The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-06-04
FROM BUFFALO.

FROM BUFFALO. a
BUFFALO, June, p M-The after
noon papers publish later news from
Ridgeway, stating that the Canadian
volunteers are being hard pushed by
the Fenians, and that number have
been killed on both sides.
s From parties who have means of
information, it is about concluded that
the Fenian movement in this quarter
is a feint, and that Pottsdam is to be
the base of supplies, and Montreal the
point of attack IN prospective.
: General Terry, who has taken COM
mand of this frontier, says the Gov
ernment will do all in its power to pre-
serve order and prevent incursions.
into Canada. 5..t .'..
It is stated for fact that the Fen
ian leaders encourage their men by
saving thatthe American Government
is favorable to them They will find
out their mistake in this quarter. One
company of u ). Regulars arrived
here at noon. ~
q BUFFALO, May "A, P.aM.-A gentle
man, Just from the other side, gives
the following particulars 9di f5iF
I About 800 troops, all volunteers,
left Fort CoIburn at $50 A. NJ, and
took the Grand Trunk to Ridgewaya
and marched in the direction of
Stevensville. They soon encountered
a force of Fenians, now said to be
some that went from here to Fort
Erie. A battle ensued, and the Fe-
mans were worsted. Our informant
states that two Of the English troops
were killed and number wounded,
and that the Fenians suffered to a
greater extent. At all events, there
were about sixty taken prisoners and
brought to Fort Erie -"
The bridge destroyed has been re-
built.
1t is, reported one of. the Fenians
Stated that the Colonel commanding
the Fenians told them to save them
selves the best way they could.
5:30P. MA gentleman, just from
the other side, reports the following :.
The tug Robb, from Dunnville, with
about 40 Fenian prisoners taken at
Ridgeway, was lying at Fort Erie
dock at 3 p NJ, when a body of about
200 Fenians came over the hill and
fired into the tug The tug backed
into the stream and fired two shots
while floating down. The Fenians
attacked a company of volunteer ar
tillery stationed in the town. After a
brief resistance the Canadians wavered
and finally gave way, retreating down
the river bank, rallying at times. The
tug steamed down. keeping abreast of
the Canadians. The firing shortly
ceased, and the Canadians surren-
-deredJ h NO4t on W AN
The affair lasted about twenty min
utes. The Fenians did not recapture
any of their men. The fight was wit
messed by a large number of persons
from this side.
The force in the Fort Erie fight
were all volunteers, consisting of de-
tachments of the Welland Canal field
battery and a Dunnville company of
about eighty men. The fight lasted
only twenty minutes. Captain King,
of the Welland battery, was severely
wounded in the leg, and will have to
| suffer amputation. Two of the volun-
teers were wounded; none killed. 1t
is reported that Fenian captain was
killed; name not given
| LATER.
The Express publishes the follow
ing list of killed and Wounded -Fe
mans: Thomas Gilman, Schuylkill,
bayonet wound Thomas Rafferty,,
Cincinnati mortally wounded in
stomach ! Ferguson Schofeld, Fort
Colburn, severely in leg; John Brad
ley, Shutdown, in leg; John HARRISON,
Fort Colburn, severely in thigh and
below the knee
The Fenians at last accounts still
held the place, but the force is too
small to cope with the British regu-
lars and volunteers now on the way
from Chippewa to the scene of action
They had reached Black Greek, few
miles from Fort Erie. The British
force consists of the 47th, 10th, and
10th Royals and the Royal Artillery
and several companies of Canadian
volunteers, making altogether not less
kbor, . R00 oV 2 000 man