The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-05-08
mRy. JEFF paws.
Her Arrival at Fortress Monroe an,
Interview with Her Husband.

Correspondents or me M n HfTuttl'l
FORTRESS MONROE, May 3, 1865.
Mrs. jeff Davis arrived here this
morning. Her youngest child, a
colofed nlah-servant, possessing the
stalwart' form and fierce moustache OF
Russian grenadier, four trunks OF
immensely large proportions, and a
travelling basket of the largest
pattern, bore her company. Upon
Hotel, adjacent to, the wharf, and
without stopping to change her
travelling dress, 1or even removing
her bonnet, breakfasted and then sent
message inside the fort, announcing
her arrival and the permission from
President Johnson she bore with her to
visit her husband. Meantime, the news
idly, and retinue of anxious persons
soon gathered about to get a good look
at her. With admirable eimperturbabil-
ity, not to say an agreeable equanimity
oftemper- bably the result, to some
extent, of past similar sex perien ces--
she submittedt to the necessity of being
gazed at. Time, that old and stern
teacher of wisdom, and unerring reYel-
ato of the mutabili ilitiess of earthly dy-
nasties and hopes, has very sensibly
changed her from the haughtyandd deti-
ant woman she was a year ago. Her
tone is more subdued, her manners
more quiet and reserved, sshe does not
seek to shine as resplendautly in flash
ing. diamonds and costly. 1acesy She has
a much older look-the look of wo-
man who has long borne the burden of
GRIEF and waged war. with conflicting
doubts and hopes. But a poor student
of fphysiognomyis- Is he who does noesttll
read in that face and penetratiye glance
of those eyes a power OF win and deter
~ fRYr atrOnor and I1RFtinAOiOn8
life ITSELF -
AT half past eight O'Clock Lieutenant
Fessenden, Fifth United States Arttl-
lery, waited upon her TO escort her in-
side the fort. Her child accompanied
then1.i She was taken to General Niles
headquarters, who received her with
every politeness and consideration due
her position. Under other circum-
stances she might have strtven more
sedulously, perhaps, to evoke the most
favorable impression possible upon the
custodian of her rhusband,b but her great
anxiety was to proceed at once to her
husbands place of confinement and see
him. She wanted to see how he had
borne his imprisonment, whether he
was sicksor well, and learn all about
him, She was not long kept in anxiety.
\ Mr.. Davis had been apprtzed OF her
| coming. Within fifteen minutes from
| the time OF her admission 70 the fort she
1
\ ant Fessenden still bore her company.
She has remained with Mr.. Davis all
day, and took her dinner with him. An
| officer has been constantly in the same
room. Their meeting was q tender and
affecting one, as such a meeting must
naturally beafter such q protraeted sep
\ arati6n, and particularly under the chr
i ciImsfances attending their separation.
And we let the curtain drop over their
| talks of the past, their realizations OF
! the present and hopes for the future.
| She confesses finding Mr. Davis In bet
ter health than shei hadI expected; but
still AYERS that he is much teebler than
when brought here. She is every way
satisfied with the treatment he has re-
ceived, and acknowledges that every
| thing, saving his restoration to liberty,
has been donefor him that could be. To
DIR. Cooper, his medical attendant and
adviser, she ESPECIALLY thankful and
gives the unqualified credit OF keeping
him as we'll and cheerful as he Is. Its
not known yet whether she Will stay
Mt DR.. Cooper'sduring her sojourn here
or at the Hygeria Hotel. 1t is, also not
known yet, how long she VIII remain
Mrs. Davis LEFT Montreal ON Monday
at three p. N, She has Travelled night
and day to get herssds SS9l - y
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