The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-08-17
Another Invasion Of Canada
Contemplated.
Fifteen Thousand Fighting =. BIS, Armed and
Equipped, 10 Rendezvous at Grand Island.
They Arc to be Led BY tho Rebel
General Dick Taylor.
THE SCARE IN CANADA REvIvED.
10. &s. q.
SPECIAL reusMn 70 n. new Yoax uesls.

OTxOWAs Angus ~ ~
the government making scsive psspasssess 10 ~
pal an expected Fsnian invasion.
great Fealan picnic is 70 take paos In fswayu %
Grand Island. II the Niagara river Il has been assses
tanned that fifteen thousand lighting VIII rsndssvsa4
ct the island on the occasion question: that thsy ~
well provided with and ammunition, that they asG
now and have FOR some time been assembling q Bunf0
and other points in that Vicinity and that their ntsatiea
d 70 mako descent with thor whole force upea he
Canadian territory.
General Dick Taylor reported 70 be the leader wAs
will command tho expedition 81
Besides this, strange characters in large numbers have
been noticed In the streets OF Toronto and other ber1sa
towns recently they before the Juno RAID and ia
comparative silence and secrecy maintained BY tAs
Feniaas both In Canada and the United States Il isskel
upon ominous and indicating earnesness and rsaG
desire for attempting serious mischief 4
On the other hand, the government have moved thS
gunboats which recently arrived from England y tAs
vicinity Of tho anticipated Of hosities Tho w.
Iunteers ere being called out ostensbly for drill
toronto Westward camp Of from SSeo to 500 mss
Is 70 be established opposite Grand Island The regus
lars who were stationed there up 70 yesterday have
the frontier and points where they will be moro readily
available 70 act against invasion There 10 great activity
among the military generally.
Dispatches 70 officials military and civic are monea.
tarily arriving from all points, and being seAs
most unseasonable hours Of The night. In fac. al
night between Sunday and Monday last the telegraph
office was busy In Ottawa receiving and Transmitting
secret m ssages to and from the government, whose
Fenlan movement soon develops ITSELF win a
tho forces at their command
IL expected that the Fenans may be able TO land In
force and that while the military confront them The
land the gunboats will be able 70 cut or their retsoe
across the river when they are TO be ovepowered aae
defeated.
II Is almost impossible 70 obtain any intelligence conceu
ing either side, and while every one feels
confident In the power OF the government to deal WIN
the Fenians In terrible and summary manner. there q
desire TO dnto tho mysterious future There ~ New.
ever very little popular ALARM and no pansc.
Fenan cmssar,cs are believed 70 DO prowling thrsuse
oil parts Of Canada but most OF them known - the
government It's agents. In short the condition &
Canada at present Is very unsettled and feversh
Newspaper Accounts.
The Canadian papers announce that che soyeraneat
active military precautions at once.
In view OF the projected Fenisn "picnic' ct BufSe
on the 2ist Inst y considered advisable 70 pvt sAs
that the Fenan picnic is merely pretext for armed
demonstration In fone.
The Seventh prince Arthurs Own, battalion, Of Len.
Niagara Falls They are to leave London on FfNAp
next, and will encamp there eight days The govern.
ment will furnish transportation and camp eQuipoge.
Eight thousand men arc under orders
The Toronto Leadrs Ottawa despatch Of Sunday
The Cabinet was In session all this afternoon but The
stated that important dispatches received satsf
day from Sir Frederick Bruce bot 90 the repeet q
them has not become known. The Telegraph oaces Ia
tho country were open to-day % thai y anything snrs;s
transmitted 70 the government up 70 midnight Every
thing was profoundly quiet all along the frontier