The Potter journal. [volume] (Coudersport, Pa.) 1857-1872, 1863-06-10

Arrest of Woman Spy.
A correspondent of the Philadelphia
Press gives the following particulars of
the arrest of woman spy, referred to by
our Norfolk correspondent yesterday:
Yesterday "Wednesday morning it
was made known to single individual
that Mrs Webb had parascl in her pos
session, in the handle Of which was mi
mute statement of all the men and means
IN Gen. Dix's department. From her
hands this Invaluable parasol was to be
intrasted to the careful guardianship Of
Miss Hoosier, who was to convey it safely
through our lines at Suffolk, and carry it
to Gen. Longstreet Col Boyer, with
the skill of Jonathan Wild, permitted
the lady to depart, so he might see if she
carried the pretty little shade, which cost
S., Federal money. Everything was cor
rect. A telegram was Immediately sent
to Gen. Peck to have Miss Hoosier re-
turred Immediately to Norfolk, Miss H.
was riding swiftly along, every moment,
as she thought, nearer freedom, and in
her dear little parasol was all the requi.
site information for recapturing Norfolk,
and driving the hated Yrnkees from Suf-
folk and vicinity 1t was her lot, per-
chance: to deliver Virginia from those
who vexed her sorely All alone she sat,
feeling happy as Lady Alicia, when, at
the side of Lady Vaudeville, she attended
the first ball
1.-THE hearts delight did like a radiant lamp
Light the sweet temple of her face"
At length the cars stop 1T Suffolk A
quick, brief ride, and she's home No,
not yet. She is stopped ere she leaves
her seat, and politely requested to return
in the same train. Expostulation fol
lows then entreatles; then she grows
furious, and at last soft, betraying air
steals over her broad features she fat;ers,
she cajoles, but without effect. Mean
while she clings to her parasoI, like be-
reaved mother to her deformed child.
Soon she is back to Norfolk The par
asol is taken from her reluctant grasp
The handle was one long, hollow iron
tube, and in this concavity was closely
concealed long rolls of paper, closely
written on. There is scarcely quarter.
master IN this department. who could give
such a correct, minute, and perfect ae-
count of the number of men, means of
subsistence, stores of ordnance, &c, as
these papers contained. liz regular order
was set down the whole number of troops
in Gen Dix's department, cavalry, in
fantry, aud artillery, and tediously defined
and described each place where they were
posted; the correct number of those dis
charged whose term ef service had ex-
pired, and those who would soon leave
for their homes.
Every man sent from Suffolk and other
places to re enforce Yorktown or to occu-
| py West Point was there. Great Bridge
was grap aphically described Bowers Hill,
Deep Greek, and the ''intrenched lines"
were all mentioned as being weakly guar
ded, and none of them further than eight
miles from Norfolk. The force stationed
at kempsville was fairly enumerated at
fifteen men, and the weak and strong
points in the Notifications around Suffolk
faithfully portrayed.
Longstreet was instructed how to make
Morgan-ike raid through all this coun-
try, and the sure means of safe retreat
made plain and clear He was informed
of Gen. Viele's residence, and how he
might be captured; where Gov. Pcrpont
resided when 10 town, and how strong or,
more properly, how weakly, these local
tiles were guarded. The secret emmis-
sary earnestly hoped they might succeed
in capturing the ''bogus Governor of Vir
ginia" The number of gunboats sta
toned on James River was given, with a
correct description of their strength, and
the position they occupied in the stream
The writer said Suffolk was to be evac
uated soon The Yankees could not
spare sufficient force to hold the place.
and that they meant to retire to Bowers
Hill, place located on the Seaboard and
Roanoke Railroad, within about seven
miles of Portsmouth. The long sectional
rolls thus found in the handle of the par
asol could be worked into perfect mill
tary encyclopedia by the ingenious Long