Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1866-05-11

Mas. DAVIS AT FORTRESS MoNRoE.-A cor
respondent of the New York Herald, under
date Of May Sd, gives the following account
of the visit of Mrs. Davis to Fortress Monroe !:
"At balfpast eight o'clock Lieutenant
Fessenden, 9th United States artillery, waited
upon her to escort her inside the fort. Her
child accompanied them. She was taken TO
General Miles headquarters, who received
her with every politeness and consideration
due her position. Her great anxiety was to
proceed at once to her husbands place of con-
inement 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 kept in anxiety. Mr. Davis
had been apprised of her coming. Within
fifteen minutes from the time of her admission
to the fort she was with him in Carroll Hall.
Lieutenant 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 be after such a
protracted separation, and particularly under
the circumstances attending their separation.
She confesses finding Mr.. Davis in better
health than she had expected; but still AYERS
that he is much feehler than when brought
here. She is every way satisfied with the
treatment he has received, and acknowledges
that verything, saving his restoration to
liberty, has been done for him that could be.
To DR.. Cooper, his medical attendant and
adviser, she is specially thankful, and gives
the unqualified credit OF keeping him as well
and cheerful as he is. IT is not known yet
whether she will stay at DR.. Cooper's during
her sojourn here or at the Hygeia Hotel. 1t is
also not known yet how long she will remain
here.
A despatch from Fortress Monroe, under
date of the 18th instant, says:
The United States revenue cutter Northern
er, Capt. Jno. MCGOWAN, arrived here yester-
day morning from Washington, with Secre-
tary McCulloch and family, on short plea
sure excursion. They spent the morning in
examining the Fortress and other objects of
interest," and at IL O'Clock Mr. McCulloch had
an hours interview with JEFF. Davis, the exact
nature of which has not been made known.
The visitors returned to Washington the same
afternoon.
A gentleman arrived here yesterday from
Richmond, Va, with several presents for Mrs.
Davis from the ladies of Richmond, among
which was black silk dress and other arti-
cles of comfort.
TIE classmates selected in the Fortress for
the accommodation of Mrs. Davis are rapidly
oothR utttu up III q very COulOTtADfe though
not luxurious manner. Gen. Miles has de-
tailed an orderly for her use in place of the
services of the officer of the day, whose duties
since her arrival here have considerably in
creased from having to escort her at stated
hours to Carroll Hall, where Davis is impris-
oned. Since her arrival Mrs. Davis has casu-
ally remarked the failing state Of her hus-
bands health, and entertains it is said, seri-
Gus fears should he be attacked during the
coming summer by one of his periodical spells
of intermittent fever or cougestive chills.-
His general health, however, remains good,
and it is supposed to be only the long impris-
onment and many anxious doubts and fears
which have weighed so heavily upon his mind
as to produce the very natural change in his
appearance during the past year.
Some of the lady friends of Mrs. Davis, re.
siding in Baltimore are making up various ar
ticles as presents, which will be shortly for
warded here for her use during her sojourn in
the Fortress