Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-23
THE FLIGHT OF JEFF. DAVIS,
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

Il
JEFF. Davis. 1t is subjOined;
Through Confederate officers who have
lust arrived, get full account Of JET. Da-
| Wis movements up TO within a short time OF
| his capture.
Gen. Debrell who commanded his escort
WAS engaged in the battle near Raleigh, n.
c., when he received intelligence OF the
| surrender of Lee and at the same time
/ Wheeler so: despatch IRON Jeh. DSyis,
dated at Greensboro, n. c., calling for one
| thousand picked men, 10 escort him and
! what renamed OF his government! Washoe,
Ga.
Debrell was accordingly despatched with
the required force, aud after a march Of
three DAYS reached Greensboro, az which
point he found JeiI. Davis with his family,
/ Judah Z. Benjamin, John c. Breckenridge,
4 Senator Burnett, Ot Kentucky, j. Il. Rea-
/ gan, Postmaster General, Gustayus A. Hen
i ~, OF Tennessee, anu other Rebel officials.
| As soon as Gen. Debrell arrived the party
! prepared 10 march, and they set sail on the
1 loI4Owng day. JeI. Davis and the Rebel
( utfi .als rode in front, followed by am0u
| lanceS containing the women and children
aud the specie, which was currently report
| ed among the officers TO amount 10 eleven
4 millions vi dollars. Ii was put up in heavy
/
of one thousand men led by Gen. Deorell,
/ which followed this train.
Alta point atOut i've miles from Green's
boro' they encAmped, Jetf. Davis and family
taking NJ their quarters in house in the
/ vicinity. Here the rank and file first learned
tue object of their mission, and it was dis
\ eussed with all the surmiSes which il natu.
| rally excited, the men being exceedingly
1 apNiouS 10 know the destination of their
government.
On the following day JEFF. Davis visited
the boys and made sOul-stirring speech,
adyerting to the disasters that had overta6en
| their beloved Contederacy, but giving them
/ every assurance that they were not irrevo-
cablv lOSt-thlt all that was necessary to
ultimate success was confidence in their Co
Vernment, and the undaunted bravery which
had characterized the Confederate Army
| during its past career.
Uuon taking up the line of march, they
rode IN the same order, JEFF Davis having
by his side young Colonel Johnston, son of
General Albert sydney Johnston, in whom
he evidently reposed the most implicit con-
/ ddence.
They reached Charlotte, n. c., where
they again camped, and Davis hIrangued
the men again, inspiring confidence in them,
and dealing in glowing words Of Rebel pa
triotism. He appeared happy and cheerful,
took the boys by the hand, and entered into
cheerful conversation with them. He would
praise their valor in the presence of the la
dies. and call them the faithful thousand,
the hoHer of the Coniederacy, and paid
other pretty but not substantial cOmph
ments.
At this point they were joined by Basil
Duke, Fergusoa aud Vaughan, with their
brigades, winch increased the escort TO the
magnificent proportion OF 5000 men.
After the newcomers had mingled with
the others they soon learned the condition of
things, and they too had their Surmises.-
Like q pack of hungry wolves they were sud
denly reminded that the Government was
slightly indebted to them, and as the trea-
sure was near at tand the idea OF presenting
their bills suggested itself TO them.
The men would congregate in groups, and
their low mutterings BODIED no gooa TO the
Government. jeff. found it necessary 20 re-
double his efforts TO cOncilate, but his elO-
ouence was wasted now. The men obeyed
their marching orders and followed JET. INTO
Suuth Carolina to Abbeville, where they
again halted, very much iatlgued aud demo-
rallied.
On the sth things began to assume a now
desperate feature, aud JEFF. found il polite
70 inspire his brave boys with something more
substantial than words. The treasure was
opened and the division Of Gen. Debrell,
with the brigades Of Duke, Ferguson and
Vaughn, were formed in line, and the soldiers
were paid oil. Some of the men we're paid
$50, some S2s, and others $40. They were
paid in gold aud silver, the coin being chiefly
Mexican dollars, with few United States but
few OF them received gold.
In the evening Duke sent his Adj. General,
Captain Davis, TO notify all his men who
wished to 20 west of the Mississippi river,
TO report at IL O'Clock on the following day,
At the appointed time all the men reported,
but Duke refused to take those who were
without arms, and taking only those who
were armed, and left the others TO shift for
themselves.
They heaped curses on Duke, and with
heavy hearts went to Washoe, Ca, where
they surrendered themselves TO Gen. Will
son, together with the brigades OF Ferguson
and Vaughn.
The command Of General Debrell escorted
jeff. Davis 10 Vienna Valley, on the west
bank of the Savannah river, about 20 miles
from Washington, when the grand dissolution
took place on the 9th.
At this point Benjamin, Breckenridge,
Burnett, and several others, took last fare
we'll of EFF. Davis and his family. At the
hour named JEFF. Davis and suite crossed
the river, and the other portion OF the gov.
eminent galloped off TO Washington, their
pocket handkerchiefs in mourning. The
command was apprised OF the fact that they
we're now left TO follow the bent of their
own inclinations. Benjamin and Breckin-
ridge, with their friends, no doubt reached
the west bank OF the Mississippi.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT -INFATUATIoN or THE
CONFEDERATE ADMINISTRATION.
The New York TINES of 10Th inst. pub
fishes a letter transmitted by its Richmond
correspondent written by gentleman
who occupied the position of Private Secre-
tary TO one of the most influential members
of jeff Davis Cabinet throughout the re-
bellion" benjamin p We have only room
at present for the following extract relative
10 the movements Of Davis after leaving Dan
vile, ETC.:
The amount of specie taken hence by the
Confederate Government has been greatly
overrated. 1t did not much exceed half a
million Of dollars; but large proportion
saw halg-was in silver, and hence the bulk
would give the IDEA Of . greater value
The Richmond banks took away their spe-
Gle. and this amount may have reached
several millions of dollars. 1t is an error
10 suppose that Mr.. Davis took away this
or any amount Of specie with the idea Of
nroyioing for himself in Europe. The
balances OF the Confederate Govern
f1v Kan n