Daily national Republican. (Washington City [D.C.]) 1870-1872, 1870-06-01
rHE THREE DAYS WAR.
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h alspc. Al the Late FenIan Operations.

correspondent OF inc Now luih luilte,
writing from st. Adams, gives the following
interesting account Of the late Fenlan opcri-
tons
Now that the pressure Of events has been
lcssenod BY the complete failure of.fhe Fonian
Invasion o. Canada, i end sufficient lSisuro 10
give you a mon dcthilcd hcconnt Of thc late
movements II Ben. D'Neils "army, and the
causes that led 10 90 disastrous defeat TO the
plans OF that rcbclllous leader Your local
reporters have already described the bitter
dsscnsions that occurred In the Fonian organ
ization ln-the Now York Convention relative
TO the proposed movement upon Canada, and
tho difficulty experienced by 0'Ncil in carving
out his plans Cor equlpning hls forces for the
neld, ONen, as . prominent candidate for
the presidency Of the Brotherhood, found
himself opposed by a strong faction under the
leadership Of John Savage, whose adhcrents
styled themselves the peace party" In order
10 defeat O'Neill the Savage faction opposed
any warlike movements on the Canadian Dor
der, under the plea that the organization had
not recovered from the disaster Of 1906, and
was not prepared for any decided action look
Ing toward an invasion. The result Of the
complications was a split In tho Brotherhood,
and tho election Of 0'Ncll 10 tho presidency
by the eastern branch, In opposition 10 the
o'NEIL AND REn oF RED RIVER FAME.
The Red River troubles gave O'Neil great
hopes Of an opportunity Of successfully ongag-
ing In q struggle with the Canadian troops
under circumstances that would enable him
TO achieve at least temporary success, aud
In the momontary excitement thus aroused,
rcplenish his treasury and put money In his
purse. This last motive was the strongest Of
all, for II Is notorious that the men ginning
possession OF power In the organization, con
sidorcd their positions only as q means Of en-
riching Themselves at the expense Of those
who were willing TO give money for the
cause" OF ireland. As soon as O'Ncil again
found himself In possession Of power he placed
himself In communication with Reil, the Rcd
River leader. who, being then involved in
serious complications with the Canadian Coy
crnment which threatened him with harsh
military measures readily accepted such as
sislance as O'Neil offered. IL Is now pretty
well established that O'Neil agreed to harass
any expedition that might be sent against
Rel, though II Ia difficult to understand how
the Fenian leader proposed TO act, a. the OBJ
stacles In bis way were Of such character Us
to render Il hazardous, II not foolhardy
undertaking. But In view Of the fact that the
main object Of the O'Ncil faction was to
draw money from their dupes, II may readily
be believed that they in reality never Intended
any serious movement In Reils behalf, espo-
cially as the Red River people never suggested
that they would furnish money for the oxpcdl-
ton.
During the progress OF these negotiations,
the adhercnts Of 0'Neil exerted themselves
night and day In raising funds, and 80 excited
the more ignorant and crcdulous portion Of
our Irish population with visionary schemes
for the reduction Of the British empire by
scising Canadian territory, that they realized
large sums-the greater portion of which still
remains In the pockets Of the receivers
PRELIMINARY MOVEMENTS.
The partial attempt of the Red River din
cultics threw damper upon the announced
plans Of O'Neil and he found himself COM
PEELED 10 make some sort Of a movement or
lose prestige In the brotherhood. The old
scheme Of invading Canada by two or three
separate columns, at distant points from each
other, seemed the only feasible one, and
O'Neil made preparations accordingly. The
Fenian circles In the neighborhood Of 81. Al
bans, Malone, Pottsdam, and Buffalo, were
placed In possession of considerable Guanti-
ties Of arms, OF miscellaneous character,
which they were 10 conceal at convenient
points for use when the army arrived for hos
tile action. Muskets were dlsmembcrcd aud
oach part packed up In separate boxes In order
70 reduce bulk and ltIil suspicion. Ammunl-
ton and uniforms were also shipped, and In
some Gases provisions were provided. SUM-
Client secrecy was maintained TO enable the
leaders to accumulate these stores and munl-
tons, and II was not until about ten DAYS ago
that the general public became aware that
hOstne movements on the Canadlan border
would really be made.
now o'NEIL BoAsTED.
Even then ONeil stated 10 those he pre-
tended 10 take into his confidence, that the
movements along the Vermont and New York
State border were simply fclnts TO draw atten-
lion from the more serious movement In the
West, which he claimed had for It's object the
seizure or destruction Of the supply and am-
munltion train for the Canadian expedition TO
the Red River country. He at that time pre-
tended that he had great hopes Of successfully
attaekAng me ts~A,s- - asoy passed In portage
over Canadian soil from Lake Huron to Lake
Superior, In avoiding the Sault Ste. Marie
Canal This movement was TO be the most
decided one, and the troops destined for that
expedition were TO DC picked men. This was
q very nice programme on paper, but Il proved
too difficult for execution, II indeed the project
was ever seriouly entertained.
THE "ARMY" IN MOTION.
The arrangements for an invasion having
boon considered perfect, O'Neil gave the order
for movement on Sunday, the 22d instant,
and the Fcnlan volunteers began to assemble
In New York, Boston, Philadelphia, and other
cities. The numbers Of these men were largely
exaggerated by the leaders and railroad men,
and the belief gained ground that thousands
Of Fenlans were en- route for the border, when
In reality there were only few hundreds
Squads Of thirty or forty each were sentaway
on that Sunday night, and II became nOised
about that eight or ten thousand men were off.
At st. Adams the invaders first made their
appearance, and by Tuesday night about
Tour hundred men had arrived and disap-
peared on the road to Franklin Centre. The
following day probably two hundred more
came up by the trains, and remained IN town
IDLE and careless of the battle expected. The
rains from the East also carried Fcnlans 10
Malone to the number OF about two hundred In
AL who were met by nearly six hundred from
I'M NUl and Hsa a..
laps one thousand dropped at Malone by
night, OF these scarcely four
hundred could be Induced to march Tor the
ront although nearly every man left town In
he direction OF Trout River. The movement
lAd commenced, however, and the men ON
he ground fully believed that they were but the
.dyance guard Of an army of thirty or forty
housand, all eager for the struggle to he made.
PROCEEDINGS IN THE ARMY"
Contrary 10 his previously announced plan
II campaign, Gen. O'Nell appeared at st.
Albans IN person, and assumed command OF his
jagged and ill-conditloncd army as Il marched
n Towdy fashion for Franklin. On the
morning Of the 25th, he succeeded in getting
Ip about 800 men, and had on the ground, by
means Of wagons, sufficient small arms TO
qulp perhaps 800 men. There was also
mall rifed cannon, with n box or two OF
hells, and the Quartermaster appeared TO
nave suits for nearly all the men that came up.
The work OF arming and forming this force,
nr army" as o'Neii grandiloquently called
Il, was n very amusing one. Some of the
men refused to take the uniforms, as they
feared the consequences In case Of a capture:
Others quarreled Tor the possession Of the few
carbines at hand, and the minor officers also
disputed each others authority or rank. This
was the most serious Of all, for II rendered
the rank and file insubOrdinato and impru-
dent The men would drop the word "Gen-
nfnlH when nldrpaainnr ntNafI nj ta k,.,a,r
70 hdgct and chafe over the delay until by
dlnt OF much coaxing and considerable lying
he and hls officers managed 10 put the force
into shape. All the time these preparations
were In progress citizens belonging on both
sides OF the line were permitted to pass 10 and
fro, and thus carry accurate information Of
their strength and proposed movements to
those on the road 10 resist their advance.
THE 'BRICK HOUSE," BATTLE.
You already know how the battle Of the
brick house ended. A brief speech from
O'Neill, brave reply from Captain DOnnelly
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