A gentleman connected with the Army of the West, who arrived in this city yesterday evening, on the State train, informs us that previous to his leaving Corinth, a woman had been brought in, who was arrested while on her way to Nashville for the purpose of conveying information to the enemy. She had been within the lines for some weeks past, during which she had been eery assiduous in ministering to the wants of the sick soldiers; for some reason, however, not explained to us, she fell under the suspicions of the officers, and on her departure from camp some days ago, on pretence of a visit to her friends, a small detachment was ordered to follow and watch her.
Her movements soon convinced them that something was wrong, and keeping up the pursuit, they quickly learned that she was an enemy ol the South, in service of the Federals, and that her object within our lines was to obtain a thorough knowledge of the plans and forces of the Confederates, which information she was now attempting to convey to the enemy. Becoming fully satisfied of the fact, the squad arrested her, and brought her back to Corinth; here, with what appears to us as unaccountable negligence, she was permitted to retire to a room alone without being searched, and when a short time afterwards the guard proceeded to her room for the purpose of searching her they had the mortification to discover themselves forestalled, and all that remained of the written evidence of the treason was the smell of burned paper.—Atlanta Commonwealth
The Lancaster Ledger, Lancaster, SC