The New York herald., 1862-12-01
Southern Skets .ar SPY. Kirby.
[From the Richmond txamincr. Nov. 10

RIRBY, ruE ALLEGED SPY, AND BRIEF HISTORY
HIM.
For several days past the proper military aa critics
save bon engaged in investigating the or J. T.
KIRBY the Canadian Eng hnan arrested IN thus city ON
the charge of being sny IN Yankee employ Muchhas
been developed which, o. COURSE wolsd bc ndscrect to
make public ns but brief chapter Of his previous
movements and in will interesting Kirby, u
appears in 1861 held tho ofco OF sheri IN some part OF
tauada but m consequence or some enlargement or bls
obliged leave Canada wkioh no did and having pre-
ference for the 6est government Tho world saw -
crossed the Niagara into the uued States He uadc Ms
appearance early last winter IN Baltimore where hs no
pnrs naf address md earnest southern oyressons
Inn the tte Of aahioaah.e Southern society and assured
his introduction vcry exclusive clubs and caeres &c
Tho Southern gentlemen Of Mount place is
quon ss 10 Washington during his stay IN fa.timore
and his known intimacy thcro with vafiors LinCon oil
cais first created suspicion IN Baltimore secession ciyees
- his true principles nnd be tniy cut .atirey
by those who had at il,s, rcseieei him.
A6ort Iecanbor last lie disappeared from Faltinofe
ard tn ned n Manassas thc Eeadp Of General
ioanregnrd with whom no dired frequootlv. and with
whose coIrmssSgv and oGafier vaater he fat He
had with him letters from prominent Gil ms at
more ,and naie himsei iotmge with the o,Ge,ra aud
members of iha First Maryland regiment ana dcuarng
e return e Baltimore ny hc blockade roatr, was en-
tfas'gi With numcro's letcrs from the regiment e.
friends IN that city From that time Kirby disappeared
of q seascn lie tun.d up ai Winchester while ~ the
fccaarev ~ cereal Lee army ana hal The o. the
town and the canps, ard seat al tho oice"s and
rard ,sb.s wf,, 10 dosircd h la tnlk d tc,rihv "ee
eesh, y and went alih hsNfod he u and
q gals uron his,hets that eiased applause behind
him Then. iecoently. when the Spposiig armies COM
ment. and appeared 10 Rcln Id wLltaer his sclGt had
preceded HIM aad troop Of svcophanisc officials attended
his morning, and night }.css. BY pretending that
his ostensihe business in rchnnnh tho introduction
TO the nouce OF tie Ecve bnlent machine fr preparing
soldiers ratone which he knew from ts nrsGctcblsy
woud be rejected, he sucCceded in ingratatng himself
into the notice and cnnldepee OF the head officers Of
the government, vi oa ihe dotcnces of the city and
other points a interest But il would thai the
yhs csc Of tho detective haG been following Kirby in bis
various walks ard whether from innate Of nse
cqry or some hnt dscppcd IN Lis prcseace, his time
was ~ and lie madc up his mind 10 return TO the
North. Accordingly on Saturday morning he applied to
General Wider al his Office for permission to obtain
Passport TO leave the confederate hnos e seated him
saf at re fcaes Of The Gcaca who, ncng busy said
he would attend to his in few moments. In the
..el.a an officer was dcsratchcd 10 Kirbys room IN
latc and soon returned with hs carpet sack and port
!oo, containing among other papers, ary OF chserva
;ions dated in McClellans camp the ren!nsula. be-
ginning nj Yorktown whore he detailed the raising OF
the "gorous Stars and STRIPES. and reo.ced the
'ac, that he was among the ffst to hail IT,
The aG,h0r was Immediately placed nnder arrest where
&c yet remains awaiting the result u the investigation
now 3roefessias
From persons acquainted with the movements of the
prisoner during the n' arvals Of bic disappearance rom
Southern view i would that he is either very
ascreci man or spy Of the Grst water apt, plausible
and progressing, the right man IN the right place.