The Express.
London, England, 1865-08-11 00:00:00

as wry few bee Mean permitted to bear the fails
I Jeff. Davies habits, health, his prim het, pri
as
ea, are me& oared One oceenhaturedfalvtiM
perienenly fa the Maw York and Makatea&
On would image& did be credit the eleineenie
moiationalists, that Jeff. is in the heads of brutish
lather teas a Obriales paismee ; that he is
bf.., ries away bettr the upper sad 'steer MOMS of
_....., restrietion aid Oen torture, instead of alnico to
bit Wi away every comfort which the oseismery canine
sad widakfuleas of his podium will permit.
,a, is sonfieed be alai. aelielle. where there is ample
141002 for his bed, • eibi, several &aka, sad a bath-tub .He
Nib seem hampered &alibis passes, everything beteg as
ftessemisy se whet be stamped Mans with his foot in
Weeltbsgton sailenreldedieu to hi camases of the meats.
To' lie sin he is sot permitted to be alone, bet the
Clitare cautioned spinet intrados ; sad at me_ebas
ie complain& of either officers or mee. Medd be
de so, sad were his impede% based cm the 111~1
feeedetioe, it would be sanded to. At night a Leap
, beam within his room. This, however, was dine s 1
1 a measure of eretuntioe rather thee annoyers. AI
I that he complained of. it, tbistiog it would letneftho with 1
Ms slap, bet as 'earlobes deencinanded the folly of his
iark be withdrew the rind that It should be mom&
?biped is changed, every two ion; ad .
is .1 4
the gaud made taco snob day: The Soar is Hai a
semi every sue taken lb knish tear be &Medea&
=Ywelt which Mr. Davis Sahel-Ms rarer ball is •
ol the we he yet taker a hie pamen. tread
is so faultless as ever, sad he preens the same seli
wellardered exterior as is earner and happier dime. 1
I have ease It dated that Jere food wee the ewes al le
famished the rank cad file of the army. If it was it weuM
be suffideally better than that given our primers at Retie
mead, bat se retaliation is sot the prelim of the peen-
met, it may be aci well to stet" that thin report is as far
ben the truth as is the other which me that he is allows&
all Ueda's:aim of the mum The fact is. image as IS
may Wm to some of our copperhead friends, that Davis is
takes are of by people who have at least an ordinary
amount of commas sense. mid who know the folly
et ping to extreme. The load furnished the rebel
is nab as he can eat with relish. He
dissee't have strawberries aid cream, nor booed Whey
and mice pis, but be deem have MS and "al& 1
beef and other meals, vegetables and alp& Thee am- 1
plaints about food do not originate with the prisoner, sad I
nail he seer et even to intimate to than is charge that hi
diet disagrees with him, it is hardly for the near
piper oppositionats to worry themeless t it. Dr.
thews, who be bees with Mr. Dees every day sine his
agrinl, is a pelleeme sad a practitioner of acknowledged
• 'Meth who would sot Wei the approve! of his oon-
edema for all the advaicemeet ie the power of his sun-
ders, and to his opinin the aka' is charge feverishly
Zititte mod &Oen reaped. At his advice sundry
, vegetable =dray, were made in the bill of fare,
t they were suggested as precautionary rather than as
loilltely necessary.
t is not true that Davis neither speaks ea is spoken to.
flesh rigour would be childish and absurd. With Major.
gtheral Miles, with Dr. Greven, and other officers of the
post he enveries freely end sereetesinedly. They have no
desire to be uncivil, nor would they easiest to sock a depth
all degradation as would be needful were they expected in
any way to irritate, assay, or disturb their pdsoon With
the 'oldies of the gond be Is eat permitted to talk, ear
*odd he be if he was • simple eidtor. It is customary at
ell military piste for vine& and especially prisms's, to
refine from onversatice with any solder on duty. In
ease be needs anyeblog at stay time he has oat, to tell the
Wain& who calls the caner of tile pea, who report" to
the officer of the day.
Rising at as early boar, Mr. Davi thee a bath, then
Irises, after which he is visited by the officer of the guard,
the officer of the day, sad the medical attoodeat. He thee
breakfasts, after which he walks op and down he room,
'Meares with General Miles, who genially visits his que-
ens alsmt that time, or with Dr. Craver, reads the Bible,
pd quite likely loop far books wed pears ; that be has
at teas fa been permitted either I. a fact. Whether it is
hist to wholly deprive him of the society of books Is a fair
Eeof amuses& limy tisk that be should have every-
el the lied with will& to whits any kie time acid
the tedious hours pus less slowly. Then there are
Many who seinen the idea that Jeff. Manse a Mete
roldeset, and that it is not at all desirable that his time
pass petulantly or rapidly. Quite likely the pen.
an of that einem ; at an events, he don't get the
pears-
It has also been stated that no letters of sympathy had
be ruminator him. This is Marren Mrs. Davie sod other
members of the family have written freqaently, end al-
tboagh Mr. Davis is not permitted to read the late& be is
furnished with all items of domestic ewe aid interest,
such as the state of health and movements of the family
generally. Is addition to these, newsroom lairs of
counsel and advice have bees received, although won of
them, with on sneak& have been given him. It is sot
deemed right that internam by letter 'bald be per-
mitted with say en although one would maws it
could do so harm if the 111411111 home letters were allowed to
peas freely. Of aura, thin are hundreds of silly people
in the sentry, and it would be singe if they who pater
the Presided for mesa& bother penes of note far auto-
graphs, and deluge officials with advice, shook! not nom
eionelly scribble a lies ofabuse to old Jeff. His
however, may reel easy as tide point ; he is sever '"onto
by these impethiseeoss, Mona he never seas nor hears of
them. It Is said this he rarely talks about or tens to
have reference made to paid& or military satin. Quito
likely this is is daemon to the good advise of his couomeL
Whim Davis was first iscareerated, he made application for
Pees ink, aid pipe i the &Plicate° wan refused.
lie then mods so requests for several days, until
after the remptice of a letter from as eminent
lawyer, whim he aisle requested stationery. It
woe granted as nee osed ; fining it difficult to comply
with the terms, be retained the materials. He has several
times expressed a dedre for free aorrespooduce with hie
wife and family, and seemed annoyed at the determined
refusal given at each application.
What earthly booest purposethe press hope to pin
by circulating lies about Jeff's health it is difficult to coo-
Gain. He is is better cendition to-clay than he has been
in fin It will he remembered that a backlog oough
seri y affected his throat and lunge during his last days
at Washington ; it has gone eettrely. He has been blind of
one eye for =say years, end &might of the other wee exceed-
key poor of late. The power of hi. eye is greater now
than at as, time in tea years. He wean at times the
famous green goggle, but there is not the used for them
sow that there used to be. Daring his rule at Richmond,
the oonataat strain epee his eye ware upon it, sad it was
the opinion of his best and most ithimme friends that he
would 'venially less sight altogether. Tie is assegai
for the batter. Regular house, much sound sleep, almost
total abstinent, from wear sod tear, are doing much for
hie health generally, and eery much for hie eye-eight. His
carriage is still erect. His hair is &engin colour, lie
cheeks, always nukes, are sow covered with • light beard.
making him look fatter sod seiner, hi physique is is good
repair, his limbs axe firm and his step square.
Of his mental coodition, it is mere difficult to speak. He
is as eager for boo& for mind food, se he is for the sob-
initials needed by his body. Naturally nereina, years of
ill-health have made bite irritable, Other years of alsolute
power made him impatient, and trouble seems to have
made him queening. Mill he dap like a top. He retires
early, and sometimes never Mures till morning. II the
people who write ',hound editorials about the " asetment
if Jefferson Davis," weld contrast his appearance with
that of thousands who barely escaped stand= sod death
at his &oda they would be compelled to keep quiet et
chugs their tune.
Nor is it true that he has bees deeied the privileges of
an mitadonal walk, any more thee is the story that his near
approach i& diceolutice compelled • obangs of programme.
General ides, a prudent efficient officer. has been in charge
of the prisoner's porno sad bealth. He is, is hat, WA
rapoesible for him by the President and the fiecrenuy el
War. At first, before the excitement of capture and coo-
enemat wore away, it was deemed best that be should be
kept quietly I. hie ample room. Since thee. however, at
veins times, at the waggeitioo of the General or of Davis,
as the an might be, they have walked eat non the ram-
rate is the eon of the earl *eosin, sad miffed the fresh
air together. With Oe Miles, Mr. Dthis has nor ben
eourtoous and decorous in he baring sad conversation.
There is no reams why he shoot& oat be, for so far se the
externals of life sad nedety go, be Is as proper a moon as
san be found in a day's tramp. The beat baling
inane at the fort, Oneral Miles has made these lit=
OUTIOOOS men fregantly, sad with great benefit to Ms
medal sad physien eondition.

7tis ihmiNANDOAIL—The followi. is a letter
aster' "Basierasaiseo, July 20.—The wig berk Mite
Lai errand is 18 days frees the Antic Ness with the
OENe of several whams, desieeyed by the *pate Sheassi•
&oak last mouth. The whaler* Edward Clesey, Seder.
bigail, Euphrates, The_
Tlienspeoa, Sophia lharntani
Jireb Swift, asd the st
ases sod Abigail wen eaptSfwd. and
sort of tbsto owe burned. The *le wee beetled ke the
at Wring off the ens. The Shenandoah was sew
ey the wholesale dunned°, el whalers, sad would
i.e. ikairey wale lest nniaberling 40 eared&
se sessiasader was baccreed el Lee's enreender sad el
ef the &sillies but lid sot believe it. Re
balseetr Lieeolies sesaseitUdien, fir be started E. The
Eg4sealed list at If Abeam. flbe was mead by
kith salon. Boss of the intend wbalmnis
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