Cleveland morning leader. [volume] (Cleveland [Ohio]) 1854-1865, 1864-03-09

From the Detroit Tribune1
Another Of the most vile and unprinoi
pied plots ooncocied snd attempted to bt
carried into execution BY the rebel emissa-
rles in Canada, aided bp g few negro.
hating tories Of that country, has just
been frustrated. Strange as it may sp.
| pear, scheme was some time since set on
foot to induce men. white as we'll as black,
to hire out for the alleged purpose Of en-
gsging in fishing Of the Newfoundland
Banks, and also to 20 into the oyster trade,
but the sctual purpose was to get these
poor fellows on board fishing smacks, and
st the first favorable opportunity to run
the blockade, sell The negroes and let the
others get along as best they could, al
though every induoement would be made
to have them enlist in the rebel army.
Fair wages were offered parties willing
10 engage in this new enterprise" and
some twenty or thirty sble-bOdied negroes
had been engaged, when detective, who
had surmised the game, let the thing out,
causing great exoitement Care had been
taken TO engage several squads Of three or
four colored men each from AmherstburR,
Buxton, Dawn Mills, and In the vicinity
Of Port sarna. Very few white men had
been hired, they apparently having de-
oided aversion to going in the same vessel
with the blacks. .---
The plot was first first discovered in
Port Ssrnia, as follows;
The detective, who had got wind Of the
affair, secured the services Of sn intelligent
negro, who accompanied him to Port HUI
Uon. Crossing over to Sarnia, he snnounc.
ed himself as deeerter from the Cclored
Regiment in this city, and was immedis-
tely the observed Of all observers. On
Wednesday the subject Of engaging him
self at $50 per month and found, for the
Oysler trade, was broaehed by man giving
his name as Marks. A targsin was struck
snd the Il intelligent cohtrabsnd y receiv-
ed q $40 greenback as portion Of hi swa-
ges in advance. He was taken to COM
Portable quarters, where four other color
ed men we're qusrtered, who had previous
ly been hired. From them he learned for
a certainty that . goodly number Of color
ed men had been engaged, who were then
at the place mentioned above. This intel.
hgence was sent 10 the detective, who i'm
medistely sent word to the parties, and
the rascally undertaking Of secesh" "
was nipped in the bnd. Friday night had
beed designated as the time the parties
were to simultaneously leave for Halifax,
butt ere the hour sirived, Marks was re-
spectfully informed that his game was
played out"
The fact that the plot had been frustrat-
ed created great excitement among the
the cOlcred people, and Marks feeling
somewhat insecure, left Sarnis by the ear
liest train. The man having charge Of
the negroes ct Amherstburg was roughly
handled, and had to be conveyed out Of
town by his friends. There is 8 great
deal Of loud talk ct Windsor, but as the
principal men who are supposed to have
heen engaged in the rascally transaction
have fed, the colored troops there are not
apparently troubled about the matter. Hard
words have, however, passed between them
snd many Of the skedsddlers, and Friday
night it was feared row would take plsce.
The presence Of the Rifles in that town,
however, had the effect to allay the trouble,
although the most intense excitement ex-
lists, and it is feared that riol may at any
time break out.