The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1866-06-07
An Early Advance Expected.
CIRCULAR OF ATTOREEY-GEgE
SPEED ORDERING THE ARREST
OF PROMINENT FENIASs,
Proclamation by the Pres
idetsf Offhe United States.
NEW YORK, June 6-l:3o a. n


A special dispatch from Malone saws
Gen. Sweeny and Col Meehan chief of the
engineers staff, has left for st. Adams. Il is
reported that Spear is about to cross to night
on the Missessiquoi frontier with 800 men
and two generals. There are LOO Fenians
in town and 800 regulars belonging to the Atm
United States infantry. The regulars and
Feniaus are efraternizing. Everything Is quiet
in the neighborhood. A guard of United
States troops have been placed upon the sta
tion at Pottsdam junction to preserve order.
Gen. Meade is concentrating troops at Og
densburg, expecting fight there He in
formed me this morning that he would en-
force the neutrality laws. providing there was
enough troops sent him. A Fenian reaca.
noisance will be sert cut tonight by Gen
Murphy in the direction Of Fl. Covington, and
it ispossible fight may take place They
are willing to fight and determined to 6ght,
whether they have artillery or not General
Henferman will command the scouting party.
Ngw YORK, June 6.
Specials report that Gen. Mitchell, COM
mander In chief, has gone to St. Johns St.
Armand, Canada, is said TO be evacuated by
the inhabitants and volunteers It is rarri-
soned only by the British regulars. The
bank deposits at st. Albridge has been move 1
to the interior. 5000 rounds OF ammunition
passed through st. AIbans yesterday. in pos
session OF the Fenians. l,lo0 Fenians, fully
armed, passed through Sheldon, Vermont,
Yesterday, with baggage wagons. Adj. Gen.
Washburne has been stationed at St. Albans
by the Governor Of Vermont. and will act
under his orders. Gems Sweeny and Spear
held consultation at ST. Adams yesterday
afternoon. The result of the conference Is
said to be that the Fenian prospects are
Frightening, and they mean to fight Provisions
arms, ammunition, equipments and men are
now on the way, and an early advance is con.
templated. Sweeny would remain until to-.
day. One special says the Fenians have artil
lery, and are the main body of the army.
Gen. Meade, at Ogdensburg, has received
information that 900 Fenians commenced q
movement from Highdale, Vermont, on Can.
ada, and directed an officer to follow to pre-
vent breach of neutrality if possible. His
information places the latter Fenan force at
1000, and without artillery. 1t is thought he
has but 400 troops to guard 1000 miles Of
frontier. He don anticipate serious trouble
The value fenlan of munitions taken at Rich
vile, is estimated at 100000, composed OF
Spencer rifles, carbines, knapsacks, arnmuni.
ton and aceoutrements.
Col. Rodgers, of the 7th United States ar
tllery, has arrived at Ogdensburg and taken
command Of the United States forces. The
Ogdensburg arsenal is nearly filled with cap
tured Fenian stores.
John Lynch, commanding the Fenians in
the Buffalo district, has ordered concen-
tration OF his forces at that point.
a Detroit telegram says scores Of suspi-
cious strangers are pouring into Cannda, while
there are fully 10000 Fenians lounging about
| the city. The blow to be struck on the West
ern frontier is certainly near at hand. The
Canadian and American authorities are on
the alert. The former with 800 men and a
battery Of artillery, and the latter three COM
panies of regulars. The revenue cutters
johnson and Sherman has arrived with six
guns. Lacy and Sweeny will not make an
attack in the East till the expedition is ready
to strike in the Vest Quite number OF
Fenlans stole into Canada to-day, and are
supposed to be telegraph and railroad des.
| troyers. Some were arrested and jailed at
Sarnia. At Detroit the Fenians are all enthu-
siastic for Sweeny, and large number have
enlisted.
ROCHESTER,, N. Y, June s.
| The Fenians held meeting here last night
which was largely attended, and quite enthu.
siastic. donations in cash, to the amount OF
two hundred dollars, were made, besides con.
tributions of arms, accoutrements. stores &c.
A few volunteered to 20 to the front and
fight. During the night small detashments Of
men left the city for the St. Lawrence region,
the most Of them carrying arms. The Feni.
an managers here ayow their purpose to st
out each man, when he starts, with arms
rather than take the chances of seizure bv
the Federal Government, If the arms and
munitions are shipped in quantities. There
is little abatement Of zeal among the Fenians
hera, s
| ELnYRA, N. T., June 6.
| A company of Fenians, numbering 66, left
this city to-day for Buffalo to join tho Fsnian
army ofinvAsien. Six or seven hundred men
hsve passed through here within tho past two
J days from other places = Yosts to the bor-