Daily Kennebec journal., 1870-05-28
THE FENLAN OPERATIONS.

THE FENIAN OPERATIONS.
A special despatch to the Boston Adver
tiser gives the following account of Fenian
operations:
ST. ALBANs, VT, May 26-P. NJ. The ac-
count of the battle of Richards Farm needs to
be supplemented with few words about an
other and concluding skirmish in the evening.
My dispatches last night left General Donelly
with fifty men penned up at Alvah Richards.
About dusk, Major McGinnis of Boston, with a
few men, broughtup from the rear a sx-pounder
breech loader and threw a few solid shot toward
Eccles' Hill where the Canadian troops were
| This movement was intended to divert the at
| tention of the latter while Donnely and his men
withdrew The gun was handled very
awkwardly and did no injury. The Canadians
| responded by coming down TO the line
and attempting to flank Donnellys command.
The latter emerged from their position,
returned the fire of the Canadians for
few minutes, then turned and ran up
the hill to Franklin. In their retreat
General Donnelly was seriously wounded in
the chest and two others were slightly hurt.
One man was killed according to the report
of the Fenians, and two according to that of
the Canadians. The Fenians say they buried
one, but did not know his name. The wound
cd were taken to the Franklin Hotel.
The cannon was left on the field, and in the
night the Canadians crossed and captured it.
The Fenians buried the body of Murray,
killed in the first skirmish, and the Canadians
buried Rowe.
The retreating Fenians did not stop even
at Camp Hubbard, where arms and supplies
were pushed on to this place. All night
long the poor fellows pursued their hard
journey, and by daylight nearly all had reach
ed this town. Some brought their muskets,
some threw them away, and some broke them
into pieces. Most of them had no money and
depended on the citizens for food and tickets
home. They are completely 'disheartened
and demoralized. Robert Emmet could not
rally them again.
/ made a visit to the scene of the battle
this morning. At Franklin Hotel l found
General Donnelly and others wounded.
Donnelly received Synder rifle ball in his
chest, and it has not been extracted yet. He
was feversh and very low. His case is crit
ical He was picked up by the roadside and
brought to Franklin by two civilians from
the Canadian side. His staff officer, Captain
Charles Carleton, received a flesh wound in
the leg from the fire of the Fenians on the
road above. Calaher and keenan,, who were
wounded in the first skirmish, were also there
and doing well.
passed on to the line, crossed over to the
Canadian forces, and was kindly shown over
the entire field. Eccle's Hill an exceedingly
strong natural fortifcation, consists of ridges
of rocks rising one above another to the height
of 400 or 500 feet. Between these the Cana
dans lay and commanded with rifles the whole
valley to the south. The Fenians came up in
front of these keen marksmen, and were not
able to hold their ground moment. The
Canadians say they had only fifty men on the
field during the day, nearly all being farmers
living in the vicinity. Late in the afternoon
portions of three militia companies arrived.
Colonel Chamberlin of the First Battalion, 9th
Light Rifles, Canadian Volunteer Militia,
commanded throughout the day. The Cana
dians are highly elated at their victory, as
they have reason to be. Not man on their
side was injured in the least. The account
given by the Canadians confirms the state
ment telegraphed by me yesterday that but
two Fenians were killed in the first skirmish.
These were John Rowe of Burlington, and
Thomas Murray of Portland, Maine
Two Fenians, Capt. Murphy from Troy, and
a companion, were captured Tuesday evening
on the Canadian side, and taken to Stanbridge.
They were intoxicated, lost their way, and
were inquiring for O'Neilrs headquarters.
Two or three men were seized on Wednesday
evening. The battle field was visited to-day
by hundreds of people. The U. S. Marshal
has taken possession of all the arms and mu-
ntions he can find.
More United States troops arrived to-day,
and are encamped on the village park. They
consist of Companies /, Z and l., of the 9TH
Il. s. Artillery, under Lieut.. Colonel Kehsei,
and are from the forts in Boston harbor.
The Fenian General, Samuel Spear, also ar
rived to-day, and has been in consultation
with other Fenians in the village.
The scene of hostlities has been changed
m hut /
information about movements there. 1t is
certain that several hundred Fenians crossed
the line at daylight this morning. Re-en-
forcements are are arriving there rapidly,
some passing through here to-day.
From Montreal papers CLEAN the fact that
the Fenians captured Huntington this morn
ing, and are waiting for re-enforcements.
They destroyed the telegraph and tore up the
| railroad. The movement in Northern New
York appears, therefore, to be more success
full than the simultaneous one on the Yer
mont border.
have just learned that leading Fenian Off
GERS held meeting in this place this evening,
and General Spear was elected commander.
1t is supposed they decided to go to Malone,
but as United States troops have possession
of the station at this place, that will be impos-
sible.
The Fenian raid appears to have had an
! inglorious conclusion for those who "wear
the green" The invaders make more
haste to get away from the border and
into the States, than they did to go to-
wards Canada at the outset. This is a
hard blow for Fenianism, from which il
will find it difficult to recover. If Ireland
is to be redeemed, some other method
must be tried than raids into Canada.
The Wing says over 100 lbs. of fresh saln-
on were sent from Bangor Thursday One