The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-05

tho country. The Fenians are moving for the
border Notwithstanding the disastrous news
Gov. Fenton will not call out the militia
unless. the General Government orders it
Gen. Sweeny left Albany yesterday for Potts
dam. The sale Of bonds at the Roberts
headquarters was quite brisk yesterday. The
news Of the surrender of Col. O'Neil was not
regarded as disaster, and the movement of
men to the front went on as brisklyas ever.
NEW YORK, June 4.
A proclamation to the people Of British
America signed T. A. Sweeny, Major Gener-
al, commanding armies Of Ireland, was pub
lished here this morning. After reciting the
grievances suffered by Ireland st the hands Of
Great Britain, it states that war is now be-
ing made to deliver Ireland from the tyrant,
the oppressor, and the robber. 1t says the
| Canadas is the true point Of attack at present,
but assures them the people) that war is not
upon them. but upon the government which
rules over them. 1t appeals to the lrishmen,
| Frenchmen, and Americans. in the provinces,
| to rise and aid the movement.
WArERTowN, June 4.
General Meade and staff passed here this
morning, en- route North. General Sweeney
and $50 Fenians were OF the same train. The
United States Marshal here seized nine boxes
of arms and accoutrements on Saturday s
train. All quiet North Of Ogdensburg.
BuFFALo, June 4.
All quiet on the Niagara. The arms Of the
captured Fenians are on board the Michigan,
also their colors, and those captured by them
| at the battle of Ridgeway which the Cana
| dians call Limestone Ridge.
Buffalo is filed with special reporters from
all parts of the country, but there is absolute
ly nothing transpiring at this point.
The cypress of this morning says while we
had assembled in this city two or three regi-
| ments Of Fenians, well armed aud equipped,
and drilled, and while liberal detachments
have been arriving here from abroad during
the past week. amounting to more than an.
other thousand. the whole augmented army
| in the field only amounted to about 10. 900
| men, where the balance are, it is difficult to
understand 1t is significant fact tha. among
| the three or four thousand troops at Fort Erie
! yesterday, not catholic Irishmzn was to be
| found, and not an officer of the force was
| Irish.
LATER.
A gentleman Just from the other side states
| positively that at the battle Of Ridgeway only
+; ious Canadians volunteers were killed and
about twenty-five wounded, three seriously.
The report in the papers that Lieut. Colonel
I Brunmouth was killed, is pure flctition. no
/ such officer being with the force. In fact the
only officers wounded or killed on the British
/ side. SO far as known here are Ensign Nc
! Eachem. killed: Routh, of the 18th bat.
tallon. seriously wounded Lieut.. Campbell,
arm broke by bullet: Capt. J. b. Boustead
of Toronto. Queen Own. not dangerously
/ Ensign Fariy. leg broke, doing we'll; Gen.
Meade and United States District Attorney
1 Dart arrived at Potsdam this noon. and v.iil
| look after Gen. S@eeaT a1a llis base oil sap
pies. 4ne trport tha. Head Centre q pay
has been arrested on the Canadian side Is un-
true, but he is not visible TO the naked eve On
this side. A ridiculous runor is published
by the Post of this city, that Kingston has
been captured.
New YoRK, June 4.
A Montreal dispatch Of last night says ihs
Royal mail steamer Hymaiya has arrived n
Quebec with the Canadian lo0th or Prime c
Wales regiment, together with the 43d regu
, lars direct from Malta, to meet the defense
Of the St. Lawrence. Two gun boats hav,
been improvised from tug boats plying ID Ties,
/ waters, equipped and manned by marines from
| Her Majesty Corvette and the Aliadest ~
ing a; this point, and the Aurora at Quebec
These gunboa's win be equipped with Arm
/ strong guns and l2-pound how,zers. The,
sailed tonight under sealed orders.
The .th regulars from Quebec with the 4il
Battalion of the rifle brigade. Prince Con
sort Own from this city, are under march
ing orders tonight. Reintoreements are nov
known to be on the way here from Halifax
and the steamer Belgian will bring troop
from England.
Hemingway is at this moment, 1890. a
M, the threatened point. The Canada
force is strong there.