The tri-weekly news. [volume] (Winnsboro, S.C.) 1865-1876, 1865-06-01
More Of the Capture of jeff: Davis, etc

New York Herald, writing under date
of the 22d May, gives the following &C.
count Of the capture of JEFFERSON
DAVIS, together with other parties re-.
lating incidents, &C., that came within
his immediate scope, which may not be
uninteresting to our readers: aif IL 5
WASHINGTON, D. c., May %, 1865.
Since my arrival at Fortress Monroe,
where, for the first time smceI left
Gravelly Springs, Ala, with General
Wilson's cavalry exped;tioM on the 22d
ofMaroh last, had the opportunity Of
reading Northern newspapers, EI find
that a great many errors have crentinto
their columns relative to the atteu pied
escape, capture'aud final disposition of
jeff. Davis and his co consphators
These have been sent for publication by
correspondents whose information was
obtained principally from Madame Ru.
NOR and the grapevine telegraph, and,
as a matter. of course, are as erroneous
as the great bulk of news obtained in
that way. Having been intimately
connected with the parties who made
the capture, and enjoying their full
confidence, / had every opportunity
of learning, during our voyage, every
incident connected with the pursuit
and capture of the fugitive from
Justice; and from Macon 10 Fortress
Monroe, and up to the evening ofiethe,
2lst inst, can give the facts from
personal observation and investigation.
AS Ihave giveniu my previous letters
avery full account Of the capture and
trahsit of these parties, will confne
myself principally to incidents not pre-
viously written, and to the correction of
the errors above mentioned; 'and in do.
ing so shall write, as I always do, with
the knowledge that Lam. writing This.
tory. $tis 81 ~ %s. tEt ttr.s
THE CAMP WHERE JEFF. WAS CAPTURED
was situated ina pine forest, on the side
of the Abbeyville road, about one mile
from Irwinsville, Irwin county, Georgia.
1t consisted of a large wall tent, contain.
ing only the arch.traitor and his family,
and an ordinary "Ay," containing the
male portion ofthe caravan. Surround.
ing ard contiguous to these were two
common army wagons, two ambulances
and several horses and mules with the
usual amount of camp paraphernalia,
such as saddles, harness, cooking utensils,
Sc. Davis himself and Postmaster
Reagan, with thetwo colonels - Lubbock
and Johnson, aid.de.camps-had only
oyertakenthe party the: night before,
after a fatiguing journey from Washing.
tion, Ca, where they lad remained to
SETTLE some business, " as they say. while
MIS- Davis, with the children and ser.
wants, had pushed forward, under the
protectionand escort Of Private Secretary
Harrison and atew of the faithful, such
as Lieutenant Hathaway, Mdshipmanf
Howell and about twenty private SOL
diers. 1t was probably at or very near.
Washington 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 and his friends travelled t'ncog,
, across the cc&ntry and joined his family
TO add to the horrors OF his situation the
escort demanded adivision ofthe contents
ofthe kegs and boxes (go'd and silve5)
and helwas obliged to delay some time
and act as paymaster AS far as l could
learn the division was very unequally
made-+- some of the officers receiving as
-mach as one hundred dollars and up.
wards, the lions share while Others not
so exaoting received g bare ipittance.
This raised considerable disturbances 6in
the camp, and during the melee JEFF. and
his compagaoas du uoyoge skedadled. =
THE "PErTIooAT STORY" s
is,}inthe main, true, although it'has been
told score Of times by different cores.
pondents, many .of whom supplied the,
lack Of q knowledge or facts by copious
draughts from theimagination, and gave
ittas many different phases as there are