Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-17
NAcCs, Ga, BOY l3-3.l0 4. n.


Hon. E. n Stca:og, Sscrsi1ry Of Var
Lieutenant Colonel Ba.jeO, commanding
the lst WISCONSIN,, has just arrived from
Irwinsy!l,e. he struck Davis trail az Dub
lin, Laurens cOuaty, on Tho evening OF the
7th, ana followed hin closely, night and day,
through the PHO wilderness Of Alligator
Creek and Greea Swamp, U!1 Cumberland
vile and IrViusvIe. A. Conference.-The
- Colonel Harden met Colonel PritcEard with
one hundred aud t,ty picE, men and horses
of the 4,h Michigan. Harden followed the
trail directly sOl-U, while Pr!.chard, having
fresher horses, pushed down the Ocmulgee
towards HCpeYCu, ana thence By Horse
Greek TO Irwir sYiIle, arriving there AZ mid
night Of the 9tn. JeH. DAVIS had not ar
rived.
From citizens Prttchsrj learned that his
. party were e-cauled Two miles on the
Town. he mace his dispositions, aud sur
rounded the camp before Gay. Harden had
camp al p. NJ, within t"o miles las he
afterwards le1rned) .-om Davis, the trail
being indistiUct 70 follow. lie pushed on az
8 A. ~, and Lad gone uu- little more than
one mile when his advance were fred upon
by the men OF the An Michigan. 4 night
ensued, both parties exhibiting the greatest
determinati0u. Fifteen minutes elapsed be-
fore the mistake was discovered. The firing
in this skirm.sh was the first warming Davis
received. Tue captors report that he hastily
DTt on one Of MS rjfsS dresses and started
for me .tcoOds, Go a.y f0.0Uel by orr men,
trho at firSt ttOuJh tiHj roman. bW seeing
his boots, lsi;'e i7uUiaJ, suspected his ser at
once! The race was q short one, and the
Rebel President was soon brought u bay.
He Jraudistsd q 5cJ-'s-b5,ifs Of elegant pat
o. u D "a ,. I
DromDtlg 70 ihs DC-StGSjDHs Of the COH'S re-
uoluer, without compelling the men TO fire
He oppressed Srs0: nd gn1t'oa at the energy
with which he was pursued, saying that he
had believed our Government n ore mag
unanimous than 20 hunt dom lromn and
children Mrs. DAVIS remarked 10 Colonel
Harden, after tie excitement was over, that
.sthe men had better not provoke the PreSi-
dent, or he might hurt some OF 'em." Reagan
behaves himself Nth becoming dignity and
resignation.
The party we're evidently making for the
coast.
Brevst Major General.
A previous despatch from Gen. Wilson,
covering repor. fgon Lieut.. Col. Pritch-
ard, says;
The FIRST Wisconsin belongs 10 lagrange
Brigade, OF McCuOs's Division, and had
been sent duc east By Gen. Croxton via
dublin. Col. Mintz had distributed his
command all along .he south bank Of the
Ocmulgee aud Alylnaha. This accounts
for the collision between parts of the First
and Second Divisions, and shows the zeal
offhe command in the pursuit.
I have directed increased vigilance on the
mart of the command IN tho hope of catch
ING tie other assaSsirs. Our dispositions
are good, and 50 far mono Of the rebel chiefs
nave been. able TO get through. Breckin.
ridges son was captured night before last
eleven miles south from here. VIII send
further details as soon as received.
Aspecial Washington despatch to the New
York Tribune, drted Saturday, says
The public here manifest the utmost en-.
thusiasm over the capture OF Jeh. Davis
Some timid politicians, however, express 9
wish that be had been saCt as Booth was,
for fear his possession may be embarrassing
TO the Government. IL he Is placed in the
prisoner's dock a. the court, by the side o
Harold and Payne, De viii certainly be con.
victed OF completely in the assassination o
Mr.LincOln.
It's urged strenuously, however, BY som,
in high position, that the dignity Of the IA
tion demands that on his arrival here the as
sassinatiOn charge ought 10 be waived an'
ne be arraignsd and Jried for treason, IN
highest crime known 70 our laws, and OF
conviction, hanged. Secretary Stanton vii
order JET. Davis to be put on q gunboat an
forwarded direct to Washington.