Gold Hill daily news. [volume] (Gold Hill, N.T. [Nev.]) 1863-1882, 1866-07-20
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tho Queens Own.0
From Correspondence Of Chicago Tribune.l
All Of the log chains ever wrought BY
Old Vulcan, could not have kent the
Queens Own confused mass together.
Every man took to his heels, and the
"bloody divils" Of Fenians take the hind.
most. Some took the fields, some kept to
the railroad track. while large numbers
deemed the woods the path Of safety
each face being turned toward Port Col
horne. the point whence they emerged, a
proud and confident army, but few hours
need not describe to you the appear.
anna Of these men when they reached
port Claiborne. In many instances their
best friends failed to recognize them-hat-
iess. coatless, shoeless, and in many In
stances almost "sans culottes." Falstaffs
his,oric army would be counted as Brum-
mels and Prince Georges, in comparison
And this 10 o days history Of the
aOueen's Own" made up OF the pet chill,
dren of Canadian aristocracy. 1 need
hardly say to you that the paltry ineti-
oiency-to use no harsher term-of the
"Queen's Own" excites the deepest NOR
tiacation and SORROW among the Canadian
people.
After the dispersion Of the Queens Own,
the Fenians remained in Ridgeway for a
brief period, and then took their way
back to the battle. field, and during the
night to Fort Erie, as has already been
published.
The people here tell me that the Fenians
behaved well during their stay at Ridge
way. No outrages were committed, no
property stolen or destroyed, except what
was deemed necessary for subsistence. l
went over the track of the march from
Fort Erie to Ridgeway, and saw no evil
dence that an invading army had been
there. When prisoners were taken by
them, they were at nee paroled and sent
about their business. The conduct OF the
British in this respect, wa generally the
yery reverse. I saw several men captured
at points far distant from the battlefield,
carrying with them not the remotest evil
dence that they had any connection with
the Fenian raid, stripped OF their clothing
searched, relieved Of every thing valuable
on their persons, subjected to the grossest
insults, and every other annoyance put
upon them that human hatred could sug-
gest.
I can hardly condemn the judgment
which influenced the action Of the Fenians
in retreating to Fort Erie, and finally at
tempting to reach the American side, but
Of one thing l am well satisfied : had they
followed up the Aging British, their march
to Port Colborne would have been as easy
md uninterrupted as from Fort Erie to
the battle. ground. There would have
been scarcely q show Of opposition. The
troops at Port Colborne would have evac-
uated without firing q gun. At that point
were O large number of propellers, tugs
and sailing vessels, lying in the canal. In
possession of these, they might have made
their escape into Lake Erie, if the necesSi.
ties Of their situation seemed to demand
1t, or remained there with scarcely the
possibility of being driven from a position
so easily held. Besides, the inhabitants
Of Port Colborne are Irishmen and Fe-
mans almost to a man. A British officer
himself told me that Port Colborne was
the most disloyal town in Canada, and
nothing but the presence Of British troops
kept them from open revolt. HIo Hoe.