The Lancaster gazette. [volume] (Lancaster, Ohio) 1863-1886, 1865-10-19
THE FENIANs.
cnrlOu' and In ters sting Developments.

lars from american Feaians-Cleri-
cal HostHhy-We Ballads.
The Persia's mail day brings some
interesting intelligence concerning the
Fcnian movement
The "informers" are already at work.
The following appears in the Cork
Constitution.
TESTIMONY OF AN INFoRMER-TlE FE-
MAN OATH.
The infor'her Warner began by
stating that he had been member Of
the Fenian Association and sworn in
by the prisoner Crowley in May, 1864,
at KInsalc. At the time he was serv-
ing in tho Royal Cork City Artillery,
and Crowley, meeting him one day on
the barracks square at Kinsae, asked
him would he fight for his country
He replied that he was ready to do so;
and Immediately after Crowley took
him to a house in the neighborhood,
where he swore him in a Fenian- on
the Roman Catholic prayer book. He
took the oath the substance of which
was swearing allegiance to the Irish
republic, now virtually established, en-
deavoring to subveft the Queens au-
thority in the land, and being willing,
whenever called upon 10 free the coun-
try from the British yoke. Hc was
afterwards introduced to Gcary, for
whose apprehension reward Of f1O0
is offered, and at his house he sworc
in several members, telling Geary on
each occasion that he had done sd, and
introduced the new Fonians as Broth
ers.' Meetings were usually held at
Geary's house about four ii mes week,
principally for the purpose Of hearing
lectures on engineering and military
training delivered by porsen named
Donavan, who is said to be anything
but novice at the business. On sew
eral occasions Warner saw all the Cork
prisoners at the house and heard them
discussing the contemplated freeing of
the country from Saxon rule, and the
means by which it could be carried
out. In addition to the lectures on en-
gineering Donavan taught his hearers
how to make cartridges, and explained
to them the whole science of rifle prac-
tice. About four months ago Warner
says he drilled party of four hundred
men at place called the Tawnies,
about two miles north of the city, and
Lynch was present on the occasion
and went through the exercises with
the other men and three months since
Warner drilled about two hundred
men in the same place, when Dunno
was one of the parties.
AN AGENTS LETTERS AND RECORDS
James Quigley, arrested in Doublin
on charge of treason "a married man
known in Sheffield for sixteen years
as steady workman-was found to
have been an active agent of the Fe-
mans, travelling from place to place
to keep together the links of the or
ganization, and holding out promises
of u ''rising" at no distant day, when
tho object for which the brotherhood
is organized would be attained by the
establishment of an Irish republic
The officers found in his possession n
book containing copies of numerous
letters that he had written TO persons
in England, Ireland, and on the conti-
nent, all signed by him in his own
name; and these letters, contain, it is
said, ample proof of the reasonable
nature of the conspiracy in which he
was engaged. From othor entries in
the book, it would seem that the pris-
oner has been frequently called upon
to travel to distant towns, for the pur-
poseof forming local organizations or
aiding those already existing. He has
2 kept an account OF his proceedings on
those journeys; the advice he gave and
received, and a minute statement OF
his travelling expenses. After QHigiy
had been secured, Whiteley and Bat
tersby went to his house and searched
it thoroughly. Amongst ether papers
and documents that they brought
away were a large number of Optics OF
the Irish People, the paper whose ex-
istance was summatily terminated by
the Government.
CIRCULARS FROM AMERICAN FEEIANs.
The MAN McCaferty, arrested on
board the steamer City of Limeric at
Queenstown, had in his possession a
dozen circulars addressed by Fenian
Head Centres" in New Yo:k to their
different circles, ofwhich it would ap-
pear McCafferty wits member. Some
are printed, others writted in ink, and
one in pencil. The Cork Examiner
says: "They are all composed Of ex-
hortations addressed to the members
of the circles, calling oil them to assist,
by every means in their power, in the
approaching liberation of Ireland from
the British yoke, and in her erection
into an independent republic. Amongst
the circulars have been discovered two
rendered remarkable by the fact that
one is written in French and the 9TH
or in German. Their purport is very
similar to that of those in English. -
Besides these documents the police
discovered in the trunk number o.
drill books, some of them in French.
THE CATHOLIC CLERGY DENoUNoINd THI
} Al rn.iI FENIANs.
It is clear that the movement is dis
t: countenanced by the Roman Catholic
clergy. The Tyrawncy Herald re
, ports o sermon delivered by Bishop
Fooney, the language ofwfich is a faiI