The New York herald., 1864-11-27
OPERATIONS OF THE DETECTIVES,
THE LATEST PARTICULARS,
Gn., Ap. u

1ns details Published In yesterdays NAxD respecting
Whas turns out to Be vast and Aendsh plot to buro
Aswu grand Empire City gave rise - the mcsa pro-
esnd excitement among a classes Of citizens. There
vss panic, evidence d ridiculous fright or the wild
a0prehension that might naturally bs expected result
nun the discovery OF conspiracy which successful,
Wsuid have been accompanied by such unspeaksSs hor
Our people took the affair very colectedy taking
~ things into confederation but they did not the less
that realize the fact that they had escaped
~ . miracle. from dreadful calamity, which might
have left half the city in ashes and consigned thousands
- innocent persons-men, women and chidren-to tho
noss horrible OF deaths. Viewing Il in this light
os citizens may be said to have repeated
sAs Thanksgiving festival yesterday for In every quarter
10 be heard the words Of oopgratuaon and grat
eade TO God for his unmstakabe sterposiion be-
half. The city OF New York has undoubtedly had most
vssdsrru escape. and the result shows how easily the
best laid plans may be frustrated, and how difficult IL
% burn down great metropolis like New York. where
~ Police and Fire departments managed
gssicay few minutes after the discovery Of the plot
CnAef Engineer Decker and Kennedy had
caused notice 10 be served the propretos Of all tue
hesss In The cy 70 be their guard and owing to this
eansay warning doubt attributable in large de-
grse failure general and Ia detail OF incendiay
senspiracy.
There longer any room for doubt TO the authors
e the conspiracy The developments already made nd
Ais beyond question that Of the mnions OF the
sssh traitor JeH Davis at the bottom OF IL, in
ssed is plan that has received the sanction and
approval Of the rebel President Of his principal
supporters The police have made arrests Of
peious parties and their ecedens OF such char
ncasr that Fire Marshal detectives and other au,hor
tss satisfied the plan Is OF secesh design and execu
i0n. Il would be mprudent TO publish all We know on tho
sabjcct yet, and therefore refrain from Swing
great many facts connected with the plot which would
- read th interest by the public. In due time The
astcctves will undoubtedly succeed in capturing most
q the guilty parties concerned and then readers
vin be furnished with the fullest particulars.
WELL Known sEcEsn HOTEL uSMoLEsrFD.
anything were needed point to the authors Of the
SEED with unerrug certainty is 10 be found 10 tho
1Acs that OF hotels, somewhat notorious for the
guests It usually shelters, seems 10 have been un.
no.cstcd by tho incendiares. Tho botel, which was
Me headquarters of George N. Saunders. and the
principal rebel refugees OF tho South their sympa-
shising friends In the North, passed by the
rhosrhor iluminators II is well 10 remember also that
vs have long been threatened with the connsgrsion OF
eur principal Northern cities by tho Southern
Piracy on the and robbsres on the land are their
fsvoritc methods OF procedure. Bank robbees and con-
eaera tions ARC the latest In ORDER
Tho whole war on their side has been marked with
All
run, the poisoning Of wells and OF food the infamous
treatment OF prisoners, the assassination OF non
Nbmss,nts and the malignant spirit, which bss displayed
hss toward the loyal people Of tho North dou b
ssmsmbered by the recording angel and will be broush,
against them 10 Heavens cbancery The desperate Of
ssss on Friday may DO justly attributed to tho neudst
principles Of this same cbivalry. The essence OF
violence, we admit yet that rs subject TO cerair
restrictions common 10 all civilized nations II Is one
thing IN battle or march 10 violent; but 20 burr
Gown hotels, where does not exisi, 10 quite another
affair. The wretcbes who would have destroyed all oul
yncps hotels but ono by nre and caused the death
SAeir harmless occupants, deserve pity, aud should
uAsy be detect cd, as we have doubt they win be
SAoud pe hung up In A. brief space AZ possible and
eosu as tao law will permit.
ypB RgosSr BoRpEg aArDs.
via the evidence or THIS extensive conspiracy In
sAiass, there longer exist doups ,hAs the tuet