, 1866-06-04
The Fenian Invasion
Of Canada,
Accounts Of Preliminary
Movements.
CONFLICTING REPORTS AS
TO THE RESULT OF
TIE BATTLES.
Lists of Killed and
Wounded.
PRISONERS CAPTURED And
HELD ON BOTH SIDES.

PRISONERS CAPTURED And
HELD ON BOTH SIDES.
[From tho Dn1aio Express, May s1.l
GEN. SWEENEY IN BUFFALO.
Last week, General Sweeney with other
Fcnian military leaders, was In this city, nd
We understand that bis p1an Of operations
was finally discussed here, adopted and ar
.nngen,eu's perfected for carrying 1t into exc
cu1ion Immediately.
On Monday OF Tuesday evening OF last
week, council of var was held, and Its Sit
ting continued until thrre o'clock in the
morning. The debate upon the question, to
do OF not 10 do, Was long, earnest, impas-
stoned. Gen. Sweeney declarcd that some-
thing must be done, or attempted to be done,
in Canada, whatever its result. in order to
from disgrace. Ills desperate arguments pre-
vailed aeainst feeble opposition, and when
the council broke up the die was cast, the
programme OF Canadian invasion laid ont, the
orders for striking pronounced
DEPoTs OF FAKMs--A1L1TARr AucTroSEER1Sd.
The first business seems to have been the
establishment Of dep0ts OF arms at convenient
points. Al Eric this was iii managed, The
agent there had been instructed to advertise
q sale Of military weapons and equipments In
order to corcr the reception and storage Of
such property as = legitimate transaction Of
commerce. lie misunderstood his iastruc.
tions, failed to advertise, and the muskets In
bis hands we're seized BY the Government
o1iciala-
In Buffalo there was more cuteness, ns we
inter- without any positive knowledge, from
an advertisement which has appeared for sew
cral days past In the columns Of the Ekpress,
announcing "pcremptory sale OF mnskets,
fPR hD
at his auction and commission house, Nos. 20
and ee Pearl street, Friday morning, June
1st, at 10 O'Clock, on account OF whom 1t may
concern" Our reporters visited Mr.. O. Day g
establishment yesterday In pursuit of intor-
nation, but were assured that the boxes Of
would not te opened until Friday, and that
the conalgnee knew nothing whatevcr yet as
to the quality, manufacture, pattern or value
Of his Weapons-uot even sufficient to recon-
mend them to purchaser. One side Of 3ir.
0'Day's establishment seemed to be filled
if packed with muskcts, enough for the arm.
ing Of brigade The cellar of lis establish
ment has long been understood 10 be the ar
fena1 and drill room Of the Fenian Brother
hood. but dnrkened windows laye kept its
secrets we'll from prTtng eyes.
TIE GATHERING OF FORCES.
On Tuesday last, from ali the information
VIC can gather, the concentration Of swecncy's
forces began. From Nashville, Louisville,
Cincinnati, Indianapolis, Columbus, aud other
Western points, q quiet movement Of men
commenced, tending to this point. Our des-
patcnes yesterday morning announced the
passage OF one body through Cleveland.
THE ADVANCE GUARD.
About three hundred Of these men reached
Cleveland by special train from Nashville
just before midnight on Monday, and imme-
diate1y separating INTO small bands, were
4uaEtercd among their friends In that city.
en Inesday morning smother party OF about
tne eniisc noay starred ior 1hss eity. As +, .
general RUE, they are stated to nave acted u
an orderly manner While IN CleTeland, though
come otthem were much demora1Ized. Tra1s-
portatiou Wns provided Tor three hundred aud
torty-tWo, which number took the ten o'clock
night. .....
on TIE ROUTE
the demonstration became general, and fights
were frequent At one time an entire car
load were engaged In general scrlmage, and
many Of the party were severely injured At
temple that little hope Of his recovery Is en-
tertained. All along the road men were
dropped at the stations, more or less, badly
wounded, 80 that Of the three hundred aud
toIty-two which leit Cleyeland, Il Is reported
only abont three hundred reached Buffalo.
rAI # hrFFALo.
Towards stx o'clock yesterday morning the
train reached this city, but instead Of, as usn-
nl, running directly into the depot on MIchf-
gan street, 1t was stopped about mile 4ut-
side, and the party landed near the Union
lron"ofks: They conducted themselves In q
most orderly manner. and soon separated IN.
TO small parties, and disappeared under the
charge Of various parties belonging to the
brotherhood In this city. After breakfast
many OF them could be seen making their
way across Main street singfy. and IN groups
Of two Or three, but all seemed TO be without
any definite aim, though 1t was Eoticed that
they asked no questions a. to localities, aud
appeared to know rs much about the city as
the natives. ......
At THE DEPOT.
During Tuesday night various dispatches
were received in the city, warning the author
ittes Of the approach Of The party. The Mayor
OF Cleveland telegraphed to Mayor Wells, and
the Police Commissioners and United States
Marshal also received information OF the de-
paIture Of the " army" The note OF prepa-
ration was Immediately beard at hcadquar-
teIs. and ieAts oefnG entertained That disturb
nuccs might arise from the presence Of 80
large body or men IN our midst without re-
Police remained On duty all night. and were
present ut The depot on the arrival Of the
train, but NO Fenf1ns were to be seen.
PRECAUTIONS.
lclcs1ams were lmmeoately sent by Mayor
Mells aud the Police Commissioners to tho
the information that conld be obtained
Aa!or Duer, now stationed at Fort Porter,
VAS also informed Of Tue facts. lhe tozce at
tue fort. however, consists Of but fifty men
belonging to the reEular army, and there i5
little material Of war or means of any kind
to prevent any attempts at crossing that
might be made.
The y. s. Marshal and the Collector also
notified the commander OF the U. 5. steamer
Michigan, and everything was put In readi-
ness fur immediate service
DURING TIE DAY.