Daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, Va. [W. Va.]) 1859-1865, 1865-05-25
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Progress az Events in North Caro-
llaa-A ore Particulars about fha,
Sap6aFe. OF Jet. Davis and his Fol-
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NV FoRE, Nay 24.-The North CsroH.
spondents Of the Herald continue
90 fnlsh interesting accounts Of the proI
grsss Of eTents In that State, Attendant on
i1e HoEts OF the eitfzens, with the assist
anee q sen. Seh6fetd and his army, to
FeoI 'ize 50 ely and restore civil gov
afnment. Three % dill6tss have already
es1 naned hud lh6 ofts Of each.
are pfepariug to estab bitsEI en- ciaiuis. 3
Gen. Schofeld on the. 15th inst, issued
another order in regard to the colored Ipeo-
pie, Informing them that the acuairement
of their freedom imposes obligations which
they must meet, IS we'll as conferriug on
them the boon of freedom, and they are
told that they will not be supported In idle.
ness, but must labor for the support of
themselves and their families.
The Hereid's correspondent ssys, the camp
where JET. Davis was captured was stu.
ated IN g pine forest on the side of the
Abbeyvtlle road, an ordinary wall tent
containing only the srch.traitor aud his
family and an ordinary fly containing the
male portion of the caravan. Surround.
ing and contiguous to these were two com.
mon army wagons, two ambulances and
several horses and mules, with the usual
amount Of camp paraphernalia, such as
saddles, brides, harness, cooking utensils,
&c. Davis himself and Postmaster Reagan.
with the two Colonels Lubbock and John
son, aid de camps, had only oVertaken the
party the night before, after fatisuinp
journey from Washington, Ga, where they
had remstned to- settle some business, as
they say, while Mrs. Davis, with the chill
dren' and servants. had pushed forwsrd
under the protection and escort of Private
Secretary Harrison aud few of the faith
| ful, such as Lieut.. Hathaway, Midshipman
HOWELL and about twenty servant soldiers.
1t was probably at or very near Washing
ton where Davis dismissed his escort and
divided the spoils, under the most pressing
circumstances.
Some of Stoneman's cavalry were hard
upon him, and he concluded to deceive
them by letting them follow the body Of
cavalry, while he aud his friends travelled
t1eOg scross the country and Joined hts fam
lily. "a 3: sa.,F
When Reagan asked permission to ao
company Davis to Washington, and ex
pressed his obligations on receiving it, Gen.
Wilson said to him, IYou are under no OBJ
thsalonsi sir3 IOf5 snouIu have oout you
whether you wanted to go or not. Yon
are civilian prisoner, but he fDsVis) is
prisoner both military and civil"
Mrs. olay remarked iocularly that as she
had "brought in her husband, she would
claim the reward offered for him;" to which
Mrs. Davis responded, eyes; one hundred
thousand dollars would be considerable Of
an amount of pocket money to MS poor un-
fortunstes now. Isold my horses, carriage,
silver ware aud jswslry, for what little
money had and that was stolen from me. -.
Stephens was arrested on his plantation
only short distance from Atlanta, by q
squad of Gen. Upton's men, under q Cap
tain and astatf officer, whose names have
forgotten. Stephens made no effort to
escape, but was found at his house quietly
smoking his meersohaum. He had NO com.
kpahiOns save two negro servants and dog,
aud lived almost entirely in solitude
Stephens said to me that when he went TO
Hampton Roads in company with Judge
Campbell and the Hon. B. N. T. Hunter, to
meet President Lincoln, he could have
made satisfactory terms of peace in i've
minutes. He was not not, however, clothed
with the proper official authority, and hence
his mission failed.