, 1866-06-04
The Situation nu ThnrsdAFs
From he Bufalo Commercial, Nay 3l.l

province Of Canada. This strikingly con
trasts with the conduct Of our neighbors dur
Ing our civil war, aud places In bold re1fet
the notorious St. Albums raid, sud the petty
| aegresslons made upon nur territory by the
rebels WHO found hospitality and protection
under the British Gag,
In this city We have entertained no appre-
tensions that the Fenians would attempt any
e1phdi ion into Gambia, and have not been
| at al alarmed at the stories Of a,eeual and
arms within our limits, nor IS the gatherings
and drills Of Fenians which are reported to
| however, that the Government has kept d
strict watch nFer the movement OF the Fee
/! mans along the border aud many PERSONS
| who cannot help feeling that Canada de-
serves no great sympathy from us, and that
the British Government has no special claim
to any exeftions of our citizens to prevent
! raids into The provinces, nevertheless desire
1 to discharge their duty toward their own
Z, Government and maintain strict neutrality
between it and that Of Great Britafn.
| PRECAUTIONARY MEASURES.
| For this purpose the War Department has
this harbor greatly beyond the limited period;
has kept at Fort Porter accompany Of Regu.
lars, and given peremptory Instructions to the
Collector OF Customs, the Marshal and Dis
trict Attorney, to maintain and enforce the
neutrality laws. We are aware that an officer
of General Grants stall was in the city two
| months since, overlooking the condition of
things here and along the border in relation
/ to movements Of the Fenian organization,
and that every effort has been made to pro.
| tect our Canadian neiglbors from the terri
bic warriors whom. it is supposed, intend.
| under the Salorous Sweeney, to Eobble up the
| prorincinls some tluc evening when they least
expect It.
It would be impossible for the most Jealous
| representatives Of Her Majesty to find cause
| for complaint against our Government in Its
efforts to prevent disturbances On the border
growing out Of f's Fcnlnu" raids, fnyas1ons, or
anything else, and, as VIC lave said, the con
duet oil our Government and its ofcia1s in this
respect, contrasts strongly with, ana Is pow
crinl reproach TO the Canadian authorities,
who Knocked when our fear was upon us, and
laughed at our calamilies, The latest move
ment Of the Fenians we chronfcled yester-
day, and az VIC are In possession Of the facts,
| vas that We made q somewhat sportive allu-
! sion to yesterday. kilograms were received
| late in the evening Of Tuesday. from the
United States Marshal at Cleveland by Depu-
~. Marshal, Williams and citizen Of
this city, from prominent railroad
Buffalo Of q large. body Of Fenians.
for whose advent to this city It Nould be well
| TO provide. II was stated that they would
arrive ia the 4:SS0 a. N. train in the morning,
| and Mr.. Williams very properly and prompt
ly advised the other United States o01cials
Who were entitled to notice OF the iniorma-
tion which he had received, a1d which was
too direct ind authentic to admit Of his treat
'ns supe1intendent nn 1s Reynolds and the Police
| Commissioners, who had obtained the same
| information, together With Mayor Wells aud
Gen. Rogers, with the United States officers
here, consulted upon the matter. and We
learn that Gen. Howard and some other prom
ipent citizens were also present at the Police
! Headquarters, Capt. Bryson, OF the ship
| Michigan, Was advised OF the telegram, and
| an officer sent to Fort Porter to inform Major
Ducr, tho commanding officer. These Steps
having been taken, the next step Was to des-
paich party Of police to the cars to await
| The arrival Of the expected train, and ascer-
tain, If possible, what the neW- -comers intend
ed By their visit to the city. When the train
came into the depot the Fenians were absent,
and It was there learned that the cars con-
| tanning them had been detached at the cattle
| yards, and the "Fenians' left at that point,
going off in small parties in charge OF friends.
seme Of the men wore sIde-ar1ns, and tue
| whole party were not under the str1ctest dis
eIpline on their journey. to the city. Where
they went to, and who has them in charge, Is
unknown.
FACTS AND RuMoRs.
Strangers were about the docks yesterday,
| in the nefEhborhood Of the Erie Basin, H.
| ouiring for boats; but We have heard OF no
unusual commotIon attending the arrival Of
the distinguished pasty.. We did hear it ru-
morcd that large party went toward Dc.
| rs, and That the party arriving here yesterday
| morning were reinforced BY another and fresh
body Of men. It IS possible that work Is in-
tended BY all this demonstration, but We con-
| tess to considerable incredulity upon the
| subject.
I.na-3f,rr II n1t ano,ur%p <ha.a ,,,rs+ ~ :,
| large number Of Fenians In town at the present
| writing. In addition to the 352 which arrived
here yesterday morning, it Is alleged that a
"rcg1ment." !" numbering nearly as many more,
under the command OF former officer of the
l55th Buffalo regiment, arrived here by the
There Is no doubt as to the fact that
there are in this city at the present time
| some seven or eight hundred men, who
| were not here two days ago. Whether they
| are Fenians, who are bent upon the invasion
Of Canada. or peaceful laborers on their way
| is c1aimed-we arc, Of course, unable to aay.
| The men who came here were, as general
thing, quiet and orderly In their demeanor,
| and m their arrival dispersed themselves
abont the city, and were not seen "on pa
| rade'' together. It il said that they found
lodgings at the hall on the corner of Main and
| Swan streets and at Dudley Hall.
TIE CANADIANS ADVISED.
kilograms were eent by Mayor Wells to
| the Mayors OF Hamilton and Toronto, poti-
flying them that SIX hundred Fenfans had az
rived In this city, and advising them to keep
| their powder dry. It Is said that tho author.
it1es Of the Great Western Railway have sent
| the rolling stock Of the road Into the Interior
1 to be out Of harn's way. A despatch from
Toronto last night says: ''1nte1lfgence Is re.
ceived here from Buffalo Of Fenian move
ments In progress. The military are on the
nInr$ or,f ererv Y,renurnffor -o1a fnr +hn
emergency"
4 CONTRADICTION.
The story that General Sweeney was In
town, VIC are assnren is not true. We have
this information from = source which We re-
gard as entirely authentic.
By order OF Major General Howard, squad
from company Of the B5tl regiment was de-
tailed to guard the Arsenal last night.
We understand that a large amount Of te1e-
graphing has been INDUCED in during the last
fortY-cight hours by the suspected Fenians,
the civil and military authorities, the British
Consul and others. What all this Is to result
In, re cannot tell.
Most Of the officers oi the expedition seemed
to be in quarters at the Southern Hotel. Our
reporter ascertained that none Of higher rank
than Colonel we're yet present, but that
mand; that the force had been under orders
for "movement" on Wednesday night at
twelve o'clock, but that the storm had pre-
vented fta consummntion aud the orders were
countermanded. The officers with whom our
reporters hare eonyersed-they, Of course,
being exceedingly rcticcnt and reservcd-haye
appeared to be gentlemen of thorough educa.
tion and culture.
THE RANE AND FILE.
We msy here add, too, that generally
speaking, the men, so fnr rs we have seen
them, are IN Intelligent, respectable looking
body, and include not q few whose lires have
evidently been passed under refining social
influences They are for the most part young,
from twenty to twenty seven years old. The
organization seems to be perfect, and the dis
cipt1ne good.
DURING THE DAT.
Yesterday the Fenian strangers lematned