On 27 September 1865 he wrote to the Secretary for War: The American assault on Ireland under the name of Fenianism may be now held to have failed, but the snake is only scotched and not killed.
1865年9月27日，他在给陆军部的信件中写道： 美国人以芬尼亚主义为名对爱尔兰的攻击现在可能已经被击败了，但那毒蛇只受了些伤，没有死。