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by the military detectives upon the charge of aiding 

 the rebels took the oath of allegiance and was dis- 

 charged. Sarah Start was also taken into custody, 

 charged with being disloyal took the oath and was 

 released. John Lee, upon the charge of being a dis- 

 loyal man, was arrested took the oath and was re- 

 leased. 



R. W. Newman, who was arrested a few days ago by 

 one of the pickets, at the suburbs of the city, upon the 

 charge of disloyalty, yesterday underwent an exami- 

 nation before Capt. French took the oath of allegiance 

 and was released. 



An inexperienced youth, named Hans W. Reed, was 

 arrested at a late hour on Thursday night, upon the 

 charge of hissing national airs at the Front street 

 Theatre. He claimed to be a British subject, and Col. 

 Fish discharged him with the understanding that his 

 father would control his future conduct 



July '20th. Colin Mackenzie, arrested a few weeks 

 since upon the charge of recruiting for the South, and 

 for disloyalty generally. Case decided and sent south 

 by way of Fortress Monroe. 



'William J. Stewart, arrested about one month ago, 

 charged with expressing disloyal sentiments. Sen- 

 tenced to go south by way of Fortress Monroe. 



Richard Johnson, James Church, Dennis Charles 

 Driscoll, George W. Howe, James W. Goodis, Nicholas 

 Owen, William Larkin and John S. Dallam, arrested 

 upon charges of disloyalty and expressing treasonable 

 sentiments, took the oath and were released. 



Mrs. Amelia Mariner, arrested upon the charge of 

 aiding rebel prisoners and expressing treasonable sen- 

 timents, took the oath and was released. Lucy Smith 

 and Stevenson Hiss, arrested upon the charge of cheer- 

 ing for Jeff. Davis, took the oath and were released. 

 A. J. Shriver, a refugee from the South, took the oath 

 and was paroled. 



A few days ago information was given Major-Gen. 

 Schenck, to the effect that a number of slaves belong- 

 ing to the rebels had been imprisoned for a consider- 

 able period in the slave prison of Messrs. B. M. & W. 

 L. Campbell, No. 282 West Pratt street. After due 

 consideration he concluded to discharge and confiscate 

 them ; and a member of his staff was ordered to au- 

 thorize Col. Birney, now engaged in the raising of a 

 negro regiment, to proceed to the place and make a 

 suitable disposition of all therein confined. Yesterday 

 morning Col. Birney, accompanied by a small guard, 

 proceeded to the place and informed one of the pro- 

 prietors of the object of bis visit. 



He then went through the entire establishment and 

 had all the negroes assembled before him. A number 

 of able-bodied men were found belonging to that old 

 and notorious rebel George H. Stewart, formerly a 

 major-general of militia. All these were enlisted in 

 the negro regiment now forming, whilst other slaves 

 belonging to other rebels were set at liberty. A num- 

 ber of persons who heard of the proceedings assembled 

 in front of the building and seemed highly gratified 

 with the proceedings. 



July 21<. Patrick McCarthy, John Kamoragh and 

 D. F. Mahan were arrested on the charge of expressing 

 treasonable language. They were all held for an ex- 

 amination. Thomas O'Leary was brought from the 

 city jail, where he had been some time upon a similar 

 charge. Samuel B. Wilson was brought in as a refugee 

 from the South, and Henry Kemp and Wm. H. Ward, 

 arrested upon the charge of disloyalty. They took the 

 oath of allegiance and were discharged. 



July nd. The following cases are recorded on the 

 military police docket of yesterday, at the Gilmer 

 House: Frank Mclntire was arrested by the military 

 detectives upon the charge of resisting an enrolling 

 officer; Joseph Beehler was arrested upon the charge 

 of making false representations concerning the position 

 and resources of the enemy ; S. Hamilton Davis, ar- 

 rested on the charge of being a rebel spy ; John Krim, 

 arrested upon the charge ot being a desperate rebel 

 and with having been in the rebel army. All held for 

 a further examination. Henry Forner, Moses Hitson, 

 Jacob Eusor, and George Lowers were arrested upon 



the charge of being blockade runners. Held for a 

 further examination. George Chery, arrested upon 

 the charge of disloyalty, readily took the oath of alle- 

 giance and was discharged. Patrick Collins was ar- 

 rested upon the charge of having Government clothing 

 in his possession, and awaits an examination. Law- 

 rence Sands, arrested upon the charge of expressing 

 treasonable language, and Patrick O'Hearn, upon a 

 similar charge, took the oath and were set at liberty. 



July Nth. Owen P. Connolly was arrested and 

 taken to the eastern district station by citizen George 

 R. Law ton, on a charge of wishing that Jeff. Davis 



would give the Union army . He was held for an 



examination before theprovost-marshal. 



July 2Sth. Michael Foley, arrested about four weeks 

 ago upon the charge of expressing disloyal sentiments, 

 yesterday took the oath of allegiance and was dis- 

 charged. James Lloyd, Wm. E. 3liller, Andrew Hun- 

 ter, and Henry Mankin were also arrested upon the 

 charge of disloyalty, but were set at liberty after 

 taking the oath. 



John Mather, arrested upon the charge of selling 

 liquor to soldiers, remains in custody until a_ further 

 examination. Joseph Dunker and John G. Biddy, ar- 

 rested upon the charge of disloyalty and the expression 

 of treasonable sentiments ; held for an examination. 

 John Campbell, upon the charge of charging top much 

 hack hire to Federal officers; held for an examination. 



July 2Qth. David Ross was arrested upon the 

 charge of swearing that he despised soldiers' clothes 

 and all who wore them. Richard R. Lynch, arrested 

 upon the charge of abusing Federal soldiers ; held for 

 a further examination. Joseph Duukell, arrested 

 for using treasonable language, and John Campbell, 

 charged with charging too much hack hire in the case 

 of Federal officers. Both were discharged. There 

 was no proof in the case of Campbell. 



July BOth. William G. Whittingham, and F. M. 

 Hancock, who were arrested upon the charge of ex- 

 pressing treasonable sentiments, yesterday underwent 

 an examination before Capt. French, and were dis- 

 charged after taking the oath of allegiance. Rev. 

 Peyton Harrison was also arrested upon a similar 

 charge, and held for a further examination. William 

 D. Caldwell and Martha A. Caldwell were arrested 

 upon the charge of being disloyal to the Federal Gov- 

 ernment. They took the oath of allegiance and were 

 set at liberty. Thomas Davis and Thomas Wicket, ar- 

 rested yesterday upon the charge of being refugees 

 from the South, were conveyed to the Gilmer House, 

 and now await a further examination. Thomas M. 

 Clark and Adelia Clinton were also arrested upon the 

 charge of disloyalty, but took the oath and were re- 

 leased. 



During the month of July arrests were made of 361 

 persons on various charges by the military authorities. 

 Of the number 317 took the oath and were released, 5 

 were sent to Fort McHenry, 3 to Washington for the 

 action of the authorities there, 11 to the North, 6 across 

 the lines, and the remaining 19 were held for a further 

 examination. 



Aug. 1st. Shortly after the breaking out of the re- 

 bellion a young man named William I). Brown, well 

 known in South Baltimore as a shipbuilder, left here, 

 went south, and enlisting in the rebel army, received 

 a captain's commission. In the recent b'attle near 

 Gettysburg he received a mortal wound, and was 

 buried by the Federal soldiers. At the instance of his 

 mother, the remains were exhumed and brought to 

 this city and deposited in the public vault of the ceme- 

 tery. As it was designed to have the body buried in 

 the lot of the family, Mr. Charles R. Coleman, cashier 

 of the Mechanics' Bank, and a relative of the deceased, 

 called on General Schenck, and was assured that no 

 interference would be made provided that the pro- 

 ceedings were conducted without display. 



Accordingly, the relatives and friends of the de- 

 ceased assembled at the cemetery (public notice hav- 

 ing been given in the newspapers), and attended the 

 interment, the Rev. Henry Slicer officiating. As soon 

 as the exercises terminated several military officers 



