The New York herald., 1864-08-21
Capture 81 q Rebel man.

from tho Baltimore American, August IL
TIE following are the particulars OF tne seizure OF
arge rebel ms srd The arrest OF parties engaged ia
violation OF the Law forbidding communication thu
rebels. Policeman Jared D. Kidd Of the Middle dsirict
some weeks suce, while ps,roing his beat. op.eryed
wagon passing along Cenys street, and, snspecng
thing wrong, hailed ~ TIE drivers named Ab sam
bddscn, residing 10 Baltimore county, about eight
miles from the city-sfa.ed that bis wagon loaced
with euano. that he got is at place near the Lex
on the Be!sr road, about eight mes from the CITY.
Kidd followed him Until ne stopped st the Frank n
Hotel cor, er o. en and Hh streets wnere the driver
FED his horses and went 10 aud regsed himself with q
supper Kidd, watcbina favorable opportunity during
Biddson absence examined the contents Of the wagon,
and found shat Il consisted OF one barrel. three ha
barrels five boxes and several small packages covered
with csnvass The oncer, however, failed to discover
tsos lin ,o the cen;rsi police s.sos leaving ne horse
wagon and contents At tie hotel sard
He then reported TO Captain Mitchell when that ocer
accompanied by Sergeant Pryor went 70 the bote yard
and examined the contents cf tke packages the wagos
which consisted Of brass tcssws, buttops, &c. upcn
opening hs half barrels. they were found 10 be filled
with military buttons some Of which Of ths United
states army pattern and the others Of the Virginia state
STAMP Colcre Woullcy, Provost Marshal then made
acquainted with the particulars Of the arrest and pro.
ccedng to bs headquarters Of the Police Masha pro-
cured transportation for several squads q police, AZ the
tine giving them orders sesrch certain houses.
The result wss thsttbe goods with which the wagon
loaded were taken from the store Of one Richard 1hcmp
90 The north scs OF Fayete street, rear Howard,
and he az well a. his quosdsm CLERK. william reeside
we're taken into custody Iney in the military
ns, ,srs =. 2. ,ne ~ me
sof. fet hats large number Of PACKAGES Of clothing
directed prominent officers o the army navy Of
the rebel ssases ooe thousand ave hundred
vsroos sizes for small arms and ordnance gene
rally three husdred gross Of military buttons Of
pstter as sus considerable amount Of valuable ewery
10 enc of he packages was rebel mail stire az
about hve hundred letters, many d which Of re.
cent date and Addressed TO prominent ocers OF the
rebel army asd navy The coetents Of the letters
really interesting, especially they have been written
BY some Of the most aritocratc residents OF the city
some centah rhotgraphs Of the parties writing, with
ccks OF hsr aud other testimonals OF regard and
TEEN, wnhe ns sentiments expressed quito amusing
some OF the str writer's state that Tho occasion Of the
ate faa OF ee "souhere chvaYy" into Maryland they
went TO the city markets and laid IN uuusua sup
py Of the eeAcsces 81 the for tho purpose Of
srtsfpng the aforesaid cbivsry; but-they ddn come.
vtners declare that during whole uisbi they seated
themselves the front DOORS 10 the hope hearing the
cater o. ths Confederate cavalry. In order that they
might give them real hospitable recepticn. some
OF ns etsfs give an exaggerated OF the light
Baltimore county on the occasion Of the late raid ot the
reosm ano osah the removal Of cets, bank potes and
oner valusbes from the Baltimore banks. the Custom
House scd The United States Quartermastsr's ofHcs
Ccionei wooicyn In possess,ou The most undoubted
evideccs 70 the elect that Owe wagons ncd With con
usoand sooos o the most valuable uharsoer have let
sne store Of Thomnsoo. who roua .us in essatndv