The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1856-1888, 1865-06-10

Dy the ARRIVAL OF the american CtPpeT EMP IdE-
t5sr. on Monday. in fourteen days, and the Peruvian
clipper ship Compahd Martina del Peru, No. /,
on Thursday. in fourteen days from San Francisco.
We have Eastern dates to the 22d of May, and San
Francisco dates 10 the 2ith.
. By the arrival of the Panther. We learn Of the ar
rival Of tie PoIynesian. Captain Green, hence in 20
days.
The bark Oa5card had not arrived up to the morn
ing Of the oath.
The PoIyEesidn is advertised to leave for this port
on the 30ih of May.
Capture of jeff. Davis.
CUMBERLAND, Ga, Nay 11.-At daylight yester-
day, at Irwinyille. | surprised and captured JEFF
Davis and family, including his wife, sisters and
mother. His Postmaster General, Regain; his Private
Secretary, Col. Harrison; Col. Johnson, y. D c.;
Col. Lubbock and Lieut.. Hathaway; also several i'm
portant names, with a train of five wagons and three
ambulances. 4 painful mistake occurred, by which
the Alb Michigan aud lst Wisconsin came in conflict.
This mistake cost US two killed and Lieut.. Bentie
wounded in the 4h Michigan. Four men of the
1st Wisconsin were wounded. This occurred, Mt
daylight, before the capture Of Davis.
PRITCHARD.
Lieut. Col. Of the Attn Michigan Cavalry.
Macon, Ga, May 13-Liet Col. Harden. COM
handing the 1st Wisconsin,, has just arrived from
IrwinyilIe. He struck the trail OF Davis at Dublin,
Lawrence comfy, on the evening of the 9Th. and
followed him closely, night and day, through the
pines aud wilderness on Alligator creek and Green's
swamp via Chamberlain vile. At the latter place
he met Col. Pritchard with $50 picked men. They
hastily followed the trail directly south, while Prit'
chard, who had TIE freshest horses, pushed down
the Ocmulgee towards Hopewell, thence by House
creek to irwinviile, arriving there ut midnight on
the 9th. JET Davis had not been there, but from
citizens they learned that his party were e~ncamped
= miles from town. Pritchard Immediately made
the proper disposition Of his men aud surrounded
the camn before daylight. Harden arriving in the
vicinity the same evening, encanpe0 within two
miles of Davis camp. without knowing it. Att
O'Clock in the morning he pushed forward and had
gone but little more than IL mile when his advance
was fired on by the party of the 4th Michigan cav
AIRY. 4 fight ensued, both parties exhibiting great
determination. Fifteen minutes elapsed before the
mistake was discovered.
The firing IN this skirmlsh was the first warning
that Davis received. The captors report that he
hsstily put ON his wie's dress, and started for the
woods, closely followed by men who at first thought
him u woman. But seeing his boots while running,
they suspected his sex, and the race was short. The
rebel President was soon brought to bay. He bran
dished a bowie knife and showed signs Of battle, but
yielded TO the persuasion Of revolvers, without COM
pelling the men to fire. He expressed great indig-
nation at the energy with which he was pursued,
saying that he had believed cur Government too
magnanimous to hunt down women and children.
Mrs. Davis remarked to Col. Harden, after the ex-
element was over, that the men had better not
provoke the President-he might hurt some o. them!
Regain behaved with dignity and resignation. The
party was evidently making for the coast.
WILSON, Major-General.
NEW YORK. May 13.-The Iribune'S Washington
special dispatch says that the most Of Crooks cavalry
have gone to Lynchburg, where it is said Disturbances
have occurred between the blacks and whites. There
are various rumors concerning the origin of them.
Some gay shat the whites were the aggressors; others,
that the blacks commenced hostilities with arms
picked up by them on the late battle field.
BALTIMORE, May 19-The COmmercidLs Annap-
oils special dispatch says a transport arrived from
Fernandino, Florida, bringing thirty-eight rebel
officers, including Col. Breckenridge.
BALTIMORE. May pa letter from on board the
Tgscarora to the american says: - The party We
have on board consists of jeff. Davis, his wife, small
son and two daughters; together with Alex. II.
Stephens, { c. Clay, Wan. Regan, Gen. Wheeler,
the rebel raider, and fifteen or sixteen others whose
names have not been ascertained.' The letter con-
cIudes by saying " We leave for the Potomac in q
few hours.
Another Appalling Crime Charged upon
JEFF. Davis.
NEW YORK, May lS-The Herdid's correspondent
says The question long agitated as to who is re-
spOnsible for the cruel treatment of our prisoners
confined in the Libby and other prisons, may be now
considered definitely settled. II appears the rebel
Senator Foote was u member Of the Committee in the
Senate to examine into the treatment of prisoners and
the reports of their harsh usage and starvation. His
story, as told by his relatives, shows n deeper lnten-
ton than Is generally supposed. and fastens upon
JEFF Davis and his Cabinet n crime startling and APP
ptlling in its details. Foote, It IS sand, states that
the Investigations showed conclusive evidence that 1t
was decided in a Cabinet meeting to reduce the "a
tons served to the prisoners. that It should so weaken
their constitutions, in connection with confinement,
that II WOu!Q destroy tnem a ) SOiulSEs, IA Unlike them
when exchanged worthless. Foote determined to re-
port these facts TO the Senate. The balance OF the
Committee overruled him and suppressed the facts.
1t was or this point that the quarrel between Davis
and Foote broke out afresh, which resulted in the
latter leaving Richmond.
Other Arrests.
New YORK, May 14-R VI. I. Hunter has been
arrested, brought TO Richmond and confined on n
gunboat on the James river. 1t is said that Hunter,
for a wear past, has been DESTROYS of reunion, being
satisfied that further resistance was hopeless.
New YORK. May 20.-The Commercials Wash
ington special dispatch says Governor Vance, ofNorth
Carolina. mas arrived and been lodged in the Old
Capitol Prison.
CIxCINNATI, May 1S.-The GG=etie's special says
Governor Brown, of Georgia, passed through Indian
apolis last night En- route 10 Washington.
NV YORK, May 1S--The Herd!d's special dis
patch has the following The late Governor Brown,
Of Georgia, (rebel) reached Washington yesterday
under guard, and was placed in the Old Capitol
Prison. 1t is reported that the Government designs
to use him as a witness in the trial of JEFF. Davis ioI
completely in the assassination plot.
From sherman.
NV YORK, May IS.-Ths Irijune's dispatch
from Raleigh. OF the 18th, says the number of John
stou's army who were paroled At Greensboro has been
swelled By additions of q large portion Of Wheeler
command and others, received by Major Woicott, a.
Charlotte. y. C, and now amounts to 1921.
Among these there are Al General officers.
New YORK, May 15.-Genersl Sherman's army
started from Richmond on Friday. and will be a
Washington with the General at its head On Wednes-
day or Thursday.
NEw YORK. May ia Richmond correspondent
mentions that the difficulty between Haleck and
Sherman and the rupture between them is understood
TO have grown out q IIilleck's order countermand.
ing the orders Of Sherman to his subordinate com