The Charleston daily news. [volume] (Charleston, S.C.) 1865-1873, 1870-05-30
THE FENIAN FURRY.
THE c4UsEs OF THE FAILURE.
Latest from the Border.

Latest from the bOrQer.
The Fenian invasion, as far as the movement
in the direction OF st. Albans Vt, is concern
ed, has exploded. Yesterdays kilograms state
that soon after the arrest Of General O'Neil the
Fenian officers held long council Of war, and
decided that it was useless, with the small
number Of men at their command, to make
any further attempts atinvading Canadian soil,
and, in consequence, the roads leading from
Franklin to st. Adams, Vt, are lined with re-
turning wearers OF the green. 1t is stated
that there is not now FenIan in the former
village, and that guns, ammunition. blankets
and other paraphernalia of war are scattered
about in great abundance, and are being
picked up by the farmers and villagers.
LAUNDERING STRATEGY.
The rank and file complain bitterly of their
officers, and say they do not understand their
business. One thing is deemed evident, name
", that the point chosen for crossing the line
was the most untavorabe one, and could have
been bettered by going half mile distant,
where there was an open field. AS 1t was, the
enemy was entrenched behind rocks, and haG
decided advantage. An aid OF General
O'Neil says one thousand men could not have
driven the Canadians from their position,
which naturally was very strong one, and
the Fenians, for the most part, became sadly
demoralized at the first volley Of Canadian
musketry, and the officers had little or no con-
troll over them. Some witnesses OF the Gsht,
who were officers in the late war, do not hes-
tate to affirm that the most shabby military
tactics were displayed, and that the result
would have been different had the affair been
managed differently.
GENERAL o'NEILs ARREST.
General O'Neil could not prevent his arrest,
however much he might have been disposed.
General Foster, the United States District Mar
shal, was very firm with him. and told him
that his life was endangered II he made any
resistance or attempted to escape. On the ar
rest of ONeil, Boyle O'Rielly took command,
and he has written private letters to General
O;Neil, endorsed by H. s. Hart, reporter Of the
Free Press, NJ. B. Carpenter, reporter for the
Troy Press, H. c. Tuttle. reporter for the Port
land Herald, and c. H. Tuttle, reporter for the
Boston Advertiser, assuring the General that
he need not fear that his name will sustain one
iota of blemish. General O'Neil is now in the
common jail at Burlington.
COUNCIL AND. ITS RESULT.
ST. ALBANs, May 27.
It turns ont that the Fenians who left here
and q half miles, where 1t was expected
council was to be held. The council was merely
a discussion of the situation by the men them
selves. General Spear was near the main body.
and read to various little squads that gathered
about his carriage the favorable kilograms that
he had received from The fight near Malone.
His object was to convince the Fenians
that they ought to 60 to the AID OF tnelr
comrades at that point, but they were not
easily convinced. They condemned the
management man OF General O'Nei in en-
phatic terms, and said they had but little
faith in the other leaders. They remained at
the point above named until about 3 o'clock,
when they commenced marching back TO town
in military order, reaching here about
o'clock. On their arrival here the news OF the
Fenian repulse near Trout River quickly
spread among them, and their only talk was
Of obtaining transportation hence at the
earliest moment General Gleason, who has
certainly been in town to-day, notwithstand-
ing his reported presence at Malone, left in the
noon train for the latter point. lie was In con.
slant conversation with Fenian officers and
men. but the result shows he had little or
no influence in controlling the movements.
MORE ARRESTS.
At4 o'clock this afternoon the Fenian officers,
Colonel John H. Brown, of Lawrence, Mass,
and CAPTAIN Monahan, Of Burlington, Vt,
were arrested upon warrants made out by
United States District Attorney B. F. Fifeld.
No resistance was offered. Shortly after they
were arraigned before United States Commis-
sIoner Rand. and in default Of $4,000 bail each,
were ordered to be committed. Others are
likely to be arrested if they remain about
there. A report has been received that Thomas
Murphy, from St. Adams, who was captured by
the Canadians, near Cooks Corner, Is to be
hung tomorrow. Murphy has family of chill
dren residing two or three miles from this
village.
GENERAL MEADE on HAND.
A large and enthusiastic crowd gathered at
the depot this evening to witness the arrival
of Generals Meade, Mcdowell, Hunt, Van Vliet
and ingalls,. These officers were Immediately
driven to the Weldon House, where they have
headquarters. Quite number of kilograms
from Washington, Malone and other points,
were handed General Meade as he stepped
from the cars. portion Of the United States
troops from Fort Warren, that have been here
for two or three days, left this evening for Ma
lone, in company with three companies that
arrived here on the train.
BEHAVIOR OF THE FENIANs.
a large number of Fenians left for their
homes today. Still many remain, who are
marching about the streets in excellent splr-
it's. Thus far they have perpetrated no mis-
chief, owing to the United States troops. The
citizens treat them kindly, and furnish them
with considerable provisions.
THE LATEST.
TORONTO, May 2s-P. NJ.
All is quiet on the Niagara and Detroit from
tiers. Eight Fenians were killed and twenty
wounded yesterday. The excitement has
ceased and business has been resumed, though
the border is still closely guarded by regulars
and volunteers Advices from the Red River
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