Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1885-03-01
A DYNAMITE BRIGADE,
AN IRISH CONTINGENT TO HELP
Ell NAHDI.

a Thrilling Narrative from Chicago
$4,000 to be Subscribed for its Equip
Inent and ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Ex-
Confederate and Un on Officers TO be
Placed in Commando letter from
O'DOnovan Rosa.
CHICAGO, Feb. 2S.-According to q cir
cumstantial narrative to appear in the
Inter ocean tomorrow, the Fenian and
other revolutionary circles OF Chicago,
including the Advanced Revolutionary
League, the most rabid Of the dynamite
bodies in this city have been quite active
the last few days, and indeed since the
late London explosions, in making prep
aratons for an important forward move
ment. Letters have been received here
from Paris, the headquarters in Dublin OF
the Irish Revolutionary Brotherhood and
the Fenian Council in New York, calling
upon the active Revolutionists Of Chicago
to furnish their quota to the Irish brigade
or legion now IN process OF formation,
and destined fOT active service
against England in Egypt. None
will be accepted for this important enter
prise except men who saw service in the
late war, and the material selected for
officers of the Irish Legion will comprise
such soldiers as have made records in the
the armies of the Union. Four officers
have already accepted positions who have
made gallant record as guerrillas under
MOsby, and will report in CHICAGO at an
early day. The names of the officers are
Capt. CavensOn, of Fauquier county, Va;
Lieut.. Dick Morton, of Culpepper; Lieut..
Golding, of FalPs Church, Va, and Sergt.
Blakely, of Richmond. Seven officers Of
the Union forces, now residents OF
Chicago, have been selected, one of
whom, for same time past, has
been doing newspaper work in this
city. The names of these gentlemen, the
Fenian centre, to whom the reporter is
indebted for the above facts, refused to
give, though they will doubtless be made
known in few days. The sum of $4,000
will be subscribed in this city for the Chi
cago contingent, and like sums for the
New York, Philadelphia, Buffalo and Bos-
ton cOntingents. 1t is also stated that a
high command in the new Irish brigade
has been offered to a distinguished SOL
dier, and rumOr has it that he has ac-
cepted. This officer is said to be none
other than Gen. FitZhugh Lee, who will
be allowed the selection of his own staff.
which will be composed altogether Of
Irish officers who have served with dis
tinctiOn in the armies of the COnfederacy.
The organization seems ID be well di
gested, in all its parts the various
cities contributing quotas being reported
as enthusiastic to the last degree, AMI
are ready with men and all the money
that may be required. 1t Is reported that
two companies of the brigade will be-
mounted upon their arrival in the SOudan
and serve as guerTillas. These cOmpa-
MES are to be under command of some OF
MOsby'S old soldiers and two or three OF
QuantrelPs ex-0fiicers. The brigade will
consist of 1000 men, the infantry to De
armed with Remington rifles, while the
mounted men or cavalry viii carry sabres
and Spencer rifles. These men viii re-
port in New York IN tWOs and threeS, ana
from thence they will sail to some port il
France, by some it is believed to be Mar
seilles.
In a private letter to a well-known
Fenian in this city, O'Donovan Rossa
says: 'When this brigade gets in the
field, England will have no longer Occa-
sion to say that dynamite is not legit-
mate weapon of warfare. The Mahdi
will make it legitimate, and the
Irish brigade in making use Of it
will aYenge the wrongs Of their country
by blowing English war vessels and
meet them. Dynamite Will be manuiaC-
tured in the Irish camps. and Irish sol
diers wilIinstruct the benighted Egyptian
how to make and to use it. Oh, we VIII
soon have merry times in the Soudan
Depend on it, We will make the English
sup sorrow, and bring her to her knees In
a way that will astOnish the world, and
that before the wear is Out.D