, 1870-04-15
CANADA

sfruvH fAe U0milton tC1Tuda) 1fus<s, Apfil14
II is difficult to say whether or not there Ia
any real danger Of Fenian raid being made
upon tho easte1n townships In the direction Of
Montreal; 1t il impossible for us to say, from
the want OF reliable aud e1sct information on
the subject There can be no doubt tLst tho
government at Ottawa has received such intel
Egence as to Lead TO tho supposihoa that there
ii danger, and 10 induce the autho1ihoa to
ADOPT the necessary naans TO prevent or 1epol
my mediate. II ia announced by telegraph
that the government has Just received poaitive
information that there are Feniau move
rnents going on in tho nnighborhood OF tins
frontier Of the Province Of Quebec. A Montreal
troop Of volunteer cavalry, under command
on sunday afternoon, and marched yesterday
afternoon for Huntingdon, by the way OF La
chine and Hcmmingforl. Telegaphic ordera
wcre Aleo sent TO Colonel Mckeacher, COM
manding tho Fiftieth battalion Of the Hun
tinGdon Borders, and to Colonel Rodgers,
commanding the Fift5-6rst Battalion, to place
their men undc1 arms, and to be prepared for
an emergency. Similar orders have also bcen
acnt to Major Stevens troops at Sherbroole,
md the Cooknhire Mounted Corpa, 1nstrnc-
tions have also been sent TO the Si1tieth Bst-
talon or MiRsissquoi Bay Corps, Lieutenant
Colonel B, Chamberlain, II. F.. commanding;
Lieutenant Colonel c. Dunkin, u. P, com
mandine; T~enty-h1st Battalion 1t st.
Johns, Lieutenant Colonel Murchand COM
mAnding. The battery Of Garrison Artillery
1t St. Johns are to make immediate prepAra-
tions TO march to the frontier 1he battetiea
Of the Montreal Garrison ARTILLERY md Colo
mol steyenson'e Field Battery hATa received
orders to hold themselves in readiness to
march towatd the frontier. General Lindsay
has been holding consultations with tho Cab.
met 1t OttAwa, with reference to tho defence
Of the country, and the above oraers hare
boon issued As the result. About one thou
Of Chateaguay and Nissisquoi, and arc b1loted
at their headquarters, near the frontier, and
arc ready to concentrate at any point at mo-
ments notice. It has also Been decided to
call out 1000 more more men Of the
active milida in the Province Of Quebec.
and, il necessary, will be concentrated be-
twocn Montreal and the frontier. It ts ree-
kumed that, II l raid should be attempted, it
will take plaen this week, on Thursday or FIJI.
day, and that it Will be made 1t the SAME point
as tho raid In 1855 that is. between 81. Ar
fourteen carloads Of Feuian supplies arrived
lately At St Albans, and that they were for.
watded to the frontier. It does not appear
that any raid is ueditn,cd against tho Province
Of Ontario 1t present, but the government
leing surprised, and tho Moorctown volunteer
company, near SArnia, arc to do duty a.
mounted infantry along tho Detroit River l,c-
low Saznia- Tie Deputy Adjutant Gem
erals for Quebec have 1ef. OF
iysucd, hut the Deputy AdjutAnt General for
Ontario eth remains in Ottawa The thre.t-
encd raids and tho military movements ordered
by our 1fguTe1ument have produced little or, no
| e1dtement through the country, except, per-
hApe, Along tho immediate line OF frontier tllat
is threstened with attack. We cannot per-
susde ourselves to believe that any general in
vaaion Of Canada by the Eenian Eordes has
! been contemplated, As the Fenian Conventions
| At New York and Chicago have not been held,
| though they have been announced 10 como ofi
sono time during the latter part o; this
! month, We feeolcct right. The object Of 4
mere local invasion By few hundred Fenian
apprehend is al my poEiono Of the conspi1ators
have ever thought Of tn connection with Canada,
The torco called out, or held in readin ess
for prompt action, bv the government, vii it
may be presumed, be quite sufficient to pro-
fcct The frontier from any ncrcly predatory
may dare to pollute our soil with their pres-
ence. It ia probable that the expected fails
have been contemplated under the impression
tlat our volunteer fotcea will be fully occu-
pied in attempting 10 suppress the insurrection
in the Red River settlement, and that these
undertaken as nero diversions in favor Of the
Fcd River insurScnte- But We are quite un-
prepared to defend our territories from sny
invading fcreo the Feniana can muster, ever,
should The American Government not inter.
fere; but there is ltus doubt that President
Grant will, at the proper moment, take cfR-
Gent means to prevent any dangerous and well
organized invazdon from the United States,
We, therefore, entertain no apprehension Of
any serious mischief being done By raids from
tie American side: and We zee no reason for
excitement or alarm in consequence Of the
threats OF invasion By the Fenian robbers and
cut.thsoats. 1t is more than probable that the
leaders Of the Fenian organizations are ge.-
ting short OF funds, and that these feints aiong
our borders win be made only ~ the means oi
drawing additional funds. from the pockets Of
the silly dupes Of Fenian vllAiny.