The Portland daily press., 1870-05-25
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by TELEGRAPH TO THE
PORTLAND DAELY EsHgESS.
TIL E FENsAMS.
Il PROCLAIM alton by the Pres -
ident.
MOcemencs OF fhe InT0derS.
They are Confronted by Britt sh
Troops.
THE TELEGEAPH LIVES CUT.
United States Tfoons s, i'd to hs Movirp
TIL E FENsAMS.
Mocemencs OF fha Incaders.
.Chey are Confronted by Britt sh
Troops.
THE TELEGHAPH LIVES CUT.



WAsHfNGroN, Nay 2i-The following proc
iamation has been issued:
Procldnadtton by the President of the United
States of Americd:
Whereds, 1t has cone to my Knowledge that
sundry illegal military enterprises and expedi-
IONS are being set on foot within the territory
and Jurisdiction of the United States with a
view to carry on the same from such territory
and Jurisdiction againt the people and district
OF the Dominion of Canada, within the domin-
ion of Her Majesty the Queen Of the United
Kingdom Of Great Britain and Ireland, with
whom the United States is at peace
Now, therefore, /, Ulysses S. Grant, Presi-
dent of the United States, do hereby admon-
ish all good citizens of the United States and
all persons within the military jurisdiction of
the United States against aiding, countenanc-
ing, abetting or taking part in such unlawful
proceeding; and do hereby warn all persons
that by committing such illegal acts they will
forfeit al! their right TO protection of this Gov
ernment or to its interference in their behalf
to rescue them from the consequences of their
own acts; and do hereby enjoin5all officers in
the service of the United States to employ all
their lawful authority and power to prevent
and defeat the aforesaid unlawful proceedings,
and to arrest and bring to justice all persons
who may be engaged therein.
In testimony whereof / have hereuuto set nv
hand and caused the seal of the United
States to be affixed Done at the city of
Washington this oath day of May, in the
year OF our Lord one thousand eight hun
dred and seventy, and in the independence
Of the United States of America the ninety
fourth. u. S. GRANT
By the President,
HAMILTON FISH, Secretary Of State.
Boston, May 24.-Large numbers of young
men left by Northern trains tonight, includ-
ing some hundred from Providence.
BUFFALO, May 24.-About 450 young men
left for the East on the 6 20 train this evening
Another large body will move tonight. The
men all leave in citizens clothes, without any
visible weapons. Arms and ammunition have
been quietly forwarded to different points
some time since. A detachment of troops un-
der the command of a colonel arrived this af-
ternOon from Sharon, Pa Another detach-
ment came in from Columbus, Ohio. A large
reserve force is held in this city, it is supposed,
for the invasion of the neighboring frontier ii
opportunity offers
ST. ALBANs, Vt, May 24.-About 500 Fen
ians have arrived here by train A hundred or
two have come in from towns in this vicinity,
These comprise the full force on duty here
They will proceed without delay to Franklin,
VT, about fourteen miles from here, and oppo.
site to Pigeon Hill in Canada. They are or
DERBY and obedient in all respects. They have
an abundance OF firearms, ammunition and
artillery with them. They are under command
Of j. j. DOnnelly. The Canadian government
has sent to Pigeon Hill this evening to con-
front them some fifteen car loads OF infantry
anu dftlIicTy 1nlS force Will reach Its deStlnl-
tion some time during the night;
UTICA, N. Y, May 2-The Fenian agent
now in this city claims that he waits only for q
notification to send from Oneida county 1000
Fenians. Three car loads of Fenians arrived
at Rome from the west this morning and took
the Watertown train, saying that they were 60.
ing to Potsdam junction to work on the rail
road.
CHICAGO May "a Feniau expedition is
stated TO have left Milwaukee to o-night in q
steamer to make descent upon Canada West
with the intention of marching on Brantford.
Col. OConner will be in command. The force
is said to consist of picked men, well armed
and equipped.
NEW York, May 24-The Times special
from Ogdersburg says: Early this morning il
was discovered that all the telegraph wires
| leading to this place, including tho cables
| across the st. Lawrence river had been cut OF
put out of working order. The report SOON
| gained currency that it the work of the
| Fenans, and events have since confirmed this
| report. The train due at IL u A. NJ. tonight
| from Rome and DeKalb Junction. brought
| three car loads of men known to be Feuians
| -Four extra passenger coaches were sent down
| the Ogdensburg and Lake Champlain railroad
| to take these men at Potsdam Junction, and
coming thence east to the Irish settlements in
| the town of Waddington, twenty miles from
! this city. Down the ST. Lawrence the utmost
| activity prevailed all night. Large quantities
| OF arms. ammunition and provisions lave been
| stored there since March, and they were last
night put in motion for the rendezvous on the
| Canadian side of the border The excitement
| is intense at Prescott; the volunteers have been
called out and are now drilling to be in prepa-
| ration to defend the place. The total absence
| of the regulars from this portion of the Domin-
| ion makes this unlocked for movement the
| more terrible to the people. A battery has
been ordered, it is said, from Ottawa and will
arrive tonight The American Consul at
Prescott has endeayored to Quiet the fears of
our Canadian neighbors by the assurance that
Gen. Sherman will arrive here tomorrow with
sufficient force of American regulars to pre-
vent an invasion at this point.