, 1866-04-09
THE FENIANS.
Threatened Fenian Invasion. Of
I New Brunswick.
FenfAns Already En- Houte to Campo
Relic 1sfand.


); = [FIom The New York World, 6sh.l
In all probability, before this mornings
edition Of the l{orsl can reach Its subscribers
In the more distant portions Of the United
States, the american people will bear Of the
long expected and often deferred iuYaston Of
and BY orders Of Head Center John
oessa {s oeas 81n at the unon as' oas.e aMe
shavc been very mysterious in their move
ments nnd reticcnt In communicating intelll-
I gence Of the Fen!an organization to The press
rumors have been circulated In consequence
a. to what,was transplring at .ths headquar:.
: ters at Union equare, In tbs secret sessIons
OF the Central Council. However, by llttlo-
strategy, our Fenian reporter succeeded yes,
terday IN obtaining information Of the most
startling nature, ID regard TO the movement
, on foot against the British empire. Plans
have matuIed, and forces organized, and It Ia
probable that the first blow has already been
struck.
THE oBJEcT1vE POINT.
The :poin:. Of the astack Is the Island Of
Csmpo Bello, Ia the BaJ Of Fmdy, at the en-.
trance Of Passamaquoddy Bay. The Island
Of Campo Bello L. about eight miles In length
by three In breadth, md is q par Of the terri
neh shipping. and commodions harbor, is
about forty miles distant from Campo Bello,
and can be reached III few hours by means
OF steam communication. Directly opposite
Is tho coast Of Nora Scotia, thirty.st1 to forty
miles distant, With good haibor for light YES
seIs capable of transporting two OF three
hundred men cAch from Machias, Belfast,
CortIne, Baton, Bangor, Portland, or the
small cluster Of Islands In Peuobscot Bay.
PLAN or OPERATIONS.
The plan Of operation, as far as can be u.s.
certained in the hurry Of the moment, IL to
have Eve or SIX hundred men transported, in
small squads Of hundred each, by railroad
from New York aud the Eastern States, IN
order 10 prs9fxt notice by the United States
march the men, Who are to be we'll mohllized,
To Machlas during the utsht e. sc- embarkatton
at Maet.as, *Fhere several schooners arc in
Tnil}ng. As soon as the men arc embarked,
the vessels VIII leave Machiaa far Campo
Be1lo island, which Is about twenty-five mlies
distant, and q landing will be Elected. Should
an army interfere to prevent the sailing Of the
along point Of land to Eastpost, twelve miles
distant from MachiAs, Or TO- Perry, directly
opposite the island Of Campo Relto, where
the ship>channel, about three miles Id Width,
will nt1otd easy means Of landing by means
Of email boats; or 4 bridge Of boats as the
eaae may require. A couple Of printing
presses will accompany The raid, and as soon
la1nations will be Issued and telegraphed
throughout the United States calling upon
the Fcnian Brotherhood to respond to the
call, and It Il expected volunteers In great
numbers will Hook to the standard OF
O'Mahoucy- who is not to accompany The ex.
petition IN pefson:4 y a1so se1pectea thas
Fcnians, will cause an immense sale of bonds,
to The amount Of TWO or three millions OF
do1latt.
THE FIRST battle OF ;cAMpo RELIC,
Rr4 u ta pot crnccted -hv thc Fen,on 1ea1n,s
IN commond ~ IA eTnaditIm that Eonno
Hciln csn he occ,,nicd 1,r their forres ,yfthof,t
necied whcu the iandfns~ is oitemnfcd viii,
he Rrsttsh troons .a]rsaily Stationed there.
It fs he Intention Of VHfahoney to attack
and defeat the iha de4unte force stationed at
Campo Bello. and then hold the Island and
walt until -tctnforcencnts can be obtained
from the United statcss
TIE pE1T1sn FORCES At CAMPO pE1Lo
ISLAND.
The Government Of New Brunswick have
tho proposed attack on ihe Island Of Campo
Belio for ten days past, and, as a precaution,
have sent email body Of troop. 10 defend
The ikiaud, Mai. Gen. Doyle, In command At
Halifax, under the Instruction OF Sir vii.
liam Fenwick Williams, has detached body
Ql fclnQffGf8 and reg QlA{8 10 campo HElI0,
it is understood, and feld artillery aud stores
have nlEo been sent to that point. How the
Colonial authorities became informed OF the
movement is unknown, hut it IL claimed by the
CANADIAN Journals that information is tur-
nished re9ularly by. some. person at Union
ney. It is also Stated that q high
official Of thu O'MahoneY government
is:n matt intimate friend 81 Thomas
Darcy McGee. and that the movement has
been planned by lbs high contracting po owers,
IN ordcr that Tia Rrherf a.Swceupu movement
may prove abortive, as It Is expected that
President johnson viii issue proclamation