Daily national Republican. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1862-1866, 1865-06-20
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JOHNNE mlTCHELk ALONNShDb
OF JEFF. DAVIS. -
The Fortress Monroe correspondent Of the
PhilSdelphis Irysiscsa giycs some inelaOnts
Sf MrrcHEta's voyage snd landing at Fort
OF fiig yoYA6k W
Mitchell was allowed tho liberty Of the yes
sol and took his meals with Lieut.. Morris
and Captain Spencer, Of tho Burden. Every
thing was done to make his stay on board
the Burden as comfortable rs possible When
stoaming down New York harbor the Burden
got opposite Fort Lafayette and still con.
tinued on her way with unslsokened spoed,
Mitchell said 10 Captain SpODcor: You aro
going by Fort Lafayette. 4" .'
II know u, . replicd Captain Spencer.
But am not to DO landed there" per
sisted Mitchell. ..T..
"No sir H
where do / 60 ?"
Further South, sir, -..
At this reply, MilchoI's color LETT his face,
and he trombled. lie rallied again in fow
hours, and said 10 Captain Spencer, An
500 II now; you arc going to take me to Rich
mOnd, and turn mo loose, and will not DO
allowed to como North again, whore l have
been earning fow dollars" To this Captain
spencer mHdo no roply.
At breakfast yesterday morning Mitchell
nRnin asked where no was to bo taken. II
do not mind telling you now, " said tho Lieu.
tenant; "you are to be taken 10 Fortress
Monroe.
Mitchell whs dumbfoundod by this an
nouncomont, be evidently had not expected
Il. lie seems, however, Of nm elastic temper
ament, and n fow hours before his arrival
he told Captain Spencer quito confdcntially,
'1hat no would not bo kept In confinement
long, that tho Government would sci him at
liberty ngnin in few days" We shall sec
TIM LANDINo.
At half past eleven this morning, after the
rebel prisoners had all beon shipped OF, all
passengers departed, and nothing stirred In
tho blazing sun. bnthod air, shvo the myrihds
Of flies, tho signal was made to the Burden 10
weigh anchor, and got under way. An OIL
Ger of Gen. Miles staff was on board to di
rect her course. She was taken to tho Engi
necr's Dock, aud there moorcd alongside Of a
brig.
The movements Of tho Burden attracted
but little attention On tho wharf wore n
corporal and six men Of the Sd Pennsylvania
artillery. As the steamer ncnrcd tho wharf
tho corporal gave tho command. LOAD at
will--lOad, prime, order, aims; fix bayOncts
shoulder, arms Tho mon Obcyed prompt
ly, and with pieces ut II shoulder they awaited
the landing Of the prisoner Tho civilians
on the wharf were n correspondent Of the
ubiquitous HgHtrCr,.R reporter Of tho AssO-
ciated Press, und u negro boy fishing for
crubs.
A gang plank was carried on tho Burden
upper deck, and laid across 10 tho bulwaTks
of the brig Mitchell then came in view, nc.
cOmpanicd by Liout. Morris. IIo shouk
Capt, Spencer heartily by tho hand, and
lifted his hat to Mrs Spencer. llo stopped
| lightly across tho brig, and sprAng ON the
| wharf. lie glanced around in evident sur.
prise ut the slim attendance of spectators
thon walked towards tho Corporal and his
guard Lieut.. Morris touched him lightly
ON the arm and signed to him to walk beside
him. With an inclination oC the head and u
hnilc, Mitchell OboYod The Corporal marched
his six mon In dOdiJlo lllo behind tho Lieutcn-
ant and tho prisoner. And nj n brisk pace
tho little procession entered tho fort by tho
east sally port, the same one by which Jel.
Davis and Clay woro taken in.
Mitchell was attired in full suit Of blue
flannel, and under other circumstances would
hayo boon mistaken for n Union officer in
fatigue dress. To aid the Illusion, his loose
fitting sack coat was garnished With small
brass buttons at tho cuiIs. His head gear
was cloth hat oil light grey color, AMI ul
the shape now most prevailing At the North
His face wRS ghastly pnlo-not his wuntod
9oIupiexion 1 am nnsurodI his tall f"rm i0
more inclined to ombOMy0i,u Than whom saw
him last, eight years ago; but his features are
sharper, the onco full face iJ greatly Rttenu.
ated and tho ohosnut beard and mOustachc
arc liberally bcsprinkled with grey.
TnE PLACE OF CONFINEMENT.
Mitchell was placed in coll or oascmatc in
the same row wherein arc confined Davis and
Clay, Davis, Of course, knows nothing Of the
Incarceration of his quundain editor, and little
suspects his prOpinuuity.