Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1866-06-07

MALONE, N. T., June 6, 1:30 A. M.-Gen
eral Sweeny aud Colonel Meehan. chief o
the engineer staff, left for st. Albans this
morning.
1t is reported that Spear is about to eros!
Tonight, on the Mississiquoi frontier with
l,500 men an two Generals.
There are l,l00 Fenians in town, and SOC
regulars, belonging to the 4th United States
Infantry. The regulars and Fenians are
fraternlzing and everything is quiet in the
neighbOrhood. A guard of United States
troops have been placed upon the station at
| Potsdam junction, to preserve order
| General Meade Is concentrating troops
at Ogdensburg, expecting fight there
| General Meade informed me this morning
that he would enforce the neutrality laws,
| providing there was enough troops sent
| him
A Fenian reconnaissance will be sent out
Tonight by General Murphy, in the direc-
tion of Fort Covington, and it is possible
that a fight may take place. They are will
ing for fight, and are determined to fight
whether they have artillery or not. Gen
Henferman will command the scouting
party.
Monetary Panic in Montreal -
Bank Deposits Removed 10 the
Interior More Fenians Pros
poets Frightening.
New YORK, June 6.-Specials report a
monetary panic in Montreal. and run on
the Savings Bank. Gold 200 per cent. pre-
lnium. Gen. Mitchell, cOmmander-in-chief,
has gone to st. Johns.
st. Armand, Canada, is said to be evacua-
ted by the inhabitants and volunteers. 1t
is garrisoned only by British regulars.
Bank deposits at Stanbridge have been
removed to the interior.
Eight thousand rounds of ammunition
passed through st. Albans yesterday in pos
session of Fenians.
One thousand one hundred Fenians, fully
armed, passed through Sheldon, Vermont,
yesterday, with baggage wagons. Adju-
tant General Washburn has been stationed
at st. Albans by order of the Governor r
of Vermont, and will act under orders of
the Governor.
Generals Sweeny and Spear held con-
snltation atN6t Albans yesterday afternoon.
The result of the conference is said to be
that the Fehian prospects are Frightening
and they mean fight. Provisions, arms,
ammunition, equipments and men are now
on the way, and an early advance is con-
templated. Sweeny would remain until
to-day.
One special says the Fenians near St.
Albans have artillery, and are the main
body of the Fenian army.
General Meade, at Ogdensburg, has re-
ceiVed Information that 1000 Fenians com
menced movement from Highgate, YER
mont, on Canada, and directed an officer to
follow and prevent breach of neutrality if
possible. His information places the total
Fenian force at 2,C00 and without artillery.
Though he has but 1000 troops to guard one
thousand miles of frontier, he don't antici-
pate serious trouble.
100000 Worth Of Fenian Muni.
tiOnS Captured.
The value of Fenian munitions taken at
Richville is estimated at 100000, composed
of Spencer rifles, carbines, knapsacks, am
munition and accOutrements.
Colonel VOdges, of the lst United States
artillery, arrived at Ogdensburg and takes
command of the United States forces. The
Ogdensburg arsenal is nearly filled with
captured Fenian stores.
Gen. Lynch, commanding the Fenians in
Buffalo district, has ordered the concentra-
Tion of his forces at Batavia.
Bhe Situation at Detroit.
A Detroit telegram says: Scores of sus-
plcl0us strangers are pouring into Canada,
while there are fully 1000 Fenians lounpinG
the western frontier is certainly near at
hand. Canadian and American authorities
are on the alert, the former with 800 men
and battery of artillery, and the latter
with three companies of regulars and the
revenue cutters johnson and Sherman, one
armed with six guns.
The Fenians assert that Sweeny will not
attack in the east till an expedition is ready
to strike in the west.
Quite number of Fenians started into
Canada to-day, and are supposed to be tele-
graph and railroad destructiOnists. Some
were arrested aud jailed at Sarnia.
AT Detroit the Fenians are all enthusiastic
for Sweeny, and large numbers have en-
listed.
The Movement Against Fort Erie
one of Sweeny's Strategic Move
ments.
BUFFALO, June 6-The Express publishes
the names of fifty-nine prisoners captured
at Fort Erie, who are now in Jail at Brant-
ford, G. w.
AT the Fenian meeting last night here,
Mr.. Fitzgerald, who is a Fenian Senator,
spoke of the late movement against Fort
Erie, and said it was made by order of Gen.
Sweeny. 1t was intended to draw the main
body of the enemy from its str0ngholds,
and had succeeded beyond all expectation.
1t was one of the great strategic movements
that Sweeny will duplicate. Tomorrow
(to-day) he promised that they would hear
the result of that strategic movement.
Assistance from Cincinnati.
Dispatches have been received in the city
to-day stating that at small meeting held
at Cincinnati $4,000 was collected to aid i'm
the work, and also that brigade, under
command of the rebel General Magruder
and Col. O'D0wd, was ready and would |
march in less than forty-eight hours for the |
frontier.
Sweeny Expected 10 do Something.
Gen. Sweeny was on the frontier tonight. |
md before many hours it is expected to |
near of his having done something.
A statement is published in the Express
;his morning that some 1900 left the citv |
asst evening on the train bound eastward, |
about 800 at 6 p. NJ, and 800 at a later hour.
The last mentioned force went off under
he command of Capt. Donahue, who had
during the evening with his ex-
)edition of the night before from Dunkirk.
apparently having made bootless excur-
ion.
1t is all humbug about Batavia being a
Joint of rendezvous for Fenians. The re-
)ort was probably circulated as blind. At
present there are some 350regulars station
d at Fort Porter, in addition to various
Iuards on duty at points in the immediate
'icinity. I..t ..-I
Fenian Officers Before the United
States COmmissiOneI.-.P
ParOIed.