The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1863-11-21

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Judge by the lights bcfoce nae.
remain, very respectfully,
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fme GREAT y0RNs0Na BLAND PluT-A CANADIAN
ORGANIZATION 'vOR war AaAIHsr Tn. UNIFIED
ssATRs-LORD IRONS JUMPS OFT or Dsp AT MID
NIonr.
The Johnson's Island plot has doomed up intOka
conspiracy Of gigantic dimensions. Major general
Dix, who was ordered to Bnf'a'0, N. ", arrived
there on the night Of the 18th Inst. "A large force
Of infantry and two batteries Of artillery were cent
10 Johhson's Island on Thursday, and eight hun
dred men Of the l2,h OHIO cavalry left Cleveland
on Friday for the same place. A report obtaiss in
Buffalo that tunnel had been discovered from the
prtsoners' quarters on The Island to some woods
several hundred feet Distant and about six hundred
muskets found concealed In It, The plot IL said 10
have been to seize the United States steamer Mi
chigan and two Of the New York Central psopsi-
iers, and make raid upon the shipping. Addition
al information shows their deslgnto burn and lay
waste the cities of Buffalo, Cleveland, Detroit, and
every other town from Ogdensbarg to Chicago, aud
10 obuteTafe entirely the commerce OF Lake Erie.
Vallan1 1gham, James Clay, and Marshal Kane, are
said to have been the 'iarch- -conspirators.' Re-
ports Eom sandusky say that everything is quiet
In that vicinity, and that all the preparations are
made to guard against danger. There were no in
dicaitons the part the rebel prisoners Al John
sons Island Of an Intention TO escape. The Wash
ington Star says that Hon. Preston King was dis
patched to Montreal the 18th. to confer with the
Canadian auihoritiesrelative to the alleged plot
The Detroit Free Press gives the following frisbten
ed exposure of the plot:
The scheme IL worthy the ingenuity and auda
city Of the rebel leaders, and f Il Is not fully suc
cessful 1t will be IN consequence Of the vigilance
Of the officers Of the Government, assisted by the
detectives whom they have employed In ferreiing
out and bringing IT to light. The scheme comnre
hcnds no less than the seizure Of Detroit and i,s
occupation during the winter, and the organization
Of rebel army to take the field in the spring ns
AN active invading force against Michigan, Ohio,
and Indiana. The public may feel very natural
curiosity 10 know how this is To be done.
II Is estimated that there in the neighborine
provinces Of Canada not less than one hundred
iOlS nd able bodied men; refugees from the Souih
vino are well drilled and may in a short time b..
organized into an army of thoroughly disciplined
soldiers. II II known that they are already pncbed
with want, and 1t is calculated that as the season
advances they will be driven by destitution to any
desperate adventure that promises relief from star
vation and exposure. These men are relied upon
to furnish the material for the enterprise. Detroit
IL selected the field OF operations from its near
ness to the Canadian frontier, aud hence its facility
of communicate not Only for procuring men anj
supplies, but also doubtless affording tolerahiy
81 fe means OF escape to the leaders of the move
n,rnt in case Of disaster.
A necessary part of the scheme Ia naval force.
How is this TO be procured will be asked If our
information Is correct il is already at hand Every
one will call TO mind the frequent mention in the
teIpgraphic dispatches of the escape Of blockade
runners from the port OF Wilmington, and their
arrival at Halifax. These vessels, most of them,
are compactIy built, swif, light diaught steamers.
lima
Of commerce taken from the rebel ports, thev carry
regular commissions as part of the Confederate
navy, and such armament as is suited to their ton
mage and capacity. The fact of their comm: fl ON
Confederate port bearing those cOlIlmissi0
will relieve them from the objections urged against
British built vessels like the Alabama and Others
which have never touched at port under rebel
jurisdiction.
These vessels, after having procured what sup
plies they could at Halifax without violating tie
neutrality laws are to start Ostensibly Il cruise
but Will make their way directly mp the st. Law
renee, through Lake Ontario, the Wclland canal,
and Lake Erie, and taking position In the river np
posIte Detroit, demand its unconditional surren-
der.
discovered conspiracy in Cincinnati to seize the
steamer Michigan and release the prisoners con
fined on Johnson's Island, in Sandusky bay, aud
that conspiracy was doubtless part, though by no
means necessary part, of 1t. The plot Is novel
one, but IL must be confessed not more rash than
many Wariike enterprises that meet with success.
The defeuceiess condition Of our lake coast and
towns not only suggests but invites some such en-
terprise, and Detroit, from Its location, seems best
adapted for its execution.
A dispatch from Washington says:
II is understood here from Canada that Valan-
digham, Henry Clay's beautiful son James, and
that pardOned villain, Marshal Kane, had fully
ranged for passing through the Weliand canal an
armed steamer whose mission svas
First-T0 open the piison doors for captive reb-
els OF Sandusky bay. Sec0nd-T0 arm and equip
these veterans, oyer two thousand In number
ThlFd-TO seize as many Erope!iers on Lake Erie
were needed, and arm and man thrm.--
Fourth TO make Buffalo a heap of ashes, and her
vessels in port charred skeletons. Fiith-To burn
Cleveland. Sixth-TO wipe out the commerce of
Lake Erie. Seventh-To consume Detroit, and ~
effect to destroy the commerce and cities OF the
Lakes, from Ogdensburgh to Chicago, almost at
blow. Lord Lyons got out of bed after midnight
TO communicate the news to Mr.. Seward, and af-
terwaTd the Secretary of War was got up and got
to the wires Of the military telegraph.
We hear from the West TO night that, by teie-
graph received at Buffalo on Thursday morning,
the slOop of-war Michigan was ordered off the
mouth of the Weliand Canal, with the approval of
Lord G.yons, to smash that Secesh steane' If she
came through.
a telegram from Toronto, Canada, dated the
l4th, says:
The Advertiser, n secession newspaper, TO day
admits the failure of the rebel pioi and says that
the Confederate Government, In fitting out the
H. Ea
with a cargo, was to furnish the necessary funds.
Thirty-s,x officers and three bundled men TO
come oyer in small parties and meet at general
rendezvous. 1t vas their intention tn surirLe the
Federal garrison on JohnsOE's Island, liberate the
prisoners there, and convey them into Canada
They did not intend to violate British neutrality,
but only to rescue two thousand men from such
wrriehed quarters, designed to kill them by slow
degrees.
YANKEK VERSION OF TIE FRENCH ACTION ABOUT
THE CONFEDERATE RAMS.
A telegram from Washington, dated ths 18th
inst, says:
The authorization which was granted by the
French Government to Mr.. Amman for building
and armibg ships-O war at Nantz and Bordeaux
was obtained by him on the false pretences that
they were to be sold to the Chinese Government,
and to be used IN the waters of China.
Ii was not known nor suspected that these yes-
sells were designed for the rebels of the United
States. Information of that design was obtained
by this Gov ernment only short time ago, and the
French Government promptly revoked the author
iZatiOn when that information was laid before the
Emperor.
Justice To France requires that this statement
should be made TO correct Misrepresentation on
a svbircf in regard to which France has acted
with good laith towards the United States.
FROM cHARLEsroN-rBE CONDITION OF FORT SUN
4 eorresL LOndent of the Baltimore american
writes from Charleston as late the I'd inst.
There IL nothing new In his letter. He says:
Since Sunday afternoon no flag has been dis
played from the fort. On that morning II was shot
away, but was replaced by daring rebel, who,
after reiioisting il, waved his cap in defiance and
escaped TO hts hiding place. IN the afternoon ii
was again shot away, and another attempt was
made 10 rehOtst 1t. shell, however, exploded
over II, and when the smoke cleared of nothing
was TO be seen Of the flag, staff, or the man
gagged In the attempt Since then the fort has been
H.o... hui fhfa Ynhels sill show their nreSence