The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-05-30

NO MOMENT4Rr RETERNE CAN KILL
THE EARNEST FENIANS.

from All Blanc.
BURLINGTON, VI, MAY Qe--This morning,
when the sonorous church bells Of this quiet city
were sounding over the silver bosom of Lake
Champlain, took an easy stroll to the Barington
Jill, and, in company vita Sherig Drew, was admit.
ted TO tie presence OF Gen. O'Neill. He was con-
fined in alarge cell with several other prisoners.
Gen OMEN ia apparently about tnirtysix years Of
age is short and strongly built, has unrcadable
imusssable countenance, denoting determination,
and very gentlemanly, quiet demeanor. He sneaks
with strongly Celtic accent aud measured dclibers-
ton.
About the nrst words tie General uttered were
severe condemnation OF the reports Of the engage.
mcnts at franklin, where he he was made captive
BY United States Marshal Foster, as the accounts
we're published IN tile New York newspapers. lie
asserted empatlcny that these reports erro-
neous In many particulars. The General spoke free
ly OF the recent lnvGsion-tbe causes and plans
which led to IL, the manner Of i's execution, and
the disastrous failure and It's fruits.
Correspondcnt-Genera can you give me a brief
sketch OF the military proceedings whence fprung
the invasionf
General o'Nelll-Ycs, sir. This movement on
the Canadian frontier has long been contemplated,
and l have carefully considered the subject Tor
two years. You remember lie attack and baltic
at Fort Erie In 1866. In which the Fcnians were
victors. l saw at that time that Irish troops on
Canadian soil would fight with desperation
and courage, and that care uy organized and prop
cry disciplined, they would Grove valiant soldiers
At that time we failed because our men did
not have arms and ammunition. That was all
they needed 50 since that date have been
busy collecting 20 OOO stiGd OF Huo N perfect
ing the organizatiun Of the brt tasrnoo, to get tho
entire order throu ghout the county to under-
stand that we must have troops, means for
the INVASION All inc ei fitors was care uiy m,pped
out. and every projected movement was 80 timed
tnat the occupation OF Canals was to b. snuita-
ncous and general along tic line. Ietpe,toi on
Tuesday last to have loo men at Franklin, by Wei
nesiay noon over lOjO lore were to report there.
Every precautiou had ueen taken to imp secrecy,
ana Though thc country 70 Hooded Win q SCI OF
Briu- sizes, not one detail OF tAc plans Aas d.
| vnsed. Thus both oovcrnynents were Min led. II
| Wis us mucH our oolecS TO evtIe the UIiel states
authorities as IL was to battle Vita tue CdnIIiin4.
| The assertion OF Gen. Sherman tat we intended
TO compromise this country with ENGLAND IL thero
ore uatrue., We had 10 sucL object, most OF us
having ought in the Unite stites armies. oar end
sifply liberate ireland, throu III Ca IN asa
base Of operations. l VAS 10 Oesin TIE assault on
Canadian terriiOTy, with iGJJ troops. Even II only
! SO arrived fiuiosaw tilt t.oy would bo ample to
taSe position with, and this sas all we wanted at
| TIE outset As many vi TIC prouised troops we're
| veterans, | knew that they mVu.d make good be-
| ginning Ttis, you see, was aIl that VIC wanted.
| Once establish a yernauelt foot noIi m Britieh
America, aud intrench IN siroug position, ana one
hunned thousand FeIiAIs viii rush to the 'front.'
vas very critical, and tue slightest nismoye would
prove disastrous This fofeslW, ami Planned NC
eYIdinsy, 10 begin a min'ary enterprise al tins
|
| oil the results upon public senu,uent A brilliant
beginning promised Us much from the American
| people, WAC have generally been very irendiy to
| the mo> snest. then dsciled 10 move on frsnkn
with i,6VO men, tAis point 10 DO the main objective
| one
Minor and supplementary movements to be
made al Malone, and theT acre siI,py deeOys. Tho
Red River detachment was incluJod Ia the cam
paisn undcr my direction. Wen, Tuesday last
the fenan brotherhood began TO send mon ior-
ward, and che country vas soon aroused. Instead
of tao one thousand men expected ~ FrIakiin
IRON Boston, one bundled and lorty cane, and m
steap OF toe sax hundred from Northern New York
and vermont only sixty five reported Tor duty. In
time the Local autnoiios Oner various explanations
and excuses Tor being dilLtOry
Insl cad o. 400 on " eduesd had 100 with those
nien. npha.ic.iIyl. had to move forward, Tor
the Unitej STATES autIoiiies were at my heels and
Marshal Foster was ia my camp WATCHING me
closely. plannei an imneiiate advances.
Toe Marshal came into camp, out ne dare
not undertake 10 thwart mo. surrounded by my
soiui,rs would not hove submitted to an arrest.
l regretted very mucn tne necessity o. having TO
help II. The men we're not NJ land, anu before mo
was hostile country with hostile troops an behind
the Uuiied Suites authorities, eici wiitiIg to
overthrow U.s. ard here iau.t OF tle entro
expedition. The me anu tnose who ior~ TdeI item
ali not have proper appreciation Of the value
OF time. Every mou Ont 10 victory in such an
| gehcy SOidlers must always 10 prepared AZ least
twenty-fbur hours uelore au Important mArcn. or
course tuen did not expect or desire fEht but
wanted to eutrcnch on tInt dian ii. and yet oar
material scruss tue line then TO lnd out the number
bnd pO,inon OF the Canadian troops, US we had no
considerable force.
A general engagement was out Of the question
My plan to execute flank movement, Oy Ial
ing on the euomy's lett with 200 veterans, and thon
attacking him desperately on mont Could we have
done that, rs we would With a SUFFICIENT force, We
would have whipped or captured oCanudian troops
The trops l mad we're mostly raw not ny
distance of the enomy who VAS sdvantlgeousiy post
. ed on hnl N lront o. u.s. l sent out a sklrmlsh
company TO draw his fire and ascertain more cor
= rectiy his strength and position Ina lew moments
most OF the sAirmishers returned under brisk
f house, close by the skirmish line, with some sixty
men.
About onohaif the command was ordered up =
steep hill the lett OF the road iacins tue eneny,
and returned the Are, but without effect lhen
!. lcft the house, Leaving General J. .; Don.
i nelly In charge, i ascended the hill under The
L eneDy's dre Tor the purpose OF koep!ns lbs
: men In order, and directing their hre. II tley h-d
Q been old soldiers would have attempted the hank
movement with them, but they "ere not, or At Least,
they did not appear Us they were, aud alter haVHs
them fall back short disnnce seat two mSSs ness
gers TO hurry up the men rom New YORK Whom
q knew close by
II Fearing that the delay would give tho enemy limo
Q company with Boyle ORellly to iorrs our men M,
in oIder to give speedy and decisive turn to the
T tw eon the skirnisn line Just ABOUT Laf way DO.
"a tween the nes In front anu the men comm upand
n the road, ] was arrested bv Ma-hnl Foster ana
his deputy who caea the citizens about the yiein
IS ty 10 assist him. AL other accounts OF my arrest
10 The Marshal told me he had pre-arranced for my
+ arrest and that he had sought for the assistance 10
% had employed before Tue fatal event TOOK pa.gi'
N This unfortunate accident was decisive hr Dad,
o Had II not occurred, believe 10000 mel Sou9,
food Canadan soil to-day Tue events ulht iu"'"''
= we're even ulOre disastrous.
u Gen Dunnelly was badly wounded and inclincitaeo
20 for service Their the ranking unircr sA ul hA't
~ commanded But nothing OF the kind "as alt,nn ed
n Tucre VAS lalnentabc want ~ ygd tleut 'd "ltd
" dcci- ION with thu-e remaining ~ ch.rv, ana oI
succ.ss At 81 Albums aud wet ~ WIS Killed,
r. Corre-pnn .eut-liOw about the charges again
=, ,p, b., the Ivu.tu- and press
rr ti,u. " Neh Ihey arc iaisc. l am devoted tu ]
q IuI, aud my rec YrI SONS how much u u COW q.
IT. am Every rcuurer on tie hr'd sent me mi. .ct
vi iii,le Gen. O'NelI drew OUT a letter sI-utu !,
20 e. rcioners prcssat at the Int, IN Wiica the
W nct.Ii..' III, mi vary capacity, or'rH H.n
m judgment, watehtuiness, and exemplary c.udurt
" A. for men, they don't understand matters
- tres know nothing Of orr tulliiiou and bass, H.
suppose II tie simplest thing IL the word e. lu'1l
"A h stie Cuultry. idleys noel pHt.cuCe % NttI
80, courage. ! SIMPLY UaA tAe American IruI' 30 -la
." pend their judgement Ol nv aD,iuus; and Hn 30 10
20 VestigtiOn, which will be soon. tell you 'rnp
ii. ucally' the facts are not known, IheJ "ll Trans
: pre- N their good time. 80.
H. pondent--Whl. was tie ultml,uH %. 'ah
te inv stony
Gen. O'Neill--Tle liberation Of lreani C'a1f,
=, WIS to be our iOrfIe-7 ali Ireland org H1i
h | liza! We effected pc"Gtn.u at upld ~ Fil. ~
M our troops together IN huc condition, 3D.. m'
ne | would surely have followed. We Numa htr -hl
or sisted upon the farmers and products u iIt' t
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