The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-05
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LATEST NEWS.


The combined corps de 0rnaee of Russia
and Turkey entered Molavia on the 23d ult.
The Post publishes ridiculous rumor
that Kingston had been captured
Prescott, Windsor and Ottawa are all ex-
pecting attacks.
The Nova Scotia, from Liverpool on the
oath ult., and Londonderry on the 18th,
passed Farther Point yesterday morning.
The political situation of Europe is I'M
changed; more failures are reported, and
financial affairs look gloomy.
The Fenians held large meeting in Bos-
ton on Saturday, at which the leaders
made frantic appeals for money. Volun-
teers were plenty, but could not be sent
forward without money.
The Fenians were, on Sunday, concen-
trating near Cornwall. Two regiments of
British regulars, 5000 volunteers and a
number of marines, left Montreal on
Sunday for Cornwall, and two men-of-war
were on the way up from Quebec.
1t is now given out that the movement
from Buffalo was but a feint, and that the
important movement is being made from
another point. The British are too well
prepared for the Fenians to achieve any
permanent advantage.
Two thousand Fenians are reported OPP
posite st. Johns, threatening Montreal,
and 1900 to 5000 are said to be near Corn
wall. Two thousand men threatening
Montreal is rather good joke, as next to
Quebec, it is the best fortified town on the
continent. Reinforcements to each party
are arriving hourly.
The Collector at Ogdensburg has been in
structed to prevent any troops from cross
ing into Canada, and well armed revenue
cutter has been placed at his disposal, with
orders to sink any vessel carrying Fenians
across.
From all parts of the country the Fenians
are floclking to the border. Gov. Fenton
declines to call out the State Militia, unless
the General Government orders it.
Gen. Sweeney has gone to the frontier.
The sale of Fenian bonds on Sunday was
quite brisk, the capture of O'Neil and the
defeat of his forces not being considered
disaster. Gen. Sweeney yesterday issued
proclamation in New York to the people
of British America, setting forth the griev-
ances suffered by Ireland, and declares that
now is the time to deliver Ireland from the
tyranny of Great Britain, and appeals to
the lrlSnmen, the frencnmen ana Amerl-
cans to rise in aid of the work.
The arms of the Fenians, their colors
and the British colors captured by them,
are now on board the steamer Michigan.
What disposition has been made of the
prisoners is not stated. All is now quiet on
the Niagara.
Notwithstanding there were three regi-
ments of Fenians in Buffalo, and large
numbers had arrived from elsewhere, the
Express states that there were but 900
men in the expedition, and says it is a sig
nificant fact that there was not q Catholic
Irishman or an Irish officer among the
the 5000 or 1900 troops at Fort Erie.
The intelligent gentleman-just from
the other side Estates most positively
that but four Canadian volunteers were
killed at the battle of Ridgeway, and
twenty-five wounded, three of them seri-
ously.
General Meade and United States At
torney Dart were expected at Potsdam
yesterday, at noon, to look after General
Sweeney and his base of supplies.
The report that P. o. Day, of Buffalo
had been arrested in Canada, is contradict
ed. He is, however, not to be found il
Buffalo.