Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1862-1865, 1864-09-13

BKLLE BoYp TOE Canada pspsrs are llonz!ng the
famous Virginia LADY, lie Boyd. Sac Is described BY
the KngstOn NsUs as LOng about with pistol 10 her
belt ard dogged BY two Federal spies, whose business
It seems 10 DO TO Sstsa her.
Belle Boyd, Il will DO remembered, was oaptured
Ntist ruuncg the blockade from Wilmington. GA hsr
ssy to Europe. Long captivity had very much i'm
paired her health and she abou. recruiting IL In
tbs Old World Wnen ste wss re-taken by tho Yankees
She 10 lie, embed sitting very complacenty on deck
tanning herself she watched tls ELECTS of the shota
Def ITe the boa surrender
Belle BOYD is yoRg lady OF striking appearances.
tall, and with dark auburn hair, and brilliant compl
ion. Ga some isons she wears some what sineular
costume. grey tinnel dress. vi q tigity fitting
body bu toned up 10 the throat with large gilt buttons
TIE sseyes are ike mans coat sleeve decorated with
insignia Of Der RANK, that of Captain in the Oop
fsdeae stfgice We bsieSe that abe is the ONLY re
larry commissioned female otiJtr in the STU bern
army.
Uader the head Of "rhe Aarrbgs Of Belle Bud" the
E ropsan Times gives the following account, which
such Of readers at all familiar with the lady,
ner family her anlecadents will at once recopr AZ
more 10 nance than truth
o. the 26sh, most interesting ceremony of marriage
took place at the Church OF S. James PiccadilIy LIN
don. TIE bridegroom, Lieut. Samue Wilde Hardipes
who Is abCu. thirty years OF age an officer ia tie
lite Safes lazy, holding the rank of eutenant on
board the American war steamer Connecticut. II o
lady, who is about tue same age Of the gallant bid
grooT WAS The daughter OF General Boyd of the srmy
of the Sou harm States woo lately xp:red in prison
hUng been made prisoner by The Fsderas The lad,'
ia full Of the most eventual heroic aud romar-
o ftaures Her father, who possessed vast es.ntea IN
Vrs iaia eaiJ embraced the cluse Of Southern Id.
pendenoe, was soon entras.ed with command ob..in-
ing the rank OF General. His daughter tbs bride en-
| Enthusiastically embraced the ssm, cause. followed
her father to tho field and accompanied him tbroush
out his campaign with the celebrated - onew IN
Jackson, and on two OCCASIONS leroicaly ns n
modern oan OF Aro, led the troops 10 battie, she
WAS, however, in a skirniish captured and nade
prisoner and conveyed to Washington, where she was
Rprsonod. Here sbe remained Is m ,nths. when a
was exchanged for g .recsl Coon WHO had been
mads pisoner by the Onlfederates Ga her return 40
The S,u.b she wtns Ga bcard the Greyhound Uonfsde-
ste amer, which was captured by tie Fed raj seam
Connec icut While running toe blockade. Lieutenant
HArdings was senL GA colrc tie Greyhrnud a. pr,,
master, with his JcuDg heroine as prisoner. Tn, r..
suit Ms that thy mutually bscams enamored and
cIped together from tie ship and found their NAV IN
ths country the br!ds having suc ,eeded in withdraw
log heI lover from his allegiance 10 the Uaited A..
Dag and enlisted his sJmPahies add support for the
South. IL Is the injection OF Lieutenant Htrdngs with
liz bride 70 leave this eoguy ey tie cad of ttmber
&c run the blockade AID the service of the Soot
ern ates. The marriage Sortsgs was omparatiy "
private; being contaed the prde maid an two or
three lady friends toe bridegroom being attendsd b,
number OF American gentlemen connected with The
SoutO Alter the conclusion OF the ceremony the mar.
ties repaired to the b unswck Hotel, J.rmyn street.
where IhO bridegroom mas resided sinS, his sejourn IN
tnia country, and pariook OF al excellent deyansr.
The N. Y Herald Of the cd says:
The recent marriage Of Lin. Hsrdings with Belle
Boyd in Lvapool has solved the mystei Y TENDING the
sJape OF Leu4 er, who ctmm9udsd the captbred
reo. steamer Greyhound, which Belle Boyd vas
passenger, and OF which H'rdnye was prz, q a ter
He esrsp'd as the GIeyhtu d goifg 20 the wharf
IN Boston, where abe ordered. Haroi ge recorted
that h m4 his escape in tie confusion n,ttpdne
g ting toe siesm'r 20 ths wharf unnorced. Har6inee
vas dismissed If, m toe navy fer his negligence. no
Suspicion OF hla coIOplcy in tue escape Seing enter
tanned. The refus shows that the female se6uo
hfriipge from his duty, aud in ret6n for his sIoni
Bier escape, and hi, promise DIN the rebel ryice
has N ,Fred him.