Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1866-06-15

AT Malone the following order was issued
by Gen. Meade and followed by the disper-
sion of the forces in that vicinity.
MALONE, N. Y, Saturday, June 8. 1866.
All persons assembled at this place in
connection WITH and in aid of, the Fenian
organization for the purpose of invading
Canada, are hereby ordered, in compliance
with the Presidents proclamation, to desist
from their enterprise and disband. The
men of the expeditionary force will. on an
plication to the officer In command of the
United States forces, in giving their names
and residences, and satisfying him that they
are unable to provide their own Transports
ton, be provided with transportation to their
homes and all officers below the rank of
held officers who are unable to provide their
own transportation, on giving their parole
to abandon the enterprise and return TO
their homes. Officers above tho ronk of
field officers will be required to give such
bonds as may be satisfactory to the civil au-
thorities.
1t being the determination of the United
States Government to preserve neutrality
and the most stringent measures having been
taken TO prevent all accessions of men and
material, the commanding general trusts
that these liberal offers will have the effect
of causing the expedition, now hopeless. to
be quietly and peaceably abandoned and
he confidently expects that all those who
have any respect for the authority of the
| United States will conform to the REQUIRE
ments of the Presidents proclamation and
of this which if not promptly obeyed, suf-
ficient force will be brought to bear to COM
pei obedience.
GEO. G. MEADE, Maj. Gen. U. s. A.
The dsbanded Fenians have conducted
themselves in more orderly manner than
might have been expected, and have been
well treated by the inhabitants of n. Y. and
vt. and furnished with provisions. A large
number passed through Brattleboro last
Sunday on their retreat and by the prompt-
ness of our railroad men were forwarded
without delay, thus avoiding the painful ne
cessity of their being offered the hospitality
of our village. The Fenians say they had
been led to expect the support of the United
States and accuse the Secretary of State of
having held them as a rod to terrify Eng
land with, and dropped when no longer
needed Gen. Murphy used the following
expressions in an interview with Gen
Meade at Malone which may represent the
sentiments of his brethren.
lie said they "were Irishmen. and. like
the Jews, had not a foot of ground on which
they can stand and call it their own Now
when we nave military organization and {
fair hope of success, the United States Gov
eminent interferes and brushes us. We have
been lured on by the Cabinet and Used fo
the purposes of Mr.. Seward. They encour
/ aged us to this thing. We bought our ri
files from your arsenals, and we were givel
: to understand until now, that we would no
, be put down by the military power of tn
, country"
: Gen. Meade declined to discuss the ques
. ton but declared he should obey his orders
: 1t is believed that the English troops cap
tured and killed one or more Fenians, o.
t the soil of Vermont, Mrs. Eccles, an Amer
? lean lady, and the wife of the gentleman a
r whose house General Spear made his head
quarters, was shot and killed on Sunda
: night by one of the British guard statione,
r around the building to capture any Fenian
d who might be lurking in that vicinity.