, 1864-12-08

DETROIT, Wednesday, Dec. 7.-Positivo in
formation has been received here That a raid
on this city is being organized By rebel refu-
gees in Canada, Col. Hill, military COM
mandant, in note to Mayor Barker,
recommends that Immediate measures be
taken to organize and arm a regiment Of
milstia for local defense. Active measures are
being taken to protect the city.
ACCOUNTS By MAIL
[From the Detru0 Tribune and Advertiser, Gth.7
donbtedly be the case the arrest Of B. &. Bar,es,
one Of the Lake Erie prates, las disclosed .Iran.
tic conspiracy t.. rob and probably murder citI-
e, 1ena S o. this State which has long been thwartd
thoritica, aided ay the officers Of the Cansdian
Government. Among the latter, Mr. ". Lambert,
Toronto detective. Is entitled to favorable men
ton To HE ingenuity and shrcwlness we nre in
dehtcd for the arrest Of Burey, who is one Of the
most desperate rebels on record. knowing lis
t tue chasacter. Nj. Lambert, Of course, prepared
cure his prisoner with little trouble. and subse-
quently landed him safely in Toronto Jail. 4 frw
fe1a1s n,t TO- Emily prove
Ecfipsion Of his person. he was born In Green
ock. Scotland, and at the ase Of about Is or
Y xs3Es enlisted enlist in What WI known as e
ton under Garil'aldt, In Itnly. Subsequently, be
deserted that brave leader, and fought against him
After the close Of that var he returned home, and
rebellion afforded new field OF enterprise and at
an early stage Of the war be took passage on a
blockade runner, I.rsSio9sly h9:t On the Clyde, In
Hc asserts that hc aided in placing many Of tie
torpedoes in Charleston laarfor. lie next turned
up in Canada. but how he got there we know not
with ether rebels, was soon rea;y sake IN active
part IN any plunderiCg scheme tnat might b. CON
eosscd; Us tifst sclezlc partially 1Alod, yet lie
proper t. DO. He is now We hope. ia lii WY Of
receiving bis reward for the exploit
About the time the propeller Georgian was pur-
ment?, Blrlcy volunteered his services, but lis l.
1ashncsE in the Philo Parsons affair, tt appesrs,
Eas considered no Recommendation for leader;
therefore he Wus entrusted With experimenting
the oper: ton OF providing arms and ammnnitloi,i
fnF the Georgian. He attempted to purchase
these mattrlas ut sevcra1 places without SUCCESS
M h1me'Sr fnoseS9ueqn;g called npon Adam
foundrymen and mechfnists, at Guelph. c, ". on
what IL known as the EramoEa road, who, being
o The
unoftserSed, carried On the business up to
the time Of Bu.lcy'e, arrest Shot, Shell
etc, ie Of no use without the necessary ordnance,
hut the difficulty Was soon overcome A mun
living at Guelph had Held piece, which had been
cast By Robertson Son. TINT WIS purchased and
ice. Tie Fun czrrsage, shot, shell md nmmuni- M
t'rn was similarly disposed OF, and the whole
shipped to col1E:wood, as has since hcru astur-
tatned4 for 1hc propeller Georgian. These facts
NetC ulooEnt ~ tsat ~ ~ attss! . bufaey, VINO
.i,ee-a nr,nher X fansncIans.i,ainta q wv uaJs
arrested at Collingwopd. and tLeir car,tet socks
found to contain zrvolvcra and nxed ammnuftion.
search WEE instituted, and Urge bor containing
the Identical gun carriage before alluded TO, Was
The Canalnn Government nflcIals visited Rob
crtson & Sons place ut Guelph, and found large
quantity OF mnnitions~of war, which WIS seized,
and the Troprfctors required to give bonds not to
resume iacfr manufacture. Previous to hisarrcst
BuElcy had been stopping with his cousin, of the
above firm, and wns supenntending the casting Of
rhot ETC. After the seizure Of the above manf-
tons. It IVES aeccftaintd tfIat scrcra1 boxes and
barrels had been shipped to Lexington, Mich,
consigned to ono David Smitten. These articles
were also seized, but nothing Of coutraband nj
ture found.
The above facts are sufficient to show thst the
Georgian was really intended for pri,atecr. aud
That Buriey was entrusted with the armfng OF her.
These eutriciuns are more ;han confirmed when
We state that her Captain has, since the arrest Of
Bur]cy, mnle proposition to rc-seu her to he
former owners, declaring that he was too closely
watched to accomplish apythlpc, They a1so dem.
onstTate thnt hurley and Robertson i Son hive
been guilty Of daGrant violation Of The neuHaii-
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