Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-23
;JEFF. DAVIS.

HOyY hia Bodyr9uard FOraOok
him.
The ,Nashvl Ils cores ondept the ZEmts
gives the following interesting account Of
the flight of JEFF Davis:
"Through the Confederate. officers who
have just arrived, get a full account of
JEFF. DAyis's moi e{nentS up to- within .
short time of his capture. General De-
sblsll, who commando .hisssggOFts< B8Eeusa
gagged in the; battleJ near Raleigh IN. O.,
when he received intelligence Of the sur
render iof Lee; and at the same time
Wheeler got dispatch from JET. Davis,
dated at Greensboro, N. G., calling for one
Thousand picked men to escort him and
what remained of his government to
| Wfast o IGA. Ia adj sod 5ooq t5-n.
-. oSe4, was0l acooEdingly1 despatched
With the required force, and after Q march
of three days reached Greensboro, at which
point he found JEFF Davis with his family,
Judah P. Benjamin, John O, breckenridge,
Senator Burnett, Of Kentucky, 7, Fl. Rea-
l'RsD, Pq 4tmasteF, General Gustayus A..
BgE9nsy 1d tennessee Apd other rebel ot5-
ks soon as General De6rsli arrived, the
petty Prepared to march, and they set out
tg6 the following day, JEFF Davis and the
Ftebel officials rode. in front, followed BY
lambulances containing the women and
children and the specie, which vas cus-
rently. reported smopg the officers to
amount to eleven millions Of dollars. It
kyss put up in heavy iron bound kegs and
boxes, and had guard of one thousand
MIN, led by General Debrell, which fol-
lowed this train. 5al -. ~
gaia point about Eve miles from Greens.
bor9 they catnped, JEFF. Davis and his
family taking up their quarters in House
in the vicinity. Here the rank and fle first
earl he'd the object Of their mission, and it
wasidiscusssd with all the sntmises which
it naturally excited, the men being exceed.
ipgiy anxious to know the distinction of
their government. 1aE aila1"att
| YOn the following day JEFF. Davis visit
Fed the boys, and made a soul-stirring
speech, adVerting to the disasters that had
oVertaken their beloved Confederacy, but
giving them every assurance that they were
not irreVocably lost; that all that was
lecessary1to ultimate success was conf
l.depce in their government and the IN.
Haunted bravery which had characterized
.tbe Confederate army during it's past career.
"Upon taking up9the line of march they
rodeiin1the same order, JEFF. Davis having
by his side young Colonel Johnston, son of
General Albert Sydney Johnston in whom
be,eVidently reposed the most implicit con.
fidence: o.. as4t f5g 81.
"They reached Charlotte, N. O., where
they again camped, and Davis harangued
the. men again, inspiring confidence in
Ethsm, and dealing in glowing words of
rebel patriotism. 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 ladies, and call them the
faithful thousand, the flower of, the cons
tederacy, and paid other pretty but not
substaptial GQmplimepts.s g sr. q rG8
''At this pointithey we're joined by Basil
Duke, Ferguson and VaUgnn, with their
brigades, which increased the escort to the
magnificent proportions of five Thousand
men.rh ~ 10 rRrss- "a vs. tf., .is si...
"AfLer the newcomers had mingled with
the others they soDn learnedlthe condition
of tbings, and they toolhad their surmises.
Like a pack of hungry wolves they were
suddenly reminded that the government
was slightly indebted to them, and as the
treasure was near at hand the idea of pre-.
seating. their illsasngg ested itself to4them.
The men would congregate in groups, and
their low mutterings BODIED no good to the
goYernmeHt.-Ietf.-f onnd 1t necsssarHzto
Tedouble his efforts toiConciiate :, but his
| eloquence was wasted now. The men
Eobeyed theirE6archtn sofdersE and followed
JEFF. into South Carolina, to. Abbeville:
where they again halted, very much ia.
tigped and demoralized.
ION the 9th things began to assume a
more desperate feature, and JEFF. found ii
polite to inspire his brave boys with some.
thing more substantial than words. The
treasure was opened, and the division Of
Gen. Debrell, With the hrigades of Duke,
} Ferguson and Vaughn, were formed in line,
and the soldiers were paid off. Some of the
men were paid $50, some $28, and others
S20' They were paid in gold and silver,
the coin being chiefly Mexican d lars, with
rev Unlted States, but few ofthem received
gold.
''In the evening Duke sent his IAdiutaIui,
General, Captain Davis, TO notify all his
men who wished to go west of the .Missis.
stppi river to report at eleven O'Clock OF
the following day. AT the appointed time
all the men reported but Duke refused tC
, take those who were without arms, apC
taking only those who were armed, left til,
others to shift for Themselves. ,TheJ
heaped curses on Duke, and with, heayy
hearts went to Washoe, Georgia, fwherI
they surrendered themselves to Genera
Wilson, together, with the brigades of Fer
n gpsop and Vaughn. .,,i,:...,f as.t.... -.
THE command of General Debrell es
4 scor'ed Jeff. Davis to Vienna Valley, OF
o the west bank of the Savannah river, abou
p twenty miles from Washington, when til
e 9Fand dissolution took place on, the 9th,,
""At this point BreokinridUe. Bnrnett an,
a several others took last farewell:of JefI
Davis and bis family. AT the hour name,
B zen, Davis and suite crossed the river. an,
other portions of the government gallopeI
8 on to Washington, their pocket. handker
chiefs IN mourning. The command Ma
aPPrLsed Of the fact that they we're nov lei
10 follow the bent of their own molina
tons Benjamin and Rreskinridee, viii
tnelr friends, no doubt reached the ives
bank Of the Aississippl.', ., - ..'S
,,..gtls..f, MAR,RIED, =
On !Th1nrsdAy, May 4th, By the Rev. N. N, F,tor
S g. meSs alexander. Pa sHANRY W. TA1LAHF I'M