Narrative of the Fenian invasion of CanadaSomerville, Alexander
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Narrative of the Fenian invasion of Canada
Somerville, Alexander
Canada -- History -- Fenian Invasions, 1866-1870
Same date specials from St. Albans, Vermont, said 31 cases of Fenian
arms had been seized at Rouse’s Point. And the St. Albans Fenian camp
under Colonel Spears had moved towards the Canada line. And special
messages from General Sweeney had reached Spears. Something important
was expected to be immediately done.
Ogdensburg specials intimated that Canada had about 2,000 regulars
and volunteers assembled at Prescott, the scene of the fight at
Windmill point in the rebellion days of 1837, where United States
adventurers committed the mistake, the crime of crossing into this
Province.
Other specials of the same date, June 5, received in New York, were
as follows: One from Potsdam said, the Beauharnois canal [in the St.
Lawrence group] was cut by Fenians from Coteau du Lac to the river;
also, that Gen. Murphy was to cross at St. Regis and Cornwall with
4,500 infantry, and another column was to cross at Beauharnois or
Laprairie, and cut the Lachine canal. Gen. Spears, with 3,000 men was
to move from St. Albans via Philipsburg, cutting the railroad at St.
John’s Junction and the Grand Trunk at St. Hilaire and St. Hyacinthe.
WATERTOWN, N. Y., June 5.—The Fenian train was come up with at
Richville by a company of U. S. troops, who took the arms, ammunition
and men in charge. CINCINNATI. O., June 5.—$3,000 were subscribed for
the Fenian cause at a meeting on the previous night. It was stated
that 3,000 Fenians had left for the frontier.
BOSTON, June 5.—It was estimated that 600 Fenians left Boston
yesterday afternoon for St. Albans and northern New York. About 300
belonging to the 3rd regiment left by the Lowell road. About the same
number took the Fitchburg R. R.
A Montreal special said the authorities had reliable information that
the Fenians were marching from Fairfield on St. Armand.
TORONTO, June 5.—A Toronto special said the Volunteers and Regulars
had been recalled from the front, and would concentrate at Toronto.
BOSTON, June 5.—That day special despatches from St. Albans said
the main column of the Fenians commenced moving from Fairfield at 4
o’clock p. m. yesterday. The column headed towards Canada. Seven car
loads of Fenians arrived from Massachusetts this morning bound for
the front.
NEW YORK, June 5.—Colonel James Kerrigan, late member of Congress,
left on Saturday in command of a full brigade, the officers were
taken from various volunteer regiments in the late rebellion.
NEW YORK, June 5.—The _Tribune’s_ telegram, dated Hamilton, C. W.
said 2000 men were concentrated along the line of the Detroit and St.
Clair rivers. The main concentration of troops was about Prescott,
that being considered the real point of attack. Few troops from the
west had been sent to that point, it being guarded by the regulars
and volunteers from Montreal. The west was quiet all the troops being
at the front.
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