, 1865-06-02
JEFF DAVIS Atv R&1SON.
Els Dls2uat nt Tho Bill OF Fare and
Ehe ConseQutuces.

JEFF DAVIS AtN r &1SON.
Els Dls.ust at rhs Bill OF Fare and
| shc ConseQutuces.
| A Philadelphia paper has the following
frtm correspondent at Fortress Monroe,
d.;ed May 25th:
As has been already intimAted. tho cell Of
! the rehtI chief ss strong inc1"sure bnilt
| With \ gun cas-, mate literally dungeon
within . dungeon The port hot q thus
iron ba >. through which the prisoner eau
see the eri.ht light Of day without: and the
| little patches OF lhe green waters of the bay
| and Of the ocean, which comulng:ea beat
/ against tn ftuwniue stoua- wallis which at
distance enclrcle his cell. The mon otonous
sound for the gui1rirst traitor Of the nine
tesuth century. -
The furniture Of the cell Is plain and scaut,
| consisting Of q cot-bed and three chairs.
Neither knife nor fork aso permitted the
prisoner, for manifest and prudential rea.
sors. and be Is forced to manipulate his food
| in the most primitive manner.
TnOueh the cell Is bare Of furniture, It IL
not Of company. JEFF. does not pine In aoll-
tude. One officer and two soldiers remain
| they s1e locked in with him. In tho other
part Of the casemate, forming, as 1t were, an
! aute.reom to the cell OF Davis, there are con
tlnually In Whiting. tour priVate soldiers and
q commissioned officer These five ara lock-
ID into this yestsbule from the outside By the
officer OF The day, who retains all keys
Thus the guards on duty within the coseuaate
are impr'sonrd q with their important charge.
Jtd. has an excellent opportunity to study
| the dispos,tion OF Union soldiers
Chm C1aY's cell Is similar to Jeff's, and be-
| too, is hono1ed night and day BY the presence
Of PAIR of brilliant shouldrr.s'raps, keen
sword, . wicked looking revolver, and two
boys III plain suits Of blue, but bearing mus
kets, each Of which has sure de1th within
It's eltaming barrel, ard Il suzmounted oy
which says to the eyes, don't come near Us
II you value q whole skin. In the uuoccu-
pied portion of the casemate, Immediately
adjoining Clay'a cell, there are, too, ever In
waiting, an officer and four men, armed and
| Clement c. Clay is perfectly reslcned to hts
| Fate. He takes his close confinement with
I the greatest equnnmiay. He expresses htm-
| self as quite confident Of hls ultimate acquit-
tai by The United States Government. He
| coin as an act Of inetIahle meaEness, and
| says TINT he Is surprised at his name being,
connected With 1t, though he does not ex-
| p, esq the least Astun'shmeut that the name
OF his chief In tniamy should be similarly con-
nected.
At times Clay expresses extreme concern
and sorTow for bis wife. deeply regrett!ns
IT his humiliation reflected upon her, and
~ hls tate has also dragged her down from
tho high social position she once occupied,
ton society.
= Lady Ctsy, for whom Jeff.'a compee- ex-
pFesses such deep solicitude, will be remem-
bsred by those who had the esstree to the arst
A. dinlomattc balls and gzaud.cFnst leyres,
Mrs. Clement G. Clay shone bright among
the brigh: est. Her beauty and grace always
C eated reu ark on those occasions, and tur-
nfshed "Jenlus' with an extra paragraph.
Apart from her natural advantages, she Is
woman Of superior mental epdowments,
aud when the shve interest ruled supreme at
the national capital, Mrs. Clay WAS power
brhlnd the throne. But her sceptro Is bro
ken. The humblest teacher Of contrabanls
now posees:es more Influence than DOES the
once proud snd aristocratte leader Of WASH |
iueton eoclety. And in tde hereafter bright
er cEowns Of glory will await ths teachers Of |
these humble freedmen crowns that will not
Wither Us do the meretricious coroua.s Of |
fashion.
,l1s. clay Is her husbaod's junior By !
h1tf score Of years, and is still pfeposs.ssing
In her appearance. She Is OF tho Mon1l. order |
Of beauty. not the usual style Of the dauyh- |
ters OF the Sou b. Her department, now in |
her time Of deep humiliation, Is yoid o: all |
pretensiou, exceedingly woman1y, aud win I
ming.
Yesterday morning Davis complained Of
being siek, and expressed d wish to sec |
physician. The officer Of the day, after
consulting the proper, authorities, told his
prisoner that doctor would be allowed him.
What physicians have you neEe::'' asked Jeff.
Of Captain j. +. fellow, The officer Of the |
dag on duty yesterday. Captain Tetlow
mentioned the names Of Doctors Bancroft,
Jantway and Craven.
'.Where is Dr. Bancroft ttom:" querled
Jtf. "Frem Conn. ctlcut," answered the
Janeway from :'' 81 Do not know where Dr.. |
Janeway Is from" DO Joul know where
from New>Jstssy." .sLet me have him,
then.n In justice to Dr.. Craven W. feel com.
yiuious and insulting selection Of the chisf
Of traitors. the physiciln is and ever has been
an unconditional Union MIN, dyed In the
wool. The doc'or found nothing seriously
wrong with Jetf.' physical condition.
TIE real reason Of Davis desire for ply
meal vas served to him. The murderer Of
our prisoners is fed on tho regular army ra-
tlens, precisely Of the same quantity and
quality as - served out to our soldiers In gar
tlson- Jeh. has not been partaking OF thts
food with any apparent relish. At noon, yes
terday, he threw his soup, bread and meat
from him. exclaimine, In y Loud and angry
voice, THAT he was not accustomed to such
living, and would not put up with IT.
The officer and his guard on duty within ths
cell looked on in qulet surprise. Davis be-
came More late, and strode up and down his |
cell, e1cisimiug that he WAS 4sto be mur~
dered."
~ ene time be endeayored to deprive one
81 the sn1S;Ss Of bis Gun Failiu= H. hi. hs
and asked to be shot. This melodramalsc
request WAS not complied with, On the cou-
tEaFy, the officer OF tue day au1 Gen. Miles
were appristd of the violent conduct OF the
prisoner, aud lrans were ordered to be placed
upon his ankles. It will be seen by this that
the iionfng was perfectly jusslhaale In every
point OF view.
When the officers were about to place the
GyTes upon him he became more violent than
before, and r sisted with all bis power the
adjustment Of the manacles, He vas gently
but firmly held, aud tha ahaekEs listened.
He violently berated the officer while per-
forming th1a unpleasant duty He was NJ
lowed to scoId on uninterrup pted1y-
sr'ce mis-. incarceration he has conducted
ner, till yet rday, when be became outrae-
eousIy violent. he ts calmer to-day. Dr..
health aa good.
No papets are allowed to bestakeu In his
cell. While, on the Clyde he managed to
proclamation Of President Johnson, setting 4
price uptp his head after reading which he |
remnrktd that the United Skstes Government
tell "A~
Yesterday afternoon the steamer C2vte, hay
Ing on board Mrs. JEFF. Davis and ner four
children, Mrs. Clay, and the brother and sis
ter OF Mrs. DAyta. steamed out Of the harbor
and put to ses, and It is generally supposed
that Savannah Is the destination OF the party.
The negro servants attached to the party, on
their arrival here, were taken from the
steamer and placed On shore tn m Where thew |
desired. and to do as they pleaset in future.
The servants formerly belonging to the Davis
fami1y went to Richmond.
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