The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-09-30
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Narrative Of q Yankec 81 !.
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. spy hailing and dating fro
His sojourn in Richmond e
March last up to few day
following is the narrative d
lures Of this unblushing sc1
WHY wEE7 TO DIxiH-How
LEFT Washington ON the
last For the purpose Of invad}
eOiI' to point near Mason :
The object Of nv journey - sn1l S.
cern to anybody, ! need not III 6 t0S
close. On the afternoon ~ Il fna - ~
cautiously crossed Ashby'e G1
Ridge, snd was just fellcliat 311S n
having succeeded in doing f f1 "
when ! was surrI unded by q RI n ~ Y.
OF MOsby's pObbevs. They a. ~ s 81
De Yankee spy, and, In spite "a 3Ae
suasion and arguments could ~ =
PaAoOuCIs AUCtI cuIt1 WIS n NJ 4sN1fI
to his august presence lad to S&onV7
l knew Moeby was lawyer axoa
me hundred questions. I k1 toe
the same questiOnsand many q -
asked me by half dozen oahG r&
fore shOnld reaeh-Richmond, aa
certain Of being sent. TheI
march to the guerilla chief, llIlsar kGlf q
brain for . tale which might safely tell 10
all, and one calculated to prevent my being
fA6 yvure.s
in the Confederacy. In answer to Mosby's
inqniries told him that was refugee from
the North; that had suffered long contine-
ment In Fort Warren, and that was endeay-
Oring to work my way to Richmond to offer
my services to the Confederate Government
lie apparently credited my tale, treated me
very cordially, aud, after couple Of days,
forwarded me under an escort to Gen. Fitz.
hugh Lee, then at Salem.
FITzHUGH LEES CAVALRY
consists of five regiments, and Is composed
OF the most respectable Virginians In the re-
bel service. Every member of the Third
regiment, commanded by Colonel Owen, and
the Fourth, by Colonel Wickham, claims to
be an +. +. ", excepting Mcclellan, adjutant
Of the former regiment, who Is q Pennsylya,
nian, and cousin to General McC ClellaD, whom
he greatly resembles. These Yirginians arc
the NEST conceited and egotistical braggarts
that 1 ever encountered, and most Of them
are extremely ignorant. During the weeE
was prisoner with the command heard
more rOdomontade than ever heard before
in my life, or ever expect to hear again. II
is reported that Roger A. Pryor has joined
while Twas with them the Union cavalry
offered them battle-once near Little Wash
ingt0n and once at Sperryville-but on both
occasions the bold rebels, though In supe
rior force, after discharging their carbines,
galloped away. ! afterwards expressed to
several Of ''the chivalry" my surprise. as
civilian. at their retreating before inferior
numbers, and was told that that was ''strat
egy."
HOW REACHED RICHMOND.
II Is enough to add that Fitzhugh Lee sent
me to Gen. Stuart, at Culpeper, ana that the
latter, after satisfying himself, from my an
swers and conversation, that was true
friend to the South, forwarded me in charge
Of one of his aids, with favorable letter, to
Gen. Winder, whose duty Or province it ap-
pears to be to dispose finally Of all suspected
or doubtful persons found within the rebel
lines. Owing to an accident to the train !
did not reach Richmond till after midnight.
The morrow being Sabbath-a day sacredly
observed in that new nation Of fasting and
Winder could not be seen.
The orders of General Stuart's aid requiring
him to return at once to his command, / was
transferred to the charge of Cap
tain Alexander, and made an inmate Of that
Internal sepulchre, Castle Thunder.
GENERAL w1NDER.
The three following days General Winder
was indispOsed, and attended to no business;
but on the fourth day was taken before
him. Charity will not permit me, like many
others, to. describe this -functionary as o
knaye, drunkard, tyrant. and brute, but rather
nuated to comprehend that any but traitors
have rights or feelings worthy of respect
He at first regarded me with suspicion; but
| repeated with additions the story 1 had
told MOsby, and, in answering his questions,
managed to interpOlate some dattering re-
marks which l pretended prominent Mary
landers had made in regard to him, and the
old mans vanity was so tickled that he re-
quired no further evidence that was not .
spy, and at once set me at liberty. Among
other things l told him that was the repre-
sentative and head Of secret society In bal
timOre and New York, organized for the
purpose of procuring soldiers for and other
wise assisting the South, and had upwards of
two hundred aud fifty men pledged and
ready to follow me as soon as could effect
with the Secretary Of War for
their enrolment and transportation. lie
Stuart, Of Maryland, and others, and gave
me advice and instructions which soon
found it very agreeable to follow.
INTERVIEW WITH THE SECRETARY OF WAR.
AND OTHER FUNCTIONARIBS.
TO keep up show Of sincerity and good
faith, i sought an interview with Mr.. Sed
don, the rebel Secretary Of War, and after
reiterating the story Of my prosecutions by
"LincOln and his miui0ns, ;, submitted pro-
positsOn to furnish the "C0nfeleracy" re-
crnits, &c, from the North. 1t will scarcely
be necessary to say that my proposal was
joyfully received and promptly accepted
Without entering into details, may add that
arrangements were afterwards made for the
mastering, transportation, &C., of the men.
Without much effort ON my part sOon
formed the acquaintance Of many OF the
heads Of the various departments and their
employees, ana most of the military officers
stationed in and about the city. S0lne Of
these let me into certain aTcdsu in.peris,
while through others | was enabled to in-
spect the Notifications and witness the war
like preparations generally progressing about
tie capital
THE FORTIFIcATIONs OF RICHMOND. .
And here let me declare that our people
and army officers Aavc been led to greatly
oyerrate the character and magnitude OF the
dcfcnces Of this defiant city. Fortinc Ations
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