Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1870-05-26

We give the following details of the
Fenian movement along the border anc
at st. Adams, taken from the st. Albant
Messenger, of Tuesday afternoon, which il
published at the theatre of the exploits
of the raiders, and has facilities for gath
ering the inside view of the situation
The Messenger says:
The last train from the south Tuesday
evening, which arrived here little before
nine o'clock, brought company of forty.
five men from Burlington. They formed
in military order in the depot, and
marched through the village in an caster
ly direction, follSked for short distance
by quite a number of people curious to
find out their plans.
This morning the train from the south
brought about one hundred and twenty
men, most of whom came from Burling.
ton and Port Henry. They appeared to
be in squads, some of which started i'm
mediately in the direction of Fairfield,
breskfasting among the farmers, behav-
ing well and paying for all they obtained.
The rest fingered in town till about noon,
when the drenching rain ceased and they
started in the direction of Sheldon. A
few of them had small bundles containing
provisions.
One detachment which went towards
Fairfield took arms from the buildings of
a friendly farmer some two or three miles
east from here, but all the rest deferred
this, expecting to find them, as they will,
very near the line.
MOVEMENT OF SUPPLIES.
All Tuesday night teams were busy in
the eastern towns transporting arms and
supplies from hiding pl ices towards the
line. One man in Westford saw eight
heavy loads pass there for the north and
In Fairfield everything that could draw
load, and that money could hire, was en-
gagged. Many wagoners received $40 each
for their nights work, and one man in
formed Ills that he was offered as high as
$50. During the afternoon, Monday, II
loaded teams were on the east side of Fair.
field Pond and after dark they started for
the north.
We have two accounts from trustworthy
sources In Fairfield, one of which puts
the number of loaded teams that passed
through the Center during the night at
II and the other fixes the number which
were seen at "A point further north at So
One gentleman counted 81 in Sheldon
and 40 arrived at Franklin, where the
drivers said they expected the men to
take whatever composed the loads Wei
have information from there to the effect
that more than 80 teams are now between
Franklin and Pigeon Hill.
ARTILLERY.
During the early hours of Tuesday
morning several pieces of artillery passed |
easterly through this village, together
with several wagon loads of other war
material. A few hours after this veter-
an of the Union army, who resides in
Fairfield, informs us that he saw four
breeoh-loading PARROT guns, followed by
three wagon loads of ammunition, pass
through there en- route north. The direc-
ton indicates that these were the same
pieces that were seen here. Another Fair
field man, when on his way to st. Albans,
Tuesday forenoon, met one piece of artil-
lery and several loads of what he Judged
to be ammunition and supplies.
In addition to this, we are informed of
the arrival of two pieces of artillery at
Hubbard's Corner ia Franklin, about a
mile this side of Canada line, and gem
tlemau of perfect reliability says he met,
4 utou8y DtJWtSn dtEu6lU duu
Sheldon, about twenty pieces of light ar
tillery in wagons.
THE PROBABLE FORCE.
All appearances indicate the presence
of arms and supplies sufficient for at least
5000 men and everything seems to be in
the most perfect readiness for movement
so sudden and &C formidable as to threaten
immense damage to the Canadian govern
ment.
Up to che hour we go to press we think
it safe to state that the number of Fenians
who have arrived singly and in squads
will not exceed 300, all told, but we have
information by telegraph of the approach
of four car loads from Troy and one car
load of Zouaves from some place beyond
White River Junction. These will arrive
on the first train Tuesday evening, and
from some remarks droppd by some of the
Fenians, there is reason to expect large
detachment Wednesday morning.
We also have information by telegraph
that $50 Fenians left Potsdam Junction
this morning for Malone, and it is report
ed though we cannot say how truthfully,
that on the New York side of the Lake
the telegraph has been cut in various
places.
IN CANADA
there is immense excitement, and what
with the news and the rain, tie Queens
anniversary birthday has been celebrated
with sorry jubilee. The militia are being
hurried out from all quarters, and horses,
railroads, telegraphs and nimble feet are
hurryipg red.coats to the front At noon
3 company of forty men had arrived at
st. Armand, but none except the local
militia will be likely to reach the border
further east before Wednesday morning.
A collision will then be imminent.
THE FENIAN PLANS.
are not developed. Their officers are
wholly reticent, and are off for the front
as soon az they arrive. 1t is not known
even who they are, but they and many of
their men display evidences Of skill and
military experience.
IL they intend to enter Canada from
TINS direction 1t 10 apparent that even
temporary success will depend upon the
CELEBRITY with which they move. That
such is their intention is presumable from
the fact of the advance of such quantity .
of supplies. The dispatches which follow
indicate. too, that the movement is general
along the frontier from here to st. Paul.
80 for the next few days there is pros
peot Of lively times.
THE PRESS
ls represented here by correspondents of
tho N. Y. Tribune, Boston Journal. .Adyer- 4
ttser, Transcript and Post, the Rutland
Herald and Burlington Free Press, so the
wisdom of the Fenians in not suffering !,
even their left hands TO know what their
right are doing is easily discovered.
OUR GOVERNMENT
Is fuliy informed of the condition of !,
affairs, and we have reason to believe is on
the alert to do what it can to prevent an v
niraouon OF neutrality. 1t is probable t