Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-03
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New YORK, June "a dispatch from Albany
says: Governor FentOn will issue proclamation
| to-day, warning citizens of the State against
| cOun tenancing the Fcnan invasion Of Canada
Also that twelve regiments Of militia are to be
sent to the frontier. drawn from the counties Of
Niagara, Monroe, 0nondaga Oswego, Jefferson
and st. Lawrence.
A dispatch from Montreal says it is reported
that the Fenians had seized the arms at ROuse's
| Point, and were marching on the British post at
Isle Aux Noix. Also. that the Canadian Govern
ment had been informed that the gunbOat Mich
| igom had intercepted q Fenian reinforcement to
| those landed at Fort Erie.
British troops were marching from Hamilton to
| capture the Fenians at Fort Erie.
A Buffalo dispatch says the Michigan is patrol
| ling the river from Black Rock to the head of
Grand Island with two armed tugs, with orders to
sink anything crossing during the night.
RUTLAND, VT, June 2, 1:3O A. N.-About one
| hundred and fifty persons passed through here
| this morning. en- route north They were in
| charge of an officer wearing side arms and were
mute as regards their destination and object but
| from parties who arrived on the same train with
them, we learn they intend to bring up at or near
st. Adams, and there await further instructions
| from the commanding officer OF the Irish Repub-
lie in Canada.
NEW YORK. June "A dispatch dated French
mans Creek, C. W, 100 P, ", yesterday. says if
teen hundred Fenians. under General O'Neil
crossed the Niagara from Buffalo, and captured
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ton of the track of the Buffalo and Lake Huron
road. and cut the telegraph wires leading to the
Canadian interior. They then moved down the
river towards Chippewa, halting at Frenchmans
| Creek. where rumors prevailed of the advance of
! Canadian troops, causing works TO be hastily
structed, and the Fenians were put in line of bat
| tie. A man had just come in wounded in the leg.
Skirmishers were pushed to the front, and flank
| ing columns sent out on doube-quick. and every
preparation made for an engagement.
| CINCINNATI, June 2-There is considerable e1-
| citement here over the Fenian news. Nearly
| three hundred men have left here for Canada.
| About seven hundred passed through Indiana
polls yesterday, for the border. Dispatches from
| Columbus deny the report of the purchase and
| shipment of arms and ammunition by Fenians
! from that city.
| WASHINGTON, June 2-0ne hundred FenianS
left Washington this week for the seat ofwar and
an additional hundred prepared to follow.
| The Fenian headquarters in this city for the
sale Of the bonds of the Irish Republic, have
| closed for want of patronage.
BUFFALO June >. 30 p. M--The evening pa
pers publish the latest news from Ridgeway Sta
ton. Canadian volunteers are being hard pushed
| by the Fenians and a number have been killed on
both sides.
From parties who have means of information, t
| is about concluded that the Fenian movement
from this quarter is feint and that POttsdOm is
to be the base of supplies and the real point of
| attack is Prescott.
| Gen. Barry, who has taken command of this
| frontier, says the Government will do the utmost
to preserve order and prevent incursiOns into
| Canada. 1t is stated for fact, that the Fenian
| leaders encourage their men by saying the Ameri-
| can Government is favorable to them-they will
find out their mistake in this quarter. One COM
pany of United States Regulars arrived here this
| noon.
| LATEST FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.
| BUFFALO, June ID. 1 p. MA gentleman just
from the other side gives the following par
| ticulars About eight hundred troops. all vo-
lunteers left Port Calborn at $50 this p NJ, and
took Grand Trunk to Ridgeway, and marched in
| the direction of Stevensvlle, they soon
tered a force of Fenians. now said to be the same
| that went went from here to Fort Erie. A battle
| ensued and the Fenians were worsted. Our infor
! mant states that two of the English troops were
| killed and number wounded. and that the Fe-
mans suffered to greater extent, at all events
| there were about sixty taken prisoners and
| brought to Fort Erie.
The Sacur wire bridge ha been rebuilt. 1t
is reported that one of the prisoners stated that
| the Colonel commanding the Fenians told them to
save themselves the best way they could.
$40 P. NJ. A gentlemen just from the other side
| reports the following: The tug Raft from Duen-
ville with about forty Fenian prisoners taken at
Rdgeway was lying. at Fort Fire docks at 3 P. NJ,
| when body of about two hundred Fenians came
! over the hill and fired into the tug. The tug
| backed into the stream and fired two shots while
| floating down. The FenianS then attacked
company of volunteer artillery posted in town.
| After a brief resistance the Canadians wayered
and finally gave way, retreating down the river
bank rallying at times. The tug steamed down,
keeping abreast of the Canadians. Firing shortly
ceased and the Canadians surrendered The affair
lasted about twenty minutes. The Fenians did
not recapture any Of their men. The fight was
witnessed by large number of persons on this
side
LATEE-The force in the Fort Erie light we're all
volunteers, consisting of detachment Ofthe Wei
land Battery and Dunneville Company of about
eighty men. The fight lasted only twenty min
utes. Capt. King, of the Welland Battery, was
severely wounded in the leg, which will have to
be amputsted. Two other volunteers were wound
cd, but none killed. A Fenian Captain was kill
ed, whose name is not reported.
The Express publishes the following list of Fe-
mans killed: Thomas Gilman. Thomas Rafferty,.
Cincinnati MORALLY wounded in the stomach,
Cornelius Ferguson, severely in the leg, John
Brady. in leg, John Robinson severely in the
thigh below the knee.
The Fenians at last accounts still held the place
but their force is too small TO cope with the Brit
ish regulars, and the volunteers are now on the
way from Chippewa to the scene Of action. They
had reached Blood Creek few miles from Fort
Erie.
The British force consists of the 18th, 10th, and
10th Royals. and the Royal artillery, and several
companies of Canadian volunteers, making alto
gcther not less than $500 or 5000 men at the bat
tie at Ridgeway.
Neithor force had artillery, but some of the
Canadians had repeating rifles, while the Fenians
were armed mostly with ordinary muskets. Col.
Starr. of Ky. IL said TO be the one that gave the
word to the Fenians to scatter and save them
selves The number of men on both sides did
not exceed two thousand. The accounts of par
ties who did, or pretend TO have witnessed the
battle at Ridgeway, conflicting. 1t is almost
impossible to get the true account Some still as
sert that the Fenians whipped the Canadians, and
others state contrary.
SP. M-A fight at Fort Erie is considered GER
tain tonight. l can learn Of accessions to the
Fenian ranks in the last p hours. Surprise is
expressed that no news has been received from
other points Of any demonstration. Somebody has
failed 10 come TO time. and these Fort Erie Re
mans will be sacrificed if they have no supplies
and must be hopeless of any success in this re-
gion. as the British forces are concentrating
around them.
ToRoSro. c, W, June 2.-Therc was the widest
excitement on the streets when the news Of the
battle appeared, and business was entirely sas-
pended.
Private dispatches are constantly arriving, an
nouncing the death Of some well known citizen,
and cause general gloom as after another falls
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