The Sun.
London, England, 1866-04-30 00:00:00

AMERICA.

ARRIVAL OF THE CUBA.
(Via Roche's Point.)
NEw YORK, April 18 (Afternoon).
The House of Representatives has adopted a re-
solution requesting the production of the correspon-
dence wi'bh France, regarding the withdrawal of the
French from Mexico, which has been received since
the correspondence communicated to the House in
January last. All despatches having reference to
an specific promise on the part of Napoleon to stop
proceedings and discontinue Imperialism in
yElicowere especially asked for.
3Le Reconstruction Committee have submitted
to the House various testimony concerning the con-
dition of the South. Ex Vice-President Stephens
testified that the people of Georgia were exceed-
ingly anxious to resume their constitutional position
in the Union, and the question is improving in all
its &Teets.
Resolutions endorsing Mr. Johnson's policy have
been defeated in the Texas Convention.
The New York Herald states that Mr. C. C. Clay
has been released conditionally. He will report
himself to the authorities when called upon.
The New York Times declares that Austria has no
pretest for sending troops to Mexico, and that the
United States should resist the landing of Austrian
soldiers by force of arms.
The President has appointed Mr. Henry Smyth,
a banker, collector of customs at New York. The
appointment has no political significance.
One hundred and thirty additional deaths have
taken place on board the steamer England at
Halifax. The disease is decreasing, and there is no
sickness among the cabin passengers. The Halifax
physicians pronounce the disease to be decidedly
cholera.
The steamer Vera Cruz, from New York for
Vera Cruz, has been wrecked. The crew and pas-
senvrs were saved.
The Saxonia and the City of New York have
arrived out.
General Meade and staff have left for Eastport,
it is supposed in connection with Fenian matters.
The Washington authorities have forwarded instruc-
tions to EcistPo that the neutrality laws should be
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strictly enforced.
The Fenian's continue to gather, hold meetings,
and receive arnu3 in different towns along the New
Brunswick frontier.
The United States gunboat Winooski is cruising
off Eastport. A FeJeral revenue cutter has cap-
tured a suspicious brig off the coast and taken her
into Eastport. Nine armed Fenians are stated to
have landed on Indian Island, near Eastport, and
stolen the British revenue flag. There was no one
on the island to prevent the theft.
Doran Killian has addressed a meeting at
Calais, -Maine. Ile stated that the Fenian Bro-
therhood now numbered one million of men.
The Fenians would continue to hold meetings along
the border until the Confederatiou question was
settled. If the people of the provinces revolted
against the Confederation the Fenians would assist
them. The Fenians, he said, would see the fishery
question justly settled by England relinquishing un-
warrantable claims.
He denied that the Fenians would invade the
Provinces, but refused to give his reason for endea-
vouring to assemble an armed force along the fron-
tier. He besought American sympathy and aid.
The meeting was not enthusiastic, and the applause
came from the Fenians at a signal from the plat-
form. The Governor of Maine sent his Adjutant-
General to Calais to see that the State laws were
not violated. It is reported that a Fenian expedi-
tion is in preparation which would embark at
Ogdensburg and descend the St. Lawrence.
A. document has been circulated among the crew
of the British gunboat off Campo Belo with the
object of inducing the men to join the Fenians. A
mutiny is reported to have broken out on board the
gunboat, in consequence of which 40 men were put
in irons.

A schooner laden with arms for Doran Killian
has been seized At Eastport, and subsequently re-
leased.
The United States squadron for duty at the
Fisheries will consist of seven vessels, mounting
fifty guns, commanded by an acting rear-admiral.
They will rendezvous at Eastport, and remain there
until the Fenian excitement has subsided.
The United States Government has chartered a
steamer to send a company of regular troops from
Portland to Eastport. The Fenian Head Centre
at Buffalo has purchased a powerful steam tug at
that place.

MONTREAL, April 17.
Government detectives are stated to have reported
that the Fenians have nearly ready for armament
on Lakes Erie and Michigan fifteen vessels, besides
schooners and transports loading field artillery..
Colonel Wheeler, late of the Confederate army,
has been arrested in Cornwall, Canada. He held
a commission from Sweeney to recruit a Fenian
battalion, and a copy of the Fenian oath was
found upon him. He confidently declared that
Sweeney would liberate him.
The examination of Fenian prisoners at Corn-
wall is conducted with closed doors.
ST. JOHN'S, April 17.

Volunteers continue to assemble at St. Andrew's
and St. Stephen's. The Governor of New Bruns-
wick in addressing them said that if the Fenian
affair was a hoax it was one of the most serious
ever concocted. It is believed that the incoming
Ministry will suspend the Habeas Corpus Act.
The ship Simoom has arrived here, with the Ist
battalion of the 22d Regiment from Malta.