, 1865-08-22
JEFF,sDAyIS AND FAal1LYs

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! JEFE.;DAy1s AND FAMILY!
How t1ic Statc Prisoner at Fortress
Monroe Carries lKtnkcIf-Hfs Chi ldren
en- Aoutc TO Canada -
-:[Fortress Monroe co7res. New York uerald,l
Il Is casy 10 perceive that there Is gradual
felaxation from the severity of-the rules first
prescribed BY the War Department IN tre1er'
ence to the custodianship Of JED. Davis, OF
else In the enforcement OF these rules. There
! has been no dininution In the guard whose
duty il is TO see that Jca. Davis is kept SECURE
The number ofguard including officers, placed
orer him and his associate state prisoners, oc,
-cupying- adjoining case1natea &c. C. Clay and
John {Siitchel.} Is about eighty, and four sol
diefs are still Kept continually night and day
in his casemate, two In the front and two il
the back ROOM, Restricting bis reading to
tho Bible, anl preventing bis receiving OF
l. writing any. letters eyen to his own family
are two of the original rules Etfll enforced.
r. s., MS WALLIS, DRESS AND BEARING. d.
An hour each day Is spert In his daily walls
IN the Fortress md on. The ramparts.. JeA.
| wears the game rebel gray suit and Light fel!
ing the acquaintance Of tatlorst, But the rebel
gray IL Of the first quality Of fuencss and So
! Is The hat. Thecoat has black velvet col
lar He always has worn gloves Wbe4 COM
| Ing outdoors. Lattcr1y he. has made his ap'
pcarancc III white vest, md has done away
With his goggles. His boots arc finely polish.
| ed, and, with his clean wristbands and spot.
less linen bosom and collar, there is nothing
in LIS appearance belying the. genuine gentle
man. If one-tli not know the restraints
plnced on his eartoriM tastes md realize his
situation the first. impression ut seeing
him would lcss1 one to set him dorm as ra'
ther feeble 1cpresentatiye Of faded smnstness
and with proud. and dignided step. Never
less than one officer, md always four soldiers
attend him. He sits down when he plcascs,
and in his free moods talks away with a
warmth and animation most agreeably enter
tanning and instructive. He Is man Of most
varied Information. He talks Of ancient his
tory and ancient herocs, old wars ind modern
atry and tho arts, gunboats and forts, church
and state matters, constructing dry doc Ks md
laying the Atlantic cable, with astonishing e.
miliaTity, correctness Of theory and nssertlo
Cplcr1dge, from an descriptions, could not
have been better ccnSessationalist.; =;
r.. PUTTING On A1Rs. =
Once in while Davis puts on style He
attempted this on his arrival, but M c5pcri-
cncc Of handcufFs and chains taught him an
Instructive lesson on the subject. lie has So
bercd down immensely since then. Heas the
ruled here, not the ruler-the captive, not the
cnptor. He has found out the diaareuac. a
party Of ladies and gentlemen were walking
+ on 1ug paIapet 1cstefaa!. uasn We t., ~,
ag Moh m Sia y. ~ pa.atSa tSor, - o., o.
view, Mnen suuusnS ~ Iooeoa ~ .ne 49, az ~
lmmeuatels .uInea W. oa ;a ~ u ~ ~ ~ ~ tha t
party had left. III call that putting on
airs,h said lady Of tho party, and 20 all
Soled H. 49, - -
FATnER-1S-1lW AND BROTHER OF 1EPf'
enw gentleman IN Norfolk the otner eve
Ming, who not long since bad an interview
Win by. Ho"e4, 1he latneI-M-A" q 9cu'
DAVIS Aslhg NJ 5ackson, ailssissipM. ne en.
cl.cd MI. Ho"eua opinton ot hls u1s.Hl5I ~,
@ ca son'tn'la"' IN qne1 anu expressive 'an'
How Do you feel toFard Jc!t. Davis, your
son.!n-laW ~ asked the Visiting stranger.
~ want the damned trnltof hung, ano the
sooner the better" " replied Ar. Lowell.
The same person Knows the brotnef O. Je1'
\ Davis, living near -ticksburE, and better
Union man, Lie says, docs not Live In Tho coun'
tzy- ..........-.
MR. CLAY AND JoHS Mitchell.
There Is nothing ucw to write about afr.
Clay or John Mitchell. They nte second aud
third yiolinists TO JcI., and no such Objects OF
interest. Mr. Clay has nearly recovered his
uEAltQ, QHu SILL las Ills 1ul-IO0F Na1k8 EfEry
dar. lie recently wrote latter to tho Secrc-
tafy Of JVar, asking speedy examination, but
his request, thus iar, seems to have met with
no favorable response. 1t Is eytdcnt that he
begins to chafe under his protracted lmpsison'
met1t. His quiet anu gentlemaniy mnnners
have won for him the respect Of al with
whom he comes n contact. lhe 4afdy con-
stitution Of Iii. Mitchell eerycs him excellently
well. His health continues unlmpalred- lie
talks more than he did, md throws more
courtesy into his talk and manners. lie, also,
Is getting anxious about a hearing.
JErr. DAVIS FAMILY AT ALBANY, En- ROUTE
=: FOR MONTREAL.
trroy the A1hauv ,1onn,,. Aue 1s1
Thres, cl,i1Iren of :Icn. Dayis aSriyed hero
4tis mn,nin1 On 1},e 81. John, stopped al ths
nnIaro,, II9nse fnr n fc,s hnnrs and ic(t m
ia Tmseciner and saratooa Ra;irnnd fnr
Mouincai' ao Tier were Two s6ns and n Jau.},,
~ ro1r<,c., TIE names of lie snns ,SSTt.
Ictfa;sTor M N;ilHsm- TTcv were aceomna,
oe o;aa ~ ~ 4hs nv ,mntha- NJ Mrs nsx;s . Wh;te
e meu ~ ,rs ~ os''s' ana NM, ~ scrrnn, 1ar"e
81 ,na' 80 S', ,,ttroa,al =. 3Sa naiass, fra,,:s
Ssra ,,;ta ais%,,stin0 ~ eccna smH toat niocc
bor qose ~ Ga,oeT Wrrt L. anS oms3 thc most
n.4nnraaart " ,,rofes.;nna nT5a,;@It md a{lcc.
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