On the arrival of the Southfield at the Battery, between seven and eight o’clock, the prisoner took some refreshment—a cup of coffee, I think, and then hired a small boy to take his bag—a small canvas bag—filled with clothing and other articles, up to his house; it was taken up to his house in Cedar street, and left there. The prisoner lived at 129 Cedar street, with his wife; the other occupants of the house were Mr. and Mrs. Burke. They had various conversations with him during the day. During the morning the prisoner went out, and at the shop of Mr. James, on South street, exchanged the most of the money which he had (about $150), part gold and part silver, and received in exchange bills on the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of Williamsburg. He made the remark to Mr. James at the time, that he came honestly by the money. Through the day he packed up his clothing, and in the afternoon, with his wife and child, took the Fall River boat, running from here up the Sound, and went up to Fall River, telling the carman who took his baggage, if any inquiries were made for him, to throw the inquirers off the scent. From Fall River he went to Providence. The whole or most of these facts coming to the knowledge of the officers of justice, two persons followed on his track, and very soon traced him from Fall River to Providence, and after some search were enabled to find him there. He was arrested on Friday night, the 22d or 23d March. They traced him to a small house in the outskirts of the city, and at one o’clock midnight obtained an entrance into the house, where they found him in a back room in bed. The windows and doors of the house were closed, and the defendant was found concealed under the clothes of the bed, with his head covered up. The officers withdrew the clothes, and found the defendant, there in a profuse perspiration and feigning sleep. He was awakened, or pretended to be awakened, by the officers. They said that they wanted to see him on a charge of passing counterfeit money on the hackman who had brought him to the house; he arose, and was asked to point out his baggage. He described two trunks, which they took with them. There were found on him a watch and a quantity of money—among the rest, about $120 in bills on the Farmers’ and Citizens’ Bank of Williamsburg, corresponding with those exchanged for him by Mr. James of this city. The clothes were returned to this city, and next morning the prisoner was brought here and lodged in the Second District station-house. On his arrival, he was told that the charge of counterfeit money was a mere feint, and that that was not the real charge against him; to which he very coolly replied that “he supposed so,” or something to that effect. To Mr. George Nevins and Mr. Elias Smith, the persons who pursued and discovered him, he said “he had no knowledge whatever of the sloop E. A. Johnson; had never known her or Captain Burr, and had not been on Staten