Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1861-08-24

Curtis arrest, and, while awaiting q reply,
Mr. Alfred Morse, a resident OF Falls
| Church and member of the Black Horse
Cavalry, offered to provide her with rooms
at his house. She accepted his invitation,
and remained q guest 10 Mr. Morse's family
until Tuesday, receiving none but the kind
es: treatment from them aud Colonel Stew.
| art.
On Tuesday morning she was sent on to
Manassas in carriage, su6, with Mr.. Edw.
Tay lor, of CinciUuati, who bad cote to Bull
! Run as a spectator Of the battle, and being
thrown by bis horse was arrested MIR.
Morse. and three piivates Of the Virginia
Cavalry formed their escort. On arriving at
nj snassas they were driven round about
way to General Jobnstou's = headquarters, who
said he didn't wish 10 have anything to do
with Mrs. Curtis that be had received no
rrctioDs from Colonel Stewsrt, who under.
stood bis business and for what she had been
arrested tbs. she was to be conveyed TO the
Provost Marshal, who told her that she was
to be forwarded to Redmond the following
mornIng at o'clock. She asked if this
order was imperative he said it was He
then commenced an abusive con versation,
accusing our troops of numbering their men
outraglng their women. and burning their
bumes Mrs Curtis told him that what be
had to say in this respect he had better say
to ReD, aud not TO woman, who was prl.
soDer IN bis hands. He then asked what the
thirty thousand handouts taken from
our troops w'r. intended for She replied
that that was one OF the thirty thousand lies
which she bad heard since she had been
arrested. lie then cast aspersions upon her
character, to which she responded with genu.
inc indignation. He then told her that she
ha haA
heard, and that If she ddu't keep oniet he
would put her 10 irons, She replied that
there were not men enough in the rebel
army to do that.
That night she was confined 10 O small
room with one door and one window, with
two seDtinels standing guard over her,
Instructed to prevent her escape ut all bsz
yards. At ca o'cock in the morning she
was placed under the charge OF Captain
Tremsnx, Of the Eighth Louisiana Regiment
and conveyed TO the cars. Op their way to
Richmond, Mrs. Curtis was the subject OF the
gaping curUsliy Of persons 90 the cars, and
OF the crowds that were assembled al the dlf
ferent stations. AT Gordousville they we're
detuined three hours. Though Caytan
Tremaux was kind and decorous in his
treatment, yet he did not care TO interfere to
prevent the ridicuie to which she was subiec.
ted. She asked him to prevent it, telling
him that though she was as fond of admira.
tion as anybody, yet she did not TO be stared
at bya crowd MS living curiosity, like Bar.
nums "Wh is it." He said he could not
we'll interfere, as it would render him u0pop
ular.
On arriving at Richmond Mrs. Curtis was
taken to the Office of Adjutant General
Cooper Brigadler General Winder, the
assistant sdjulant genera, the provost mar.
shal. snd other officers were present. They
Informed her that she had been arrested on a
special order; that she had been closely
observed riding out each morning. and that
there Was good reason to believe that she ap.
preached their lines under direction of the
military authorities at Washington that her
present position was one dangerous for a
man that the rules of war made no dlstnc-
tlon in favor Of her sex, and that TO be con.
vlcted OF being Spy was equivalent TO death.
Mrs. Curtis said that she was wholly innocent
OF any attempt 10 harm the rebel troops;
that she had never been within their lines
except on that morning Of her arrest, and
then unconsclously, as their pickets were
concealed, aud if she was TO be hung, innocent
Of any crime, they might begin us soon as
they pleased AS for being a spy, the United
States officers we're not compelled to eudan.
ger the lives of patriotic ladies to undertake
such service, especially as Secessonists
we're abundant who gladly gave information
OF the rebel troops for money. This last
asseverstion excited the Indignation Of the
officers present, who proceeded TO state that
o court martial was a summary tribunal and
that Their proofs in her case were abundant
Shs replied that whatever might be their
determination, she was innocent of being a
hpf / fcb.
proofs ns they might produce, she should
make no defence, but was ready to be hung
Nothing further trsnspired npon this sub.
ject. They asked her if che would like TO see
President Davis. She replied that she con.
sdered him traitor, and one of the worst
kind that he had violated his oath, had
smittrD the hand that had fed hun, and that
they themselves were turning the grindstone
aud Sharpening the axe which was to cut
their own throsts.
Gen. Winder endeavored to find quarters
for Mrs. Curtis with some family 10 the city,
but nearly oil objected A Mr.. Turner,
however, offered her loom at his house, aud
TO keep her iu custody until the following
morning. She was conveyed to his house,
placed in close room. the shutters nailed
and the door locked. The following morning
she was conveyed to the residence of Mr.. b.
+. Pryor, y relative of Roger A Pryor
She was left 10 the care Of Mr.. Pryor aud
bis family. with Instructions not to let ber 60
out except in company with Mrs. Pryor, her
sister or an officer. She only svailed herself
OF the liberty thus accorded TO her on three
occasions. On one Of these she applied to
the surgeon general, at the Sisters Hospital,
for permission to visit the wounded. Know.
ing that it was against the rules to admit
visitors, except with pass from the military
authorities, she used a woman's srti6ce, or as
sh expressed it. "a Yankee trick" TO obtain
admttance. She professed to be Northeru
woman by birth, but resident of the South.
and that she had leaIned that some OF her
scqnaintances we're wounded She remained
in the hospital from eight o'clock until noon,
aud conversed with nearly all the wounded.
On leaving, she told the surgeon general who
she was. lie said had he known that fact
be would have refused to admit ber.
Mrs. Curtis remoined 10 Richmond about
twelve days. During her stay. Gen. Wnder
called upon her two or three times, and
Assist. Adj. Gen. Grover, of the X. q. C.s,
mazda her several vista (ipn WInder said