The New York herald., 1864-11-03
Threatened Raid on Detroit.

Threatened Raid ON Detroit.
sOLprEEs CALLED INSTRUMENTATION DIS.
MISSED FROM THE CHUncHgs, EiC.
From tho Detroit Free Trcss, Oct 81.
serious alarm sudde -y tod 10 the city last
evening about occk, by the cha,
body Of rebel radersin number variously estimated
the purpose Of laying oty Of Detroit or Euao
The ,oowins dsspoh which vas sent 70 Mayer Barker,
will explain the reason for this alarming sxc'sement
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small sos, Iasy also taxed Of so.pcsioa Bride aud
some sne .na ny cofss are I've ssiys on.
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those VIE s Toronto bsve from The rebel
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yeI By 70 morow's mail
The Mayor Immediately sous ror Provost Marshal
General HIll, aad messengers were despatched 70 the
captains of the Scott Guards, Lyon Gusrds and Lght
Guards 70 call 'seir ccmpsniss together. Coloac Hu
detailed ATTY men from the Veteran reserve CORPS,
nlty citizens, ia charge of Captain owen was sntss.
quenty orGaDised, the whole being under tho drec-
sss s~Dsy:' were s' ~
ever ready Superintendent, X ~ Rice, Eq., aud dc.
tailed ios duty e aS a:p: T ne %Ss' active prsp..
istepcs IN act warm reception squads we're posted
EXPOSED points along the river The spread like
Wild are 1hs iusimAtioC ~ 6st communicated Ia vhs-
pers psssed mouth 70 mouth and house 70 hosse
uut he whole city asr penetrated We portals u
thc churches ssd Congregations we're hurrsdy dismissed
The bss rang out alarm which could Be oouspre
heoded. Everything and everybod wers IN comnotos
the cause Of ali .s hsbSuo bas could 9s 40 t9u,hfu
statement the reports rbo widest
and most eKtravagast assertions made Some had
that the rebels we're already In she city and sss per-
tons a % 1re. they based tbes intimatious upoa
the that tue Gre beh had scvnds1 or that sue per-
had told u 10 some who mad sld Il % them
OpDous were taken up matters OF fact repeated
aod duplicated ~ every street corssr carries no shs
interior eptircly devoid of tbe oriaIual teat.
Ia front u fremen's Hall immense crowd ooIIocted
Mayor Brker asked them 70 quietly disperss satiag
that there was any further fear the aisrn
would be given by the State street Prssbyeran church
bH. The ccmpAcies mentioned wore special
police, spd detailed 70 their posts BY the Mayop One
Individual asserted that within an hour ox huRdssd
armed men, loyal Iessusrs, were ready v tssa fss
All sorts OF rumors we're saod thss The tsisrrsuh
wires bad been cut and alec chat the cable scros shs
river bad bcac destroyed Upon isauy M the telegraph
occ our reporter Learned soat nothing The kad bad
ss,ishe eenssmau Who came over the Great wsstsru
road Sunday morning from Toronto says there vas
noth az there any Contemplated RAID nog vere
there any Indications Of such movement a. the tsS
erA6hc desatch received by Mayor Barxer stated 1hs
" thpa 70 ~ rocr back W the largest pfcpor.
sons. An ousos prsvsntIon, however, 10 wcffh pound
Of end acting - the motto efolsnt Mayer
prompa aul speed, ectea i6s rprellmo asy sucA a.
tack the asorNy wish vbteh tue ,iiay asssse,Vss
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