New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1861-09-17
FILLINT UP FORT LAFAYETTE.
Apppsr ~ EDITOR MONSTERS.

yesterday mofhng, dlftctinA sne Ohheu otaAe6 Mar
shall to arrest james A. McSfasters, editor Of TIE
Freeman's appeal, late Freemass Journal, for pub
fishing and circulating seditious newspaper. Depq.
ties Lee, McCay' Smith, and Deyoe were deputed to
execute the warrant; and procuring carriage. thew
drove to No. Tryon row, and inquired for Mr.. Me.
Masters. That gentleman being in, asked them their
business when they stated that they had come to take
him TO Fort Lafayette. He demanded by what au
thonty. They replied, by order of the Seetetary Of
State" he answered, Then you will have to take
me-"
As Mr.. Mcbfasters had threasened 10 shoot any ons
who should attempt to arrest him. the officers deemed
II advisable to search him for weapons But thew
found none When they had finished the search. Mr..
Nc Masters, who appeared to be very much excited.
told them that they were mere servants, bound to
obey orders, he would not harm them, but il tbeir
master, Lincoln, bis bencbman, Seward, or Marshal
Murray were present, he would cut them in pieces.
The assistant editor Of The App,ol was very demon
stratiye in behalf Of his employer; but timely admo-
milton from one of the officers led him TO hold bis
Mr.. McMasters however could not be 30 easily over
He talked loudly about bis father and grand
father the Revolution, the prison ships in whchone or
both Of them had suffered, asserted that he
ally patriotic, and wound up by insisting that if he was
going to Fort Lafayette, be would make all the
sistance Of which he capable unless be was hard-
cued. The officers protested that they did not like
him with much ndgnity, and that there was no
occasion whatever for such a precaution. Still Mr..
McMasters would not be consoled without the hand.
cuffs, and TO please him they put them on.
Subsequently they took off to enable him to writs
to his wife, and replaced at his request when he had
concluded his epistle. Mr. MeMastes next pleaded
for the privilege of promenadng down Broadway, in
the center Of hollow square, composed Of the four
deputy marsbaIs, in order that he might display his
gives to the best advantage. AS the officers bad pre-
cured coach, they declined to humor him in this re-
spect, and eventually Mr.. McMasters resigned himself
to bis fate. On his way through Park row, observing
a friend On the sidewalk, he hallooed TO him. and
tbrustng his shackled hands through the window, ex-
claimed, "There - that is Stewards work." From
that point to the ferry Mr.. Mcslastes bore himself
heroically; but, after crossing the East River the
soicism of the martyr gave way to the feelings Of
the man, and be bowed bis head upon his hands and
wept, a weakness which he could not overcome ill
be got to his journeys end Before reaching the Fort
he desired to write to his printers to stop the next
number of The appeal, as, they being poor men,
might suffer for the companonship in vbichtbey
found His hands were unbound and he wrote the
note but eventually concluded not to send it till to-
day.
At the Fort Col. Burke received him with bis usual
urbanity. The Colonel had known bis father, and
cheeriIy told the son that good many likely fellows.
with whom he had been acquainted under other and
more auspicious circumstances lad come down to
iourn at Fort Lafayette. Then the officer Of the guard
came along and Mr.. McMasters Was invited to step
into hollow square of soldiers and walk down to the
ietty whence the cutter conveyed him over the
water TO Lafayette.
sECEssIOSISIs ARRESTED AND DISCHARGED.
Yesterday morning, by the arrival Of the City OF
Manchester from Liverpool, batch Of seven alleged
Secessionists belonging to North Carolina and Mary
land all of whom bad, ii reported given uierance
TO the most rampant Secession sentiments during the
passage and had frequently drank to tue health Of JEFF.
Davis They were all arrested by Detective Eustace
aud Sergeant Gerst of the Steamboat Squad and with
their baggage were taken to Police Headquarters.
Nothing was found about them calculated 10 give aid
or comfort 20 the enemy they Were discharged.
Yesterday afternoon an alleged Seeessonist
rested in a saloon opposite tue Park. He taken
first to the Mayors Office followed by at least thou
sand persons Of whom took the liberty Of crying
ont hang the scoundrel," "shoot lin" and sundry
other desjres Of very summary character. He was
next conveyed to Police Headquarters where itturned
out that he was Union man, and lad simply been
making criticisms upon the manner in which ths
Government was carrying on the war, Inspector Car
penter who WAS in charge let him go about his bust
MSS.
ARREST OF JOHN II. MOTT.
On Saturday night two Of the Marshals officers went
to Rockaway and arrested John II. Mot. resident Of
Mobile and prominent Secessionist II is charged
that Mr. Mott had brought letters here from pesens in
the South and that he was about returning with re-
plies containing information detrimental to the inter
ess of the Government. The officers took him TO the
Police Headquarters.
ANOTHER sECESSIoNIsI.
Moses J. Sannard Of Madison, Conn, was arrested
by Marshal Carr Sunday for expressing Secession
sentiments. He was taken to Fort Lafayette yester-
day.