The New York herald., 1866-06-04

Great Excitement I'm Montreal-EHpected
Attack ON IIemnstn gford-Active Move
menss or Canadian Troops. Sc.
SPECIAL rELEGRAx TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
MONTREAL June 3--l0PM
The excitement here incident 70 the movements Of the
Fenians in this province stl continues to be Of tho
most intense nature and hourly heightened by tho
news received from the Of war. All day long the
streets have boon overlooking with people immense
crowds being collected and around the hotels cafes,
newspaper Offices and street corners.
During the day heavy nrng Of signal guns 10 the n.
OF the has been heard In the direction
Of Chambly Point, about twenty ave miles southeast Of
this city The firing believed 70 Indicate the approach
OF the Fenians from the direction Of Sc Abans vsr
mont upon Montreal and ut this writing learn that
body Of at least two thousand men, said 10 be com
manded by General sweeny IN person, are marching
upon 81 Armand, q village fifteen miles beyond 81
Johns.
During the night and this morning heavy reinforce
mcn,s have bcon concentrating al st. Johns and Hem
ningford being the principal points that cover
Montreal besides s,anscad, situated ss further east
which IL already well defended During to-day further
reinforcemenis OF all Of the service have boon
forwarded by tho Grand Trunk Railway TO the above
important points with tho greatest possible dcspaich
Albright and passenger travel the Grand Trunk
the entire disposa Of the government The daily mail
steam line was to-day stopped, aud the two boats at
Prescott detained by order of the government Tor any
emergency.
Later this evening learn ths, British Of war
are on the way here from ouebec aid IN the public
defences. The royal mail steamer Hmaaya has ar.
rived at Quebec with the Canadian One Hnndrcdth o.
Prince Of Wales regiment together with the Forty third
regulars, direct from Malta
The government have Official Information thai large
bodies Of rcnians are concentrating at Malone, y,
marry opposite Cornwall, the s. Lawrence, with
view, II N supposed To make attack upoa the Grand
Trunk Railway tho canal at point between this
city and Cornwall thereby cutting on tho only comm.
| cation between Upper ana Lower Canada To NEE,
this the principal points between Montreal and Corn
wall where the Fenian prisoners under her Majesty
lock and key have been heavily reinforced by volunteers
Of all arms, and 70 this point also, ] sm rel ably IN
formed her Maiesys Thircth regular which sft hero
last night have boon sent The Twenty .nfth King
Own Borderersl likewise ordered 20 Cornwall bot
upon their arrival al the station hc order countsr.
manded aeooun, Of the Threatening aspcc, of anass
| In the direction of a. Johns
To the defence Of the r. lawrence two gnnboats
have bccn mprovised from isg boata plying IN these
this city and another IN ousbec-eqnlpped
and manned by marines from Her yaJcsty's eorstez,
the Pyiadcs lying al this ont aud Tho Aurora 81 Que
bee These gunboal aiI b. eqaippci with Armstrong
guns aud twe've-pourdcr howitrcra They sailed To-
/ night under scsied orders
The Seventh Fasiiecrs from oaspec, With This Fourth
battalion Of the RIO brigade. Prince Consorts Own,
from this city, under marching orders tonight
Atsr clock tbs Afternoon Mayor Gensnai james Lind
say, mandbns The department Who iIas ssfciently
/ recovered frun tho accident mentioned in my last
Inspected tie heavy reserves q regulars and voisnise
de MAR, and most Gorgeous spectacle The en-
trance of General Lindsay ppon ths gneand and the
movements of ths troops drew forth the most ~sshusas
nc from hs thousands of uEens rbo bshsd the
review. The most anboasdsd oopsdopes 10 rsp~sd "a
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