, 1877-07-17

Cen. samrs n. TI1sn IN Philadelphia Weekly TINES,
On thu frst Sunday Of April. 1sG5, whllo tcated
In VI. PAul's Church In Richmond, Jefferson Davis
received telegram from Lco announcing tho fail
OF Petersburg, tho partial destruction Of lls army
aud tbs immediate necessity for flight. Although
he could not hare been entirely nnpreparcd for
this intelligence, 1t nppears that lie did nos receive II
with self. possession Of dignity; hut with trcnn.
loua md nesyons Gastu, Ike a wcak man in tho
hour Of misfortune, Lo lett tho iluuso Of worship
and hurried home, wi!sro he md ha moro resoIute
wife sponb- the rest OF tho day In packing
qua'uted with. the, Character of Mrs. Davis
saa readily imagine With what energy and
dutcrntnatipn ahs mast hayo Wspascd her family
She resigned the eccptre sha iad wta!td over
the soetal sna fa.hionaulo lts Of ''Nlchmond on
hS HUG TEX e. 'rse to-,
is!esoutn Or vneilnting III he4 actions. At night.
tall cyerything va, y readiness: svon ths gold
under coses Of snrkar,F mo President of the
I tntce namicrs ut his s:4biact. l,!cekeailage. s
lien3autn and Rexxn. drove rapidly to. ttu train
Thsn a4 xs to ssy hs tbs tou
which had. carried provisions to Amelia Court.
lorts e. lss. ha.l pss.:s4,, I'D hanf,y at%y
those @ sppe. 10 .hat p!see. wbeis they wers @ sbsn
do,rd for more ,iEnob!s freight Al matter Of
sou1,e ths .taryins llelwl so1a!cr. ;af!ered; but
whcsc BE- rarldJ recovered from tho fright hu had
.n.tained. md a:tan!.hra hI, follower. by proc.
lAulatioa .. bomhaatte and empty u his fortunes
Wtfr slra12htnned aud dtsperate.
1t stated apan Vyhut appears to be good an
casa'tfopls. tnade "ths mot careful and esaet-
msttsr fully With hts cabluct ii profound secrecy;
ona tcesn. that. IN ordes ~ secure the escape "
hln,,e,f and h. nt'ae!ral officers the Shenandoah!
:hoad p, ORDERED 70 e'..s o.! tho coat !. Of
nktf n kA RHE hal ~tHfa
e. many days befuto Leo. lines. were
broken. i W.; !houghs sha! tag party might mak9
upon, IA tho co,ntnun!cat!0ua with The Florida
eoast were al that tlte tcascefy doubtful aud. onee
on tho twtft sailing hhenaudoah tho must valuable
Feulnaat Of lhe Angle. .Confcderatu navy. ''lhey
might sooM obtain All ssylnA on foreign shore.
When Dayl4 and biz compantons loft Richmond In
pursuance OF thls plan they believed that Lee
few days tberratler she new. Of this expected
calamity reached them, when they turned thelt
!sess sxan toward the south, HteckcnTtdYe,
jpha.teu. W. found him oaly In .I!ns IL .ssi.t
in drawing up tho terms Of hs celebrated ca.
R;u!.i.n to sns'mas; M , Ths tnseil,:snss n r
digit. 6nt, while hHrFytng .onward, soue fatu!tY
tnduccdh'm 10 change his plsus aud 10 adopt tho
alternative ot tying to p1sA through the Soulh-
~eat to~afd the region which he foa1l5 behaved 10
0o ret under tho domination Of Forrest, Taylor.
and Kirby Smith, and within which hs hoped to
FssisS tue dcspeFRte fostunes of the 1tchehen. !g
epaGSas4 nta lope' j to nryekea1dxs, anI when he
VIZ t1 deliberate upon the plans which he hid con-
faet '.Ths Loaf Causs. Thi. council was com.
nandefs Of The cavalry t0tts which w4s then ca
strnsEly longer, but they. addcd that the{ would
ehic!satn TO place Of safety. Thl4 W1s ths Last
! council Of tho Confederacy.