The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-31
FENIAN AFFAIRS.

special to the Tribune says: lnforma'
tion received from the west states that
the preparations for descent upon Nj
agara are more extensive than had
been imagined, and fears are entertained
that Fenians will be across before the
Government is ready. Toronto has
looked upon the whole affair with 60
much indifference up to yesterday that
no thought Of danger to the western
lines had been entertained Nearly
all available volunteers here have been
called out with the exception of ba-
tallion further to the rear, and this is
ordered to be in readiness. Toronto
artillery and infantry are ready for &C,
tive service. The 7th Highlanders will
propably be stationed at Quebec for
orders. Cornwall is protected by the
59th Infantry and Ottowa is furnished
with the Goth Rifle Brigade.
MALONE, May 30.-Flanagans and
.lIogles hotels, where the Fenian officers
stop, are in possession of General
Meade, who has ordered the arrest Of
all the Fenian officers, and General
Gleason, Colonel Lindsay, of New Y York,
DR.. Donnelly, of Pittsburgh, and Capt.
Mann, of Malone, have been marched
to the guard house. The Fenian camp
has been seized upon 10y the
United States troops. One hundred
rifles, four sabres and one revolver were
secured No arrests. The Fenians
gave up their arms after short search
by the Lieutenant in command OF the
regulars. A boy who piloted the sol
diers was assaulted by the Fenians, but
was rescued. The Fenians arrested will
be brought before the United States
Commissioner today.
United States troops are on the bor-
der taking from store-houscs Fenlan
arms and ammunition Colonel Bagle
and the 6gth British have gone to Que
bee and volunteers now hold the Cana
dian frontier. Military matters will
assume Il reality to-day, when regular
will he tried for absence without leave.
Prisoner Murphy has been turned over
to the civil authorities in Canada
against the wishes of the volunteers.
Robert Collcry has to be added to the
arrests. Father Mcmahon went into
the country to avoid arrest Locomo-
tivcs with open trucks are kept ready,
with steam up night and day, at nearly
all the railway depots where troops can
be sent forward. Sarnia is protected
by artillery from London and infantry
from that and other districts.
Ottawa is in a state of terrible and
underlined excitement There is much
sensation because of a telegram from
Washington which announces that
Thornton has demanded his passports.
The Grand Trunk brigade was ordered
TO be in readiness to turn out yesterday,
and all the men are ready. They could
be shipped for any point IN sixty min
utes. There may he trouble about the
field piece that was taken from the
Fenians while in position on United
States territory. The facts are that
the fire was opened by the Fenians on
a knoll, l2O yards from the line, and
that the Home Guard made a rush
down the hill, shot down five Fcnians,
captured the gun and returned with it
to Pigeon Hill. There is not the slight.
est doubt that they crossed into Vermont
territory. The fact of the shooting OF
thrs last Feuiams was not known gen
orally aS the guards kept pretty silent
about it.
Toronto dispatches from Buffalo say
that there is in that city about 1900 Fen
ians who express their determination to
make Il raid in some locality, but being
without organization or any person ca
pable of leading them no attack need be
feared. This opinion is from a source
usually considered good.
The Port Colburn people expect that
an attempt will he made to break the
Wclland Canal, hut as there are plenty
of troops III the vicinity, there is really
not much danger of the success of any
such Undertaking. Three hundred Red
Biyrr troops and one company of reSu-
lars are mnIc" arms here ready to move
To Port Colburn or elsewhere if occasion
requires. Red River troops were to
start for Fort Williams tomorrow, but
will NOW p4ohably he detained as a
prrcauti"n.
Brrruo. May 30.-Fenian leaders
from the Middle States and West are
in council here today investigating the
late disaster and adopting measures for
reorganization. Although dlssusted
at the miserable failure at ST. Adams,
they profess not to he dispiritcd and
claim that the organization Will stead
ilv pursue It's object to success.
Sr. ALBAN$, May 3O-Therc are a
few Fenians still. lettering about the
streets but leave for home as soon as
they obtain money To pay tranSporta-
ton. Colonies Brown and Murphy are
in iail unable to obtain bail. Many
Fenians believe ONeill intended to
he arrested and threaten his life 1t
opportunity presents. They still claim
that he has large amount of Money