The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1866-04-16
By telegraph.
The FenInn ExcItement.

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NEW York. April 14.-The Herald S
Eastport special says that the British
man-of-war Pyladis went to sea very
suddenly yesterday afternoon. 1t is
said that fifty of her crew had mu-
tined and were put in irons, hence the
departure of the vessel. The men of
other vessels have been tampered with,
and similar difficulties are expected.
! Yesterday party of English sailors
crossed from st. Stephens TO CallaS
where they got into IA dispute with some
Fenians, when fight ensued which re-
suited in their being driven back over
the bridge which runs over the river be-
tween the two towns. No lives lost.
The citizens Joined the Fenians in the
fight.
The steamer from Boston this fore:
noon, brought about 200 more Eenians;
they were quartered in u barn. Alarge
number of Fenians have just arrived in
steamer from New York.
The Herald's FrederiCktOn, n. B.,
special says that the designations of the
INSTRUMENTATION administration We're
accepted Internationally by Governor
Gordon, yesterday. No new admins
tration has yet been formed. The House
of Assembly has adjourned until Mon
day, to give the incoming party time to
organize.
The Herald's Toronto special says: 1t
is now thought that Murphy and his
staff will be tried under the alien bill,
which was passed after the rebel ST.
Albans raid had been committed. The
bill gives power to incarc, rite man on
suspicion of plotting against friendly
State, aud of retaining him against the
demands of the ha6eas corpus. The
press and the public were excluded
from the trial on Wednesday, which
fact is creating indignation among even
the loyal Canadians
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letter dated Eustport, April 10:
"Col. Kerigan with two aids arrived
here last Friday. The excitement in
creased and has continued to incrense.
They spent Saturday in making ar
rangements. On Sunday they seemed
anxious to obtain news by Telegraph,
but received none. Monday they spent
in endeuvoring to charter small class
vessels, and in calling Mt stores enquir-
ing the price of five hundred blouses,
caps, &C., which caused great excite
ment here. Among our Provisional
neighbOrs all business is suspended;
productive labor is dormant and all
citizens are enrolled as soldiers and
drilled four hours daily, and the people
are selling off their stock of cattle, &C..
and moving over to our side. This
morning one hundred or more FenianS
arrived on the boat from Portland
The leaders upon their arrival here
were much QlSpleuSeu uI Cne unuue eA-
citement which had been gotten up
They called II secret meet ng and are to
hold another tomorrow evening. Our
county Sheriff tells me they think of
going into some of the baclS towns to
await further developments.
TORONTO, c. W., April 1.-THE man
arrested at Cornwall yesterday, turned
out to be person named Wheeler, is
an ex-confederate officer, and now a
Lieutenant Colonel in the Fenian army.
On being arrested, his commission was
found upon him, and authority from
General Sweeney to recruit a Fenian
battalion in Canada. Some other jim
teresting documents were also found
upon him. He openly boosted being II
Fenian, but says he has done nothing
to justify his arrest. He is satisfied
with the quarters assigned him, and
says that Gen. Sweeney will be over
shortly and soon cause his release.