The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-05

The has caused great excitement here and great
fears entertained Of collision between the United
States forces and the Fenians this phase Of the
com plicstions
Mysterious Disappearance or Three or
Four Thousand Fenians from Bunalo.
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS DEsPATcH.
BUFFALO, June A-1:16 p N.
The Express Of this morning says:-while there
were In this city some two or three regiments Of Fe
nians, well armed. equipped and drilled, and while
liberal detachments have becn reaching here from
abroad during tho past week, amounting TO
more than another thousand, the whole augmented
army now In the field only amounts to about thousand
men, Where the balance II In dfhouit 10 understand
It Is significant fact that among the three or four
thousand British troops at Fort Erie yesterday not
Catholic Irshman to be found and not an o,cer Of
the force was Irish.
Movements or United states Troops-Thc
Fcnian Comm anders NJ ~. Adams
Preparations for . March-Sefxure OF
Fenian Arms ~ Rouse's Point. sc.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
Sr. AIBAss, W., June {, lso6
Another company OF United States artillery from Fort
Independence arrived this morning.
The United States authorities are using every effort to
maintain our neutrality.
The FenIans are getting ready for a movement
They attribute their delay tho action OF the United
States Marshal In sezng their arms and say that but for
that they would now be in Canada
Thirty seven cases Of Fenan arms were seized at
Rouses Point to-day
The Fenian camp at Fairfield has moved northward
toward the Canada line
Colonel Gibson Lieutenant Colonel wilduck and Major
Barston are here in command Of the United States
forceA The Third artillery mostly statones at
Swanton. Companies and arrived this evening cow
Portland The regimental band are playing in y. Al
bans park this evening "wearing Of the Green" &c.
But few Fenians in town. They have all dsap.
peared In some mysterious way We shall probably hear
Of them In twenty-four hours.
AT general council OF the Fenian officers to-day,
General Spear in the chair unanimously decided
TO keep all the future operations strictly private II Is
therefore difcuIt to obtain . glimpse Of what Is
purposed. But that something important win soon DO
done Is, however, manifest
special messenger from General Swecny reached
General Spears headquarters to-day. General Spears
s,ad consist Of Major James B. Lyons, chief Captain
John J. Dunn and Captain Michael McFadden, aids;
Colonel Edmund Rice volunteer aid General Mahan,
Coloncs Scanlan, O'Connor and McEamara arc out on
active service tonight.
The following are the names OF some OF the olcsrs
who command the Fenians now mastering In this Soc
tom 4
General Thomas W. sweeny, formerly ce United
States army, Commandcr-in- -Cb'ss.
Brgadier General Spear who Ii in immediate and
tive command Of all the forces General Spear 10 about
nifty years Of age.
General John W. Mahsn. formerly Major Of the Mas-
sachusstts Ninth regiment He served -four years n ths
late All the Massachusetts, TenIaps are undcr ks
command.
Colonel 0connor In command Of what Is called the
Third regiment Of the Army Of Ireland Tho regiment
numbers about four hundred men al from Massachu.
seits.
Lieutenant Colonel Finans second In % nmand OF the
above regiment
Colonel Murphy has charge present of some Fcnians
not yet organized
Colonel Reilly, In command OF the rendezvous at Ma.
lone, Franklin county N r., opposite Cornwall
Colonel Seaman has command Of some men who
moved to-day from the encampmeni
General Meade is expected here 10. morrow.
The commander OF the British volunteers at st. Arnaud
yesterday seized the horses Of the United States mail for
Inc Queens service. Tho property is owned by Amer.
rans aud service under the international postal
regulations
The annual parade OF the St. Abans militia will take
place TO morrow under General j. w. Taylor They will
DO armed wit Nine rifles
r. nfan sympathizers fn vermont-The
Brotherhood Rushing ON TO tho BORDER
Large Numbers on the War Path, sc.
SPECIAL rELEGRAMs TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
RUTLAND VI. juno 4, 1905
The people Of this place take keen interest tho
Fenian operations They say that the Canadians behaved
teacherously toward the citizens Of Vermont In the
matter Of the st. Adams raid that they would hike TO
hem punished for H. The sympathy Of all classes With
he Fenians Is unquestonable.
The main body Of tho Fcnians according TO the best
received here, 10 cncamped near Fairfield
small town ave miles OF -. Adams while two
smaller columns are posted at swanion and rsnax VII
ages little north Of II Albans and about twelve mile.
rom the Canadian line,
There report In circulation here to-day that tho
fensns had crossed the border in large force and
marching toward the st. Lawrence river
The objective point Of the Fenian campaign Is believed
10 be either Montreal OTTAWA but the intelligence Of
their movements IL too neagre and obscure 10 render
these opinions than eonJeotures There many
Irish In the places above named and they conceal and
sustain the Fensn campo carefully that u IL hard 10
estimate the n,mber OF they contain. The general
opinion however that Ia much larger than usually
estimated.
number Of supposed Fenans came up on the trains
to-day, and passed through tnis village The whole
numDfr mus var Nheh mas gphe 70 we lrpnt VIZ WIS
place Is abou. Ave hundred Ono hundred and twenty
United States regulars, companies aud Firs, heavy
artillery, from New London Conn, passed through Rui
land this evening the passenger train 70 Burlington
and there many supposed 10 b. fenians on
the train with them.
A small party OF Fcnlans who arrived here to-day
the train from New York bad several with them,
supposed 10 contain munitions Of war
Twenty two boxes u arms and ammunition belonging
TO the Fenans have been seized by the United States
Marshal at 81 Abans W 70 last accounts received
here.
large trunk supposed 10 have contained sabrcs was
forcbly taken from baggage car q, g. Albans, %
Saturday last Tho for this that the door q
ihe car locked when they appedfo "ihe baggage"
and 10 wal, for any 10 hnd the key 70 opcu would
have probably allowed the discovery o. the sabrcs and
their seizure.
There Is report now current that two thousand Feni.
ans win pass through this town between this time and
daylight 10 reinforce their brethren.
The rnllroad company has sent q large number of