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on them, killing three and wounding eight. This
was their last attempt to cross the limo.
aoytr ~ prrIy's rfcuT

| fourth company New York; Irish Rifles. He
| had abo ut three hundred and fifty men under
arms. The second assault by the Fenians was
made about half past four. The Sirtieth Corps
and independent corps returned the fire. About
six in the evening Col Smith deploycd the Cana.
| dian forces in skrmishing order, and advanced
| to dislodge the enemy from cover among the
houses and in the hollow ground on the American
side The enemy, observing this move, retired
| TO their camp at Hubbards, firing as they won't.
The firing was kept up. with spirit for about ten
minutes.
FIVE on SIX rgNIASs WERE SHOT
before reaching the woods, and q good many
were wounded. After dark the Fenians removed
their dead and wounded, and retreated upon 81.
Adams. II is reported here that about dozen
Canadians were killed, but the report is not con-
6rmcG. The most reliable reports say that no
one is hurt on the British side. The Fenians are
inactive, movement taking place in Minnesots.
The people here express satisfaction ct the end
Of the raid.
ruR CANADIANS SATISFIED WITH THE SITUATION.
Ldter.-Thc Fenan movement may be now
looked upon as having virtually collapsed. Strag-
Cling parties may give a little trouble but the
preparations TO meet them so complete that
nothing but entire defeat will attend any further
attempts at invasion.
The story of Indians having attacked the
troops at Saut Ste. Marie cannot be traced to any
reliable source, and the latest advces say no.
thing Of II. On the Niagara and Detroit frontier
sufficient force is in readiness to rcpe any attempt
to enter the country.
WHAT TIE CANADIANS THINK ov THE BATTLE
From the best information received here, the
Fenian raid, far as Pigeon Hill is concerned, is
looked upon as q miserable failure. The Fenians
are now retreating, leaving their arms, baggage.
and wounded behind them. There was no loss
| of life on the Canadian side.
Huntington is now the principal point Of in
tcrcst, where every necessary preparation has
| been made.
| A Canadian Account of the Battle near
| Frnnkiin-Two Hours steady Fighting
The Bayonet Charge of the Victoria RI
des-Tho Fcniaps Cross the New York
Berder-A Stone Church Seized.
| MONTREAL, May 25- Midnight. Yesterday
| being the Queen's birthday holiday on which the
whole military force OF the Dominion, volunteers
ard regulars, /. fully reviewed, opened wet and
comfortable. In the morning II became known that
the Government had taken possession OF the tele.
graph wires, owing to the Fenian movement. AMI
I wien news ulu ktt tnrOugn, u was Always OF mum
bers OF fenians passing northward at various points
and Of munitions OF war approaching by special
trains on the Vermont Central road, and by large
numbers Of farmers teams between that road and
the expected point OF attack Every passenger that
| arrived from the southwark told q tale Of innumers
BILE crow ds OF unwushed roughs at all stations plum
| derinR the rcfreshmcnt rooms and promising to lick
| the Brttisbers, but wa. silent ~ TO the mode in
which the attack was 10 be MADE.
| ANnuMIioS ALONG THE ROAD.
| It soon became knnwn that six hundred boxes
were lying on the road between Franklin, VT, and
Cooks Corners, guarded by thirty or forty men.
| The United States officers In the vicinity had no
force wherewith to act in the premises TIE In
yaders' forces, We were told were concentrating on
| that point.
CANADIAN VOLUNTEERS or FOR rHE BATTLE FIELD.
| The volunteers, when assembled for parade at
noon, were n'ormed that they would have TO hold
themselves in readiness Tor duty, and at p. NJ the
| first detachment was formed OF quota from every
battalion This started for the front. The garrison
| artillery went to the fort at Isle Aux NoiI. The
| Victoria Corps, formed at the time OF the Trent
affair, from the young men OF the business houses in
this city. went to stanhridgc, while the remain
were concentrated at st. Johns, garrison town,
| base.
PRINCE ARTHUR OFF.
Ata very early hour this morning the Prince Con-
| sorts Own Rifles, commanded by Lord Alexander
Russell, with Prince Arthur ofAcer OF the regi
ment on his stat, followed and aftcrward battery
| OF Armstrong guns. Another detachment Of voiuu.
teers let this evening, and st another is just start
ing at II O'Clock.
| AMP. At TuE FRONT.
| Col Cnamberlin, NJ. p, the commander Of the
Home Guard OF the invaded district. WAS in Toronto
yesterday, but was to-dsy at the head of his at
the trout. He showed much yigor In seizng bee
| noon the old Fenian camping ground on Pigeon u
close to tho line, where lie was lace TO face with
about 800 Fenians, who were encamped on the old
Fenian camping ground on the road between Cooks
| Corners and Franklin Centre.
THE OPENING OF rHB BATTLE.
Tie Witness correspondent telegraphs from the
| battlefield as follows:
| The United States Marshal crossed to the Caua-
| dian side and informed Col. Smith that he had no
troops to prevent the FenRns crossing. In half an
| hour aIterward the Fenans opened FIRE upon the
sixtieth BAIT aliop volun leers under Col Chamber.
lin and the independent corps under Capt Westoyer
The volunteers returned the Ore with spirit The
Fenifns were sheltered by group OF houses on the
boundary line, but they len their cover. and a com
| pany dashed across tie lire into Csnads. The next
minute volunteer bullet laid
| DEAD TESIAN
| across the road, thirty yards n ON the line. The
skirmishne and trng Was continued at irregular in.
tervals for half an hour, when Capt Gsscoigne, who
had at the beginning Of the rng been patched
Stnbridge village for assistance, arrived with the
| Victorias, in double team wagons followed by Capt
Muir's troop OF cavalry. The cavalry dismounted
on hiH overlooking the Fenisns, and the Vctorias
deo'ed and opened a skrmishng fire from among
tie rocks, The Fenians retired under cover At 2:S0
and only an occasional bullet is heard whisting
| our heads,
| THREE DEAD FESIASs
| can he seen but more were killed and several
wounded. The volunteers during the lu ia the
nrinE we're mustered. Not man was found to be
hurt' As close this despatch at O'Clock, from
the firing, the enemy seem to be moving round our
natural fort Of rocks to the west upon Pigeon Hill
| TnE PENiANs REPrLsEp SECOND TINE.
| Later Advices conhrm the above IN all PARTICULARS
md inform US of second repulse sustained by
he fehians, said to be with some loss also of the
~rrest By Gen. Foster, L. =. Marshal Of the Fenian
Gen. oNel, who was taken in a close carriage to
st. Albans, The engagement between the volunteers