The Bedford gazette. [volume] (Bedford, Pa.) 1805-current, 1866-06-08

now in possession of Fort Erie with
out skirmish. The ultimate DISPOSE
tiOn of the prisoners is uncertain, but
the British Minister has been telegraph
ed to.
Colonel O'Neill and staff are captured.
The only Fenians captured by the Eng
lish appear to be thirty-tWO pickets,
who were left by their friends in the
hurry. BY order of General Barry all
communication is forbidden with the
| Canada shore. 1t is reported that a
small Fenian force left this neighbor-
hood last night, destination unknown.
Those that attempted to reinforce their
friends at Fort Erie were prevented by
| the United States picket boats. We
| have c0nVersed with some escaped Fe-
mans, and they say, having no artillery,
/ and they positively assert they have
had none, and finding the Canadians
had Armstrong guns and were closing
around them, with no prospect of rein
| ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS, they ycOnclud-
ed not to be gobbled up, so they "ske-
| dadled" as best they could.
The men were completely worn out,
| having fought two battles though the
! Fort Erie affair they regard as only a
skirmish), and have had nothing to
eat and no sleep.
! GEN. MEADE AT BUFFALO.
BUFFALO, June 3, >. p. M.-Maj0r-
! General Meade has just arrived here
/ which fact is considered as a cOntirma-
/ tion of the statement that general in
vasion along the border is contemplate
/ ed.
/ Gen. Meade while here issued a gen
eral order giving Gen. Barry full COM
| mand and authorityin this department
/ To make such disposition of troops, and
to use all means in his power to pre-
serve neutrality between the United
/ States and Canada.
| DETROIT, June 3.-A large number
of rifles in the Merchants despatch
warehouse were seized to night by the
/ United States authorities.
/ General Ne0de'S OTtler.
Head Quarters Military Division
of the Atlantic, Buffalo, June 3.
/ Brevet Major General Barry: Cen
/ eral orders will be sent YOU from Head
| quarters the Department Of the East,
assigning you TO the command OF the
/ District Of Ontario, extending from
/ Erie, Pennsylvania, to OsWegO, New
York, both places included, Headquar-
/ ters at Buffalo, for advance Of the or
/ ders and accompanying instruction. |
/ direct YOU to use the force at your
command to preserve the neutrality
/ by preventing the crossing of armed
/ bodies, by cutting off reinfOrcements or
| supplies, by Selling ali arms, munitions,
/ etc, which you have reason TO believe
are destined to be used unlaWfulty; in
! fine taking all measures precautionary,
/ and otherwise, to prevent violation OF
/ law. For this purpose you will move
/ the forces under your command to such
/ points as are threatened, and you will
/ erAplOy vessels, tugs, etc, such a. can
| be procured, for watching the river and
/ lake shore, and taking all such meas
/ ureS as invour Judgment theemergency
| requires. Very Respectfully,
GEO. G. MEADE,
/ Major General Comd'g.
/ OHci0l Order from General Grant.
! BUFFALO, June 2.-Lieut. General
/ Grant passed west at noon to day. He
! sent the following telegram to General
/ Meade:
BUFFALO, June 2-To Maj. General
/ Meade, L. s. A., Philadelphia: Gen.
Barry is here. Assign him to the gen
eral command from Buffalo to the
mouth Of the Niagara river.
The State authorities should call out
militia on the frontiers to prevent
hostile expeditions leaving the United
States, and to save private property
from destruction by mobs.
! L. ;. GRANT,
Lieutenant General.