The Portland daily press., 1864-08-20

COLONEL JAQUES IN RICHMOND.
His Interview with JEFF. Davis.
CONVERSATIONS ABOUT PEACE.
Uitimdtam Of the Rebels.
The following extracts from an article in
the September number OF the Atiantic
Monthly, entitled sour Visit TO Richmond" :"
gives an account OF the curious journey TO
the rebel capital recently taken by two loyal
citizens. Mr. Gilmore accompanied Colonel
Jaques, and gives detailed account OF their
journey, treatment, and what they saw and
heard. The following extracts from the ar
ticle will crafty public curiosity, and set at
rest some notions about Mr.. Davis desire for
peace:
HOW THEY WENT TO RICHMOND.
We went there in an ambulance-the Colo
mel and l. That we got in was owing, per-
haps, TO me; that we got out was due alto
gether TO him, and a man more cool, more
self-reliant and moro sef-devoted than that
quiet western parson" it never was my for
tune to encounter.
At three O'Clock on the afternoon of July
18th, mounted on two raw-boned relics OF
Sheridan's great raid, and armed with letter
TO Jeff Davis, a white cambria handkerchief
tied TO short stick, aud an honest face
this last was the Colonels--we rode up TO the
rebel lines. A ragged yellow-faced boy, with
n carbine In one hand and another white
handkerchief tied to another short stick In
the other, came out to meet US.
"Can you tell US, my man, where to find
Judge Ould, the Exchange Commissioner ?"
"Yas. Him and tother Change officers is
over Ter the plantation beyont Miss Growers
Ye'll know 1t by its hevin nary door nur
winder 1.-THE mansion he meant. They's all
busted ia. Foller the bridie.patn through the
timber, and keep your rag a-hyin', fur our
boys is thickef'n huckleberries IN them woods,
srd they mought pop ye, ef they didn't seed
it,
Thanking him, we turned our horses iuto
the timber" and, galloping rapidly on, soon
came in sight OF the deserted plantation.
Loliing on the grass, in the shade OF the
windowless mansion, we fonnd the Confede-
rate officials. They rose as we approached;
aud one OF us said to the Judge-a courte-
Gus, middle aged gentleman, in panama hat
and suit OF spotless white drilling
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aNo, N was biddan Iy ,ha ,raas. Ia,
shot came uncomfortably near US. 1t struck
the water, and ricochetted not three yards off.
A little nearer, ana 1t would have shortened
me by head, and the Colonel by two feet"
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VI
We were tnen introduced TO the other ON
clAs-MaJor henniken OF the war Depart
mehI, young man ioImeriy Oh New iork,
but now, scorning the imputation oi being
YANKEE, ana Mr. Cnaries Jatins, OF the pro-
vost guard OF Richmond. This latter indi-
Viduai was our SHADOW 10 Dixie. lie was Of
msaium neighi, stouuy ouiit, win snort,
tulck hech, alu arms ana shoulders aenoung
great strength. he looked natural born
Jalier, ana anu naca M sach caarac.er a. tliai q
inan Wouio not care 10 encounter, except al
iohg rauge OF rlte warranted TO nre TWEEN
~ rhols ninute, anu 20 MT every time.
40 give us lhoohiight view Oh the hich-
start ai@i sunuown, anu 40 ~ "anteo some
nours ol Una. uoie, we seated ourselves on
.ne esounu' ana enefou tnso conversation:
ihe iealunen. " our PRISONERS, .ne ss"tns OF
black troops and non-comabtants, and all the
questions which nave led to the suspension
OF exchanges, hsd been good -naturediy dis-
cussed, when the Captain, looking up from
one OF the Northern papers we had brought
him, said:
..Do you know, it mortifes me that you do
not hate us as we hate you? You kill us as
Agassiz Kills fiy-because you love u.s.
'Of course We do. The North Is being
eruciGed .or love OF the South"
"lf you love US SO, why don't you let us
go?' asked tue Judge, rather CURLY.
"For that very reason-because we love
you. Ii we LEI you 20, Win slavrey, and
your notions OF empire you'd run straight
10 barbarism and the devil
wen take tne risk OF lna,. Das let me
tell you, IL you are going 10 MT DAVIS win
any such ideas. you might a. well turn back
at once. He can make peace on no other Da'
sis than independence. Recognition must be
the beginning, middle and ending of all ne
gotiations. Our people will accept peace on
no ether terms.'
II think you are wrong there" said the
Colonel. when / was here year ago, !
met many OF your leading men, ana they all