The Express.
London, England, 1866-06-22 00:00:00

AMERICA.

(EECTEICS TELZGRA3I.)
(Per the St. David, viit Greencastle.)
NEW YORK, Jun 9, EVEMIG.
Three thousand Fenian remain at Buffalo and
in the vicinity, awaiting means of transport home.
Federal boats patrol the Niagara River and the
adjoining portions of the lakes, but it is not be-
lieved that the Fenian will again attempt to cross.

COMMERCIAL INTELLIGENCE.
Money easy. Gold, 139. i. Exchange on Lon-
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York Central, 97 ; Illinois, 121 i ; Erie, 62i ;
5.20 Bonds, uni. Cotton quiet : middling
Uplands, 38c. Wheat and flour dull. Corn quiet.
Provisions steady. Coffee firm. Sugar steady.
Molasses inactive. Petroleum dull :a crude, 264 ;
refined, 42k.

THE FENIAN RAIDS.

Our advice; from New York are to the 9th inst.

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The Fenian movements still continue to occupy
a large amount of space in the New York papers,
espwially the Herald, which publishes column
after column of telegraphic despatches, with the
usual exciting headings. The new raid into
Canada, under Colonel Spear, is said to have
taken place on the 7th. The following details are
given in a special despatch :

St Albans Vt Juno 7, 11 pan.

The Fenian army left Franklinthis. morning at nine
o'clock, and arrived within a few rode of the border at
ten o'clock. Here they were drawn up in line, and
General Spear inside a speoch to them telling them that
they were now near the Canadian line, where they had
greatly desired to be, and not to trouble women and
children, but armed men were at their mercy.
He forbade them to plunder. The line was
crossed immediately, and Colonel Coutri unfolded
the green banner of Ireland on Canadian sod.
The men declared they would die under it in the
cause or fall in the attempt. There were two thousand
men who were fully armed and equipped receiving their
supplies over the border. Scouts were sent out on all the
roads and preceded the army, who marched four miles on
the road to Stansted, and then halted and made arrange-
ments for entrenching.
General Mahan immediately despatched a courier to St.
Angina with that intelligence, who arrived here at five
o'clock this afternoon. The men were short of provisions,
but their supplies came up, and they now have sufficient
food. The people have deserted their houses and barns,
taking away their furniture, driven off their horses, cows,
and swine, and also nailed up their doors and blinds, and
the inhi.bitants have deserted the territory through which
the Fenian are passing.
The officers and men are now on Canadian soil, and they
gave loud and hearty cheers in consequence thereof. They
have a largo amount of stores about thirty miles south of
here, and they are making strenuous efforts to seize sup-
plies along the road from St. Albans to Franklin (sixteen
miles). Stragglers were passing this afternoon, and there
were two or three teams with stores, and one loaded down
with ammunition.
A company. armed rail equipped, left the train this
morning at t Borgia, the next station south of St. Album,
and were on the road to the front this afternoon.
Thirty Feuians arrived at this point this evening from
the south.
Another despatch goes more into details.
says :

Right Wing, Fenian Army, over the Border,
Camp Sweeny, Canada, June 7.
We left Franklin, Vt., at half-past ten o'clock on Weal
nesday morning, and struck out on the road leading to SI
Amend Centre. At just fifteen minutes after eleven
o'clock General Spear and stall arrived on the American
side of the line, where a large number of the men had
already assembled. He was greeted with loud and pro-
longed cheers, and bowing to the men he addressed them
in substance as follows :—" Soldiers—You are still stand-
ing upon American territory, and you are not to molest or
intent the people of this section. I beg of you to commit
no dei.nalatams on this aide of • the line.
(Cries of " General, we will not.") There, said
he, pointing towards the Canada line, are the enemies
of your country. When we get there we will
remember the wrongs of many a century, anal will strike
a blow and try to free 'reined ; but remember, no harm
to the women and children. When we get the men they
shall be yours, to do with them as you please."
General Spear upon concluding was greeted with three
genuine Fenian ulcers, and many of the men shouted for
him to lead them on. The general immediately com-
menced crossing the border, and w, ut into camp about
half a mile from the line, where they remained all night.
Coutri, of the :lid Regiment of Cavalry, was the
first to cries into Canada, with about 400 of his command.
Colonel Coutri is a native of Switzerland, and feught
with distinction through the %hob• of ot.r late wi.r. Hu
crossed with his men last night, and bivouacked Ids men
where the clamp is yaw located. We hail /wither river,
lake, nor ocean to cross before reaching Canada—in fact,
nothing but an imaginary line, marked by an iron post
driven into the ground, bowing the renewing inscrip-
tiens :—" Treaty of Wallington boundary, August 9,
184:f. Albert Smith, United States Cionnessioner. J. 11. L.
Esteemt, • amintissioner." This piece of iron at all
that marks the dividing line on the St. Arniaail read
between the State of Vermont and Canada East.
General Spear estabiisheal Ma headquarters at the house I
of Mr. Eccles, an lied: Ilia two daughters- - '
Grace and Ilattie played several airs upon the piano, and
entertained the general and his .tiff in a very handsome
manner. The men were encomia' in the fields to the left
of the house, and the boys enjoyed themselves by singing
the " Wearing of the Green" raid. other Fenian war ,4111.71.
Several suspicions looking Km:tacks were arrested and
brought to beadquartets by the scouts, but were released
upon parole. They report the sc iac as general for a dis-
tance of forty or fifty miles into tl.e interior.
A company of -IU armed men were sent out foraging for
food, and hieught Lack Ire head of cattle and a large num-
ber of sheep.
Caned Sweeny lies on the St. Armand Centre road, !
formerly and better known us Crook's Corner road, at the !
junction of a toad leading westward to the junction or the
Franklin and Pigeon Hill road. Tl,e road traverses a
side hill of what is known as a continuation of Bridge-
marahill, in a nortlee.eiterly direction.
The latest news of this " army" is not favour-
able to the Feuivai cause. General Spear is said
to be entrenched at St. Armand with a superior
feared of British regulars moving on his position.
Half of his forces are, incroover, described as
being " beastly drunk," and all of them de-
inuraliscil. The Herald imparts this information
in the following despatch :
Right Wing of the Fenian Arms., Camp Sweeny,
Canada, June N.
Trouble is hawing at this place among the men calling
themselves 'midi rs of tile :may of Ireland. At the pre-
sent moment fifty good cavalrymen could put the whole
camp to rout. The entire force does not now number over
1,04.0 men, and inure than one half of that number an-
beasaly drunk. The cause of the difficulty is owing to the
present diaorganised state of the force iind the Lick of
sufficient diacipline. The officer' are unable to enforce
the necessary and proper respect. and the men cannot be
brought under proper subjection to form any military
organisation in the United States on account of the
neutrality laws.
General Spear crossed over the borders with nothing
more nor less than a mob of desperadoes, some of whom
were anmil, but by far the largest portion of them were
not. It cannot he denied that the °theme and some of
the men came from purely patriotic motives, but many
of them crossed to Canada solely for the purpose of
plundering. Lawless depredations commenced almost im-
mediately after crossing into t'anada. The men staiteel off
sin Ay and in fours and fives, on indeperalent zuatrunling
expeilitions, their officers being utterly powerless to pre-
vent it, anal there is no calculating the amount of mischief
• that has been committed. Thews acts have been severely
condemned by one and all of the officers, and they now
threaten to visit the next offence with condign punishment.
Thu officers have taken all the liquor that could be found
in camp, and have spilled it out upon the ground.
The road between here and St. Albans, a distance of
18 miles, is tilled with deserters, and these are the very
men who boasted loudest and did the most talking.
These sort of men were tho first to desert the cause, and I
by their language and actions have set a bad example
to those remaining, which cannot be easily reme-
died. Desertions have taken place by whole com-
panies, and in some instances colonels Lave led their
command back again over the border. General Spear
met a company on their way to Vermont, and tried to
induce them to remain until morning, but they told him
to go to hell, and continued on their way homeward.
The only reason why a detachment was not ordered out
to shoot them down was because they had not yet been
"worn into the service of the " Irish Republic."
The report of the trouble at Camp Sweeny reached St.
Albans this afternoon, and two mounted couriers have
just arrived from General Sweeny with despatches. A I
council of war has just been held by General Spear and
the commanding officers, and they determined to main-
tain themselves as long as possible where they now are, if
they can advance no further into the interior. General
Spear says that they may drive him off of Canadian
soil, but it shall never be said that he turned round and
walked deliberately back again into Vermont. Most of
the officers will stand by General Spear in this emergency.
Unless the Fenian" in the large cities send ;undies and
ammunition immediately there will be a useless lose of
many lives.
As I close, quiet and order have been somewhat restored,
but there is still a large amount of indiscriminate firing by
the men, who tire at everything they see in the shape of
horses, cows, pigs, and poultry.
Fenian victories continued to be reported. The