The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1867-05-29
THE FENIANS.
THE FENIAN PLAN OF INvAsIoN-THREE COLUMNS
OF TEN THOUSAND MEN EACH TO ADVANCE
EACH OBJECTIVE POINT TO BE ASSAULTED, ETC.

THE FENIAN PLAN OF INvAsIoN--THREE COLUMNS
OF TEN THOUSAND MEN EACH TO ADVANCE
EACH OBJECTIVE POINT TO BE ASSAULTED, ETC.
night discloses the fact that the approaching
Fenian attack will be made by three columns,
at three @ different points, OF ten thousand & men zen
known beyond the commanders of the invading
army army but it ls Rermitted, ed, to to be known a that nat
will make desperate assaults upon the several
Secret meetings of the order are being every
where held tonight throughout the country
the following reprint from this city serving as
circies:-
FEN1ANs, ATTENTION : The military ana civic
to at Apollo Hall, corner of Congress and River
streets, Tuesday evening at o'clock. A full at
come before the meeting. .l
small column ofUnited States troops passed
up the Hudson River Railroad yesterday, de-
Major General Sam Spear is said to have
the frontier, though did not see him.
ACTIVITY AMONG THE MICHIGAN FENIANs-MEET-
NGs BEING HELD AND REGIMENTS ORGANIZED.
DETROIT, May 2S-There is great activity
among the Michigan Fenians Meetings are
being held all over the State for enrolment and
drill: Senator Meehan ana OoIonei Weisn, 20, 81
hold mass meeting here tomorrow evening
The sinews of war are being gathered and regt-
ments organized,
THE ALLEGED COMING MOVEMENT AGAINST CANADA
THE FENIAN ARMY IN READINESS TO STRIKE
THE BLow-THE GATHERING UPON THE BORDER,
ETC. ETC.
ST. ALBANs, May 2S-Again our citizens are
on the olti Uiue respecting Fenian movements
and this time there appears to be some reason
for anticipating raid on the PROVINCES at no
distant day. have conversed with Two ofncers
of the Fenian army, whose acquaintance l
formed while they were in seRvice at this point
last summer, and the substance of their state-
ment is that they, with four Thousand picked
men, who are located on the borders between
this place and Malone, New York, are only
awaiting an opportune moment to strike de-
cisiVe blow at British rule on the American
continent; and II they cannot form the nucleus
for an Irish republic in Canada, they can at
least, instll democratic ideas into the minds OF
the people, and endeavor to procure the anneXa-
tion of Canada to the United States.
The officers say they have had special orders
from headquarters since the trial OF Colonel
Burke and his low-prisoners in Ireland, and
they aver that If they are hanged Brttnin Will
nav dearly in this country as we'll as Ireland
Large quantities OF small arms and ammuni-
within their reach, which will be used as soon
as an opportune moment arrives This precau-
tion was taken some weeks since, so that when
the "boys in green'' again cross the border tnelr
supplies will be out of the reach OF the United
States officers. MY informantS allege that
when the army crosses the line tney VIII De
ioined by several hundred Irish Canadians,
whose names are enrolled at headquarters in
New York, and who have in their keeping the
munitions above mentioned. The invading
army will be all officered and equipped, and
sunplied with enough provisions to last it unt TIL
it gains a sufficient fooLhold upon the country
to.live thereon.