Baltimore daily commercial. [volume] (Baltimore, Md.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-07
Important Order by the Government,
CONSPICUOUS LEADERS 10 BE ARRESTED.
--latest frcm the Seat of War


was issued this evening:
By the President Of The United iStoles Of America.
A PROCLAMATION.
" hercas, it has become known to me that certain
eNt disposed persons have within the territory nm
jurisdiction Of the United States begun and sct on
IocL, ana have provided and prepared and are still
ehgiGso IN providing and preparing means for such
liIliitGry expedition and enterprise, which expedi-
ton md enterprise is to he carried on from thr
Tt1ry and jurisdiction of the Uuted States aGsi5st
Coio"les, Districts and people of British North nc
rlca; within the domnions of the United K;ng4oo,
OF Great Britain and Ireland, with which cajonins
a1aBlets and people and Kingdom, the United States
ana Whereas The proceedings aforesaid, constituta
a-biEh mlSdemeanOr forbidden by the laws of the
Chlted States. as well as by the laws of nations
IneFeiorS, lor the ph rpoSe OF preventing tho
carrying on of the unlawfu! eXpodition and entar-
Ris9 ai2resald from the territory and jurisdiction Of
tHe Onlted otaeS and TO maintain tie pubiic Ueace
as ven as the nat onal honor and enforce obedience
anf respect @ to the laws Of the United States,
-, ANDREW JOHNSON, President Of the ITp;tcI
states do admon niSh and wan ali coni citizans "f
the united States against taking part in or in ary,
wise adlng, contenancing or abettiDg said unlawful
pTocGeutnss; and do cXhort all Judges MAGISTRATES
iaT'ha's and officers in the service of the United
states to employ all their lawful authority and
i'ower to prevent and defeat tho aforesaid unlawful
Noceeolngs. and to arrest and bring 10 justice ali
herions VINO may be engaged thereto, and pursuant
70 IAe act CT Congress- In such case made and pro-
=, | do furthermore authorize and empower Maior
IIen. George g. Meade Commander of the Military
, DEisiea & Of me Atlantic to employ the land and
thereof to arrest and prevent the setting on f,ot
anu anu carrying on OF the expedition and enterprise
In, testimony whereof, have hereun+o set nv
hand and caused the seal Of the United States to be
s(--, Done at the city Of Washington this sixth
l.. 8. day OF June. in the year of our Lord one
- thousand eight hundred and Sixty-sX and
" t9e independence q inc United states the nine
By the President: ANDNA" JOHNSON
VIM. II. SEWARD, Secretary of State.
IMPORTANT ORDER.
The Attorney General on Tuesday issued the fol-
lowing circular to the district attorneys and
Of the United States:
ATTORNEY GExERAL's OFFICE.
WASHINGTON, D. c.. June s. 1865
BY direction OF the President, you are hereby in
structed to cause the arrest Of all prominent lending
or eqnnspieuous persons called ,'Feuians" who ycG
may have probable cause to believe have been, or
may be- guilty OF violations of the neutrality laws of
the United States:
JAMES SPEED. Attorney General.
GEN. sWEENY IN CONSULTATION WITH HIS OFFICERS
r AT ST. ALBANS.
st. ALBANs, June 6.-General SWeeuy remained
clos%ted with General Spear, Murphy and Mahon
ference as far as can at present he divniga5 is IN
substance that Fcniau prospects are Frightened and
that the boys mean fight.
men are now on their way from unexpected and un-
looked for sources and an early advance is contem-
RELEASE OF THE PRISONERS FROM THE STEAMER MICH
IGAN on PAROLE.
BUFFALO, June oil 7. Mall the Fenian pris-
oners on the steamer Michigan have been released
NAMES OF THE FEHIAN PRISONERS IN The TORONTO
JAIL
TORONTO, C. W. June 5.--The feeling AGAINST the
prisoners is really intense and all are anxious TO
know what disposition will be made Of them.
1he following named fenianS are now in the To-
y,qnto jail: James Diamond, N. " John Smith,
Nashville, Tenn; Patrick Conness, n. Y; Patrick
Donahoe, Buffalo, William Hayden, louisville KY:
James IS, MMeDonqugh. " Buffalo; Henry Marvin Buffalo;
James Bell, Fort Eric; Ihcs. Davis and Patrick
Q'Neill, Cincinnati; James SpauIdiDg. New York;
John Tiern, Buffalo; John Gallagher PhilIipsburg,
N. j.; Michael IL. shannon, Cincinnati; John Ra-
gan, Oswego; Patrick Norton, Cincinnati: Timothy
Reilly; St. Louis, Mo-; Thos. Cooney, Buffalo Rev.
Jno: McMahon, chaplain to Fenians, of Anderson
Madison county, Indiana. Total, q.
, 1t is estimated that upwards of two hundred of
Of the British authorities The Queens Own" S i
now ea route to Toronto from Fort Erie.
MONETARY PANIC IN MONTREAL
NEW TOBK, June Especial dispatches received
here from Montreal report run the Savings
banks, and that gold is 200 per cent. premium.
ORDER OF GEN. HOOKER TO sroP ALL ARMED BODIES
ATTEMPTING TO cross THE BORDER.
all armed bodies attempting to cross the border are
to be stopped by the United States troops if armed;
and il it is reasonable to suppose that they are Fen-
ans, they must also be stopped.
ANOTHER SEIZURE OF FENIAN WAR MUNITIONS BY
UNITEu STATES TROOPS.
OGDENSBURG, June 5, l. ?. M.-MajOr George p
Andrews, in command Of detachment Of United
States troops seized car load of arms and ammuni-
ton at Dehalh Junction this evening, and brought
1t TO the Ugdensburg Arsenal, which is now nearly
lied with captured Fenan stores.
Israel Vodses, Colonel of the First United States
artillery has arriVei and will assume command of
the forces here. Maj. Maynard and Lieut. Hall of
the same regiment also arrived to-day with company
u, and moved down to Malone.
American citizens who have visited Prescott o-day
have been subjected to many indignitips fro,7 the
provincias. The presence of three Thousand British
troops at Prescottand vicinity has inspired the
dams wonderfully. This uncalled for exhibition of
feeling is much resented here.
ARRIVAL OF FENIAN PRISONERS AT TORONTO-THEIR
LIVES THREATENED By THE CANADIANS.
TORONTO, June 6.-2 A. W.-Six of the Eenians cap
tured at Fort Erie were brought here to-day under
q strong guard. Their names are Thomas Ballard
and James Burke. of New ok; Patrick Darbey, of
Cincinnati; James Lartrey of Cleveland, Ohio; p P
Iledwith. of Nashville Tenn ohm Reid, of Buffalo
n. y. They were brought up Parliament street
handcuffed, as the people were returning in large
numbers from the funeral. A rush was madefor them
and all CRIED Lynch them Give us back our dead
&c. and the consequence might have been disastrous
had not the Coburg cavalry made dash driving the
cro~d back and conveying the prisoners safely to the
new goal.
FENIAN OFFICERS HELD TO ANSWER FOR VIOLATING
NEUTRALITY Laws.
BUFFALO, June 6-Ibe Eenian officers captured
by the unTed states steamer Michigan were brought
before the United States Commissioner, Mr.. Parker.
to-day. The charge was read to them of violating
the neutrality laws, to which they pleaded not
guilty. and they were then rCmanded to the city
jail. Their will be called up tomorrow be-
fore the United States Commissioner, and they will
be released giving bail in sufficient sums with
good security, to answer at some future day the in
dlctments under the neutrality laws.