New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1869-08-27
THE FLIGHT or JEFFERsoS DlTIs.


| GENERAL EFAGAk-THE REBEL TREASURY.
Mr.. John III. Reagan, late Postmaster General
Gairssio Ners concerning the capture Of Jefferson Davis
The following passages a speech by Judge > d. Evans
IN tho Texas Convention, last January, called OUT the
o. the hu Of Ri,huoui Jsson Davis r,rei The corf, Is
reauy Nt'"ar dsuag himself Ni'h the dream Of tram h'n'
,,ld t Posim,serGsus NJ Rs,r,u hos ,h, The
r,s,a, 81 ts ss ,hoad r eaass. ~ ' w
me tai DAVIS ha s' d. ia ss s!a. o ae se3'l = 10 '
would Probably e1dauger che .fT Of biz family he c,utpsd
rg ,pi b 1s boe % 70, ssv , s , ss b,d M.u8sr
been s 10 Keep bis arm together nucleus for he maiea OF ss
Mr. Reagan denies the statement IN the first paragraph
saying that Davis left RchTond with the hope OF uniting
the armies of Lee aud Johnston and with thought OF
| "A Trans Mississippi Empire meeting elected ne
hoped to defeat the armies of Gems Sheridan and Grant
before they could junction. or n this could not be-
DONE 10 occupy the hrst good defensive line which might
be chosen Desperate the fortunes OF war then we're
for the Conederacy, he not abandoned the hope of
carry struggle easOf the NJ ,ss-ppl As 10 tho
second paragraph he saws nat Mr. Davis and his Cab
their personal baggage excel such a. each TOOK Tor MN
sell va his saddlebags AZ NE 5Uulh aroma me
what funds still remained a. tie Confederate treasury
troops. And this tram went 20 further than washing
ton Georgia some days aiter leaving Ns'n.R you
State. While at Danve. Virginia he learned Of the
surrender of Gen. Lee aud shortly after he eit Char
lote c. he learned ~ the surrender OF Gen Johnston
He was "Caught with his baggage wagons" He bad
no train return to- Mr. naviss family left Richmond
IN March, perhaps IN the early irt OF that month. Rich
moud evacuated on the "a OF April lie dd not see
his family after they left Richmond until little before
daylight the It'll OF May. when he happening tO hear
that they serious danger, accompanied by few
faithful friends, went 20 their relief He and those
friends travels led with family that day and camped
with them that night Tue next morning they separ-
atod but from inaccurate information as 10 roads
were again by accident thrown together In the
ing. and camped together that night Travelled
together tho next dav, and were captured AZ
daylight the next moaning, the lOth ol A., may
A. to Daviss special anxiety for ms Treasury, MT ta
gan says that the Confederate treasure az Na.hhEtnh
Georgia. consisted. was supposed OF some sooV1 h
amount I'M silver bullion aud between 500 600 800
Ia Confederate Treasury notes. The silver coin was
paid 10 the troops who were there 80 mnch % cn man
and iuc0nvcuien under the circumstances 10 De safely
transported the Rebel repositories az bermuda Mas.
sau, or Liverpool The silver bullion was leit NJ
Washington M ordinary warehouse. The goa was
placed ~ the hands Of two officers OF the Cohfederae
Navy then there, with instructions % convey IT, as soon
AS this could safely be done, 10 one OF the depOofta
above named. While In prison Reagan saw statements
~ the New York papers that amounts of gold ana SILVER
bullion corresponding with the above had been captured
by the Federal forces Before leaving Washington he
directed the Acting Treasurer TO bun the Confederate
Treasury named In the presence OF the SEQ
retarv OF war, Gen. Breckenridge. and himself Mr.
Davis captured nearly week after thia IN southern
Georgia Mr. Reagan relates the following anecdoe OF
the flight of Davis, which, nc says mas heNe. Dteh
made public before and which relieves him OF such
charges As those OF Judge Evans:
,,G s,.si ebs on 10. roadside v6rn be- ms-i
sd ARE yOa PIsas paysr oasstsyyug IL tas ss.ai,'
little Tht your call hm JsS Davis" lie took from
Poss, goa so' 1P,r'sy .s1 ' n pee, or S,'I re
. he rols a. ha that ~, u piece Of oou which he bad
lsp' as ,oH o, L'Paas 90 .foasi 81 ' os ,S .ss,
member. Cabinet the subject Of their tnauces mentioned
a .s5 ~ D,, ol 90, s., posistooos counted
bou. +'lo Cou''.r ,.r n9,e. sen so' s1.i 1 49,
tla source Of gaiaeaiiou ratae hsn o. fse' tai m
fortuur. struggle Tor the liberty q The people Neen % a.
t-ru!ny 'eer .- surrender % Geo ysa9,Sa 70 u'
NJ DAYS hi be bad money euoogh 10 take them hoA across 'la' %