Clearfield Republican. [volume] (Clearfield, Pa.) 1851-1937, 1863-06-10
BELLE BOYD

D. A. Mahony. ESQ. editor Of the Do
buQue Iowa) HeraIt, has just issued new
work, entitled the prisoner Of State ~
From which we seec. ;he following de-
scription Of Belle Boyd, who has become
somewhat noted since the Inauguration OF
The present unnatural str.ie:--
Among the prisoners in the Oid Capitol
when | reached there, was the somewhat
Famous Belle Boyd, 10 whom has been ut
n s.ibuted the defeat of General Banks IN
sh, Shenandoah Valley by StOnewall
yacklon. Belle, n she was Familiarity
cocd toy all the prisoners, aud affections
ateIy so Wy the Confederate, was arrested
bud imprisoned Rs a spy, She Was said by
the Conirderates who rroieased Ia he ac'
cvoiuted wlh her family, to ba the
h Glughter ut respectable gre,Ey criau
clergyman at Mlr,iu-bIrg, Virginia aud
tho lister of Mrs. Faulkner, whose hu'.
hsnd vas the late United States Minister
90 France
The first intimarion some of u new com.
ers in the Old Capitol had of the fact of
here being badly in that place, waN the
hearing of MARI land, my Masyhnd,
fang the frst night al our inCarcria'Ipn IN
What we could not bp mistaken was u te-
,uUe voice. On inquiiing wewere ~ 'orm'
ed inst il was Belle lloyd. Some of u
had never heard Of the lazy before, and
he were all inquiring abodt her. Who
was sLe. where was she from. and what
did she do? The most satisfactory aG
count represented her rs benny II young
lady OF ab put nineteen yeurs of age, uj llt-
lie BODY, and Of pleasing though not what
j. called either beautiful or handsome
COunteLanCe.
When Bnks wa4 down the Shenandoah
Valley, Belle conceived the idea OF play.
ing the put Of Dslluh on him. TO nc-
sompl!sh this purpose She gave on invl'
ta.iOns to the Fedora! officers in camp.
inclddiDg General Banks, for a ball to
cone off some days subsequently. THIS
Gone, ,hc took feet ahd long MINDED
horse starting late Gue evening, ~ Il rode
bY morning sixty miles across the uoun>
iains to where Slonenall Jackson was en-
camped. She Informed that wary officer
of her plans. of tie situation Of the Fed
erll troops their dis -vosl ION in camp, the
ruuber an position Of their cannon. and,
in short, Of every thing she knew about
Banks army. The uight uF the ball was
In fxpl for The iimp il woull take Jack, on
30 march his foot Cpvalrv.' ~ his iniauo
try vas called hy the Contrderatrs, TO
Banks camp Bellies arrangements he.
ing all made with jackson, she rode back
the SAINT do. ,non,us the uund'ed and
twenty miles in twenty four hours. This.
io some, will appear incredible, but Bell
I.yt Is SAD 80 have 30 superior, man or
,g.mau as an equestrian, in Virginia.
On he night Of the bali Belle lavished
R.t.l-y -
a.ly She hGu procured large and eIe7
g. sa,eah ll'r wt,h vE 21 ,ue covered
To- ..i.a ui ,u. G'rn.a.. Aud by her ,t~
iarhardy made hn uoAvnus, it wou.d
soc'a. 20 all else than ,h08,lpuliDU ot iIS
o. entertainer. Meanwhile, Sl0ncwal'
.'aohson had made successful m .rch, ana
Blowing from Bellies information, d. the
weak ronis la the Federal camp, attack.
Banks. corps 50 udlepiy anG wIth such
b,,lnpss, thst IL was thrown into conru-
sion. A panic succeeded, ard Bnk~ sut
l.e.cd not only an overwhelming defeat
lgt q Disaster Nh.ch has never been re-
paired, as ever since the shenandoah Val
l-y has been in The yirlUal, if not in the
artuI control, Of the Con'ederates
Subsequent to this, Belle Boyd went to
Washington. where. being well known
,aa had the en;rtt to the best society al
lhe Capital. But she did not mean tC
spend her time uselessly. Virginia hn,
claims upon her services, aud 10 requite
tUeae claims she conceived the idea oI
tko!chiog the notifications over the Po
iOmac. 1t was not difficult at tn. time
especially for Young lady, 10 procure
pass 20 cross the Long Bridge. Furnishe,
with his, Belle crossed the river on he
Reconnaissance but being less cautious thai
she WAS jealous, she was detected in lh
scl Of making .keIch uf on, Of the fort
by which Washington is defended on III
South She was Immediately arrested, an
taken TO the Olu CaulUl. tne Ouly one G
her sex in that ba,tIls. Belle was put i
solitary confinement. but allowed io hav
her room dnor open, and To sit outside n
It in n hnl or stair lIndin. in the evening
Whenever She avallrd herself of this PRIV
ilege, as she frequently did, the create,
curiosity was manifested 10y the victims q
despotsra To see her.
Her room being on the second story
those who occupied the r1iird Nosy had
good emporium " To ge their curIo,i
", especially rs thero were no guards u
that time in the third story Of the build
ing, favor for which the other rrisuner
were indebted 10 the tact tint il was O,
the third story the civilians from Freder
icksblrg, who have been gererred to al
reaoy, were confined. Were all the pr!,
oner5 on that story Northern political ol
Tenders, they would not thus have bee
exempt from the surveillance and anno,
soce of the guards. Thanks, therefore, I
the gentlemen iiom Fredericksburg f,
the enjoyment Of mode:ate degree {
liberty in the Old Capitol
But we must not lose sight of Belle BoyC
! heard her voice my first night in priso
singing Maryland. my Maryland" IT.
hrst time | had ever heard that Snuther
song, Tie words, stirring enough
southern hearts, were enunciated 10y lac
with such peculiar expression as to touc
even sonsibi.ities which did not symp'
thiZe with the cause which inspired th
song l. was difficnt to listen unmove
70 ihls lady throwing her whole soul rs