Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1865-1869, 1865-05-24
THE CAPTURE OF DAVIS.
ADDITIONAL PARTICULARS.

We copy from the New York Tribune the fol.
lowing additional particulars of the capture Of
Jefferson Davis and his party, which was made
| by detachment of 1873 men Of the 4th Michigan
Cavalry. under Ii. Col. B. D. Pritchard, about
one mile from Irwinsville:
The Colonel learned on the 9th Instant where
| they were encamped, and just before daylight
| on ths 10Th surrounded the camp II was sup.
posed that Davis ha a considerable force as
guard, and severe fight was ea pected. BY an
unfortunate and so far unacc0untable accident
one part OF the force fired upon another. and be-
| foIe the mistake was disc Jvered two men were
| killed and 81 Others slightly wounded. Capt.
Hudson had placed strong guard around the
tent where Davis was supposed to be, aad when
tue iriIg mm-nce1, thanking his duty called
him 10 the hight, he left the tent in charge of u
Corporal with orders to let no one pass out. The
Corporal went to the DOR where hs was met by
lazy, who proved 10 be Mrs. Davis and who
| said mat tent was occupied by ladies' and she
hoped they would be permitted 10 dress before
| being disturbed.
Very soon, she again and voluntarily ap.
peared al the Coor, viii another person in petit
| coats, morning dress and wooden cloak, with
ho.d closely GrAwn over the head and pail ON
her arm.
Corporal ordered halt which was Of course
Cbeyed, but Mrs. ID. leelingy appealed 10 the
Corporal 70 allow hsr mother 60 the spring Tor
a pAll OF wateI-it was hard, even If they were
prisoners not to be allowed 10 get littlu water
IoG theis morning ADDITIONS. nj. Corporal just
tGen Observed That the morning dress was not
quite long enough % conceal u pair oil boots
looking Father too heavy for mother 10 wear, and
with lis spencer carDihe Presented 10 the aged
lIdy's heau, Ordered her TO IemOve tha. closk.-
lhe argument was persuasive, even TO the chlv-
ahy. lie disgui.e was removed and JEFF. DAVIS
appeared Ia tut view.
DAVIS said he should have defended himself IL
he had been armed-even If lie had had revolt
yer h5 would have fought with II as long as he
could. The Colonel replied 10 him, That he didn't
appear 10 he IN very good lighting condition
just al that time.
Alter u hurried breakfAs. the party was put in
| marching order. The Prisoners, III ambn ances,
| preceded by the Band Il the 18th Michigan CaS.
alry, playing nrst Yankee Doodle which had
evidently depressing influence on the feelings
| OF Mr. Davis; but when in Il few minutes, the
bInl slruck into the somewhat familiar air OF
/ John Browns BOdy's Marching On" 1t was too
much for endurance, and lie actually fell pros
trate in the ambulance, and was kelt concealed
| from view by his friends Tor considerable time
correspondent OF the New York Herald fur.
nishes that paper with The annexed report OF in.
! cdents on the journey to Augusta:
Whel on the road they received copy Of
President JOAnsOn's proclamation, Offering one
bundled thousand dollars reward for Davis Col
Prichard IeaC It and sent it by an orderly to
Davis he read IT, and as he read he trembled
| ike BelshsZzar, when he :ead the handwriting
| on the wall. His hands dropped % his side, anu
| with CrOan he let the thinner Of his doom fall
| upon the moor. His vile picked il up, read il
| aloud Ind then the entrs party burst intO tears
and gave vent to tn. most bitter lamentations.
The ciydcsde, with their prisoners, arrived in
Macon about three o'clock ON the afternoon OF
4 Al. - a l.
| veycd 10 lac Lanier House General Wilson's
headquarters( where a dinner was prepared for
| them. Arrangements were immediately made
| and Colonel ritchard, with three hundred men
| a. an escort and the prisoners, took a special
train for At anita. All the steets aud I'll grounds
| surrounding the depot were crowded with sol
diers and citiz MS all anxious TO get sight of
| the Great MOgul whose sun had waned. We ar
| ryel at Atlanta about d,ylight on the morning
| Of the l4th, where General Upton had special
| train and breakfast awaiting Us. We were only
detained at this wOe-bs gone deSJlatOn OF all de-
| struction city about one hour, when the iron
| horse whistled and we were en- route again.
| Nothing interesting occurred until We arrived
| at Augusta.
There were Large crowds Of citizens out TO see
their late President but with the exception OF q
few waving Of haudkerchieis by the ladies', and
| the dolns Of g few hats by militia officers, with
little less than fifty yards Of gold lace on their
Goa; 3 esve5 there was no show of respect or
/ sympathy for the fallen monarch. On arriving
a, the boat, a small s.ds-wheel ste lmer with 10
| convenience we found new accessiont to our
party /, the persons Of Vice President Alex. II.
| Stephens and Gen. Joseph Wheeler and four staff
officers, who had been captured by attachments
| Of Gen. Uptons division.
should have mentioned above that Gle tent
/ c. Clay ana lady Joined us at Macon, having pre-
yiously surlende ed themselves to Gen. Wilson
On Sunday the steamer Clyde remained at an.
Choir in Hampton Roads, and Mr.. Davis and
family had not been removed. His aids, Coils.
johnson and Lubbock, Gen. Wheeler and stan.
Capts. ROuhl, Hudson and Ryan, left the Roads
Sunday morning on the gunboat Maumee, for
| Fort Warren.
"Vice PreI lent Stephens and Postmaster
General" Reagan were transferred to the Tusca.
rora, which also steamed out. 1t is presumed her
destination was Fort Warren.
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