Fayetteville observer. [volume] (Fayetteville, Tenn.) 1850-1966, 1862-11-13


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2..N5ssitBelEeliiB Boyd,
gmeno 9afH fHE EsoREBEL spY.2s 7ors5t
fl7iM Miss asoBfS BELLE IL Is the daughter Of
Beniamin B. Boyd of Martinsburg
! at whieR. place he was for Ions
Independently. engaged, in the
mercantile profession. He after
wards removed to Knoxville, Ten
nessee, where he lived about three
years, But returned to Martinsbure
7 about'two years previous to the
breaking outiof the present war
Her mother was the daughter of
Captain Glenn Of Jefferson county
Miss BELLE is the Oldest child of
lher parents, and is about % years
tof age. An uncle of Miss BELLE,
James w. Glenn, off, jefferson coun-
ty, commanded a company during
the present war, known as the
virginia Rangers" until recently,
the captaincy Of which he resigned
of ill-health. James E. Stuart, a
prominent politician of the Valley,
and who was q member of the
Virginia Convention Of 1850, mar
ried sister of Miss bellies moth
er. ,..-,
A During her early years Miss
iBEILE was distinguished for her
sprightliness and the vivacity of
her temper. a1bao y
+ That our readers may have an
opportunity Of seeing what the
Northern correspondents say about
this young lady, we extract the
following article from the columns
; of the Philadelphia Enquirer, :"
( which was written by the army
correspondent re Of that sheet:
"These women are the most ac-
complished IN Southern cIrcies.-
They are introduced under assumed
names to our officers, SO as to avoid
. detection or recognition from those
! to whom their names are known,
but their persons unknown. BY
such means'they are enabled to fire.
quently meet combinedly, but at
separate times, the officers Of every
regiment in the whole column, and
by simple compilation and com
parison PAL is Of notes, they achieve a
fnlEknowledge of the strength of
our entire forces. Has modern
warfare parallel to the cot such
accomplishments for suchapurpose2
The chief of these spies is the Gel
ebrated Belle Boyd. Her acknowl
edged superiority for machination
and intrigue has given her the
Leadership and controlof the female
spies in the valley of Virginia.
She. IS a aresident of Martinsburg,
When at home, and has pious,
good old mother, who regrets as
much as any one car, the violent
and eccentric course Of her daugh-
ter since this rebellion has broken
out. Belle has passed the freshness
Of Youth She is a sharp-featured,
hack1eyed woman of %, or care
and intrigue have given her that
appearance. Last summer, whilst
iPatterson's army lay at Martins
burg, she wore a revolver IN her
BELT, and was courted and flattered
by every Lieutenant and Captain
inthe service who ever saw her.
There was a kind Of Di Nerncn
dash, about her, a smart pertness,
"a, quickness of retort, and utter
abandonment Of manner and bear
ing which were attractive from
their very romantic unwontedness.
iomsThe father of this resolute
,black-eyed vixen is q paymastert
in the Southern army, and for,
merly held place at " ashington
under our Government, She has
undergone all that society, position
and education can confer upon a
n ~
mind suited to the days of Charles
the Second, or Louis the Four
feenth-a mind such as sMazarin
or Rchelieu would have delighted
to employ from its kindred affini-
ties. q Well, this woman i saw
praoticing her arts upon ouryoung
lieutenants and inexperienced cap-
tainsy and in each case L Inniform-
4y felt it my duty to call them
aside and warn them of who she
was9To To one she had been intror
dueed as Miss Anderson, toanother
! tasMiss Faulkner, andsot the end