New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1881-04-16


OF Confederate soldiers 10 oonu, anu -, va
steamer. Should they capture tno "rarper, On
,a- 4 IA shot sent through the oniccIs quhl' III
JuLusnus Island was to signify 10 inc i 'a
| tba Lour for their release had come Shouu 'h'A
take the island. boats were TO ne ihpoN.H'u ",u
| S'1,'sL, US to he attacked; If taken, the pms
| oners were 10 be mounted aud make lHr SI'NcIaIii
,he boats cooperating ana lI" d thrnre 70 Vir
| ,rmia The key to the whole movement was NE
| couture of the Michigan On the evening oi W..
1oth Inv come aChery, Cole was arrested ana 'ne
messenger who was to meet Acting Master Bcail ~
| K,llys Island did not reach him. l'silgoln''u "I'
nothing ddunted Acting Master I'LL m-' 49,. tai,ncr
session of the Phlo Parsons. passenger soanrrdI
| from Detroit to Sandusky. went on lls way Io"nu
| Johnson's Island. Having landed at Nluuio , pn,
| Island 10 secure a supply oil W"ou' wv -
| Island Queen with large number oi pasSchErl11
! and thirty-two soldiers. came mp alongsiuc "lt
| dashed herself Ia the Parsons. Al d''"'H iIicrs
| ono. resolved upnn The passengers dhu SoIu,'IS
,ycre soon made prisoners and the hoal utHN'lc "
| Ia our men. The soldiers were regularly PdiVpI'"
the passengers were lett on tie l',nnu hnnrs
| their promise not To leave ioI tWen1N 'Ini and
| and tie boat was towcd ont INTO the Iaks az" t.
sunk. The Parsons wHs then s, ', from certain
reasons not altogether satisfactory, hut l"HNluIY
| fortunately refused to make ne at'a,k oh " ~
| Michigan. Beall returned. landed ~ N'HuN M -
| ~ and the men scattered through The country
| Most Of them have returned to me Conl%nl'IHl,,
| St,t.s but a few DAYS since Acting Master brhne'
| G. hurley WAS arrested. and III" iIldl - no" R"''v
| ON for his delivery under the eNtradit"h 't"'N.
| we had Coles. Bcalps, or ms own conihl@SI'' !
|
to prove that they acted under my "lu'I Az ,,o,
wifi IN all probability secure hrs release On, " i ,na.
| lead TO nv expulsion from III" fI"NihHs ~ -
| have II from reliable source tiat u5S i"S, ti,L
osiii,u has been pressed upon the Canadi9h aut'I
| ,,irs and they have considered IL. Nn"ilu, ITO
,nnrse of events take this direction. nnadNlSrn u,
vn" / sLaU CONSIDER It my duty tn remain where |
| am and abide The issue. Sh"lid PlInL " ~ w
! possible. to have your views ON Inc su,p,'l', N"'
lam Cole. is still a prisoner OH J0hnson's Island.
In oL.lenc,. to your suggestions rs far ~ n was
prart,calc. soon after NV arrival here urged The
people IN the North to convert ,hrI plI"t, "'I" n,o
| into gold and withdraw II from lie naIkr'' ll'
| satisfied tins pollCv adopted ana caIIl'H, h'"
| effect Ia some cNtcut. hut how extensively az
| unable to state. hat effect II hid on inc E.Hl
,,lkt II Is impossible 10 estimate, Int certain ~ i
that gold continued Ia appreciate untll " Wcl I"
| go. The high price may nave Wnp"u nIrh 49,
change their policy. because alt"rWald I"id l'H ~,
| line market To 80. When 1t vas about ~ ana
/ eNportation Of gold was - small that thrrr nl-
pearcd to he but lu'lc or no dInlanu ,n .Tt,iI,
! John Porterhcld. formerly banker III N'NIN III
lut now a resident Of Montreal. was iuill~h,l ~"
500 900 and instructed To proceed Z" rN-l"iN I"
! carry oui y financial policy of ms own '"n''l''"n
,,I n consisted i'm the pur, base o gold aud export
! ing the satnc. selling IT for st'rihG Hi- 81 ~
change. aud then again converting ms 'H' n", ne
mo cold This rrucc,s my olN"d certain los. i!r'
COST of trans shipment. Ilc was u~iln'tr d hN ~.
! CLAY and mysrli to- 20 on with his p"l'l un'l re-
! had expended - 900. with Nh,h hc euil'~'" l'
,n,IJ shin directly - 600 600 and induce others -
ship much more. and then o. the cii't upon 'h' '''
| market MAS not very l"I''pll"'' ne VIZ w. 80
] and return to Canada and restore tI' h'ii,N "'
nruJrd I,y his last report BE- had caused ihr >I'p
inrut of NOR than - 900 900 oi gold 1 ai Nl"h~
of lc>- than $lOoo0 but IT -c'In- ilnt NJ. ">'
| who bad been "a former partner oi i"l'iI'l1' We
! arrested 10y General Butler "u tl" ground lh'i ne
] wa, exporting gold. and although VII, lN"h~ h'l
no con u.ctnn with Nj. P"rtcrucld 10 tins lI'iiet'
tiou. yet hc Thought Il prudent Z" r'i"Ih !" .'''''
| and while he retains the ur'Nl"nd'd ''"H'', 90
/ the $21u0o to carry "ui ms r~i", IONS u' ~
! restored S7j.OOO. ! must countess 'hal Inc lI"'
! Ninwurut bad marked rictt on ih, uNh''., ~
! nm, lncd Ia the oplulou that n~ ihr"ft VII ""ih
Or Al damage and di~fru~i 90 ihr Federal uiH''~ u
f..Il.t
! stances should interfere wl'h thr OPP ration ,
! soon after reached Canada . vi. MINOR Nap'i
visited M and represented him-''li ~ n "''i 'l'"
agent from the Confederate states To- destroy -t ih
/ boats Oh the Mississippi River. ana tht hl' opera
/ tIouS wee suspended i9i "Hi' "l M'."'. ~
/ y,nrcd Ia lIm 5000 u l"drth currency. hi' ~''
,tirr,vorI several boats were burned ~ II LOUIS.
invoking an immcuSr loss OF property T." 'hr enemy
H. l,,. ann, sispctfed ~ be- T. PIES uf'd Z" me. 81
/ L.,,g The author II tins hufulug and from Wat
I time both he and his mcn hnN" been ldne 'i."
| consequently have done n"tiug Money h'~ '"''h
| advanced Ia Nh. thIromll. "i cincinnati !"
ol.lnl1c corp, for the p1Tl"s' OF H''udiu i~u ~,
that ,ty | consider hm d true man. and ".' h"'.'
a, Vet lac has effected hut hti" am 90 '%h-lA'I rN
I prctauon of hcdrIng OF effective WON H 'NA'
! Tfryiou, 10 the arrival Of Lieutenant Colonel
\ N,rttu and Lieutenant li'adlry bringing an VA
,,ur,l un, from YOU an the dan, rent places whore
! oilr prisoners arr Couhur'-t amp D"utlt-. h"'h
! Island. Camp Morton. Camp { hh~' Ii"I' i''
( been thoroughly examine. and ic conc ''i"h -
forced upon u~ that an ciiott- to rcc1~' item Wild
I ont AN outside COOPERATION would hTnS -Nl'
/ "a
/ nets Of mat sort were a'dudou'd 'N',I' 'I" 90,
/ Camp Douglas. where Captain lii'' ~iii !" 10 "a
/ ne could effect their rrlci-". We \"h"d I" Nl7
trluucs, zeal and persistence. ana IA" pans WIZ
/ 1.lau,ibr but trcachcry defeated HIM hri"i'' h''
w~Ii LAID schemes were Developed. Having not i"us
| -, an hand Colonel Martin expressed wi~h i'
| organIzc a corl,, To- burn N"w-l"rk CITY. lie So
| allowed To do So and most daiiiit H'i,"Il h''
been made To me that ,iiy' '.i mon j. i,'.' m
| the Greek fire has proved ul~i"ii uhr. II 'i.''
| Ice dctund,d on ~ am agent ~ -l'h N"Ih; Jaw
no faith whatever % u, and %" h't'hP' ..'' n' -,
| after be- made under my general "I''''u' VIII
| any such materials. | knew nothing "AAl'N'i ~
| tl. raid Oh ~. Adams until alter u uil1I'i'H
| Desiring 10 have boat on whose 'al'II" "'" v
reliance could h" placed ana Oh ""dI'i 81 NJ
| arms coud he sent to convenient points LOT aiiIH-
such vessels ~ could u" we'd fu ""Ial luh> "h 90
| Lakes | aided Dr. James !. Bates. of H'h'
AN Old steamboat captain. IN the purchase of ~
steamer Georgian. She had N,1I''f "'" "Y"'
| fcrr,d when the story went abroad that she Lac
been purchased and drinco for the purpose "I -laI
inp the Michigan. releasing tn lU~ohri> Oh J"li
sons Island. and destroying the shipping on th'
Lakes and the cities ou their margin. he Whd's
CONSERVATION prev ailcd 10 all the border pi'~; %
Euilalo two tugs had cannon placed on h"aIt. i"r
regiments of soldiers were ~'h' 'I'I'' Nv" ~ Wv "
| represented To have been didNh nom 'I' AIM "
Virginia. Bells we've rung AT Detroit ana ehuI'A De-
broken up on sunday he whole lax" sh"ic vi
a scene of wild eXCltrfn' MT. Boats were sent OF
| which boarded the GtoTglan and iound nothing con
trabaud on board, but still the people were McIcdu
The bone and curse Of carrying ont anything il
tins country il the surveillance under winch We act
Detectives or those ready 10 give information stan
AT every street corner Two or three CANNOT Ht'I
| change ideas without reporter.
The Presidential election has 50 dcln"idli/ri liz
leaders of the order OF the " sons Of Liberty thai
! new organization under Lew leaders ha5 b''"ii" 81
absolute necessity. Tins l. now gong forward VII
great vgor and sncccs-. The new order H. StYIc'
the Order of the star There H. a general cHpcc
totinn that there viii soon be a new draft. ana ih
members swear resistance to another draft II .
purely military. wholly mdeprndcnt OF politics h''
politicians II l. given out among the u'inh,Ts Tia
StnneNaU jackson * the founder OF the order. an,
the name baA Its siguIIc ancr from the stars oh III
| collars Of southern officers. There Is 10 ground Il
Doubt that the masses 10 tIrge cIicnf - the Mort
..1L LI-L La .An lLL ohm q LLLL