, 1864-08-22
Chicago Qribnrrc.
MONDAY, AUGUST -, 1874.
FFblE PROSPECTS SOUTH,
Interesting Narrative Of The Mis-
sion Of MeSsrs. Jaquess and
fillmore to RichmOnf.

saoA VI McSSfS. Ja4ueSS and
Gilmore to Richm0nE.
Interview and Conversation
with jenerson Davis.
The following narrative is from an article
in the September Euulb.r OF the A.'aat4
Mtf.sh'y, entitled "Our Visit 10 Richmend,"
by J. r. GILMORE. Mr.. Gilmore accompa-
MED Col. Juque:e, and girts detailed &C.
count Of their }ousn:y, treatment, aud VIA.
: they eRw aud beard:
uo.S WE WENT TO RICHMOND.
We wcrs there III :u aubulauce, and NC
went 10: ether-fhe 07looc! *aa /. Tint we
got in was owing, pcrhap., 10 me; that VIC
GOT out Was due ait2gether to hin; aud a
tnau more cool. more brave, more seleTeli
all atd A,ore sc.5:dt Voted than that-ouset
'"cstern parscn' it Was ncver my fvr;u e
to encounter.
At3 c'clncf on the after :oon Of .July lG,
mounted OF two rs s-5oned relies Of ,heri-
JET, Darit, . white cambric hsEdt cfcnief tied
to rlort stick. uId au lnuc6t f4ce--this last
IVES the Co!oners-we rode up to the rebel
1inca. 4 ragged, yc1]oR-faced boy, with a
caTbine In ore hand, hnu another white
handkerchief tied to auotbsr short etick In
Nl% GeAF1 kAAAE OAt ~ &ICEk
"Can .en tell MS, my ruan: where to dnJ
Judge Ou}d, the Exchooge Commissioner W
"Yaa. Him sid t'othtr 'ChalEe officers
ia over ter the plantation beyont, Mics Gro.
ver's YEN knaw it By its heyin' nary door
nu, wir5cr. the mansion be meant.l Thcy's
ell busted in. Fo1ler the brldl. path throus sh
the timber, and keep y01r rag 1}in', tur
our boys are thicker n huckelhcrries In them
woods, ana they monsht pop &c If they didn't
r,h.,et,rx 4s,,, ~r. +s,.a,5 ..,,. hn.one .n4a
the "tiusbcr," and, gauopiug rapidly on,
soon came In sight Of The deserted pl.utz-
ton. Lollieg on The grass, IN the 6hode OF
the Wfndowlese manslon, nc found the Con
aedernte officials. They rose as re ap-
prooel,cd, .nd ore Of us said to the judge
Panama Int and q suit OF ep.tte6s white
aWe are lato, but it's your fault Your
4; people fired Ut Us down the river. end we had
10 turn back and come overland"
" You don't suppose they saw your dug W
1No. 1t was hidden By the trees; but 4
shot came uncomfort <h}c near US. 1t struck
the water, and sicochettse not Three yards of.
d little pearer, md it y would hare shortened
me- By head. and the cnlonel by t~o feet-n
''That would have been u end thing fe1
1oiie,'' sud the Judge, evidently enjoylne
the "ioke."
awe hear Grant was in The boat that fol
lowed yours, and was struck while at dinner
remarked Cnpt. Hatch, the Jndse'e Adjutan'
"A gentleman, and scout the best looking
man in The Cou1ede1acy.
"1ndccd! 10 sou nslievc t.s''
~ don't Enow, OF conrse;" and his look
asked for On aLswer. We gave none, Tor al
euch information is ctn.trabsnb. We nigh
have told hiC, rbas s;ra1t, UuEer and Foste
cxauintd ,bctf ss'ti'iuu from Mrs. Grover
house-about four runGrad Eards distant
tno hours after 1le rtb+1 cannon'bal daucct
a brcaEdow' en- the LieuteAai4t Generals
<Ituper table.
TEE RE1iEL OFFICERS
We we're then introduced to tl: other Off
ciale-5sajor Bc1t.ikcu Of the Var Depart
ment, ycuoC n.An torMeFly at New York
but uoW scart.fu. 1h" 'mputati0n Of being
Yankee, and Mir. Charles JAyins, Of the pro
yost-g11ard Ct R,chiatnd. Tbis latter indl
yiduu} was onr e"adow III Dixie. &c was Q
ule6,um height, stoutls buslt, with short
thick Decs. Ano arn's md shoulders dsnotsn
grrut strepErh. He 1oosed n,tuFaf-bor
iailor, ait much euch character ae tint
mar would not care 10 ruc c1unter. except q
long 1.nge Of / rifle warranted to fire tWent
ebats DiEute, ss.1 hit cvery time.
TO give ue moonlight II " Of the Ricl
noud Notifications, th= Judge proposed
stI,t after sundown; sud as It anted som
Aoprs Of tbst time ~e Pented ourselves c
the ground. af'c cntrreL into conversation
The Treatment OF ..ur prisoners, sfcf15 {
black tTonpe nu1 ion Cum ta1e nts, End I'll u
questions wi,irh h4vc led to the suspeaelu
Of exchanges hBn te1p ood. d.n2turedly dt
cusstd, s'hen the Captain, looking up fro
one OF The Ncrtnc1n papers We hat trcugl
him. sai0:
ado you know, 1t uor'iGes me tnat 80
don't hate us Hi We late you! fOu kill |
as Asasssz kills as-s:c n:e yon lovs US
cructfied tor love of lie South "
t'If,ou love us SO. why don't you let
COY" asked thr Juoce. ra1h:r curly.
*'For that vcCy rrass su-brcause we lo'
you. five le: ,ou g.. witt With elave5y ,n3 -
10 barbarisn srd the devil"
"Vc'd take the risk Of tGat- Bnt let q
till you, If Jou srr g.,ing to hls. Davis Wit
nny euc}, idess yfu 1ight LIS well turn osc
at once He car Il. ake pc c: On nc other b
be LIE hec,nnigc, middle and esding Of q
negotiations. Our oeop}e Ill. acc=pt Is.a'
on no Other teru,s,'
II think yon are wrong tters,'t said Il
ColoEel "'When was bert year ego,
net ual; Ut your tratlog mrE, acd they 1
assured l,e III, -uateai peaeu md reunia
even VI the sae,,f]ee Of Slavery. Within
week ? nan GU IeDerst.s atd lore has m
knc at BAltlmorf, and nekOugl- INC II COT
here apo offer SIR Davis pence on such co
di1Iune."
"ghpt u;ay tp. S5me OF our old nse
who are weak IN the kcee:, my want pes
on nry terms; but the Southern people Il
not have j. asttout indep ndencc.
Davis know thec,, and yo1 viii find he q
7tsist upDo thai Cacc'de that and vi
not quarftl abuut n,iror mastcrE."
swell not quarrel 1t III But it's 81
down, and tine re w.Ie ton to III
mopd,'"
s'That's the 11atunt crs," eatd the C
tain: rising; " "asd hurr.h for the 1f.Sa I,
Tor it's horcst, and I @as't uy supper"
We all lnDslisn, and the Judge ordered
a,orses. As we were about - start, said
him.
"You've 70, go.ten our parole-''
tsOh, never nalnd tat. Wen attend TO Il
at RichtptId."
SttDpIpg into hts carriage. and upfurll
the flsg Of tru-e~ be then led the way b.
t'elort cut' across The corn field which
vfocd the ma1tinn ts,.m tie high road.
followed in IN no bR1ancc dra n by pai'
m11es, or shadow-Mr J ,vins-sitting
%.Nke1y darby" al~:o-t the cole Survivor
Lis u4aster'e twelve luntirtd slaves. e.
yeEs all stole, Massa-stole b. on YankeeE
occupyi ing the tro1t seat, and with ct
whip, working our passage to Richmon
IN RICHMOND.
= Al ten o'clock that night
planted our flag (asatt;st lamp post n, ~
cd ut the doorxuy Of tue SootsWood He
the Judge said IN The. c''}oue1:
.'button ycur m side cost up clos
Your uniform n.1st rot BE- EcEn here"
The colt.nel lid ae b: wa6 bddenk
without s.oppi..g 10 n'gi.tar our nau.e
the office, VIC folio wed 1"e judge and
captain mp to No GO. It wbs 4 l3rEe sQ'
room In The fourth story. With an nusW
ragged carptt, und nar- s'hite walls, STE:
R1ii eoot nLd 1obacco juice. Several cn:
aud c1othesrrcss efr"g.l"d about the 4
ard in the corners ~Ert ttrFe bcde, gun
ed with 1a.TeErsi 1tiio = caseE, and Gov
with white couatrrpa G., grown gray
1eu.i1s tor soaptucs atd washtHb.
1la:urF sud lrt,,ti-r Of 'hsse beds was
siepef1 Tor the hnrl Mr. Javins; the OF
had been made freasy for rhe extraoraf1
tuvoys {not enyoye extraordinary who
defiance If all trtce e2S and tue ''laE
nations,' hat inst fhes ''fnEep KiehGaoc
A eirglc gas jet waE hnrrtt1E over the
telpiecp. s1ad aonve II ss" a "Hriting
the WALL" which ia:slfeu trat Jare il
son had run up i washing scare Of tiity
lars.
Twas conerstnla.inc mysen on nct ha1
top pay TINT wonan's laundry bills. when
judge said:
t4Tou want supper. What shall
+or9ers"
IA slise OF bot corn bread veal: MAXI
the happlcst man ib Richmond"
The caplaiu th+reupon left the room,
shortly returning, remarked:
NTbe landlord swrars you're from
ct,, BE esys none but q Georgian y
call for corn bread al this time Of night
On that hint We ac,cd. AID when our
tt attendant came in with the supper y
Ne discussed tfeorasla utncs, Georgia b.
and Georgia mubquitoes, In way
showed VI had bseu bitten By an OF
In half an tour it 1ss noised Al aoon
hotel That the two gentlemen the CONG
g was tal1ing Ench excellent care OF
from Georgia