Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1866-06-07
LATEST NEWS.
Eanian Movement.


A Buffalo despatch says 1900 British regu.
lars had arrived at the Suspension Bridge,
to capture the Fenians who are in encamp-
ment. The United States gun. boat Michi.
gan is patroling the rivers, with orders to
sink anything attempting to cross.
General Sweeny was here yesterday, but
probably left for the sceue of action.
Governor Fenton, it is said, will issue
proclamation to-day, warning citizens not
to counteuance the invaders, and that
twelve regiments of militia will be sent to
the border.
BUFFALO, June I'll A. M.-The
FeuiaDs have left here for Canada.
TORONTO, June 20 A. M.-Tbis
morning force of volunteers attacked
the Fenians encamped near Ridgeway,
when the fighting became general and
a number were killed. The result is yet
unknown.
LATER.-BUFFALo, June 2-ll.30 A
NJ. The English troops are occupying
Fort Erie. 1t is not known whether the
reported fighting at Ridgeway is with the
Feniaps who landed yesterday at Fort Erie,
or another party-probably the former
There is report that the English troops
are retreating from Ridgeway, but no par
ticulars have yet been received.
TORONTO, June 2.-The following is the
British version of the fight at Ridgeway ::
The attack was made by the British, who
drove the FeniaDs A number we're killed
on each side The volunteers were expect
ed to hold their own, until reinforcements
should reach them, which were momentari-
ly expected.
American neutrality is severely censured,
and the people declare that the Government
is in coalition with the Fenians.
New YORK, June 2.-The general i'm
preston is that the present movement is to
cover the real point of attack, which will
be on the line of the St. Lawrence River.
Canada troops have been placed along the
line, to prevent the Fenians from crossing.
The suspension Bridge is carefully guarded,
and all travellers are examined. The move
ment of men toward the front is reported
from every part of the country.
The town of st. Albans is the rendezvous
for reinforcements. The third infantry,
1900 strong, and Fenian cavalry regi-
ment, left Boston for that point yesterday
morning Smaller detachmeDts from Syra-
cuse, Elmira, Troy, Lowell, Rutland and
other places were continually arriving.
One of Mosby's guerillas has command of
the cavalry regiment from Boston, and, Fe-
mans say, the cavalry wing of the army.
$4,000 rounds of ammunition we're ship
ped from Columbus, Ohio, last February,
for New York, 100000 for Chicago and
$4,000 muskets for Buffalo. They are sup.
posed to be for the use of the Fenlans.
Stephens has issued manifesto at Phil
adelphia, protesting against the movement
of Sweeny, on the ground that it is not de-
sirable to commit any breach of neutrality
by which the country might be compro.
missed
BUFFALO, June 2.-Geu. Grant passed
West at noon, and sent the following tele-
gram to Gen. Meade:
BUFFALO, June 2-Maj. Gen. Meade,
Z. s. A., Philadelphia: Gen. Bailey is
here assign him to the general command
from Buffalo to the mouth of the Niagara
River. The State authorities should call the
militia on the frontier, to prevent hostile
expeditions leaving the United States, and
save private property from destruction by
mobs.
(signed,) U. s. GRANT, Lieut.. Gen.
Fenians--More Rumors.
New YORK June 3.-No definite intel
ligence has been received from the Fenians.
One report says that the Fenians drove back
the British, capturing over one hundred,
killing nineteen and wounding more. A
Canadian dispatch announces that the vol.
unteers only fell back for reinforcements.
A large number of reported Ferians cross.
ed the Niagara River yesterday. A Buffa-
10 dispatch says that the fight will occur to.
day. The Fenians are said to still hold
Fort Erie A Montreal dispatch states that
General Swceny is at st. Albans, Vermont,
with large force but all this needs confr-
nation.
LATER.-The N. Y. HeratPs special dis.
patch gives the particulars of the battle of
Ridgeway. The Fenians were one thousand
strong, and meeting the volunteers, charg.
ed them, but a swamp intervening, Colonel
O'Neill ordered his men to halt, and then
fell back The volunteers believing the
Fenians to be retreating, charged in turn,
which attack was met by the Fenians, who
routed the enemy and pursued them two
miles The volunteers fed to Port Colburn,
completely demoralized. The Fenian loss
was six killed and fifteen wounded. The
volunteer loss was twenty-threc killed and
wounded. After stopping pursuit, the Fen.
ians proceed to Fort Erie, leaving guard
over the wounded on both sides.
Highly Important from Europe.
New YORK, June 3.-The steamers
Hermann and Southampton, with dates to
the 23d, have arrived.
A Paris telegram to the London Post
states Infinitely that arrangements have
been made for conference of France,
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