Clarksville weekly chronicle. [volume] (Clarksville, Tenn.) 1865-1867, 1866-06-15
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to this place, aud its members are preparing
10 go home.
Decentralization Of the whole force is com.
plete, and both officers and men refused fur
ther duty.
Desertions occurred by wholesale, and af.
ter council of war General Spear ordered
retreat to St. Adams. Reinlorcements,
arms and munitions failed to reach them.
Ammunition was carried to Vermont and
stored in barn near the line, where it will
doubtless be seized lay the United States
troops, who are marching to the border.
Considerable plumber was carried off by
the men.
Gen. Spear said he would rather have
been shot than leave Canada in the manner
he has
Gen. Mahan wept bitterly.
Any Fcnians who have not the means TO
go home will be FURNISHED transportation by
the United States Government. Many will
avail themselves of the opportunity to leave
tonight
AT Cornwall, G. W., on Saturday morn
ing, active movements were going on among
Canadian troops, with a view to move Oh the
Fenian column. Some four thousand regu-
lars and nearly twice that number of volun-
teers were understood to he moving from
Montreal to concentrate near st. Armand.
At Prescott, strict watch was maintained
by 1000 troops.
The excitement at Ogdensburg had died
away.
Gen. ONeill was prevented leaving Pots
dam Junction for st. Adams by Lieut.. Col.
jackson, of the LIST United States Artillery.
Gen. Meade arrived at st. Adams Satur-
day evening, and was serenaded by the band
OF the Sd Regulars. He made brief speech
TO the effect that the settlement of the diff
Guilty would prove satisfactory to our own
and other governments, and show to the
world that the United States, ignoring the
past, were determined to do unto others as
they would be done by.
Gen. Spear and staff surrendered to Col.
Livingston, Of the United States army.
Some Of the Fenians are said to have in
suited some Of the United States officers at
st. Albans
BUFFALO, June l0-The retreat has COM
menced. Two Quartermasters from Chica-
go have left for home. II is expected that
the entire force will be on the way before
Monday morning, Notwithstanding the state
ments OF men who arrived Friday night that
they would not leave without a round with
their old enemies.
OGDENsBURG, n. Y, June l0.-The Amer
lean sloop Creole was fired on with small
arms by some inebriated Canadian volunteers
who thought she was loaded with Fenians.
The schooner Below was ordered to heaye
to or she would be fred into but the Cap
tain refused, and, on announcing his nation
atty and suggesting the risk of firing on
unarmed American vessels, the schooner was
allowed to proceed.
The Fenians are fast going home, and
Ogdensburg is resuming It's quiet.
WASHINGTON, June 9.-The report of the
majority of the Reconstruction Committee
was laid before Congress yesterday. 1t de-
clares that the lately rebellious States can
only be restored to their political rights BY
the consent of Congress; that the Cover.
nors appointed by the President had the
power to organize civil courts, and that no
Constitution has been legally adopted in any
OF these States except Tennessee. The re-
port further represents that Tennessee is the
only one Of the States at all qualified for
represe ntation in Congress.
The minority who dissent from the con-
clusions of the Committee are Senator Rev.
erdy johnson and Representatives Henry,
Grider and Adnrew j. Rogers.
I New YORK, June lO.-The steamers Allie
mania, Malta Denmark and Edinburg, has
arrived.
The Palmyra arrived out on the 2sth, and
England, g. of Paris, Peruvian and VIM.
Penn, on the goth. The latter arrived at
Plymouth short of coal.
The Government was beaten by vote of
ten ON the motion Of instructions looking to
better prevention Of bribrry and corrup-
ton at elections.
Consolidated banks of London stopped
payment Sunday.
GERMASy.--An invitation to Congress all
accepted; and it meets in Paris shortly.
Prussia, Austria and Italy are still arm
ing.
Italian volunteers are mobolizng rapidly.
Austria modified $780, 900 men.
Austrian parks of artillery and seige artil-
cry are ready.
l The Prussians are concentrating at Glatz
street.-The name is demoralized by the tel
graph
Prussia and Italy will postpone hostili-
ties till the Congress proves failure.
Orders for second CONSUMPTION in Vienna
produced great discomfort.
Italy engages not TO attack during the
Conference.
Hopes of war being avoided are believed
in only by minority.
PAms-The Pays says that Austrias COM
pensation for the loss of Venetia will be
found in territory on the Adraitic coast;
Prussia is to have the E'be Duchies,
and Denmark to have Northern Scbleswig
The Rhine provinces are to be made into
State, to be attached to the Germanic Con-
federation
Acknowledgement Benedic issued instruc-
tons how troops must behave in the enc
nys country.
Italy is rebuilding her forts to resist the
new artillery.
The Austrian army commenced marching
toward Venitia on the Gath.
Turkey will not occupy the Danubian
municipalities in consequence Of the Russian
and French declaration against Turkish in-
PREVENTION.
Sr. LOUIS. June ll.-Recent Developments
have showR& few days since an atrocious at
tempt OF SOME incendiary 70 fire steamboat
at the levee, by pouring oil upon the decks
was prevented by discovery IN time 10 avert
the threatened condagratiop.
I'm SATURDAY. lacI an attatnnt ma. ~. Ia. H.