The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1866-03-09
Fenian Plan of a Canadian Campaign.


day.-N. Y. Times.
Fenian Plan of q Canadian Campaign.
The Fenian Circles are at this time intensely
excited with regard 10 the opening campaign of
the Brotherhood against Canada and the British
Provinces All eyes turn to General Sweeney,
who Is ready to develope his theories Of action.
He is believed to have the most practical IDEAS
OF war; ana having already large stores OF arms,
q treasury, and transports he Is concentrating
upon himself the enthusiasm of those IrishmeH
who are weary of talk and eager for work. We
visited some Of the leading Fenian Circles yes
terday, and obtained the following suggestions,
which, it is believed, embody the entire Swee-
ney programme for the invasion OF our British
neighbours territory.
GRAND sTRATEaY-THE PARTITION OF CANADA.
Expeditions for the invasion of Canada will
rendezvous at Detroit and Rochester, and at
0gdensburg and Plattsburg, ana at Portland.
The forces assembled at the two frst-named
points are TO operate conion.ly against Toronto,
Hamilton, and the west OF Upper Canada. From
0gdensburg and Plattsburg demOnst trations will
be made against Montreal and ultimately
Quebec; Kingston will be approached by Cape
Vincent, while Portland will be the general
place OF embarkation for expeditions against the
capitals OF New Brunswick and Nova Scotia.
THE BASES OF OPERATIONS.
The Canadian and Provincial borders once
cress sed, bases of operations will be established
in the enemy's country, so that international
uuarrels with the Washington Government NAV
be evaded. There are to be lands chosen at the
head of Passamaquoddy Bay, Saint Johns, on
the Chambly, close to the foot OF Lake Chaul-
plain; Prescott on the ST. Lawrence; Wolf
Island, at the head Of Lake Ontario Hamilton,
Canada. These places are all within convenient
distances of the United States, and afford by
water an easy retreat, as well as cunning recep
tacles for fresh American levies.
THE FORCES AT THE DISPOSAL OF THE FENIANs.
The Sweeney Government calculates TO have,
Inv no g n Anrll 6ftApn m lliOna Of dollars OF
its disposal, in ready cash. This will give trans
portatlon and maintenance for one month to
thirty thousand men, greater number than
we're ever before mustered to the conquest of
the Canadian possessions. OF this force, eight
thousand will carry the line of the Grand
Trunk Road west OF Hamilton; five thousand,
crossing from Rochester to Cobourg, will be
prepared to move either east, in time to act
Jointly with three thousand men from Wolf
Island, upon Kingston, or to take part with the
western detachment in the capture Of Toronto.
All this, it is believed, will be the work of two
weeks. Thus intrenehed securely in Upper
Canada, holding all the routes OF the Grand
Trunk with sufficient rolling stock secured to
control the main line, the Fenaus hope TO attract
| to their colors fifty thousand American Irish
men, and equip navy on Lakes Huron, Erie, and
Ontario. The avenues to return so being secured,
| thirty thousand men, under General Sweeney,
| will move down the ST. Lawrence upon King
| ston, simultaneously with ten thousand men by
| the lines of the Chambly, and these will con-
verge upon Montreal; in the meantime isolated
| expeditions from the rendezvous at st. An
| drews, will reduce ST. John and Halifax, these
| furnishing depots for priyateers and ocean men
of-war to intercept British transports and efeo-
tually close the st. Lawrence. Quebec will
thus fall by the slow conquest Of time; Or If the
resources Of the garrison should be greater than
| the patience Of the invaders, the same heights
which two Irishmen have scaled before, will
again give foothold to the columns of the Bro
| therhood.
| THE PLAN OF INVASION IN DETAIL.
At Chicago, the Fenians already possess five
| sailing vessels tug, and two steam transports;
at Buffalo, they are negotiating for vessels; at
| Bay City, Michigan, and at Cleveland they have
| other craft in process Of re6tting; these will
simultaneously raise the green flag, and stand
| roady to succor the land forces. Goderieh,
Sarnia, and Windsor will be simultaneously oc-
cupied; all the available rolling stock seized, and
the main line OF the Grand Trunk cut at Grand
River, to prevent the passage Of cars and loco.
motives to Hamilton. The geographical conf
guratiOn of the western half of Upper Canada
| will permit OF few thousand men holding the
entire section Of country between Cobourg and
the Georgian Bay. These are connected by q
chain of lakes and water courses, and the
country affords subsistence for vast army.
/ Horses sufficient to mount as many cavalry as
the Brotherhood can muster, quartermasters'
teams In quantity, and vast amount of lake
shipping, will at once be the property Of the or.
ganlzanon. The country will at once be re-
ducsd to a grand military department,
Irn With Hamilton Hamilton for the the capital, and
|
negotiated, General Sweeney will push rapidly
| forward on the line OF the Grand Trunk, in time
| to superintend the fall of Montreal. where ocean
shipping will be found in great quantity. With
the reduction Of Montreal q demand will be
| made upon the United States for a formal recog
milton OF Canada, whose name is to be changed
at once to New Ireland. While this is being
urged, the green flag will scour all the bays and
CULTS Of Canada; Fsnian fleet from San Fran
cisco will carry Vancouver and the Frazer River
| country, and give security to the Pacific squad
ron, rendezvousing at San JUAN and the right:
OF belliRerents will be enforced from the British
| Government by prompt retaliation for the cruel
ties OF British courts martial.
ABILITY OF THE FENIANs TO HOLD CANADA.
The population OF the British provinces il
little above two and a half millions, and the
military resources Of the united provinces fall
short of sixty thousand men. Of these nearly
ten thousand are of Irish birth or descent. The
States will furnish for the subiugation of these
eighty thousand veteran troops. With the single
exception of Quebec, it Is believed the whole o
the British provinces will fail in a single cam
| palgn. During the ensuing winter diver
sions Will be put in motion in Ireland
and while it is believed the Brother
| hood can defy the Queens war transports to lane
an army in the West arrangemsnts win b.
developed to equip powerful navy, for aggres-
siVe operations on the sea. Before the Ist o.
June, IL is thought, fifty commissioned vessels o
war and priVateers, carrying three hundred
guns, will be ahoat; and to maintain these
tremendous moral Influence will be exerted upoI
every Irish American citizen to contribute to tn
utmost to the general fund for the support Of tn
war.
BY the tempting offer of surrender of Canad
to the United States, Mr. Seward, it Is hoped, will
wink at conniVance between American citizen
and the Fenian conquerors, and by another sunl
mer it is thought the dominion of the Brother
hood north Of the St. Lawrence will be formal
acknowledged by the United States, Russia, an
| each a American RADuhlica The third YEA