Daily union and American. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1865-1866, 1866-06-07
The Captured officers
in Prison.
SWEENEY DESPONDENT.
ARREST OF HEAD CENTRES.
Proclamation of the President

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WASHINGTON. June G.-The Attorney General
has issued the following circular to the District
Attorneys and Marshals Of the United States:
ATTORNEY GENERALS OFFICE
WASHINGTON, June 5, 1866.
By direction Of the President, you are hereby
instructed to cause the arrest of all prominent,
leading or conspicuous persons called remains
who you may have probable cause to believe have
been or may be guilty of violation Of the neutral
ity laws Of the United States
(Signed) JAS. SPEED.
Attorney General.
MALONE n. Y. June 6. 100 4. M.-General
Sweeney and Col. Meehan. chief of the engineers
staff. haveJeft st. Adams.
1t is reported that General Spear is about to
cross to- might on the Mssquoi frontier, with two
hundred men and two Generals.
There are eleven hundred Fenians in town and
eight hundred regulars belonging to the 4th United
States infantry. The regulars and Fenians are
fraternizing, and every thing is quiet in the
neighborhood. A guard of United States troops
have been placed upon the station at Pottsdam
Junction to preserve order.
Gen. Meade is concentrating troops at 0gdens-
burg. expecting fight there.
Gen. Meade informed me this morning that he
would enforce the neutrality laws. provided there
were enough troops sent him.
A Fenian reconnaissance will be sent out to-
night in the direction Of Fort COyington. by Gen.
Murphy, and it is possible that fight may take
place. They are willing for fight, and are de-
termincd to fight whether they have artillery or
not. Gen. hefcrnan will command the scouting
party.
The weather Is terrible
New YORK, June 6.-Spccials report moneta-
ry panic in Montreal, and Il run on the Savings
Banks. Gold is 200 per cent premium.
General Mitchell, commander chief has
gone to St. Johns, and st Armand Canada, is said
70 be evacuated by the inhabitants and volun-
teers. 1t is garrisoned only by British regulars.
The bank deposits at St. Anabrige have been re.
moved to the interior.
Eight thousand rounds of ammunition passed
through St. Adams yesterday in the possession OF
Fenians. One thousand one hundred Fenians
passed through Sheldon, VT, yesterday with bag
gage wagons.
Adjutant General Washburne has been station
sl at st. Adams by the Governor of Vermont
and will act under orders of the Governor.
Generals Sweeney and Spear held consultation
at st. Adams yesterday afternoon. The result OF
the conference is said to be that Fenian prospects
are Frightening and they mean 20 fight. Provis-
ions, AIMS, ammunition, equipments and men are
now on the way and an early advance is cOnteW-
plated. Sweeney would remain over until to-
day.
New York, June Cone special says the Fee
mans near st. Adams have artillery. and are the
main body of the army.
General Meade. at 0sdensburg, has receiv ed in
formation that Loo Fenians commenced move
ment from IIighgatc, Vermont. on Canada, and
directed an officer to follow and prevent a breach
of neutrality, if possible. His information place:
the total Fenian force at $1,000, and without ar
tllery, though he don't anticipate serious trouble
The value of Fenian munitions taken at Rich.
Vile, is valued at 100000, composed of Spencer
rifles, carbines. knapsacks. ammunition and aecou-
trements.
Col. Vodgis, of the 1st United States artillery
has arrived at Ogdensburg, and takes command
of the United States forces.
The 0gdensburg arsenal is nearly filled with
captured Fenian stores.
Col. Dogret, commanding the Fenians in the
Buffalo district. has ordered concentration of
forces at Batavia.
A Detroit telegram says that scores Of suspicious
strangers are pouring into Canada. while fully
1000 Fenians lounging about this city. The
blow to be struck ON the Western frontier is GER
tainly near at hand. The Canadian and Ameri-
can authorities are on the alert The former 800
men and battery Of artillery, and the latter.
with three companies ofregulars and the revenue
cutters Johnson and Sherman, armed with six
guns.
L., Il,
tack in the East till an expedition IS ready to
strike in the West
Quite a number of Fenians have gone into c ANA
da and are supposed to be telegraph and railroad
deStructionists Some of them have been arrested
and jailed at Sarnia.
At Detroit the Fenians are all enthusiasts for
Sweeney, and large numbers have enlisted.
CINcINNArI, June 6-Two hundred Fenians left
here last night for the frontier.
BUFFALO. June 6.-The Express publishes the
names of iftynine prisoners captured at Fort
Erie. who are now in Jail at Brantford, C. W.
At the Fenian meeting last night here, Mr. Fitz-
gerald, who is Fenian Senator, spoke of tho late
movement against Fort Erie. and said it was made
by order of Gen. Sweeney. 1t was intended to
draw the main body of the enemy from its strong
pected 1t was one of the great stragetic move
ments that Sweeney will duplicate by tomorrow.
To-day he promised that they would hear the re-
suit of that stragetic movement. Dispatches have
been received in the city to-day stating that at
small meeting held at Cincinnati. 5000 were col
lected to aid the work. and that brigade, under
the command of the rebel Gen. Magruder and
Col, O'Dowd. was ready, AMI would march in less
than forty eight hours for the frontier.
Gen. Sweeney was on the frontier tonight, and
before many hours they might expect to hear of
his having done something.
A statement is published in the Express this
morning. that some 1000 left the City last evening
on the train bound eastward-about 500 at 6 P. ".
and 500 at a later hour. The last mentioned force
went off under the lead of Captain Donohue who
had returned during the evening with his expe-
dition Of the night before from Dunkirk, appa-
rently having made bootless excursion.
It'll all humbug about Botavia being point Of
rendezvous of Fenians. The report was probably
circulated as a blind. At present there are some
$50 regulars stationed at Fort Porter in addition
TO various grades on duty at points in the imme-
dat vicinity.
BUFFALO. June 5-Fenian officers. numbering
fifteen, that had been on board the Michigan.
were brought cut a writ of hdbeds corpus be-
fore Judge Clanton. this forenoon, and were re-
manded to the custody of the United States Mar
shall. After this was done they were Immediately
brought before United States Commissioner
Harker. The charge was read to them for viola
ting the neutrality laws, to which they plead not
guilty, and they were then remanded to the charge
of the United States Marshal and taken to the city
Jail Their case will be called up tomorrow be-
fore the United States Commissioner, and they
will then be released on giving bail, in suff-
cicnt sums, with good security, to answer at some
future day The indictments are under neutral
ity laws. The prvates are released ON their own
rocognizance for like purposes to keep the peace.
PORTLAND, Ne. June 5-A special dispatch
from Montreal to the Press. states on the author
ity of the Montreal Herald that Colonel Lowry of
the 9Th British regulars learning that some ofthe
Fenian prisoners ON board the United States gun
boat Michigan, had escaped, sent word that if any
more were permitted to escape he would fire upon
her,
NorE.-The above report is as absurd as it Is
untrue.
ELNYRA, \. Y, June "a co mpany of Fenisns
numbering sixty-hve. left to-day for Buffalo. to
join the FeniaD army of invasion. Six OF seven
hundred men have passed through here within
the past two days, from other places, en- route to
the border.
BosroN, June "a special dispatch from st.
Adams announces the arrival Of Gen. Sweeney
last evening. He was received by the Fenians
with great enthusiasm. 1t is reported that Gen.
Sweeney manifests considerable dependency at