he n5geer, ,queatfon-.and not One OF thtia ha:
Ever struck \ blow for The South but nearly
all Of th.ui are on tho other, slde." : -:
-: ,~Mc1pxsTs. r. .-::-.
SeyerpJ frcitenta and soma news vere rlaan
I'd ftom the Generals couycrsatlon.
/, Gen, Frost is ln command ut Little Rock.
White Eeunet is at Pocahoats1 tick.
There aie three Military Districts In tht
Trans. Mississippi Department: Texas, Louis
lana and Atk ansas, the latter including Mis-.
'*s4ti :a91 :. Gen. moames t~ho Is not dead, ou'
| e'ea 40 ~ h40tu VI. &aG aIkHusa6 Uist1ict
sno Genc k1lGe Is commanding dufing the III
ness OF 1en =, Holmee.
Ai'1s aa ea.iea comnanqs . me department.
~ nsnoHun.e5s u eae a5kansas O1stf1c1
IL u 1tlas AoeA.
Stu; saJe ~ "a" Ign- Ence LEV Gays oe-
1ol1 ,,!; ~ gp'ae. 1T. ~ st was et Ii Ll.ue hosk,
Malnet y nas 1aaes - a4hn sse,, uas taoo.ang
reports published ~ the n!ssosri Rtpn6lted'
ahout hls ln1enaed leelGnallon. :old rap
griHed nls teetn sno usee peTt etrong Ian
Buage. GoIhaps IL 1nflnef from Ma 1houghfs
20 t.ss 'ens ,oxr Nv nv, 49, -.
Ar old ladg living near where Jetr With hi
COZ maid was quartered Inst wintcF, eatd sh'
had Fead 70 tne papen ao1at 'sttneraTEh
eon neVani cntue on zen tnoasand hlils." aa'
"xished to the Lord be would go up to tn
tllls and c4mp, snd IN not bo eatin' up az he
! l.st lively and pertinent, and laughed att
'oo' .~o7prn ,ofr ,urp -. g..
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