The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1867-02-27
FERIAN FORCES FROM ENGLAND.

Herald
Great excitement has been created In the CITY,
panied by no small amount OF alarm among the moro
timid portion OF the community at the rumor widely
spread ana 80 generally concurred in that the Fenian
conspiracy Is again In midst and that both In Eng
land and this country the strenuous efforts the
part OF the executive government will be required for its
from the fact that on the arrival OF the Liverpool and
Hoyhead steamers at the North Wall this day, large
party OF police proceeded board the vessels and ar
rested no less than sixty seven persons
The conveyance OF this body Of supposed Fenians
to the police station produced extraordinary amount
OF excitement IN the city, and combined with the alarm
ing intelligence from Chester strengthen the belief In
the public mind that this formidable conspiracy Is likely
to cause fresh trouble 10 the authorities.
The names of the steamers which the arrests were
made are the Alexandra and the Columbia 1t Is below
ed that the police received information from some source
board Be that as il may, the moment tia steamers
made their appearance In the bay they were met by
command OF superintendent Corr and Inspector Deyin
Each constable was armed with cutlass as they stood
drawn up at the points where the steamers were 10 come
alongside The Alexandria iron Holyhead, arrived at
quarter past o'clock with large number Of deck
passengers on board Amongst these were to be seen
about thirty who stood close together forward and
who appeared 10 be thoroughly acquainted they
versed in groups the vessels head being swung
round. This operation pre- ented the consabes going
board al once and the persons whom the alton.
ton of the police directed to collect at the
sarboard outer side OF the ship for the purpose, it
Is alleged OF throwing revovers and ammunition over
board The suppostion subsequently strengthened
by the discovery OF three large chamber loaded
unueF u Cou VI Chuie ucdT WHoIc tuoy
standing.
Al late hour last nigh, kilograms were received by
the government stating that large number Of the mon
who had collected yesterday In Chester had pushed on
to Liverpool and Hoyhead to take steamer for Dublin
and that great many Irish operatives and aborers were
collecting in Liverpool and Brkenhead for apparently
good purpose. 1t was also teegaphed that special
train in readiness Euston square station Of the
London Northwestern Railway 10 convey the Scots Fus
lier Guards Chester and that had been
made To rip up portions OF the rails on the line between
Birkenhead and Chester in case any attempt should be
Vlada Inv a Ia
collected Ia Chester In consequence OF this informa
ton the police received strict orders to keep vglant
lookout, and to ali suspicious looking persons who
would arrive By steamers from across the Channe aud
in accordance with these orders large body of the
North wall all last night. When the Alexandra came
alongside the police won't On board and ar
restsd thirty-one persons, principally young men
had recently returned from America. The prisoners
were sent of TO Sackvle place station under
strong escort and they had scarcely gone when the St.
Columbia steamed up the river from Liverpool at quar-
ter TO eight O'Clock. group Of men similar In charac
tor and Of the same class as those who came BY tho
they the police ashore Is said they made good
OF the time which was spent in swinging the vessel,
which, at the best, is very slow proceeding Thirty
six persons taken into custody and were sent to
join the first batch at Sackvile place station house
could scarcely be They very shaboly though
warmly clothed, and strange to say with very few OK
or other matter that could be used aganst them Some
Of them stated that they deck aborer discharged
soldiers, BAKERS silors mill workers. and several said
that they had come from America 10 their friends
They gave their Timothy Mahony Charles
Smith, Patrick Budds, Daniel Corbett Francis Kearng
John Gsoghegan, John Mcaaie, John Trayers, Edward
Norris, Thomas Egan Nchac! smith, Thos. Lonergan,
Hugh McGodrics James Mitchell alexander G D,s
Murphy, Aartin Coleman Patrick McNamee, George
Magee, Thomas Gleeson john Pigot Michael Mcmahon.
Edward Farrell, Thomas O'Shea, Patrick Mccormick,
Thomas CaulAeld, Henry Tracy, Bartholomew Carney,
O'Brten Thomas Faon, Edward Clancy, Patrick Hunt,
James Haiiman Patrick Hughes. Patrick Iocie stephen
Ss p.n
Ahern John j. Lymer, Bernard Egan, Thomas Archer,
Thomas waldron and Francis Barry.
The localities the majority Of Thorn came from were
Liverpool Bolton, Manchester, LeedT Brkenhcad aod
sheffield On being questioned In che station, two
or three OF them who assumed the position OF
spokesmcu for the rest said that the police
had right to interfere with their liberty, as thoy
were given TO understand that the suspension Of the
answers generally given TO the questions put 10
them very unsatisfactory. and the police have no
large numbers was for aggression. Arrangements ara
being made to have the river dragged for the revovers
steamers and as the cells or the stations are FULL the
prisoners VIII be ~ once transmitted to Richmond
Brdewell
In consequences OF further information received large
deachments of tho police stationed on Northwali to
watch all steamers inward bound Up 10 hve O'Clock
this evening vessel from Liverpool was expected to
rive with large number suspected persons board
but the write size did not hoave in sight
large iorce Of constables will remain on duty during the
night the Of the detective force actually
engaged watching the Of suspected parties In
the Sxtytnree Of the prisoners confined in Sack
Bridewe where they VIII remain till further orders
Nothing spoken Of through The city but the arrests
OF this morning, and great desi Of excitement prevails
Arrests in Dablin, February ID.
rErom she Dublin Freemans Journal, Feb 13-Even-
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alleged Fcnians yesterday had scarcely subsidized wnen
another capture or similar had been made this
morning. when no loss than thirty suspected per-
taken into custody and conveyed TO sackve
place station house. Owing TO the active organ zatoa
o. masses Of lnshmer residents In Ensiand Irish
tie government Issued Instructions 70 the police 70
ercse the greatest vigilance tho arrival Of al the
Scotland, ana, in accordance with these instruc-
tdns detachmcnts Of cousabee from the several d.
t.p sharp look out as was Known That arso num-
bers Of from Bolton, Leeda Manchester, Hudders-
neld. &c, were making for Liverpool, Holyhead and
land. Mr. Superintendent Corr and Mr. Inspector
Dsvin, Of the division, remained In charge Of the
Eiberuia noun Hoyhead three men named sheehsn,
Donovan and Wash vere arrested. Although great
many lrishmsn came down BY The London and North
best known TO themselves but remained in Holy head
where local police Of that pa kept close watch on
them and elegrapned their movements 70 Dublin for the
Information Of tho AUTHORITIES here
Abost I'VE O'Clock this morning tho City Of Dublin
Cempaty's steamer Trafalgar came alongside her berth
at the Norh~a and sooner was the gangway showed
on board than ovcr twenty men, who had stood Ia
body, tred 10 get shore with Is little delay posi-
bio Those men were evidently Of party, and con-
neced for some purpose, - they stood close together
ana seemed 10 understand each other thoroughly
Their efforts 70 got ashore frustrated by the police
who surrounded them, and calling the muster roll u
their capves their number found 70 be twenty I'VE
Without particle OF Unnecessary delay they sent
OF V Ackve place station house under strong escort
AZ the prisoners went along they loud their
plants al having their freedom intenered WITH and II
evident that they not that tho suspen
sion Of the hAbcas corpus act was still In force In Ire
land
About half past seven O'Clock the steamer ST. Coum.
biz arrived and a boarded BY the police who
captured I'VE men, OF whose departure from Liverpool
due advces had been received. They sent on 10
join their friends 81 the station - quickly they came
ashore.
As the steamer Sea Nymph, from Hoyhsad was OK.
pccted the persons who had arrived by tho Liverpool
steamers IL supposed had not heard Of the arrests OF
Tuesday morning; but thore L. no doubt Of the sus-
picious looking persons VINO had congregatcd Holy
head wore made Of the capture Of their brethren
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