The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1866-06-13
TELEGRAPHIC NEWS.
THE FENIANS..
Fenians Furnished Transportation
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further west, and could not pay thei
passage, on giving their parole not to at
tempt the invasion OF Canada. We un
derstand that very few have avariet
themselves of this offer.
"A Fenian mass meeting will be held
at st. James Hall this evening. Thi
meeting is occasion primarily by the in
PRODUCTION of resolution in Congress;
Yesterday to instruct the committee OF
Foreign Affairs to inquire, into the ex
pediency of reporting a bill repeating
the neutrality act of 1918. This actor
of Congress gives new life to the move
ment, and an enthusiastic meeting is ex
pected this evening.
The Fenian Senator, Mr.. Michael Scan
Ian, of Chicago, the Head Centre man o
the Irish Republic in the State of I'LL
nois, arrived in this city yesterday.
The Revolutionary Committee Of the
Irish Republic have published an appea
to the Irish citizens of Buffalo, and al
lovers of republican liberty. The fol
lowing is an extract from it; Let the
Irish citizens in particular, send in com
missary stores, such as bread, meat, cof
fee, sugar, &c, Just what each one would
like at home. We want all the money we
can raise for the purpose. What purpose
the people can guess. Let no person imag
inc that the cause is defeated, or that the
men who have sworn to free their native
land OF die, will abandon their cause be-
cause a few over jealous officials have
placed some obstacles in our way. The
voice of the great American people is at
last heard In her Halls of Congress, not
from a single individual but from the
representatives of thirty millions, and
true to her national instincts, they raise
their voices for the oppressed. God
bless them. They will raise many an
anxious spirit throughout the world, and
make tyrants tremble on their thrones
as the cry goes forth, America is the
defender of liberty" Let the people
take heart throughout the land, call
meetings. pass resolutions, pledge their
support to the men who inscribe on
their banner universal liberty" Bepa
tient, but work and collect money,
have your men ready and when the cry
of fight goes forth, let them come as in.
dividuals if they cannot come as com
panies or regiments.
The Herald's special dispatches say
the investigation of the British invasion
of Vermont is being vigorously pushed
and the disclosures so far leave
but little doubt that the English troops
captured and killed one or more Fenians
on the soil of Vermont.
Mrs. Eccles, an American lady, and the
wife of the gentleman at whose house
General Spear had made his headquar'
ters, was shot and killed on Sunday
night by one of the British guards sta
toned around the building to capture
any Fenians who might be lurking in
that vicinity.
The treatment of the prisoners on their
way through the Canadian towns is very
rough. They are guarded and counted
andsin one instance one of them was Sc.
verely maltreated by the mob
An Order Prohibiting the Transpor.
iion Of Feninns, or their Arms or MA
uitions of Wal.
OGDENsBURG, NEW YORK, June i2.-
The following General Order has just
been promulgated:
Ogdensburg, June 18th, 1866. !
General Orders No. -:
The following instructions, based on
the recent proclamation of the Preside al
of the United States, and orders from
Major General Meade, commanding the
Military District of the Atlantic, and
furnished for the information of officers
commanding at Rome, Watertown, Og
densburg, De Kalb Junction, Potsdam
Junction and intermediate points: All
trains passing the stations mentioned
above will be carefully inspected, an d
Fenians or munitions of war found NOV
ing further toward the frontier, will be
halted, the stores seized, and the Fe-
mans not permitted to continue in that
direction. At all points occupied by
United States troops, any prominent
Fenian agitators, leaders or agents or
individuals disregarding the recent proc.
or designing to violate neu'
trality laws, will be arrested. Officers
at the different points will
confer with all road and telegraph
agents or operators, and forbid them, on
pain of having their offices closed, from
carrying Fenians or munitions of war
intended for them, or transmitting to
them any communication, either in cy
pher OF otherwise Major s. S. Elder
Captain lst Artillery, commanding
at Rome, will see that on each passenger
train, reliable non. commissioned
officer or soldier who will 60 as far as
Watertown, reporting there to the com.
manding officer, and to Major Elder on
his return any information respecting
the passage of the Fenians or their
stores on the train, and ascertaining if
possible the name of the car and con-
ductor. Colonel Sleenmer at Water
town, will send similar guard with
orders, as far as POtsdam
Junction. Trains having Fenians OF
munitions on board, will not be allowed
to proceed until they are secured and
sufficient guarantee is given that such
men or munitions will not be again taken
on board. Any conductor or other In
dividuals employed by railroad com
panies. conniying at the violation OF
these orders, will not be allowed to pro
ceed further with the train, but will be
held as giving aid and comfort to the
Fenians The commanding officers al
stations, will telegraph Immediately tc
the headquarters any arrests or selzures
that may be made, and will send any
other information which may come into
thelr possession concerning the move
ments of the Fenians. All captured
property win be sent with suitable
Vodges. wv -
(oigned) j. P. LANCER, A. A.G.,
lst Lieut.. lst Artillery and Breyet Can.
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