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

under Lieut.. Col d u Pritchari Tn. particular Of
bis arrest and progress hiIher are given With great
gu,to by his oaptor,, Who feel greater decree Of
pride in their erpoi, than " thoy had vhiprd Ave-
timos their uumber Of Wheeler. men and may ~
veil add, BY way .f psrenthc.iA that wheeler sad
several ocep Of hi, S,AH also prisoners, ~ roH,
With the other. including eH-Nioe- PRECEDENT Ste
phons and G. G. Clay.
Co. PdtchArd, after transferring hi, prisoners 10
the WIN. +. Clyde, lying . mile below here, came
lahore and sAvo our General and stsd detailed s
count Of Davis capture lie he was detailed by
General Wilson 10 search afer tho Confederate
government" for uhich lsrre rewards had hcCu o.
iered. Pntehard hal le.s than 100 men, but -ith
thoso he rode throaFh tho country, seeking for any
detachment Of rebels answoring 20 the dc'crpton of
Davis's party. On the 9th Of NAY, the Colonel hoard
thA, some Confederate cavalry had teen scen
on the road to IrsinrilIc, and shout md.
nighi found their camp mile or mofe
north east OF the VILLAGE. Aher surrounding the
csmp, and every preparation ~as made for the
capture, another cavalry force appeared, which
charged upon Pritchsrd's lincs and delivered
two voeys before either party discovered thcv pcte
irieBds. The assaultins party vorc from the t.rt
Wisconsin cavalry, who iucoutincutly "uched in
aftot finding, ~ they supposed. camp Of rebels.
Several of the Michigan mon we're Killed and others
wounded. Some Of the wisconsin hoy. vcrc .lso
severcly wounded before the mistake "a, discovered
Th. skirmth alarmed the tohelh who hastily pre-.
pared for fisht Reristanco helng found useless,
lriichsrd took posceson OF their and 1T oarly
| dsy-bresk m.de an examination of the captured
camp. Several tenD, tao OF three army wagons, and
couple OF Ambuanccs, with tho horses ani
troopers we're fret suppos TO he tLe only
prizes On pc-pins into ono Of tho tents,
| some female voic,s uttered indignant pruteH,
against lsng disturbed ~ tuer tOicttcs. PTtohAids
soldiers told them to hurry on their clothes, they
| zero In hurry to leave. While wnitinF decorously
outside of this tent, the Nv finally turned orsn-
ed. and three females emefscd ono Of thcse, spps-
rontly All old woman, Imported by two others,
Who ask,d thev came out. thn, the old lndy thclr
uoIher" be allowed 10 got ont Of harms way,
che Whs very old and inHrm The cavAr, men st-
pHrcnily did not object N reasonable uost but
with Tho usual curiosity of the ankee. clo-ry
ned The old -oman This ctosture Wot" loo,c dress
and hood. Around the nech large srArf concoA 81
the lower part OF the sc', and the figure mo, ed
away accompanied by the younger woman, (.
csvalryman concluded ~ ncornolior Jump
ing OF from his horse, he shouted "halt," md
tho other men made denomination. which
| Induced the feua'cs 10 otoy the order The
| young woman plead Tor her dd "mo'her." tho
soldier wanted 20 200 the vomens face, and Toushly
rrasped the fem,e, pulled on the hood. unNound the
'comiortcr," and there Stool IN ~omsn'- clohs, tho
man for whose arrest huuaI cd thonsAud dollar had
| been offered. II needed hut liitc pl.tol click king
| persuasion TO cause the Old woman" to mrIoudof,
aud JFFT. BNyiA was triurphsntiy escorted, hy his
caplorp, to tho hradpunrter- of Cot PriichaId. lie
looked - very much like an OH lady, that the Cole
mel, ~ the party approached preparing to scoli
his bors fut their rudcuc., hut hon he tchcd hor
| b.. "a
The other p i,oners, consistur Of Davis wife three
children, Mn. Davis sister, Col. Reagan and oth er
ocer- snd -oldcrs having been pfoerl, secured. Cot
| PritchsTd rrturuod TO Macon. From there he
sent word to General Wilson, who ordered the colonel
to take bis captive 10 Augusta ROM Augusta tho
party proceeded to Savannah, and from thence hthcr
! In the Emile ON the way to Macon Davi, VA. shown
the proclamation Of the President offering reward
for bic capture. lie resd IL calmly but neverthe
less vishly affected. Ills wife aud wife, sister put on
| air Of fAyeD while ON tie trip N Savannah, sui
Vhen tIey were transferred to the CLYDE and saw thc
preparations mado for the secure custody Of the ~
| President they we're not 20 cheerful. Tho william
r. Clyde, accompanied By tho TuscsroIa, len her,
last eveuing, and before thi. roache. you the mort
important prisoner captured during the III prob
ably be In Washington,
| Thosa who boarded the Clyde, and ,aw Davls, ,ay
that he loobs htggard, his hair h~ turned rray anc
he wear, altoeether bruhcn down tpIearA Ance. II,
Vas allop Cd the liberty of little cabin. clssei,
guarded hy .eutho,, and wAs at,cunvcy r. adinr ID,
newspapers loaned to him. His wife and children
we're allowed 20 BE- with hm-tLe two younees, Ia
tho run Of the boat. III, hoy IL about siI year, old
and the little Girl nearly eight. Alexander stephen
tAkes his arrest vcry phiosophlcalg, and di-cusse
"ahair Of state" With army officers, quito uouch 81
sntly. lie looked older ~ twenty year tlan wAei
I 1 D.. Al. T..fs.