The New York herald., 1863-09-03
Tho Case Of 0cncral wtrfaSAson, Arrests
cd fra New Y0cLi ..r.
..p From TIC Quebec C.-zyals,s, Augos. al

s"hy " WI Otikr~o, WLOSo kirduegs aud It2rltsUfy
Gencra Wihsmeyq has experienced and which mis- So
nov frat.fu''c acknowledges, will read the foowine
statcneu with interest," The deeper because the sa,er.
cd constitution OF the General snccubed under the I'm
psisonmcnt and prosecutions ~ his We publish
with Mr. D. B. Wi.iamscns comfaa anicltion, Two docu.
cn,s which may throw light upon afr which at tho
time o it's considered in Quebec ~
what enigmatcal. We have every reason believe
these documents 10 be authertc but al the same time
are bound TO remark that appreciation of Mr..
0gdene character Is row as u has hitherto beoa Mr.
Ogden has always porno himself as qn'et and unob
trusivc genlen enjoying the respect OF communi-
,Sa G au' ''0 'A'n 0'''se ''' ''' '0'' NOT ~
10 las Eo,roR or rHr s,ors,Na CaaoSiclr:--
SiR-l adopt this meihod Of returning thanks and 10
express my gratitude 10 The many friends OF my father
and ny c1nsn ,s Mrs or Tue RuS man
authorities or tho United states and TO say
that they both promptly released az soon the
tson OF Gcnera wiAiamson)
Lr,e 81 Wall street, now 20 Nassau street, New YoS
NV YORK, Nay 10. ise:
have induced General Williamson to state Tor publ.
cation. the following facts oi his arrest and mprson.
ment, 10 show W anything be wantng) 70 the citizens Of
Quebec the character Of the n rccgnized by the United
statcs government ~ tboir C0asGl.
some time last sring visited tanada with the inen
ton Of passing the summer mcatbs at Cacouna, & L.
there mot many kind and hospitabe Canadians ahc al
once made me and my nioce, Mrs Atwood. who aocompa
meg me, a. hone saoos them A'o, passing N =
termnet to remain fcg weeks only III that ciy. ay
health was greatly improved By tue change of aud
the peculiar climate that postponed my 10 iha
mosL found regrcttins the necessity q last leav
ing the .nnumcrabc sitctinns nf Lnebnc sni rctunng
g osSS, Sc sGS a. pf0 eYSs s,hs, t. rsna ssc 4
OF charges hsvog been forwarded 70 wshngton against
me tof reasonable naiurc) BY Nr. Ogden, tho
% nsrres sa S aI osacn sSs 'as' asssa p% suasI' 10
had evcr hcard N, nstS tss y ireasonabie pru,ss
hera Of snaass svos been ass d Inn me % " VAN. nla
@ ai ~ " .asH sS'SS aSs g. sr l.Se ss
lnnn ~
aud am sure that have made any cnaress ssiast
,5s 1saS sgy bad ssa wI Mr. @ osdn g ss
tho accomplishing document that Mr. Ogisa bad fof
warded tho obnrgsn tie i2l Of February 1868 which
saused ~ srr9ss ana Imprisonment. On the Is,h q
10 New York o1t detained IN Montreal by the illness
81 Mrs. Atwood's little daughter until the soh cr that
s ss s ssd s4 s ss ssi ys,
Good tridsyl April s. was arrested incarcerasd IN
forvis'ayciie and only reesped Jas, Tuesday, ,ns 2h
OF May. GE0. w. WILLIAMSON
CossgLAif q THs USrD STAIRS o. AsEsics,
An o"ehrc. CAsAni 18th February 1883. 7
TO The Hon WILLIAM II sgvtaD Secretary of stltes--
sm-l have ,se hegof 10 farnise 10 yovr pcparipepi
tne following Information, Win m urgent request That
me par,ss lgasdaiei bBop ,peir arrival within Ihs
% o. The CIhed states receive ihs ws'chul
George " Wjlamson, accompanied by woman,
epfese.,ed 2 BE- pc niece named Ann Atwood They
nave been scounne time here and purpose lesv-
ing quebec on or about the Goth February for Baltimore
snd Richmond said wilamscn, during bis soourn here,
commission from, the rebei government He fotmeriy
Icsided At Ral,crs, Maryland Hs intends remaining
Sass New Y1rT 2
bae daughter about eight pears OF age.
Williamson hae in 6tusrts rebel cavalry, hrdioU
captains commission, and relatives II other rsbs COM
hands.
more shame faced par cs rebels never moved IN a.,
,phere Insy have tsen keeping up continual corves.
,ondence with Richmond apd other parts a the so,ah
uring their stay here, frequently boas ting the rseu
y o said Communication being kept ur IN defiance Of
n T.
williamson about sixty i've ysas Of ago. stout and
road. hair gray, ws,n no WHISPERS, but eY cray
his manners. Ha4
rad foreign face high oneek bonss dirnnutvs noss
mall syss dark short hair, usually wsarsM IN what nav
termed the "eeoaped cseviot ssyls," eonbsd bshnl
nd frizxled on the ends. $50 L
On shs day q lhsr departure win telegraph a. fos
Ws:-
.'Dsaps.ch Ne I Departed this ~ for ---.n
CHARLES 8. 0aDES, Quilted ssasss Consul