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Interview with President roberts Ate"
a. q E&anaiHSttOn.

After the examination yesterday afternoon
and !. was determined by the Government OH
Gals TO remand President Roberts to Fort Le
layette, an order came Tor stay of proceed
ings. and he was taken to the Ast0r House,
where, IA room No. o., he was comfortably stu
ated aith his wife and SON. gentleman who
visited him states that upon his entrance Mr..
Roberts arose and greeted him with much
warmth and cordiality, lie was at thi; tme
unattended by any oticai and appeared 10 b.
ometly enio ing the society Of his family, but,
a, a consequence unon celebrity or greatness,
repofe Was OF short duration.
The people beam 10 hear OF his arrest and
whereabouts aud they commenced pouring IN.
There we're Fenans, pale With excitement, but
OF stout heart; there were Feuians with red face
and hot perspiration issuing from every pore;
there were Fen ans who wished TO Jump into
the gapn that instant; and Others VINO were
siaid, cool, and collected. All were anxious,
sympathetic, aud INDIGNANT at the course oil TN
Government Mr.. Roberis himself was very
quiet and unconcerned. lie dd not seem the
least Disconnected, and appeared, 70 look upon
the arr est OF himself and General Sweeney as a
simple matter Of persecution and spleen on the
part OF the Government,
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perAms on rnE CHOOSING INro CANADA.


RIGHT WING FENIAN ARMY OVER THE BORDER,
CAMP SWEENEY, Canada June 1--WE lett
Hankln, Vt, at halI-past 10 O'Clock on We'd
pesday morning, and struck out on the road
leGdlpg to It. Armand Centre. At just fifteen
minutes after Il O'Clock, General spear aud staff
arrived on the American side OF the line, where
a large number of the men had already assem-
bed. He was greeted with loud and prolonged
cheers, and boWing to the men, he addressed
them in substance as ioliows:-
soLpmRs!-You still standing upon American
tenItoTy, and you are not TO molest or Insult tue
peope OF tins section. / beg of you to commit no
depIe edauoDs this side of the line. (Cries OF
"beDeial, we will not ") There, said ne, pointing
TO the Canada line, are t6e enemies of your country
When we pei there We VIII rene the wrongs Of
manl a century, and will strike blow and try to
Tree Ireland; hut remember, no harm to the women
or children. Whenwe pet toe men they shall be
youis, 10 do with them as on please.
General spear upon concluding was greeted
with thr, genuine Fenian cheers, ond many OF
the men shouted Tor hun to lead them on. The
General Immediately com 1.enCed crossing the
border and went into camp about malt mile
from the line, where they remained all night.
Colonel Contrl, Of the Sd Regiment Cavalry,
was the fist 10 cross into Canada, With about
four hundred OF his command. Colonel Contr
is a native OF Switze rlapd, and fought with DIS
ilnction through the whole OF our late war; He
crossed with his men last night, aud blyOuacked
his men where the camp is no. located. We
hal ne ther river, lake, nor ocean 20 cross
before reaching Canada Ia fact, nothing but an
imaginary line, marked by an iron post driven
lnlO lne HlOtlU, DedIiHS luS lOlIOWlng lnSCflp-
tions:-
Treaty of Washington boundary, August 8, 1912.
ALBERT S4IITH United states Commissioner.
j. Is. Is. EsTCoURT, II. B NJ. Commissioner.
This piece OF iron is all that marks the d.
vIdiLg line on the ST. Armand road, oct geen
the state o. Vermont and Canada East.
General Spear established his headquarters at
the house OF Mr.. Eccles, un Irish Canadian.
His two dGugbteIs-Grace and Hattia-played
several airs upon the piano, and entertained
the General and his staff in vely handsome
manner. The men were encamped in the deids
TO tie Lett OF the house, and the bows enjoyed
themselves by singing the wearing OF the
Green" and olber Fenian war songs. Several
suspicious look ng Kanucks we're arrested and
bIouGt to headquarters by the scouts, but we're
released upon parole. They repor the scare as
general ior distance OF forty or fifty miles into
the inteli,r
a conn any lf forty armed men were sent out
torae ng Tor tOoG, and brought back twenty
head OF cattle and large number of sheep
Carp Sweeney lies on the 81. Armand
Centre road, formerly and better known Il /,
Crooks Corner road, at the junction Of road
leading westward to The junction o. the Frank II
and Pigeon Hill road. Tue road traverses q
SIDE hill of what is known as a continuation OF
FriC eeman Hill in a rortheasterlv direction.
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COLONEL RoBERTs RELEASED.

ADVANCE or GENERAL SPEAR INTO CANADA FROM
HIGHCATE WITH HIS ENTIRE FORCE-TuE AR
REST OF GENERALS SWEENEY, HEFFERHA q. AND
MURPHY, AND THrIR sTAFFs.
ST. ALBAYs. June THE advance on Canada
iiom H'ehgatc commenced this morning a. au
early hour, and the main body OF General Spears
amy is now over the line, but IN consequence
OF heavy ram all day little has been accom-
pllshed. The forward movement VA, conducted
in soldlerly manner, no struggling or depreda--
tons being permitted.
The mei aIt well armed and equipped some
twenty thousand rounds OF CARTRIDGES and
ample supplies being served out to them on
reaching the Canadiap line The officers though
furnished with some arms have no HOSES and
bear he fatigues oil the march cneerfully. General
Spear went to the FROM in carriage this fore
IooD, ard made a speech 10 the men, the sub
stance OF which is as follows:-
"tENIANs:-We ale nov passing INTO the
country OF our mortal enemy, Englqnd. Re
member that we cume no, here 10 make war on
women and children. Treat them courteouslv,
but men found Iii arms in support Of the British
crown are lett in your hands"
The main body oil General Spears army is now
at Pigeon Hill, and 9s soon as the weather per-
mlts viii advance still further, and strike a
blow which they say will be a most decisive one
Tor the GAUGE OF Ireland. The country about
Pigeon Hill and Franklin mostly deserted by
the inhabitants. they taking with them their
horses, cattle, ard movables. About 800 Fenans
are silI at HIghgate. Rein! orcements are con-
stanrly arriving.
[II gheate, from which General Spears army
moved, is g town on the extremity of the north
cIp tLd oi Lake ChamIlan. due south, about
twenty miles 1fOm st. Arnans, al which place,
'or seyera. Gays past, an attack has been ex-
pcc'od. 1t is highly probable that, as s.. Ar.
nands is IUst over the linc the Fenian and Bri.
and news OF an attack may be expected at any
mon cnt,
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nailed up their doors and binds, and The nhaoi-
tants have deserted the territory through which
the Fenians are passing
The officers ano men are now on Canada soil,
ard they gave loud and hearty cbeees in conse-
quence thereof They have large amount OF
stores about thirty miles from here and they
are making strenuous efforts TO seize supplies
along the road from 81. Adams 10 Franklin
(sixteen mlles) Stragglers we're passing this
afternoon, and there we're two or three teams
with stores, and one loaded down win anmu-
milton.
a company, armed and equipped, left the
train this morning at Georgia, the next station
south Of ST, Albans, and were ON the road to the
II Mt this afternoon.
Thirty Fenians arrived at this point this even
ing iIom the south
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An attack ana GcSIerIch SgIb Anticipated
-Y9IId stuInoFs yI Fen1an Movements.

GoDIBICH, G. w., June There are no signs
of an attack yet; but letter from above con-
inns the reported departure Of the Fenians from
Western States, about nine thousand strong fo-
this coast. The American Consul at Fltman
tonight elt justified in telegraphing to the Stat
Department FOR Instructions, and drecommendns {
Gespa,,s.,i,s al armed vessel to this point to
compel neutrality.
Ibenews OF Roberts and Sweeney g arrest was
receIyed here with great rejoicing, rs eyiden se
of ol.r Governu epts determination to proven,
any interruption OF our present friendly rela'
lions with Canada.
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Movements OF Steamships.

HALIFAX, N. 81 june 8.-Tho Cuba arrived from
Boston at $50 last evening, ard sailed tor Liverpool
at II O'Clock T. NJ.
BOTTOM June g.. The Africa arrived this morning
from Halifax ana Liverpool Her mails viii be due
H. Fhlladephia to night.
NLw YoRK, Ju 8-Arcived steamers celia.
fIom London, ana HaUce and Cassica frous layana
ard Nassau Thej bring no news
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execution; but 30 strict were the orders Of Sheriff
Howell that her desires were not Qratiiied. IL was
generally conc eded that this was carrying out tue
letter OF tho law too closely.
She at least should have been present TO see the
end of Cne who had rendered Tic remainder of her
hie torture. The officers having the entrances in
charge disposed to assist her IN this matter but
minutes and then eft with strong evidences Of emo
THE SHERIFF Is READY.
Sheriff Howell sent word q few moments before
l0I. that "ihe sberiH was ready" Tne priest
answered they were ready to receive him. and he
passed 10 the cell in company with Mr. Perkins,
sheriff Howell 10 him he had como to perform a
painful duy, and that his COMES or had said they
were ready He answered chat is So"
Meanwhile the line had been formed, and at 10 35
Sheriff Howell ad anced and behind them came
THE DOOMED MAN.
Anton Probs walks between his ooniessors with
the old stride and his bowed shoulders. His hands
ore hanOcuG d before him, and he held a cruc fix in
his hand He was dreS o. in q white vest and striped
panta oons. HIS face showed penitence and prayer
ini feelings.
TgE WALK TO TuR GIBBaT
Turning TO he tight and VIC fl ed through the
visitors room into the upper of tho north corridors
The clear c'oudess morning, the bloc ming flowers
the green grass plets and choice shrubbery we're
sweet &C. the eyes tired with the gloomy walls of the
couI It.yaid ana the dun cobble-stone pavement.
1t was only few moments walk; VINO cao say
how long one Il was 10 him who took II as his last
one on earth The memories of q lifetime can crowd
INTO the blain Dy tear by suffering by sin and by
crime is old by his words to an inspector some da
since as If wrunR from his dull, unimpassOned
nature. hat he was willing 10 undergo enV kind Of
punishment even TO be nailed to the cross If 1t
would eXliate his crime"
ON THE GALLONS.
The tall rigid gbbet we have already sketched
is at hand aud we pass from the pavement to cluster
atout on the earthly tank uJon which 1t stands
Passing up the steps of the gaows, he stood be.
TIVE, his priests and prnyed, as thev prayed wi n
him, that cd would forgive him. He fell then uoon
his knees and prayed with an IN look of suffer-
ing, several moments. lie kissed the crucfix and
then arose. The pr.ceis bade Lin goodbye. HIS
hands were bound behind him, the moose was al.
justed by Sheriff howell.
The Shfnff and Nr. Perkins bade him good bye,
and The white cap was put ON aud ut quarter IL
O'ciock, ANTON PRoBsT WAS HANGING BETWEEN
HEAVEN AND EARTH, WITH HIS LIMBS CoNVU -sED.
Ihe priest ascenced, and administered the ex-
tIeme UnctoD, the posts underneath were removed,
the priest descended, the rope was pulled and
ANTON PRoBsT iCas hanging beiceeR hedDen and
earth, ioih cORUaisiHg tOiicRHg from tie nect
d,Ign
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ERuEA BALTIMORE r0.paY,
heath OF Prominent GeDtlerne,,- phe
Fen1ans Give lip PdOpe-Probants Fate
of BeH. Davis, Fac.

of Jeff. Davis, Etc.
SPECIAL DESPATCH TO THE EVENING TRLEGRAPH
BALTIMORE, June 6.-Wilism Sherwood one
of the Oldest md most prominent printers IN Balti.
more, died yesterday. Rev L. O. Studdford Tor
fifty three years pastor OF the First Presoy terian
Church OF Lambervile, N died ON the 5th in
slant, while on VISIT to his brother ln.law, Dr.
StimpsOn. He was previously in impaired health
The FenIan excitement has entirely subsided.
honest Irishmen now believe and its Head Centres
humbuRs to filch them out OF mo ey.
l. is well understood here that JEFF Davis IS 10 be
eventually pardoned.
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FNroRCl MT OF THE NEUTRALITY Lhws-suoRE.
TARY NJ. ULLocH sUaRgEDERs TIE REVENUE
CUTTLHs IT, rHF WAR DEPARTMENT SDIANs
ENLISTED IN THE CANADIAN SERVICE.
DETROIT, June IA body of FIVE hundred
Eenians arrived here from Ch'cago to-day via
the MichigGn Southern Railroad. The reported
inv aston o. canada VIA Bayfield, is premature.
Official Grspatches from Goderich, a e miles
above Fay field, deny that any Fenians are on
his border. The conn anders Of the United
States VI nue. cutters now here have received
the tollc WING instructions:-
UNITED STATS ATTORNEYS OFFICE, DETROIT
JUDc u lcUO-Japtaln III bert Knapp Unued s ates
Revel ue Steamer 10 % Shel man, Detroit riyer:-
CaptalL :-BIlgaoier. General as Case limited
States Army, has tlis day received The 10 owing
teeL ram from the Sec etar. OF the rreasuiy;--
NAsHINGToN ID. y, June 1866 10 Bugader
General SIigs Casey, United States Army :-KeYenue
cutters are subject to the direct on OF the Disu1c
Attorney. II. Nc ULLooH,
Secretary of he Treasury
have, thel eoTe, 10 direct that you your YES
sci 10 the United states noutTalI In VS. ana
to pTeyen the carrying on OF any hostile Enterprises
from is dstrio against the adjGcent dOmjn Gus vi
tie Queen OF Great Britain aud lrelaud, W'th w lom
tie UIted States arc at peace and that you report
iol special orders to BriSaderi Casey at TOr
Veiy respectfully, your obediont servant
ALFRED RUssLLL
United states District Attorney
similar document has been served upon
Captain Martin, OF the cutter Andrel0 JotR8on,
also lylEg here,
The British gunboat RScue arrived to-day.
The Canadian authorities also chartered the
steamtUgs IHGtdnlOrGs and Satellite, and im-
pressed at Sarnia the Grand Trunk lerry-5oat
". j. SpiceT.
A detachment OF the Royal Marine Corps and
a battery of artillery have arrived at Windsor
Tor use on these boats.
Eighteen hundred British troops are sta
toned at Godelich, seventeen companies at
Sarnia, nine hundred men at Windsor, aad a
sufficient force below A reserve OF two thou-
sand men are at Chatham.
1t is reported that thele are five hundred
Indians collecting in the woods back from the
pelolt river, who Will take part with the Cana.
dinn NOlnnteels.
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LII i hU EWlIlUN
The FENIANS.
--~~eo~~~~~~>~>~O>~>~~v~~-
An Irish Republican PriVa-
teer at Sea.
---~--~-~~~>~~.~->y>~o>.-~~~>~~-~
PARTICULARS OF HER DEPARTURE
-~-~~~>~~~O~~o~>>~-
Arrest and ESelcaSe of the
president
-->~---~y>~~--~--~~~~~~>-~~-~~>-
TIE MOVEMENTS Oh THE BORDER.
~>~~~~-~~o~~~~~~~~~~~>-~~-~~>~~--
Etc., Etc, Etc. Etc. Etc., ETC., Etc.
TIE MOVEMENTS on THE BORDER.
Tic Fenian Advonce into Canada.

RosToN June The ST. bans Correspondent
OF the journal says OF the FenIan advance Iuto
Canada. The arrest OF General Sweeney had diYritei
The men. GeleIal Spear made a speecl, how yer, to
cheer them up. He to d them that they were going
to fight their oil enemy. He said tLey must not
modest women child;en, but ho shou give thom
no instructions as TO wdat they might do with men
who might ial into their hands
Not more than One-iourth OF the FenIars that
mi rcEed into Canada are armed, They went INTO
field, ana encamped short distance beyond the
line. GeL ernl Spear had tcel drinking and was
somewhat intoxicated Some OF his men had OBJ
aiI ed whisky, and were feeling well notwithstand-
ing the di, piriuUg circumstances. Others were DIS
heartened as they had vry little 10 eat. About one
hundred and fifty had purchased meals at the 1tels
others ate crackers and Goldfish. Barrels of -four
were sent out from st. Adams to day. There are no
Canadian troops with n twenty miles OF where
General Spear has Stationed his fore s.
CONCORD, N. H., June ST is officially an.
nouncod here nom the War Department that our
State militia IS likely to 30 summoned INTO sery ce
Tor The protection ami vindIcaion of the neutrality
laws, IN connec ion with the operations Of the
Fenians.
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The President stated emphatically that he
Cons!defod the authorities were oVerreaching
themselves, and seemed deslrous by sycophantic
efforts to outdo neutrality by fawning upon
England. He d d not expect much less after the
realment OF the boys on board the Micbi10n.
lie teit the Government that would peimit
such outrageous treatment TO men who had
stood by 1t In the hour Of peril could not be ex.
pected TO use any citizen well whom with
shadow OF preteXt OF an infringement OF its laws
1t could get its hold upon. The Colonel was not
that it would inspire the Irish heart, and ifthere
men this act would prompt them 10 come to the
front.
Colonel Roberts further said that he considers
as yet he has inringed no law of the United
States, and that he thinks this extra oflicious.
nees on the part of the Government superhuous
and beneath its dignity. He is quite ready AT
any time 10 take all the consequences OF any
crime he may commit
Mrs. Roberts said she felt sorry that the
Colonel should have been taken quite SO soou;
that she would have much preferred that he
should have been at the front; that Glands
regeneration is settled plen, and that the
SIMPLE arrest Of one or two individuals will have
no effect towards stopping 1t.
COLONEL ROBERTS RELEASED.
About five O'Clock p. M. the authorities in this,
CITY evidently felt they had caught n white ele-
rhant. Mr. Roberts noS seeing wherein he had
offended, and refusing to Criminate himself by
giving the desired bail and they not seeing
any overt act committed by him against The neu-
nallty laws suffered him 10 90 on his own pro-
mise to appear on Monday II called on.-M Y
Eerdtd.
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the PHILADELPHIA CONvEN-
ClON.

We publish to-day the Declaration of
Principles adopted by the National Un-
ion Convention, together with brief syn
opsis Of The proceedings. 10 a subse-
quent issue We will present the address
to the people prepared by the convention.
The crowded state Of our columns this
week prevents US from commenting az
fully as We should like upon the deliber-
atoms Of this eminenily wise enl patriot
10 sssemblage Of men from all parts of
our country. We wilt say, however, that
Ne most cordially and fully endorse the
principles they enuneia,el, and will cheer.
fully give whatever ability and influence
~ possess to secure the ascendancy to
Office Of men who pledge themselves to
their support
4 The declaration Of principles adopted
BY the Philadel phia Convention are not
Of psrtizan character. They are the
views OF honest, candid,men, who, seeing
the ruin to which our country was Being
hsssened BY radical fanatics, raised them
selves above tie prejudice. of party, and
met together for the purpose o. putting
forth platform upon which all the true
friends OF the Union can rally and form
. party which will hurl from power the
disunion radicals, aud restore al parts Of
our country to their just rights under the
constitution. The deliberations of the
convention were characterized by = har-
mony and spirit of conclia.ion which au.
CUR we'll for their speedy ratification by
the people. The signs Of the times indi-
cate the rapid disin,egrs,ion Of the rad.
ical party, and the restoration of our
government to the hands of men whose
official acts will be governed BY regard
for honesty and tie public welfare.
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FROM sAWlERS EXPEDITION.


Amin ais and Men i'm Fine
Condition.
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THE WAGON ROAD A. SUCCESS.
Dispatches. to. the 22d ult.
Special Correspondence Of the Register

OpoelAl correspondence OF tho Register.
FoRr Reno, July 18th, 1866.
q Perhaps you and the good people Of
Sioux City are anxious to know how the
Wagon Road Expedition, under the COM
mand Of Colonel Sawyer, is progressing.
Well, according to my knowledge aud
understanding We are far excelling any
similar institution ever before undertaken
By the United States Government. We
have made the trip to this point with
teams heavily laden, and done much work
IN grading and building distance $50
miles from the. N outh Of the Niobrara-
time, FIVE weeks, AID resting our ANNA
on Sunday. l challenge the whole United
States to equal this If they can.
We have shortened the road already
abcut 20 miles, BY making cu,-oes. Our
animals and men are in fne condition,
and their hair all on. On or before the
18th day Of Angus. We will arrive in Vir-
ginia City.
On the 18th inst, the Colonel with 20
picked men, went out and brought in the
semains Of Nat T. Hedges, which will
Be forwarded from this point on Sunday
morning the llth inst. About daylight
ono Of our pickets while in camp on the
dry fork Of the South Cheyenne, came in
70 get bucket to bring some water from
the spring. While he vas absen. from
bic post, three Indians, who were watch
Ing ~ opportunity and secreted in the
cottonwood timber, rushed into the line,
and succeeded IN cutting the picket ropes
Of two ponies belonging to the emigrant
train. Two Of tbs Indians succeeded in
getting away with the ponies. but the
third paid the penslty Of his crime, hav-
Ing fallen MORALLY wounded by we'll
directed shot from Spencer carbine, 10
the hands Of E. I. Stewart, of Bruls
Creek, D. T., who was assisting in pre-
pairing breakfass a. the time.
Omaha must hook to her laurels A. this
sos3 Is SsGsa to get the lasgen. aos,;on ee
The su'grant and freight trains bound to
he gold fields Of the Northwest. II il
nDquastionabIy 20 fsr the fness natural
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JOHN CURlltER


HD" Road the suhjo'aod Law:
BE ii enacted by The Senate and IIsuss OF Repre-
sentatves Of the United States Of America in Con
greSs assembled, That each and every So der who
enlisted il the army of the United states after the
18th day Of April, 1861 for pc iod OF less tn
three years. and haVIng served the time OF his en-
lstment has been honnraby discharged. and who
has received or who is entitled to receive from the
United states, under existing laws a bounty IF
one hundred dollars, and ~ more; aad any such
soldier ealistod for not less than three years, who
has been honorably discharged on account of
wounds received Ia the lneof duty, and the widow,
minor eh Gren or parents, in the order named of
any such soldier who died in the service of the
United States, or Of disease wounds contracted
while In the service and in the line of duty sha
be paid the additional bounty of one hundred dol
lars hereby authorized.
Sec. ,. And be further enacted, That to each and
every soldier who enlisted into the army of the
United States, after the fourteenth day of April
1861, for period Of not less than two wears, and
who is not INCLUDED in the foregoing section, and
has been honurably discharged after serving two
years. and who has received or il entitled to recev
from the United States, under existing laws, a
bounty Of one hundred dollars, and no more shall
be paid an additional bo .nty Of ffty dollars, AMI
any such soldier enlisted for not less than tw o
years, who has been honorably discharged on &c
count of wounds received In the line Of duty and
tho widow, minor children, or parents, in the or
der n AIMED, Of any such soldier who died In the
service OF the United states, of disease or wounds
ntractei while in the 20 rvce and in the In q Of
duty, shall be paid the additional bount, of fifty
dollars hereby authorized.
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Produce ~ all kinds takenin exeh aneg
for goods, and the highest market price paid. Also,
Fnrs Of all kinds, Dry Hides, Pork, Bacon. and
everythingavailable whc hef arme rmay h I'VE to
dispose of.
anl-62 D.T.HEDGEs.