Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-04-16

Sudden Departure Of AN English
Man-Of-Wnr from EaEtpOrt-A
Fight-The Eng Iish RePuIsed-
Arrival of More Fenians.
New YORK, April 1.-THE Herald's
Eastport, Maine, special says: The British
man-of-war Pilades went to sea very sud-
denly yesterday afternoon. 1t is said that
fifty of the crew had mutinied and were
put in irons; hence the departure of the
vessel. The men of other vessels have
been tampered with and similar difficulties
are expected.
Yesterday party of English soldiers
crossed from st. Stephens to Calais, where
they got into dispute with some Fenans,
when fight ensued, which resulted in their
being driven back over the bridge which
runs over the river between the two towns.
NO lives lost. The citizens Joined in with
the Fenians in the fight.
The steamer from Boston this morning
brought about 200 more Fenians. They
were quartered in town.
A large number of Fenians have Just
arrived in the steamer from New York.
Trial Of Murphy.
The Herald's Toronto special says: It is
now thought that Murphy and his staff
will be tried under the alien bill which was
passed after the rebel St. Albans raid had
been committed. This bill gives the power
to incarcerate man on suspicion of plot
ting against friendly State, of retaining
him against the demands Of the habeas cor
puS. The press and public were excluded
from the trial on Wednesday, which fact is
creating indignation among the loyal Can
adams.
Another Arrest.
TORONTO, G. w., April 14.-The man ar
rested at Cornwall yesterday, turns out to
be person named Wheeler, an eX-C -Confed-
crate officer and now Lieutenant Colonel
in the Fenian army. On being searched his
commission was found upon him and au-
thority given by General Sweeney to re-
cruit Fenian battalion in Canada. Sew
eral other interesting documents were also
found upon him. He openly boasted being
Fenian, but says he has done nothing to
justify his arrest. He is satisfied with the
quarters assigned him, and says that Gen.
Sweeney will be over shortly and show
cause for his release.
The Excitement at EastpOrt.
New York, April 14.-The following is
an extract from letter dated Eastport,
Maine, April 10th:
Col Kerrigan, with two aids, arrived here
IaSJ frluaN. Inc excitement then COM
menced and has continued to increase. They
spent Saturday in making arrangements at
the Frontier Bank to draw funds from Bos-
ton. On Sunday they seemed anxious to
obtain news by telegraph, but received
none. Monday they spent in endeavoring
to charter small class vessels and in calling
at the stores inquiring the price of five
hundred blouses, five hundred caps, &C.,
which caused great excitement here among
our provincial neighbors. All business is
suspended, productive labor is dormant, all
citizens are enrolled as soldiers and drilled
four hours daily, and the people are selling
off their stocks Of cattle, &c, and moving
over to our side.
This morning one hundred or more Feni-
ans arrived in the boat from Portland. The
leaders, upon their arrival here. were much
displeased at the undue excitement which
had been gotten up. They called second
meeting, and are to hold another to-mor-
row morning. Our county sheriff tells me
they think of going into some of our back
towns to await further developments.