National opinion. [volume] (Bradford, Vt.) 1865-1874, 1870-05-27
FEYT1N.S on the VAR PATH
Concentration Of Neg and Munitions
at Franklin, Vt
RUMORS OF A BATTLE.
Great Coa9aGratioa in Quebec.

Great COafaGratiOa in Quebec.
The Fenians have at last taken
the war path IN earnest, ii half the
reports from along the frontier, are
true. On the cath from 600 to son
Cenians had assembled ut St. Al
hans, aud moved from there to
F.anklin, where TIL, Y have large
quantities of arms and ammunition.
The trains on all the roa,ls leading
10 II. AlbalIs continue TO bring re-.
lniofct neutS, IN companies of tro III
100 10 2GG urr. They come with
ont arms, hut say say they have
plenty Of arms stored along the
line. We make extracts from the
dispatches to The burlington Free
Press
Tie 20 Rutland train yesterday,
had four ears loaded with FcuianS
from New York City. under the com
mand of Majm Bulls, bound t
Malone. At Essex .Ju ction, tins
force was augmented 10y about 10
men who came over the Central
Road from Boston. The men all
seemed 10 realize the nature of the
Business in which they were cngag
I'd. and acted as though they were
III earnest.
At the different stations between
here and st. Adams, quite large
crowds had collected and there was
a liberal amount Of encouragement
bestowed in the way of waving
hats, etc. by the sympathisers.
on TO FRANKLIN.
The border town of Franklin was
understood to be the point of con.
centra,lon. Just now, from St. Al
bans, md 1t WAS stated that 800 men
we've assembled there on the 2i,h.
1t Is II fact that 20 teams loaded
with AIMS ard provisions came into
Franklin that evening. Parl OF
these leil their loads This side of The
line, and the remainder were un.
loaded about half a nile beyond
the line. This constitutes the only
actual invasion Of Canada SO far
1t is stated that Gen. ONcil is in
Franklin. a gentleman who came
10 llanklin some time since oStclr
sibly for his health, and securcd
board fol The summer, II is now as.
ccrtaincd was the chief engineer Of
the Fcnlan forces.
ARMS AND KUMOES or ARMS.
The Iumols ere unmbclc>s in
Inference Ia the arms IN Franklin
aud Vicinity, ~ che hands of the
FthtdrS. Ohe man has seen two
cannon, AID another Is equally
certain that he has seen twenty
Arms III boxes have been passing
over the Ncrmnot Central road from
the South. amoag other freight, lol
H"mo tiuIc past.
Nine boxes of mlskrts we've
brought by freight train Yesterday
from Montpelier to .Ioncsvlle.
where they were taken OF aud sent
North hy wagons.
The F,nan> here avow their cy
iectdtion OF Il large tara out. ThcN
say II will bc no "raid,' but an IN
vas.on Of Canada 1T four points, 10y
armies asgrcgatlng forty thousand
men or more.
~ present the numbers actually
on the way hardly bear ont these
eSpeci atioLs.
Across luE BORDER.
On the other side the line. ihcl,
Is very li,te doing. The volunteers
hre under arms but they are ic,
IN number and not considered OF
inuch account any way. There were
no regulars anywhere near the line
Of Vermont border; bat it. WAS ~
ported thit drtlc hcat was CON
ing to PhIilipshUi.h or that neigh
borhood, from Montreal last even
ing.
Since the last scare there HAY,
been some British regulars on til,
liuc OF the plattSburgh and Monte
nj railroad, VINO are still lhcr", ",
believe.
The Montreal train last night
brought intelligence that there wa
Tremendous excitement in aud ahou
Montreal, anl that troops were be
Ing pushed forward 10 oblcctiv,
points ~ rapidly rs possible. |,
was not a,ccitdihcd what portion q
these were regulars aud what Mill
tia.