The New York herald., 1865-05-15
THE SITUATION.


The Secretary of War furnishes US additional par
euars Of the important capture Of JeE Davis and his
accompanying fugitives, "Wednesday last, in Irwin
county, Georgia by Colonel Pnchsra and the Fourth
Michigan cavalry, OF General J. H. Wilson'S command
II Is sad that JEFF, when taken, disguised In
Of his wifes dresses having hastily assumed this
chivalrc finding bis hiding place surrounded
Thus sttred he ran into the forest, whore. being
brought bay hs drew bowie knife and fourishod IL
thrsateniugiy In the faces of his pursue. He coon,
however concluded to submit TO bis fate peaceaby but
expressed much indignation regarding the energy with
which hs pursued considering it as very uumasuan
NOUS on the part OF tho government. With JET aud
his party wore taken train Of i've wagons aud three
ambuhnces; but IL II not stated that they con-
tanned any Of tho specie carried or from Richmond.
General Brockinridge the rebel War Secretary not
captured with Davis; but son Of his was taken on the
previous day and such dispositions of the national
sry had been made as 1t beloved would completely
cut or the escape OF Brecklnrdgs himself well Of
Judah r. Benjamin and the other Cabinet officers ard
follow criminals All the captves would 1t thought,
reach Macon, Ca, Saturday last yesterday, aud
would be forwarded thence to Washington as rapidly ss
possible.
Sketches Of the Gagged rebel OK President aud his fe
low prisoners well Of their caplors General Wilson
and Colonel Pr,chard published in this mornings
HxrALp.
An unfortunate AFFAIR occurrcdjus. previous toahe cap
turs Of Jeu Davis and his guilty comrades Tho Fourth
Michigan and the First Wisconsin cavalry regiments
both close pursuit. moving from opposite directions,
and men Zach regiment s,oox those OF the other
for the enemy and spirited Dght took place. Before
fbo mistake was discovered two men were klei aud i've
wounded
Owing 70 the ateness Of the holr which the court
martial in Washington engaged in trying the alleged as
sassInatIon conspa,os sat Saturday, unable
to give In yesterdays HERALD the whole Of the proceed
fng. They se th, rcforc continued in this mornings
ISSUE and will bo found exceedingly interesting per:
ton OF the testimony taken, which IL is understood re-
s;es to JcG Davis implication In the plot is for tho pre-
sent suppressed by order Of Judge Advocate General
Holt, for prudential reasons
One OF our Montreal correspondents informs us, not
wihs,apdng statements TO the contrary which have teeu
circulated that George Sanders and Beverley racser
both supposed 10 DO implicated ia the assassina,on OF
President Lincoln, still remlucd In that city on Thurs
day last Sanders has graaed his incrdnae vanity BY
issuing commut catons addressed respectively 10 the
people OF this city and OF Europe, who aIc equally In
different regarding hs nconsequentsi existence or his
fate In which, amidst mixture Of dIyel, mock bravery
and niscrabiy weak attempts at pathos he Of course
s!oulIy denies ell connection with the infamous Wash
ingLon assasslna,loa lot
Tho subsc ipons 10 ths government seven and three
tenths per cent loan las. Saturday reached The aston
shlns amount OF considerably over thirty millions o
dollars The svidlty with which the bonds OF this loan
are sought for and absorbed by the American people
unprecedented 10 tho annals Of governmental omar and
is the most magnificent illustration which could bs given
rance or the republic Ninetyeg millions Of dollars
worth o, these bonds taken during the pas, week. and
shrec hundred mIliops since the 3s Of last month Con.
gross has authorized the Issue Of csh, hundred and
thirty millions se,bss Of this class Of securities and
Of this amount aIl have bosn taken excepting two hun.
dred aud thirty illcns which yet remain to b put
the market The eagsne Of The people TO possess the
bonds has however We understand, induced the sccrs
tAy Of the Treasury 10 receive bids for hs remainder
and they VII, ba Immediately issued.
Additional most entsrsinrg details regarding The
successve occur lions u somery the capital ~ Ala
bsna and bs original eanHM Of that ersts hum