--The
Atlanta (Ga.) Confederacy, of the 21st inst., thus states the circumstances connected with the arrest of
W. H. Huriburt:
This gentleman, now somewhat notorious in the
Confederacy, arrived here on the Tuesday night train from
Augusta.
On that day, the 18th,
Marshal Boggus received a dispatch from the
Mayor of
Augusta, upon which he arrested Mr. H. on his arrival.
He was carried to the
Washington Hall, where he was provided with rooms and guarded.
Mayor Whitaker was confined by illness.
Col. B. C. Yancey,
Col. J. M. Calhoun,
Lieut. Wm. M. Williams,
G. W. J. Hill and
J. A. Wise,
Esq, were designated as a committee of investigation.
After carefully considering all the circumstances, and the facts brought to light, it was judged best to consign him to our Government at
Richmond, to be disposed of by them as they may judge best.
He will be carefully guarded there by
Marshal Boggus and an assistant.
Several articles have appeared in the
Richmond.
Charleston and other papers denouncing him as a bold, daring and accomplished spy. If these charges are false, he will have a chance to set himself right before our Confederate authorities.
His manners and appearance are prepossessing.
He is well educated, and has remarkable conversational powers — has travelled extensively, and is well posted on almost everything afloat in the world.
His antecedents are unfavorable for this climate.
He has been editor of the New York Times, and advocated the election of
Fremont.
He gets up in seductive style some pretty stories about what he has done and contemplates doing for his
native South; for he claims
Charleston as his birth-place.
He
may be a friend of the
South, but he has been in bad company.
We deem it prudent to suppress much that has been developed by the committee and that he has communicated to them.
It might operate against him unjustly should he be innocent, or do no good should he be guilty.
If he our Government he is all right, we are satisfied that he is in safe hands, and will be properly cared for.
