New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1866-06-05
officers capturcd Coils. ONEILL, o. S. FARR and HOVE
tbe latter Of Buffalo; Lieut. JOIN SPAULDING and
GRACE and Major MOORE
All is quiet this morning.
TIE SITUATION.

All is quiet this morning.
THE SITUATION
There is considerable difficulty in crossing TO the Cana
dian side of the river every person being submitted to the
most rigid scrutiny.
There were 1000 Canadian troops including volunteers
encamped on the nights behind the village OF Fort Enc
Col. wolsey, a Crimean hero, came from Montreal
yesterday by special train TO take command Of the Cana
dian forces.
The Goth rifles 10th infantry Gray Horse battery and
ranoad Of volunteers have Just left for Kingston where
an attack is reported.
number of additional troops are expected 10 IeaVe
Fort Erie this afternoon.
4 small garrison will remain.
A very large number of Fenian prisoners have been
taken by the varous scouting parties.
Six arrested this morning, among them r. T. Led
with of Tennessee Thomas Bryan of Buffalo and j. Brown
Of Pennsylvania
Sixtv.six are lodged in Brantford Jail and number
have been sent to Toronto Among those captured
were a number of iron-modeTs from Cincinnati who ray
the strike threw them out OF employment.
CASE OF COwARDICB.
In the engagement at Limestone Ridge the 18th Cana
dian Battalion in to support the Queens Own
of Toronto.
Col Booker of Hamilton was in command.
So soon as the order given TO form square TO re-
cciye cavalry the gallant Colonel ordered retreat and
leaving his men, got himself quickly oni OF aansei m,
This instance of cowardce on the part OF British ono
er holding so high command has created the greatest IN
dgnaon among the Regulars and Volunteers, ana none
are enraged than the men Of his command
There can be no question OF the Veaely OF TINS as nave
received it from official sources.
RUMoRs AND MOVEMENTS.
The widest ahoat here Of Fenian raids IN
the neghborhood of Kingston, which place Is reported
captured
Canadian troops are being hurried by rail Toronto.
DBSIALs.
Gen. Meade and United States District-Attomey Dart
will arrive at Posdam at to-day and will look after
Gen. Sweeney ard his base of supplies.
The report that Head Center ODay had been arrested
on Canadian soil untrue but is certain that be Is not
visible TO the naked eye on this side.
ridiculous rumor is published by The Past of this
thatK has aeu nv ECulIQs
ADDITIONAL DETAILS FROM THE FRONT.
The Fenian excitement here is rapidly subsdng, the
oeaed invasion having proved so ridiculous failure
II popularity believed last night that the majority OF
the Fenian prisoners in custody Of Capt Bryson
would be permitted TO escape under cover of the night
II is scarcely necessary for me TO say that not one has
escaped so far.
1t has been rumored on the this morning that
Government is prepared TO surrender these prisoners TO
the Canadian authorities should they make formal de-
mand for them As this may be set you among the null
tude of sensation reports will merely state that Major
Gen. Barry informed me an hour ago that no such IN
sctioDs had been received by him. and that demand
from the Canadian authorities for the surrender OF
prisoners would be entertained for a moment.
have just returned from visit to the U. 5. revenue
cutter Michigan and the canal boat having the fenian
prisoners board. found board the barge nearly
800 Feniaus. Their officers still on board the Mieh
gan. Among them are Coils. ONeill, John Hoye, and
Starr
From the log of the Michigan find that The following
arms were captured:
I65 bayonet-sheaths, l37 cappouches,
ITO waistbelts, ls2 cartrdge-boxes,
81 muskets, BIG bayonets.
The colors Of the Queens Own Battalion, which were
captured by Col ONei in the engagement on Saturday,
are board the Michigan Col Lowery, Of the 47th
Regulars lBritish commanding at Fort Erie, visited the
cutter yesterday afternoon and asked 10 have these colos
delivered up to him. Col ONel positively refused TO DO
90 claiming 70 have surrendered Internationally 20 tho
American forces and that the coors in the custody OF
zen. Barry, commanding the District Of Ontario. The
colors still in our possession.
II O'Clock NJ The Post Of this city has just ssued an
extra in which the statement is made that Kingston has
been captured by Gen Sweeney with 1000 prisoners and
gives that Sweeney marching from Wind
,Or on Fort Erie, at the head Of II 600 men.
This is the veriest trash printed as no dispatches
have been received from either point up TO the present
writing and The Post does not receive any teegraphe ds
patches whatever
Gen. Barry has removed all restrictions CT travel from
this city to Fort Erehe ferry-boats now running regu-
arlv The repairs on the Lake Erie and Huron
Railway are rapidly progressing and trains viii no
doubt begin running by tomorrow forenoon. The En-
glish troops quietly encanped in tents at Fort Enc
aud the smoke of their campfire can be seen distinctly
from this city.
CORRECTIONS CASUALTIES.
gentleman Just from the other side states 10 Us posi-
lively that at the battle Of Rdgeway only four OF the "a
madam volunteers killed, and about % wounded
three seriously.
The report that Lieut-Co Beaumont was killed is pure
fiction no such officer being with the British force.
In fact the only officers killed wounded, as far a.
known here, the English side are Ensgns McEachern
killed. and Rouh of the 18th Battalion seriously wounded
Capt. J. b. Bonstead of the Queens Own was
wounded but not dangerously
Ensign Fahey had his leg broken but is doing WELL
Lenf. Campbell had his arm broken by bullet.
SUMMARY TREATMENT OF PEsIAN-MovEMBST TO-
WARD puSKIRK.
BUFFALO Monday June T. 1866.
have Just crossed from Fort Erie. One fsnian prisoner
was shot this morning He tried by drnmhesd court
martial Another is to be shot tomorrow at five a. M
The Fenisns of this city have left for Dunkirk.
The revenue steamer has just left for there
large quantity of arms stored at p. ODay's, Head
Centre f. b. OF Buffalo, seized by order Of Gen.
Barry, at two P. IN. to-day
THE PRISONERS.
BUFFALO. Monday, June T. IsG6.
writ Of habeas corpus has been served on the captain
of the United States steamer Michigan for the delivery OF
the Fenan officers The order was signed by Judge Gin
ton 1t is expected they Will DE gwen up Omght Ahs
order does not release the men.
Important moyemeEts are expected to-ni5ht.
large body Of Fenians has just arrived.
Cen Strong visited Fort Erie to-day and addressed the
British troops.
sEIzURE OF ARMS.
BUFFALO June T. 1864.
Abon Is cases OF arms seized by the United States
authorities at the Central Depot to-day SeAera hundred
Fenisps arrived in this city this city this evening" and the
Fenians still hint at movement on this frontier especial
" but small body of British troops are now at Fort
Erie most Of the force there yesterday having been
dered elsewhere. -
One number Of Fenians reported as having left
Dunkirk tO-day-desnrtion only surmise
CORRECTING HISTORY.
Since the failure OF their movement In this quarter is so
patent, IL will not be improper 10 STATE 'hst when the
movement was rrst begun member OF the fenan Coun
ell stated 10 the agent Of the Associated Press IN conf
dence that Hamilton The first point aimed a. and
which they expected to capture easily This may have
been as true the statement made by the same party that
the Fenans took over from here cannon, wheh e facts
proye that they had none. ,.
HesdCente QDsy positively asserted to US that they
bad Is batteries IN Canada.
Ogdensburgh.
OGpESsBuRG Monday June g. 1866
The Fenians are concentrating their forces on different
,o;,s Al Malone 90 miles from this city, about 900 are