The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-04-24
THE FENIANS.

Two American Citizens Refused Permits
sion 60 Cross from CaiaIs 90 st Ste
phens - The British Soldiers Fired
Upon by One of the Amsr1eans-The
RumOr shat KiIIian and Darcy mcGee
are working tOReth er observation-disclosures
OF FeRian Hauskets.
CALAIS, Me-, April 23.-This afternoon two
American citizens, who he'd passed the United
States guard on this side of the bridge leading to
ST. Stephens, were refused passage by the Eng
lish guard on the other side TINS action the
two men loudly complained of, and in rejreatng
one of them deliberately drew a pistol and dis
charged it at the English soldiers. The ball did
not take effect but the affair has occasOned the
most intense excitement. The United States
guard arrested the two citizens who are sup
posed 10 be Fenians Colonel Henry, the officer
IN command OF the United States forces here,
has ordered them to be given up to the civil
authorities. This action of Colonel Henry Gene
raj Meade hes approved.
Tie English are camorous for the delivery of
the culprit TO them; and, no doubt, as the affair
happened on English around, he will be de-
manded under the eXtradtion treaty. The guns
ol the English guard were unloaded or they
would have returned the fire.
There are some tears that a rescue of the
ofenCer may be attempted tonight by he Fe.
nians, to the number of whom several ADDITIONS
were made today.
MONTREAL, April 23.-La MinerUd, the French
Official paper states that information is now IN
the hands of the Government which will lead TO
q number OF additional Fenian arrests. Many
leading politicians here believe that an alliance
for mutual benefit exists between b. Dorau Kill
lian and Darcy MCGEE. The late movement at
Easlport is by these gentlemen ascribed to
MCGEE; the motive being to further the confede-
ration OF the Provinces.
They profess to find confirmation of this view
in The recent speech OF Klllan, in which he
stated that the Fenians would break up conTede-
ration. If such were Kill ans real motive, it is
argued tue means adopted to compass it have
hppn siupul0rlV Ill chosen. NOth1up pOuld in
tluence the provinces more in favor OF coniede
ration than the present threatening attitude of
the Eenlan hosts
Wheeler mas not gone to New York nor does
he intend to leave Canada tor some time. He
IS now in Montreal, and leaves tomorrow Tor
Toronto. He publishes a card in the Montreal
HTd,d denying that he is a Government de-
tective, and giving his real history.
Excitement AT Os~ego-Seizure Of Arms
Intend "a for IL FonIAn Expedition.
OswEGo, Monday, April 23.-This usually quiet
Clty is to DAY the theatre of a regular Eenlau
excitement, consequent upon the seizure last
night by the Unhed States Deputy Marshal,
Stephen Reid, OF about l4O Springfield rifles,
which were secreted in barn near the city, and
destined Tor the use of the Fenians. These
arms were brought here by rallro ID in boxes
marked machinery" and directed to Patrick
Regan, prominent Fenlan.
In making the search, the Deputy Marshal was
assisted by squcd OF the United States regulars
from Fort Ontario, and the guns are now Securely
slowed away in the fort. 1t has been ascertaincd
that nine hundred rifles have been sent here, of
which only three cases have been secured by
the Deputy Marshal Two hundred guns were
distributed among the Fenians last week.
The seizure is mainly due to the exertions of
a few British detectives, who have been in this
city two or three weeks.
Al sorts OF rumors are afoat aud great ex-
citement prevails among the Felians, who are
vowlng vengeance for this interruption OF their
plans.
1t is said that the arms were destined to be
used in Fenien expedition up tle Bay of
Quinte, by means of sailing craft and steam-tugs
having for It's object the capture of Picton aud
Belevllle, and the raising of the green flag in a
situation almost impreg nabe by nature against
assaults by land or water
The Galore Islands, In Lake Ontario, which
at present are inhabited olly by sel-gulls, are
stated to have been pitched upon as place of
rendezvous and base of supplies. Expeditions
were to move simultaneously from other places
on the frontier.
give all these rumors for what they are
worth, without assuming that the affair will
end in anything more serious than another
big scare, in which our neighbors across the
lake aIe likely to get as much excited as the
Fenians now are over the loss of th cir arms
Expected Invasion Of Canada via Og.
OensbOrR.
From the Toronto Leader, AprH 81.
We understand, from good authority, that the
Mayor OF Ogdensburg arrived in Prescott on
Thursday night, and informed the authorities
that he had received information to the effect
that within a few days some thousands of Fe-
Dars would collect at Ogdensburg en- route 10
Canada.
Having believed his information pretty reli.
able, the Mayor OF our sister American city con.
sideTed 1t his duty to communicate personally
with the Can adj an authorities on the subject.
The matter, we understand, has been laid be
fore the commander-in- chief, who is evidently