The Evansville journal. [volume] (Evansville, Ind.) 1866-1870, 1866-11-29
The Fenians I'm Ireland.
Great Excitement Reported-The
British Authorities Thoroughly
Acquainted with the Fenian Plans.

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Some of the following statements,
in Dublin letter, of November 9th,
to the New York World, seem to gain
support from the announcement of
fresh arrests of Fenians in Ireland,
contained in our cable dispatches of
Saturday: 1000 Y alsi99 a4 So
Affairs in ireland at present are in
the most uncertain state they have
peen for many years. The people are
in state of excitement bordering on
madness, the Government is bewil-H
dered and perplexed, the military au-
thorities are drilling and maneuvering,
the police are arresting and locking
up. the prison officials are complain
ing of want of accommodation, and
the civic dignitaries are asserting there
is no cause for alarm. . Hq
| know not If James Stephens be a
SPY think not; many here
assert he is; but I do know
that every plan and every ac-
ton of the Fenian organization is
made known TO England; and not
only that, but that if she liked she
could at this moment lay her finger
on every Fenian in ireland. You
may ask me how is this, and why
she does not arrest them. You may
say England boosted of this knowl-
edge, months ago, and yet was palpa- |
bly, at fault. Even so, but since that
time, within the last three weeks, the
British authorities have been put in
possession of information that, if Fe-
ianism be treason, and if the punish
ment of treason be death, would con
sign one halt of the adult male popu-I
lation of the country to the gallows.
Then why she does not do SO Twill
afterwsrd show. Permit me now to
state point. Some five weeks ago
man came to this country, Sutton or
Dutton, can't say which, by name
He was said to be the accredited
agent of James Stephens here, and
vested by him with full power; in
trusted by him with all the secrets. of
the organization. This man has been
bought, and is at this moment doing
the work not for which he may have
been sent here by James Stephens to
do, but that for which he is paid by
the British Government
As the 1st of January approaches,
the hopes of the Fenians are rising.
They have no doubt but that Steph-
ems will fulfill his promise of coming
back to ireland, and there is rumor
here that he is already on his way
Though the Government has I'M
doubted facilities for procuring in
formation as regards the working of
Fenianism here. unfortunately L am
not so we'll situated. [ can, through
certain officials here, hear of t6e
movements of the Government; but,
even though your correspondent, /
cannot bid sufficiently high for un-
scrupulous traitors. Their figure is
rather too lofty for my exchequer.
However, | can put you in possession
of some few important facts. During
the last SIX weeks no less than 16, 900
revolvers have been distributed
through the Fenian Circles in Ire
land. These weapons have been in
the city stored for some time, having
been purchased by James Stephens
from an English manufacturing house. /
This will probably explain his SEEM
ing reluctance to account for moneys
received from John Mitchell.
The various barracks in and about
Dublin are being put in state of de-
Tense. These preparations are not
confined to Dublin and its enyirons.
Similar works are being erected
throughout the provinces. Tralee
Barracks is being greatly strengthen
ed; Limerick the same way, and a.
large number of men are engaged in
Strengthening the old Notifications of
Athlone Castle.