The New York herald., 1866-10-11
JEFFERSON DAVIS.
Visit OF Another Southern Editor 10
Fortress Monroe.
Interesting Statements Respecting the Prison
u's aods Of Life, Ills Health, &c.
LETTER FROM MRS. DAVIS
nc. Ae. ks.


The editor Of the hatcher nIas) c1ie~ has recently
been visi, 10 Jefferson Davis and thu. describes
ho -
psvls' cr.scrs or Eso,rH
Mr. Davis has from sunrise to L on his paroie Of
honor the freedom of Tho fortress, inside is Ayaiis
hi mscf % H. OF Hs parole eseape a.
tempt escape avail hiufnf " any ~ 10 90
Were Il contemplated, an escape from Forrc,, Monroe
would be nm impossihniy, moat twenty yaIds aide.
wall tho inside, AZ least thlriy lce perpendicular
Inclined bank ~ masonry Tie her els ten
above the water smooth 'at hand foot
nnd hold. glacier, we'll guarded, beyond tho moat
would prevent tho escape, ~ en- oi tho srsou ol the
fortress. 90 inclined except o'er the or poserE
bridge CENTRES command them againsl . reglnsnl
lmEgrY AIslHEp
hrl Davis, 90 well In ,wn and aovoicdly loved and
respected 10 this yic MY and Ia efefy Place whore tne
aud rGngrggs OF her llfntfrinus hqsbafd tho
baroc devotion of woman have leel, heard his com.
ie.@blo quartcfs IN tho fonrcas she, Sth ti chdi
- lcns than of Hrs, occupies cnute u
mates, ono nttrd up rs hedroow. thr oh"r a. =
dining room tAcse apartment, lr Davis ~ alto Vod 10
usp aud occlPy during tho day, a. psr of 10 free.
oom o' Tue fortress 1feiH .en tfo>"dol Al ~.
rhe be Ia locked rom carrot. Hal iall WHERE bird
he returns 70 ~ solitary elambgr - rcads ,be bond
ring the da} NJ DAVIS has the liberty u Tho 'or.
trees can wax eherc he plea ani enoy pnaouers
can whs "a next the best t og Heaven except liberty
tho sight of th1sc ne loses
.lEgl>a BOOK
~ night no pooq back ~ Carroll lti HIS rnon.is In
,ho SECOND slory about fourteen ft 4aff three iron
grated dpDrs three Flic he tanfth side solid
sin fireplace. In tho cnlrl~s tul.le,a two or ths
door nines pace continuously dpr ~ tle night Tho
thra gratd door uIens % tbs sgsd nom where tho
oicct ~ ne fuari II on duty all sht Nth lamp
hls table. li4h, was Kept constantly blrning ia Mr.
Davis dungeon eau lateiy. Humanity hAs hon sun.
cisntiy areaaed . allow hs state Hiner sieep
u u eoen n"' nl"s him Nhat deoeney aud manY rrspec,
lboud ppiside .of--prNAcy.
1ho.e nov in onarse Or IA, Il Iraa, him slti, pr
tona tIndnoEs sn1 attention. Tho prison rvom - night
Is furnished Sib au IRON camp bet cat short and
narrow regulation scTyce eau provide Hr la.
Table. char, shelf or 1oeka al 10 tie niehs
between two Iron rate, tg TO All of winch he Il
aDicd 10 take sad water bAfh ries. aro lnrurisr
when Grst confined he bad camp ad a ct air with
leg shorter than The obef tHrcc~lngonaua con
sructad ~ 20 i've ille sfea0 amount igrafs IN
tho least possible luauty ~ tine tiarsa table sc
low and small that ~ call u lnhla raions
ha In and a pitcher Hu received alter long bme two
,urnbisr. one oi them tho guard borrowed aud never
returned, the other br,ken and replaced for
many days. Hc was not allowed tls of knfs and
fox.
TN rnr-,stn's nEu-a
Ar Davis health g. fo-bc pr~carane Va tho ei,rsms
Long confinement, aud Tho treatment he f,cssei durBs
the nrs wear 90 ~ horrible afoofaon t1id
rihiy upon h,s tender fran.
u would D. Il inclN Tor DID ff1eni ~ NF DAVIS
rerosuizo him were 10 Mt f"seDts " him sbe grcas
state rr~onsr Emacilied 70 tho oNrrHs, a.lnDat
waking skeleton. l8ltis ten hut Pfos, and stalely
fern, gray beard covering tnt REGULAR sty 10 II fes
tgrs aud of mouth ~..ch ia other has gwen ilfs
aud thoasti "a ua,ion 40 eye und,nnod and ron q
unknown 10 former freni2 H. physical condition /.
such that IN .s'king na = obliged Ia aud ,Ls
arm of friend 90 attendant The wrssf doe. not kno-
what sko!algn Weighs Add 80 .sds any ineii.
cn insnn report tho snhlect and Nj Davis weight
can DC Aasriaped fls toF ufubs are as a mans
wrist aud the lrH0Ger'h stgps t,taf he walks Hut
yet lao u rel ant on hp own nse.ri'y ami the % a
~hose favor ard mercy, vth alsfs simplicity, he
asks at moro hours than the tnprsansd Daniel dii.
fsft>Dlao FAEE
nr. Davis. confined he u, ~in not 1.-Two long
Enncstod IA the ertrrnr wiihoct appeui. aud With.
GOT nope he u gradually going down the losg homs
whore million ~ manly ard ~otisniy w foiiDv
him The hrt ohi!, the nrst stssk Of any sharp die
cas-" VII carry him away 70 The sn, Jaisa -ho fuIsib
ALL
NJ. Davis IL yet denied tho ~ pom Ink paper
H. "A.
fofu-s u be even 1s'ys hla auogrrph. Daung The
day be has Etfs except as prteonsf IN complain %
during the night be has gfatrd doo-v, guards and
cni az 10 watch avery time he tufns n bsd.
cbanger tho pos'on of his plou
In all probability nr Davis will people
asao. lie "a an lDdif daai victim. whose nfs ny con
Ln.fnont will b. AAcritost Ia sulse xr 81 political
Like tIa uian sbo frs~ ~. sspIaDt 10
iottsry, the govrrnn nj knows n< What 10 a. with
him sond not dsash, Iess r-rnors~les- than esy,bly
po~cr. conags him 70 q tomb ~isch stn u hsilo-ed
for ssos - TAI of martyr sseriLc~i io< Isop.5i