Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1870-05-27
INTER EsTING DETAILS.
MOVEMENTS IN OTHER PARTS OF
THE NTRT.

sram the Daily Free Pres Of Tuesday.
There was considerable excitement in the city
yesterday. over rum0rs Of an immediate Fe-
man raid on Canada.
The stories are that the Irishmen were every
where knocking of work aud intending to take
train for the border; tina; they expect 200
men along from the South that the noted
guerrilla M1sby has been through here and is TO
command the Feaian cavalry AMI that there is
to be a general move on Montreal from al. along
the border. How much Of this is smoke and
how much fire it is not easy TO determine li T.
fact, that thirty or forty Irishmen, employed
on the city water works and IN the lumber
yarls, &c ,left their work M0udly morning Il is
also reliably stated that number Of farm IA
borers, in adjoining towns, have taken uncere-
mouious leave Of their employers without,
assigning any reason, and that certain parties
in sympathy with the Fenian movement, were
called upon Sunday night TO contribute money
to active Fenians We are Informed that
loaded teams were again passing through town
at late hour Friday and Saturday nights
All was rumor and uncertainty, lthe Fenians
themselves being very retcent as 20 what was ca
f.ot} till evening. when Il became plain that An
expedition Of some sort vas in progress. Tie
Is ~ train for the North took a ear load and a
half Of Irishmen, mostly young men, from Bur.-
iagt5n. The steamer -9ly07iic, 90 her arriya,
from the South, reported large number Of Fe-
mans. set at about 800, awaiting transportation
At Port Henry, y Y. At O'Clock, the Little
steamer Cgrle,s arrived from Por; Henry, bring
Ing Captain Moushan, and a company Of some
one hundred men from Port Henry. These hal
expected To reach here To- time for 'he ~ train
north they brought with them several barrels
a1i boxes understood to contain PROVISIONS The
Clrler returned TO Port Henry and V.a bring,
it IS said, all she can in the course Of The night,
in season to take the O'Clock train This nom
ing
We despatched reporter TO Sc. Aib'u- last
evening. who found the same state Of a1.leueut
there, with general expectation 90 toe par; u
the citizens Of a renewal Of the scenes Vt Use
great Fenisn raid Of -Four years a-o. Parties
from Fairfield reported the Irishmeu there all
On the gai rirs. and some movemea. evidently
On foot.
The Vermont Central managers received die
patches from Boston yes,e-lay. u4u.riog on
what terms they would carry e aaairi ase
from Boston over their road to-day, ana have
also. as We hear. been notified Q. r-.,.le cars
for an unusual number Of passengers Tonight.
Evidently the Feuiaus are moving Where
they are going. AMI whether the demonstration in
this region s iu earnest, or teIut 10 irsw the
Canadian Troops from other quarters remains
to be seen There "a this difference between she
present movement ami the former one, tia; now
the Feuiaus keep their ovu counsel as far IS pos
sbe. and that this time their arms are on the
border before them. That there are secret iepots
Of Feniau arms and ammunition al Fairfield and
other points near the line. is 10 secret We have
heard the quantity set by party in position
to have accurate information. as high As 10000
stand ofmuske;s and cartiues. together with az
least one battery Of ligh; artillery. On the other
hand the preparations to receive them in Canada
are un4usstiouatly much more Formidable than
on the occasion Of the former raid. We learn
from Canada that the militia received orders on
Saturday night to hold themselves ia readiness
for immediate service, and they are probable IN
der arms again before this.