, 1870-05-28
TIE FENIAN RAID

Eeaut Nabcock, and lodged IN the Beekman
Street Police Station.
THE FEN1AN RAID.
The IS Battle s9 Cooks Csrners-''
On tbs Fendsn Edtltteid, mar cook's Corners, 81
Ne.o Yo1s Void -' e'e9
Until Monday evening, little slatm was felt
| in this vicinity, tho general superstition being
that tbs movement Vas intended u feint to
cover more serious Intentions in smother
) cal1isge, laden with armed men, Was driven
through the quiet streetz Of st. AlbAns. It
was followed by another, hnd another, until
! the number, by actual count, had reached
ninety-six, occupying twelve hours in their
passage through the town. Curiosity was az
cited to degree sufficient to draw out large
crowd Of followers, who, tha na1t morning,
discovered that the carriages contained Fenian
infantry, who had thrown OF their dsguises
md boldly entrenched themselves on both
aides OF the road between hero and
From f. Adams, T. and YoIat @hn s3sesn aas nss a e
the Canadian line. The men were found to be
200, and commanded by General GEeM in
person. The officers al wore swords and cou-
cealed their uniforms With oyercoats- The
Priyatee we're attired IN short blue and green
jackets, trimmed with orange braid, and wore
insignia q l. r A. In point oY eapipnents
the men arc sadly wanting. Very few csnteens
OF haversacks we're Visible, and their cs1tridga-
boxes showed evidence OF much use; They
were armed with the new patent Meade bresch-
loading rife. With questionable sagacity, they
Ind picketed the road Oh both sides Of them,
and refused to permit tho passage Of any who
ca1ne uuprovided with passes from their COM
m1ndar-in- Chisf.
This state Of affairs was moi, OF course, unknown
to the authorities, although the plan had boon
carried out 30 secretly aud MAS developed in
such . manner that they were lily prepared for
defence. TelegTau1s were despatched to Ill
parts Of the Dominion calling Tor voluntsera,
ind force ot twelve residents Of the vicinity.
clothed themselves in rcd, and mounted guard
Al Monday night on the side Of the hill innae-
dsate]y overlooking the line, and furnishing
very strong position for attack or defence.
This. it viii be remembered, IS the same
ground used for camping purposes by the Fe-
aian raiders of 1866. At about 0 o'clock thay
we're reinforced by about forty members Of the
sixtieth Volunteers, and the entire force was
placed under the command Of Colonel B.
ChAmbesln. Afterwards farther reinforce
ment WAS effected BY the arrival OF the Victoria
Rifles from Montreal and = troop Of cavalry
IRON Stainbtidge under tho command Of Cap-
tain Muir. Colonel Osborne Smith, Depart
ment Adjutant General, arrived With this d..
force, now augmented to nearly ono Thousand
pen.
The Fenians, in the meantime, we're not
idle. Hourly drills were held, and then men
wero farnilarized With the Ito many OF
them) novel frea1m which they were to use.
At 1880 o'clock whispers, vi,irh had beep cir
culating through the crowd for hours, began
to assume tangible shape. Ten rounds or
cartridges were dealt out and the oEdess gwen
to fall in.
uznns Of tonrs- General O'NeiIl, mounted on
snaall red horse, placing himself in the front,
flauked By body guard Of four on foot oneach
side. Their countenAnces wore serious aspect
although there we're few who laughed and
joked aa they passed along. Still it was evident
that even they realized the danger Of their mis-
sion. Slowly and sadly moved the two hundred,
following the highway until within twenty roda
Of tile line. General 0'Neill espied.the red coats
OF the Canadian volunteers, and ordered
halt. This WAS effected beside IN old brick
Louee on the left side Of tho road, aud On tha
On the road, at distance Of fifty feet, we're
two barns, facing each other, and lAnked on
both sides by stone wall. A long nile OF
hem1ock bark stretched Itself along, Just OPP
posito tha house, and served Is convenient
ambush for the attacking Feuians.
Eesoud the barns above spoken Of the road
passes across bridge, and is entire]y unpro-
tected: The position can, perhaps, be under
stood ky comparing it to the arc OF crcle,
placing the Fenian soldiers at tho bottom and
the Canadians 1t the top Of the curve.
After the halt, General O'Neil1 faced about
his horse and addressed his count1ymeu IL
folIoWB:
"so1D1ERs: Thia is the advance guard Of
the Irish army for tbs liberation Of Ireland
from the seke Of TIC oppresao1. Fur your
on n country You now enter that Of the eusmy.
Forward, mach"
Colonel Brown, who commanded tho skiz-
mish line, also addressed & few vorsls Of cheer
to the men- 1hs advance company WAS from
Burlington, and was commanded BY Captain
sion OF General 0Nein'a address, he lifted his |
hat, ard replied:
"GBsERAL: I am proud that Vermont has
the honor Of leading this alvance, Ireland
may depend upon us to do our duty
IL Until this time tho min body OF tho FaniAn
forces had been hidden from the view Of the
other side, hut al they slowly detled past the
dividing line between the two countries, their
numbers and extent became visible. The
volunteers waited until the last Of their antas-
onists had set foot upon British soil, aud than,
crack, crack, crack, came volley after yolley Of
n1uskctry into their E4nds. The battle had be-
gan. So unexpected vas this attack that the
Feniana became panic-stricken. aud scattered |
like wildf1e behind the wallis and fences and
into the barns, behind the park pile, and any
where that shelter could be obtained from the !
deAtE-IcaiiDg missiles that were beingahoWered |
upon them.
Two men, John Rowe, of Burlington, and |
another whose naMe hare been unable to as
cei5An, u1oppeo oeao a9lan8 the oscnarge'
anq NeIo ietI uRon me 1e!a.
was shot through the thigh, and Captain OF |
q Long Island company sustained fesh |
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bind the house, rushed forth With drawn
sword, and shouted to bis scattering soldiers.
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