The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1866-03-12
Fenian demonstrations.

o. Mahoney to the Fenian Brotherhood or to
each other, do not appear upon the surface of
events. Whether there are two organizations
or not, the lines of policy advocated by the
parties to the quarrel which attracted so much
notice last winter, are widely diverse, if not
contradictory. At the meeting in Jones's
Wood, called by o. Mahoney, Mr.! B. Doran
Killian pointedly declared that the Fenians
did not want Canada. At the Roberts meet
ing subsequently held in Hoboken, Canada
was distinctly named as the objective point of
immediate operations. 9s& S 3Af
The telegraph announced Saturday the ac-
tive preparations in the Provinces, for the re-
ception of unpleasant visitors. Gen. Sweeny,
who sustains to President Roberts a rela-
ton similar to that which Col. O'AIahoney
holds under President Stephens" said in
Philadelphia the other day, Engand's weak
point is Canada. When we conquer that ter
ritory, we aoiH demand Of the United States
TO acknowledge us as beIigerents." A CORES
pondent of the New York World furnishes
the following sketch Of General Sweeny's pro-
gramme for Canadian campaign. II will be
noticed that Portland is to be made base OF
operations against New Brunswick and Nova
Scotia, while the Liverpool steamers running
to this port, are to be seized: 49,
THE cUNARD STEAMERS TO BE SEIZED.
Among the earliest aggressive operations
will be the overhanling OF Cunard steamer
between New York and Cape Race, with her
oil oil Nfr., ~ L
the British lines OF steamers proceeding nom
England to Quebec, Portland, Boston, and
II alita,<, will be arrested and their funds Sc
saRAND STRATEGY = THE PARTITION OF
54 CANADA. he
Expeditions for the invasion of Canada will
rendezvous at Detroit and Rochester, and at
Ogdensburgh and Plattsburg, and at Portland.
The forces assembled at the two first-named
points are to operate conformity against Toron-
to, Hamilton and the west of Upper Canada.
From Ogdensburg and Plattsburg denonstra-
lions viii be made against Montreal, and ulti-
mately Quebec; Kingston will be approached
by Cape Vincent, while Portland will be the
general place of embarkation for expeditions
against the capitals of New Brunswick and
Nova Scotia.
THE BASES OF OPERATIONS.
The Canadian and Provincial borders once
crossed, bases of operations will be established
in the enemy's country, so that international
qua1els with the Washington government
may be evaded. There are to be lands chosen
at the head of Passamaquoddy Bay, Saint
Johns on the Chambly, close to the foot of
Lake Champlain; Prescott, on the Saint Law
renee; Wolf Island, at the head of Lake On
tario; Hamilton, Coberg, Goderich, and Wind
sor, in Upper Canada. These places are all
within convenient distances of the United
States, and afford by water an easy retreat, as
well as cunning receptacles for fresh American
evies.
ABILITY OF THE FENiANs TO HOLD CAM
L ~ a. ---r .. ADA.
The population Of the British Provinces is
little above two and a half millions, and the
military resources of the united provinces fall
short OF sixty thousand men. or these near
u ten thousand are of Irish birth or descent.
The States will furnish for the subjugation of
these, eighty thousand veteran troops. With
the single exception of Quebec, it is believed
the whole OF the British provinces will tall i'm
single campaign. During the ensuing win
ter, diversions will be put in motion in Ire
land, and while it is believed the Brotherhood
can defy the Queens war transports to land
an army In the west, arrangements will be de-
veloped to equip powerful navy for agrees.
June, it is thought fifty commissioned vessels
OF war and privateers, carrying three hundred
guns, will be afoat, and to maintain these. a
tremendous mora influence will be exerted
upon every Irish American citizen to contrib
ute to the utmost to the general fund for the
support of the war.
by the tempting offer of surrender of Can
ada to the United States, Mr.. Seward, it is
hoped, will wink at connivance between
American citizens and the Fenian conquerors,
and by another summer it is thought the do
minion of the brotherhood north of the 81.
Lawrence will be formally acknowledged by
the United States, Russia, and each of the
American republics. The third year of Irish
tenure in Canada win, it is believed, array two
of the great powers against Great Britain
John Mitchell, at Paris, will organize the Bu-
reau of Foreign Agents; and ireland, mair-
tanning position Of perpetual revolt, win en-
gage for her own suppression a considerable
part of the regular British levies. 14l