Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1870-05-31

On Wednesday of last week the FeniaS'
in Fairfield and St. Adams began to be
quite active and many loaded teams were
sent north to Franklin heal the line. Fe.
mans tegan to arrive in large numbers
land moved in, the same direction. Arms
and equipments for 1000 men were landed
at Judge j. H. Hubbafd'5 fafhrabOut one
half mile this side of the line, Monday
and Tuesday nights, and enough were ex'
pectod to use them all, but only about
800 reached there in season,
About half-past IL, Wednesday morn
Fffns, the Fenians, who had been for seve
raj hours previous busy in unpaeking arms
and otherwise getting ready for action at
Hubbard's Corner, Franklin, took up a
line of march.
When arrived neal the hodse' Of Alvah
Rhicards, about 4 rods this sids of the
Border, they halted, and Gen. O'Neill
made the following speech:
Soldiers! This is the advancc-guard
of the Irish American army, for the lib
Grafton of Ireland from the oppressor. For
your own country you now enter that OF
the enemy. The eyes of your country
men are upon you. Forward, march
nhe advance company was from Bur
~liugton, and was commanded by Captain
William Cronan. At the conclusion OF
Gen. O'Neill's address, Capt. Cronan lift
ed his hat and replied:
General am proud Vermont has til"
honor of leading this advance. Ireland
may depend upon us to do our duty"
The advance %aS then resumed by a
flank in the open roads, and as Cronon's
company passed Rhieard's house and were
descending a little hill toward the line,
they we're surprised by n sharp volley
from some Canadian troops, whose position
was concealed.
The fire was instantly returned by Gro.
mans men, and quite a sharp fire waskept
up for some time.
The CaGadians were posted behind rocks
and trees, and had, of course, the advan.
tage Of the boys in green. Two Fenian'
were killed, one of whom was Lieutenant
Murray of Boston, and Capt. Cronan and
a private were wounded in the thigh The
skirmish was witnessed by quite a mum.
Der Of citizens,
u Marshal Foster and Deputy Mar
shall Foley took a commanding position
part of the way up the hill, and were un'
der FIRE all the time.
About ] o'clock, when Gen. O'Neill
had gone to the right Of his command
Marshal Foster had his carriage brought
to a near position, and Immediately ar
rested Gen. O'Neill by virtue Of the
presidents proclamation, The genera
said he refused to be arrested, and had Q
force which he would use for his protect.
ion. The marshal, seeing a lot of Fen,
ans close at hand, threw open his carriage
door, and with the help of Faley thrus
O'Neill into a back seat. The official
Ieaped into their seats, and their horses
left in hot haste. The general arrived a
the Weldon House, st. Adams, at fou.
o'clock. He was soon after arraigned be
fore U, s, Commissioner Smalley for vic
l%ation Of the neutrality laws, waived al
examination, and in default of $50, 00t
bail was taken to Burlington, in the eve
ming to be committed.
The arrest of Gen. O'Neill fell like
wet blanket on the Fenians, and Wednes
day evening they were badly demoralized
They were not reinforced as they expects
to be.
Company G of the 9th u. s. Heav.
Artillery, Capt. Richard Arnold command
ing, stationed at Plattsburg, arrived a
St. Adams at night, and pitched thei
tents on the north side of the park.
Since then two other companies fror
; the same battery have arrived and ar
now encamed at Franklin Centre, about
IL miles from the border.