The New York herald., 1864-12-05
WHOLESALE ARRESTS BY GEN. DIX.
Sixty People Taken to the
Military headquarters
All Seutherners to be Under Mill
tary Surveillance
The Arrested Parties to be Exam
ined This Morning,
Ia h. ka

The detective police of this city engaged all day
yesterday ana last evening in making military arrests on
The order OF Major General Dix Some sixty persons were
arrested OF the city who sup
posed to be connected remote degree with Tho
late incendary atemp, 10 Ore tho city, or who were
under suspicion from other Many OF the arrests
male the parties arrested had not regis
tered their at the headquaTters OF MAJOR Gene al
Peck thy previously ordered to do by the geno
raj order OF The MAJOR Genera commanding the depart
Miny arrested who had go registered, ana
who had complied with every other regulation which
they exist relative parties living In tho
North who had ever lived in the South. Ihese latter
promptly discharges however, on appearing DO ore
the General
The directing wholesale arrests placed
In the hands OF Superntenden Kennedy on Saturday
afternoon and that officer at erred with caies
John Young to the best method Of conducting tho ar
rests The plan agreed upon that the entire detective
force augmented by numerous auxaries should regors
at the central Office carly as nine O'Clock A. N. yes
terday morning. and that they should be divided into
squads and sent 10 the respective hotels 10 make the
arrests OF such parties were named In the orders ro
ceved from the Major General commanding.
Among the hotels TO be visited were the New York,
the St Nicholas, the Irving House, the Internal onal
Hotel the Anson House, fremont House, Lafargo House,
Howard House and LoveJoys Ho.e Al the Anson House
some twenty two persons taken and marched up
70 General Dx's headquarters, and made to give
an OF shemselves. Some Of them were exceed
ingiy indignant at having their Sunday arrange
meats 80 materially nterrered with, particularly
as they had registered their names before Major
Hayner Major General Pecks headquarters some of
them having taken tho oath OF allegiance, or given
their parole aid abet tho enemies Of the United
States during tho rebellion Al General Dx's onica they
had briet examination, and as Il ascer-
tanned tha. they complied with all the requirements
Of the government, aud that they able 10 give
q satisfactory account Of themselves, they we're dis
charged
The detectives 4. tho ohsr hotels less successful
In their endesvors and made fewer arrests 6ome Of
these. however, quite important, and concerned
people the government II 10 understood 'has
the parties who could give no satisfactory account o.
themselves and who detained viii os sent 70 Fors
Iaaye elite day. There quite number OF blockade
runners among the prisoners but the most ofshsss
claim DO subjects, and had with them papers
TO effect iew parole, and some ase under
l heavy bonds commit any awless or violent act
/ against the government Of the United States.
appears order relative 70 the arrssss msds
yesterday have been con6dsd 70 some esky vessel
inasmuch leaked sufficiently 10 give some Of the
parties warming and produced general skedsddng from
| the New York Hotel and the Howard House two days
previous It's execution. Nothing hes traDspired rsa
i've the parties now bed, other than they are sup
posed dangerous characters and SUCH that they
ought 70 be under surveillance Of the authorities.
stated that the. steamer Corsica, which sails to-
day for Nassau, will be closely watched and that all
parties who suspicious 10 character, who may
tempt s get away by her. win be stopped All ths per-
sons detained By Major General Dix win be examined BY
him at his headquarters this morning, and 10
further stated that all Southern people now m this
city and Williamsburg III be put under the stricsess
military surveillance and such as are found who have
not registered At Major General Pecks headquarters 10
compliance with General Order No. 80, will be arrested
and sent 70 Fort lafayette without further notification
II may bo well 10 add that oil persons who have left
the South At any time during the rebellion must appear
Il Major General Pecks headquarters and register their
names suer the penalty Of their neglect Arrests wl
continue made IN all cases whsTo this regulation 10
not complied with