The New York herald., 1862-08-10
the EUROPEAN STEAMERS DETAINED.
The New Order Relative to
Drafting.
THB EXCITEMENT AT THE WnARVES.
Hundreds Of Passengers Going to Europe De-
tainsd for Not Having Passports.
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Local Travel Not to be Inter-
fered With.
Superintendent Kennedy Appointed
Provost Marshal,
&c.. &C.. 60.
THB EXCITEMENT At THB WnARvEs.

&c.. &C.. 90.
Secretary stantons order preventing departure Of
all citizens from the country may desrous Of
Gaping the draft has saused tremendous excitement in
town. Yesterday the police Of this city put the order
practically In force, and the consequence s that
the people in fever heat Of excitement, and |
will probably remain SO until the matter Is def |
nitey settled. There have bsen regulations pro-
psy established yet in relation to these matters and
the police authorities to bs in fog to the best
method to be adopted tho Hundreds Of persons
yesterday detained by police in ths &C. OF sail.
ing for Europe on board of the steamships Saxonia and
Etna This order will have tho effect of preventing all
citizens from leaving their different counties or States
without proper sathority and II, when arrested, those
parties proven sndeavorng to escape the draft,
they will at be placed in the military ranks |
and fined S., together with the expense Of their |
arrest. This will have the very proper effect Or
checking all runaways in thcir course, and tho
exodus which has been going for the
past few daysis now npped in the bud. During last
there must have taken their departure from New
York and Brooklyn upwards Of three thousand
VINO desrous Of escaping this draft Most OF these
persons, however, not naturslized citizens, and 1t
would far better for all concerned that these
renegades to both country and patriotism should have
had their walking papers handed them long before the
present trouDcS commenced. But wnen men laple 70
military duty who run away shirk it, are captured, it
is the safer put them at to military duty
whore energy and patriotic emotion win be thrust down
their hroas, despite all the coward feelings which may
arise to check them.
The ssxona was have taken her departure for Eu-
rope yesterday and the confusion existed pier
FL North river, where the steamship lay. Nearly two
hundred passengers hurried the dock in order TO 60
aboard the vessel but very politely informed that it
1,n
should proceed to headquarters and have conversation
with Mr.. Police Superintendent Kennedy. They were
also informed that person whatever could leave the
country unless provided with passport dated after
| the 7th inst At pier q the crowd immense,
| and bostsrous discussion, cursing, &C., the
/! order Of the hour. Great care taken, how
| ever, by those people that nothing disparagng
Of the should be said by them. large force
OF police being present, subterfuges Of all descrip
tions were resored to in order to get aboard the
steamer; but the watchful eyes Of the police made
all attempts futile. The passengers were for the
| part, Germans and Engishmen; but the former
nearly all men who TO Europe purely on business mat
tiers. They oweyer, have TO provide themselves with
the propst passports 1crre vsvins rms sountry Ex
emption papers were produced sufficient authority
for 'skedaddng but these proved just useful as so
many pieces of blank paper Several concealed theme
selves in the hold Of the vessel and few dressed up
in sailors garb and tried to pass of seafaring men,
At tho dock Of the steamship Ena foot Of Spring streets
the same ordeal was gone through with and there the
same rush Of hsroes' who burning with anxiety
the briny deep. But the police were also here and
slight tap the shoulder, with significant shrug
politely informed the candidate for Atlantic Ocean
rety that hs servses required this side OF the
water for little whAs longer This request, Of course
rather unwlingly complied with; but still these
individuals had TO take their chances, and march
with the guardians Of the peace, to be desig-
mated as provost guard, to the headquarters
whore their cases attended TO by the ecent Super
intenden, who determined carry out the orders Of
the Secretary Of War to the very letter. and justly
too II amusing, and at the time sickening
to the various tricks which resor,ed
to by parties dcsrous Of getting board both steamers
Some openly declared their allegiance the British and
oRr foreign governments although they were known to
have resided in the country for a number OF years
Others stated that they had amassed wealth in
the country By their own exertions, had never
taken out their naturalization papers, and did
not intend to wait for the decided ruin which would
fall upon them they to remain In this country
which they supposed fast toterng TO its fall
This latter class however had the good not give
their tongues too much license. when.an inkling
had as to the purport OF their reflections, the excited
crowd in the vicinity delivered rather strong expressions
Of revenge which those people did not think very pru
dent to tamper with Several arrests also made for
dsordery conduct when the parties Immediately
put under lock and key Numerous reports passed
town that no per sons would be allowed cross to
Brooklyn, Jersey City. and other places; but
these suppositions appear to be quite ridiculous
The portion Of the order sluding to this says"Any per-
sou liable draft who shall absent hmseK from his
county before such draft is made will be arrest
od It s the opinion Of the authorities In this city that
this rule will not bs followed according to the coastruc
tion at first put upon IL.
telegram has been sent to Washington by supcrin
tenden Kennedy asking further instructions relative
his duty BY tomorrow II is expected that things
will be In proper working order II Is stated that the
California steamers which take their departure
will b. detained, and passports win mot be required
for passengers going that route.
The following are the passengers BY the steamship
Etna-
Mrs McClan, Miss Adcla LeBrun,
George Gusnta, Master NJ. LeBrun,
y. dwell, Mary Fisher, servant and |
Mr.. Tufts, child;
Mrs. p. l.. Higgins, Mark Wild,
Miss Kate Higgins, y. varaidi,
Mrs Parkerson, three chill. Chas Churchill and lady,
dren and infant, VIM. G. West
Miss Parkerson, George P. West,
7. M. Rocker, W. II. Robertson,
Joseph Mora aud son, John Isaacs
VIM II. Geron, u. Lewis,
j. q Kirkpatrick, wife and W. Right
three children Thomas Gearing, Jr.
Mr.. Carlton, Stephen q. Calaghan,
Rev. J. B. Lee, John Lttlcjohn,
A. Mecwing and wife, samuel Ingalls,,
Talon Jackson, II. Heyne1dSo,
Il. N. Iaprade, Thomas M6kv6y,
@. rorele, Pm. D. Colins,
Alexander Fillot John d. Wilson,
James W. Scott, Philadel. John Mackay,
pha; VIM. Bilkey,
George 0dshead, Daniel Longridge,