Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1866-06-09
THE EENlAN W&l,.
The British Defeated at Ridgway.
PARTICULARS OF THE ENCOUNTER
BUFFALO, June a--3 O'Clock P. NJ.

dian volunteers are being hard pushed by
the Fenians, and that number have been
killed on both sides. .is-- -. - -.
From information cleaned from parties
who have the best means of knowing, II Is
concluded that the movement from tais
quarter is a feint, and that Pottsdan', o'i
Lawrence cpuhty, is to be the base of sup
plies, and the real point Of attack is fie'
colt, opposite Ogdcnsburg. ,o,d
of this frontier, says the Government VIZ in
/ lis utmost to preserve order and preyEn,;an
orrs;ona into Canada 1t is said the o" tha
Ioa fnra encourage their men by sayins
u,ar;con Government is favoraDie " y. ,I,;s
They will find out their mls'aNu ,,,nnrv nf
onarter. it is believed. one 80 a. noon
United States regulars afi''eo 80 /
to-day. There was the Wild
| 49,, w ;,,,,,.nt on the streets when the news
or tbe battle appeared, and business was en-
tirely suspended.
announcing the death of some well-known
citizen and they cause general gloom, as
! one after another falls in defense of the
country. tI.. a1. .s..-.. -
The operator telegraphing from Port Col
borne at II o'clock, says: @ ...a
The battle commenced at eight o'clock
| tulS anu was plCbty Sbaib abuh'
Our men are retreating, but there is no
doubt of the result before evening. Quite a
large number have been killed or wounded
on both sides. i was on the field after the
battle commenced. .s.. a4s. yt.. d
A special telegram from Buffalo, dated
this morning, says: The Canadian tug Har-
rison is lying off Squaw Island. A large
number of Fenians reinforced Fort Erie last
night Two more bridges have been, burned
viz: Miller's bridge and Frenchman's creek
briGge An expedition has left Buffalo for
Port Stanley The Canadians at Buffalo
are organizing to attack the Fenians in the
rear .Uf. .1 o.I-
The best information received in Toronto
places the Fenian line with its left resting
on the lake above Fort Erie and the right
on the Niagara river. i
The battle is still going on, the Hamilton
f and St. Catharine's volunteers and the To-
ronto c'Queen's Own') being in the Fenian
front.
Col Peakcock, with large force of vol
: unteers, the 47th and 10th regulars and the
Armstrong batteries, is moving down the
river road from Clinton to attack the Fenian
rear. ...
The authorities confidently believe that
e before the day is over the Fenians will be
1 surrounded and captured, or put to the
f sword
i TORONTO, G. W., June 2-2 o'clock p NJ
The volunteers have fallen back upoE Port
!, Colborne, and intend to fall back upon ST.
Y Catharines, if reinforcements do not arrive
:. soon. ..
1t is reported that the 10th and 47th re-
gulars and a battery of artillery have reach
ed the battlefield and are driving the Fe
d mans before them.
!. New YORK, June 2-Evening.-A specia
dispatch from Montreal says: Reliable in
3 telligence has been received that Genera
It Sweeny is in position at st. Albans with {
r. with large force.
h The reporters of the Boston papers say
r there, 1900 men under the command o
u Colonel O'Conner They have no arms il
e sight, but have orders to GO into camp a
e. Fairfield, five miles above st. Albans.
!. Later dispatches say that the Queen
:. Own lost nineteen killed and several wound
~ ed.
i Another dispatch from telegraphic ope
y rator below says, the Fenians are in larg
Il numbers at Malone, New York, opposite
Cornwall, evidently bound for that place
, which is twenty-eight miles distant.
q Ex-Member of Parliament Delay is circu
lie lating petition to the Government to pro
At claim martia-law.
ST. ALBANs, June "A detachment o
United State troops have gone hence to Ma
-, lone, on the Ogdeusburg road, midway be
IL tween Ogdensburg and Rouse's point, an,
he will probably picket frontiers.
)e General Mahan is expected tonight wit
10 more Massachusetts Fenians. He viii tax
:. command of the troops from that State.
40 General Samuel p. Spear, who is in chic
te command of the Fenians, will not move in
meGiately from that point. There are 5u
few in the town, which is as quiet as an
. country village on Sabbath.
r LATEST NEWS FROM THE BATTLE FIELD.
T. BUFFALO, N. Y, June 1.-The latest new
ye from the battlefield Is given in the fo
a. lowing particulars, brought by gentlema
~ just from the Canadian shore:
Il, About eighthundred troops, all volul
Y, teers, left Port Colborne at $50 this NOR.
as ing, and took the Grand Trunk railroad
- Ridgeway and marched in the direction
. Stevensville. They soon encountered for,
~ of Fenians, who now are said to be the san
be that went from here to Fort Erie. A bait
ensued, and the Fenians were worsted.
Our informant states that two of the En-;
lish troops were killed and number woun,
.ss ed, and that the Fenians suffered to a great
Dr. extent. At all events there were about ST
ho ty taken prisoners and brought to Fo
O0 Erie
on The following dispatch from Post CO
n's borne does not agree with the above, b
les we give both for what they are worth
,,o PoRT CoLBoRNE, June 2.-The Queen
Own" company of volunteers came upon Il
ne Fenians this morning, near Ridgeway,
5 u small station below here, and attacked the
"a at once. A general fight ensued, resultir
in the withdrawal of the volunteers to ava
reinforcements few on either side a
reported to have fallen, but there is rehab
er, information of only one volunteer ben
ms killed, viz: Ensign McEachren. A fe
of Others are reported to have been wounde
tie At the battle of Ridgway, neither for
he had artillery, but some of the Canadians a
on said to have had repeating rifles, while Il
nal Fenians were armed mostly with ordina
no muskets '- .'"'
lat Colonel Starr, of Kentucky, is said to
Mt, the one who gave the word to the Fenia
Pc to scatter and save themselves.
It'll A United States revenue cutter has O
me rived this evening from Cleveland, and a