Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1866-06-15

-AlNA-fes - 4Ut II.
Gen. Sweeney has TELEGRAPH to Roberts
to send no more troops, and officers and men
at Pot-dam, Malone and where, 20 avail
themselves 81 Government traasp1r,a-I1n
ami - home, as the L. ). authorities ad
Killed the Increment. Orders 20 tia. cf-ct
were issued ON the Oh and 10Th.
/ Yesterday afternoon, in an interview with
/ Gems. Sweeney and Spear the former stated
/ that the demonstration from Buffalo
I was merely q icint 70 draw attention
from this point where the principal move
was 70 have been made. The troops at B If
.alO were to fight ABOUT one day, when an
Immediate attack was here TO be made. H..
had uade all arrangements, but the Govern
meut stopped the move by seizing arms ami
ammunition
He said that be was ignorant Of affairs
here and thought all was night until be
came to POt>dam and Malone and asked an
ollcer there why be had not sent BIN word
oil saOrtness OF arms, DC. and tie officer said he
had written Elk letters TO that effect. Swccuy
had not received one and says they were IL
tercepted and claims hat but Tor cur Gov
crnmcnt the Eenans now would be mar .
Montreal holding all the territory this side .
OF that city.
NAA~ -@N--4AN ANAA AA-A cAA-AA AlaH 81 Val
here that II need be hc would throw $1,000
l. 5. troops on the Northern frontier 10 s,Op
this move.
Respecting tie disposition OF Fenian funds
Gen. Sweeney says that tie Irish people can
sec that the L. 5. Government hollis tlem in
share Of seized goods he spoke OF 1000
men who had LETT California Tor somewhere,
who would soon be heard from. T.cg we've
to act in this plan for tie del.y,.anee Of
Ireland
Gen. Mahan ard s,aG and Spears STAFF
have presented him wiki @ testimonial lear
ing'leir signature, commanding bis conduct.
Sweeney las comp men,ct his officers for
their conduct
81. ALuANs. june II.
This morning Cawus upon quiet COM
muIi;y. The excitement of last evening
l@s a.s.cl.
Col Livingston IN charge OF ths Z. ;.
rooIs az the front lus reported % General
Meade that be knows OF no authenticated IN
5 t-Icu Of tie passage OF tie border ay Bit
sh troops
y party OF Fcnilus remained Sit4in 800
yards oi the line Tor the sole purpose Of
JusEwlacking, y PARTY OF Cal--l-a cav :
airy came upon them, received 81 S,i!,y and +
be gIlr-iiias then made fox the line, puI- 3
ued tY d. cavalry, who shot and cut IOWA /.
everal.
\ lev, i-ltc- .iaa the rl>t, reached YER !
cont and were immediately taken he custody :
" the L. $. forces. 4
Reports Of hanging Fu.lIs ID not re- 4
GIVE Official sanction. although m.1T .-,t
y,uug positively asserted that dizzy were
sc witnesses OF hanging AID shooting, tae
Iclim5 .n tie ktter case beng u,i 90
ices.
\ figure eayelorcd ia d cloak was passing 3
lrcush pasture just tie other size ana j
as challenged bv tie British TicEcts. N1t h
sIorcing, tie figure was lrej ulJn and s,
Illod. Il proved u have been go elderly
aidcn lady, Canadian. =.
The British claim 10 have only fourteen n
-IsJncrs, o. whom i've are from Lowell. e
here are many teni4u officers yet IL town =.
NJ they leave tonight. They accept the a
lluIo as unavoidable ana console themselves y
nth tLTlats 10 make the intervention OF the :;
$ . political issue.
The noon tram hence takes lca m0re ~
TaggleIs hlmewlrI. Gi
he Prominent officers o.. tie Blo.hlTho.d g
pres surprise at tie Issuing Of the proc D.
matt On Us The President, and assert Jh4t n
= has lest forever tie support Of the IRISH +,
1pulauon.