New-York tribune., 1866-11-30
THE FENIANS
THE PRISONERS AT NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. OVER
THE NEWS FROM IRELAND &C.

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THE NEWS FROM IRELAND, &C.
Dr rrIEsEAPH TO TEB
MONTREAL, Nov. 90. The dispatches by The Atlantic
cable announcing the outbreak in Ireland is the only topic
Of conversation in the province The Canadian Govern
ment willing 90 discharge the Fenian prisoners con-
fined here if tho United States Governmentwi guarantee
that Roberts SHALL not attempt TO make another Iad On
the province.
The Fenan prisoners are to be removed on Sunday
morning at three o'clock, under strong guard Iheir
removal early hour is done IN order TO prevent
any attempts Of their friends IN getting up ol between
the citizens and the military. At SweeBbuIg II Is I'M
possible to lodgings as all the hotels are crowded
with strangers from the United States, who have come TO
About 1000 stand of rifles similar those captured
a. Fort Ere from ONo last June have been brought into
This cv bv person who states that he purchased them in
New-York and brought them here as commercial specu-
laton They have been offered for sale but at such high
figure that rumOred the Government intends to inquire
into the matter.
The work Of housing the gunboats laid mp in the
Province will be completed this week. The following
will be the distribution Of the boats for the Winter: The
Huron az Toronto the Cherub and Prince Alfred at Code
rich the BrOmarte and Rescue at Dunnye, the Hercu,
les and ROYAL Kingston. The crews are 10 be formed
into marine brigade. AT meeting Of the Executive
Council Yesterday they decided that some OF these D0as
houd have been kept ready for service during the Winter
The sixty witnesses for the Grown arrived to-day and
were ordered 10 SWcetsburg. The Hon Is. Beyhn,
Queens counsel intends to make an application on the
opening Of tho court 70 have the prisoners discharged Oh
the grounds Of some Dformality in the indictments
The time of largenumber Of the regulars now stationed
in the Province expires during the coming month The
Government has ordered that the men be detained until
the country is in more settled condition.
Sixteen pieces OF artillery and large quantity OF am
muniton were forwarded to-day to ST. GATHERINGS.
CONDITION OF THE BROTHERHOOD IN IRELAND
In recent speech at Columbus, Ohio, Capt OShea' an
agent Of the Irish Brotherhood who recently returned nom
Ireland after having suffered an imprisonment o seven
months said that he left New York for Ireland in August
1896 taking with him considerable quantity OF swords
revolver and ammunition, which he was pleased 10 say
were still in safe keeping for use in the struggle
soon 10 come of lie found during hrs visits TO various
parts of Ireland that the Brotherhood there numbered
over 300 600 men, of whom One-haf were well drilled
MANY we're armed but still they were in great want Oh
tools Many Of the Catholic priests favored the cause
openly and secretly, and The Presbyterans OF the
North we're, he said 10 Ireland to-day as ther
fathers were IN 1898 At the time he arrived in tie coun-
try there were regiments of ooIs that we're ready
fight for the freedom of Ireland whenever the bloW
should be struck but these regiments have all been sent
20 distant and remote places One Of them, however IS
in Canada He also stated that the Irish brotherhood
had in England sixty dcpots Of Greek fire, ready for i'm
mediate use.