Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1870-06-01
FENiANA.
Daring Escape Of Center Edward Mannix-
Stringent Orders Of Officer Of
the Guard.
Suffsrlngs of the Fshiaa SOldiers--HoU
General O'KsilI was Captured--his
Officers Curse Him.

MALONE, VT, May 3l.-The escape oil
| Edward Msnnix, the Fenian Center, has
| created great excitement, and caused ex-
| ira precautions to be taken against 4
similar effort by the remainder Of the
prisoners. Captain Harlow, in command
Of the guard house, states that the first
.aan who moves beyoud the sentry lines
will be shot down mercilessly by the
guards. The escape of Mannix was
daring and well contrived. The prisoners
we're removed from the upper story of the
guard-hOuse to the lower story, under
guard, and when the sentry turned back
Mannix jumped through the window into
q saw-pit, a distance Of fifteen feet, and
through the cOnniVance of the outside
sentry escaped. The correspondents of t@S9
Void, who witnessed the affair, sax
Mannix jump into wagon and disap1
pear. The efforts of the Marshal and
troops to recapture him were fruitless.
The United States Marshal, determined to
arrest every Fenian officer found, Cum
ninghsm at Albany yesterday, and Sc
cured him. The Fenisns here are literal
ly starving.
The correspondent of the Philadelphia
EUeHtIlg Bulletin, writing from the seat of
war, says: 1t should be remembered that
while the fighting was the sharpest, when
the bullets were flying the thickest and
soil, General O'NeiIl was safely in
trencbed in the upper room of a neigHsor-
ing brick house, from where he coup4 OBJ
tain an excellent view Of the exciting
scene. This house was owned and occu-
pied by muscular farmer named Rich
ards, and when he found the Fenian
chief in one of his bedrooms, he very per-
emptorily ordered him to leave the pre-
misses. O'Neill was most reluctant to
comply with Mr.. Richards request, when
the old man with tirmness and determi-
nation told him that he would accelerate
mis- movements if he hesitated, and as be
was about suiting the action 10 the word.
the Fenian chief gave a partial illuG.Ta-
/ ton Of discretion being the better part OF
valor, and showed his presence of mind
by a sudden absence of body. The
General then took to a piece OF woods
in the direction of st. Albans, and, having
gone rearYards through the forest for
/ about half mile, he Yentured again on 70
the highway taking the rsethrough the
yard opposite another farm house, occu-
pied by Mr. Vincent. As he was turn
ing around the corner he discovered the
presence Of General Foster, the United
States Marshal; but instead of turning
back he approached the Marshal and sa.
luted him, and he was at once taken into
custody. There were a large number Of
O'Neilis men IN the neighborhOOd at the
time, but he gave no alarm or signs tOl
/ them to come to his rescue, but seemed tC
become voluntary prisoner. Whether
the General did actually or not give him.
self away TO the United States authorities
it is impossible to determine; but his meI
/ openly denounce him not only as trai-
tor, but an arbitrary iguoramus. Many
of his followers, particularly his stat
officers, sacrificed good positions TO en-
gage in this promising attack upon Cana
| ia, and the shame and indignation at st
| early and ignominOus defeat causes then
20 direct the most prOfane and abusive
/ epithets toward him whom they believe
/ to have been the cause OF then failure.