The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1866-06-12
THE FENIAys HOMEWARD BOUND.
The Expedition Played Out at
all Points.
EXAMINATION OF PRESIDENT ROBERTS.
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BRITISH INVASION OF VERMONT.


The British Troops Across tho Line
Statement OF Colonel Livingston, United
States Army, on shc Subject-An Amrri
cnn Woman Shot by tho British--The
F~nian Prisoners at 81. Johns NAL
treated. Be.
SPECIAL TELEGRAM TO THE NEW YORK HERALD.
ST.. AIDAxs June IL, 1864
Tho sworn saicnents or George ". White, OF North
Cambridge and Bernard Manning OF Sommerville, Mass
70 the effect THAT the Brt II crossed tho line aud
tured Fenan strasglera, corroboratd H,rts state
ment that XII icst on this side Of the limo
needs confirmation. rho whole number OF Fcaans cap
tured seventeen dvo of OF Captain Graccs
company of Lowell
Colonel LAWN ,ston Uni'ci States ARMY, In his report
to Major BISON, does positively deny the crossing
but Is his impression that they did not The follow
ing IL tho substance OF Colonel vingson's report to
Major Gibson :-He that no had his stationed
about Ave yards this side o. the lne There remained
behind considerable numb OF struggling Fanans upon
the Canadian aide Of the line after the withdrawing or
tho main forces aud these evidently rema ned for
the purpose OF pundcrng Some Of them stationed
themselves On the road and prevented citizens from
crossing either Durins the afternoon they wore
charged uion by a company OF Canadian cavalry Upon
whom the Fen ais ifri, and then, Throwing Away
thor muskets, endeavorrd TO get upon tho Amer can
side OF tho line Sonc nr them succeedod In reaching
IT, but others took thu woods and captured
by the British Az tie cavalry nearcd the United ataes
troops hoy were compc.lel W n In othcfw so Mi Of
chs Fenians W uld have hccn taken. The Fanans cny
reached re line few yaris IN advance q the EngIsn
OF the Fenians gu and odory bit the few who
remained did 20 purroniy 70 pillage Tho stragg'ers
possession Of and which will Be returned, far as pos
sbie TO the proper owners rhe gods are now IN The
win Be- given np 70 part ~ proving property
yehn Reynolds, Of Chelsea, Nass John McGcary. OF
Boston and Captain Kennedy, Third cavalry, saw Thos
Madden sho by cit OF Canada tho ohcr side Of
the ne and him pursued and captured this side
OF the line Saturday afternoon, between three and
nssm n Of Captain Grace's company, 4 ON Lowell
The number Of prisoners captured BY the Canadians
from General Spears command Is reported 70 30 SIX.
John Kccics ~ whose house General Spear established
hn headquarters while Il Camp sweeny, Canada, was
Esli 70 draw waisr Tho Canadians Suspicious thas Fcni
m Were still lurking about thai vicnity and imagining
that so we're concealed ED IN Inc NJ n0Is =:
10 the ncld 70 tb0 wva she was challenged Not
answering she mis- AIKEN for scnlan ana sno dead
she native Of Massa husettA Her husoand y an
Irish Canadian. While General Spear occupied their
Pscmscs ~ headquarters al purchases from them were
Two companies, Third artillery United states regulars
consisting Of hundred and twenty -hvo men, under
command OF Colonel widrck lsit here ~ noon to-day
well known citizen, resid ng In Vermont, near Can.
ada, named Mulloney has made affidavit that he saw
Brit sh troops on the American eide Of IN boundary nc
captur ng Fenans, and carrying them back TO Canaia
MnIIoncy's verscity IL vouched for By cx-Governor
Smith and other responsible citizensL
Tho Fcnian prisoners carried from So Armand
through It. Johns for Montreal IN morning They werc
strongly guarded and subjected to many rude anns and
Insults from the Canadians On. boy was badly mai.
treated Nine hundred British troops went into st.
Johns this morning from Montreal 1t IL tho impression
that tho prisoners will be tried and either shot or hung
Colonel ON III arr we'd tonight and has had consulta-
tion with Generals Sweony and Spear and other Fcnan
officers Al general citing OF officers this afternoon
General Sweeny made feeling address which was
cordially responded to by all the officers present
General Meade. Major BISON, aud other Unit States
officers still here watching the interests Of the sov
.srnment
General Sweeny's examnat on will no fixed In day
or two Tho question Of International comfy and
neutrality may DO discussed In novel and Interesting