, 1870-05-30
THE FENIAN RAID.
The @s' 8Mttle OF Cook Corner4,ss
( Adams {Nay eG} Correspondence Of The Se,o 10,

| A4e 1uuL @! the Fen1Ana At the Cook Corner
9atue yesterday vas most complete, aud b
daylight this morning the Whole miniatur
army Of less than two hundred men WAS e
/ route to this town, and they are now lounein
nbout the Streets in q most pitiabIe condition
Some are discouraged, all are indignant, an
Few are anxious t. join other branches Of th
invading forces when tue prospects, OF success
General 0'Neill for his inliscretion in putin,
them Against . superior, well entrenct.ed force
anu hts loyalty to FeniaEism and devotion Il
the welfare Of his command are very sharpl
criticized.
The British troops numbered shout zoo
being composed about half Of volunteers ant
the other half Of armed citizens lirirc in thu
immediate vicinity. They wcro projected no
only by dense forests. but by hundreds O.
ponderpus and i1npre5nable rocks, and haf
tie additional advantage Of elevated position
Which, claim many Of the Fenians, with goot
reason, might havu been offset By Bi1nilal
coign of advantage on their part. Eithel
through stupidity or ignorance, Genera
ONeil neglected to improve the natural ad
vantage Of position which he assumed, ant
formed lis men IN column Of fours il. tlf
highway.
The freedom from restraints of military dis
ciplne which has characterized tho movements
Of the Fenian troops. vas most glaringly OK
hiblted III this Instance. Although the attack.
ing party were well informed of the number of
their antagonists and the strength OF their po.
sltlon, they yet neglected to take even the com.
mon experience Of military life. Tie advance
guard consisted Of butthree men, who marched
but six feet in advance of the main body, aud
the entire force were huddled together like ed
many sheep. Eyery available maj was pressed
into activity. and there were no reserves o,,
which to fall back for support. When all was
ready for the slaughter, General O'Neill.
true to lis reputation, committed what
wns perhaps the greatest blul,der OF the
fenian campai ign;; Instead Of doployine lis men
as eklr1nishtrs along the line, which afforded
every facility for the employment of such q
torce. and even entrenching them behind the
rock fences, bark piles and buildings which
abounded. he gave the order to Charge in solid
column on the heights above. The occasion
reminded one forcibly OF the fatal movements
pron % fredeFie;knIlburg during the war Of the re-
belhon, except that in the present instance tho
stronger force occupied tile more formidable
position. Tue men slowly hut steadily moved
forward, their commander leftly taking him.
self out OF the way and placing fhe whole of
big house before his body to avoid the danger
which might arise from bullets which wero e4-
I Ipseted from the brow Of the opposite hill.
The Canadians, however, had calculated their
chances With care. Every point Of the aitua-
ton had been carefully weighed, and they we're
determined that whateyer others mightdo there
should be NO charges Of violation OF the neu-
t1alty laws preferTnd against them. Accord
ing}y they waited patiently till tho last man
meuced. One yolley from the muskets If tI,o
Canadian troops. Which. by the ,rnv rn.Ie
John Rowe the first victim of the ca1nnairr,.
spread CONSERVATION among tho Fenian tfooDs.
and they scattered like chickens in search OF 3
shelter from tho rain. Some OF them found
harborace behind the stone fences with which
the locality abounds. Others laid themselves
down behind tie piles Of bark, while an unfor-
tunate few, headed br Brieadier General ]. j.
DonueIy, Of Utica, spucGt protection within
tle wallis Of an old barn at lie rieht OF tLo
rohd. 4 scattering fire was then institutal.
with no effect on either side,
this t1ilstory method Of dong , busi,,,ess ~ IN. ~
earthed General OKeill and dnmandaii nar.
mission to charge up the hill in front. This
request was peremptorily refused. sensible.
however, Of the fact that eonetbiur n,nst he
done to rouse the waning aoirit OF bis men.
General Q 'Neill ordered 1etIo6ade march to
the top Of the hill, and here again he display
ed his utter want Of military tactics. a. well a.
4 total disregard for the lives Of his men.
There were methods Of reaching the eu1nmit
which ought to have been mSnifast n ths
nerest novice, even before the onaI,in1 NJ The
fight. But General O'SeiIl eitler conIi not nr
would not perceive them. This order placed
hie men il the position Of clarnher;nr 4 steen
bill With tbe;r hacks n I'm onannr
and ut short muskotrv r,nro H-.,s
men they wern. Il "a t,1a h,,+ so ti,a1
conld mt wit}1stsnI eYYc}, tor-;hI, k.;f ,sI.f
let's. Thomss Mu1rnr fell had 4 III IL oa ..sna ~
aui the resi- dre,;1;nr IA fnf5-a 1.,tara aseps;
seemed half ipcl;ned ~ AZ IN, r. ~ aaia ai'
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la,nmatory snecc., Which taIaa,snied ~ ~, ~,
last uichf. ia effect vaa tn hap,an hpua }Ia tIa
brayest of the man. h"t ,ftar neaa t,,a. ta9 10y
reached Tho ton of shn h;li fher saa,,aI d;.; G1o
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