New-York daily tribune., 1863-12-28
pxc;,,u,cu: or the neutrality-suspicious.
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From Tho 81. Crcln ~ mel lIcrlld.

The towns ON This border have been alive
win excitement during the past few Gays and nifis
owing to We'll authenticated reports tlHt i.'u VIZ ~
confcrrl n ION hy rebel agents and iougts M.o ma
t er h,. Quarters ~ ~. john We were Tchu'i! IN
formed when in ~. John few days NJ" thhl l. p.o
-rninmc of Rebel operations consisted hot on! ~ VIE
taking Of fhe Chcs 4pcakc but also tie steamer N'N
England and then making raid upon the '"Nrr on
the border rohhing the banks ard co nniitlhg tche
destruction by fire. iobbeIy &c lhs i9iniv y"
t.c Nov-Ef eiArd iaihcf suenfi ,oi'o we 1"l ,"-
trat the raid the borders would be attempted nnd
accordingly on 1hursday night tho peoPr icie ano ~
Passport organized for home defense. lhcf' MN' Wy
uuu lcr of she citizens ready 10 volunteer. hud every
cfor was made to give The invaders wuu uc'p'loa'
company of about ~ men uh. raised Tor lD' r"'i @
e.pcy consisting OF Line months men nAd Nifie
ils uud r the command OF cHpt. Flint. If'ir ron
devious was az ihc Annoy. squads ot tie mon were
detailed for picket duty al tho several bridts ana u
evrnsed stat ems leading from N"N-tfunsNlCf Nrunt
which channel the Rebels intended 10 hnd th".f "~!
iro orr city At intervals during TIE night ~ ihurS
dav rs reports cnre into the headquarters irou The
various oatpssts. intense cSct cment was manifested
ard stron hopes were entertained that i The invaders
were really coming they would come Chen nid th' re
The night was stormy. aAa The guards. noiV tli
thov we're unGccus'oned to Tie scr'ce entered my" va
work with much leal and eniAuslasm. Dtt"ech "hl
O'Clock i'm tac morning o fire broke ouf and dttI Iycl
an old building ewhcrc IN The rear oi The town oi
81 stephen II was thought hy ilai this was ia.
tended dccoy, but IL didn't take a. The guards Aal
orders not 10 leave The city.
il Supposed that some suspicious persons tlo "a
vquced raid Of the cncnys forces Prov ng about
tho city aud the Provost Aarshal Wa directed q make
4 search ~ The !Aclhi NAtit lu' ttit lif4l
sf0uuin Dat there nothing disCog red 90 npicdie
tlc pariios. Towards morning iir guards dcserled
me aen lurking about the postoiice but no err ~
we're made Thus ended The fret night o. ne "ai"h iof
tie .nFndcrs Their non app,arance Wa rt, ii'o hH
many o. o.r ys were ~ iiu' ~ rgh', aid unf'
The rocrs h0d come in O,crpowering numh.r b't q"
az them Nroa have lived - tel the f 81 lt toi eii IT.
re. have since been detailed nightly ior no service
and the tread II arnea through our streets ni TIE
rlrfght hour pa. recently become ore of tie Features
lie ou thc border ~ pofi tie ciii-cn' nf' nsp
~ 80. awake aDa lTre force patrol Tic s'fr'is roo
guard the tluu Lisliy. Thor. rUu ie nD cf4Nf isOl
information r,c, el tls snpectrO1 frous sources
Tint such o. raid vc have been pi,p..lah .Dg Als
lsren and s IN actual contcmp.aiun. II W!l noi t1
O. s.liubel as We ore yet by ro means secure LotA
danger.
EXC.rfMRNr N EASTPOHf, MI
I letter received hy Mr.. LongiellOw. of the
Z Provost AiGrshqls Office Tu@sdns. -syss
.You have doubtless hrsTd before this q" nc capture
md lee iture 81 le Chesapeake. rnis f''t ~,
citer,Lt 1owa this Way. Last night eycIy iu-h ah.
s, ir Fq.tn.rt went armed and gunid Of % armed
non was kent in iroutiC~ Banl al night. IL seems q
ie rqrty ~ roughs lei; - John fpr somo place. nd
rerark made ~ them overheard before tncf ,i''
fha hcy acre gong rob banL H. the United states
ritLiu oO Inlir. q -. john lb'"''I At''