The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-05-05
The Fenian Expedition to Maine.

10 me Edttor or he Boston POST
R:-Beng one of the number that accompapied
the late EcstpoIt expedition propose 70 give some
tPcts concerning 1t through your paper tue public
for hold that it Is fully time tue people should
know some ehlng about the inner workings of an or.
Ranizaon that has been ned for the past seven
yeals by the hard earnings OF the Irish people The
late movement originated from Killian at the con
venton held in New York last January, and was the
means OF holding the organization from going over
to Roberts aud Sweeney; for we all believe it wcs
necessary, in order to be succe ul to accomplish
some fact on this continent whereby we might raIse
our neq and be recognized as beigerent issus let.
ters OF marque and Ccnd out our plvatoer3 to prey
upon Bl ltish commerce while organizing an expe-
dltion ior Ireland. We all fet-the members OF
the Cony nyentlon-that il the Fenian Brotherhood
corld not accomplish this move on British terri.
tory visible from these shores, and that unfortifed
that II could never organize an expedition foImIda-
Die enough TO cope With the English navy rs
way TO Ireland, tor 1t Is by an armed expedition
from these shores that we can, ii ever redeem our
country from English mlsrue. Money has had ten
organization at home for we have been disapponto
SO otten-even by Stephens-that il IS que ,tion
whether there IS any organization there or not. In
stead of creating activity among the leaders in Ire
land, the money sent from this country only made
them docile, and is the cause more tnan any otner
OF the long po ytponemenJ of the fiKht.
At The last meeting of the Central Counci"-
and hope it will be its last-it was stated that i'm
mediate action in Ihe field was necessary TO keep
the brotherhood together, Tor .arge portion of the
Circles had met ior the last time until something
brought before it, and, after beng thoroughly dis
cussed 1t was adopted, bearing the signatures of
pointed kIllian commander of the expedition The
brotherhood had now IN ITS possession an iron war
vessel which, according 10 KIllIan's statement was
properly manned by skilful crew, and prepared
by him to convey arms for his mea to Eastport,
where she was TO Oe before his arrival there-that
ls, she was TO be on hand in the baylor 1t was
killian's intention to move the men on the objec-
tive point on the night OF their ARRIVAL in Eastport
calculating have the war-vessel with the there
before hlm. In order that there should be no mis-
take hilian says that he saw the arms packed, the
steamships machinery worked, and sealed her SAIL
ing papers with his own hands before leaving New
York for the front lie left New York 1or Boston,
where he remained a short time to make arrange.
ments TOR men, when he lett for Portland where he
also II named q few days to battle the de ectives,
and TO- await the ARRIVAL of the New York aud
Massachusetts c0ntinRents, which, including Maine,
were 10 comprise the expedition. Having every
thlnR perfected, as he thought for the work
before him, Killian. with his men. left Port.
land for Easiport where they intended--at least,
Lhe men dld-to commence their holy mission ON
the day or then arrivals but, alas they were sadly
disappointed Tor TO their great surprise they found
no tenlan war vessel IN the bay anything about
her. we VIII now see IN the meantime how things
were working in New York. After Killan had taken
ms departure from New ork to execute the will OF
the Brotherhood, and TO carry out the hopes and
pectahons OF the Irish race, O'MahOnY, by whom
he was appointed, oountermanded the order OF the
sailing OF the vessel, aud. according to Kan.
has been dspniiDg with one two others ever