Vermont watchman and State journal. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1836-1883, 1866-06-15
FENIAN RAID ON CANADA.
THE COLLAPSE.

army is very bad. Desertons are the rule,
and whole companies are making tracks for
home. Drunkenness prevails TO an alarming
extent.
Col. Soanlan with bis regiment engaged a
body Of British Horse at Pigeon Hill yester-
day. The British we're driven in confusion,
losing three flags and one man killed and
three wounded. Col. Seaman then ordered
his regiment to withdraw, and they are now
at ST. Adams.
A Fenisn council Of war at Buffalo decided
II was best to order all troops back to their
homes. Without arms and without money
they think it useless waste of life to enter
Canada.
The Fenians at Slab City, in Canada, are
confscating all they can lay hands on, such
as horses, cattle, sheep, etc, and even their
thieving is not confined to such things as can
be applied to practical use, bat some have
even stolen lsdies' undertaking, etc.
BUFFALO, N. Y. June o.
The commanding officer informs us that
there are as many as 5000 Fenians in the
city. They are generally quiet and orderly.
Very little, If any, trouble is anticipated, as
not quarter Of them have arms or could get
any here. A number Of them, learning that
transportation had been furnished by the
government, applied to General Barry to send
them home.
Gen. Barry has teegrsphed to Gen. Meade
for instructions. 1t lie pretty certain that If
the Government does not send them home
they are likely to stay here some time, and
Gen. Barry's order of yesterday prevents
them from travelling on railroads.
ST. ALBANs, June 10.
The Fenian collapse is complete. A slight
skirmish near St. Armand finished the affair
on the Vermont line In the skirmish one
Fenian was killed, one dangerously wounded,
and fifteen taken prisoners, one Of them an
officer.
The Fenians retired to ST. Albans, and all
left for home on Saturday, transported free,
If they had no means Of paying fare.
Gen. Spear surrendered to the U. S troops.
Gen. Meade reached St. Adams on Satur-
day evening, and, on being serenaded, said
the settlement OF the Fenian affair would be
satisfactory to both the United States and
British governments, and prove to the world
that our government does as it would be done
by.
BUFFALO, June 10.
The Fenian retreat has commenced. Two
Chicago companies have gone home, and all
hands will be on the way before Monday
morning.
BURLINGTON, June IL.
Two cases OF aocoutrements were seized by
Lieut.. Arthur (U. s.) on Saturday. The
arms and ammunition seized will pay for the
transportation OF the Fenians home.
Gen. sweeney's bail has been reduced by
Commissioner Hoyt to $4,000
Fenian officers and men are greatly dis
gusted, and charge their defeat to President
Inh al. L
Secretary Stanton would not be in their
way Selected from the Times
ST. ALBANs, June IL.
There was not a little excitement here last
night at the intelligence that the State had
been invaded by the British regulars. One
statement is that the Canadian troops ad-
vsnced in two lines that one stood upon the
boundary, while the other crossed and
searched the farm houses and woods. An
other statement-which is supported by the
afhdavits of two American citizens residing
near the line-was that three Fenians who
were intoxicated were taken across the line,
and one shot and the other two hung.
There is another statement that the British
troops fred while standing on the line and
shot several fenians en- the American side.
One man testified positively. that the red
coats crossed the line and then fred deliber.
ately upon unarmed men.
These statements, supported in part by af-
fdavits Of responsible men, have produced
deep excitement, in consideration Of wha, the
United States has done to suppress the Fe-
nian movement.
The matter will be investigated.
WAsHINeToN, June IL.
Judge Underwood has refused to admit
JEFF. Davis to bail on the ground that he had
no authority to do so, the accused being a
prisoner Of war.
1t is said that the bail bonds prepared bore
the signatures of Horace Greeley, Augustus
schell, Aristdes W elch, Horace F. Clark,
and r. b. Corwin.
BURLINGTON, June IL.
General Meade is investigating reports of
British troops invading Vermont, taking tes-
timony on that point, and also on the murder
Of Fenians arrested by the Canadians in Yer
mont; Col. Bagley (Fepian) states that his
orderly, VIM. Shaw, Of Boston, was taken
prisoner by the Canadians, and afterwards
gagged and hung.
A woman named Vincent, aged ~ years,
was shot by the Canadians. her house having
been Fenian head quarters. 1t is said she
was taken for Fenian." Short-sighted are
the Canadians who cannot tell an old woman
from an armed man.
An Ogdensburgh special states that the Fe-
nians rescued the arms and ammunition seiz-
ed BY the U. s. troops at Brasher Falls, and
Col. Wedges has gone to reeapture them.
Another car load Of arms aud ammunition
was seized west OF De Kalb Junction, and
brought to the arsenal.
One OF the fnest guns in the Canadian
Fort Wellington, was spiked Friday night
The arsenal at this place, containing the
captured arms and ammunition, is guarded
by only sergeant and five men, Col. Wedges
having taken nearly all the troops to Malone,
where there are rumors Of a collision.
Col, O'Niel states that the Fenian force
between the head ofLake Michigan and Maine
frontier, is $4,000 strong, and that there are
10000 with arms in their possession in Mich
igan ready to cross into Canada upon the
signal being given in this direction.
Ottawa specials report the capture Of the
three schooners which passed down the st.
Clair river with Fenians on board.
WARRINGTON, June IL.
Intelligence has been received tina. Napo- |
leon has ordered that no more hostile demon.
STATIONS be made in Mexico. Macmillan is
out Of money.
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