Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-06-08

ing at the dock when two hundred
Fenians came over the hill and fred
into her. The steam tug backed into the
stream and fred two shots while floating
down. The Fenians then attacked
a company Of Volunteer artillery
posted in town, and after a brief resist
ance, the Canadians wavered and finally
gave way, retreating down the bank, raj.
lying at times. The tug steamer
down being abreast, the Canadians
firing finally ceased, and the Canadians
surrendered. The affair lasted about 20
minutes.
The Fenians did not re.capture any Of
their men.
The eight was witnessed by a large num-
Der Of persons on this side.
BUFFALO, June 2-6 P. N.-Accounts
from the battle of Ridgeway are so con-
Aicting 1t is almost impossible to get the
truth. Some still assert that the Fenians
drove and whipped the Canadians, and
others the contrary.
Colonel Starr, commanding the Fenians
gave orders to scatter and save them
selves.
The affair at Fort Erie this afternoon
was brief but severe.
A Canadian Captain was wounded and
a Fenian Captain killed. The British
forces consisted Of the 47th, 18th and 10th
regulars, with artillery, besides Canadian
volunteers now en- route for Fort Erie and
q fight is expected there tonight.
New York, June 2.-The Fenians are
momentarily expected. Important news
from St. Lawrence. Gen. Sweeney was
expected to eros the river somewhere be-
low Rouse's Point.
Gen. Sweeney left New York last night,
in citizens clothes, followed and preceded
by 5000 men. from the LIST, 4th, and 9th
Wards. They are a lot Of desperate cases
ready for anything.
To-day the streets are filed with Fe-
MAN officers and soldiers, and many men
asking for Gen. Sweeney's headquarters.
They say they have had four years expe-
rience, and want more.
4 St. Adams dispatch says that the
Fenians are moving in that direction,
commanded by Major Spear, late of the
Regular army. Swanton is said to be
their rendezvous.
St. Adams is quiet this morning.
Toronto dispatches say there are at least
1000 troops within a few hours march oil
the enemy, and plenty more in reserve.
BUFFALO. June 2, s P. M.-Parties here
who have the best means Of obtaining in
formation, say the Fenian movement from
this direction is only a feint, and thai
Pottsdam is to be the base Of supplies,
and the real point Of attack is Prescott
Surprise is however expressed that nc
news has been received from other points
of any demonstration. Somebody ha:
evidently failed to come to time.
BUFFALO, June ALI is quiet on Nj
agara river.
General Meade and U. S. District At.
torney Dart have gone to Pottsdam and
will endeavor to take Sweeney if possible,
CHICAGO, June 4.-The Fenian invasion
at Fort Erie has terminated disastrously,
From most Of the dispatches it appear:
that Reinforcement attempted to cross
the Niagara River on Saturday night ant
were driven back by United States patro
boats. The situation on the Canadian
side was perilous, from close proximity 4
5000 British regulars under Col. Gordon
Col. O'Neil, commanding Fenian inva
ders, attempted to retreat across the rive
under cover Of darkness Sunday morn,
ing, when his staff and from 300 4
500 men were picked up by patro
boats. They are now on RATS anchored
in the river, q few miles below Buffalo
under the guns Of the U. S. steamer Mich
igan-it being thought unsafe to brinl
them ashore lest their rescue might be at
tempted by several hundred wild Irish
men, who swarm the American shore.
British troops now guard the frontier
and are picking up the Fenian ~stragglers
1t is estimated that from 200 to 30I
remained after the evacuation. The Fe
MAN loss will probably not exceed rs !,
killed.
The entire invading forces did not ex
coed 1000. The British loss is estimated
at so killed and wounded.
Gen. Barry. having assumed command
on thetAmerican frontier. from Erie, Penn
sylvania, to Oswego, New York, is pre-
pared to prevent any further breach o
neutrality. He is awaiting instruction
from Washington what to do with the Fe
MAN prisoners.
The air 10 filled with rumors of demon
STATIONS, real and threatened, from al
points - from Colburn to ST. Adams
There does not. however. at present writ
ing, appear to be any evidence that any
thing beyond mere threatened attack
have been made at any point except frou
Buffalo.
Gen Sweeney was at Albany yesterday
He started last night for Pottsdam.
A dispatch from Albany says the Nj
agara failure does not discourage the Fe
mans.
There Is great enthusiasm for anothe
invasion in stronger force. A dispatcl
from Detroit says four thousand eigh
hundred Fenian rifles were seized Their
yesterday.
Dispatches from Canada represent grea
excitement at Toronto, Montreal and al
the principal cities yesterday, but express
the belief that military preparations ART
90 thorough that no further invasion neet
be apprehended.
OopINsBuRo, N. Y. June 4.-Genera
Meade and staff are perfecting arrange
ments to preserve the neutrality laws
He came as far as DeKalb Junction on th'
same train with General Sweeney ane
some 200 Fenians. Gen. Meade think
the Fenians gathered in Northern New
York MEAN PIeHT.
General Sweeney and his men left De
Kalb Junction for Malone, New York
where nearly one thousand Fenians ar
gathered.
Three companies of regulars arrived a
Ogdensburg.
Two British mail steamers are kept FREQ
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