Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-07

in cash to the amount of $500, beside con-
tributions of arms, accoutrements. stores,
&c. A few volunteered to go to the front
and fight.
During the night small dstachments of
men left the city for the st. Lawrence re-
glon, the most Of them carrying arms.
The Feniau managers here avow their
purpose to fit out each man when he starts
with arms, rather than take the chances
of seizure by the Federal government. if
the arms md munition are shipped in guam
| titles.
There is little abatement of zeal among the
| Fsnians here.
/ SWeeny DespOndenf-The ODpOrfun-
tty GOne-Verm0ut thinks Of calling
out the State Militia.
BosToS, June Ga special dispatch from
St. Adams announces the arrival Of Gener-
| al Sweeny last evening. He was received
by the Fenians with great enthusiasm. 1t
/ Is reported that General SWeeny manifests
| considerable dependency at the state Of
| affairs. Seizures of arms and ammunition
were daily made by the U. S. authorities.
Governor Dillingham; has a special officer
at st. Albans from the Vermont State Ad-
jutant Generals office watching to get an
understanding Of the situation, and to con-
slider the expediency of calling out the
militia. Citizens say that if the Fenians
had moved forward at any time before last
night they might have gone into Canada
with slight difficulty.
Reconnaissance into Cauada-SbOts
ENchanEed-a Council Of War.
MALONE, n. Y, June Ga reconnaissance
took place from this point last night under
command OF Gen. Murphy. The party
went about fifteen miles on the other side
of the line. About 400 men took part in
the expedition and they all returned safe |
this morning. 1t is said that shots were |
exchanged between them and some Eng |
lish regulars in the vicinity of Huntington. |
Gen. Meade is reported TO be at Potsdam. |
Some of Sweenys staff have this morn |
ing returned to this point from St. Albans |
Gen. Sweeny held a council of war in the |
freight room of the Malone depot, yester- |
day. The conference lasted about an hour.
At the request of the Board of Trustees
Gen. Murphy appointed, this morning, c5
men from his command to act as special
constables to patrol the town.
Companies \ and F, of the Ist L. S. Ar
tillery, arrived from 0gdensburg this morn
ing, numbering 100 men, under the COM
mand Of Maj. W. Silvey. There are about
"a men of the 4th United States here under
command of Lieut.. Miller.
A special order has been issued by Gen.
Murphy relative to the robberies last
evening.
Official Report 10 the War Depart
ment.
WASHINGTON, June 6.-The following re-
port Of Fenian movements was received to-
day by the War Department:
HEADQUARTERS OF MAJ. GEN MEADE,
ST. ALBASs, VI, June 6, 1865.
To BreUet Brig. Gen. S. +. Barstow:
Major Cuyler was sent to Hygate and
Eastpole this morning, to intercept the
Fenians- He could not ascertain that they
were commanded by any one, and they de
MED that they were, and said that they
were going on their own hook. There was
no appearance of an organization; about
one in three had arms. He estimated them
10 be about three hundred; very quiet and
generally cheerful. A few were disafected;
about twenty had thrown away their arms.
They complained of want of subsistence |
and were depending on their friends for
food. He could not ascertain that any troops
had gone east Of Hygate.
secret FenIans i'm Canada-DisDOSi-
ton Of PrisOners-A CIeyeIander in
Limbo.
NEW YoRK, June GA Toronto special
'ays the proclamation of martial law and | |
he suspension Of the writ of habeas corpus
ire advocated on account Of the operations
If secret Fenians.
Murphy, the leader OF tho Canadian {
7enisns, has been put into the citadel at
quebec; Thos. Ryling and Darley, of Gin s
,innati, B Sedwith OF Nashville, James {
Iahony of Cleveland, John Reed of Buffalo,
md Joseph Burke of New York, captured at !
Fort Erie, have been put into jail at {
Toronto s
From Detroit.
DETROIT, June 6.-Tbe Canadian steamer
Rescue" arrived from Toronto to-day, and
vas supplied az Windsor with a heavy !
rmanent and crew from a British frigate !
It Quebec. The powerful tugs Matamoras
nd Satellite also arrived. These steamers
will probably go TO Lake Huron TO watch
he expected Chicago Fenian expedition.
The Canadian volunteer forces on the west
IN border are daily increasing.
The Secretary of the Treasury has placed
he revenue cutters subject TO the direction G
f District Attorney Russell, who directs q
TO enforce the neutrality laws S
n this district. One cutter sailed to-day q
destination unknown.