The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1865-05-31

,haied by numerou. large trees and surrounded
b. dJ-er and vegetable gardcn. Nhieh p'eAsanuy
relieve ones senses amer pa,.ing between aud under
the stone ais Of the entrance. Ia the rear oi one oil
the long lArrscks, au eIua guard t. stationed pre-
veu'ing everybody from approaching the cnenA'c'
nearer than three hundred ysfds The prisoner u
confined In caiomdte on the loser tier IN, en-
trance. 20 the tier being all eel guarded Ast'e'l-
bcly n ay know wha,a cuemate usually Ia viii
tfJ and describe -hh a cvemAte actually Is Al foI-
tres Monroe ltisa compartment tWeniy irct WH'
bv thirty feet deep, In vhch Is p.scei one Of the
seat runs that form the armament Of the for
tees The ci,emA,o, are m.sIvcly built
OF stone Inside " one OF these cve.
mates the mason, constructed = 'mall house or
ehAmter. Of thick btici work fifteen by twenty icet
At one end, from an aperture, grated with iron
bars, the prisoner can look out upon the vide deep
rnoat Of the Fortress, bey ond which he ne
outer wall Of the fortifcation. ,mall, heavy IRON
door a. the inner end Of th, cell IL 'he only pare Of
ineres. and between the wall VI the cell and the en-
trance Of tie csaemate; nearest the parade ground
aroher brick wall forms outer roon- to the pri,-
oncr's apartment lish,ei BY grated -ludoVs aud
entered By an iron-barred door Davis IL lorkol up
in the cell, With . commissioned officer and
two we'll armed guNrds, over him In
the cutter room, another ofhccr and four
private soldiers are incsrcera'od guard over tie
important prisoner confined la the inner cell.
The.. ruards are regularly relieved every hour hhf
time being considered long enough to be on duty
The keys retained In the custody of the officer of
tho day Who IL thus compelled to look In upon the
prisoner every time the guard. are chanscd. Hav.
ing thu, ciieumstantiay de,cr,tcd the prison. may
nov venture 70 rcpoft Of the current tLt a. the
Fortress concerning the prisoner since his ncarcera-
tou whom he was frst humurod IN the dungeon BE
vas quiet enough, but when nj. food appeared With
out knile and fork. on tin plate, with simply an
iron spoon TO eat with, tho arch trsitor re-
he,ed hi. Indignation by making speech a. the
guards no made ~ reply. Next day Lc vented his
spleen asain and followed 1t ~ by throwing lis sol-
dols fare" into the lace OF the officer guard lie
was then informed that Il such an act was repeated
be would be mausc.yd. This quittcd w ba'ir' aud
he became sulleu. small -bedsead aud couI c
Of cLairs 10 AL the furniture he ls allowed. Aner
nursing Lis wrath during the following nighL next
morning the prisoner pitched h, food out Of the wn
dow, after another sIcech sIprcs.ing his ds,u, Dur
iug the oienoon he ~ said have become very violent
attempting to brain one OF the soldiers with chair.
| hi, decided General Mc, on ordering Davis to Lc
| irouod Tie prisoner resisted this indiguity to u
| gentleman" tore open hir shirt. and wanted a
| layonct put through his guilty heart Several mus
ealar fellows gently laid the arch traitor upon bis
hack. aud held him there while some irons Nerr ins-
ned upon bis nucl,. lie las been more quiet since
then but occasioually relieves his mind by dcuounc-
| ms the men who ordered the trough tgcetmcut"
tina, occasions him 20 much dlGtros. frequently de
clnrlug that they mean 10 take biz life IN this ~a'
being too covsiily TO await ludienl decis ON
which ho is confident viii ac iuit him of nn'
completely In the murder Of Mr. llacoln." Since th'
iron. we're put ou, Dsvi, h. been moro suilon m,
i. - -. -. 4 - ffIgar az IA
day, Who we're the doctors ON duty At the io.t. On
being told their names he inquired tho tate 'ion
vb,uee they came. refusing the services Of surgeou
from several Ncv Encaud Stnt,A readily sc
icttinr a J,tssy Ilgn, on account, tho ~!
Giers ,ocularly remark, Of that State beinl
locaed lust outside Of the Union" Dr Craven
the physician o. ected, Is such n thoroueh l MOI
man that Davis 10 not lile'y to obtain much comioi
through him. The Doctor did not discover that Jei
required much medical treatment, aud only Wante'
an appetite to paItnbe Of his food, whicl
the surgeon thought tho prisoner would ieih bette
After getting little more Accustomed TO H. Davis
reported ~ saying the Government will not dar
not hang me Every foreign ruler will inteTloss
protest was legally elected President OF the Con
federscy. and the Southern people foueht 10
rirht. that we're denied them" His manner
naughty and somcwha, overbening, but withl
their presence in his cell; and he oouporu him.c
with much dignity such time.. q. c. Clay Is cor
fined in an adjoining cAssmaie dnilary guarde'
with the exception that the guards in the out'
room Of his cell are not locked In. lie Ia n
ironed and talks cheerfuy with his guard
Thus much OF the prisoners aud their PIE
sen, abiding place; / learned from my irlcn
vhose tnoslclre thereof TO- OF course, derived fro
= IN &c having immediate charge of the dungeons. i
has not yet seen jefferson Davis but thinks his 1ui
TO stop an hour In the ces will come before be sc
another opportunity 10 visit this city. Nhso.
a tBv Tsls0rdphl
Fw GRAY and J, W, Smith, police dctectiv
= Of Baltimore, yesterday arrested Charles W spe
u Ger, clerk 10 the Post Once In Washington,
q ue charge of having distracted from the peps'
l. ment about sl0O 900 worth Of United States bon
d and about 5000 worth 4 postage stamps. Il
detectives also arrested IN Baltimore wm. Gu
). lipp, Of Washington. charged with bong An .
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