The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1866-03-16
THE FENIANS.

A special dispatch from Toronto, G.
w. says The Fenian excitement is
somewhat subsidized here, but itstill RACES
on the frontier
The Government has not relaxed its
preparations to receive the invaders ev-
erywhere.
The city is full Of volunteers, who are
compelled to wear their uniforms and
side arms at all times, under penalty of
arrest. A number of regulars are stated
to be on their way from Quebec.
All the forts are being emptied. The
troops daily parade and drill, and the
city looks like place besieged.
Forces are being marched towards the
frontier as fast as they arrive, and are
organized and equipped. The magazines
and arsenals are guarded day and night
by picked men.
Numbers of men, believing there was
no danger of Fenian Invasion, refused
to turn out and were hand-cuffed and
marched off to the barracks. Some
few, who were alarmed, fled to the nte-
rior, while another small detachment
left for the States.
General orders have been Issued from
the Governor-General.s Office, placing
the whole volunteer force under martial
law. and making Lieutenant General
Michel commander.
The Governor General says he relies
with confidence on the loyal spirit of
| the entire population of the Province
would come forward to resist invasion.
There are ten companies at Windsor,
six at Sarniaten at Preston, one regi-
| ment and one company Of artillery at
| Stanstead, and about six hundred men
and artillery at BrockvilIe. The balance
OF the troops are held i'm reserve at To-
ronto, Hamilton, London, Kingston,
Montreal and Quebec.
A large force has collected for the de-
fence of Ottawa.
Volunteers are pouring in from all the
interior towns. Much enthusiasm is
manifested, and recruiting is going on
rapidly. Ijen are coming In from the
country and volunteering here. The
troops were paraded and marched to
church yesterday.
Inthe Catholic church Bishop Lyuch's
letter was read and some of the priests
called OH the Catholics for the sake of
the peace of the city not to walk Oh st.
Patrck's day.
The Canadian Parliament will meet
on the second week in April.
1t is said in New York that it has been
reliably ascertained that the military
excitement going on in Canada is the
result of direct special commands from
the Court of Great Britain, for the pur-
pose of diverting the Fenian Brother
hood from ireland as the grand object
i've, and to precipitate the union of the
Provinces, with Prince Alfred on an
American throne. The agents of Eng
land are now here with gold to carry out
this plan, but they have been fniied by
the detective system of the Fenian Bro
therhood, which Families society in this
country even to the stables of Sir Edwin
Bruce, at Washington, and the Governor
General of Canada, Further particulars
of these astounding developments will
be given to the public. The bearer of
these dispatches from the Queen of
England, and who carried the orders
above referred to, is a Fenian, and is
now in New York.
From The Montreal L'Unon Natisnsis, March lol
The Ministry must really be in pos
session of grave information 20 take the
measures of excessive prudence which
we yesterday made known to our
readers. 1t is true that the Irish pa
triots are meeting at the present lime in
this city and staying at the houses of
their friends who live in Montreal, and
will strike great blow (frdpperont IN,
grand COUP on st. Patrick 8 Day, the
18th inst. If it should thus fall out, the
18th inst, will be great date in the an
nails of Canada; for it is also on the 18th
that the Reciprocity treaty will expire,
and our commerce will fall in two at the
least.
Now, is the Canadian government in
possession of other in formation yet more
grave, or more likely What is GER
tain is that the Canadian government
has caused certain representations to be
made to the American government, in
consequence of certain representations
which have reached it. What satsfac-
ton il has obtained we cannot say; or
rather we believe that the Canadian gov
eminent has simply received reply
from the Washington Cabinet that it
does not see anything, and consequently
cannot hinder anything. The Fenians
strongly insisted in the resolutions
which were adopted at their great meet.
ing in Jones' Wood that the American
government should recognize in the
1rishmen in revolt the character of bel
ligerents. We do not doubt that, before
long, they will succeed, Presi { mt