The Wheeling daily register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1864-1878, 1870-05-30
FENlAN AFFAIRS.

New YORK, MAY 2S.-The Tribune
Malone special gives the following &C
count Of the engagement at Trout river
General Starr, of Cincinnati, at O'Clock
yesterday morning crossed the line a
Trout river and advanced with his com
mand, numbering not more than 300
stragglers included, about 500 yards
when he deployed on the right and lef
Of the road, his extreme right resting
on Trout river. He had not occupied
this position long when the British
troops and Canadian militia emerged
from the woods little in 'front.' and on
the other side of the Fenians A line
of battle was at once formed by the
British, and q sharp, steady fire was
opened on the Fenians There was at
the time small rail fence in front OF
the latter, which was Immediately con.
verted into q sort of stockade. The
Fenians, who had been told by General
Starr to keep up a steady fire for ten
minutes, obeyed orders and stopped the
advance of the British.
Before the expiration OF ten minutes
the Canadian troops, far outnumbering
the Fenians, made movement as if
they intended to flank and capture
them, when General Starr formed rear
guard and a retreat was ordered. The
British continued firing, pressing the Fe-
mans, who managed to maintain COM
paratively good order until they reached
the United States line, when parting
volley was given the British, and the
battle of Trout river was over Who
commanded the British troops is not
known On the Fenian side, under
General Starr, were Colonel Robert
Cullen, aid-de-camp, Of Hamilton, Ohio,
Major William o Keefe, aid-de-camp,
Major VIM. II. Shanngins, Inspector
General, Major Daniel Sharp, Quarter
master, of Rochester Colonel Vim. J..
Thompson, of Albany, Colonel NJ.
O'Neill, of Philadelphia, Colonel Smith,
OF Buffalo, Colonel Campbell, Of
Youngstown, Pa, and Lieutenant Col
onel Marion, of Toledo The losses
were one killed, one wounded and one
missing. who were all in the Sixth reg
iment, Colonel Thompson, who does
not know the names Of his wounded
and missing.
\ Buffalo special states that men are
constantly arriving in small parties
from the West, and going forward a.
fast as means can be raised Commit
tees are canvassing the city for sub
scriptions and the response is said to
be liberal. An enthusiastic meeting
was held al the Fcnian headquarters
last night, which was addressed by Col.
Mcclure, of Chicago. lie gave an en-
couraging account Of affairs at the
West, and said that men were waiting
at all points for means to come forward
The Fenians continue to deny the truth
of the reported defeat, and talk en-.
couragingly Parties returned from the
front represent things IL going on favor
ably. Numbers of the United States
troops stationed here attend the Fenian
About fifty more Fenian soldiers ar.
rived on the 1890 F. NJ train from the
West and left on the ll:20 train for the
East. Part of them wore rebel gray
uniforms.
\ Malone special T." the Times, last
night. saws there are over thousand
Fenians here now, and several hundred
more expected tonight or in the morn
ing, if the Buffalo police fail to stop
their coming from the West General
John II. Gleason, of Richmond, Va,
has assumed command of the fenians
here, and Gen Starr has disappeared,
aS the Fenian- threatened TO lynch him
for his cOwardice this morning. 1t Is
that Gen. Donnelly has died,
and that two Fenian prisoners will he
hung this morning
ST. Louis, May - Reports are
current that Il considerable number Of
Fenians have left here for the East, but
it cannot be ascertained that over forty
or fifty have gone \ secret meeting
has been held to raise funds to send to
the recruits, but the news from the bor-
deris not calculated to render this work
successful. and prominent lrlshmen
regard the Fcmian movements prema-
ture.
ToRoNro. MAY 2S.-All quiet during
the night ONLY ten FcnianS are re
ported in camp al Trout river. Eight
Fenians more were killed and twenty
wounded Yesterday All quiet on the
Niagara and Detroit frontier but ample
force will be kept up to defend all the
borders of the Dominion from maraud-
ing band, wandering near the lines
unable Ia return home. The excite
ment has almost ceased aud business is
rapidly resuming its former condition,
which il considered best The Fenian
raid is looked upon as a complete
failure
Advices from the Red River EXpedi-
ton indicate that everything is going
smoothly forward, and Archibald will
soon leave to assume his duties.
ST ALBANs, VT, May 2S.-Every
thing is quiet this forenoon. How the
remaining Fenians are TO be got rid OF,
is the only question that now troubles
the citizens. The United States Gov
ernment refuses to take the matter out
of the hands of the civil authorities,
and the civil authorities do not like to
take the responsibility Of paving for
their transportation, whild railroad
managers insist on being paid for re-
turning them to their homes. Thus the
matter stands. General Meade is in
clined to censurc the people here more
than they deserve He says they have
to great extent sympathized with the
Fenisns, and knew that they were
making preparations TO invade Canada
and were storing arms and ammunition
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