The weekly Butte record., 1863-12-26
Letter from the East.
THgEg RIyERs. Nov. 3. lse3.

DsAs RgooRD:
l have puTposely delayed ari,tiag IN hopes
to d! before your readers the result OF the
drait II this place, as yes eTd4y was the day 70
wind up % far as this township Is concerned
Txeaiy- y-lhree we're drafted. one Lewis Noe.)
il is reported, has gone. All The Others were
either exempt or paid their couinatation fee
No substitutes were obtained, Is lone but a.
lens q miners would be acpecied, al o;bers
being reserves tor The uext dra0. Tc result
s,aads thus; Il paid their comma.- ion fee.
$1,000; 10 were exempt was in the ser
wee; goes as eoHSript. Aud this IS s
fair showing Is to the operation IN other To-
calities. Tne fact is no one will 60 if there is
any possible chance to sc. OF, oft. Tlesa
were some Of the Union Leaguers drawn who
had been drilling aH summer, and were sup
posed to be as valuable as veterans; but they
were as anxious to &c, clear as the ve7ies,
copperhead iu Chris.eadom.
There are some things connected With this
draft that makes it very interesting There IS
q secret detective in each township whose du.y
it is to inform the examiag board who aye to
20. 1t fsIieves the board Of much work
"len conscripi applies for examination, all
The board have 10 do IS to take look a; the
ul4as!aqaire lis name and resi5cace, refer to
the recommend Of the detective, and the matter
is satiied-the magic words are uttered-you
are exempt or you must 60. Then comes the
wife Of be victim, with te.rs in her eyes. ask
ing your help to buy her husbands freedom-
price only $500. But " ~ reci,e these lhings
TO you CAiitornians? Y5u have invited he
draft to- your State and it is comirg. You
viii soou know all lis beauties and benefits.
1t is no uncommon thing now 10 hear the
blacksuakes, in groups OF three or four. er. ing
out aga ainst tie management Of the war, and
saying. with git Of the eeth and snake Of
tie head, There IS screw loose ameghere.
Yet the uisger is beautiful 10 their eyes, aad
it viii take another draft TO get him out of sight
\ big scare has Just blown over, Of az at
tempt Of the rebels to flank our folks, VIA
Canada and Lake E.ie. Detroit was to be
the rebel headquarters for the winter. and
Michigan was to be annexed to he Colieder-
acy. All sorts OF stories aere rctailed AID "a
gerly swallowed by the credulous, about an
armed fleet on the Lakes, 10 release the rebel
prisoners Oh Johnson's Island, burn Cleveland,
BufI4lo, ard Other Lake cities, aud capture
Detroit. he Detroit Free Press, Of Nov. y,
hus spoke Of The affair
I'VE have received information wli-b APP
pears TO be authentic, bat which seems scarcely
credible, of a daring gigantic and dangerous
rebel scheme which has just been discovered
by the government, ard which for lis appa-
rent feasibility and the state of farwarduess to
which 1t is said to have attained, may well
cAu-e the utmost apprehension and alarm in
Detroit and throughout Michigan. The scheme
IS worthy the Ingenuity and audactv OF the
rebel leaders. and if it Is not fully successful, il
viii 0e in consequence Of tbs vigilance of The
aiiicers of the government, assisted by The le-
teetiv 5 whom they have employed in frrretilg
cut and bringing ii to light The scheme com
preuds to less than the seizure of Detroit aud
ganza ion OF rebel army to take the field 10
the spring as au active invading force against
Michigan, Ohio and Indiana The public
may feel very natural curiosity TO know how
this is to he done
1t is estimated hat there are in the neigh
boring provinces Of Canada not less than one
hundred thousand able bodied men. refugees
from the : southern States. and deserters from
tt.- - I, .-ff III :
may in & short time he organized into all army
of thoroughly disciplined soldiers. Its known
that they are already piuchcd with want and
it is calculated that. as The season alvauces,
they viii be driven by desiitaii5n to auv dts
perate adventure that promises relief from
starvation aud exposure. These men are re
lied upon to furnish material iyr the enter
prise Detroit is selected as the field Of oper-
ations from its nearness 10 the CAa-diau iron
tier, and hence lis facility Of communication
no, oniy for procuring men and supplies bnt
also doubtless as atfordgg a toie.ablv safe
means OF e-cape to the leaders IN the mlye-
maat 10 the case OF disaster.
\ necessary part Of this scheme is naval
force How is this to be procured? will be
asked. Ifweare correctly Informed il is already
4. hand. Every one VIII cal to miad lhe ire-
leut mention ID lAG lc.l -Gta Lac Gi-DA ca-S OF
;ha escape Of blockade runners l.a-a be port
Of Wimin- ton. and their arrival at Halifax.
These vessels. most of them, arc o3mpactiy
built, sa.ft, light draagAt STEAMERS Besides
The supplies of cotton ard other articles Of com
merce taken from the rebel poT's. They carry
regular commissions as part Of the Coat>d-rata
navy, and slch armament as IS suited to .leir
tonnage and capacity The fact oi theit com
iog from a Confederate port bearing those
commissions. vii relieve them from the obi-c
lions urged against British built vessels, Ike
tie Alabama and others, which have never
touched At e port under rebel jarisdic ion
These vessels after having procured what sup
plies they can a. Halifax without violating the
neutrality laws, are to start ostenS.biy on &
cruise, but VIII make their way directly up the
ST. Lawrence. through Lake Oaiario. the We
l4ud Canal, and Lake and taking position 10
the river opposite Detroit demand its uacon-
i.'ional Surrender. Tie United States, by
t7sa stipulation wi:A Grea; Britain, being
precluded from maintaining any uaya. force Oh
the iakes except ioT revenue purposes, vii Of