The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1861-11-25

The correspondent Of the Missouri R'publt-
can, at Camp Heron, Mo-, occupied 10y the
9th Iowa Volunteers, gives an account OF the
capture OF u secession Aag that had waved at
Manchester 20 miles from that place, until the
successes Of the Union troops caused II to disap'
pear.
On the 18th inst, Lieut. Bccbc, with IL
men, were detailed, aud proceeded part Of the
way ON the cars, and the rest on foot 10 Man
che ster and surrounding Esquire SIS house,
demanded the flag. lie protested 1t was not
in his possession with an air OF injured inno'
ccncc.
His lady ownod that she had for time
kept il IN box in the garden, but as 1t was
likely to become injured, she took II out dried
it in the sun, when 1t was taken away by SOME
ladies' whose names she refused TO give. Finally,
after the lieutenant had placed her husband un-
der arrest, the lady, probably hoping to save
her husband, acknowledged that IL was taken by
"A Mrs, S. who resided mile and a halt in the
country Her husband was then sent to Mcrri-
mae. escorted by four soldiers, and the remainder
started 10 visit the residence Of Mrs. g., who
proved 10 be "A very intelligent lady, and was sur
rounded by a very interesting family. The lady
rcIlied 10 the demand that the lieutenant could
search her house, and il he could find anything
that looked HAe flag he was welcome to Il.
Accordingly, n thorough search was mIlr, in
which the lady and her daughter aided, but no
tnu WIS to be found. The lady then thanked
the officer for the gcntlcmanly manner In which
the search had been conducted, aud added that
she trusted h va, ,alisiicd. lie replied he was
quite crr,au that She had the flag, AMI that 1t
Soull have been far better for her to have
Welded II; lut n, she did not as unpleasant a,
| The tu,k was he should arrest her and take her
| 10 headquarters AZ Pacific City. Two men were
! then dislatchcd for a carriage, and she made
| pTcIarntiOns 10 20, but alter about an hour hld
| tlau.cd in waiting for the carriage, tho luy
| again demanded the name Of the inOrmIuts
| and when told that il was Mrs. B., AMI that
| Esduire B. Was already under arrest she
| then asked whether any indisnity would have
been offered to her had the thg beon found In
| her pOssessOn, to which the courteous Lleutcn-
| ant replied, "CtTfdiaiy not, lnadam; our object
with Esquire B vas his arrest, and the capture
of the flag; but with you, our object was the
0Will YOU pledge your hono, " said she, "that
if | surrender the lag shall not be arrc-lei,nor
| NV family di,turb,dy' When replied " in the
| affirmative she added, II wish you to under
ftand, sir, that no fear Of arrest or trouble Oud
| ever have made me surrender that iiag; but Es-
| uuire BIS family induced me to take that flag
10 save their family flom trouble, SAY ing that II
should he sacred trust, known ouly 10 our
selves, aud consequently surrender it,
She then went to a bed that had been lrnit-
Ics,lv searched took from it a quilt, and with
the aid OF her daughter proceeded To oprn the
edges of the quilt, and cut the stitches through
the body OF il and pulled of the top, when be-
hold there lay the mammoth tias next 60 the
cotton, being carefully stretched twice and near,
ly hall acrors the quilt When taken out anl
spread, it proved to bo a mgga.GcrR ,HiG "'U
trcnty-oas ttet IN hag'd and ned''y a'"e Pc, ~
uiit6, riH ff,e,H 'Irs 10 ''p0,'ef NE I'"'
pectirs Southern Coglsd.rGcy' ....
"Rccollect. said the lady to H. Bccbe, that
vo,, id moi find il yourself, and when you wish
detective, you had better employ ladies, She
also added, that she gave up the iiag unwilling
ly. The daughter remarked thal 81. hau clep,
,;nder II. and that she iorsd it, and that fifteen
stars was not 50 terribly Disunion, in her estl'
nation, after all.