The Portland daily press., 1870-05-28
Tie Second Invasion Of Canada
THIS BATTLE OF PIKE RIVER.

l. INV ~ ~ " "'As'l
The Fenians, about 500 in number, consist
inc of dotacbments of fopr Fan;on roc;,,onts
p.
'i''er 'neir arrival oy trans at 81. A'oahs'
marched thence to Fairfield, where they were
partially uniformed and fully armed. They
loa E.irfold h,;oh+ o,1 oo,,,, yuo5,,o.5or
"i" e"J "o''"'
morning, ana marched que north ior the Can
aaa me, ABOUT iiIteen mlies distant. AT nine
CLOCK .ney Matted at nuopafns corner, nan
an, iii'ie oeloW .ae v'liase oi rraahiln, ana
ihi'o Vi I"o rom 'iie ms. MY ''iiinuLi.ion
boxes were opened, carriages dlstflpuieu,
anu preparations ihaue ior acIoh PIopaoiy,
however, Win HUE expectation oi any very
,s,n,.d ,''o o.. IL 0,Wo;I r -, IT,,
Ger. Jobn T DonnelIv chief of staff. Coils.
Uumnbrev Sullivan. &c. Lewis and -
Rrown C3nt Jobn Teneroan aide-de-camp
on Cen ONeirs staff. and snborl Innate off
GERS Inflammation wa, received that the HIGH
wav across the line was Guarded hv a GONNA
nv of Canadian militia All however we're
in HIGH SHIRTS. and tbe men anvious to nress
on confident of their ability To brusb anv
such opposition from their path.
At ii O'Clock. Gen. George p. Foster. u. S.
Marshal for Vermont. with his deputy, Thos.
Failey of ST. Adams, in a carriage, arrived
| upon the scene. They found guard of Fe-
mans stopping the passage of citizens To the
front. This the officers in command were
speedily informed by the Marshal would not
DO. This was the public highway, and they
had no right to prevent the passage of any
citizen. The guard was accordingly with
drawn, and the reporters and a number of cit
liens passed on with the column. The Mar
shall, seeking out General O'Neil, informed
MN OF ms authority and OF the Presidents
prociailatlon, anu formally ordered MN 10
GesisC from MS uHiaWlui proceeding. Inc Or
der was received by ONeii very cooly and
with apparent unconcern, and the advance
was at once ordered. About halt mile
from the line the men were halted to load,
ana then were ordered forward.
TIE FIELD.
The highway here rms due north on oround
which rises immediately from the road On The
| rioht or west side-the hillside ha;no covered
with orchards and O ,caisonal natcheS of wood
| land. A valley crosses the road at right an
Giles. through which runs a small Stream
| known as Pixies river.
| Tbrouoh this valley INNS the Canada limo
| CROSSING the road on The sontb side Of the
| stream some twenty or thirty rods north o
the brow of the valley. where stands the hricL
farm houso Of Alv,b Richards Arrived ~,
| this brow the Canadian militia were nlainI1
IN he seen On thn onnositn brov narbans
onarter of a mile beyond the line The,
skirted niece of woods on the west side o
the road and were nosted behind some ston,
fences. tbeir line formino q riobt anole oivint
both a direct and fanking fire mon tbe road
Tho Fani.n troonc ,yoro bora boIted on,
were addressed in n briaf sneecb INV Gennr.
O,NeiI
THE pArrrr or p1,xr p,vr,
80, o,>ra, -, -. :.
soon opentu' " Ne!l IofiheG Ills troops IL
| HuC VI UdiIlc CAJcuuluS DIT Il1uU dI1SlcS tCTOS
.ae roau; one con n pe,ns aeVaenea 10 &C
as skl ~ I ihese recei.eu tneir oroer
ION Coi. DroWn,a socu iookinS Queer Ill CIV
nlsH uiess, anu wearing a a, ocoocn cap; wn'
IahiiS :; iluehet uuiIsseu 'lie COMPANY tEap'
Olonall y saying Cia. nc was noiloreu Win I'll
colini Ia VI Tue Shirlhlsn llne' tlaC Inc
Iii'isl heep oooi anu ooey olueis. the5e were
W rnale. 'lie loau, oios0 'ue oiiuSe ah
"uranoe upo1l .ne elen'y' p,
~ m i nave Deel intended that the
oiIoo'u uepioy Do NiihiehSle iliieuiately up
Oh crossing Tue priuSe' put no depioymeh
was MADE Inc company marched down tn
nili by nank-that is III co'umn OF 1ours-an
hau hardly crossed Ine !ine when they wer
opened on by tne canadians, some OF whom
were nearer 10 lhem IMAM tney had supposed
The company halted, fronted, returned tn
flre and then made rush across the bridge
Several tell, one Killed, others wounded. Iw
| -AS-A W S'-Se NPO-- N-.o H-''OS ~" ~ 'o'
the stream; the rest stopped, broke, an
; sought shelter from the enemy's lire unde
the DrldSe.
In the meantime nrlnS opened sharply be
tween the militia ana The main Fenian body
MY ny y, IVY ntn VIZ "GanuGu, anu .nei
and reporters. five or six of whom had nnsho
forward and were actually between the con
lenamg INES; Inese sousht snelte i,1 IN i hul
~ III tne hGn'tiu llouse' zen. Nell, nhf
III" MS Ilne beginning 10 Set unsteady, ordel
ca sneui ihIo tne nelu vi tne ieIt oi the roat
lhdef cover OF piece OF w0odS Just on IN
, brow OF the valley From this position the
iire Si several voIeyS.
Inc repulse OF the advance company, som
OF whom could be seen running without arm
ior SOME wooos Oh ,iie riSn'' anu Tue 1lncoh
nara zoo moi for 0,Na;i,s mo-, and ti,a,, ~
hack in disorder fin thew were rallied h
Gen. O'NeiI and his staff when thew yve1
| addressed AGAIN NV Cen O'Nail nc GnlIovs.
Men of Ireland: I'm ashamed cfyou Yo
have acted disgracefllIv. But YOU will hay
another chance of showing whether YOU ar
cravcns or not Comrades, [ will lead yo
on again, and il YOU will not folowme |. wit
my officers will 60 and die in your front.
With these words he ordered them back +
their position, and scattered fire was kept IL
across the line for an hour and a half with n
particular effect on either side. The Canadian
keeping their position behind the stone fence.
and the Fenians keeping their position viii
the loss OF several men. and more or less scat
tering to the rear.
II wos ot +b;s stoao RI tho ,,,.ooooa;,,os ,,,o
"aS ~. '''' '''s'o VI 'no p.oeeeunis' liza
zen. oNeI was arrested by U. ). Marsha
Foster, 1t was certainly bold deed to seiz
| the commander IF n forca of o,nod ond do,
perate men. 1,obt from amono them and III
brave Marshal deserves high credit for tn
prompt and successful discharge of his dut,
The arrest of O'Neil, when known, cause
great Encouragement among his follower
Donnelly, it is said. wept, and. Joined to til
resistance in front, the impression becam
general that the game was up.
npMopA,,z.r1on
!, An
Al oIuer 1ecame !ost, numbers Oh the 80
il'ns sta1'eu lor Inelr MONIES: some OF thei
on,ni ny .iie SteeH Jackets OF thelr UNIFORM
1na oSne J .u'owuiS tiieiil away. NO aItehf
o %oI "uo ~ sup .ns s,lasSilho tll ABOUT
1 ~ IN, WEI LHar9uard was posted acroS
rna aE" ~ aha,,t a;, s'laa Ihe man oou
s;ttinn GU i %ut ID ,le lo 'le ne, me me
nfom y, i3inS oS ino siues vi 'he foau, POKE
stue, anu very niue sign OF any authority