New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-09

with neonie ali lie forenoon, and as early as
O'Clock this morning crowds Of excited curiosity
seekers were vending their way TO the river banks
opnosite the battlefield, and by daylight the bank
was lined as the event proved, with class of dis
amounted Sabbath.breakers. Rumors of an evGc-
natiop BIZ the Fenians were rife as early as mid
night but it was impossible to get anything reli-
able upon the subject. Much dissatisfaction is un.
derstood to exist among the disheartened men at
| the failure of reinforcements to meet them, and
| although they had been in measure successful in
| the battles Of the day previous, yet they felt
| that with the superior force of fresh men,
with artillery, that was approaching them, and
no base OF supplies for them line of
retreat into friendly territory was their best plan.
There was little to encourage them in making an,
other stand, so evacuation was hastily determined
upon. About oclock, signals being made from
the camp IN the ruins of FortErie and this side,
two powerful tugs steamed out of Buffalo creek
4 crossed to Fort Erie, and the Fenians commenced
/ the evacuation of Canada. AL the SICK ana
wounded lying at the LOOMS house and me Eris
and Niagara railway station, were abandoned;
Not only this but so rapid was the conception and
execution of the plan of retreat that no not1ce
was given to the picket lines extended along the
bank of the river Col. O'Neil and about 900 of
his brave little band quietly embarked and started
for the American shore. When about midway of
the channel, and outside of British waters the tug
i Harrison, under charge of Acting Master G. w.
Morris, of the steamer Michigan ordered them to
round to and haul alongside. The order not being
| promptly obeyed, it was repeated, with threat to
I
| 0'Neill then surrendered his command to the
/ United States authorities.
The Michigan was signalled, and having steam
/ up and anchor tripped, was soon alongside, and,
taking the transports in tow, dropped down to the
4 lower Black Rock, where she now lies at anchor.
Col. 0'Ne and his officers are on board the Michi-
| gan, and his men on board the transports.
Numerous parties Of FeRians, who were out on
picket duty, have succeeded in escaping in small
boats to this side 1t is thought but few, if any,
but wounded men have fallen into the hands Of the
British
The casualties Of yesterday will probably not
sum up above Is, so that of the 1000 men who left
| Freuehman's creek yesterday morning for the
battle field at Limestone ridge, some 40 are still
struggling in Canada, cut off from all relief and
| exposed TO the halter. Great indignation was
manifested by the men who had been stationed on
ioutpost duty at being deserted by their comrades
as they were. Had It not been for the approach
OF detachment OF British cavalry, driving them
IN, 1t Is probable that none OF them would have
llearned of the evacuation.
Paddy 0fDay, the head and front of the broth
erhood in this city, and by whose energy the expe-
EDITION, which has just failed SO disastrously, was
conceived, ventured into Canada to-day, and was
1 Immediately gobbled up by the red coats. He ID
4 q rich prize and, according to the well-known
humane sentiments of the Britishers, will proba-
bly, grace halter.
What will be done with the prisoners under the
guns of the Michigan is the alIabsorbing question
at present Most agree that upon demand of the
/ British government they should be given up-as
the vt. Adams raiders Were-our government dis
playing the same spirit of international honor and
| courtesy in this matter as the Canadian govern
ment did towards the United States in the ST.
Adams matter. It is thought the time has proEi-
dentially arrived to show some folks as well as
others that what is meat for the goose is meat for
/ the gander
RumoTs are rife of other movements in progress
falong the frontier, and United States officer high
| in command, expresses his conviction that Swee.
ney OF Eavis, with 10000 men, will strike Canada
aEx r1IrA,s f.af,r4
The Fenians nod and wink knowingly and say
this is nothing the war has commenced, and not
Wtistandlng temporary reVerses, it will go on to
sure success vii the throne of Great Britain tot
tiers and falls and the Irish republic takes its place
among the nations of the earth. 1ua
A company OF United States regulars arrived
this morning, making three companies who are
garrisoning the fort here.
1 The revenue cutter arrived last night, making,
together with the Michigan and four armed tugs
| quite respectable naval force in our waters.
CONTINUED EXCITEMENT IN ToRoNTo-THE CANADIAN
4 VERSION or THE FIGHT AN RIDGEWAY-THE RRIT-
ISL Loss THREE KILLED, THIRTY WOUNDED
AND FoRTY-TWo PR1soNERs-THE RETREAT OF
! THE FENIANs FROM FORT EBIE-AN ATTACK on
CORNWALL EXPECTED - ACTIVE PREPARATIONS
BEING MADE TO REPEL ANY INVADING FORCE.
From the Chicago Timesl
/ = TORONTO, @. W., June 8, a. M.-The city is all
4 alive this morning, and from an early hour large
4 numbers of people have been surrounding the
4 newspaper offices, anxiously waiting for any item
1 of news The suspense last night was growing
/ intOlerable. The body of McRacbren, one of the
4 killed, was brought home this morning and
/ demonstrations OF profound sympathy were made.
The Globe, this morning, is out with special
edition, containing dispatches from its own COR
respondents in Chippewa. There is full and spir-
tied account of Col. Peaeock's force, with details
/ Of the advance yesterday, and the concentration
/ Of the whole force at SteYensEille The following
is an extract:
Reports came in Of Col. Booker's movement
! and this mornings fight, at first from various
sources more or less reliable, but at last bypryate
/ Ihos. Mclean, of the Queens Own Judge Nc
! Leans SON. According to his account the
/ Queens Own of Toronto, the Hamilton voIun-
teers, and some others, from Dunnville and else
/ where, under command of Colonel Booker to
1 the number of $50 men, left Port Colborne.
! BY the Grand Trunk cars, for Ridgeway station
1 where they commenced their march for Ste
/ vensyille, the proposed place of junction
1 with Colonel Peacock They had proceeded only
a few miles when they encountered the Fenan
skirmishers, whom they drove in, and also the
! support for more than a mile. All at once the
4 brave volunteers found themselves in the face of
superior force, supposed to be fully 1900 strong
4 The Canadians did not hesitate, but continued to
4 advance, keeping up heavy fire more especi-
ally from the Spencer rifles, with which one of
| the companies was furnished. Their ammunition
4 began to give out however, they had only thirty
1 rounds in their pouches, and no fresh supplies
4 could be procured. The Fenians moved to out
/ flank them, and the defending line became thin
ana broken, ana then came the Tetreat--not a
| rout, however; far from it. The men retired
slowly, firing as they went, though not in regular
order.
1 The impression is that they behaved well. hut
were outnumbered, and short of ammunition. The
! attack should not have been made There should
have been none till Col. Peacock was al least
within supporting distance, which he could not
have been for four hours at least; but there was
no lack of pluck and no cause to be ashamed on
the part of our gallant defenders, whose names
will live in Canadian his story
Col. Lowry, with fifteen hundred men, left at 3
o'clock this morning, to support DIR. King at Fort
Erie, and Col Trayers, with five hundred men. is
already at GermansVille, within supporting dis
tanees The correspondent says their numbers are
not certainly ascertained. The Fenian ruffians
will surely be wiped out tomorrow. There are
not more than fifteen hundred of them Many
have deserted and others VIII follow. They have
only two field pieces Of small size, and these they
did not take with them to the battle ground to-day
No one expe cts that they will stand tomorrow
Col. Dennis, captured, with his little tug fifty
prisoners on the Niagara river, and they were
carried to Port Colborne. Col. Dennis is missing.
No one can tell where he is.
A correct list has been received of the killed,
wounded and missing at the light at Ridgeway,
yesterday. There were three killed and thirtyfour
wounded. a list, also, is forwarded Of forty-two
prisoners in the hands of the Fenians.
LATER.
News has just arrived that the Fenians have es.
capped across the river, and are triufnphantly fol-