Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1864-07-23
Incidents Of tho Wnr.

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FEMALE REBEL -SpIEs.-There is no
longer any reason to doubt that the Union
officers captured by the rebels under Gil
more on the Baltimore train were pointed Y
out,by female traitors in the cars. Wvhave
the positive evidence of one respectable |
merchant OF Philadelphias who, being in the !
train with his family saw %umHu,point
out a Union officer To the rebels. Strange
to relate, this woman bears the name of
Kate Lee and is believed to DC u niece of
the rebel General. 1t is natural enough
that she should be rebel, but how she
comes to be enjoying the protection of our
flag and passes freely on u Union gunboat,
even after her treason is made known to
the commander, is u mystery to US.
Lieut.. Col. Mitchell ia credited in the tele-
graphic dispatches with very curious
narrative of the capture of General Franklin,
| which is directly contradicted by the Cen
| cral himself, and by other credible persons.
In it he alledgcs that the General confessed
| voluntarily that he WIS General Franklin,
endeuvoring to create the impression that
he was not even asked. The truth Is, that
u rebel soldier came up to him directly, as
though he had previously been informed,
aud asked him if he was not General Frank
lin, to which he replied that he was A
lady who WAS in the train AYERS positively
| That tue woman WHO pOluttu OuS NShciei
Franklin WAS named Pcrrine.
We now ask emphatichlly whether ex-
amples cannot be made of these female
traitors that shall serve as a warning to
othersl 1t is great wrong to the de
Tenders of the Republic that their lives are
thus exposed to the treachery of women en-
loving the protection Of our flag, and the
comforts of civilization and hospitality III
the North Nyrth Jpeyican.
| A STRANGE ScENE.-The two armies in
Georgia met the other day IN the persons
of some of their superior oihccrs-Gcnerals
Clayborne, Cheathaul, Hindnnn, and Nancy
parties having been detailed from each 10y
mutual agreement for the burial Of their
' dead Grouped together in seemingly :ra
tcrna unity were officers and men OF botl
contcnding armies, who for five minute'
before were engaged in the work OF Slaugh
: ter and death. Chcatham looked rugSt'
and healthy. though seemingly sad and dc
spondent. lie wore his fatigue dress, I
blue hanel shirt, black nccktie, grey home
5 spun pantaluons, and sl0uch black hat
: Colonel Clancy of the j2d Ohio, in talking
5 to Generals Nancy and lIindman, remarked
that it was II sad state of affairs 10 witness
: human beings of common origin ant
;, nationality dig two hours every day to bur.
;, the dead OF twenty minutes lighting. es
y yes, indeed" said one, but II the settiemcn
. of this thing were left to our armies thrr
would be peace and good fellowship IN tw'
hours"
"a REBEL LETTERs-The Washington cor
respondent Of the Tribune, writing ON Jut
:. 10, says: The following letter addrcsse'
:. to Mrs. w. ). Drew, care of Edward
!. Drew, next to the Bank cf Washington
S,,r
is bring into the city and deliver, came int
h possession OF the Government yesterday
y Headquarters Co. +, 23d REGIMENT CA
u yALnY, SILVER SPRINGS, 4 miles tror
&c Washington,
July IL, 1864.
L. Ny DARLISu BROTHER: 1t seems har
n that here | am within sight oi my hom
ie and cannot get there. l can hardly reali1
eF that am here, it seems like pieasaI
nc dream to bc in such u familiar place.
ot certainly expected to bc in Washingto
d last night, but fate discrccd otherwise, an'
6 for fear We will not get there, will writ
IN am well have not been hurt, and hay
III been fighting almost every dar. Ny hor
has been shot from under me, but ha'
C. not been wounded. wonder how You Il
er look. would give worlds to Sec 'you Il
ss again. and know you all want to see nj
but suppo.e we will have to wait till
kind Providence grants our PRAYER.
- fixed up nicely to come TO " a'h'ng'o
and if We don't get there it will bc II
e, disappointment to me; but, Us g""d ST
nd der / will have to trust in the sagacity
NJ our General and val0r ot our boys. v
Ut have been skirmishing here all the mornin
ch but no general engagement has taken p!at
he When it does come will fight hard to
W home All the boys are well.
Y TsIl Bette and the girls to write whc
IN ever they can. Give the enclosed to Bill
~ Baylcy.
On Afectionatcly, W. I. DREW.
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