Abbeville press. [volume] (Abbeville, S.C.) 1860-1869, 1866-06-15
THE FEN1AN INVASION OF CANADA.


The Fenian invasion Of (,,no6O or,ar 49,,
ating much greater excitement, ,,,., =, ro.,
Importance: warranted. Las ,crm;,.t.l ., ~
such rasl, ar,i ll-couccr,cd s.h,,,oa lo,o.,o o.,
end. The finale has followed closely nnor H..
opening sa.nes of the drama ond sI.o.. ,,,,uo
". wcr, fnIjy ;,c,rr,o, -, -.
cf the exr.cliti~n The inr,J;n,. for, se,,,s
not /, Lav. ,,..,,,j -,
-. "S"'""' '''c"' III
e4"'ftf' "'!u "'''ou' 9rI:;ery, and after en-.
cou'tc'Ing nnd vanGuisliing au equal or rrca.
ter Number Of IA" Cann!:an yoirn,e,rs foupa
them1cvcs cn, ciC from rein iorccments a,d
either s..,r. H.. a., ,;.;.,, a"'
o'"'' S"."r" "E III" Vigilance Ct tie l"i;cd
s''tes Military nnd nava: authorities, whils:
ihev were pressed il. from, Is the nilynre;r,,
cc)u,nDs of r,j,;.h ,r,o,. r,
,,.,,Ii.l 's''s
~ y! '"' A'"'S''' anu thus run the
rick OF til" hs'tcr, they suddenly cvnrma'el
Fort Erie. ar.l attempted TO get bacl: to ,h.
.u,r;c,., 80, 7, ,lo o,.,,, ,
=. re.e'a' nun
''''' ''''' "t'' capture" 'y u" nltcd states
beats, g''"r'i"s the H:";,ara river. and nrc
held a. prisoners az Black Rock un,lcr Tho
steamer Nicsi,u,,s o,,s Amo,, ,h
,,,u., ,,., ~ .,. U"t
."'P>'' are N,''' .>e"'' VINO commanded The
Frn'&ns AMI ais" h:s st"if. These n!e held as
! rrisoncrs l. tie United States authorities
,, :ae nur,Lrr ca,,or,i Lv tho pr;,ish oro oon,
49,, "'e '0"'e
'"''' -"''i l''"h"iS'
An 'nt"rc-'lne question arises "a to tn"
ultimate disposition Of these prisoners This
crcs,;on IT,. H.w Yo,,, u,yL; o,.,.. r,
,, IL 'o'-
w.
We sci!"'r tntr VIII be hell until it ia
SccN wHc; hrr The British authorities
une'r 10 surrender nn'irr the ENra'ltion Treaty.
ne crimes h'e.".ied IN that trtnty nre thur
"cf, OF assault win ihtent to commit murder
or o. PIRACY or robbery, or arson, or forgery, or
me u''ef''.;ce 81 forged papers Tie charge
under Wh,rh these escaped Fen;ana will he dc.
Inan"r'i' I' !" nt all Will he either murder or
su,;eri. mr. r',,'Lo 49, ,nN'ns tne i''e OF Canadian
PROPERTY Whether either cLsr,c coT,,d i"I'a ha
sustained may be open 10 doubt, Killing in
Ell .".'%nee 49,, IS no. murder: and the fenians
Mau.s,aurl,, nr ia MT ;~craod j., IRE" ,h upon.
AT any rate, it will not be for the British Gov
ernment. but for American judges, to decide
Ga ,,o .nssv rl use ''"T,c 10 rendition I'M
after on cyn,nina,ion hncor. ;Mj,.o e" 1n'y
his certificate: and the rr!. laid Jnwn in tho
treaty Tor his gn'isnce is, that the surrender
cr;m;no,;,'. 's H!"" su:h evidence "l
nlocn wh.ro w. IT,, ,o,..' ~ '.c ""S oi 'he
ir"vj n:i..,'i e pe,:co" nt 'us''Ve shall be
;, ,ho ans "Ii',"tn~'"h ana
0' ""' oee" '"eFe
ar ,ho Ir.,;.,, r.,uo.
,Losn o,n,,ni IT,; '.'' ~ H""n'i '"''''',u
J.c;J.. tsT ,lat, , sn,.N'. o. "nr Judges should
they are su,,;cc; tn trinI o.d g.,
tho vio,ot;n; of on nn., ia E ior
cnyorrJ i, s..,,i,,.. -. s", ptIE9,!.'
ton viiL;r orr ,e,r;,,r, ..,;ra. .Nrsu'
or state or anv COLONY dist r;c o. nonn,p S ;,,
whom the U,,:i,I S,,ies ore a, n,ona !; Liza
tn :. on0 f,o orI ,I.,'. @ 20 ''''"'.
We sun,,oso that i:.n,.ro, S,.oo ,,'i i,;"
ao;,tors who h,v.. n,ran Io:, "" .;, MS "
i,nlr unl.r ,his sts,r,o - tI,a o,,oI % ', ",e -
dor of tho nrn.l,;o., ;, 80 ''' ".'""' e0''''''''''
,,.,
he l"'e 'h:as'"h "l Canada seems to be en-
tirely in opposition 10 the wishes of ..IIcad
Centre" STEPHENS. who desires to mako yr.,ond
III. o,isc,;ro no;r, ,s ,,,.,I. ,,,,
t'"' ~ "''u'h' ou' "is coh-
ducted under the auspices Of President Rob
er,s aud General Sweeney, the Chiefs of that
s.c.;on of .hc proth,-tco, !, The c,r,.-,
who d;sovow cha outb,ru,. or tho "J1ooa ron'
fro" Mr. s,.,,.,s - i,,o nooo,, =, p,,1,
I,,,,,;o -. c.,,,, H.. ,.
'-'' '''' '"' ''e"' ""
10 oorsm,.au @ =, ''.L a. e" ID ,re'ana TuEni TO
employed for their liberation. In IreIonJ
their organization waa larger and more pow
ersul Than my similar conspiracy thet had
S undorh,d, .s,Eu m nu."Pe or snn woua {:
had been formed if The l,ishmcn in this conn
try did not disappoint those ut home. General
Sweeney, Presih ent Rcberts, and all others in
favor Of attackiag Canada, would not he safe
io' SIX hours IN Ireland, where u was absoIutc'
tIis yoar ~ ,i Ina. rsn:G on,d S;ssnira pI.