Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1866-06-13

the gift of the Feniau Sisters OF Maiden
There was of course the most intense cheer
ing and the livelitst enthusiasm. aud ODE
would scarcely have believed but the ex-
pressions Of JOY came from one of the best
fed armies in the world and from one
which had no other than hopes of speedy
snd certain victory. Some speeches were
made by the officers and the men, one and
all swore that the green emblem should
never leave their hands,until,they had all
died under its folds"
The Messenger Of Friday evening has
the following
cat about A M Thursday Gen. Spear
ordered an advance from Franklin. fear
ing an advance of U. S. troops. The col
umn pushed on, and crossed the boz der at
10A.M. Just before the officers left, they
saw CLEAN of muskets down the road,
aud thinking the blue coats were coming
indeed, drove off in great haste The
muskcts were carried. however, by body
of Fenians, coming to join the moving
army.
Just after passing the border, Jerry
Sullivan, of Boston, was wounded in tho
leg by the accidental discharge os re-
.yolyer and sent back to Franklin,
On crossing the border Col. Bagley, of
Gen. Spears unrolled and planted the
green flag, amid cheers. and offered re-
ward of 500 to the first man who would
capture one Of the enemy's colors Scouts
were sent ahead, and a line of skirmish-
ers advanced about a mile, but found no
enemy.
At o'clock Thursday evening, Co, G,
of the Sd Fenian Cavalry, engaged de-
tachment of volunteers near Frelighsburg.
There was a running fght,in which the Fe-
mans lost three horses, and had one man
slightly wounded in the hand. The Ca
nadians were routed, with the loss of some
horses-we did not learn of any other
casuaties-and the Eenians entered. and
now hold, Frelighsburgh. They obtained
the British flag from the Custom House.
aud it now boats from a staff in front of
headquarters beneath the Harp Of Erin
tho Green above the Red--the first tropy
of Fenian arms. Another flag unfurled
before headvuarters is beautiful EN-.
blem, bearing the motto,
In one short hour comes death or victory
and was presented to Mahan, by ladies of
Waterman, n. "
Though pillaging was forbidden by the
Fenian officers. and three men were placed
in arrest for disobeying the order, yet
many Canadian sheep and pigs were quiz
city drove Into the Fenian camp. A
farmer named Toof was visited by party
of Fenians, who slaughtered twenty of his
sheep, two of his beef cattle aud confs
Gated everything edible in his house.
Gen Mahan handed the Messengers
correspondent copy of the Presidents
Proclamation, which was endorsed as fol-
lows:
Hid. Qrs. I'd Brig, LIST Div, Army of
Fenians, Camp Sweeney, G. E., June
7, 1866.
Respectfully returned to Andy johnson
with the recomdation that he report i'm
mediately at these Head Quarters, and
show reason why he issued his proclama-
tion without consulting us. Such
breach of military rules cannot be over
looked, and Andy must give clear ac-
count of himself.
By order of JOHN w. MAHAN,
Brig Gen. Com'd'g.
JOHN Ii. DoHERTY..
Capt. and A. A, G..
The British flag, captured by Col. Con-
tri, at Frelighsburgh, was brought to st.
Adams, yesterday, and flung to the breeze
from window OF the fremont House.
Many Of the Fenian sympathizers secured
pieces of it as sort Of keepsake of the
invasion.
Mr.. M. L. Wright, of st. Adams, arri-
we'd in that place late Friday afternoon,
from franklin, and claims to have seen 6
pieces of artillery, mounted and drawn by
horses, OH the way to the Fenians They
came from Fairfield
A hearing in the case of Sweeney and
Meehan took place at st. Adams, in the
rooms Of u s. Marshal Henry, at the