Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1863-11-17

sPscTrSC THE coSsrlRAeT.
The "ITcrald" states that it has been nscer-
tainci, on inquiry at lhe proper bureau, thai;
there are now over J, ,0j0 "Rc5cl" officers nr
.Johnson's Island, Saadusky Bay, together
with 10 others, classed as guerr!llas, and that
\ movement was on foos fer their liberation.
The following Official despatch czn!.rs IT,
whole matter:
WAsuGSGroH, Ncr. ll--Nidn;gh..
To rns MAYOR OF BurrAIo:
The British Minister, Lord Lyons, ha, to-
night officially notified the government tka:
from tclegrapho in;ornation received i.Oni
tho Governor General Of Canada, there il
reason to believe that there is plot on foot by
persons who have found an asylum in Canads,
to invade the United States, and destroy ;rc
city of Buffalo; that they propose 10 take
possession of some OF; the steamboats, on Lake
Erie, to surprise JoSnsan's 1slnTd, set free The
prisoners of war confined there, and proceed
with them to Buffalo.
This government will employ al means in
Is power TO suppress any hostile attack fram
Canada: but rs other tDwns and citics on the
shores Of the lakes arc exposed to the sam,
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this information TO you, in order that any
precautions which tho circumstance, Of the
case will permit may be taken.
Tho Governor General :usSests that the
steamboats, or other vessels, giving cause for
suspicion by tho number or character Of the
persons on board, shall he arrested.
You will please acknowledge receipt o! this
.ele gram, and communicate to this department
any information you may now or hereafter
have on this subject.
EDWIN NJ. STANTON, Secretary Of War.
or course this "startlins" intelligence
caused immense excitement throughout tic
whole of Iankeedom, and warnings similar 10
the above were sent tfall the large. citi:s.-
ander tho head Of "lIishly Important-Stili
Later" the Herald" publishes the follow,
ing: rs...
BUFFALO, Novt1a, lSG3.-Meyor Fargo has
received a second despatch froys Secretary
Stanton, stating that Major General Dix has
been ordered to Buffalo to adopt measure; fer
the security OF the frontier.
The Mayor has taken steps to guard agninst
incendiarism.
The Mayor is also in communication with
fairs.
THE LABOR MOVEMENT IN NEW T0Rl-sT2IErs
Poa nIGuER WAGES.
The high prices of all the nccc,sarics Of li!a
have oecasioncd a very wide spread dssstis-
faction among the laboring classes Of New
York and several other Northern c;tis,, ard
the consequence is that STRIKES" for higher
wages aresbeing made daily. This movement
for increased com p.nsation ha, eS;ea!ed to
almost every class Of operatives, clerks and
laborcrs, aad there is not dag passes that
dozen meetings are not hell in the public halls
Of the various wards of New York city. The
Herald" of the 18th. says:
The strikers seem to be desperately in
earnest, though they ccnduc. themselves gen
orally in quiet, inofcnsive manner, consn-
ing themselves to calm discussions upon the
hard times" and the exorbi:ant priees Q!
every article of food aud clothing. Wi!Ha il
is considered tha. nearly everything rhicir
comes into use in e7ery day life. and which
can scarcely bo dispensed with, has douhle1.
and in some instances quadrupled. il. price. II
is not 10 be wondered Mt that these strikes
have assumed the formidable character which
they now present, and that the whole Of a.
cisty is in state of agitation in ccnsafncac:
of the determination of the poor dependent
classs, to wiring from their employers rs:e
of com pensation commensurate with the ennr-
msua increase of the nscesIaries Of life. The
argument of the poor men il very difficult to