New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1868-01-14
GREAT BRITAIN.
THE FENIANs.

The Fenian excitement is on the increase
throughout England and Ireland. Irshmen arrested
almost daily at Of the great works and manuac
tories London and the Provinces At Osborne Isle OF
Wight the Queen strictly guarded both by military and
the Islanders who have been In as special costa
bes The Mayor OF Cowes wrote to the Queens equerry
Ssndeng the services Of the inhabitants to assist IN pre-
serving her person. The following reply was sent by
fOsBoRSE.-Sirs have had the honor Of receiving
and OF submitting to the Queen the letter written by You
the Inhabitants Of West COwes expressing their regret
that any necessity should have arisen for the
scsdent at Osborne and proerng their services either
their loyal devotion Her Majestys person and family
Her Majesty commands me 10 say tlat ehe Is ueely
by these loyal assurances on the part OF her sub
iects at Cowes and very grateful for them She has her
self entertained the slightest appeneHsoh az 20
yield TO the representations OF her Government ny CIV
ing her sanction 70 inc ~ nc tor se oy
70 consider whether anything more is necessary
sr MseSty Command forwarded Your letter to the
Home Secretary, who VIII Judge how far IL may De ue
nv the loysi inhabants Of Cowes have tine honor to
be. sir. your very Obedient and humble servant
At WEYMOUTH on the southwest coast OF England the
Tine %Si on the Island Of Portland N
Weymouth harbOr large military force has been sent
watched Nearly all the Irish Fenan cOnvicts are con,
fined at Portland, and hence the excitement III Is sara
that barrels OF gunpOwder have been ounu on he
coast and on the goth of December Is said that rng
was heard at and the was that the
collision with an English man,ofwar ,. -, 49,,
The latest sensation IN London, ON the evening OF inc
sOth WAS the following dispatch from Cork, winch APP
peared in The Pail Mall Gazette: .,,--,. ,r,,o
most alarming Fenan outrage that has yet occurred
here took place this morning At O'clock elght men
A. the principal street Of the city, and presented re-
yoye the heads Of Mr. Airport and two o. hs as b
ntrudcrs then nhed the shop ana TOOK reYovers ana
O rounds Of %n TS ess than seS % O minutes
The street filled with people at the Tune Inc men
the utmost deiberatiOn. The disappeared down an
adjoining street. No arrests have yet been inad s.
which appeared in The Times Of the S0th IN which no
warns them that their present course can Ts IS @
their families He says another result WI De the us
charge Of all Irishnen from employment IN England
THE ABYssINIAS EXPEDITION
A dspatch from Alexandrialon the 2Sth Of December
says
The Crocodile trnopship, with the troops brought by
the Esplates sailed today Tho troops consist OF IL OF,
Acer wo oicer wives men, 93 soldiers wives, ana
81 children Of the Royal Artillery "a officers officers
wives IS officers children servants az ~ oseys "Yn o
GERS wife Go men, soidiers wyes nIa o Ss sbeho o
has surrounded Msgdsla
be- NEWS FROM cAPTIyEs.
The following is extracted from letter written by
Lieut. Prdeaux, Of the English prisoners at MagdaS
gu the isth.Of. October;
I've are all In good health and anxiously awaiting
news from the COAST about the movements Of those who
ought 70 deiyerers Every day brings with TILT
aferward; only relate 10 the dolng OF
tie native cbiefs Of whom now fndustrOusy
engaged in wagfng against each other apparently
utterly gafdless the common enemy al Debfa TABOR
who x looked upon as completely done for. Rumor has
been busy about hnaso but the plain iaes seems 70 DC
that hs IL stu shut up In his hedge ~ nearly an
his followers and with those refDalHuS hOout MN lying
OF stsrvaflon ulDrOse Won are that the currency
OF Ibyssinia consists Of pieces something the
shape OF the sole VI foot, abe "hcs long ana
han an inch broad aud thick 800 the
salt plain VI Talfal. on the b0Fd :
lent pprposes Is Of the most nb 8
pcrona times you c0Hld get 81 or
adollar, since We have been ere
has varied from 10 for the hat
tia Kin &c camp people are bad
salt for d0ilar-thls Is the % al be
given Of the utter destitutp iced