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.)