The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-31
THIRD EDITION
THE FENIANS
Seizure of Stolen United States
Ammunition.

New YORK, May Slight thousand rounds
ammunition have been seized by the United
States Marshal on the steamer General Sedg,oick
from Galveston. They were consigned to the
Adjutant General of the Fenian Brotherhood
and are said to have been stolen from the Fede.
raj camp in Texas.
Full particulars of this seizure are given
below-ED. TELEGRAPH.1
mmunItIOn, Reviewers, Etc, Seized by
the Untted states Marshal On the
Steamer "GenoraI sedgwIck."
Yesterday. United States Marshal Murray re-
Ceived information that quantity of ammuni-
ton, revOlvers, ETC., were on board the steamer
Gei erdl SedgIotck, from Galveston, consigned to
the Adjutant General OF the Fenian Brotherhood.
The Marshal accordingly seized the goods, and
subsequently became possessed of certain cor
respondence, which we give below, leading 10
the belief that the property had been stolen from
one of the Federal camps in Texas.
The following are the letters which came into
the Marshals pOssession:-
GALVESTON, Sunday, May 13 10 the Adjutant-
Genela +. B.-Sir:-I have great pleasure IN for
Tarding to you elght Thousand $4,000 rounds of am
munition, and fifty 1907 Remington reyolvers, and
lox, marked as fCllows:-"D. 0'Sullivan, No 2O6
steamship General SedgWick, which left this port
the 12tn inst.
very respectfully your obedient servant
lHoMAs CLARK.
GALVESTON, Sunday, May 18-Presldent Roberts
81 IL arrived IN New Orleans a tedious jour.
nigh s. had the honor OF seeing DR.. William
CleaIy, who introduced me to the Inner Circle /
explained matters to him as best could. l assure
you the men very entOuslastic and there is not
any thing would give them as much pleasure now as
to receive that glorious command March to avenge
your Wrong.." This 1 say and STATE from personal
exuerience, and not from hearsay.
iound captain =, McI arthy! the gentleman who
himself ready to exchange Britons Tag for the harp
without tn crown. He 1a has given up the steamer
he would go back and take cnarge of the steamer
agan, providing that he received power TO act from
headG uarters telegraphed to for the aforesaid
power on the LIST instant, and left New Orleans the
same morning Tor Ga weston.
also telegraphed from Warrington junction to
my friend here at Galveston, and stated to hm tnat
we had plenty of piots," but not sufficient quan-
tlty of tobacco - and begged him. for Gods sake
TO obtain all he could OF IS caIibre; he, however
did not receive my telegram, and therefore nothing
YOU on Monday the Sh instant telling yoa that L
would not do angling here lbs de of two weeks.
There was not aLy ammunition here of that caIibre,
but largely invested IN 81 Calibre. L shall tell
you as near as possible how things worked.
Myself and friend 4 might tell you at once the
stood got acquainted wi the new sergeant; invited
linn MO town that night and the next day sailed
slwagon could carry, and had the stuff deposited
" in iecure place, owned by swiss. gentle
man " no rs great revOlutionist. To make matters
sbtrt we took of our coats and went to work, got
them securely boxed, ourselves being the caTpen.
ters. Our Secretary marked them all ready ior the
proper ace, ana finally left them all ready for the
Gray. Our hard-worklng Treasurer, to whom great
deal OF praise ana reSpect IS uue TOOK us out TO have
a little reireshment, when 10 a messenger came and
told that the things were missed, and that they
were afer us. Colonel Ellis, of the 18th Regu-
lars, ana Lieutenant smith of the 18th, approached
us, and told me they knew 1t good cause, but
nevertheless they should do their duty. We saved
however, from the whole the following amount: -
Eight thousand rounds and fifty Remington reyo.
vers. We lost Burnside rifles, reVovers, etc. in
abundance, and any quantity of ammunition. We
invited the officers aud gave them champagne sup.
per. They expressed their sympathy with us, and
under the CIRCUMSTANCES we did as we'll as we could
hope TO do. They also released the givsr arrest
L shall stop here week or So and will try to do all
can in the case If do as well as expect shall
o on myself with the articles
1 remain yours, iraternaly,
(Slgned) THOMAS CLARK.
B.-These things sent the steamer Gene
raj SedglCick consigned to ID. OSulliyan, No. 706
broao, uy New York.
The property has been securely stored, and
awaits the action OF the Government The box
marked sullivan" has not yet been opened
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