The daily Green Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1861-1865, 1863-03-26

Vermont soldier, who thought If the gen.,,l
was captured, be might thank Miss Ford 70,
it, is confirmed by the following extract from
the Washington news of the Baltimore Amer.
lean;
1t turns out that the woman Antonio +
Ford, of Fairfax Court House, was the prin.
cipal spy and guide for Captain Mosby in
his successful recent raid upon that village.
Colonel l.. G. Baker, the War Department
Provost Marshal, having obtained positive
formation that hOsby lin disguise) slept /,
the house of Ford in Fairfax Court Hous
and that Fs daughter went rennd with him
and pointed out the houses which Gen Slough.
ton, Col. Wyndham, and Col. johnson, re-.
spectivcly occupied as their quarters, and that
she certainly aided M. in planning and exc.
cutting bis raid ordered her arrest She wa,
accordingly brought here on Sunday last and
consigned to the Old Capitol Prison. Her
commission ito play such panel gam,
as occasion might afford opportunities, we
presume) was also at the same time secured
as well as some Sc, 600 in Confederate money.
The following is a copy of the commission in
question:
/ To ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN : Know We that
reposng special confidence in the patriotism, Il.
deity and ability of Antonio j. Ford, |, Jane,
Z. Stuart, by virtue of the power invested in
me as Bngadler General in the Provincial Army
of the Confederate States of America, do hereby
appoint and commission her my Honorary Aid,
de- Camp, to rank as such from this date She
will he obeyed, respected ard admired by all
the lovers OF noble nature.
Given under my hand and seal, at the Head.
quarters Cavalry Brigade, at Camp Beverly,
the seventh day OF October, A. ID. 1861, and
the first year of our independence.
j. Il. b. STUART.
Impression of his sgnet ring.
By the General,
l.. TIERNAN BRYAN,
AssiStant AdJutanI General
We judge that we are learning to be SOL
iiers, end by degrees, approaching the fact
that we are in an enomy's country. A little
more of this kind Of experience will render
us mole vigilaDt and efficient than raw re.
cruts. 1t is painfully obvious that our
Government, as well as the soldiers, have beor
slow TO learn the full nature and magnitude
Of the struggle in which we are involved.
It is hard to believe that those who are Of
car own country and kin, can be 50 madly
hostile to our very existence We infer that
men who have worked 10 political union with
tho South, united by strong party ties, find 1t
hard to believe that these party connections
may not again be united in cherished devO.
ton at the shrine Of slavery but the day il
forever past, and all are regarded as enemies
to them, who are the friends Of union 90
any terms under tho old flag
The day has not quite past yet, for our
soldiers to work at the old trade Of dig
ging in the dirt A large portion Of the men
included in the regiments, in this section
have been daily on fatigue duty, digging rife
pits around their position here. We could
now hold in check, with these advantages, q
much larger force than our own. The men
appear to enjoy this exercise, and enter upon
the duty, as though they have mind to work
The weather for March has been thus far
much more severe than what We anticipated
1t has been as cc,d and unpleasant. for th'
time, as any month since we came into Viz
ginia. The people here say that our harcE
weather has been quite unusual for the sea-
son. The sanitary condition Of the regiment
still improves. II. p. Chamberlain, Co. G,