Civilian & telegraph. [volume] (Cumberland, Md.) 1859-1875, 1864-08-25

ALMOST inc Sole survivor, OF DIS haStci
twelve hundred slaves, c. De rcss all
stole, Massa, stole by your Yankees" }
occupied the front scat, and with a good
stout whip working our passage" to
Richmond
IN RICHMOND.
= 4 AT ten o'clock that night we
planted our flag (agaihst lamp rcst) IL
the very heart of the hostile city. As
we alightcd at the doorway of the Spots
wood Hotel, the Judge said to the Col.
onel:-- ~
Button your outside coat up closely.
Your uniform must not DC seen here"
The Colonel did as he was hidden; and.
without stopping to register our ridmcs at
the office, we followed the Judge and the
Captain up to No. 60 1t was ii large,
square room, in the fourth story, with an
unswept, ragged carpet, aud bare white
walls, smeared with SCOT and TOBACCO
juice. Several chairs, marble top table,
and pine washstahd and clothes press
struggled about the floor, and in the COR
ners were three beds, gafnishcd with tat
tered pillow-cases, and covered with white
counterpancs, grown grey with longing
for soapsuds and washtub. The plain
er and humber of these beds was designed
for the burly Mr.. Javins; the others had
been made ready for the extraordinary
ENJOYS (not ENJOYS extraordinary who,
in defiance of all precedent and the law
of nations, had just then taken Rich
mond."
A sihglc gas.lct was burning over the
mantclpiccc, and above it saw writing
on the wall which implied that Jane
Jackson had run up II washing score of
fifty dollars!
was con2rdtulating myself on not
having TO pay that woman's laundry bills,
when the Judge said 49,
You want supper. What shall We
order =
A'slice of hot corn-brcad would make
me the happiest man IN Richmond."
INC captain thercupoh lett tue rooh''
ana snortly returning remarked
ne landlord swcars you re from
"eorSm. ne says none nut "eofs'an
would call Tor corn-brcad ut this time OF
night.
On that hint VIC acted, and when our
sooty attendant came IN with the supper
things, we discussed icorgIa mlnes,
Georgia banks and Georgia muslnetocs;
IN way which showed that we had been
bitten by all OF them. Tn half an hour
1t was nolScd AL about the hotef that the
two gentlemen the Confedcracy was TAX
ing such excellent care OF were from ucor-
gia:
Inc meal ended, ana quiet smoke
over our entertainers rose TO 20. AS TIC
Judge babe us goodnight. ne sad to us
" In tue morning you mad better ad-
dress note to Mr., Benjamin, asking the
interview with the President; VIII call
at ten o'clock ANA take IT. TO h'm:
" Very well. But Will Mr.. DAVIS sec
us on Sunday
son, that Will make N" difference
" 49,. TIE NEXT DAY.
The next morning after breakfast,
which we took in our room with MIR. Jaw
ms, We inditcd Il note, Of which the fol-
lowing is n copy, tc tic Confederate Sec
rotary of State ::
Srorvewoop lIousr, RlcnMoSp, Va,
July II, lSG4.-lIon. j p. Benjamin,
Secretary of State &o;~'Dear Sir Tho
undersigned respectfully solicit AR mtcr-
view win ires,ucnt paws. ......
citizens ,nJ h.rn nn ne,,.I ,h...,r, ,.' ~
| authority but thew nrc ncaua;nted iw;,l
. Tho v;ows -,f III. J',;t.J S,a.os Cov"rn
mont and witt fIc sentiments Of ,Lo Mr..
thorn fmonlc relative IN an a1iustmcnt q,
Tho J;a.rcncos cy;s,;no hc,wcor ,hc Vnrtl
r and th,, South an, ca,ncs,ly honc That !.
r rr.o ;ntorch,nno of y;ows ho,nnrn pras
f ;J,n, Dav;s ,r1 ,LonsoIvos mar ona, W.,
wav ,o such Official ncgnti,t;nns rs will
ell, i, ,,ooco 20 tl,o ,,,o soa
,;ama 81 onr d;s,,an,oJ oorn.n,. W. -
''' ..Tbar ,harafar" as, nv ;n,s.,.; ,,;,,
,hs pre:;den, and ow,;t;n" vonr mr." re ",,
,re "Trulv and resnectfnll; yonrs ~
, III. ,raa s;anoJ hr ha,h y l
,ban ,ho lie ILL as 10 III "n
5 no;n,,J 80, coz, !, toa,,ln. Val, p
mend,torv Letter I had roc,;veJ q, cot.
,;na out from a no,r rcl,,;vo 81 NJ n
vie e - ,ia Rahs, Sncro,arv 7, half .r
how InJra OulJ rcturnnd s,r;nn ..,r
, R RAM ME- scnds Won his comnI;mnns,s anI
iii ho i,.nn, 60 CO.., co., o. H. ST." w. ~"
t ,ortncnt ""f' " ' '
r"' '
, sr'Hhi""f n"H'NN'S'
We found the Secrctary-a short,
plump, oily little man in black, with a
keen black eye, Jew face, yellow
skin, curly black hair, closely -trimed
black whiskers, and Il pondcroi.s gold
, watch chaiu-in the northwest room Of
the &c United States" Custom House. -
Over the door of tlis room were the
words +" State department" and round
! its walls were hung few maps and bat
. / Oh ,l,,, Tn ono ,orn.r mo-, , +;or al