The Evansville daily journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ia. [i.e. Ind.]) 1848-1862, 1861-08-20
Arrest OF a Rebel Recruiting ofaeer.

Arrest OF a Rebel Recruiting Onieer.
Considerable excitement was created in
the vicinity of the Surveyors Office, yester-
day morning, by the arrest ola man charg-
ed with being a recruiting Officer, for the
Confederate army. The circumstances of
the arrest are as follows Last Sunday dur
ing the examination of the steamer Samuel
Orr, by Captain Wood, a trunk was discov-
cred for which no owner could be found.
The Captain at once took the trunk to the
warehouse, when it was opened and several
reasonable letters were brought to light.
Yesterday, stranger appeared at the ware
house and demanded the trunk taken from
the Orr Captain Wood at once arrested
bin and took him before Surveyor Robin
son, who sent him to Camp Vanderburg.
The name of the prisoner is John Cartwell
of the firm of Cartwell Brothers, Caseyville,
Kentucky One of the;letters is from Cart
we'll to Lieutenant Charles Semple, Louis
vile, an officer in the rebel army. 1t states
that he (Cartwell), had talk with Mr.. An
derson, book-keeper at Hamilton & Bros,
I'd between Main and Market streets, Louis
vile, aud that Anderson told him that he
had forty mentor the Southern army, but
had no means of sending them to Tennes-
see Cartwell also tells Semple that he would
try and fill up the latter's company at Ca
SEVILLE, whittier he was bound at the time
of his arrest. Copies of letters introduc-
ing Lieutenant Semple to Jno. NJ. Blair, of
GAINESVILLE, Tennessee, as all right on the
Secesh question, were also found. Cartwell
also expresses the hope of meeting Lieut..
Semple very soon at Camp Boone, the head
quarters of the Kentucky traitors.
Cartwell WIZ be held until orders
ders are received from Gov. Morton as to
his disposals. Cartwell is apparently an in
telligent man, writes well, and shonld have
been sharp enough to have confined his OPP
he may be locked up for the present, and
we commend to the attention of Surveyor
Cotton, of Louisville, Lieut.. Semple and the
military book-keeper on Second Street, in
that city. 1t is high time the authorities
of Kentucky were taking some steps to put
down this recruiting in that State, for jeff.
Davis. The neutrality" of Kentucky is
more dangerous to the Government than
would be her avewed hostility, and the Sur
veyor at Louisville is under obligations to
arrest every man known to be connected
with this nefarioGs business.
BSF The Tribune correspondent from
Fortress Monroe, August 18th, says that the
prisoners arrived there from Richmond, say
the city is being fortified, but the works are
ineonsiderable The number OF troops in
Richmond is from 5000 to 10000 Arri-
walls from the South occur daily, and the idea
of marching on Washington is constantly
encouraged. Men are being drafted to fill
the vacancies. They say there is an appa.
rent plenty of everything but metals, and
men and officers are animated with the be-
lief that their cause is about to be achieved
Great Indignation exists in Richmond
against Magruder, for burning Hampton
Powder, and other articles are received in
large quantities through Kentucky. Large
bodies of negroes are engaged in building
batteries at Manassas and elsewhere, and in
some instances prisoners have been put to
work. Much is said about taking Newport
News, but they say they can do without
Fortress Monroe for the present.
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