The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-03-19
Canadian Nevs-Fenian Attack Ex-
pected from Detr0ii-Ten thousand
Regular Troops 10 Arrive from
EngIand-Fenianisn in New York
-Pecuniary Aid from California,


New YORK, March l4,-The Worlds
special Montreal dispatch says:
The government has Just received
a letter from an official in Windsor, c.
w, stating that the Mayor of Detroit
had informed him that he had caused an
inquiry to be made into the extent of
the Fenian movements in that city, and
discovered there was a likelihood of an
attack from that point. The govern
ment has also been notified that the
American government are sending
troops to Buffalo to prevent any attack
from that quarter. The Iroquois Indi-
ans, colonized on the Ottawa river IN
der a descendant of the celebrated
Brant, last evening rendered the ser
vices of fifteen hundred braves to the
government. An officer of the Royal
Engineers stated that orders were sent
to England five weeks since for ten
thousand soldiers to be landed at Hall
fax, who will march from thence to New
Brunswick, where the vulnerable point
is feared to be. These troops are ex-
pected in ten days, and on their arrival
New Brunswick, it is considered, will be
safe. The ships of war Ariodine and
Pylades are even now in the Bay of
Fundy. Sir Frederick Bruce has order
ed the West Indian squadron to sail i'm
mediately for Halifax with all the dis
posable troops in the West Indies The
excitement here has very much abated.
1t is generally believed that the Roberts
and Sweeney faction must give their
supporters something for their money,
but that the attack will be on the upper
province and in New Brunswick, but
not here or at Quebec. They deem it
utter madness to attempt the capture of
either of these cities, They are, howev-
er, actively arming so that they may
guard the city in the event of the troops
and volunteers being needed elsewhere.
Among the contributions received at
OMahoney's treasury yesterday was one
| of $25, 900 from circles in California -
Seventy-fve cases ofrihes were yesterday
| delivered at the rooms of the Fenian
armory in this city. A large and dem
onstrative anti-Fenian meeting was held
last evening at Clinton Hall in this city
TORONTO, March lit is reported
that United States revenue cutter is
watching the Fenians off Ogdensburg
Large reintorcements from England are
expected shortly Some regiments OF
cavalry are amongst them. At present
there are about ten thousand regular
soldiers in Canada, besides eleven thous
and volunteers on duty. There are at
least fifteen thousand militia, fully
armed, and ready to march at mo
ment's notice. Eighty thousand more
could soon he made available. The gov
ernment has an innumerable number OF
officers, well drilled veterans, to lead the
militia. There is large number of vol
| unteers at ST. Johns, and they are daily
increasing. There was some little cx
citement on the Western frontier last
night. occasioned by noisy demonstra
ton in honor of ST. Patrick's day Iht
troops were under arms all night, but
all is quiet to-day.
ST. JOINS n. B, March i7.-Goyer
nor Gordon yesterday sent dispatch t
the New Brunswick Legislature il
which he said that, although the Ameri
can government had given satisfactory
assurance that its agents would permit
no raidinC parties to cross into th'
Provinces, yet their vigilance might b'
eluded. therefore some portions OF th'
Provincial militia should be called out t
protect the Provinces from insult
Money would bsrequired to support th
necessary force.
The House of Assembly passed unani
mously a resolution in reply TO mes
sage, placing the whole revenue OF tn
Provinces at the disposal of the Cover
nor for purposes of defence. All militar
stati rs, warehouses, &c, in st. John
are guarded by regular troops and vol
| urtPers.