The Tipton advertiser. [volume] (Tipton, Cedar Co., Iowa) 1856-1962, 1866-06-07

nThe Eenlan Invasion OF Canada.
On the night of the slst Of May, til,
Tenians, numbering about one tf1ousant
men, under command OF Col! O'Neil
cnossed the Niagara River ana after I
short, fight captured Fort Erie, taking
some sixty prisoners; they then march.
cd out into the country to the vicinity
Of 'Ridgway where they were met by the
Canadian volunteers, and a battle took
place, the Fenians at first drove the Ca
nadians, who were Immediately rein.
forced, when they routed the Fenians,
who retreatcd back to the Fort, and
on the night of the I'd inst, being worn
out with fatigue and hunger, Attempted
to recnoss to the American shore, but
were all gobblsd bygthe us. Steamer
Michigan. Tho loss on both sides idu.
ring both fights will not exceed one hun
dred and lifty., Cola iONcii and STAFF,
aud thirty-two pickets Arc said to be the
osly Fenianss captured by the Gsnadfui
ans. The, Canadians uput theirlloss at
four killed, andtwcnty-fire wounded
The following account OF the Winding
up Of the Fehian invasionewe copy from
the Chicago I,i5unt.ih 1atsst'@ '#"1"&4
The .Fenian invasion of Canada has
ended as suddenly rs it began. The
raiders who crossed at buffalo IRE all
dispersed, captured or killed. The
greater portion of them are prisoners of
tho III sfnAsnnr ANC3,.l, ;.r., :.
terceptcd them in their ATTEMPTED Fight,
at three O'clock, Sunday morning. Threw
retreated just in time to escape a Canadi-
an force OF three thousand and five
hundred men, who were preparing to
attack them at daylight It appears
that they got away with good appetites,
having had nothing to eat since they
left Buffalo, but what they picked up on
the road. Nobody but an Irishmar
would have thought of sendi1g an arm,
into Canada without ratiops. Nobod,
but ali Irishman would have thought o
invading Canada by private suilscrip
tom. ffGen. Sweeney had needed TIT
maximIof his great. country man, u,
Duke Of Wellington, that 1arMies' nlnrci
on their stomachs," he might have pro
!onged his stay in Canada by twenty
fouE erthirty six hours. The net results
VI VIZ laiu are lnats tue remains nave
murdered and robbed a few Canadians
spent their money, lost their army .ant
brought their cause to ruin. This Il 4.
much as a Fenian republic could expec
10 accomplish in SO short time. III.
Oblahoney flction exhausted their as
sets three weeks ago gazing ut Camp
Bello Island. The SUPERINTENDENT
faction have now depleted thair exchc
4uaE Il Both treasures being empty
they haxe no further occasion to quarrel
with each other Those who escape can /,
now betake themselves to some Honest
calling, and reflect that they have post
poned the day of Ireland's Independence
long time by their blundering and
Wicked raid upon a people who are in no
way responsible for the wrongs of Ire
W. 17a. s adj .IggJ. d -rr aG eG3 hTE
we give no, heed, to the theory that
the movement at Fort Erie Il amnra
feint to draw Off the attention of the
British forces from ST. Albans or oydens.
burgh, where the real movement Is to
begin. There has been no concentratinn
OF Fenians at either of these points 81
sufficient magnitude 10 create apprehen.
sions at Montreal. The whole move.
meft has collapsed and the Fenian
themselves should be thankful that M,
end has COME before any more of then
got into The scrape. 80 s.'.-'-',- '1's''