Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-07-06
VOLUME XXXIII.

through one Of his aids that party Of guer-
rillas, or Eighwaymen, was coming that
night to seize the horses and mules Of ais
wife's train. Il was on this report he decld-
ed to remain another night
Toward morning he had just fallen into
the deep sleep Of exhaustion, when his wiie's
faithful negro servant, ROBERT, came to him
announcing that there was firing up the
road. He started up, dressed himself and
went ont. 1t was just a gray dawn, and by
the imperfect light he saw party approach
ing the camp. They we're recognized as
Federal cavalry by the way in which they
deployed to surround the train, and he step
ped back into the tent to warn his wife that
the enemy were at hand.
The tent was prominent being isolated
from the other tents Of the train, and as he
was quitting il to find his horse, several of
the cavalry rode up, directing him to halt
and surrender. To this he gave a defiant
answer. Then one whom he supposed to be
an officer asked, had he any arms to which
Mr.. DAVIS replied, "If ! had, you would
not lie alive 10 ask that question" His pis-
tolls had been left in the holsters, as it had
been his intention the evening before to start
wherever the camp was settled; but horse,
saddle and holsters were in the enemy's pos
session, and he was completely unarmed.
Colonel PRITCHARD commanding the Fed
eral cavalry came up soon, TO whom Mr..
DAVIS said Il suppose, sir, your orders are
accomplished in arrestIng me. You can
have no wish to interfere with women and
children; and beg they may be permitted
TO pursue their journey" The Colonel re-
piled that his orders were to take every one
found In my company back TO Macon, and he
would have to do so, though grieved TO
Inconvenience the ladies' Mr. DAVIS said
that bls wite's party was composed of parOl-
ed men, who had committed no act Of war
since their release, and begged that they |
mighs be permitted to go TO their homes but |
the Colonel, under his orders, did not feel |
at liberty to grant the request. They were |
all taken 10 Macon, reaching it in four days, |
and from thence were carried by rail TO Au- |
gusta-AIr. DAVIS thanking Major General |
}. ii. WILSON for having treated him with /
all the courtesy possible to the situation
The party transferred to Augusta, consist
ed of REAGAN, A. II. STEPHENS, c. G. CLAY,
two Of his own aids and private Secretary, |
Mrs Clay his wife and four children, four
servants and three paroled men, who had
generously offered their protection to Mrs.
DAVIS during her journey. BRECKINRIDGE |
had been with the cavalry brigade, which
bad been the escort of Mr.. DAVIS, and did
not come up at Washington. He and Sec
-etary BENJAMIN had started fo- Florida, ex-
Decting to escape thence to the West Indies.
There was no specie or public treasure in
he train-nothing but private funds, and of
hem very little. Some wagons had been
furnished by the QGartermaster at Washing
on, Georgia, for the transportation of his
amily and the paroled men who formed the
,scort, and that was the only train. Mr. DA-
rs had not seen his family for some months
,eiore, and first rejoined them when he rode
o their defence from Washington.