The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-23 00:00:00

The Fenian Expedition.

There seems reason to believe that the Fenians
have succeeded in eluding the vigilance of the au-
thorities at New York, and have sent out a warlike
expedition from that port for a descent upon some
part of the British empire. The following informa-
tion was published by the Tribune of the 6th April,
on the authority of the officials of the O'Mahony
section of Fenians :—" They say that on Mon-
day night last, B. Doran Killian, the Fenian
Secretary of the Treasury, left one of the United
States ports at the head of an expedition, consisting
of three fast steamers and 3,000 men, and that on
the following evening Colonel Downing left at 11
o'clock p.m., with two fast iron steamers, and 2,500
men. The destination of the flotilla is stated to be
the island of Bermuda, which position they intend
to take, with the view of there establishing a base of
operations to prey upon the commerce of England.
It is also stated that vessels are ready to leave
other ports, with the same object. Five iron-
dads are reported to have been fitted out at San
Francisco, and will soon take their departure. It
is said that 900,000 rounds of cartridge, beside a
large quantity of other arms and ammunition, have
been sent away by the Union-square authorities
within the last week. Four of the Council are said
to have left with the expedition. The Rev. Father
Curley takes the position of Mr. Killian, as Secre-
tary of the Treasury, and Mr. llefurnan that of
Col. Downing, as Secretary of Civil Affairs. It is
said that hostilities will soon commence in Ireland,
that there is a large number of experienced officers
there ready to take command of the Irish Revolu-
tionary Army, and that Stephens is quite confident
of success." A later account says : " The sailing of
the expedition, already announced, is confirmed.
It is declared, however, that the announcement of
Bermuda as the destination is intended as a blind,
which the C anadians appear to thoroughlyunderstand,
if an opinion may be formed from the alarm created
in that quarter, which scores of telegrams and mes-
sages to Fenian dignitaries announce to exist there.
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is confidently asserted that some of the Enfield
rifles and cannon captured on Southern battle-fields
during the late Rebellion will find their way back
to British territory, while at least one of the fast
steamers let loose ou American *commerce will
again be armed to good service against the flag
from beneath whose neutral folds it issued. jhe
intelligence published recently in reference to
Fenian movements drew a large number of persons
to the head-quarters to satisfy themselves by per-
sonal inquiry that the information was founded on
fact."
spapers are of opinion
Some of the American nevr
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that there is no ground for a 0
the expedition, and that it is simply another
canard to alarm
the Canadians, and bring money
of the Fenian Executive. A
to the depleted coffers
h
t from dea-eToronto states that the
telegraphic
by
is greatly excited the news of the sailing of
city
a Fenian expedition, and it is believed that the re-
port of its going to Bermuda is a blind, acid that
Quebec is the destination of the Fenians.
Information deemed trustworthy
has been re.
ceived at Toronto, that
the Fenians are putting
guns in vessels at Chicago,
and have two schooners
loaded with field-pieces, for an attack on the
Western border.

Since the above was in type, we have received
five days' later news from the United States, by
the " China," which arrived at Queenstown last
evening. The most important item of the news is,
that the Fenians were preparing to make an attack
on the New Brunswick frontier, and that a
Fenian vessel had escaped to sea from Eastport,
Maine.

A FATAL WAGER.—A young man at Bourgoin,
Isere, France, lost his life a few days since through one of
those foolish wagers which have o ofton proved fatal. He
betted that he would drink a bottsle of brandy at a draught.
antdeusnafter.
Ile did so, but was immediately. fter seized with a nervous
ressttifforeawndarmcotlhd,
trembling, and shortly his lirabgs_hbeecaapmtoo
bl.luist choetn nsepxapnirieodilliaindfahlivmmoinn
THE NATIONAL PORTRAIT EXHIBITION.—It iS
intended to photograph the whole of the portraits, the best
examples to be coloured. The Athenaeum, suggests how
desirable it would be that the most interesting of these
pictures, especially such as are unique, should b 0 copied
for
tlie
ationali`T F9rtrait Gallery