Cleveland daily leader. [volume] ([Cleveland, Ohio]) 1865-1873, 1866-06-08

FENlAN HklSoN EkS AND IhOFdlES.
The following are the names of the
Fenian officers captured by the steamer
Michigan:
John O'Neil John Hoy
Hugh Mooney VIM. Mcguire
Patrick Flynn J. j.. Tyrell
Timothy 0Leary John a. Geary
John Fogarty Vim. Shields
Phillip Connolly P. H. Mundy
/ Owen Starr John Grace
John Spaulding Patrick Roche
John Haggerty VIM. Smith
So far as the officers of the Michigan
can form an estimate, there were on board
about five hundred men, all of whom
were captured. OF arms, munitions, etc,
the following were turned over TO the
government
81 Muskets ITO Waist belts
1872 Cartridge boxes I37 Cap pouches
SIC Bsyonets 165 Bayonet sheaths
Among the trophies brought with them
were the colors of the Queens Own
volunteer battalion, captured at Limestone
| ridge, together with a flag which was at
tached TO one of wagons belonging to an
artillery train. When Colonel Lowrey,
of the Nth Regular Infantry, stationed at
Fort Eric, held an interview with the
commander of the Michigan on Sunday,
he asked to have these flags returned.
Colonel ONeil immediately aud peremp-
torily refused to permit them TO be re-
turned, claiming that the surrender was
unconditional.
COL O'NEIL.
This officer, who has been foremost
among the invaders of the Queens do
minions, will be recollected as the Lieut..
O'Neil on the staff Gen. of H. W. Judah,
who commanded the I'd Division, 23d
Army Corps. he was Lieutenant in COM
pany c, 9Th Indiana Cavalry, and was
detailed for staff duty on account of his
fine social qualities and military accom-
plishments. At burlington Island, on the
Ohio river, Colenel Kise and q few order
lies were captured by some of Morgan's
| Cavalry, and 0'Neil made a sabre charge
at the head of a few tried veteraos, scat
tered the rebels and recaptured all their
prisoners. For this act he was promoted
to Major.
AN ACCOUNT OF THE INVASION BY A
CINCINNATI FEELAN.
A well-known Cincinnati FeRian, who
participated in the invasion, writes an
account of it to the Enquirer of that city,
from which We Gull a few paragraphs:
We left Buffalo at three O'Clock A. NJ,
June l, and took possession Of Fort Erie
without n shot being fred. We then
took possession of Waterloo, two miles
from there. The people left everything
in their stores, and started for Chippewa.
We remained there until dark, when we
struck camp for Chippewa, burning
bridges and destroying telegraph wires as
we went. We marched about ten miles |
on that road, and started west to Ridge /
way. 8 town containing about three hun
dred good British subjects. Wegot there
about ten o'clock on the morning of the
I'd, or at least two miles this side of town, |
when we threw out our skirmishess.
When the battle commenced we were
about four hundred yards apart. Our
breastworks were the fences, and they had
breastworks. We held our position for
one houe, and then made q feint to draw
them out of their works, and fell back
about four hundred yards they then left
their breastworks and we formed our line
of battle in a large orchard, with q fence
about five hundred yards in length. We
only fred two rounds, when the order to
fix bayonets was given. We were then
ordered to charge, which we did, with one
of those terrific yells which all Americans
sre acquainted with, bit Johnny Bull is
not. Then the regulars gave way, the
volunteers following them, and such a
scene battles all description. They threw
away guns, knapsscks, cartridge boxes,
hats, coats, snd even the band threw
awayall their instruments. Werun them
about four miles.
After narrating the results Of the dght,
and the return to Fort Erie, he thus
speaks of the capture Of the Canadians at
the Fort:
Their officers and sefgeRlts got into q
house, barricsded the doors, and COM
firing on u men in front of the
house. We then broke down the doors,
and commenced firing into the house from
the street. We found thst it wonld take
too much ammunition in thst way. So
got a torch to burn the house, and that
the Johnnies down, and they
gave themselves up as prisoners of war.
We got forty prisoners in the house,
them several officers, as they were
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