Delaware Republican. (Wilmington, Del.) 1843-1874, 1866-06-07

THE FENlANS
THs FfRsr ExeAaEMnnr YoRK June 3.
The Herald publishes the following relative
o the Fenlsn raid on Canada:
Buffalo, June O. Z P.M.-Au eye witness OF
The engagement near Ridgeway, says: The Fee
mans, about 1000 strong, under O'Nsil had |
reached small village ten miles from Water
loo Ferry, when the scouts announced the APP |
prosch Of large force of Canadians. The Fe-
mans at once tore down the fence and went
into an adjoining field and formed in line of
battle, 0'Neil being assisted by Oolonels Starr
and C'Brien in making disposition of his
troops.
The volunteers advanced upon the Fenians
and the action commenced by the skirmishers
on both sides exchanging bisk FIRE. Orders
were then given for the Fenian skirmishers to
fall back. The main bodies on either side now
| fred several volleys, when the Fenisns advanc-
| ed on the double quick, with fixed bayonets,
| but as the volunteers were ranged in an Or
chard, on the other side of a swamp, and sep
srated from the Fenians by thick brushwood,
General O'Neil deemed charge useless, and
gave orders to halt and fall back The volun-
teers, believing this movement retreat advanc-
ed from their shelter on a run. They were met
however by the Fenisns with coultsr charge
and instantly put to rout, the Fenians pursu'
lug them for two miles, when O'Neil ordered q
halt. The volunteers were completely demon
allied, and continued tneir fight to Port Col
borne. TIE loss on the Fenian side was
killed aud IL wounded, and that OF the vol
unteers 20 killed and wounded in all. Ate
I stopping the pursuit the main body Of Feniani
Q | proceeded toward Fort Erie, leaving q guarC
! over the wounded on both sides.
OF the Canadian volunteers a lieu teuant oil
y onel, name unknown, was killed at the irs
l. FIRE; alse 1t Il. s. Routh, of the Hamilton vol
10 unteers;; Ensign Mllcom McRehan, of Toron
i to, and two or three others wounded. TIL
r volunteers were 400 strong, under commau
h of Col. Buchanan. Lieut.. Routh when dyiu
m asked permission Of Gen. 0'Neil to retain hi
t. sword which was granted. A portion of tt
g volunteers on reachicg Fort Erie took refug
.s in the steam tug, Thomas Roll, bat shortly r.
i turned to shore, remaining In the neighboi
r hood of Waterloo Ferry.
r About half-past three some thirteen Fenial
IA were seen crossing the brow OF hill, whe
the volunteers valiantly rushed out to captu
them, but just as they reached the base Of d
=. hill, about 800 Fenians appeared and charg
~, ~ down upon them when the volunteers bro
~ aud scattered through the wsods. About ne
IN enty OF them were captured. Some OF tht
again got on board their tug, while others W,
running along the shore almost Grassy In th
efforts to secure shelter. The beach was CO
DIV cred with guns and kuapsacks thrown away
in the Canadians in their flight, and reseub
"a the first Bull Run battle field.
all ANOTHER SkiRMIsH.
hhs Toronto, June 3, A. MA dispatch fl
Waterloo says that Col. Dennis's comm
h;s mastering about 80 men, engaged about
- Feniane about half-past 2 o'clock Gene
IA O'Neil ordered the Fenisns to charge upon
volunteers with fixed bayonets, when the
,ds unteers broke and ran in every direct
a a throwing away their hats belts, cartridge-t
. ot es, ETC.. BY o'clock the field was 10 pos
, in sion of the Fcnians. Col. Dennis Is said Il
wounded. Two Fenians we're killed and
80 British had Ave Or six wounded. Reinfo
III, ments for the Fenians have crossed Ere
"a man's Greek. The operator at Port Cobb
i hy reports large body of Feniana crossn
:, al, Canada.
c.n, Clifton, G. W., June ID, 8 P. N.-The
has mans are menaced to day by two columns
ing Ia opposite directions; one organize
Port Colborne, 1900 strong, infantry an,
tilery, and another under Col, Peacoc
med Crimeau reput alton, now commanding the
with British regulars This latter column mar
are to Block creek, but being mised started
IS of Pore Colborne as hastily AS possible.
h all information they received on the road
d TO contradictory, aud the march was so try
liable the men that numbers fell out of the ranks
trated by the sun.
Col. Peacock WAS finally obliged to ha
go into camp. Report then came in th
Feniahs were driving the volunteers, an,
lMoN Peacock deemed it prudent to get in co
ncatioR with the other column retorred
State, bove before proceeding furtner. NothiA
anan. Their was accomplished. The 18th REF
oerity have many lrsLmsn among them who Il
years protesting loyalty, are suspected.
upon TIE LATEsr.-A MISERABLE FAILuR
all OF Buffalo, Juue 3.-The Feniaus evac
Q was Fort Erie last night, and most Of them Nttt
les TO Ell to reach the shore, but only a small
oduce Der succeeded. About 700 were gobbled
h our the United States boats guarding the
own, and are now prisoners under ths United
'els OF steamer Michigan's guns at Blac ok Rock
port English forces under Col. Peacock are I
-four nossessiou of Fort Erie without a skil
n the The ultimate disposition, of the priso,
re was . matter of uncertainty, but the British
tween tor has been telegraphed to- Oil. ONE
mar sta Il are captured. The only Ven ians c
way as ed by the English appea. to be 40 u
iladel- who wese left by their friends in thei
ry.
rection By order OF General Barry Communicf
It tide forbidden with the Canadian shore.
Anu that tried to reinforce their friends at Fo
!, when were prevented by the United States
them. boats The escaped Fenians say that
'ple.- no artillery and they positively asse
OF the troops with Armstrong guns were 10
But we ronnd them with no prospect of reiuforc
Q were and no supplies, they concluded not to
oil All bled up and perhaps huug,(as it is AT
ted those caught will be,) so they got
eraled best they could.
ight OF Tuv LATEST p.RrIou,. Acrox
u naii' UNITED STAT Rs AuTHoRITIRs,
.ancss Buffalo, June 3-This afternoon tn
" And ciate Press agent has Just returned
.dv Tho trip 10 the steamer Michigan, anchored
ossible, iour mlIes oelow .ne oly' tne'e Is
nre- about 400 men, as near as could be col
ertsinIv The Fenian officers captured are on b,
hat ono Michigan under guard.
le bust 60
g named PosTs- WHICH END DowN.-A short
'ught 10 there WAS printed in the Telegraph
uication as to whether fence posts Dug
board OF planted AZ they grow, or the reverse,
IN case ter took the ground and showed that
hat they small end down would last much lot
OF those gave his reasons, which were excelleL
10 not An is SO. Since then we find in the Prair
Let us a communication on the same subject
II neces- D. A. Lille, OF Kings county, Illinois,
liHiy tine he says: about 10 years ago nay brot
rest aad 90 rods of silt fence, in Will CO.,
lake the crooked rail fence laid upon short Pr
TON. from at the same sD bur oak tree and
without regard to top or butt. t,
since | helped him remove this fe
- found perhaps half OF the posts neal
off and the rest nearly or entirely sc
created a what WAS more singular, sap posts v
remind sound, and heart ones rotten, which
len every cur curioriLy to ascertain the cause