The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1861-07-02
called into the field There abundance OF ordnance and
ordnance stores and other engnery Of warfare

ordnance stores and other enginery Of warfare.
PAsBEs TO THE CAMPS IN VIRGINIA.
The statement that passes granted unfortunately
by General Mansfield his aid Captain DeKay, or that
sucb passes at the hotels In blank s untrue Ten
teen passes day. At the farthest given and never
except on the strongest letters OF introduction
The following are the military regulations concerning
passports, just Issued, dated
HEADQUARTERS OF ARxY,l
WAsHIsGroN July I, 1851.
The Chief by permission OF the Executive,
announces TO all concerned that hereafter no passports
by whomsoever signed countepegned will ent.e any
person to pass the lines Of the United States Army unless
ibe same be also counersgned by himself or the CON.
mander Of military Geographical Department This re-
golstion will continue in force until further notice By
commsDd, WINFIELD SCOTT.
E. D. Townsend, Assistant Adjutant General,
DEPARTMENT OF STATE, WASHINGTON July l. 1851.
The above order ia confirmed W. H. SEWARD.
ARRIVAL OF THE TWENTY SECOND NEW YORK REGI-
MENr.
The Twenty second New Ybrk regiment arrived early
Rs morning. Colonel Phelps in behalf OF the regiment
expresses hs qualification at the Of their recep
ion in Baltimore, and exonerates the citizens from all
blame in connection with the death of Edward Brge
private from Pattersonvie, Warren county, who was
accidentally killed at Camden depot.
THE sEDIT1oUs DEVELOPMENTS IN BALTIMORE.
The Baltimore dsunonsts still inclined be trou.
S'~soaS Ahoy wv NV oPPoViato tue CeiuouCy VI tuo
government in Withholding its hand from their rebel
leaders while they were plotting mischief The seizure
Of the st. Nicholas by rebels from Baltimore was evident
y planned in that city The UNUSUAL amount OF travel Of
Maryland and Virginia rebels crowding the Potomac and
Pa,uxert steamers every trip for weeks past must have
been known to the police The capture Of this steamer
ia another link in the chain Of evidence against the Police
Commissioners. Recruiting agents for the rebel army
have been openly enlsng recruits and forwarding them
TO Virginia by land and water, not only with the know
ledge, but absolutely with the connivance Of the police
General Banks however is determined 10 stop all these
reasonable practices he reinforced To- night by
company Of cavalry and the Rhode Island Marine bat
terry which will give him several full batteries Of artl
ery, besides the howtzers belonging to the New York
Thirteenth With such force az General Banks has al
his command, and majority Of the bone and sinew Of
Baltimore on the eide Of the Stars end srpes the rebels
and their sympathisers there whatever aid they may
have received from the rest Of the State will be COM
PEELED TO keep quiet The cup they pressed TO the lips Of
Union men, some six or seven weeks ago, ia now pre-
sented to their own and they will be made by General
Banks 10 drink 1t to the dregs.
General Banks aconic despatch to the War Department
announcing bis action in Baltimore affairs to-day, gave
great satisfaction. His conduct meets the approval Of
the whole administration The prompt compliance Of
ment Of cavalry and artillery, is evidence Of the
tire confidence reposed in his skill judgment and ability.
he evidently putting practice the theory announced
by him Id 1857 that Gin these times with our light sue
GEES is duty"
SEIZURE OF A BALTIMORE STEAMER By REBEL PAS.
GRNGxRS.
The United States steamer Roeolute Captain Budd,
rived here At the Navy Yard this afternoon bringing Id
tegence 70 the Navy Department that the steamer st.
Nicholas, running q packet from Baltimore to Point
Lookout and other places the Maryland side Of the
Potomac, terminating at Warrington, was seized just
After midnight Of Friday She arrived at the Point about
half past twelve. having board large number of pas
sepgers, only three Of whom ladies' Four Eve
got off at Point Lockout About FIVE got board the St.
Nicholas suppospg she coming up the river to Wash
scn She left Point Lookout steaming in the direction
Of St Mays, When half mile from the wharf she
put out her lights and steered west crossing the Poto.
mac into Cone river, Virginia. On Sunday Captain
Budd captui ed two in q small boat returning TO Viz.
gnia who said they had been carrying rebels over
Maryland Captain Budd learned from these men that
the steamer 81 Nicholas had been taken into Cone river
that sbe remained ere few hours put her passengers
from Baltimore AMI Point Lookout ashore, and
seven O'Clock on Sunday morning left, they under
stood for the Rappahaunock river, and is supposed
TO have gone to Fredericksburg The St. Nicholas s
a wooden, side wheeled steamer, is fast and about
twelve hundred tons When che left Point Lookout 1t lie
estimated that about hundred rebels we're on board
OF her, twenty-five Of whom probably got on board A.
Baltimore and the rest came down in small parties on
the Pauxent boats and crossed over to the vicinity
Of Point Lookout is believed that about thirty per
CONS not in the conspiracy also on the boat when
she left Point Lookout, and were put ashore at Cone
river.
Ut ting af "a hna~A
the St. Nicholas upon her arrival. If he had done
90, he would have been accompanied by boats crew
Ct six men, who, Of COURSE would have been captured
His escape fortunate. s singular fact that the
steamer once known the Monticello now the Star,
has been stationed ct the mouth Of the Rappahannock
until within q week, otherwise the st. Nicholas would
have been captured.
Immediately upon the discovery Of the seizure Of the
st. Nicholas and her departure for Fredericksburg
formation was despatched to Commodore Stringham Of
the fact and probably by this time the mouth Of the
Rsppshannock again blockaded that the st. Ncho.
las will not be able to get out
The following letter from Charles worthington agent
for the steamer st. Nicholas to-day addressed to the
Secretary Of the Navy, contains the following state
ment-
four O'Clock in the afternoon laden with freight for
sumption for the citizens Of St. MArys and Charles coun
ties Mary land and with other cargo for Washington.
alexandria and Georgetown She also had on board
number of passengers, who were to be landed
at Der regular landings the Maryland shore OF
the Potomac river. 1t Ia reported by officers
OF The steamer Diamond State, which rriyed
here saturday that they saw her about O'Clock
that morning leaving Point Lookout and healing under
great speed Tor the Virgins Shore presumed TO be dea
tined TO Kipsale There ID no doubt but that she
taken forcbe possession Of by parties who passen
gers from Baltimore, by force from Virginia.
though s not known that she had on board any gus
picious persons when she LETT Baltimore Such however
may have been the Gaze, unknown TO her officers. No
thing been heard Of her since will add that after
interview with you and your chief clerk week since
took passage on her on Tuesday last for Baltimore for
the purpose Of concerning with Captain Ward TO the
most efecusl mode OF preventing the landing the Ma
ryspd thore Of articles intended for transportation
the river TO Virginia. and at the time avoid
any unnecessary detention TO her. Tho arrange
ment made was mutually satisfactory, an he pro-
meet her every satur lay morning The mouth
Of the river and give her pass proceed her trip
But alas he Doubtless evil disposed persons
took advantage Of the absence Of government officer
and the seiZure AS the lives and property Of loyal
citizens Of Maryland and the District OF Columbia are
hazarded by detention may ask that may
at once be taken for Der recapture.
The Navy Department vas subsequently Informed from
another that the St. Nicholas had been taken by