The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1866-03-15
Fenianism-Canada.

Canada con tinues to be greatly excited oy
Fentanism The news of preparation py the
Feuians to invade the British Provinces ex-
cites the liyeliest apprehensions and the most
active measures for defence. The reports tha'
ammunition, arms, etc, were accommodating
I'm the villages on the Lake Champaign ana ~
other points near the border continue to spread
and grow In their formidable character rs
they travel. The country is on the q" e''e
from Hamilton, &. W., TO Montreal
I, Hamilton. a number of incendiary hres
had occurred, which We're attriDuteo "
Fenians Everything Irregular - ia','
re,i,,s A feeling of insecurity ana oreao
,ra,aus and suspicion is excited by the most
trivial signs. A poor fellow engaged III
,,.,;n, corn.salye was suspected Of making
cartridges, and, being arrested, was almost
,,urJered by the mob before it was ascer.
tanned that he was poor innocent person.
who never made Fenian cartridge.
A great Fenian raid was locked for, ana the
entire volunteer force of the Province was
placed under the command of Sir john
MITCHELL most singular name for com
mander of the. Queens regular forces), ana
those already embodied were kept on strict
duty 1t was proposed to embody the whoie
male population of Canada rs "home
guard" chat wifi be terrible body of men,
AS we know we'll here')
The commander. in chief i'll an order dated
at Toronto, explains the call for so large
number of volunteers TO be the threatened
! pjractical attacks of lawless men, who are
| using the territory of neighboIing Power
..for the purpose of organizing an enterprise
against the sovereign rights of the Queen
land the security of her subjects He makes
a strong appeal TO the people to come for
ward and face and rcpel any invasion OF Their
coast
Troops were at Windsor, Sarnia, Stanstead,
Prescott, and Brochville; and reserves We're
held at Hamilton, Toronto, London, Kingston,
Montreal, and Quebec
At Toronto, Bishop Lynchs letter against
the Fenians was read in the churches; and,
for the sake of the peace of the city, priests
called upon the Catholics not to parade
through the streets on St. Patrick's day.
On the 18th, at Toronto, the Fenian excite
ment had somewhat subsidized but the Go
yernment had not relaxed it's measures for de-
fence.
A dispatch dated Hamilton, March 18th,
states that the entire regular force of the two
Provinces stationed in the places Immediately
threatened amounts to six thousand six hum
dred, of which two thousand five hundred
were Irish, and unreliable. This number does
not include the volunteers.
II has been estimated in the United States
that fifteen thousand Fenians could be en-
bodied for the invasion of Canada.
GRAND SENSATION STORY.
A telegraph dated New York, 18th instant,
says
at is said here that it has been reliably
ascertained that the military excitement going
on in Canada is the result of direct special
commands from the Grown Of Great Britain,
for the purpose of diyertng the Fenlan Bro
therhood from Ireland as the grand objective,
and to precipitate the union OF the Provinces,
with Prince Alfred on an American throne.
THE agents of England are now here with
gold 10 carry out this plan, but they have been
foiled by the detective system of the tenian
brotherhood, which ramifies society i'll this
country even to the stables of Sir Frederick
Bruce at Washington, and the Governor-Gen-
eral of Canada. Further particulars OF these
astounding developments Will be given 10 the
public The bearer of the dispatches from the
Queen of England, and who carried the orders
above referred TO, is 4 Fenian, and i now in
New York.
Al last dates, regulars were concentrating at
Quebec, leaving several minor towns unGuard-
ed, save TO quote the Sensation story by the
women and children, who We're bravely pre-
pairing for the defence! In the enlisting of
volunteers, numbers are reported to have re-
fused to volunteer, not fearing danger from
Fenians probably the reverse) They were
marched to prison in the barracks. Some
fled TO the woods, and a small body TO the
United States.