The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-22

Arrival at Fortress Monroe Other Dr.
ting uishcd Prisolrr- with I,in

For'r,s' Honro.. Nav 10 -,Icheron Davis late of
the so-oaled souhoTu C7niodcrncy, with his family
saf officers &c, captured by portion ot zen VII
sons command In Georgia arrived Lrfe 10 day At l.
o'oo-k from Hilton Iic.I :. G., In the s,osmot wni.
=. CBdc. conveyed hy the 4. sunhoai, TuscarorA,
Commodore Fracy. Colonel rfitchard of the Mich
iran Cavalry, who male the capture II the mportAn,
prisoner. With stronr ,uHrd ~ HE men, Rccompa-
nicd tho rebel party the steam Clyde northwaid
N ihi. pre, md reaching here Immediately TEL
egr-rhed 10 Washington for Instructions resnrdint
the disposAl OF his charge M communication vhat-
ever Is allow cd with the steamer Tho officer Ia
sharse awaits instructions from Washington.
About week since, Colonel Broserton, OF the In
fineer CORPS, received orders D., telegraph rom Nh.
bor General Barnard 10 imno iistely have vacant
room ema" n-ide the fort Tor the aooomU o'ls-
ton ~ prisoners o state. The Vort on tho ovomstes,
tTausfeIIiue them into celia ior hioh they sd-
minhly adapted, vas ~ ouCr commenced The work
bA. pforic'sed vcry fact, arri The cnomnte, which
snee communicated into another
herueteAg sealed ty walls of brick strong iron
baIs and other substantial Arrangements Of similar
mate ria iuciosc the ~indors and Ioors completely
Tonderine futile any attempt Of .soaPo or rescue.
vide mo.t eucirce- the tort ami strong slsri' NJ
sentlnos vil be posted In the immediate vicicity Of
the eNemAtes.
srCoSp ntrrArcU.
For'r,N Monroe, HIb 2J-th BIt,vNorS Nay 2i.-
ence writing my dispatch Of yosterday, It hN tosn
dehniiey asceft.inod that Jof DAVIS Anl party aIe
Hill on board the steamer WIN. =. Clyde, anchored
In Hampton Reads Aiter tAcklns In and OUT OF the
bartor for more than three hours he Clyde finally
came To anchor In the Roads At FIVE O'Clock Yesterday
afternoon and since then Col Pritch.rd ha. teen
ssaitins instruction. from Washington. A. soon A.
the CLYDE arrived yesterday, telegram wa sent
10 NAor-GouerNl Ilallock, at llchmond, announcing
tho arrival OF the prisoners For resson. ten.
Halock did receive the Dispatch until late In the
evening, when It was fund N be too dArk TO attempt
lhe pasrlre OF tho obtructons of the James ryer.
n,eluenty, General Halleok did not reach hcre
und ~ o'clock to-day. II Ia presumed that the delay
In making disposal Of the ehol President and others
W. occssloned by adherence 10 the opinion u MAJ.
Gen. Hallect e. comm anier o. this department.
The work upo1 the casen.Ae. inside thr Tort
tausfcrrlLE them into cells duly ronoi and ,nh-
,ant.ly secured for the accommodation Of the pri,-
snert e. progrcsdrS VIZ rapidly toward completion
All lat ght the heavy ,lanr Of tho blnck,miih'.
hammer mingled with tho nois, of csrpcutsTt' tools
and thc clelr sharp ring Of the hricklayers trowe
va heard, and evorythnf hctokenei the active Ca.
ployment Of the men ENGAGED in the work that, IN
few DAYS =. the srthe'L the apartments would b. In
rrsdines. for occupition.
The prisoners nov on board the steamer WIN. r
Clyde, she iies anchored about three miles out N
tho ream, comprise principally, the following per
.on.: JErrrRsoy DAVIS Ea-Presiicnt o! the South
,-n ConfrIeracy, with Mr., Davis and four children
her brother and sister ALrXANpa H. STTrHESs
E1-Vce-Prcsld.ut, who surrendered hirnsolf to oul
savalry While at h.. Lome near Atlanta, Ga, and vh'
siu extremely feeble health CrENESr c. GA
and vife zen. WuLELEa alt stat and Colono
J0Hv7oN. hctidcs M others u importance though
Of a lesser aote. Col Prtchard Of the 4th Mchisan
Cavalry, with squad Of eighty men, accompany III,
prisoner
Governor vln,e NJ North Carolina, arrived herr
iAs; evening from Nesbern, C.. via Nor'olS uude
n.rd. lie is now in the FORTRESS and vii doubt
less meet the fate destined Tor tho p-isoners Of
board tie steamer Clvde.
"A 4i61agch from Washington, Of tAe goth, state
lhat n4ce bad arrived there, and Nas committed
lie DID Capitu Prison
iBy Hdfll
Details of the Cnpture of LcG. Envs-Th'