Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-15
The s., Adams Mss,ag.r On the 6.b.av.

The =. Adams MssHyeT On the 6lhsay-
The grand advance has actually commenced
Towards noon to-day, il became evident that an
important movement Ras On foot. Gen. Spear
appeared in uniform, booted and spurred; many
officers followed his example, thoIc were hurried
constitutions; the men remaining abcu: toua
Travelled Of north in teams and on foot: other
teams laden with -four and various subsistence
supplies left in the same direction; and ger
eral ''hurrying to and fro proclaimed that e
crisis in Fenian operations was approaching.
So far as We can ascertain Concerning actual
movements. at ll.46 \. NJ. Col Scanlau's re,i-
mCnt broke camp at East Highcaie and left for
Franklin. Col. O'Connor followed an hour later
with another small regiment Of about $50 men,
not fully armed. About 90 men rtached East
Highgate in the meantime to Join Col Conlrey's
Cavalry. \ detachment still remains at East
Highgate.
Concerning the objective point Of the ''moye-
mCut,' our readers can speculate; 10 al in and
cut Of the organizltion except Gems Sweeney and
Spear and their stats, the plan Of the campaign
Is secret. The entire force now at their disp0-
sal between Lake Alag5g and Malone, viii net
exceed 5000 men. The column rendCzvoused at
this point, and now in motion, numbers, as near
rs We can ascertain, 1900. These are only in
part armed, and supplied with ammunition
which passed through here by night, reaching
this vicinity by way Of Lake Champlain, and in
shipments 10 points south Of here. On the 9TH
er hand, although all arms, infantry, cavalry
and artillery are represented in the expedition.
we cannot discover that they have any heavy
ordnance or equipment sufficient for, or in any
proportion to their cavalry contingent. They
are without commisslriai, camp equipage, or
any Of the usual appliances of M invading ar
trrsH -ars - 49,
any spades.or the usual implements!cr THROWING
up earthworks.
II Is certain that the invading army will n set
no opposition this side Of St Johns The towns
along this frontier, deserted by their inhabitants
and denuded Of horses and cattle which have
been driven off, are garlisoned only BY voiun-
teers. with the exception Of small detechm ats
Of regulars al Des RIVERS and St. Armand who
must. and, we understand have been ordered to
fall back on St. Johns. To such an extent has
the intermediate country from the line 10 ST.
Johns been stripped Of property and stock that
we imagine one Of the chief difficulties Il tie
invaders will be to find Substance; while the
project Of obtaining horses fer their cavalry We
shall consider successful il it furnishes mount
for the staff.
The |. :. troops a, St. Adams we're rein
forced on tie 9Th, ~ the arrival Of c.. e.
lsI Unit,d State Heavy Artillery, Lieu,
Wiecl,r, rr,m Calais, Ne.
Il is pam that the Feni.n ,hcles have
sent nu,hing like the numb,r f men 70 tie
frontier. lha, Sweeney and the generals ex-
pceted. The Trorel7er', reporter says, the
command Of Spear ives to have been r-
follows
First Brigadc-to be under Gen. Doyle,
to be composed OF let, 4th, 9th and lOth
regiments.
Second Brigade-Sd, sib, l4th and 25sh,
under Gen. Joseph II. Hetherton.
Third Brigade-7th, 18th, 22d and 10th,
under j. ". Mahan.
Fourth Brigade-5th, Goth and 23d, under
Gen. Charles W. Bourbridge.
None Of these officers, exceps Nahan, re-
ported at st. Adams, and but a portion Of
three Or four regiments. Gen. Murphy was to
have had the lst, 21, Sd. 4th and 5th caval-
ry regiments at Malone, where he has no,
fifth of the number expected There has
been great dissatisfaction among the men at
the delay, and sons of ths most daring