Morning journal and courier., 1880-08-13
Drowned from a Lake Steamer.
THE OLD WORLD,
Great Britain,

Great Britain.
 The FenIans Work Urged on by American Emfssaries-A Bold Robbery l of Arms-A Norwegian Vessel Boarded and Stripped or its Cargo of Arms-The Whole Island Ripe for Revolution Tremendous Excitement Throughout England and Ireland.
 LONDON, Aug. 12.--At one o'clock this morning large party of men left the shore in six whale boats and boarded the Norwe- gian ship Juno, Captain Carlsen, repairing at Queenstown, went into her hold and stole three cases of rifles, which formed part of her cargo.
 The news of the robbery has created con- siderable excitement here, not so much on account of the event in itself as for what it may indicate as to the state of affairs in Ire- land. It is believed by well informed per sons that the whole affair was manipulated by American emissaries who are known to be
 in Ireland working up 8 Fenian agitation. How these men came by the information that
 the Juno had cases of rifles on board can only be guessed at. but the presumption which
 has most currency is that the American agi-
 tators gained access in some way to the yes
 seTs bill of lading and then arranged plan
 for the capture of the guns. whose position
 among the ships cargo they seem to have known to great nicety. All reports agree that the Government is very anxious, as they are in possession of information going to
 show that secret agitators in Ireland have
 thus far been very successful in organizing sedition. The conviction daily gains ground
 that the whole island is ripe for revolution and the o1tcroppings here and there only
 serve to indicate with what thorou ghness and secresy the work of organization and drill has been carried on. Although the policy of soothing public feeling upon the state of Ireland prevails in all ministerial utterances upon the subject, there is no concealing the fact that the Government is more apprehensive of the Fenian brotherhood, and of the possibilities ever before in the whole history of the move ment A marked contrast between it's pres- ent and past methods is the care shown by poses may become known, and to make it's secrets 8 sealed book to all but those who are ready to take all risks and go to any extreme. The rejection of the Irish compensation bill by the House of Lords, the Government clearly sees, tends to fan the flames of sedition and puts the pres ent Liberal ministry in very awkward posi- tion towards people who so largely helped to place them in power. The Govern ment realizes that the prohibition by MT. Forster Chief Secretary for Ireland, of the sale of Enfield rifles ordered by the Bea- consfeld administration, will probably have but small effect in preventing the arming of the peasantry when the fanaticism of the people is fully aroused, and they willingly 1 assist at the landing of arms from America and elsewhere The situation upon the l whole is gloomy one, and it is believed 1 that if a genuine revolt begins in Ireland, 1 England is not now in good condition to l combat it from 8 military point of view as | could be wished. No traces of the Juno rob- l bers have yet been found. l
 In Commons this evening MT. Forster 1 Home Secretary for Ireland, in reply to a | question, confirmed the news of the seizure | of arms from the ship Juno at Cork. MT. l Forster said that the Juno was on her way from Antwerp to New York, and had taken 1 refuge through stress of weather in Cork ! harbor. She was boarded by sixty men and l forty-seven muskets were seized and carried | away The police have already arrested six | men on suspicion. Mir. Forster added that l no ammunition had been taken from the ] Juno. The excitement caused by this auda- | cious act of piracy is very great, and it is in- |
  about concerning the extremely dangerous l condition of affairs throughout Ireland. l The Government is understood to be ] in possession of information which 1 leads to the opinion that the skirmishing l fund raised in the United States by O'Dono- l van Rossa and his confreres is being used l in Ireland, and that plots for isolated up l risings and acts like those of this morning 1 have been formed all over the kingdom
 Some further details of the raid in the l Cork harbor have been received, but owing | to the fact that the Government has monopo- 1 hzed the telegraph wires for it's own use, par ticulars thus far received have been meagre. i The Fenians, it is stated, rowed to the side | of the Juno with muffied oars and arrived | alongside without being seen or heard by ] the lookout on the ship. They made fast 1 their boats on each side and suddenly l boarded her, taking every one on board 1 by surprise. They quickly overpowered | and bound the captain, crew and custom 1 house officers who were on board but were not brutally violent. No lives were lost, and | after taking forty-seven muskets the Fenians | left as noiselessly as they came, leaving the l officers and crew still tied and helpless. The | coast guard throughout Ireland has been or dered to observe extraordinary vigilance, and an additional supply of ball cartridges has | been served out to them. The affair has caused great sensation throughout Ireland ! and in London. The sale of newspapers con- taining accounts of the raid is enormous. A | genuine Fenian excitement is working up and the gravest apprehensions are enter tained of the future. Further Details Of the RObbery-NO Clue
 to the Perpetrators.
 LONDON, Aug. 12.-The ship Juno had on board general cargo, chiefly consisting of iron, nails and forty cases of arms, each case containing twenty four weapons. The cap- tain, his wife, one revenue officer and the 1 crew were aboard the vessel. The revenue | officer was patrolling the deck when the Fenians boarded the vessel, aud seizing him | they imprisoned him in the captains room, saying that they did not want to harm any one on board. In about thirty minutes they re-embarked in their boats, taking with them forty-two muskets, all of them being old fashioned. No alarm was given, although the police were patrolling in the immediate vicinity. The Fenians were evidently thor oughly we'll acquainted with the ships cargo and the position of the crew, etc. The tele- graph wire between Cork passage and the west was cut in two places. The police are energetically searching the neighborhood, but thus far no clue has been obtained.
 The police at Cork passage were not in formed of the robbery until o'clock The police at Black Rock state that they saw two boats pass up the river and recognized some of the occupants. The crew of the Juno, some g in number, were sleeping in the forecastle, which was battened down. It is Believed that fully one hundred men were engaged ia the raid and evidently had accomrIices out