Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1870-05-31

ment and two hundred OF the latter com manu-
started for St. Adams tonight. About five
hundred men left by the eight and eleven
o'clock trains over the Hudson River Railroad.
1t is proposed that mass heeting of Irish
sympathizers be held on Saturday.
BUFFALO, May 26.-About two hundred
Fenians left at 6:20 this p. NJ. Cor Malone
The Fenians here are not the least discouraged
by the reports from Pigeon Hill. No conf
denceis placed in the reports. One cr another
of the leading Fenians here accompany each
train of recruits. Messengers from the front
arrive frequently with dispatches, they fear
ing to trust the telegraph with important
news. The excitement here is on the IN
crease.
Money is paid into the treasury more freely
now than at the openingof the campaign. Daily
bulletins are issued appealing to Irishmen 20
sustain their friends and denying the press
reports Parties who were discouraged at the
movement at first are responding literally to
the appeal Buffalo will furnish transporta-
ton to all that wish to 90. One gentleman,
who figured with Moseby in the late war,
raised fifty men after the meeting last night
and they went to the front this p. Nj.
CHICAGO, May 26.-Great excitement has
PREVAILED among the Fenians of this city all
day. They very generally disbelieved the re-
port of the arrest of General O'Neill until 1t
was confirmed by subsequent despatches.-
The headquarters have been crowded all day.
ST. ALBANs, May 27-General Spear and
Fenian Generals Gleason and Prim, who ar
rived this morning, have, with other lesser
lights in the Fenian Brotherhood, been in
close consultation over the situation, and the
consultation eliminated in the issuing of an
order by General Spear, ordering the men to
90 into encampment two or three miles
from here.
One or two hundred have obeyed the order,
or at least have left the village. So near as
can be ascertained, General Spear awaits MEN
to return to the franklin line, as their press
ence there would necessarily draw portion of
the Canada troops from Huntingdon back to
that point. Many of the men express an
earnest desire to go TO Malone, and would
have done so last evening, or this morning, if
they had had money enough to pay for their
transportation.
TORONTO, May 27.-The movement Mt
Huntingdon began at five this morning. The
Fenians constructed breastworks of rails
across the field on the north bank of Trout
river. At half-past eight the Canadian troops
came up and opened fire. The Fenians fired
few shots and took to their heels. They
were pursued to the boundary line, where
their officers, displaying revolvers, attempted
tn force them into line, but it was fruitless.
There was not single casualty on the Cana
dian side. The Fenians left some woundcd
and one killed on the field. The United
States troops are advancing from Malone.
TORONTO. May 27.-Matters in tn, neigh
borhood of Huntingdon this morning are as
suming a good deal of interest General
Gleason is in command of the Eeuians, who
are we'll armed. The Canadian forces are as
sembling, aud active preparations are going
on for fight. Troops have also been ordered
back to Pigeon Hill III anticipation of further
trouble there. a small force of Fenians has
also appeared at Island Pond. All is quiet
on the Niagara and Detroit frontiers.
OGDENsBuRGH. May 27.-The Fenians
here are active and confident. The regular
tronps are mostly Irishmen and FeniGn sym>
pathysers, and if brought to confront the Fe-
mans it is doubtful if.thcy can be handled by
their officers.
ToRoNTo, May e7.-Detuiled accounts
from Trout river all agree that the rout OF tile
Fenians this morning was complete. The
firing had hardly commenced, when all took
10 their heels-iu wild confusion, and got across
the border lis fast as possible.
Large Numbers of them have arrived at
Malone. and such as have meaUs to get back
to their homes are getting away.
Not n nan OF the Canadian forces was
wounded. The Fen an loss is not, as yet,
correctly ascertainet. Few prisoners were
captured, and few are known to have been
wounded.
Sr. ALBANs, May EFT turns out that
the Fenians who lett here this forenoon only
proceeded north about two and a-haIf miles,
whera it was expected council was to be held.
The council was merely discussion of the
situation by the men themselves.
General Spear was near the main body. and
read to various little squads that gathered
about his carriage the favorable kilograms he
had received from the fight near Malone
His object was to convince the Fenians that
they ought to 90 to the aid of their comrades
at that point; but they were not easily con-
WINGED. They condemned the management of
General O'Neill in emphatic terms, and said
they had but little faith in the other lea ders.
A large 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 head quarters. Quite number of tel
egrams from Washington, Mlone and. other
points were handed to General Meade as he
stepped from the cars.
NEW York. Nay 27.-The Fenians in this
city appeared not at all depressed by the con-
Trajectory accounts of the retreat of the for
ces under General Gleason. The reports are
regarded as fabrications, aud rDany say that
British gold has been extensively employed
to secure this result The rumored 'resigna-
ton Of General Gleason has caused general
satisfaction, as no confidence was placed in
his ability as a commander. Enlistments
have been going on steadily all day, and the
only thing wanting is money to trans port the