New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1862-01-22

South. The form Of the Lieutenant however soon
appeared at tie window, and for tie second time we
entered the room.
The picture OF Gertrude Greenhow, the deceased
daughter of Mrs. Greenhow first attracted our At
teufiou There was the same smile there-the came
strange fancy Of the eye Of which we have VIM en-
before-so Young and yet 20 iar--and lor tle mo-
ment we we were entranced. Turning LOT the NO,
ment, and the beautiful portrait oil Airs' moore anu
he fine noble picture of her husband, a soh-ii-iaW
of Mrs. GreenhOw, now in our army, diverted our
sight; then the Lieutenant welcomed us, ana we
took seat with him before bright FIRE glowing Oh
the hearth.
Now ,iat the prisoners had departed, we were iu-
vted up into the rooms formerly Occnlied ny ,ue''
The room in which Mrs. Greeuh0w Was laleiy III
carceruted is Situated in the second-Sory back ROOM
The apartment was formerly occupied, at lner-
walls, by the Phillips fsmily--Mrs. Philips, hef
daughters Lena and Fannie, Miss Levy, Mira b"N-
ter, MIS-. Lowe, Mira. II. Posey and Der daughters.
Mrs. Baxter was confined in the thiid-siry iroot
room. Beside this. Mrs. Greenhow WIS allowed the
use of the library, The property of her husband, VINO
was lawyer. The library IL chiefly stored WIN
law-books interpreted with books III the frenoh
and Spanish languages. Most OF The tine OF -ifS
@. was spent In this room, which was neatly i''-
nished, and containing, beside, sewing michihe,
upon which the lady named did great umOunt VI
sewing during Ter confinement.
Alter night ret in she employed her time IN reading
well az writing, and many Of the fugitive verses
written by her are still preserved She irequeDuy
remnned In the room until midnight before refining
TO her apartment for the night. On the desk OF the
Sc smg-maohne, this morning, we found standing
two bottles of huid which were frequently usei ~
her IN hr correspondence TO her friends outside oil
the prison, 70 to disguise 1t to The eyes oil the
guard The plan pursued was to inlerille hei letter.
by one of tie fluids which on the spl licaiOD OF "A
second, only known 70 thC so who were ~ the secret
was rendered perfectly Ineligible. Thus 1t was
that cOntraband Information could lie conveyed oy
her 10 those who aided and a. cited her IN her treason
The walls OF the room Of Mira. Baxter, the panels
of the door, and The walls Of Tho entry adoulug ier
APARTMENT are covered with ecnDbhugt ~ leEd pth-
ell of quite medley nature. prose as well ar po-
etry-some of them quoted from other authors, tnd
a number Of them original The noei OF uefe
writings are parodies on national songs, while
not lew OF them are hings against The oihoers OF
the Government. One OF them, written on TIC
entry wall 10 tie left of the doorway, reads thus:
had vision lust might. MoiLought Jaw Abe bin oh'
VIM. H. sowuId Simon Cameron, AndFe" Porter ana orr
ers prsying 20 Almighty God o. DIVES b1d zone io' %
mere, they denied to harmless women aud tue Alnnty
GOO answers: Have not said a. ye mrte u unto others
shall be measured unto yon again Dcleit nom ny
sight Sc cured m aAe up your sbode ~ we hell epsi
him IN he aoou.inaoe persecution
Fronting the doorway on tie night we read again
the following inscriptions Z" We must eustaln TIE
Constitution of the United States. We must break
down Southern institutions, that we may put tne
proceeds OF all the uerroes Ia our pockets. We
Other such like chiyarous and magnificent acls, rc
Seward
These are but u specimen u the inscriptions 20
be read ai every turn within hnd Outside Nr. BAY
ters nrartment Handy Any portion Oi The rOou i
e. be ii covered that does not contain some sucn
memoranda even 70 The window-sills.
On Saturday morning sho tont 10 Lieut.. sheldon,
by one OF the guard The following rhyme, loited
down upon u small piece Of psIer:
To LifrT snflpoN.
I pray you good Lieut. shsaon,
Since uoupc yoa - very .ctom,
- scIl ne CT 60 trap, orArr.
To catch thcrc h.fud Little mice.
Thee ,rolb.e,ome lnuo Government creatures
Have thcd 70 Llar ny souii cln ieltufe'i
They began g. sgsii 90 ny c'9ftol,
ana lat a., M really b u4y uysc.
The fact that the rooms OF these buildings have
contained a few nice probably gave rise 20 tue COM
municaion, written in spinI OF lleasaniry raiher
than otherwise.
Other ri ecimens Of the poetry # the person named
might be given, but tli. viii suffice.
We are Informed by lieut. shedon that Of all tho
prisoners confined here, Mrs. Gfeenh0w was tie
mort ladylIke an her manners ana Ia her couyciel-
tou She j. poss,ss.d u tie ucst education Of any
lady WHO has ever ,iitcd darlington, ana although
rather severe az times ia her deuuuciaiOns Of tho
North vet che has shown herself TO be pOr-'esed Of
a woman = heart 4, her sad moments. IA. witners the
parting from her guard on saturday. She hnd n
great horror of being conveyed To Fortress Monroe.
as was first feared by ber aud her change 10 the most
acceptable one that she could have.
Tie prison will be closed tomorrow, and the
building will be rented 10 other parties.