Detroit, September 17, 1864.

Capt. J. C. Carter:

It is reported to me that some of the officers and men of your steamer have been tampered with, and that a party of rebel refugees leave Windsor tomorrow with the expectation of getting possession of your steamer.

B. H. Hill,

Lieutenant-Colonel, U. S. Army, Military Commander.

Frederick J. Shepard.

Buffalo, N. Y.

(Conclusion next month.)

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