Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1867-05-31

A FREsu FEsIAN SrIR.-According to the
New York Herald, the Roberts wing of the
Fenian organization is making immense pre-
parations for another raid upon Canada. 1t
says the Fenians in that city alone have al
ready stored away enough artillery and an
muniticn to equip one hundred thousand
men and supply them with the material OF
war for six months that the secret arsenals
are full of the most deadly weapons known
to modern warfare; that the arms thus col
lected have cost $500, 900 and the ammunition
over one million; and that the leaders OF
the Fenian organization now claim that the
United States Government have formed
determination not to interfere in any move
ments they may make against Canada IN
future. The Herald apparently believes ITS
own stories, for 1t sent reporter to st. Al
bans last week, to see the Fenian army con-
gregate for the new invasion. who has writ
ten startling letters from that place, about
"undoubted symptoms of Fenian activity.
.'rumors rapidly growing more definite and
general "the raid not possible contin-
gency, but an inevitable fact, &C. &c; but
apparently found St. Adams poor field tor
witnessing actual military operations, and
has gone to 0gdensburgh
The Herald publishes circular said to
have been sent to all the Fenian circles dated
May 23d, saying that the army OF Irish
liberty will soon be called to the field, when
$50 900 armed patriots will march TO the
defence Of our liberties" 1t is said that
secret instructions went with this circular
to deny it's authenticity, if Its contents IN
any way were made public
The Herald had also despatch from Ma
lone, dated Saturday, that one thousand
men could be raised in Franklin county for
the Fenian service IN a week, if there was
reasonable prospect Of success. The twenty
wagon loads of arms and munitions which
were confscated last year and aiterward;
restored to the Fenians. are yet in that
neighborhoOd, and can be produced when
needed.
A letter from Buffalo, May 25th, gives the
following reasons for believing that another
Border scare is presently to be witnessed;
First of all I have positive knowledge thai
within few days all the stores, arms, uniforms
&C., that for year past have been accumulst'
ing at the Broadway headquarters, have beer
shipped away or disposed Of in some way. Sec
ondly, all the Fenian senators and central or
GAMERS, with three or four exceptions, are
now spread along the border cities, holding
secret meetings with the circles and periectine
arrangements for future operations. Thirdly
all the chief officers who participated in The
invasion of last gear are already on the line O.
the frontier, with the exception Of Gen. O'Neil
who is organizing force al Nashville, Ienues
see, and Spear, who is circulating between New
York, Boston and Troy. Fourthly, large guam
titles Of commiEsary stores, arms, ammunition
and uniforms have positively found transporta
ticn to the frontier, at Buffalo, OEicnsburg, s.
Adams and other points within a month.
Per contra to all this, a despatch from
Buffalo, Monday, denies the truth of am
Fenian activity there, and despatch from
Montreal Monday night says
Information received here by the officials re
presents the rumors Of renewed Fenian trouble
on the frontier as entirely unworthy Of credit
! The effect to create a sensation is looked upoI
with Indifference.