Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1862-11-13
HOW sAlGGLISG Is,CARRIED ON ACROSS
THE RlyER o. !,

hS0 1S~lAAflLD IN AChoSS
L-. fHE RlykR. o. =.
The following report affords an interesting
Expose of the rnannerin which snnggiing oper.
atoms are carried on ~ The Rebels via lower
Maryland:
/. headquarters pe;enees Of Wssas.e.s.. 4,
- Sir: Arrs cably 20 Instructions receiv~d from
uan, p Gsnsrai y Mnor aoaf
The icwer part Of Maryland as far as LEONARD
'owr, ~ Mary's county, and arrest aa pAvsS
o. cis, ling goods 10 indiyiduals who purposed
rrrvfn inr thrrn across the Potomac: siso -
e,i Ininr the post ofhcrs attAe many village. in
or that / started Novernb~r ls, Is<q ON ne =
Al cyp expedition, accom- pan nd bv 4 saaaAruso
oi the LIST Chic cavalry, numbering re venty
r. aehr d she. village Of Piscataway asa m. .
touEd Eothfne hereto excite my suspietone htlt
learned from rhe inhabitants that large con-
irahnnd trade ~as carried on I'm the neiehbor-'
hood Of Famunkey Landing, come ter miles
h"iev PisentaFsy5snd thst dzafted men aDd 4
men ,S u lSns,ns 10 me Rebei army, tthe foruer,
iamiiies ~ Nsralapd,l were constantly cross.
ing the Po,oinnc stnieht feqnentiS vin squads
1nimedisfsly upon eeapt OF tnls in soYsnatsonn
l started for Rannnkey Landing, which is sit-.
nated on The Potomac river, near the mouth OF .
snd hsi oI n. pon irryns rinin ms
iii. mount. and marched them down 20 aTDlaeeD
Sall, d Fishtown, sitsaied upon the Possmsca q
1Ielt lsitul h6rlWtii, llth lDlanfYy. OF GfUeFxI
Banks STAFF at this point with portion OF the
force. and took the renafnder down the river
atout two miles, siationIng men st various as.a 81
tcrmedIate points. Remained here several
hC urs, Lit accomplik khed nothing. At 2 O. m
collected the men and started for camp. About
two miles from the river met wagon contain.
four att mpted TO escape into the woods, two Of
wboDl were recaptured. They acknow ledge
that they We're bound for Richmond, and were
returning from an uns ccess full attempt 70 cross
TIE river. 1ney were all armed aue ard
two OF the party belonged TO the ret,cl army.
Their names were as follows: Theodore Dent,
Mkt day sent them nnder guard 10 Washins-...
ton, secomranied by a DR. Hardie, whom ar.
rested upon suspicion q harborins these men
pre- yious TO crossing They are ali now COM
oitSlis situated a. the Capitol prison. Arrived
at Port Tobacco the evening Of the Cd where
W, sncamped Tor the night Discovered nothing
al this place Of a stspicio6s character
The morning Of the ID visited Capt Kenyon,
commanding squadron Of SCOTS Legion. at
GhapeI Point, about four miles below Port
Toi acco. His whole force is stationed at this
point, and he sends out parties into the sur
rounding country, only upon receiving in forrna-
TIC n that SOM thing Of treasonable nature il
gong on. He had lately made several captures
OF contraband goods, also some prisoners.
Reached tie village Of Chaptico the same day
Ing. merchant, " no for some time has beene
gagged IN violating the blockade. Found in his
money drawer fetters duplicating him. Also,
found in his store house several boxes myste-
riously directed in large letters 10 90 K-~of
which he could give no account whatever at
a. m. OF the 9Th instant started Cor Leonard
town, fourteen NIL s distant On the way
searched the hous. ola Mr. Maddox, situate
upon the banks Of the wicounico river Dis
covered nothing. Reached Leonardtown about
daylight, and arrested Mr.. L Lee Spauldlns,
brother 10 Mr.. &. &. Spaulding. Pound in hfs
E; ie Sl,a0 in Southern money. taken in pay
mrnt for bill or goods sold 70 party Of whom
he had maae 10 entry Of this, nor OF many
similar sales. upon the book and eave the man
no receipt. lie had packed the goods In small 81
bundles, al request OF the purchaser. Theonly
account Of the sale he could produces was
bill without name or date. wv 1'-'1
left Lnonardtown afternoon Of same day.
with Mr.. r. l.. Spauldine, and reached Chap
tico az . y. m, where we encamped for the night
l. 4 Chaptico On the 5fh, with Mr. O. g. Spaul-
dinf "iiG l. Lee Spauiding in arrest arrived at
L. munkt, Landing al ,. M where we were
T. ioined by Iiept Hartwell, W nom had sent
back frosl Newport ON the afternoon Of the Sd,
in Command OF twenty men, with orders TO
II. AXE a more thorough search of the ne,ehbor.
hoor OF Pamunkey. also TO arrest certain indi-
yidrais susrected Of entertaining parties who
,long 10 the opposite shore. i released them
fcweyer, beeause Of insufficient proof asainst
'h' m. Lett Famunk,y the 9th instant Al q .
n, and arrived in Washington at n. M.
The cases of Mr.. &. G. Spaulding and Mr. E.
Le- Spauldine Were investlgated by General
Nsdsworih. The FORMER was pronounced
guilty Of having violated the blockade, fned
Was Pronounced innoceSt. Mr. &c. spani.
ding paid this hne with great willingness, and.
L Eave no doubt, considers IL but sman per
ccniage upon the thousands he has amaesed i'm
ihis Illegal traffic. This contraband trade can, !
be followed with impunity, anywhere between
about four miles below Fort Washington 20 The
lie ,ffectual: for thousands Of dollars, worth OF
goods are monthly smuggied int Virginia.
wUnld respectfully suggest =.
L. That the force stationed AZ Chapel Point.
on The Potomac. numbering sixty men, be in
creased 10 several hundred, as the number now
there is wholly inadequate TO the amount OF
to1 IA hf-r asrf.nv rolaA
z Thai this force be so disposed as 20 pafrof
the country and river shore. daily, from Fort
Washington 10 the river mouth. - !. 80 -
B. Thai the commanding ofYicer be required
TO ioiN ard weekly reports OF captures, &c, to
the Military Governor OF the District OF o.
lImbia. 1885,. 70 -I-I31-' > = lr-.
{. Thar all boats found upon the river not An
Cow rlmsnt service, he seized by the COM
manoing officer and used only for such pur-
os' ar lac may deem proper. a =. $50.
; That the post Offices be inspected freopept-
~: Tor. although i found nothing reasonable
about th' m in my Investigation, stiil, have no
oouoi ihat much illegal matter passes through
From the Information could CLEAN from
Nalious sources, am convinced tAat almost
20 some extent, either been directly smu9giin9
goods into Virginia, or has sold 10 irrespon-
sihle parties. :.
In conclusion, desire TO express NV ia.
GehIedness to Lieut. &. Hartweli, OF osrnesal
Banks stah, for many valuable suggex tons
during this eApeoiticn, as also TO Capt. Men,
kt N. commanding squadron OF iet Ohio caS-s
airy.- Tor his promptDess i'm the execution OF
orders. Two days of the six, we travelled fsfty
miles n day, because OF my anxiety to surprise
certain parties notw ithst landing this. not a y
complaint was heard from a single man; the
mate rial OF this squadron is excellent.
have the honor 10 be-, very respectfully.
your moStob. dienf servant,
RoBr. 7. DUSaAs,
Captain and A. ID. q.
To 4. Mf kFrvER, Lieut. col and A A O.
Congratulations to General Burnsid~. ~