Daily national Republican., 1863-03-16
THE CAPTURE OF GEN. sTOUeuToN
now IT WAS DoKG
BAD INFLUENCE OF WOMEN.

The New York Times, Of Saturday last, con-
talns a letter with the above caption, dated
"Vermont, Tuesday, Mareh 10, $685." COM
munIcatlng an extract Of note 10 the editor
Of the Times, which throws some light upon
the recent transaction at Fairfax Court House,
which resulted In the capture Of Gen. Slough
ton. The note was dated "Fairfax Court
House, March 5th,"-.Gor days before Is cap
tsrs-and is as follows.
General stoughton; who commands the
Second Vermont brigade, has his headquarters
In the village, although his brigade is five or
six miles away. What ne could or t0ould do in
case of an attack, don't know; but II seems
TO me that General should be with his men.
If he is so fancy that he can't put up with
them, the Government had better put him out"
"There is q woman living in the town
[Fairfaxl..by the name Of Ford, not married,
who has been of great service TO Gen. Stuart In
giving information, &c.--so much so that
Stuart has conferred on her the rank of Major
In the rebel army. She belongs to his staff.
Why our people do not send her beyond the
lines is another question. understand that
she and Stoughton are very intimate. II he
gets picked iip some night ne may tank her for u.
Her father lives here, and is known to harbor
and give all the aid he can TO the rebs, and this
In the little hole Of Fairfax, under the nose Of
the Provost Marshal, who Is always full Of bad
whisky. So things go, and Il is all right. No
wonder we don't get along faster"
We do not hesitate to say that we believe the
intimacy alluded to in the above note to be no
more than q social and political acquaintance
formed by Miss Ford to enable her to procure
such information as she could for the benefit
of the rebels. .. .. r... .....
While on this subject, we might as well be
plain, and say what is the fact, If il does hit
the gentler sex. 1t is this; If the loyal women
of the country had worked half as hard to exert
their influence against the rebellion, by encour-
aging men to rally and aid In putting 1t down, as
the secesh women have labored against the Gov
ernment, by aiding and encouraging rebels to
destroy II, we should not now be so far behind
the inRl end as we are, and thousands of lives
now lost would have been saved. So much for
the treachery of woman. .,
Miss Ford, of Fairfax, Is not the only female
spy against her country. We are reliably in
formed, and 1t is strange II the Government ia
not also aware of the fact, that at Martinsburg,
Virginia, Mrs. Faulkner, wife Of tho late min.
lister to Austria, (now in the rebel army, ID
daily receiving courtesies from our officers, and
as often acts the part of a medium for commu
nIcating with the rebel authorities, informing
them of all she learns. Indeed, the advantages
which she possesses over others, who are loyal
and the vile purposes to which she appropriatei
them, has been a subject of serious complaint
We do not wonder that brigadier generals, who
are quartered in the enemy's country, are cap
tured easily in the night. Let our general
shun seceSh women as they would Satan.
Since the above was In type we learn that oil
Friday evening last, Mrs. Levi and her sister
Miss Jacobus, of Augusta, Ga, were arrestel
at Martlnsburg, on ths line of the Baltlmor
and Ohio Railroad, by the Government detec
tives, while endeavorlng, 1t is alleged, to max
their way South. They had in their possession
three large trunks. The accused, with thel
goods, were conveyed to Baltimore, on satur
day. The trunks were examined at the proves
marshal's office, and were found to contail
diamond rings and breastplns, and other Jew
elry, ladies' dresses, boots and boOtees, bonnets
artificial flowers, buttons, sewing silk, hair oil
perfumery, &C., in quantities amounting Il
value to 10000. The females were brought t
Washington on Saturday evening, and will b
sent South. All the goods were confscated.
Another party of women were arrested a
Berlin, on the same evening, by portion O
Gen. schonck's command, having contraban
goods in their possession valued at $1,000
They were also brought to this city.
Besides the above-named facts, deyelopin
the criminal side of woman's influence agalns
the Government, we could announce a series q
facts, where tho greatest possible injury hay
resulted from the most innocent transactions {
wives, mothers, sisters. and loved ones, VIII
come to Washington and by their course in TIL
city, attract the attention of officers away froI
the performance OF their duties in camp and
the field.