Delaware State journal and statesman. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1855-1870, 1861-01-25

No Little excitement uccasonOd in the vicinity
pier No. u North River yesterday afternoon by III,
seizure, by the police of quantity Of muskes destined
to Montgomery, Alabama dnlcer Jeremiah Conev ~ ~
First Ward, aud Officer Qugley, of the IIarhnr poti
were walking logther In West street, when they saw
eAttmai passing with several long boxes on ha cart
which they suspected contained musk,ts They dstet
mined 60 watch the day and where the load was LEFT
AFTER following tue eartmhn for distance they saw
him turn down to pier No. IL where the Savannah
ers Of u. H. Cromwels line take heirderorturc II VA
then the hour appointed the sailing Of The
Monticello, and She lying AT tho datk with mi h
OF steam up, and lAboefs engaged In hoisting in
number Of boxes similar to those lpoight bv th ~ ~ :
onrer Conley fastened To the First Precnc Station.
House and reported 10 Sergeant Denton, the officer in
command his suspicious The Sergeant Immediately
Photographed 70 Headquarters to nn0w what action h,
should take In the matter and In few moments received
II reply in the following concise terms!
"aeize all muHtets being s1ipped board of anv ves
bound for the seeding States, as eontrabrand goods
JOHN A. KENNEDY,i
sergeant Denton ten accompanied Uieer Couley to the
pier where he eNamned the boxes and become WINGED
that they contained musksts Approaching ths aIrrl
who was seated at dek, receiving freight the Sergeant
addressed hi when the fol OWING conversation eusued
Sqg,1ni-Will you he kind enough Sir "a inform ma
what those boxes cuntant 50 no
Cierk-AIerrhAndiae.
Sergeant-What kind Of inerohandiset
Observation-Disclosures the boxes are shipped merchan,
SergaH-Then shall take possession of that uerehan.
disc. t''' s"'''''
clerk-Iloohng w III great asioushmeutl-Yuulii o
Ser9fa-l shall seize upon these boxes As eoutrabsp
goods ohieer Conley take charge them and do mi
The Clerk desired to know by whose nutboritv ,Ia
goods were seized, and being informed Tint il Was in
roheml WIN the orders Superintendent Police
ne nhu notnng more In say une OF the boxes WINS aee
ny broken OPEN aud found tn contain 20 new ntskets
lust from the mandatory Comfy was LETT n CHARGE Of
me boxes u the dock while Sergeant Denton retnrnsd "a
the Stat0n-HouAe to obtain squad of men 10 assst in
removing those already board the vessel Dnrug bis
absence boats Of the Hnrhur POLICE arrivi al
entered eheeriuy upon that labor One or Two slnve
doors who threw obstacles in their way were sum
msriy removed from the pier 49, f
On getting all the boxes on the pier IL was C,und the,
lhee We're 80 OF hem ~ OF which had been slowed ia,
the hold the others NOT having left the dock e,eb ana
eohAns 70 nnskels -Four heavy kcgs supposed 10 con
tain muBkUt balls also taken OF the steamer Inn al,
opening they were found 10 he filled with Chains And
wereaceodingy placedOn beard ain The police remain
81 IN ehaIge muskets, much the disgust the Cap
tain u the steamer who complained that they were attract
ing crowd there Shortly before dar instructions were
received from headquarters - remove thu muskels 10 the
new arsenal al the Of Thryh street and seyentb
avenue and they were accordingly conveyed hlther on
drAysi accompanied by Capt Silver Of the First Ward
One Of the owners Of the vessels was present AZ Tia lima
OF the stEule and taining ppun what authority
was done hasteged of for his counsel That iniivia9s
soon arrived and objected the whole pro ealing sa
ing that he shond hold the Police Department rsepons
for their action. Mr.. Cromwell refused IA giva sn ~
formation in regard to tho muskets, claiming that he
neither knew by whom thoy shipped nor to whom
lney were consigned le was very much annoyed at the
action Of the Police and nmAted that Ii he had bepn in
command Of the vessel the officers would have been Oh
ged TO hight before getting the muskets The Clerk tld
The same story IN substances stating that at aboat Inc
time the vessel 10 sail, person 10 him mnkno,yn
came with the boxes Of muskets and desired to Min tha,
as lnb Nltih asked MIN II they
firearms and he replied that theie was nothing bn mar
ehandse in them Upon this assurance the Clerk sate
he consented 10 receive Ae and was fastening them an
board when thu Police arrived No fnd the simmer 4, ~
Present when Sergeant Denton made bis appearance b
speedily dseamped. w
The arms seized have the appearance Of being the od
United States mutket, altered and improved Ihey ars
smooth 10 the bore calculated to carry concAl bali per
cuHFion locks quite ordinary stocks are freshly oiled snd
have evidently but just Of the shop Tbev ,rra
securely packed in solid boxes twenty eight Of which ore
tbs following mark Al Il In a diamond with d u on
the outside Of the upper angle aud outside of tia
lower The other ten boxes wsre simply marked with the
ieilef L. inelohed in diamond No direction whalsyAr
beyond this was upon them aud while the clerk said hat
he did not know to whom they consigned be tefi
to show his bill Of adng to either the police or to Inc ~
porers He said they were shipped ito ORDER to Mont
scenery, Alabama There was TO the effect that
they arrived In this city On the previous day by the Mia
kailroad. II is reported that the eamship loannis
voyage down took upward Of three hundred boxes sn
to those seized yesterday by tue police l'''''
II is also stated that there are now numerous cass
The same character in tbs New Haven Railroai neno,
waiting conveyance to Southern post Uereaftir -
Yigilant watch Will be kept the outgoing fnnthr
Steamers and any arms taken by them viii have ia liz
imugged on board in exceedingly stealthy mannsr
rhe poll ce now ANXIOUS to behold the ha
will come forward u claim the arms seized by than VAL
erdAy In case claimant does appear ihere will donb
ess be- an opportunity presented for testing the s0und
iets Of Judge SmAlleYn charge TO the Grand rv
IS 10 what con stues the crime OF ireason.-TrJ91s a,