Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1870-05-27
The Situation at st. Alban's-Desti.
tute Condition Of the Eentans There.

that left for home last evening were the Bur
lington BOYS. The rest remained here, and
were provided with food by order of L. 5. Mar
shall Foster and the village authorities. The
presence of the United States troops and the
closing of the liquor saloons kept them orderly
and peaceable. The depot furnished shelter for
one hundred, others quartered on their sympa-
thiZing friends, while others were compelled TO
lay out doors. The men have no money, and
the officers do not seem to have more than
enough to provide for their own wants. Some
of the men claim that Gen. O'Neil has one or
two hundred thousand dollars of the Fenian
funds in his possession, but this statement must
be taken with many grains OF allowance. They
were lettering about the streets this morning,
in squads OF ten or more, discussing their prob
able fate and destination.
Gen. Spear and Fenian Gems. T. II. Gleason
and III. Prim, who arrived this morning AMI
booked their names at the American House,
from Virginia, have, with other lesser lights ia
the Fenian brotherhood, been in close c)ns1l-
tation over the situation and the result was the
issuing of an order by Gen. Spear ordering the
men to go into encampment two or three miles
from here.
One or two hundred have obeyed the order.
or at least have left the village. As near can
be ascertained General Spear wants the men TO
return TO the Franklin line, as their appearance
there would necessarily draw a portion of the
Canadian troops from Huntington back to that
point, and many of the men express the earnest
desire to go TO Malone and would have gone last
eN ening or this morning IL they had have had
money enough to pay for their transportation,
but they have not and are not likely 70 leave az
present.
The United States Marshal received a tele-
gram last night from Washington that the gov
eminent will not pay for their transportation
home, but that the expense must be borne BY
the state government. This was unexpected,
as at the time OF the other Fenian raid, four
years ago, the government willingly offered to
pay the traDsI tation bills OF the returning Fe
mans. Col. Mosby is reported to have been here
yesterday, and to have left for the border at an
early hour this morning with fifty picked men,
The report, however, needs confirmation, as DO
many other reports that are flying about. The
Fenians, as well as others, still continue to ex-
press great indignation at the manner of the
burial OF their comrade, Rowe, who was GER
talnly put under ground, il reports are true, in
most inhuman way by the Canadian troops:
Further information from Gen. Donnelly, who
Is still at Franklin, says that he is failing very
fast, and is not expected to live very long. The
bullet still remains in his thigh, and cannot be
removed. After the engagement at Richards
farm and the Fenians had left Franklin, some
OF OF the Canadian troops came this side or the
line and seized peice of artillery and large
quantity Of ammunition that had been abaIl-
doned. Gen. Foster had or will make formal
1emand 1es LOT nc It's return. All reports say that he
he could only have it at the point of the bayo-
net.
PHILADELPHIA, May "a dispatch to the
Yesterday morning. Later dispatches obviate
the necessity for repeating 1t entire.
Particulars OF the Fenian Defeat.
TORONTO CUT, May E.-The movement nj
Huntington began at O'Clock this morning
The Fenians constructed breast works of rails
across field on the northern bank of Trout
river. AT SH the Canadian troops came up
and an opened fire. The Fenians fired a few
shots and took to their heels, being
pursued TO the boundary line, where their OFF,
GERS displayed revolvers and attempted to form
them into line; but it was frutless. There was
not a single casualty on the Canadian side. The
Fenians left few wounded on the field. United
States troops are advancing from Malone.
CONCORD, May accompanies 4 and B. 5th
[. 5. heavy artillery, passed through Concord
this morning, from Fort Adams, for Malone
They were accompanied by Major Gen. f. j.
Hunt.
OswRoo, May IA company of the First
United States Artillery, stationed at Fort Onta-
rio, consisting of forty-five men, left here this
morning on the Oswego and Watertown road.