The New York herald., 1866-06-03
DETAILS OF THE INVASION.

The Might March from misunderstanding
the Crossing-Canadians Pantc-strick-
en-, and tho Nom Combatants Seek Re-
fuge In the stasss-Prospccts for .
Fight, &c.
QUIZ CLIFTON &c. Wy CORRESPONDENCE.
CtUrox, @ w., juno !, 1880.
The LEFT wing Of the grand army OF the Roberts Sweeny
branch Of the Fenian Brotherhood has finally made
sensation Il has accomplished infinitely than tho
combined forces Of the O'Mahony Kilan faction did,
in that has effected footing Canadian soil, and has
driven large numbers Of Canadian friends Of the
female and nfante persuasion 70 seek protection under
the StaSs and Stripes, In hostility 70 which their sympa
thies recently enlisted AT three O'Clock this
morning the quiet and orderly inhabitants Of the quaint
old settlement OF Fort Erie, opposite BufIAlo, were
startled from their slumben and pleasant dreams by
the tramp Of the invader. Fenianism to them had
assumed reality and CARRIED in the sembance Of an
nnumcrable host in hostile array, knocking at their
doors The grand scheme OF Mr. Secretary OF War
General sweeny, by which he was to annhilate the
Stephens oMahony and all other rival factions devoted
the green and the whole Of Canada WELL one fell
stroke, In process OF consummaon and nobody
ready. Oh, ye Canadians. who Knocked and iecred at
every partial surprise Of the Yankee forces during the
gigantic war; think that after such repeated warnings
and espitc the weeks Of pre- eannounccd preparation
you should permit little handful of unorganzed uIr
take you so wholly by surprise that you could not vel
como them with even single musket shot
HOW TIE CROSSING WAS EBfECTEnl
The crossing OF the Fenians effected from point
immediately contiguous TO the northern boundary, not
within the corporate limits Of the city OF Buffalo, Even
before midnight the note OF preparation sounded
In the various rendezvous in Buffalo, and the different
sections and companies began assembling and marching
through the streets OF that city. all tending towards Bnk
Rock wagon train OF proportions also ap-
70 ss "a ss s %
iary 70 oppose there none; tho comdfus were
profoundly locked In the arms OF sleep. And thus Mt
midnight, General 0'Neil who earned his title and re
by gallant service against rebels and desperate
towards guerllas-thrs this doughty captain
marshacd his band OF nlibusiers FOR the assault
convenient point on the rver near Black Rock, four
canal boats had been fortunately moored, and good Pro-
violence had nysteriousy sent two steam tugboas to
the osality-a coincidence that may or may not
have escaped the notice Of the vglant Collector of the
port OF Buffalo And thus transportation ready at
hand and waiting 10 be avaicd Of Soon the martial
hosts appeareda motley OF bould Irish boys inno
cent alike OF and afcourcments uniforms provs
IONS ammunition, and whatever else goes TO make sol
der The forces halt the wagon tram draws up. and
bchod-a number OF mysterious boxes A few visor-
Gus strokes OF stone and look la plentiful supply OF
bright muskets forty rounds OF ammunition for eacn
man, with not the omission OF the necessary gun
caTs most excellent ordnance officer, certainly mas
the Robcrs-Sweeny wing Of the Fenians With glad
ncss and surprise bcamng every countenanco these
val ant sous OF the Green Isle grasp the and the
ammunition and march IN orderly manner aboard the
boats. passage OF two miles conveys them TO
their destination and Canada " invaded second TRIP
and the invaders rcnforcd simply this and no
thing more.
INVADING COLUMN.
II would be impossible for one 70 say precisely The
of thousands OF OF which this invading force
consisted. Al early hour this morning Il was est-
mated nj fifteen thousand later In the day
discovered and revision Of the figures made the num-
Der but ve thousand Dcsertions, losses In battle asd
by sickness and deaths upon the passage further re-
duccd the force 50 that at three y ~ was onoiay
reported number but thousand still later nfor
nation, derived from aped citizens OF Fort Enc and
Intelligent contrabands fixed the total effective force AT
1--WE hundred Finally, the very reliable officers OF the
trnr reported nj Eve T. NJ. that not n single fenan
had crossed the river or then Canadian soil But
this latter report dscrced and charged 10 an in
ordinate quantity OF water which, II was said, the Clifton
officers had imprudently put into tbeir brandy. An
ANALYSIS OF the capacity OF four ordinary canal boats and
the result doubled gives something Ike one thousand
the tonl oi the invading force which estimate
corroborated by the demand madc upon the Mayor OF
Fort Ere Tor provisions for exactly that number OF men
ruE WAY THgY COMMENCED BusiSK T.
The invasion was conducted IN very orderly and
busincss-ike manner. On landing. detachment was
directed 20 invest tho town OF Fort Erica duty which
very readily accomplished owing, IN pari 70 ,he
dimuuiivc szc Tho town, and 70 s defenceess
somnolcut condition Another detachment was sent
destroy the tracks Of the Grand Trunk and Ere
Ontario railways, and cut the telegraph wires leading
from buffalo into Canada and the third 70 csabiish
uc of battle and look the defence OF the pos ton
ISIKESclikD COUNTRY rASfcsTRicHrN
W the details of subsequent operations but htue v
known, and scarcely any reports can be relied upon
The air s pregnant with most OF them a. I'M
probable and absurd as well be imagined IL
known positively that the invading force moved down
the river from their point Of dcbarkon about three
miles and there established limo, throwing pickcs out
veil 70 the 'front.' and preventing any insress or esre
through their liscs The country all along Canadian
side of the Niagara river 10 psnc-strieken. To the
natives Pcnan appears in every BUSH and every re
marching towards e. Caiharines and another down the
river Bat wMb all the rumora " appears ~ . prcmI-