The Manchester journal. [volume] (Manchester, Vt.) 1861-current, 1866-06-12

fused aad caae.ciug, ihal a connected
ingtiilgble account viii b. ot Interest
TIE t1ilpaing account is as clear and
|uahiuI q one probably as can Bow be
male.
occurArjoS oF rom ERE.
On Thursday nigh, las, party q Feai.
ans, gathered from k.niuyky, Tennessee,
/ Indiana. OHIO AID Nea Yofk, and said to
lie .ckcd mru, slipped away from Buffalo,
crossed The Niagara 10 canal boats, drawn
/ by tugs. aud riIec, landing "a the
Canadian soil Fort Erie, Can cd re-
doubt thrown up by tie British in the war
81 1922 which Was unoeeupicd ty Cana
dian troops, was taken pos,essiou OF and
the green flag unfuHed.
THE nkTrrE MAR RIpGEwAr fEsI.
! An VICTORY.
On Friday night, the Fenians eyacua.
ted Fort Erie aud started west for Port
( Colbourue They numbered 1000 strong
and were commended by Col or Gen.
! O'N,il, they bad marched about ten
miles aud had nearly reached the litiie
village OF Ridgeway, whea, at s a. m., on
I Sailriay, their Sc MS announced force
OF Canadian volunteers. The number
+ Of the latter is yariously estimated at from
/ $40 10 400 mn. They were in CON.
maud Il Col Buchanan and had lett Port
+ Colbourne Al hall past 5, Saturday morn
! ing. 10 meet tAe invaders. As soon as
/ the news Of thelr approach reached tie
main body Of The Fenians, they rushed
| into IN adjoining field and formed ia line
| of battle, G n O'Noil being assisted in
making disposition OF his troops by Cols.
1 Starr and o O'lirien. The volunteers, with
| the Hamilton and ST. GATHERINGS comptn-
les and The Toronto Queens Own' in the
front, advanced upon the Fenians and the
action at once commenced, the skirmishers
on each side exchanging a brisk tire. The
order was then given for the Fenian skir-
mishers TO fall back.
The main bodies on both sides fred sey.
er,I yoIeys back ani forth when the Fe-
mans advanced on the double quick with
fixed bayonets; but as the volunteers
were ranged in an orchard on the other
side OF a swamp, and separated from The
Fenans by thick brush wood, Gen. O'Niei
deemed charge useless and gave orders
to halt and fall Tack, The volunteers be-
1 hesiug this retreat advanced from their
shelter on run. They were met, how
ever, by the Fenians wrtha counter charge
and in an instant put 10 route, tie Fenans
| pursuing them for two miles when O'Ncil
ordered halt. Ihe volunteers complete
! ly d,mo}aized, continued their flight to
Port Colbourne. The Fenians fought
braycly, and in their excitement, some
threw of Their c0ats, vests and even shirts,
going into the fray halt naked. After
stopping the pursuit, which was done from
the fear that the Canadians would meet
reiniorcemcnts, the Fcnans turned out to
return to Font Erie, leaving a guard oyel
the wounded on both sides.
Tie Fenians lost killed and ID wouE.
dod, aud the Canadians 20 killed and
wounded.
CANADIAN RElNFoRCEMENTS MINUS.
There were Canadian troops enough
within fifteen miles OF Ridgeway, when
the fight there was going on, TO defeat anc
capture The entire Feuian army. One
iorcr, organized at Port Coburne, consist
cd Of 5000 men, infantry aud artillery
and another large oue Was in command o
Col. Peacock Of Crimean reputation, nog
commanding the 10th British regulars
Col. Peacock S force marched to Black
Greek, Saturday morning, but being mis-.
led as to the whereabouts Of the invaders
(t is supposed by Canadian Fenians)
started for Port Colbourne as hastily a:
possible. All the information they re
ceiyed on the road was greatly contradc
tory. The march was so trying 10 the
men that numbers OF them lell out Of tht
ranks, prostrued by sunstroke. Col. Pea
D cock was finally obliged to halt and 20 in
10 camp. Reports then came in that the
Fenians were driving Tie volunteers a
/ Hdgcway, and Peacock deemed il prudent
10 get into communication with the other
column, referred 10 above before proceed.
ing. Nothing further was accomplished
! The 10th regulars have many lfishmer
. among them, who, though protesting 10y
atty, are suspectcd 10 BE- Fcnians. Per
haps this accounts for the "sun-s,roke.'
sKiRMlsn AZ WATERLOO. john BULL
i EUN.
A party Of Fenians numbering 50 OF
, 100, while on their way back 10 Fort Erie
. encountered, a half past 2 O'Clock, a Cana
dian company o. 80 volunteets uhdel
command ol Col. Dennis Gen. q Neil
y ho vas with lhe Feaian party, ordered
them TO charge with dxed bayonets upon
the volunteers, when the latter, after q
single sol.ey, broke and ran in every di-
recaon, throwing away lhtir hats, belts
Cartridge boxes, &c. By 3 O'Clock th,
feld Of Waterloo was in possession Of tbs
Fenians. Col Dennis and five or FIX o.
BIS volunteers were wounded Two Feni.
aus were killed.
THE RETUES TO FORT EBIg. ASoTuEA
fiGnr AND ANOTHER FENlAS VICTORY.
The Canadian tug Robb carried 10 For
Erie from Sunyile 80 oi ,he Fcuian pFis.
oners taken Al RidgewaY, and was lying
q, The Fort Erie dock Al 3 3o'clook, Saiur.