, 1870-05-30

| ized Feniaus. The Latter Responded with ir.
regular discharges OF muaketry. 4 Waltz fire
was kept up for about attean minutes, but no.
nody vas hurt On either side, for the simple
forces vas 80 great that tho bullets fell at
least fifty feet abort Of The objects thew we're
intended to reach At the smell Of
gunpowdes, General Starr ran away, and
has noi been heard Of Hinco. About hundred
fenians, seeing themselves dcsorted bp their
leader, quickly followed his example and took
to ther heels: Neither tho Fcnians nor the
Canadians advanced toward EACH other for
ecne time after the firing begun. The Cans
disns we're, no doubt, desirous OF enticin8 the
armed mob to come closer to them, but seeing
that the Fenians harbored no euch intention.
the Canadian forces wero seen to divide in
three columns. and tho right and left wing
marChed IN oblique line across the field. Thaa
tsn'ans, not relisl.ing the idea Of being flank
q anu taken prisoners, fred = few more
snots s;a a1ad then retreated in beautiful confu-
Eson. re" stubborn men, veterans Of the
!:s. iase Nnr, ko"eycr, naintained their ground
little Nhile longer, and kept M . brisk fra.
lLe Car adams advanced in Eno order, and.
.. "uen Tisnln one hundred yards Of tho raiders,
e,I1,s Ion.ea INTO them ,yoiloy from the centre
Of them shortly aftefBard expired. The other
one Taa dangerously wounded in tho back
ana neing unable to move was taken prisonnr
a third WIS also shot in the back, and
Nan ealt1eo ~ hls comrades to the rear. This
mans name Is Michael McGann. Of Troy. Tho
names Of the others could not Be ascerfained.
lite tenlanB who still stood, not relishiu,y this
result, took to their heels and ran away Is fast
as taey could, mover stopping until thew found |
" themselves once mora within our lines. The
Ganauahs :, dld not apparently deem it worth |
yanced within half mile Of tie boundary
line, and, satisfied that the raiders were COM /
pletely routed, they wheeled about md ro-
! Turned TO Huntingdon, where thoy are now in
The Canadians suffered no injury whatever,
After their defeat, the Fenians started on
their way back to Malone, with the exception
Of small guard left to protect tho arms,
equipments, and ammunition, which they were
unable to rcc,uyo for want OF proper convey
ances. The road from Trout River to Malone I
vas VA! lined With stlagglers throughout the en-
footed, and carried their boots suspended /
from their muskets. The weather was very
warm. m Some Of the stragglora being
tired, hungry and dcspondenf, lay down
under 1s the trees by the roadside and
sap3ssa sseps s sG%e me 6eggsd for food et ths
for money, and offered to sell their rnuakets
TOR mere song. Their present situation ia
sad one, indeed. They arc bereft OF every-
thing, aud cannot reach their homes unless
they receive aid. Some resido AZ far west az
: After tie battle Of Trout River, il tito great
tlzzle Of to-day may be ao-called, about four
hundred tenians arrived in Malone from the |
est; 1Ae presence OF such large number
Of adVenturers in Malone has caused grest
alarm. Five companies Of United States req
1lars have arrived to protect property and
preservo peace. Most il not all tho fghing
here is over.
A noticeable feature Of to-day's battle WIS
hat no United States troops were within |
'~elve miles Of the scene Of action. The rea-
'on assigned for their absence is that the
y Lifted States authorities were afraid that they
night eide With tile Feniaus. Thus far tho
senians have not been molested by the rcgu-
ar troops.