Evansville daily journal. (Evansville, Ind.) 1863-1866, 1864-11-09
From Chicago.

CHICAGO, Nov. "A mounted patrol
/ Of FIVE hundred men has been organized
BY the citizens for the protection of the
city, and will be on duty all night
There IS a sufficient military force here
to prevent any outbreak Richmond
and Hancock agents of the New York
line of propeilors, received dispatch to-
day that the Canadian steamer Georgian.
+ fitted out as 8 pirate, is on Lake Huron.
SECOND DIsPATeH--This afternoons
Journal says: Yesterday kilograms were
received by John Wentworth, announc-
ing the crossing of large numbers Of
bushwbacksrs. Col Sweet, commanding
Camp Douglas, was communicated With,
aud orders we're al once issued for the
arrest Of the desperadoes upon their ar
rival The fact leaked eat, and the
faithful found means to apprire their
friends, and the bushKhaekers left the
train at the city limits, and scattered in
the city IN various directors. The mil
ltary and police are constantly securing
the city, and have picked up hundreds
of them.
A propeller with nearly 100 suspicious
characters. arrived this merning from
Canada. The military and police are
after them, and all will be captured.
Col. Sweet, for some time, has been
aware of the existence of rebel plot 10
release the prisoners at Camp Douglas
and burn the city. His detectives have
been 8; work with success, and though
the evidence obtained is not sufficiently
conclusive to warrant the arrest Of the
hundreds Of e0nspirators, it was deemed
necessary to strike at once at such ones
as we're unquestionably reasonable.
Capt Nelson Of the city police was
despatched to the house OF DR. Edwards
to arrest Colonel Vincent Marmadaks.
brother Of the rebel General. At the
same time a detachment Of military
proceeded 20 the Richmond House, and
captured the rebel Col. &. St. Leger
Greenfield, Morgan's Adjulant General,
and j. I. Shanks, an escaped rebel pris-
oner. b. s. Norris, a man noted for his
hatred TO the North, was also arrested.
and is now confined At Camp Douglas.
Ia dispatch to Gen. Cook, this morn
ing, Col Sweet says
Ihave complete proof Of his having
assisted shanks, the rebel prisoner, 10
escape, and Of plotting TO release the
prisoners at this Camp"
Meanwhile, another detachment Of the
military invested the house Of Charles
Walsh, near Camp Douglas His house
was entered, and portion Of the con-
tents taken to camp Capt Cantrell,
and private named Chas. Travers we're
there, both belonging to the rebel ser
vice, aud arrested as spies In Walshs
house were found 200 stand Of arms,
wiih all the necessary ammunition, and
two cart loads Of large reyolvers, loaded
and capped, ready for use.
In regard to the arrest Of Walsh, Col
Sweet says he has evidence enough
against him to swing him for treason.
Col Sweet has evidence ia his posses.
sion that II was the plan Of the rebel
/ conspirators and hoae traitors to release
the rebel prisoners confined at Camp
/ Douglas, and burn the city. The cam o
was to have been attacked on two aides,
tomorrow night, the rebels released, and
the city pillaged and burned.
Simultaneously with the above arrests
BY the military. the police entered q room
10 the building adjoining the Mattsson
/ House, and captured two large boxes of
/ loaded guns concealed there.
The police made = raid, early this
morning, on the Donelson House, Canal
street, and captured forty bushwhaekers,
| who had been tracked there, all Of them
armed to the teeth.