, 1866-06-07

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OF serious solidity, worthy the attention Of
the world. In either case, probably the
notes Of an observation Of twelve hours on
each side Of the line will be Of some interest,
a ID ] AGO In: jol down. .tor Transmission By
mail, Whist remains Of my memo, anda after
putting tho most import mt facts upon the
telegraph wlrcs.
arrived at st. Albums on Saturday morn
Ing, By the train which bore also the second
arrival Of two hundred Fen1ans. Ny fellow
passengers were cheerful, stalwart, rcticent
young men, mostly between twenty and
twenty-five years ofage, without uniform cz-
cept an occasional eark blue blouse OF pair
OF light blue srowsers, telling Of service In
tho army Of the Union. None had arms, cx-
ccpt concealed reyolyers, but most were pro-
Tlded with ilitary equipments, such as
knapsacks, haversacks and cartridge boxes,
seeming to have been purchased at sale Of
United Suites Government property.
On arriving at St. Albans the Fenians were
received BIZ the officers who arrived the
previous day, and given their Instructions,
and what was ct least equally welcome,
breakfast Of soft bread, steeming hot from
the village bakery. Soon after they marched
OF, IN squads Of half dozen, to the village
Of Faitchild, four OF five miles oil to the
eastward, where they were sheltered aud fed
by the Irish residents, out Of the way OF
curious British eyes, aud Of that still more
dangerous Joe, bad whiskey.
At tue hotels In the village we're yesterday
the Fenian ofBceEs-Genera1 Smear. q cool,
shreHd, professional soldier, and his ardent
and enthusiastic aides. They had business
+ VE4A++ &T+u$- 1rn1f
running: about, but kept their owa counsel,
dssrepnte In the sharp eyes Of the
Yankee villagers by any display Of
brngadocio or swagger Of any kind.
The St. Albansians looked On at the novel
BILE interest, but without visible excitement.
The maguatcs Of the village, with the news-
paper correspondents from tho lurge cities.
gathered in the office OF the enterprising little
local weekly, and listened to the dispatches
announcing fighting on the Niagara frontier;
Of panic and indignation across the Canada
hortier was received. glimmer Of pleasure In
the eyes Of the men who saw their property
destroyed, their savings stolen and their lives
threatened by raiders from friendly British
soil less than three years ago.
The telegraph otllce seemed to be the
headquarters Of the United States Marshal
OF Vermont, the officers OF the regular
troops from Fort Warren, and Others lep1c-
senting the dignity Of the United Stntes.
Everything In the way Of arms arriving at the
depot was ut once seized by these officials,
to the disgust Of the Fenians, who, however
were lo1erab1y provided With lnuskcts which
had been quietly brought up to the border
within the pnst three weeks.
Ite1eg1npte yon briefly Of the Ingenious
manner in which the vigilance Of the customs
1fTf {aI4$ &, In IS
consignment Of arms Oil Saturday afternoon
The Fcninn Quartcrmaster Captain John II,
Brown, OF Boston, a sasncfous and enthusiastic
officer, sent an orderly down witt, instructions
in the morning to meet the battalion Of in
vadcrs coming up ut Burlington. In accord
ance with the orders thus received, the arms
and ammunition were tumbled OH the 1rain
before II reached the station. and while IT, was
going at full speed. A few daring men
iuurel after, aud BY the time the cars werc
halted nt the platform o; the station Tor the
examination by the Federal ofIlcials. the
arms were on their way 10 the Feniau conp
at Fairfield.
Perceivlne tlat there would be no move
mcut across the frontier last night. and de-
string to see tho Canadians il a hcaltbT state
orc1citement, came up here last evening,
Montreal was excited indeed. The strce;s at
midnight, The hour Of mY arrival. being st;ll
occupied by talkatfyc l.rosps. and tic 6ews-
pnpcr Offices s1IIJ Issuing hcnrIy extrns with
The most Sensational icspatcies from the
Niagara frontier
To-day has been q Sunday long to be re-.
uembered in Montreal. In addition 10 the
INVASION excitement, the population has been
called into the streets by the Catholic Pro-
&C sion Of the Sacred Host-a magnificent
NoFt 5meriea eonld % rirai ~ Far e i've ety y IA "a
hours the human stream, monks, nuns,
priests, maidens, choiristcrs, and little chill.
lren. with thetr banners. pi1ded canonicais
wrcaths, swinging censors, great CANOPY. ani
bands OF music ~ thc iozen. filed sinwiv and
solemnly through the city, watched by thou
sands Of curious OF tlevout spectators OF all
faith kneeliuy reycrentiy in tue dirt us tue
symbols of the Host were borne BIZ, This
was spectacle worth cominr d lop9 wav to
ser, but it was not this for which / mingled
with the throng, or watched St. James 5treet
from the window Of the hotel. where Booth
dent Lincoln, antl to Which, surratt flei H. af1er @
Once the procession w was enlit and forcei, nm
on the sidewalks TO hermit the rapid nassaee
Of The Thittfeth Regulars, handsone. br0nzsd
young fellows mostly, with becoming though
shockinCjy qusuI.a able uniforms. gaily wari5T
their CAPS in response to the hearty cheers
which greeted them from doorways and sfde-
walks. The TbiytIeth was bound to Corn
wall. Later in the lay another rerimcnt.
the Twenty. .tifth, / believe, marched TO tie
railway statiou. amid similarlv enthusiastic
leayc-tak,ngs Notwithstanding these de-
portures, tie cIty is still tulI Of troops' reg,f-
lars in rarrfsnn here. md civilian. vntnntec1s
uniformed, armed, cnu.ppcd. fui1y otilccrsi
and t|nclr drilled. 10 Lie uilmber Of about two
thousand.
Tic Terald Is 1ssuinc eStrae evc,v two
hours today. and hnueF11r huIietins IRAN ia
wjudows at every despatch recciycd. m that
its office is constantly the centre Of an eycfei1
crowd, Teady to oreei eacI, insta]menf ~ rood
news wifi, rjrorons Er;iis1, chccrs arr, ~
ceptiye of eytTayanont verbal rnIonrs os ~
heavy flripe heard near here. ,nasked hattie.
rles. Fenian cruelty and cnwariIicc and s;n,;.
lar tonics. Even ihc us,ollr stnid md stn15a |
Cauad1an peWsnupcrs become NJ oooti mc,ii-
INNS for dIstortin;r facts NJ the ryciteG s1rect
eroups. rs / KNOW from eyneriencc, har;n~
paid nv respects TO the eiiItoriaI rroternItV |
and IN tho course of NV cali tnjd M iittie
story as to tie manner of unloatirr arns
later found ,nyse1f transformer ;nto
va reliable rent1cman !, IN m
intense paropranh in The cnrrcnt er,rn onI
made 10 make yarjety nf maenifc5 md
and entirely baseiess Statements f1r 1rfectn.
lion Of CnnailJan readers.
/ find rrcst excitement Int nm non,c IN
Montreal. The idea If a movement m ina
city by the division at 1t. AihaSs i, rencrsIIv
treated as absurd. and more attentinn T.
given to the invasion lust reported On tic
Singara line than to the prospect Of snr-
thinr the tuture NAV have ii store. 0nttc ~
much wonder as indignation Is Expressed Mt
a'S s e9a.t slshs OF ~ 1etLne toward tle Uni,
a,-aot rae 5;,,a55s -, ,e.,S ~ !eeens n!a
I,nce hattraer tha fTn;tea atntn ~ eSun