The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-03-22

permission to be- sent through the Fed
eral lines under a flag Of truce. An escort
was given her from washington to 8Ac-
quia Creek, and the Confederates escort
ed her to Richmond. Then she went pra G.
tically unaccompanied to Dalton. Ga,
where her husband was Ill. e +
HIS VESSEL SUNK. II t,S{5
Perhaps the joy Of the meeting may
have fastened his recovery; certain 1t Is
that General Darling was restored to
health and returned to duty. But in the
fall Of 1868, while engaged in taking a
cargo Of government cotton down the
river to Mobile the vessel was subjected
to heavy fire from a Federal battery
on the bank and was sunk. 1T Is not
known that any Of those aboard escaped.
Mrs. Darling was still at Dalton. When
the news Of her husbands death was re-
ceived she determined to go back home
to her people. Application for permission
to return under flag Of truce was made to
General Dabney II. Maury, then In COM
mand OF the Department of the Gulf,
With Headquarters at Mobile. Mrs. OAR
ling took to General Maury letter from
General Braxton Bragg.
General Maury at once made appllca-
ton to General N. P. Banks, the COM
mander Of the northern troops In New
Orleans, for, a flag Of truce. The appli-
cation was granted, and Mrs. Darling
was sent from Mobile to Pascagonda,
Miss, 81 to meet the flag OF truce boat,
which was to convey her to New Or
leans. Mrs. Darling embarked upon the
vessel sent for her. the Alice McQuigan,
stone The capita In showed her n pass
port signed by General Banks. authorize
Ing the safe conduct Of herself, maid
and effects to New Orleans.
WAS ARRESTED.
~
The vessel arrived at Hickoks Landing,
six miles above New Orleans In about
three days and tied up. Captain Tileston
left the boat, saying he would send a
carriage for Mrs. Darling. She WINS im-
pressed by his kindness. Her Impression
was Of an entirely different character,
when In about two hours, n Federal SER
geant appeared on board and placed hor
under arrest. lie showed her a warrant
: from General James a. Bowen, provost
demand for the keys of tho trunk was
granted and he searched It thoroughly,
without finding the slightest trace OF any
thing OF an discriminating character, But
he did find In tho trunk money and bonds
and jewelry to the value of nearly $4,000.
These he deliberately appropriated, and
Mrs. Darling has never seen them since.
though the trunk was afterward returned
to her. The government has allowed Mt
last her claim of a little less than So, 900,
but would not compensate her for tho
theft Of $4,000 worth OF Confederate cot
ton bonds
and placed In jail, The authorities
thought they had captured Mrs Green
how, the celebrated Confederate SPY,
But at the time Mrs. Darling was In
prison In New Orleans the woman whom
her jailers thought she was. was on the
Atlantic on her way to Europe on a
mission for the Confederacy. think she
made her escape on the Robert y, Lee,
the blockade runner commanded by CAPS
tain John Wilkinson, Of Amelia county.
Virginia,
After an Imprisonment OF eight days,
Mrs. Darling managed to effect nor es-
cane. She secured, the assistance OF the
British Consul, who succeeded In having
her paroled after she had to submit to
being guarded by two officers for several
days, But though paroled, she mad to
report daily to General H NJ Porter
SAILED FOR NEW YORK.. t
After having been detained In New Or
leans in this way for many weeks abso-
lutely cut offs from her friends In the
south and the north. Mrs. Darling was
orderad to sail on the transport Baltic
Sfor New York, Mrs. Darling received the
order in the afternoon and had to leave