New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1866-06-11
The FenIans in New York.

The BeaIans in New York.
[Frorn the News Of the 5th.l
In the city the sensation was, by yesterdays
kilograms, rather increased than abated. Gene
rally speaking, the Fenians were not at all de-
pressed by the news published in our extras y
on Sunday, and by our less enterprising cotempo-
raries yesterday-the assertion (made at the head
quarters) that the affair at Fort Erie was only a
feint, intended to extensive operations,
being generally credited in Fenan circles.
At the Roberts headquarters, mo. 706 Broad.
way, there was bustle and ceaseless activity.
Col Roberts was present during the whole day,
and in the course OF an interview with our re-
porter, expressed the utmost confidence in the
ability Of the Fenians 10 occupy Canada and
reduce the country to submission. He said
speaking of the United States government, that
there was q point beyond which neutrality laws
must not be trespassed upon, and beyond which
the Feniens did not propose to trespass. These
things, he said, had been counted beforehand, and
defnitive understanding existed in regard to the
matter in official circles.
COL. o'NE1LL PROMOTED.
general order was posted at Headquarters yes
terday, as follows:
HEADQUARTERS, F. B., June 1866.
General Order No. l-Col. John 0iNeill is
hereby promoted to a brgadier generalship in the
service of the Fenan Brotherhood, for gallant and
soldierly conduct in the battle of Ridgeway on
June lst This order takes effect Immediately.
W. R ROBERTS, Prest r. B.
The thanks of the Fenian Brotherhood are due
to Col. John 0'Neill for his gallant vindcation of
the Irish reputation for honor, patriotism and
bravery.
w.R. ROBERTS, Prest F B.
A body ofseven hundred Fenians left yesterday
afternoon on the steamer st. John for the Canada
border via Albany. Before embarking every man
knelt on the dock and registered an oath that no
authorities should hinder them from crossing into
| Canada
| Colonel James Kerrigan has been commissioned
| to raise Fenian brigade. and opens a recruiting
| office at Tammany Hall to-day. 1t is expected
that he will recruit the brigade M to the full force
| of 5000 men, in a weeks time at most It was
| semioficially promulgated yesterday, that the
| great movement of the campaign was about to
take place last night. This movement will consist
of rs, 900 strong under the immediate command of
| Cen SWeeny The Fenians asserted yesterday
that 10000 Fenans and Canadians of Gailician ex-
| traction, were ready to take up arms at tho mo-
| ment this force was landed.
IMPORTANT PROCLAMATION FROM PRESIDENT
| ROBERTS.
The following proclamation was issued by Presi-
dent Roberts yesterday afternoon.
HEADQUARTERS FEMAH BRorHERHoop, !
| No, 706 BRoApwlY, I
New York, June 3, 1866 }
| BrotherS-Arse, Irishmen! A glorious career
| has opened for you The green flag has waved
once more in triumph ever England's hated Sn-
| blem. Onward is the or6er, and let ireland and
victory be the rallying cry. Pay no attention to
what may seem defeats: Everything is working
| = y
your native land, our final triumph is certain. God
and justice are on our side. Have iron wills and
brave hearts, and Ireland will once more be great
| glorious and free! In love and hope yours coun.
trymen, wM R. ROBERTS
/ President Of the Fenan Brotherhood.
AROUND TIE NEWS OFFICE
the crowd was unabated hour after hour during
the whole day yesterday and until late last even
with anxious Fenians awaiting the arrival and bul-
| euning OF important news Even the efforts of
our contemporaries to attract attention by the nab
catlon Of bogus kilograms failed to have any per-
cepuhle effect The News having gained the
prestige by IFS enterprising efforts TO supply the
| public with most important information in the
| issue OF extras, and taken the first rank for
| promptness and reliability.
| Frequently in the course of the day, so dense
was the crowd around the door it was difficult and
next to impossible to effect either ingress or
egress: while from noon to midnight the excite.
| ment waXed hercer and iercer, and Fenian enthu-
| siasm rose to the climax of fever heat uDon the
putting forth of the latest bulletins.
| 1t was, in fact, quite midnight before the anx-
ious Hlbernians dispersed, and The scene in front
of No. 10 City Hall square assumed its wonted
| repOse.
President Roberts expressed it as his opinion
yesterday that the authorities would fberate Col,
| 0'Neill and his men in a day on two.
meeting of the Father Mathew 7. A. BIS will
be held this evening at the corner of Ehird ayeuue
and Fiftyninth street.
Colonel James j. Mallory, Of the Grattan Circle,
who took body of fighting men to Albany on
Saturday morning last, returned yesterday. He
reports everything satisfactory to his Fenian
friends. Another squad of fifty, organized by the
| same circle, started yesterday, Colonel Malouy
\ paying their transportation expenses from the
| funds of the circle. The branch of the Emmet
Circle meeting at Masonic Hail. Grand street, also
sent of a batch of thirty young men.
| None of these men We're active members of these
| circles; but rather sympathsers Many Of them
have achieved notoriety in the fire department.
Last night meeting of the Grattan Circle was held
to perfect arrangements for public meeting at
Washington Hall on Monday evening next. Large
| sums OF money are handed in by sympathizers and
the fiaSco of 0'Nel is considered by the earnest
men engaged as mere Bull Run affair. The lead
ers OF the O'Mahony Circle are fraternizing with
the Sweeneyites, but don't wish TO commit them.
selves to the action taken until there is prohabfl-
ity of success.
THE VERY LArEsT-THE HABEAs coAggttl sasacTEn
St: AtBAEs, Ale June 4,-General Me&sSi is ex-
The commander of the British volunteers at ST.
Arnaud yesterday seized the horses of tle United
States mail for the Queens service The property
is owned by Americans, and was on service iader
the international postal regulations.
/ The annual parade of the ST. Albans militia will
take place tomorrow, under General j. w. Taylor.
| They will be armed with mimic rifles.
THE FENIAN PRISONERS TO BE DELIVERED Up.
BUFFALO, June 5, l:15 A. M.-The captain of the
Michigan has signifed his intention OF delivering
up the Fenian officers on board his boat at A. NJ
when the habeas corpus is returned to Judge
Lockwood.
| 'PHILANTHRoPY.-Gen BENJAMIN Butler
took from General Dick Taylor's plantation TWO
hundred and seventeen negroes while he was in
| commend III New Orleans, and there are now but
| nneiy-three of these negroes living Of the
negroes who were living in 1860 but one-half are
| now alive. This is an established fact-a record.
| We copy this statement from the Washington
Union, paper that IS usually careful of what il
SAYS While we can hardly believe that full half
of the negro population have been swept out Of