The weekly sun. (New York [N.Y.]) 1851-1869, 1865-05-27
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Detniis cr the Capture Of JET. Davis-The
Confederate Leader In the Character OF
an CID " omnn I Uplcnsunt hesuiis OF
Yankee uriosiiy, tic.
tCoryesp ondenre o' The SUM
HfLIoN HEAD, MAY IL, I,G5
We have hai great sensation here, considering
the difficulty Of obtaining such things where thcre is
20 li,tlr TO dsturh our official routine that the
"toh" are no lower 10 he looked after or feared.
The Emile cane ia last night from savannah with
no Ices percentage on board than Jefferson Davis,
slate Of Virginia" p.lroner, captured at Irwin.
vii, hy detachment Of the an Michigan Cavalry,
under iicut.-Co.. y Pr'tchnrd. The particulars Of
his arrest AMI pio..e-s billie. are given with great
gusto D., his clptors who feel u greater decree Of
pride IN thoir exploit than II they had Dhippod i've
times THEN number VI wler.ei'. men aud may &c
well add Nv way Of pnenthosis, that Wheeler and
several c'h,ers Of IA. siaI Uie sfo prsouers route
with the Others including ex-Nice-Ptesidcut Ste
phcrs and & {. CLAY.
Col rg.,charl, after Transferring bis prisoners 20
the Wa. = clyde, lying mile below here came
ashore aul gave our General and staf detailed AZ
count Of rsi capture. Nc sn7s he was detailed by
General Wilson 70 search after Tire Confederate
guycuuu,nL" Tor which large row ards had leon oi-
h''fls lFltNl4o uHN tS' luhl i"I Nltus lut WIN
thcsc be role through the country, seeking tor any
detachu,at Of sebez an4worin- the description Of
Davis. party ON the Pth Of My. tie Colouel heard
that some Confederate ca,alr, lai teen fccn
on tie road ~ IWinNiuc, ami about mid
uiaht found thor camp milo or more
northeast Of The ,ii.-.r Ater surrounding the
camp, and every U.,g ration wne made ior the
| capture another oryalty force appeared, which
charged upon Pr'tchArd's line. and delivered one or
two yone,- before either party discovered they wero
| friends. The a-sautins party we're from the First
! Niscousia cavalry, who incontiucntly pitched in"
after tindug, Is they supposed, camp Of rubos
several OF the Michigan men Nere killed snd other.
wounded. Some of the Wisconsin boys were also
severely wounded before the mistake wa discovered
lhi. skiTmi.h alarmed the rebels, Who hastlly PEE
pared ior flight Resistance hcine found useless,
fritohlrd took possession Of their srIns aud At carly
dAy-hreak made an examination OF the captui ed
camp. several tcut% two OF three AMY wagons, aud
a couple OF Ambulance, with the horses and
tro1peli, were first supposed TO be the only
prizes. On peepng into one Of the tents,
some female voice. uttered Indignant protest,
against being disturbed a. their toictte- Ptchards
soldiers told them 10 hurrS their clothes, a. they
we're In hurry to leave While waiting dccorously
outside Of This tent, the t fnaly turned, opeu-
ell and three iemu cs emerged one Of these, appa.
rrniy an old woman, vas supported by two oth,fs
VITO ak d Ne the, out that the old lady, "Lci
mother" he allowed TO get ont Of harms way
sue was 20 very old and .nirn, The cavalrytuCn np
pircnty dl not object to 40 reasonable request tu
with the usual curiosity Of the Yankee. closely .cau
ned the old woman. This creature loose ire..
and boot Around the mock large scarf concca .,
the lowcrIAto Of the tsc, and ~ the f.'urc move,
away accompanied hy the Younger woman,
cavalrym"u concluded to Teconnoltcr Jump
ins of from Ma torse, he shouted halt" su,
the other m,u made demonstrations which
| induced the females TO obey the order III
your' woman Plead for her old "mother," IA
soldier wanted toe the womans lace and roush
Srtsped tho female, pulled Oh tie hood, ound tn
'comiortCL" aud there STOOD in womAn's clothes TIA
Il man Tor shose arrest hundred thousand dollars ha
70 been ohetoi. IL needed but little pistol cickin
j. peuua'ion 10 cause the " old ponAu" to surrender
2 and JFtr. DAVIS was triumphnutiy escorted, by ii
b. cnp'ors 10 the read .uartcrs OF Col Prtchard. II
Is LOOKED So yory much like al Oil LADY, that the Colo
' mel NJ the party approached WIS preparing TO tcol
Il biz boys for their utcu,,s, hut when h' hch,l the
T. prisoner he could scarcely repross lis eruAtor
d The other prisoners, consisting OF Davis fs tire
i Children Mrs. Davis sister Col. Reagan and otht
" officers snd sodicr having been properly secured Co
l. fritcharl returned to Macon, From there b
n sent word 10 General Wilson, who ordered tho color
TO take his captive TO Augusta. From Augusta III
party savannah, and from thence hith,
a In the fmi.ic ON The to Macon Davis was shos
1t the proclamation OF the President Offering rewar
A. for HE capture He read il calmly, but wa ncyerh
~ lees vi'ihly AFFECTED i, c aud wife, sister put
l. an air ot eNtN ~Ai.e the trip to savannah, b,
X when the wore transferred to the Clyde and Il
h Preparations made for tho secure custody OF the e.
~ President 1hey aelc not ~ cheerful. The Villa
~ =. Clyde, accompanied by the TuscaroIA len he
ar last ,yeAnH AMI ueiore this reaches you the mo
y important prisoner captured during the war viii pro
A ably be in W4hiurton
OF lho-r Who boarded the Clyde aud sa~ Davis, ii
VI that he ooks hngrad hi, hsir has turned gray al