Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1866-06-05
THE FENlAN DEMONSTRATION.

A Buffalo special of yesterday says: Col.
Lowry, of the 7th regulars. visited the steamer
Michigan yesterday and asked for theoaptured
British colors- Col. ONeil positively refused
to have them dek vered up, as he he'd surren-
dered unconditio1ally 10 Gen. Barry, and they
Were in his custody. Gen. Barry has removed
All restrictions On travel from Buffsso and Fort
Erie, and ferry eoats are running again. The
Lake Erie and Huron railroad is being re-
paired. and trains will run to-n.rrew The
English troops are encamped in tents al Fort
Erie.
The Buffalo Express says ssthar while there
was assuredly in this city two or three regi-
ments of fenians well armed, equipped and
drilled, and while liberal detachments have
been reaching here from abroad during the
past week, amounting 10 more than another
Thousand, the whole augmented army In the
held only amounted to one thousand. Where
the remainder are il is diff cult to understand
lis a significant fact that among 3.OOO or 400
British troops IN Fort Erie not Catholic
irIshman was TO be found, and not an officer OF
A special dispatch to the ". Y Herald. dated
St Johns, G.. T.. says:-CoIonel Buford's rcyal
artillery, stationed TO protect the railroad
bridge over Richelleu river, consists OF six
pieces of Armstrong I2-pounders, all in good
order, with superior artillery horses, constant
ly under training. A detachment OF rovai ri
hes IS at hand. as support. The town is
patrolled by mounted men of the British reg
ulars. The Inhabitants are perfectly quiet
and apparently indifferent as to whether the
Fenians come or not The Uuited States Con-
consulate The recent Fenian troubles have
not caused the slightest interruption of the
Great Western railroad. Freight and paSspu-
ger trains are running regularly. ST Armond.
Canada, is filled with British volunteers Re-
ports are c0rrent of an eXDecied Eenian attack
The rumor that an attempt was to be made 10
capture the Bank OF Bedford. stanford Sta
tion. caused a sudden removal of deDosits Sun
day night Aaother company of U : artillery
from Fort Independence, arrived at ~ Al
bians yesterday morning. The United States
are using every effort to preserve neutrality
Inc remains are preparing for a movement
HABRAs CORPUS To BE ISSUED
1T is understood that the witt OF kdbeIs CORPUS
has been served in .he case of The Fenian pris-
oners now in custody OF the authorities n
Buffalo, and II is hinted that the officers and
men are 10 be got of somehow. II is rumored
that Fenian spy has been tried by a drum
head court-martial and shot as a spy by ths,
English at Fort Erie
WHAT The FEHIANs SAY.
BUFFALO, June Fifteen cases of arms
were seized by the United States authorities at
The Central depot to-day. Several hundred
Eenians arrived in this city this evening The
Fenians still hint at a movement on the
frontier, especially as bat a small body oC
British troops are at Fort Erie, the most of the
force there yesterday ha wing been ordered else
where. u ute anumber of Fenlans are reported
as having left Dunkirk.
GENERAL MEADE's MOVEMENTS
An Ogdensburg dispatch to the New York
Times says General Meade and staff are there.
ptriectlng arrangements to preserve the men,
trally laws. He came rs far as DexaIb juno
uon on the same train with General Sweeny
and some two hundred Fenians General
Meade thinks the Fenians gathered in Northern
New York mean fight General Sweeuy and
men lett Dekalb Junction for Malone, where
nearly one thousand Fenians are gathered
Ihree companies of regulars had arrived al
Ogdensburg, Twenty eight COMPANIES of
troops are now at Prescott. Two British mill
tary steamers are kept fired up and ready 70
transport troops to any point. Ii is thought that
SWeeny's objective point is Beauharnais canal
ORDER BY THE Q. S. DISTRICT ATTORNEY
AT Ogdehsburg, on Sunday, the collector
celyed the following:
BUFFALO, June, 1s66-To D. H. Chapiu, Col
tectOT, O9deRSbuTg' Put as heavy guns on The
revenue cutter as she will bear, and arm any
other vessel in port with cannon from the ar
senal, and sin any vessels that attempt TO cross
10 Canada with Fenians on board Collect = N
ooa,s on the river and guard them. Spare
helther trouble ore expense 70 enforce neutrality
w. A. DART, L. s. District Attorney
Inc cutter Is GO ton, very fast sailing
steamer, and is provided with two 2I-pounder
DahIgren guns and rihed b -poundsr
sWEENY.
ALBASY, June 3.-T'he presence of Gen.
eral SWeeny In the city The having az
rived here this morningl has added to the
enthusiasm OF the friends and symna,si1
ers OF the army OF invasion. Ii is stared
tbat ne VIII leave the city tonight and IN is
believed that he will proceed nortnward. The
leaders in this city say the Operations in the VI
cinity OF Buffalo were Intended as \ fe,nt AZ,
that all has been accomplished in that IoeaIi
ty that was expected. They also saw thai tho
grand movement has been made, or soon will
pe, many miles distant from Buffalo II is
even stated with considerable confidence tbar
ngnting has been in progress in another quar-
ter to-day.
ORDER FROM GENERAL sRXpE
General Meade, while in Buffalo, jssued ,
general order, giving General Barry full com
mand and authority TO make such disposifien
oI Ioops aho use OF all means in has power to
preserve neutrality between the United states
and Canada.