The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-10
Gen. Spears Command Demoralized and
Back Again at St. Adams.
Wholesale Desertion Of Officers
and Men.
THE ENTERPRISE ABANDONED.
Fhc United States Government Furnishing the
Troops transportation HOmeward.
&c. &c. &c.
THE FENIAN RETREAT.

Wholesale Descrtion OF the Disheartened
Eenians at st. Armand-Thc DemOraI-
1zatfon Com plcte-Thc Border Recrosscd
and the Raiders i'm St. AIbans, &c.
pLDcIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
CAMP SwEEyY, Canada, June 8, 1885,
The crisis has arrived at last The eliminating point
u the fortune or the grand Fenan army has been
reached and the probabilities that before night We
shall be out of Canada and ON our way home
The Generalization Of the whole force ID complete aud
both officers and men utterly refuse 70 do duty any
longer Descrtons have taken place by Wholesale and
IN many instances coonels have marched with their ontre
commands and rccrossed the ine and now reracng
their steps homeward The Fenian force at this point
docs not number this morning two hundred men,
and largo squads from even this small number
tinuaily making their way 10 the Colonel Coutri
has just reported headquarters that his regiment is
totally demoralzed his officers refuse longer
70 do duty and that many of them starting for the
Unied States
General Spear, AFTER holding council u war. has
Aered Colonel Cour 10 form his into line and march
them back 10 st. Abans where he is 70 report 70 General
6wesny Colonel OConnor next received his orders 70
10 Vermont and he also seemed deeply affected
Three English Gags captured during the stay Of
ehs Fenians at Camp Sweeny
SECOND DESPATCH.
RIGHT WING FENIsN ARMY, June ., 1896
Orders have been Issued for the officers headquarters
- pack up and the commanders TO get their over
Ghs limo possible some Of the men-those who
same hsrc purposey plunderare apparently
vsry glad to be on with their goten gains but others
cake very hard, and accordingly Grieved 10 learn
ehae the whole thing has been abandoned
Tho council Of war which was held this morning was
but Of short duration, and il then resolved that
6Aerc other left for them but 10 re-
soe their steps and give up the idea Of invading Canada
ne rsinforcemenis arms. provisions and mutations OF
that had been promised borally hsl failed 10
reach them and weakened ~ they wero by such whole
sals skedaddling the rear II deemed BY the old
sosden 70 be nothing nadnsss saaa ahsse they
Sen wcre, they would be wholly unable with such
small force make decent show al fight should
they happen be attacked, and it therefore de-
temincd give up the intended INVASION leave Canada
and head for the United States.
The men formed In companies, but many went on on
sbeh responsibility and about hafrast nine O'Clock
al that left Of the fright wing Of the grand Fenian
army marching back across the border for 81.
Abans and other points the American side. The men
had ten or twenty rounds or ammunition each, and i'm.
nediaely commenced firing or their muskes and rifles
IN the most promscuous manner
Arms plunder, and everything else that the men
could carry on with them their retreat. ashcd
had full suits of clothes aud hats and shoes
apon them when they started for home. Every man
Ohio bad not destroyed sold his carried them
sn, and some carried many two muskets and
two sabres, besides his other ,rappinsa
The ammunition carried over into Vermont by
teams and stored in barn about threeq quarters OF
mile from The line II Ia than probable the United
BATES forcea who marching 10 the border will
seize w.
All along the road the United States side, from the
kpe 70 st. Adams, large squad. OF men were resting
upon the hillsides marching Icisnicly along,
quarelling among Themselves, throwing away Their
arms, firing OF their guns and Others regreng tina,
they had remained little longer, they wanted TO
gather moro plunder.
THIRD pySPtTGH.
General Spear said that he would rs,her have been
shot than have left Canad, the manner he has All
along the road he appeared exceedingly PANIED and
grsved General Mahsn spoke but itle after the order
% march homewsrd given, but once or twice
found him weeping very bitterly.
Al Franklin Centre we mot company OF United
siaes regulars marching towards the border where they
90 TO prevent deprcdatons American soil by either
Ysnians or canadiana
Any Of the renians who have moi the necessary
10 carry them home will be furnished transportation BY
ths United States government Many Of them will avail
themselves Of this opportunity 10 leave - Aibans 70
night
Most OF the ocers say thai they Ashamed Of the
arar, and would rather 80 home Many Of them
their Intention OF casting hcir fortunes with their
comrades Who s,ll Malone, although they give u
their lrm conviction that there not the slightest
hopes to either aid or free Ireland by 20 doing
A number OF from the regular troops al ~.
Absns have been placed upon all the roads leading
chat town. with instructions - all the arms that the
Tenisnk may have ia their posSesion. AZ the majority
~f them have either soii broken thrown away Their
rnuskets sabres &c, = expected that very argc
stock will be collected.
The whole affair has terminated mot disgriceraIly.
and without 90 much a dcceut skirmish having taken
place a. a sor Of apology for light There
was too much whlskey and INSTRUMENTATION IN
she camp insure success and not enough
military dirpline There we're, y y true,
brave and patriotic who vent 70 Cansda 70 night but
the most of them Loihns more or lcse than sn
armed mob rowing about shcrcyr they pleased roobing
che houses aud insulting and abusng aonen and cdD.
dren
The Feoiss Invaders Back in -. Ai-
sans-0essrsi spesr surrenders 20 the
United states Authorities.
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