The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-01-17
JEFF. DAVIS.
His Friends ia ErOUblo- All Employees
OF the Government ANA others for.
meFIy I'm the Rebel Service Ordered
from Fortress Monroe and its Pre-
clncts-They are Marched Away Und

IEoLn MOnHOo AMA AHS
cincts-They are Marched Away Und r
6uaEd. Etc.
FORTRESS MONROE, January l5.-A new and
perhaps the most exciting feature in the JEFF.
Davis rescue excitement thus far has Just pre-
sented itself, and a regular bombshell It has
proved to be-a solid shot, spherical case,
shrapnel and grape and canister combined. 1t
is not to be wondered at. It's effects have come
home to the bosoms and hearts of many unan.
ticipative of, and therefore wholly unprepared
for, this dropping in among them of such an ex.
plosive projeclle.
Casting aside metaphorical mysticism and com
ing down to plain matter OF fact, the whole story
sums itself up briefly in this: MaiorGeneral
Miles, commanding the tort and district, yester-
day received an order from the Secretary of War,
directing the immediate discharge Of ali Govern.
ment employees formerly in the rebel service
and TO see to it that they speedily render them
selves invisible hereabout. The order went a
step further than this. Against all persons In
private business or employ, or found in any
capacity within the precincts of the point, who
had done the Contederacy service in the days of
its struggling revolt, this ban of ostracism was
likewise directed.
OF course the first thing was to find how many
would come under this order. While the heads
of the Engineer, Ordnance, Quartermaster, and
Commissary Departments were making out their
list of employees once in the Rebel service, and
making their own verbal explanations to the
commanding General, stores, shops, boarding
and lodging houses were beng searched for
quondam bearers of Confederate muskets and
wearers OF Confederate grey.
THE osTRACIsED.
Among all the departments about twenty-five
were reported as entitled to tickets of leave
under the mandatory telegram from Secretary
Stanton referred 10 above. Most of these came
from the Ordnance Department. At the head OF
this gang was a clerk in one OF the workshops, a
defiant youngster, who has made himself very
conspicuous by devoted persistence in wearing
his Rebel uniform. Among the throng was also
a son of the Rev. DR.. Chivis, Post Chaplain
here for good many years past He was in the
Tredegar Iron Works at Richmond during the
early part OF the war, and member of the Trede-
gar Guards.
But, for all this, his father says that he never
fired a gun against a Union soldier, and is as
firmly loyal to-day as the most loyal man in the
country. Included in this list is, am told, one
obtaining his sitnation here by special written
application of LieutenantGeneral Grant. 1t is
likely the order may prove severe and unjust
upon some, but it made no exceptions, and had
to be carried out to the letter. Some are married
and have families here. It is upon this class
are young men, and they assume a careless in
difference at being sent away.
MODE OF EXIT.
Not particularly comforting or hattering was
the mode of departure meted out to these whi-
lone shining lights OF the Contederacy A
They were marched together across Mill Creek
bridge, and thence to Hampton, from which
place they are to find their way to remote regions
elsewhere with the utmost possible despatch
THR BY-wAYs AND HEDGES.
The search outside the Government depart
ment workshops was not very remunerative. A
store-where Arnold, one OF the Lincoln assas-
snation conspiratOrs, was formerly employ edit
was thought would suffer in its clerical force by
this order; but it so happens that the store has
recently changed propretors, and its present
clerks are all loyal. Only two were gathered
up outside. One of these was the agent of the
National Express, opening his office here only
few days since. This gentleman Joined in the
march to Hampton; but subsequently took
steam to Richmond, where he was doubtless
going to report to the eX-Rebel General John
ston, President of his company, for instructions
in the premises.
A SUPPLEMENTARY ORDER.
An order supplementary to the one above
mentioned mas been issued. This latter order
prohibits the employment within the Fortress
grounds in future OF any one serving the Rebels
In any capacity during the war, and also torbids
allowing any such to land here.
OBJECT OF THIS REBEL BANIsHMENT.
1t is of course clear why the orders l have
described have been issued. Foremost the polite
and palpabe object is to throw additional hin.
drance in the way to carrying to successful end
the alleged plot 20 rescue jeff DAVIS from prison.
Ii such plot exists the easiest way to carry it
out is through help from within the Fortress
through the aid of traitors in the camp.
To weed out all such possible traitors in and
about the fort was the obvious design of the first
order and that of the second to prevent any
future ioothold being gained here by any part of
the conspirators. 1t is not unlikely that before
the thing is through with there will be more
wedding still TO be DONE and most thorough
searching of records and antecedents. AS the
case stands those who would rescue DAVIS must
bravely face the music, and submit themselves a
sacrifice as cheerully as that far-famed band at
the renowned gates of Thebes.
SEARCHING SHIPS STILL IN PROGRESS.
There has been no let up yet in the search Of
all vessels coming into port, and watching their
movements after their arrival. 1t still continues
an unremunerative undertaking, at least as re-
CARDS finding any one upon whom sufficient 3us-
picion can attach warranting an arrest
ORIGIN OF THIS REsCUING RUMoR.
This rumor of plot to rescue JEFF Davis had,
l am told, its origin in Washington. No one
here feels the slightest apprehension OF danger
from the probable carving out OF such plot. l
very much fear that if JED. Davis has to stay in
PRISON until he is rescued through successful
storming of the fort by his friends, the limit OF
his natural life alone will be the limit OF his
sojourD here.
WASHINGTON, January l6.-General Miles, com
manding at Fortress Monroe, has received orders
to remove the present commander of the arsenal
at that place. His having employed large
number OF late Rebels as laborers in the arsenal
gave rise to q suspicion that an attempt to libe-
rate JEFF. Davis was premeditated, and has caused
| his removal No overt act is alleged to have
| been committed.-N Y, Herald.
VIEWS OF Mr.. STEPHENs.A letter from the
| Hon. Alexander II. Stephens, dated at Craw-
fordsville, Ca, 25th ult, contains the following