Daily Mississippi clarion and standard. [volume] (Jackson, Miss.) 1866-1866, 1866-05-17
Mrs. InH Davis.
Her 1rriyaI at Fortress Monroe and In.
terrier lCish her Husband.
Correspondence of the New York World

Correspondence of the New York World
FORTRESS MONROE, May 3.
Mrs. jeff Davis arrived here this
morning. Her youngest child, q
sprightly girl, twenty months old, q
colored man-servant, possessing the
stalwart form and fierce moustache of
a Russian grenadier, four trunks of
immensely large proportions, and a
travelling basket Of the largest pat
tern, bore her company. Upon land
ing she went to the Hygeia Hotel, adj
jacent to the wharf, and without stop
ping to change her travelling dress,
or even removing her bonnet, break
tasted, and then sent message inside
the fort, announcing her arrival and
the permission from President John
son she bore with her to visit her
husband. Meantime the news of her
presence at the hotel spread rapidly,
and a retinue of anxious persons soon
gathered about to get look at her.
With admirable imperturability, not
to say an agreeable equanimity of
temper-probably the result, to some
extent, of past similar experiences
she submitted to the painful necessity
of being gazed at Time, that old
and stern teacher of wisdom, and I'M
erring revelator of the mutabilities of
earthly dynasties and hopes, has very
sensibly changed her from the naughty
| and defiant woman she was year
ago. Her tone is more subdued, her
manners more quiet and reserved, and
she does not seek to shine as re-
splendently in flashing diamonds and
costly laces. She has a much older
| lOok-the look of woman who has
long borne the burden of grief and
waged war with conflicting doubts
and hopes. But poor student Of
physiognomy is he who does not still
read in that face and penetrative
glance of those eyes power of will
and determination as strong and per
tinacious as life itself. -
At half-past eight o'clock Lieut.
Fessenden, 9TH United States Artille-
ry, waited upon her to escort her in
side the fort Her child accompanied
them. She was taken to Gen Miles
headquarters, who received her with
every pol1teness and consideration
due her position. Under other cir
cumstances she might have striven
more sedulously, perhaps, to evoke
the most favorable impression pos
sible upon the custodian of her hus-
band, 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
sick or well, and learn all about him
She was not long keptin anxiety. Mr..
Davis had been apprised of her com.
ing Within fifteen minutes from the
time of her admission to the fort she
was with him in Carroll Hall Lieut.
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 q
meeting must naturally be after such q
protracted separation, and particu.
ilarly under the circumstances attend
ing their separation. And we let the
curtain drop over their talks of the
past, their realizations for the present
and hopes for the future. She con
fesses finding Mr.. Davis in better
health than she had expected; but
still AYERS that he is much feebIer than
when brought here. She is every
way satisfied with the treatment he
has received, aud acknowledges thai
everything, saving his restoration to
liberty, has been, done, for him that
could be. To DR.. Cooper, his medi
cal attendant and adviser, she is
specially thankful, and gives, the ,un-
! qualified credit of keeping thhh d
well and cheerful as he is. 1t IS no.
known yet whether she will stay Al
DIR. Cooper's during her sojourn here
or at the HygeiaSHotel.s tits also. mo-
| known yet how long she will remain
/ here. Af'@A'1A aAaA
! Mrs. Davis left. Montreal Mon
day, at p. m. She has travelled
might and day to get here. slqs,iiia | rsl
/ ] FORTRESS MONROE, May a. I,
Mrs. JEFF. Davis has taken up he