New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-16


the Feuians at this point beat high. Everything /
promised favorably but in few short hears aIt
their bright anticipaHons were dashed TO the
ground, and in their very agony OF feeling strong /
men, who had not quaied before the thunders of |
rebel guns OF tainted on the weary march, |
went like children, and were actually driven |
to distraction under the crushing blow |
which had fallen upon them. Some Of their |
recent movements had been crowned with sue
cess, aud the match would soon be applied to the |
train which was to kindle the blaze from one end
of Canada to tine other.
About q O'Clock, Gen. Hefernan proceeded to
the depot intending to take the train due at Z:49,
from 0gdensburg for St. Adams, where the attack
was to have been commenced &c once several
regiments of the Fenians wereto follow MN IN tne
night, and despite all opposition and under an t6e
disadvantages the fnht was to have commenced. |
There were few military otheers at the Depot
but Hefiernan wasfn no wise astonished at TINS, e.
they have beea there on the arrival OF neatly
every train little did he know at the time that
the inoffepsfve looking wire above his head was
whispering in the Office close by the words winch
wereto crush him in a moment.
The smoke of the engine Of the approaching
train is now seen the whistle is heard, and IN
few seconds more the iron mass rolls to the land
| ing. Hefernan was getting ready the small Dag
gage which he had with him, when an old &C.
| dusintanee Major -dount, of Albany, walked up
70 him and extended his hand which was warmly
| grasped by the friend whom he was in another in
| slant to betray Mount turned on his Zeal, and
went to Major SelVey, and pointed him out as one
dental proclamation. He also pointed out another,
Col. Quinn.
Both were arrested Immediately; another in
slant, and the now obnoxious-at least to Fe-
nians-Dart stepped on the platform, armed with
| Johnsons fat, and proeeededin company with the
/ officers to their quarters.
| About quarter of an hour elapsed, and the
same United States officers, seve1ally accompanied
| by Major Stewart and Lieut.. Col. Duryea, are in
| front of Union Hotel the headquarters Of the
! Fenans with four companies OF .. S. regulars
/ Some hundreds of Fenians are collected on the
adjacent corners and in the open space in front of
the hotel, pale and breathless, with streaming
eyes, and looks that told how plainly their hearts
were moved
The above named officers mounted the steps of
the inn, and assembled to the rooms occupied by
Gen. Murphy, where they arrested HIM and few
others, who offered no opposition. They were
pointed out by two internal revenue officers.
Murphy was passing under the assumed name OF
Michael Collier The following We're under arrest
in short time and lodged in the headquarters OF
Gen. Michael c. Murphy, Gen, Heferman, Capt.
LINDSAY assistant adjutant general on Murphy g
staff Col. ]. T. Reilly, Rochester; Lieut. O'Brien,
New York; Col. Eason, Fourteenth New Jersey
Infantry; Col. Quinn, Albany; Dr.; Sinner, New
York; Capt. P. II. 0'Grady, Of the Eighth Albany;
Capt. C. j. Quinn, post adjutant, Titusyille, Pa.
: Capt. Joseph Murphy, brigade quartermaster
Major Keneally, Albany, and Major J. F. Conelly
Fourteenth New Jersey Infantry.
Meanwhile crowd of about 1000 were assem-
bled outside the hotel. The scene fearful, the
excitement was intense; commingled curses and
groans men rushed about with Infatuated looks
and breathed still more terrible threats. The
name of Andrew johnson was mentioned, Missed
and hooted all sorts of vile epthets were applied
l. TO him and one half-demented man, one of those
who evidently when at home, voted the good Ole
Democratic ticket, one of the unterrihed, in his
rage said, God damn the Southern heart of the
Z black-monthed Southern skunk By the eternal
be shall never be President Of the United States
. ! apain
Here were cries of " Where is Dart?'' "Show
Us Dart p Rescue the men !" Such were the
expressions, mingled with fearful oaths, to be
, heard on every side. Something was wanted on
which to wreak their vengeance, and that some
thing was not long wanting.
Two of the spies were recognized by the crowd
: one was seized by the collar Of the coat knocked
down and kicked until he groaned and cried fol
mercy. I" Kill him ~ q Lynch him !" :" Break his
neck - " Tear his heart out !" were Kissed on
every side.
The unfortunate man was almost torn to pieces
/ Not particle of his dress was left on him, and
he was left almost for dead; no, not left for still
: they beat him even when they supposed him t.
, be dead. The United States regulars all thu
/ while looked on, and made no move.
a Their officers had almost lost their GOODNESS an
hardly knew what to do. Already there wer
cries Of Attack the regulars and take their arm
I from them," and the officers had very good rea
u son to believe that these same regulars who hat
s stood shoulder to shoulder with many of the nov
Fenians beneath the standard of Grant in tn
. darkest hours of the Peninsular campaign, would
very quietly surrender their arms to the Fenians
8 or with at least, but slight opposition if the off
GERS did not know as much as the Fenians, AMI
your correspondent did but more OF this anon
4 The regulars were powerless to inter
. fere. They did not make the slightes
attempt to save the victim, who wa!
I being so numerically treated. The other es
Il capped through the hotel, and mounted hors
= which awaited him behind the depot and it wa
I, very fortunate for him that he had taken sue
| urpp for
: Selyey and others Of the officers, while the igh
1 was still going on, proceeded to Heffernan an
i Murphy, who were under arrest, and beseeehe
/ them to come out and endeavor to dispense tn
I crowd They readily aequieseed and we're pa
= reed for that purpose for two hours. Murph
and Hefernan appeared at one of the windows
the Union Hotel, where they were received wit
If cheering such as is seldom heard When the Il
t. multi had somewhat subsidized and when complet
r silence was obtained, the command rung from h
IT lips in thunder tones He said:
1t 8 Fellow-soldiers and countrymen: By reque
t of Mai. Stewart, commanding United States force
n at Malone, / am here to ask of you all how man
s. who have served with me and under me, shoudt
to shoulder in defense of the stars and stripes
n the war OF the rebellion, wish to preserve nta
the hitherto untarnished reputation and discipIir
u which has earned for you the good wishes and r
speet of our friends of the township of Malone
Remain quiet and do nothing to soil or disgraC
J. the cause for which you have enlisted and al
IS anxious to spill the last drop of blood IN yol
+ veins. tCheers.l Dispense quietly through tt
e streets, and remember that the love of dear d
e ireland has brought goa TO the border to strike
n the head of our hated enemy. (Cheers) Now,
i command You to retire as citizens of the Unite
a Statesno longer, for the present soldiers of IL
e army OF Ireland, (Gheers.) Soldiers, for Il
a present bid you farewell"
r The cheers following were almost deafeninj
Gen. Hehernan, formerly colonel of the 55th III
2 nois then said:
t Soldiers: / see in your bronzed faces the d
/ heroes of Chiekamauga, Shiloh, Resaca, Donelso
Corinth, Vieksburg, Sherman's march to the SCI
and other battles of the army-my old companion
, in arms as well as the companions in arms of m
, superior officer, Gen Murphy, who faced the ire
death at fredericksburg, Cold Harb0r, Spottsy
, vania, the Wilderness, and the seven days Ugh
We have fought t. preserve the national flag, cal
ried it without stain or spot and having done tbs
for cur adopted country, we are here to do tn
same for the green flag of oar oppressed natV
land. Well. the United States has Interrupted an
prevented MS from making a repetition of tn
battle of Lime Stone Ridge, where glorious ONE
routed $4,000 picked English troops with 80
! seantiy clad men and twenty rounds of ammun
ton Do not despair the government of tn
! United States has saved the Canadians from ann
! hiaton, but the people of the United States ar
with us in heart and soul tonight. ECheers.l LIE
Us abide cur time. [Cheers.l We will remembe
that we are still your officers, and that we vii
call upon you again to revenge the murderer
4 brothers OF Fort Erie and lead you to gloriou
and iHal success. ICheers.1 Some of us hav,
I Saerifeed eVprVthinp all Of sounatbinr IN fhi