Delaware gazette. [volume] (Delaware, Ohio) 1855-1886, 1865-05-26
nApIuRE De DAVIS.

New YORK, May q.
The Herald's Fortress Monroe special
gives particulars of the pursuit and cap
ture of JEFF. Davis
After describing at length the pursuit,
and the stationing OF men aroun the
camp so as to prevent escape, the writer
thus describes the scene at the tent oc-
cupied by Davis and his family:
When the guard went to the tent, they
were met by Mrs. Davis e n dlshGbiUe,
with: Please, gentlemen, don't disturb
the privacy of ladies before they have
time to dress" "All right, Madame, y
said the corporal, I'VE will wait till you
have on your buds" Presently there APP
lady with a bucket on her arm, escorted
by Mrs. Davis and her sister. PLEASE
let my old mother go to the spring for
some water to wash in" said Mrs. Davis
in a pleading tone. 1T strikes me your
mother wears very big boots" said the
guard as he hoisted the old lady's dress
with his sabre and discovered a pair of
number ID calfskins, ''and whiskers, too
said the sergeant% he pulled the hood
from her face, and d. JEFF. Davis in all
his littleness stood before them. A
Spencer rife was Immediately pointed at
his head and he was marched back to his
tent anu DldCCu IL 00AaAO Tx LII
about $1,000 in specie was with the party,
though several boxes were not yet search
ed. They were brought along, however,
and will be delivered to the authorities
at Washington. There were found on the
person of Postmaster-Gener Regain pa
pers showing a large amount of specie
shipped for London, which will also be
delivered to the Authorities by Colonel
Pritchard. The latter with his prisoners
started Immediately for Macon.
The party were all sullen, and Davis
remarked to Pritchard that. had they not
been taken by surprise, they wouldn't
have surrendered without fight. While
on the road they received a cop of Pres
ident Johnson's proclamation, offering
500, 900 for Davis. Davis read it, trem-
bled, his hand dropped to his side, and,
with a groan, he dropped the paper. His
wife picked it up, read it aloud, and the
entire party burst into tears. The caval-
cade arrived at Macon on the 18th, and
soon after took a special train for Allan
ia, and thence to Augusta. Stephens and
Wheeler were captured by detachments
of Gen. Upton's division, and Clay and
lady surrendered to Gen. Wilson, at Ma
con.
The Times Port Royal special de-
scribes the arrival of Davis and party at
THAI point. Ab nc app OdCASO INC pOdt d
tall, spare man, dressed in grey, having a
wan, quaint and depressed look, his whis-
kers and moustache rather close cut and
almost white, was walking along the space
between the deck-cabin and bulwarks,
and stopped for a moment to caress a lit
tie girl, very indiferently dressed, and
then passed on at the gangway door
These were jeff Davis and his daughter.
He evidently has passed through a great
deal of mental trouble for the last four
years. A few minutes later he seated
himself in the corner of a cabin, his wife,
a plain looking lady, dressed in black, by
his side. The two were engaged in pc
rusing the papers which had been brought
them. His hat was drawn down pretty
well over his eyes, so that only when he
lifted his face could much expression be
noticed. No one wished to be introduce
ed to him. Two of his children, a boy
and a girl, looking to be about six and
seven years of age respectively, were
about everywhere on the steamer.