, 1866-06-12

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A rumor comes to us to the effect that the
Fen'ans have an aimed steamer NOW at their
disposal, which will in due time 6tartIe the
brllishers with her movements and intllct
blow where they least expect 1t. Tho fact of
such vessel haring left this port some time
Brooklyn docks late In the evening. and pro-
cecded to sen oy way Of Long Island Sound.
When near Sands Point her engines we're
stopped, and she was supplied with q full
crew and complete set ol officers, and took
on board several eases Of arms and con-
daybrcak when the traushipment was CON-
pleted and the two tugs left the steamer,
which proceeded on her way up the Sound.
OF Newport another pmty joined the vessel,
when shc put out to sea- Her orders were
to keep out Of tho truck Of vessels. and at
stated intervals to proceed to u certain rem
devious to await Instructions. Commnnica-
tion has been constantly kept up with her,
and 80 adroftfy has she been handled that up
to his time she has not tesn reported as hav-
Ing hecn seen Of the coast.H
"T1e proper timer does not seem TO have
come Wien She IS to begin, yet thoso who are
IL the secret here believe that tho time i. not
far distant when she will strike blow. II
re are Informed rightly, it is tho intention to
pounce upon tha Cunard line, while the In
on account Of their kindness to the Fenian
em'grants, large numbers Of whom they curry
every trip.
The vessel in question Is an iron side-wheel
steamer OF GOO tons, o. H., and was built on
the Clyde. After some service In British
Alter making seEsEal trips between Bermuda
All Wilmington she was captured and sent to
Boston for Condemnation. The Navy Depart
ment purchased her, and on the 8th Of April,
1854, she sailed from that port rs commits
stoned United States vessel oi war, and
" OF had fst fhn cy1IfG Ge1.,A
on the Galveston blockade for d long time. In
Jnly, 1Hk5, she received orders to report at
Philadelphia where she arrived on the 18th
OF August, 1855; was put out OF commission
career as United States war vessel termina-
ted In October of that Tear. Subsequently
she WIS towed around to New York to keep
her clear ol the Ice. She was sold here to
Fentaus, hut We arc unable to state the exact
prize. but we believe over thirty thousand
She was just as the Navy Department left
her, with magazines, shell rooms, hammock
hooks. nettings, brccchipg bolts, securing
bolts, Sc., all complete. She ROW mounts
six guns IN broad side and pisot forward;
carries iour boats, schooner ris ged, two fun
nels, and when she lett here she waspalnted |
lead color. Her cabins were finished in ma
hogany and upholstered with green plush. |
The wardrobe md steerase were also fitted |
up in mahogany. She has two powerful en-
Eihes ma tonr ooilers, and under full steam
can make thirteen and half to fourteen knots
easily. She carries no yards except the square
gard on the forcmnst.
In all respects sho is superior vessel, md |
can, it properly handled, do much mischief. |
She took away very full complement OF !
GOALS and, our informant says. a caryo OF fuel |
left Elizabetbport on Sunday destined for her.
She has clulcl al1 curious eyes for o much |
longer time than could reasonably be ex-
pcctcd, and from this fact 1t Il believed that |
sic can remain In cog. Us much longer US may
be necessary to effect her purpose.
From facts In our possession and those
doubt but at this very hour Fen!an man-of-
war. Or priyatecr, just as you may choose
to call her, is n1oat upon the high seas, and
outside the reach of the United States OIL
cials, who can do her no harm.