The Fremont weekly journal. [volume] (Fremont, Sandusky County, Ohio) 1867-1877, 1870-05-20
THE RED RIVER REBELLIoN
Tie FenIans at DnInfh.


The FeuiaHs at Duluth.
Many OF our citizens have noticed an unusu-
ally large addition 10 our Celtic population
and have queried as to its meaning Stalwart
fellows in a country needing laborers, yet
they toll not, neither SPIN, but still are array
ed comfortably and are not troubled as TO
means Of susteuancc II IS noticeable that
each man of them has military air and IS the
owner OF a gun that docs not seem peculiarly
adopted TO sporting purposes. By twos and
lives and tens, they have come upon us ana
awakened much interest by their frequent IN
terviews with each other, interviews seeming
" without any meaning to the Uninihated.
The mystery Is now solved. We have M
doubted information that they belong TO the
Feniau Brotherhood, and that to the number
of two hundred and fifty they will advance to
the aid Of General Riel, following the line of
country recently traversed nv Dr. Schultz
Some have already left and others will soon
follow, when perchance our overcrowded
boarding houses and hotels viii be able to ac-
commodate the more legitimate hosts wend-
ing their way to our shores.
II may be that these Ferians will not fully
respect oGr duties under the neutrality laws
but with the conduct of England and Canada
during our late war; fresh III our minds, we
are not disposed to withhold from them our
sympathies, and are partially inclined to hope
that their enterprise may be crowned
with such success as to f~Tlu a partial Offset to
the Alabama claims.-D Dul3itE HiWeSotiaa, ill.,
FeniaBs Moving in Canada.
The report telegrlphcd on Friday, relative
TO the concentration Of FcHians at Duluth Is
confirmed by newspapers published at that
point
The St. Paul Press has news of the muster
ing of Fenians, in clans, in various parts Of
Minnesota, and one party is now en- route 10
Red River, overland.
There is now at St Paul Fenian force Of
about three hundred awaiting arrangement
for transportation and subsistence before COM
mencing their march 10 Red River. They
viii probably proceed by the unsuai mail route,
but may, possibly, 90 TO Fort William to OPP
pose a landing OF the Canadian expedition.
Stores and Troops on the Way to Red
River-HoW to Go Around Canal.
CoLLINGwooD, ONT, May l5.-The steamer
Chicora left last night, with one hundred
troops and full cargo Of government stores,
for Red River. She also takes number of
horses to cart stores across Portage, at Sault
Ste. Marie, where she viii be due on Wednes-
day noon.
TORONTO May I7.-Troops are being rapidly
pushed forward to Red River. Several COM
panies of the Sixtieth rifles leave to-day.
TORONTO, Ont, May 18.-The
Daily Telegraph, this morning, says:
I'VE are pleased to announce that
the Washington Government has
issued instructions that our ships
shall be allowed to pass through
the Sault Ste. Marie canal, with
all their cargos, except munitions of
war"
DETROIT, May 1S.-The Post of
this city, in tomorrow mornings
edition, will publish the following
facts in regard to the Red River ex-
pedition: On Saturday or Monday
last the British Minister in Wash
ington, in the name of the British
Government, made a formal applica-
ton to the Government Of the Uni
ted States, through Secretary Fish,
for permission to pass transports
engaged in the service of the Red
River expedition through the Ste.
Marie ship canal, Minister Thorn
ton gave his official assurance to Sec
retary Fish that the troubles in the
Red River country had been peace
fully and entirely settled by an
agreement between Her Majesty's
Government in the Dominion and
the delegates representing the entire
population of the Red River coun-
try, and that the purpose of the pres
ent expedition was a purely peaceful
one. Thereupon Secretary Fish
telegraphed to Gov. Baldwin, the
dispatch reaching the Governor on
Tuesday, reciting the official state
ments made by the British Minister
and saying, that in view of these
statements, the President directs
that the Chicora and other vessels
of q similar character that we sup
pose unarmed merchant vessels en-
ployed as public transports, may
pass through the canal, provided
they do not carry troops or muni-
tions of war" In accordance with
these instructions from Washington,
Gov. Baldwin has sent proper direc-
tions to the Superintendent of the
canal.