The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-08-26
PRICE TWO CENTS.
THOMAS S. SERRII.T.


The circumstances attending TIE arrest OF Mr. sctrnI
lead almost rresisaby to the conclusion that the man
whether he be traitor not is born fool He WINS a
passenger on the Persia from Liverpool to New York.
whore he arrived ON the 10th inst 1t seems however
that during the passage he ncurably affected with
tine cacofes oquendi that he could keep his
sci, even in grave matter affecting his life
ana DEATH Mr.. serrl is representative OF
mat laxative class of whom tho barber of King
MIDAS is the type This worthy according the Gre
clan fable, being forbidden by the King t. mention TO his
Fellow subjects that his sovereign had asses cars must
heas Whisper the secret to the river upon which to his
ooseiha'on, the reeds which grew the brink spread
abroad the Information 'Kng Midas has asses earsn
MI Serrl, however, improved on the hint furnished by
the barber Not to tho did he whisper, but loudly
aud to tho loyal passengers of the Persia boastoa
| during tho passage out, that he had seen almost
every banker in London, and that ho could obtain
from them any amount of moley tho Confederate
states might require adding that he had then his pos
session 94o0e0 in Bank of England notes for the further
ance Of the relel The consequence was
he landed he searched by the Custom House ON
GERS, and tho money having been round his possession
he was arrested under warrant charging him with high
treason and subsequently committed lafayette
Mr.. Scrrll is middle aged man, of gentleman
y appearance. He was bonn IN narby
village of Delaware county, six miles from
Philadelphia, of which city he had long been
cotton broker. Some years ago he removed TO New Or
leans where he established Office coming North every
year, when he stopped with his ives IN Philadelphia
and in his native village. Before he went South he was
known as devoted antisiavery but having come
iao possession through his wife, Of neg ocs and
other interests i'll louisiana he suddenly changed his
sympath!cs, and advocated secession and slave as
strongly as had before profossei reverence for the
negro and dsnon On his departure for Europe be is said
to have spoken in the most l-advised manner of tho
ia NJ tttrn
AS broker and citizen lc always hot-hcadcd and
restless Letters said to have bcen left in the hands Of
certain parties in Philadelphia represented fully
attesting his sympathics with the rebellion
CHARLES KorPERAN.
About the middle of the present month gcntlcmany
looking man. with the Of thorough going lre-catcr
claiming to be Major Charles Kopperan Of Carroll coun
| ty, Mississippi, and Of having fought IN tho
rebel ranks at Bull run, began to max,
| himself conspicuous, in tic approved chvaric
blood thunder fire and-fury STYLE along Broadway,
and in the different hotels and saloons armed with these
peculiarly gentcmanly and noensivc weapons revol.
and bowie knre. The gallant Major having thus
converted himself into perratctc arsenal omitted no
opportunity Of Boosting Of his deeds Of vaor Bull
very much to his satisfaction. doubt 1t SEEMS
however that the unchyarons New Workers did not APP
prccatc the doughty deeds of done by the belcosc
Major and failed to perceive the compliment paid them
in being told by tie Major how hc had made mnccmcat
OF their friends and they actually mean spirited
Eighteenth ward police, who on the 10Th Instant, sent
&C his officers, and arrested Major Roppoan, Who
taken to tire hcadqua Of tho department. whebco
lie removed next morning to Fort Lafayette under tho
uthorty Of tie Secretary of state.
PIERCE BUTLER.
1t long been an established fact that constant com
has been kept up with the rebels in Virginia.
by means of rowboas the Potomac, in spite Of
the vigilance Of the squadron on that river In
Of these boats a number of letters were discovered
hv R,tlp of md,
to Jefferson Davis, Generals Bcaurcgard Johnston and
other chiefs of the rebel concdcracy The ett,r
seized and information transmitted to Secretary Came
ron, who issued orders TO the United States Marshal in
lhaderha to arrest Mr. Butler, which was done as he
walk NJ down Chosnrt street, and Immediately sent
On to Now York, whence he was transmitted to Fort La
| faycttc.
Mr. Butler is well known having married Fanny Kem-
bic. He relative Of the South Carolina family of But
lcis.
| LOUIS DE BEBIAN.
During the storm of the 10Th instant, q British vcsso.
called tic Adelcso, from Wilmington, North Carolina,
which port she had left without obstruction, put into
| Newport Rhode Island, for shelter. The Adeicso
cd by Lie tenant Bennett Of the revenue yacht
Henrietta who had asccrtaincd where 81 was FROM and
taken possession Of rrIzc crew was placed on board,
consisting OF officer and Ave men, and all tie trunks
papers Of the and passengers sealed
and Themselves made prisoners.
Among the passengers Monsieur Louis re Bebian,
/
he had resiicd several years Enough TRANSFERRED to
show Mons. Bsbian tngcI with the secession
hcrosy and that he had committed ovet acts rendering
him liable rest and he arrested accordingly u
appeared that he then in the service OF the Con-
cderae States, ard that he ON his way to Europe
with letters of credit to tho amount Of $4,000 with
which he to purchase clothing, arms, iron and
9th or comforts for the enemy, for shipment - Whining
ton, n. G., and other Southern ports. On beng
arrested, Mons c Bbinn asked permission 10 sec tho
lint Ia mot.
go ashore, gent New York at once, whence
he was sent under escort to Fort lafayette, there 70
await the orders OF the government
SAMUEL AIKEN.
The arrest Of this individual was effected by Deputy
Marshal sharkcy, at Philadelphia, Saturday. Aiken
WAS formerly employed by Sloat l. Co. m,chilie
racturers, doing business o. ono time in Philadelphia
whence they compelled to remove to Richmond to
avoid the consequences certain actions sent out against
them for aasgressicnof patent rights They took with
them about hundred Northern mechanics, Aiken
among the number and began make cartridges and fire.
for the rebel government Most OF the mechanics
have returned end week arc Aiken was seat on to
Philadelphia to purchase material and to scduce new
operatives u Richmond. He was, however, recognized
and arrested, with papers in his possession dccnt TO
war; such lio has been sent I, Fort Ia.
iayeto 10 take his quarters with the other prisoners
j. e. BERHET.
Last in order is Mayor Berrct, of Washington. This
gentleman had b en- made &c qticio member Of the
Board Of Commissioners and entering into
necessary for him to take the oath Of allegiance to
the government. This he refused to do, on the solo
ground, alleged by him, that having been made al
CT oGcio bcr Of the Board, it not necessary as
the same oath which he took when elected
Mayor applied toa cases in which he was called upon to
serve the public. The government however, did not
seem understand the pncto, and ordered his
which was effected by detectives Elder wilson, who
reached this city with their prisoner Saturday
ing when he stopped 1T Of che principal hotels, and
yesterday morning he conveyed 10 bot Lafayette
by order Of 81 secretary Cam ron. Before leaving WASH
Agton the Office searched Mayor Barrcts residence
but nothing found I npca,e him with the rebels,
lie Ella TO be strong UiDn and only rcrsed to.
take the cath Of allegiance from an empty assertion OK