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dge, where, one of the party being recognized by Judge Spence, and he being a relative, Monteith-like, proved a traitor and informed on them. In a short time Governor Hicks ordered out the Dorchester Guards; the hotel was surrounded, and they were taken in custody, dragged to the common jail, placed in a room, and kept until morning. Then closely guarded, they were conveyed to the steamer.--On the wharf an immense throng surrounded Governor Hicks, and shouted loudly for the habeas corpus. Alexander demanded of Governor Hicks to be treated as a gentleman. The Governor replied, "You are in the hands of the military." "I am glad to hear it," said AlexanderGovernor Hicks to be treated as a gentleman. The Governor replied, "You are in the hands of the military." "I am glad to hear it," said Alexander, "for I thought I was in your hands." Here the crowd attempted a rescue; but, overpowered by numbers, Alexander was borne on board the steamer and conveyed to Fort McHenry. His wife, who was in Virginia at the time, immediately saw President Davis, who kindly assured her that everything possible should be done to save him.