, 1865-05-25
TIRE EAF1UKE OF JEFF,
=s'.'~ DAVIS.
Full Particulars or his Rll4ht nud
SEIZURE. The Performer OF tho priss

Hilton Hesd correspondence Of the n. 7, Wo,,a.
As soon as General Wilson kneg Of tes
surrender Of Lee, aud tho flight OF JEFF, Dsyis
tiom Rset%end, he began to lay Bis plans ior
| rebel government seouid DRIFT into bis de-.
| rartmgnt. He has had Ills scouts out ia
| every direction.
| Colonel Pzitchard received orders to pro.
cctd with ill speed along the bank Of the
Ocmu1gee river, d dfstaucs Of shout ons hun
drtd niles. where II was supposed Davis and
his party would pasa, and ane::3 ali he M fer.
, .:1s, Inc colc1sl ed from Mscon On the
etetips of 81 ..sr same day, and marched au
| night aud the whole Of the following day,
| haYlrg STOPPER, ~ .,,. once for ","~'
honis to fed The horses a., " .s.x.e "
tha Rth h~ A--t--s ~ tae evening OF
Ehich place be caupea for the night. here
be scattered mob of! citizens, who were
guarding iihe ferry. Startling arain II
dawn, tie detachment reached A5berIl1e.
On tie afternoon Of tue oh, where
they met PARTY Of ths 1st Wisconsin cav
bad cre ascd The ocmn]eec River at Drowa's
ierry, late ths night previous, and had gone
In the direction OF 1rwiosyIlle. II va ~.
ranged with tho 1ss Wisconsin 10 take scoar-
ate routes In pursuit, md Col. Pritchard. &C.
ward, leaving the reminder of his commsna
to guard the ftr1iFs. Irwinsvtlle was reachcd
at o'clock on the morning of ths lO;h. .whe,e
they leaned from citizens that the narty
sapght FOR we're encamp;d one mile north Of
ns,s fhe to1n; Taking uegEo far lia guide, Col.
Eiteha'd proeteded ia that direction, and
F.. when short distance from the camp, sent
1Wtn' s-tTe men dismouuted, under Lieut.. 4
Putintou, to the opposite side. The tcnts
helrs sus rounded, they were closed il Unop.
atd the entire party captured. Wouc the
tents MS we're beng closed upon BY Col Prltch-
resnltiIg in the death Of two ofour soldjers
and The woundtDg otothefs. Tie men Of the
Isl Wisconsin were advancing, md seeInr n |
to'ee appastntiy guarding tie tects. tooE |
them for rchels, atd fred upon them. The ]
mistake was soon discovered, and tho filing !
ceased.
THE ACCEPTED VERSION OF THE CAPTURE.
L squad Of men in charge Of sergeant ad-
vtnred to the tcnk In Which il was cooc(uded |
Davis vas to bc fonrd and were on The tojnt |
OF entering when Mts. Davis appeared at the
opening, ard hoped they would not st disturb |
,s.I IT, r,,'aes of1adles pefoEe they bad time 10
Tie chiyaltic boys in blue. unsu.pl,iou, Of |
GaUd, preiBp'}5 Withdrew, b'untly but well |
neuptDgly apclogiz:ng. They LITTLE ltnas-
5nso 1be kiua OF @ady they wese gl1tas "a o5
peft1 My 10 dresa.
tsw minutes thereafter there cane forth
tom the tent what seemed tn be aa ancient
damc>~ attired In loose wrapper, With b eoi
cls sely dawn orer head and face, atsa bearing
on one arm bucket. With the apparent "a.
mule hDritnt came Mrs. Davis. too. Ma. |
Dsy!s wocld wasA. "Plcase," said the, aai-
sta1 '1T NJ !, mother to go TO the spring for GONG
But the eyes OF the eerEcaot were sharn.
Cndes the Exits aud the wrapper these eyes
etectrd bcots--heayT boots, Of mascullue
j 'ze a11d make.
1T feems to me-" says ns-"yout mother
sears 1ather big boota."
And be 1t cd tho pettlccats Of the scppo-
"Yegr mothee'a got beard, too,'' be said,
Ii he lcoFtd under the hood; II reckon
Geur 1nother must be your husbaud.''
The hood was pulled back, an1 there, suse
'noush, c1est-ia1'en. dumbfoundcd, detected
md utterly put 10 shame, stood the late ehief
II the graneest conspiracy that ever dazed
mankind into the belief that treason couId
triumph.
Best drnw yell over what followed. Best
.ot relate the lgnoniny that be}e'l this Davis
hoy be was aetnrea like q fslon. and !
earched and otherwlte treated despisefullyI
They took him aid bis family and reta;ners
9 Macon, thence to Atlanta, and there, put
Ing the entire party on the cars, un5er quart. |
tatted on the Wa5 to Savannah.
AZ Macon there Was soma slight acmou-
trntion made By the people Of sympathy for
heir tallen chief; but he was SEED By lev,
nd no communication WAS permitted b.
ween citizens and the prisoners.
SHOCK 70 THE DAvIsEs.
While npon the road the Davis family re- ! j.
eiFcd severe shocE. when Northern papers |
Ecre 1ccefyed containing the Presiient's
reclamation offering reward Of 800, coo for |
he arrest Of OaFts ~ party to the assassi- |
irs. Davis burst into an agony Of tea:s.
At PORT ROYAL,
4 party cous1:ting Of General Litt]eaeld,
1a)or- Elliott, Major Dewey, Captain Hays,
nd q few favored With special Invitations.
tsi.ed the Clyde this afternoon. The arsE
|sht had had Gt Jefferson Davis in oyer fo1r
ea'sI obtained from the deck Of the little
tcsmcr that took ns down the bay, lust as
e ranged altnes!da the Clyde. He wa /
'alkipg up and down the spar deck, In thu
arrow epacc between the cabin and the bull
'atks. His short lease Of power md the np1.
tues which It Involved have nged hun Won Z
on he vas Faunt and ematiated. His hair !
ad grown gray and his beard nearly white,
|e does rot shave his upper lip nor the sides |
bis face Us he did when in the Senate, md
monstaehe and whiskcss change his general
He bad retrrated to the cabin by the time
e got OF board the Cl5 de. Thefe he sat In
conner with bis hat drawn over his eyes,
C and bis Wifi, were looking over LOT Of
ewepapers that had juas been sent to them,
I'D they carefully avoided recognizing the !
lrious glzaces directed by us oil toward.
sem. Two of the children we're playing :
.ound, happily unconscious OF the painful
aturcs Of the eitDatsnn In which they had :
, share; bltsstnlly ignorant, As ret, Of the
fgma that must hereafter attach to the name !
,ey hare to bear. Nobody among Us WAS
tfeaaccd to Davis, and no attempt was
ade by my one to draw him Into conycrs
tiop. X
STEPHENS, REAGAN AEp WHEELER.
Gn.,ntal n.f.. l I