The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-01-14
JEFF. DAVIS.
THE PLOT TO RESCUE HIM.
CONTINUED SEARCH Of VESSELS.
DEFENSIVE PREPARATIONS IN TIE F0RT.
&c. &c. ke.
Dur Fortress Monroe Correspondence.

Our Fortress Monroe CORE espondenc~.
FoKrHea MosRor Jan H. 1890
Regarding tho alleged plo, TO rescue Jen Davi. oi
which wrote In my last letter thero specially
now or exciting developments A rmor prevailed ,ba,
two or three vcszcls having suspicious parties them
unable 10 satisfactorily for their presence here
had been ordered away but ind on Investigation there
Is no truth In the statement Vessels arriving stlD
searched howcyer a careful watch kept night and
day upon the movements of all species of oraf,
from the pondorous scagoing steamer Bahtest LII
pntian creeping IA tho stil midnight houra amid
the docks aud shipping steam tug with guard
soldiers exercises this nightly vigilance, and
not a vessel OF towboat, or boaitnAn siirs bat
a challenge Ia sounded and an accounting for
the movement has to be rendered Much more than
usual strctncss cnionod also admissions inside
the fort. Passes most rigiiy examined, and IN
dergo the supervision Of two sets OF outside
and the other inside the eBtancoinstcad Of only
one, as formerly couple Of saocy howit1srs have,
since the excitement been placed facing lhe prnorsi
entrance, intended, of course, eatead the primal
bonors OF wccome--and a warm welcome u would be-
10 those audacouH enough 10 effect ingress hero
otherwise than through the kindly Of the
military authorilioa need go into all the dstais
Of defensive preparations s only necessary % say thai
they ample FOR any emergency
The presumption is that Jcn Dstis, the q 90 rv~
purs magma Of an this present excitement, know
nothing about It Recent orders san forbid any ON
~ other peron aayin word TO bin aud be
talny would be very Ikty keep close ni0ulhoi ~
this subject " he Know anything about IT, c,oa were
there no order bermstcally aliba ha lps upou the
sshiect Of oon,crsailon II posbio and than
probable that De may nnd difficulty accounting Tor tho
"tus 'fuard lln ed oylr hnseif add the late rather
.1rupi aud marked Gha~r~ " department toward him
nH prspner hr li thoughts au9 tafulife- what urT
may grim snd bears Win inpassioncl efaec IIa
sli oiJoyf ha nsoals aud they cennsc o b. nAde "
the be5t the nsfksi affords has t. same q nyt gruw
ing rrisins onncns foT his pipe xcai0uriY apyrn.
clltea his daiiy outdoot walks ahoss uagg interest
ia his daily perusa oi the aen sgd bpokh allowed him
rti scflpai1lsiy cArcfuluot 10 say fenininsiy
fasdious-up"n tho +uJcci % hs toil l. sad makes bis
bed ani HweeIyi bis daily of old. His
health also emit uue5 cDs hliusof aud 10 renis
anA focs thc rtiet g. Afii"rsti0n - an
NJ ny iwt ssiter tn,irnsb- a belief ihat IN an ths
pcttpr4 rsks 70 rescue JsH DAVIS ffom pfisou
ss Ne ,.s,o pa no s,., I"'s s, % s.ssns ss ,Es''I
haye icarned Of lndlv dssl Who h wiiig
risk N Tho mail'r. ~ l-orsgn hcids pfprninsn,
on ,hs rsos, sids dsriag The var. aahaash having
loyal fs'hcr who foht ~ gaian,ly ths tpou sl9e
snbica. Of the rcscue of jet Davis Nas beins ishsd
u would nk my rirb, arm % rosc Jsa nas.s lfyp
prison, spoke out thlf valiant souilron
''woild you risk your neck for ~ asked ohc u tho
party
"So," was Me rospoBse; aaI u uas negative hat
while Il sho~ed coainepdsblr fflnkn @ aAos, ais The
secret es,en, 70 which this person - winf 10 g,
behalf of Ier. Davis and that he uniing 70 ~
arther, opne that ~ the wsu'd Dc dsiscrrfr Jer
are " lusi thu airpc u,ey wogAl uoi 10 hall orh
y chf 20 safe tbe nnck ~ thcf wog~hp, - chiof
tam. TO nach AMI oih~rs n.ed only D. Rtic'sh,
Az one ah1 Logs lsl2 la v ls'cse nasil aDl
tsintu 20 cary irOnt has rulspd fer 'heck ~ man
so,r1sri % arsros--
The AEu'ney, sfrytns FROM league ilsud, when sbs
went from hero ar cohgng a. tie Nuuf0f Naftpr h4s
returned sto hos r~ns 70 'ho Nssy fs AZ ~ faoth
whcrc IL and rzyod ssa glii ''rc Iha
shooi ship swaarA len sF inor,nss lat srfniH ., ~
Navy fad apd a. s'alssS y be on hrf ~aY 70 hsht~lH
again.
frT.nrn AsHIssL.
The last forty Lt bouf. have hfUush Ony tuu tteaH
here through tc ,alrs. Tie ffsl Wa uis 'fnsfa
Barnes, from NeETor, Which rafed Ly ta9 70
nac fof Warrington tie oHy wfnt " D. va
Bstiom. Nhrre ah3 ba1 o. tah aDlAt
csuut % The ieo sLs iza Mlrs haItsd I1 nF~
the attefupt Fh1 oficffd o. WtLingion % 'ouyty
from there - Charleston tefeai cemg4Ets of ihs mn
United states cAvsify
sass1IH fs0grrIs
The .0d people of Noffaik lgft .sod
upon The subject ~ iBs 81 Fsamef q IfaEfs
and isegrapilc line " Haiter1f ffhiis tpFstbgs
have been hrS and 10th toyes diaraeasd sca 'hterng
rcsolutions Tsssed ana nothing