Belmont chronicle. [volume] (St. Clairsville, Ohio) 1855-1973, 1855-10-18
A Suspected Spy in the Camp.

| The sudden alarm and turnout OF the sever
al divisions in 'front.' on the night of the l5lh
arose from an order given By Lieu cnant G an.
eral Sir William CoIr'ngtoa, commlndint
the light division, t,esounI the ''Gs.emJ iy."
The following is given IS the cXPianation:--
Suspicion,wus excited that certain pers or
al one of the canteens OF the ga Regiment,
in the fourth division, wa a spy. IL was a
/ friend Of the canteen. Some soldiers deter.
mined to arrest the stranger, for the purpose
OF bringing him before the proper authorities
and submitted him to examination; Lut, hav-
ing discc7cred their intentions, the man sud-
denly Jecampcd 4 chase eHsJct. 4 few
soldiers only followed at first. but c;hers hear
ing the cry Of "a spy escaping" quickly
joined, and in 4 short time a considerable
number ere in pursuit. The fugitive bent
his course towards the left rayine, along
which tho Worgzcf road leads directly int
Sebastopol, by way OF the South Harbor-
General Codrngton was near the upper part
OF the ravine when the crowd passed by, and
finding a body of men were thus ruf ming to-
wards the enrmy's position, and fearing some
mischief might cnsue, and adopted the only
available expedeut for at oLce bringing them
back to- camp. a bugler--one being in at
tendance on the General ready for any entF
gencv-was ordered to sound the assem- II,
which was q; once repeated By the regiments
OF the light division. and soon taken up BY the
regiments o. the second and fourth divisions,
cnc.mned next to it. The alarm at once
br1uch. the soldiers back to the rcsps-ive
hot l.,C,r, ,l,a hr-l, l. kIl
been heard, they had already secured the oa-
icct of their chase, and were leading him back
to camp.
Some time agl, soldier OF the 4jth reEj-
ment. Pole by birth, informed against the
keeper of the canleen alluded to above, that
he had formerly known him to be employed
in the Russian secret service at Warsaw, and
that he suspected him to be engaged at Pre-
sent as spy. The charge was investigated
by board Of officers buI NJ conclusive eYi-
dance to support it could be adduced; and as
the cantcen man had written testimonials in
his favor,and proofs cf loa. residence at Pera
there WIS not supposed TO be suth lent ground
| for his dismissa. from camp. He has, here
! fore. remained pursuing his usual avOc stion
though not without certain amount o Su'
spirion that he was carrying OF a Commune
cation with the eHe.ny.
( The solder himself did not escape without
exciting, in the minds of some persons
doubts as to the honesty ol his intentions
! Certain parts Of the evidence against h!map-
! peared very contradictory. He was known
to speak the Russian and German languages
and it did not appear satisfactory, tnat with
such attainmen,s he should choose to en!is
as private soldier. when SO many other op
portuni,ies Of employing his talents AMI in
formation with more advantage were open Il
him. He alleged that lie had entered TN
army as a means of employment and from
liking the service. 1t appeared that he ha
done his duty we'll since he had becn with tn
regiment; no one had previously mis- rnste
him; ard h therefore left the in gl'ipr
without any accusation appearing again5th'
that he had been Influenced by other thai
honest motives, in bringing forward til
charge which led to the inquiry. He su
persisted in asserting, after the charge wa
/ dismissed. that the clnteen keeper was sP
; in disguise. .--EngliSh Paper