The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-09-27

bundles over tho1r Hn0uQeI Arrived IN AIeahu the
guns distributed by the Fenian Centres or execu
tive officers different parts OF the country They are
then rafnsd for in the clubs and handed overto u
lucky-as he considers hmsslf-winner, who draws iha
prize The winner In each instance pay about =, aim
ngs sterling to the club fund.- by which ear the trea
sury IL always kept in hoarishing @ ,aastiou If
twenty guns are distributed at one nee . The club ~
ceives nom the winners one hundred .Anpps or ave
pounds sterling and as each gun ~ q only thirtv NH
ngs IN BrmnGham you perce 80 that the nrst coss Of
four new ones y = oncs pca By the handing out Of
twenty 70 the prethren Ios do the Irish Fenians in
the MAN procure their zrma Besides this quite num-
Der Of excellent revlves presented BY the many
Irish jAnsricans now visiting The 'old sodn 70 their
vi,s Do. yxuAn DRnxs DMIL GROUNDS a,ig4 ~
N'gntiy dnhnes ef men afs had in almost every por
tin Of the island aow here now there. There is no
ypveysaltu out for such purpose tho men under u
ssruction y any one time place numbering only from
TWO TO iva hundred. Ths masters held In places
aost Inaccessible to- the police without their advent
being discovered. So few arrests havc been made The
the mountain ranges of ppcrary, Kerry or Lin
SroE or IN the broad plains of Kildare, Cork Waterford
1 se q s.
OF Plumes, and the memorable field Of Vinegar Hin
scenes the sight Of which always stir the most pat
D Tiotc emotions OF the Irish heart li hGapTA
Reports Of these drinings daily received at Dublin
Castle and BY the Secretary OF State OF the Home De-
parncnt In London, and some few Irish baronies-sab
divisions OF pcunteshave been proclaimed" under the
OF police sent into thom the expense or which must bo
paid by an increased taxation OF the Inhabitants Of the
district the government hopingI that the taxpayers
would drive out or inform on the Fenans means of
saving their pockets No such result has yet been
experienced, and believe the drlings frequent
"a ever. '.INW a rs nSTftE aoTAuTif
There has been no actual collision between the Fcnans
and the officers Of the law nor does any insurrection
exist in the landss some Americans just landed at
Queenstown imagine-the Fenians appearing TO work
under well controlled, orderly and sober direction
l.. 4tI TuV NryNn rR epxruR vrANg i u
have had means OF ascertaining with any degree
Of ACCURACY the number Of enrolled members now. in
as have been informed they fall far short or one
hundred and forty thousand--a quota which would DO
q.
either IN Canada or Ireland Tatas ~ teA ~
s Z. ,,.. 49,. rrsas soscs @ AsD ~ ronrnY a..
ents in their songs and rustic poetry These eusons
are IN point Of c9aposon, Car above the standard Of
hits At the declinng military and naval power OF Eng
land, as well as allusions to the advancing com
merce and greatness both OF America and France
thing connected with the late war in tho
United States, that they approve of the cmancipa-
the faithiess acton Of England both to North and
SONGS, tho words seem to be Committed TO memory
by the men, perhaps At nightly meetings wish
John Browns Inapsack was No. ss and the inference
Is deduced that 1898 the year of the great IRISH
rebellion one Of the fruits Of od yohn,s lite move
nknapaacs VIM yet contain ihe renewed eIaser q
songs ends with the refrain Of give s Gloria and ap
pears % be combustion of the ~1iarssliassn and
with tSs asd Of Amsrscs and the friendship q France
lrishmeu win return marching along" TO plant the
sunburst mag beside the Stars and Stripes in Ireland
IN fact the popular poetry Of Ireland Today vcrAss the
correctness Of the patriotic exclamation mo the
making OF the songs Of people, and care not who
~ ,Dgi9 lEv0IAzD's H1ANs on REPKEsspoN. AQtit
Having rscounted the prospects hopes, means and
Fsnian Organization must exhibit the readers Of the
HERALD the pr cotra side Of the account Englands
liberty BY thc extinction Of the Fensns a. home As
you are wei aware her means for the obliteraon or
nation Of nations are made up Of nfsnty cavalry ar
tery war ships and the free employment of SPIES In
tie sSsaTers oath All these are % in full M play IL ire
land at the present moment Dublin, Cork, waterford
Limerick Belfast Londonderry and al other important
points Of the island are held by regular troops militia
Sss ss S ss
TO the desolate shores OF Connemara the extreme
west and % the Bay Of Galway, where ireland rt
British force In Ireland might be enumeraed In rough
Troops Of the line cavalry and infantry 49,. - eooo
veteran corps ained go
1l.a; - e.. =. o0o
Revenue police tsrmed and drilled. 1900
y
aenersi 6if Hugh Rose, K G. b., who succesdsd icsd
Clyde fthe lato 6ir Colin Campbei) a. Commander.in
Ssso %.y s.' scrsd mo-
doubt thss be win be as succssafu n his treatment OF
the Fsnians - he was IN his cure Or the sepoys.
r-rot1ruqVSg jfHB MvoRNHRA HClaN lTI1
Icoud nse az how many spiss and informers there
are but think they are pretty numerous q they have
Of Jenny q Brisn. Those men make the most rdicu,
oos scvee y the msssfscy and arstocracy and always
y q y adopt
publlshes letter from psso stating that the Amsr
Feniaps jna csning ever and advising tEe ars
with hssS ssssadsswhscS Ss S
means Of dsfenoe He tcs them In the the cost per
dozen az ~ sstesa Hs V belseved by some and laugh
Would rHH rRoors RExAr lOrAls wis
WnssSsS s TIE troop snp%srsssd above would 70
they v.. .. great q dseSsrssd ~ Sseys xn. aa
and their manly bearing recital Of battles won and well
nled pockets have revealed the fact 70 many brave
yss an II Worked 2 dssS %sy Ss oess
rm NAVY OFF cosruAnA AsD pAsr~r nav.
gone round from Queenstown 70 the Conncmara awsstj
coast The have been told that their services arc
required 70 queli riot among the native nshcrmen. 4
large proportion Of the crew are Irshmen, and have
spoken with some Of them They do mot believe there
do believe hat shey viii have to law o and ou fo ."e
long time watching Fenians. The service Is disagree
able 70 them, and, indeed, they did not hesitate 70
openly express their discontent their position and
treatment under Queen Victoria. Two gunboais--thc
Terrible and anotherhavc entered Bantry Bay on the
southwest coast, where the French once landed The
men are mot permitted TO como ashore but herc Is NO
doubt but they are kept In readiness for action against
Fenans or other enemies OF the Their presence
produces some excitement and gets the FenIsns talked
or The Irish people, general thing, fear the English
navy more than they do the army, but the Fcniaus
tertan great hopes that u their American brethren
should come over they will be supported by few Amc
rican ironclads, which will neuraze the difference
this respect. lt Ft
II is now sad that the entire Channel eet Of England
is under orders TO sail for the coast OF Ireland In
governments circles u s alleged that this step Is taken
without reference 10 Fcnianism but doubt It. IL s
very patent 70 all that the executive Is alarmed
gh degree by reports which have reached II both from
Ireland and Americn. .l H1
ss THE ENGTSm THEORY ov rn7AsIsw.
Having sounded excellent fountains OF informa
tlon IN true Yankee fashion, have arrived at the
cuson that the theory Of the English government
garding the Fenans IN, substance this THAT the
Fenian organisation In tho United States Ia very hume
and politically powerful; that u possesscs very
large aQente with