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THE NEW YORK HERALD.
WHOLE NO. 10,869. NEW YORK, SUNDAY, JUNE 3, 1866. PRICE FIVE CENTS.
THE FENIANS.
SRXN GO BRAGHI
BATTLE IN CANADA.
Sanguinary Engagement Near
Port Colborne.
THE INVADING ARMY VICTORIOUS
Our War Correspondents Again
in the Field.
FULL ACCOUNT OF THE FIGHT.
?m Hundred Canadian Volunteers
Taken Prisoners*
mm LIST OF KILLED 4ND WOUNDED.
Interesting Aooonnt of a Chase
After the Fenian Army.
THEY OUTWIT THEIR PURSUERS
Admirable Behavior of the
Fenian Troops.
fQZUBE OF MUNITIONS OF WAR.
FRIGHT OF .THE CANADIAN8.
i movements Toward the Up
per St. Lawrence.
? TtnLaa Camp la Vcnmat,
New St. Albaae.
ta tfels State Opposite Cora
wall in Canada*
?ovoaeats and Feeling la Boston
and Other Places.
KRERAL SWEENY BONE TO THE FRONT.
te. Ac. Ac.
THE BATTLE OF RIDGEWAY.
Detail* of the Flfht from Oar War
Oarreapoadewt?Penlaa* Victorious?
Partial Ltd of Killed and Wooaded,
d*,f die.
Bbthi/i, June 2?11:20 A. If.
till* morning the Fenian army moved toward*
Wetland canal, in the directum uf Port Col borne, a
loan about twenty-foar rale* from Fort F.r e.
n*y are reported to be tearing up all Ibe luck* on the
aai and burning all the bridge*.
Tea eompan.ea of volunteer*, eoropn* ng one hundred
d twenty-five nu n, camu down from Port < olborne at
iff pant eight o'clock A. M. and took poeaeaUoa of Fert
Ik, which the Fenian* bad evaruaied, whence they
al out vkirmithing jmrtlee in all direction*.
Canadian ciUMO* on the opposite bank ot the
have been preened in for active service.
Bi'fvalo, June 2?7 P. M.
Fenian army, about one thousand strong, under
of Colonel O Nelll, left Frenchman'* creek,
? camp of ibe previous day, at three A. M , and moved
Ibe direction of Rulgeway, a email village about ten
It** from Waterloo ferry. A* they advened the
along tb* road Hod precipitately Into tb* wood*,
(?wring their house* in * (tale of tbe greatest disorder,
?f Inking nothing away with them.
He Fenian mntit* out eome distance ahead reported at
algbt A. II. that there wa* a large force of Canadian
rr* advancing upon them. At tbi* time the
had reached a spot aim at three miles from
Bldgeway and eighteen from Port Colborne, on tbe (iarrl
aon road, at a place celled IJme .-tone Bulge. On one
?Me ef the road wa* * fence, which tbe Fenian* tore
d*wn, end then advanced into the Qeld, where they
Ibrmed m Una of battle, lien. John O'Neill being in com
mand, a hi. ted by OoL Starr and Col. O'Brien. The vol
anteer* advanced down the road end Into the Qeld, about
Mrsa-quartcr* of a mle abu<e tbe Fen land In a few
moment* the action commenced, skirmisher* on Wilier
?Me eirhaiig ng a br.*k flr*. The order * a* then give*
far the Fenian akirmiabere to fall beck. The main bodies
?a both .idee fired several tune*, when the Fenian* ol
vawoed at double qmck with filed bayonets. A* the
vwlentccrv were ranged In the orchard on tbe other *!d*
?faswamp, and separated from the F*nian*,by a Uilck
(rwsb w*o<l, (?en. O Nettl saw that continuing upon
Ike charge while they occupied eo good e post
Mo* wm useless, and no gave the order to
Mil heck. The volunteer* believing this e re
treat, advanced out of their abetter at a run. The
Fealane then returned to the charge, end the volunteer*
gave way, retreating rapidly in the direction of Knlge
way, the Fenian* following closely In pursuit. A.lor
pursuing them for over twu mile* they stopped, while
(bo volunteer* went on to Port Colhorn*
From my presence en the Held during tbe actio* I ran
***ar* you that Una information I* entirely reliable,
ether report* to tbe contrary notwithstanding
The lem oa lb* Fenian aide wm about sit kilted and
Mtaaa wounded, that of tbe volunteer* twenty-three
killed and wounded la all. The Fenian* fought bravely,
throwing off eoala, vesta, and even shirts, and fighting
la Ihl* half naked Mate. Them were very few of tbe
Faataas I* uniform. The Louisville men bed bl*e army
(bed with grata facings, and tbe Cleveland men
greaa Mouses aad cap*, Ma remeln lw batag diversely
After Mopping the pureelt Ike mala body af Fealaa*
Idowa the gervtaoa mad bank toward* Fort
leaving ? guard ever Ma w*aai*l af talk adea,
i lka farm
itf at Da MNi *ad
tatoable at present. The following comprise as many as
I can obtain
Michael Fortar, of Buffalo, shot badly In groin.
Michael Yeary, of Buffalo, slightly wounded in arm.
& Thompson, of Memphis, killed.
Three Cincinnati men, names unknown, lay dead on
the laid under the scorching sun.
Daniel Wheelao, of company A, Cleveland Ranger*,
wounded in neck.
Further on towards the wooda two others lay perfectly
dead.
Of the Canad'an volunteers I can speak more reliably.
The Lieutenant Colonel, name unknown, was killed at
the first Qre; also Lleutonant P. S. Routh, of the Hamil
ton volunteers; Ensign Malcolm McEehan, of Toronto;
Corporal Newbou.se, of the Queen's Own; Charles I<ugs
den, of Toronto, very dangerously wounded. Another
dead body was found in the woods. Recdinga Ford, also
of the Queen's Own, of Toronto,|was shot in the leg;
J. M. Stuart, Thirteenth battalion, of Hamilton; his linen
was marked "C. 8."
The volunteers were fourteen hundred strong, made up
of the Toronto volunteers, the Queen's Own, Hamilton
volunteers and King'B artillery, from Port Colborne.
They reached Port Colborne by tbodown train. Colonel
Buchanan was In command of the entire force.
The fight commenced at eight o'clock aud was over
by nine, but skirmishing on tho part of tbe Fenians was
kept up until ten o'clock A. M.
The Fenian army was entirely out of provl sions, not
having eaton anything since yesterday. Unless sup
ported soon they must succumb, as the volunteers and
regulars are said to be advancing on all sides
A large number of the Fenians carried prayer books In
their pockets, and In the caso of one man a rtflo ball
pierced the book, lodging |near the inner cover. Lieu
tenant Routh, when dying, asked permission of Colonel
O'Neill to retain his sword, which was granted, and a
guard was instructed to see that It was not taken from
him.
A portion of the Port Robinson volunteers, about one
hundred strong, under Captain King, wore etationed be
hind the main body during tbe fight, as a reserve. They
were ordered up, but did not arrive beloro the main body
waa routed.
On arriving at Fort Erie ? position was temporarily
taken on board the tug stoamor Thomas Robb; but in a
short time they came again on shore, remaining in the
neighborhood of Waterloo ferry. They went through a
number of evolutions, and seemed a well drilled body of
men.
At about half-past three P. M. a small force of about
thirteen Fenians was seen croeslng the brow of a bill,
near the ferry. The volunleore immediately prepared to
advance upon them, and aa the Fenlana retreated the
taak of capturing them seemed easy; but just as they
reached the base of tbe hill about eight hundred Feniane
appeared and charged precipitately down upon the
volunteers, taking them completely by surprise. The
volunteer* broke and sealteted through the woode, ex
changing over one hundred shuts with the Fenians.
About seventy prisoners were taken by the Fenian*
A number or the volunteer* retreated on board the tag,
and when they got out Into tbe etream fired on the Fe
nian*.
All along the chore straggler* from the volunteers ran
almost craay In tbtir endeavors to procure shelter. The
beach waa covered with guns and knapsack* thrown
away la their flight
Tbe regular* are expected to arrive at any moment,
and tb* Fenlana art preparing to give them a warm re
ception.
Reinforcements are to he aent across to-night to the
Fenians; also stores and provisions?how I cannot My.
Buffalo, Jane 3?1 A. 1L
I here Joel returned from Fort Erie. The Fenian*
tore encamped themeelree behind the church, a sheet
distance from the beech.
During the lest engagement at the Waterloo ferry, as
far ? 1 tea find, but few of llie Fenian* were Injured.
The prisoners are under guard, but the wounded have
been released on parole.
JThe Fenians, elated with their eunresa, hare drank
freely, and two thirds of them are in a stale of intoxlca
tton. The women la the neighborhood are running
about in the wildest terror. A number of them here im
plored the captains of the various tag* to take tbem
acroee to the American side, and io sorno cases the re
guest has been complied with.
As far I can Judge, there will be no conflict bofore
morning, aa the Inebriated of the Fnnian army are wild
from hunger and tne drink they have taken.
Captain King, whom I reported as killed. In but badly
wounded In the leg, and may poaalbly recover. He was
taken from the Canadian side on board a lug belonging
to the United States steamer Michigan, and transferred
Ibence to a rmall boat.
One ef tbe Fenian colonels demanded that their
wouded should be aleo taken off, which tbe captain,
with questionable humanity, refused to do.
Tbe Fenian prisoners taken at Fort Erie during the
morning bave born released by their friend* Among
the former was a correspondent of a Louisville journal,
wbo was brought on by Colonel O h'e.ll to report tbe
proceedings.
The Michigan, as well a* a number of tug?, are running
up and down the river to prevent any attempt at rein
forcing. Ordera are Issued to fire on any boats pasting
to the Canadian aide, and to arrest any Fenians coming
thence, whether armed or unarmed.
R. O. Day, the Fenian agent here, poal lively promises
reinforoemouls in the morning
Ferselt ef the Fealtns.
Curros, C. W , June 3?1 P U.
The excitement along tbe border has not at all abated
to-day, but m rather Incrsaaod by reason of uffeus re
operations by the Canadian forces. A report prevalent
late last ntgbt that tbe Fenians were being largely rein
forced la not fully oonflrined. It la supposed that they
received but few acoaaelons to their number*. Th?ir
operatlona betray oooeiderable military skill, acting
Uiorougbly on the defensive as yet.
They are menaced to-day br two columns, moving
In opposite directions?one organised at Port Col borne,
the formation of which la not fully ascertained, bnt Is
said to be about two thousand strong, Infantry and artil
lery, enother, under Colonel Peerock, of Crimean repu
tation, and now commander of the Sixteenth British
regulars. This column ta compraed of one Imitation, the
right wing of the Hlsteenlli, Ave companies, two hat
tall tone of tbe Tenth Royal Volunteer*, of Toronto, sod
another battel I ion of volunteer*, designation unknown,
with one battery of the Forty seventh Royal artdiery,
with sis Whitworth guns.
Tnw force moved from Chippewa at about eight o'clock
the morning, marching directly to Black creek, where
at Dret It was supposed tbe Fenians would be mel On
approaching that vicinity R was ascertained that the
Invaders bad marched westward, to meet the column
moving from Port Oolborre Colonel Peacock pressed on
v goroeely In pursuit, stimulated to greater haste by a
report that lb" Fenians bad surrounded a detachment of
the Port Col burns force
Ad Information received from atlsene Is exceedingly
anrailafartory No one could tell the direction the
enemy bail taken (for hie strength. localities and
distances were ail oonlred.clory They were thus led
on orctiitnua routes, causing sum rsamry marching under
e severe sen.
At one o'clock they rear bed a little town called New
fiermany. or Uermantewn, seven or eight miles west of
Furt hue There it was reported that tire Fenians bad
an> sraped ?a a ridge three miles south.
The march to Una point waa tseeedingly trying to the
man, number* ef them falling with snaatrnka The road
waa hoed with stragglers. The information waa so an
reliable thai Peerwek wisely bailed hie solemn and put
hie men in camp.
Immediately after reports were received that the
Fenians had attacked tbe advance of the Port Col born a
rwl'imn. driving lbs red mats bark upon tbetr main force
wltb considerable loaa. No flguraa were gtveo.
Tbe affair waa mid to have occurred nearly south of
Germentown, at a point where the Fan ana were than
em am pad, thus indicating that they bad certainly held
their ground.
dolose I Peacock deemed It pendent to get late comma ?
i,p?with the other fores before proceeding farther,
kimees of the aaeerteiety ef the force ef the shemy.
Nothing farther, therefore, wee eunompMahed.
Be porta ftom Pert Colbarae ere easteeely awaited.
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advent ot the Canadian arnijr has had a wonderful
effect on the citizen*, who are all ready now for Aght,
and flocking in crowd* to the front, with muskets, to
volunteer their service*.
A squadron, composed of mllltla and cavalry ordered
out In tbl* region, I* now rendezvous ng at Chipi>ew*.
They will be a valuable auzlllary to Colonel l'eacock,
and will enable him to gather positive information an!
move intelligently.
The supposod policy of O'Neill, who la commanding
the Fenians, la to prevent a Junction of the two column*
of Canadian* He liopes to defeat them In detail.
1 notice In the Hlztoenlh regiment the large number*
of Irishmen who profess loyalty, but fear* are manlfeS
ed as to their disposition *hon placed face to face with
the Fenians. It Is rumored in the army that the com
mander in-chief of the Canedlan forces has Issued orders
to give no quarter and lake no prlaooer*. This is doubt
ful, but many subordinate officers evprrss their deter
mination to act on that rule.
The Fenians still continued to conduct themeelvei In n
manner to win praise from their enemies. They destroy
nothing unnecessarily, and refrain scrupulously from
pillaging. They impress horses and cattle when they
need them, and what provision* tbey want, hut nonoc.
No outrages to cKlaeus have bean beard of. A few clll
aena have been am*led, but they were aoon released
and permitted to retnrn to their home*.
TRe Canadian Report.
Toaoinn, C. W., June 2?11 A. H
The Canadian volunteers have atruek the enamy.
Blood haa boon sptli and a battle la now raging In nil No
A special despatch from Port Col boms deemed reHaklv
sev? that the volunteer* came up with the Fenians by
wap of Colborne at s place Mar Ridgeway and at ouoa
attacked them.
lie battle la now reported to be general, and f th
Fenians are not driven back the reinforcements now
moving behind will rout them.
A number of volunteers have been killed.
This morning all the wires were cut four miles west
of here, but the circuit t* agaro complete.
At three o'clock this morning the operator reports a
lookout party at Puffin's creek, twenty m.lee east or
h,m detected men hiding from a beat and fired upon
them, killing one man, when Iba rest retrsab-d and em
barked ou a schooner lying off shore.
The Ofcbc'i eztra say*.?TM* morning the attack was
made on the Feu ana in the bush by the Queen's Own,
the volunteers Bring the first shot.
The fight Is now general The volunteers are dr.vlng
the Fenian*.
several are k?H?d on both sides Colonel l>aroc*
with the artillery, haa sent despatch** that tbeyiann*
be here at once.
It is thought the volunteers wlU at least hold their
own until the arrival of the regular*
The volunteer* behaved splendidly, pu-hlng upon the
retreating Feolana with the utmost gallantry.
Tososto, June 2?3 P. M.
The IjKuUr't bulletin board say* the Fen an? are
hemmed In. that General O Nelll has been killed and
that the entire invading force will be despatched in em
hour*
Bells are ringing and there I* greet re|oicmg.
The only authority 1 can learn for this is a telegram
from the American Conaul at Fort Erie to Counsellor
Thurston that Pert Erie was in possession of the British
troops and the Fenians were seven mile# down th* river.
Togosro. C- " i June I?A 30 P V.
Varone Arms here have sent large supplies <?> "bursa
to the army There I* greet sensation in the city over
the losses. The 01 *" eilra has a telegram, dated at
rort colborne. seying that lbs Fsniana are being driven
berk half a mile. Tr.ey have rallied and have sue
reeded in driving back the volunteers, who are now le
tr at leg, with Of teen killed and upw.rde of fifty
wounded. .
It la thought that the Fenians will not he ibl? to cam
on the pursuit far. The volunteers hope for the arrival
of the regular*. In the meantime they have retreated
on Port Colborne, where they arrived ?t noon
The light commenced two miles from Hidgeway, at
eight A. M. The Fenian* were aecreted tn the bush.
The volunteer column, under command of 'olonel
Rosker, left Fort Coiboroe this morning el Ave n rloofc,
and on their arrival at Ridgewav attacked th# Fenian
position. The Queen * Own opened the Aght, attacking
the Fenian skirmishers, whom tbey found behind a
snake fence, the main body being In the bush
The Aght soon became geoeral. At flrst the Fenian
skirmishers were driven back, but th* volunteers soon
found themselves outnumbered end forced to retrndt,
? herenpon th# whole body of Fenlsni edvenred upon
them. Home confusion then spread In the volunteer
ranks, and the officers had d.fficulty in keeping the men
In order
0? Uislr arrival at th# railway station ?h# volunteers
were got Into some urd'r, and the column >a now la Port
o.lborn* in fell retreat.
A later despatch U> the 0M? says that messengers
have Just arrived from the hauls fleid of Ibis morning
The Biiteeoth and Forty seventh regular*, and th# battery
of Royal artillery, colonel Hoete, are on the ground
Th? leader of the Femana ha# been shot
A Montreal dei|Wtrb Bay* that Colonel Wheeler, In
passing Ureal HI Jams# street, remarked that the raur
age of the volunteers would eo> n waver, when a Mr Hood
ko? ked him down. He rose and disappeared qu*kly.
Tnaovrc, Canada, June J?P. M.
A large number of Fenians reinforced Fort Erie last
n ght and Una morning.
Two more bridge* were burned In order te obstruct the
marching of reinforcements.
The people hem were wild with eaeitetneat wbea ?b*
new* of th* aommeoeement of Iba battle arrived, nod
nil baetooM wan immediately suspended Fnvet# dea
patches as* eooeunUy arrltiag aanosnnng the death ?
roe well gnown nuaem.
Thorn ore ommoee repono from KL Alheoe, Tt
The esiaisaw haw* faUsn bank owe* Fort Wbm
?ml will probably b? forced to retreat to HL Catbarlora
unless reiufiircameuU aoon come up.
A despatch from Monlroai nays that reliable Informa
tion bad reached that city that Hen. Hwrany waa in poai
tlon at PL Albana, Vl, with a large force; but the opera
tor at HL Allan* could get no Information in regard to
the matter. Another report aayi that they numbered
about fifteen hundred and were under command of t,?ol.
O'Connor. They bad no arma visible, but were ordered
to go into ramp at F'aixfleld, which la eight or ten milea
from tl Album
Toaorrm, C. W., June 3?? P. M.
New* cornea vie Buflaio that tho Fenians, after the
akirmiah with Canadian*, rut off about one hundred of j
a party of volunteer* ernt around to flatik them, and
captured the entire party. ' j
Private despair bda rut Colbome confirm particular* of
a aklrnileb already rent, and atata that both partiea
fought deeperalely, but tba volunteer* were overpowered
by auperlor number* of veteran*.
A number of volunteer surgeon* have left for the aeat
of war, and nearly two lliouaand troupe, an reinforce
ment*. Tba Canadiann are given credit for Indomitable
pWck.
Tbkowto, C W., June 3?Midnight.
The f aodw'a night epecial from lluffelo my*:?
"1 erawnd over about two o'clock, and metOolonel
DnM with ? email force at Waterloo. A courier ar
rived aad reported that Ihe Fenian* were coming. A)
aaoat Immediately after they appeared ova* the hill, oad
the bottle (commenced immediately, with a galling
flea from behind the fences. The battle lasted
nearly two bourn, when lb* Canadian* retreated,
badly worsted, aad, getting on tbe tugboat Rohh,
?teemed out of tbe harbor. Tbe Fen la o lines attended
aboal Ave mi lea along tba oooat opposite Buftalo, and
tbey are vary Jubilant ovar tho v|. lory. Thousands of
Huffa.ii people i olleri.-d on the *hore to wttnem tho
bottle, and i lieeind luntily during tbe flghL"
Tho Aaaocloted Preoo Report.
BrvvALn. June 2. 1AM
The lata*! new* from the Fenian ramp elate* that lbs
whole Fenian wree I* moving.
It u> mated that the bridge* arroeo Frenchman'* creek
and Millers Point were burned leal night.
Telegraphic < ommunu atmn I* now open again ?l'h
Canada.
The Niagara river was palmlled l.iM airht by the
I'nlied Htatc* ?learner Michigan and tug* Harrison and
Mm
Hirer ami, Itine 2 - Noon.
The F.nghali Iroope now oeeupy Fort Fru
it i* not >et known whrthar the reported light at
Hidgi .< ty i? ?lth th ' portion of tbe F maua that were at
tort F.rie yesterday or an ther.
It i? undetilood Ural the Fort Krie Fen tar:? went down
the iivef.
Rtdgeway I* aeten mile- tip ihe lake toward Port Col
borne
It te elated that the etc-amer International ban arrived
at Fort Krie with troop* from Port Coll*.me
It ie undcrntoud that the iwtrol tog* IIred on and Mop
ped aeveral boats lost uigbl trying to roach Ute ( auadian
abort.
We learn that tna Intended proclamation from ihe
Fenian leader* to the people of Canada ? bow In the
hind* of a gentleman of tin* nly, and waa ei peeled to
have been hauled yesterday If affair* had Warranted.
i anadien acoounla represent that the F'eataii* will find
il?empelve? very much disappointed In caper led eld from
their brethren and fuend* In < una la.
Hrrrsto, June 3- 13 >0 P M
It Is rported that tba Engltab Irocpe ar* retreating
from Ihe light at Ridyeway.
ho further (articular* y?t received
Hrrvst/i, June 3 4PM
The lateel n< w? from tha battle Held i* given in the fol
low ing part rulers brought by a geollr tnan j*at from the
Canwlian shore. He my* ?
About eigt I hundred troop*, *11 volunteer*, left Port
Col borne ni half past Ave o'rloak tha morning, and to k
tha i.rand Trunk mod to Kalgvway. and mac-bed in lha
dire tion of Mte,*n*vllle. Tliey aoon encountered n force
of Fen an* who are sow mid to tie Ihe aaiae that went
from li fe lo Fort F.rte A tattle caened, aad the F'enlant
were wonted. <ler Informant Male* that two of tha
English troops were killed and o l umber wounded, and
that the Ferulae differed to e greater eaten t. At an
events there were about Mtly taken prisoner' sod brought
to Fort Erie.
The -euerwein bridge has been rebuilt
It Ji reported that ene of Ihe priaonei* hated thai tbe
colons! i ? in mending tba Fenian* told U.ero lo tare tbem
Miin the beet way they could.
< apia n king, who I* a doctor at Wetland, w II proba
bly lorn bta lag He bao by perm mmoo tewft brought to
l)u (Tain
A well known Buffalo Fenian named Roiiey Is so
badly wounded that ha I* not efported lo recover
The Fenian# ere now encamped at the old fort and
p - ket (ho river down to U.e village of Fort Erie, a die
lanes of two moo* Watch Arm can be eeea aad, ap. i
parenOy. Mgtiala
A L'bilod Htatea revenue cutler haa arrived th.a even
r.g from < lev a land, aad another la ? ipse led imm-d
ately
TV fiver l* [Wtcilled and order* given lo lire on any
thing try>ag lo ernes, bat the F?n*n* now in tb.a
aeghborboud eiprem (ba r dotarm oouoo lo crom at oil
bomrda,
A pom nent fenlaa aaaeyta that to morrow wiD bo a
big day, aad important news will be boor 1 from other
polnta
wi.cn the Fenians gobbled up and drove Ihe f'aead sa
voluaieern at tha Fort tr.e dght the aportoturt oo Ik.a
?Ida rhaevad luotllp
There la a doubtful rumor that Colonel 0 Moid *M
M.ghity wo* ad ad
Oeweral Harry, who las takes aemtMad of tba Prom
tier my* the go vera asset will Oa it* eleaeel
order and prvvoot lovwatooo iota facade
It ? Mot a 4 that ?
men by laying the American government >? favorable to
them. They will Dud out their mistake Iti thin
quarter.
One company of United Hiatal regular! arrived here
BnrvAio, /une 2, IbM.
A gentleman Juit from the other aide report! the fol
lowing:?
The lug Robb, from Dunville, with ahont forty Fenian
prisoners, taken at Kldgeway, wan laying at Fort Kr e
dock at three o'clock P. M., when a body of about two
hundred Fenian* came over the hill and Bred Into tho
lug. The tug hacked into the atream, and tired two
Khota while floating down. Tho Feulana then attacked
a company of volunteer artillery poated in the town.
After a brief reaiatance the Cuuadiaoa wavered, and
Anally gavo way, retreating down the river bank, rally
ing at limes The tug steamed down, keeping abreaat
of the Canadians. Firing ahorlly ceaaed, and tbsia
nadiana aurrendered.
The affair loated about twenty mlnutea. The Fenian*
did not capture any of their m>u. The flglil was wit
neMiud by a large uuuilier of pcrioni on tbla aide.
The force In tho Fort Krie Dght waa all volunteer, con
aialiog of detachment! of the Wetland canal Q'-id baltery
and Dunvllle company of about eighty men. The light
lasted only twenty mlnutea. Captain King of the Wet
land battery waa aeverely wounded In the leg, and will
Buffer amputation. Two other volunleera were wounded
but none killed.
It In reported that a Fenian captain wm killed name
not given.
At the battle at Rldgoway neither forca bad artillery,
but come ot the Canadian* are Mid to have had i peat
ink rifle*, while the Fenian* were armed mnetly with the
nidtnary niu?ki-Ui.
Colonel Slarr, of Kentucky, la eeld to be the one who
gave the word to the Fen lane to acalter and aave llicin
nelvc*.
The number of men on both (ides did not stated two
thousand.
Murrain, Juno 2?Midnight
From present appearance* ami from the prem-nl |?eo
Imjii of the Knyliah troop*, there will be no engagt menl
to-nlghl. but It in apparently mevliable early tomorrow.
Ofllc 1ml Iliillrtln from the Fenian Head*
qunrters In thla City.
IlKiDqnAHTRHa Ficmias RRorunamip, I
No. 700 HiloadwaT, Nbw Yokk, June 2, IHM. j
Tho Irish republican army, under command of Colonel
John O'Neill, met the Rriti*h Woope at a place called
Hidgeway, Upper Canada. The Urttiah forces were corn
poeed of volunteer* and a regiment of mllllta called the
" Queen's Own." The Rrtllah outnumbered the Irish
army two to one. The flglil ng waa dooporate and lasted
about three hours, during which time tha Fen ana were
twice driven back, but again regained their (Kisilion.
F,nelly, the Irish array charged the Rrltlab at tha point
of the Imynuel and drove them from the grounds and
remained master* of the Held, which their Irish valor
bad so nobly won. The Indianapolis troop* led the final
charge. Tin- battle fletd was covered with the debris of
the beaten army.
Impertaat Order from Oenrral Orant.
ItvrrAui, June 2, 1MM)
l ieutenant Oeaovnl Orant passed Weet at noon to-day.
He arm tba following lulegram to General Meade ?
Mcvvaui, Juae 2, 1*00
To Major Oenrral Mai no, V. S. A., PbiUdstpbw, Pa -
Oeneral Marry la here. A>-stgn blm Id general com
mand from liuffalo to the mouth of the Niagara river
The Slate authorities should call out the mtlllia on the
frontier to prevent hostile eipedttlona lea Vine the ( utle.l
States, and to aave pr vale property fronadesUuriion by
moos. U. ?. MR A NT, LAaatoiast Ueaanu
Mevemeala wf Vailed IU
St Auasa, Vt, June 2, laM
Detachments of Unltod Htalea I mop# have left this
p.ace lor Alston*, N. Y., by the Ogdeasburg road They
will probably picket the frontier.
General McMahoney la eipeeled her* lo night wifti
more Msaam huscUs Fenians. Me will Idii eoartHBwf at
lb* troops from that Mate.
Tk( RmIUbmhI In Nonlrral.
MovranaL, June 2, 1MM
The Mx nod day of lb* Fenian sieltaroenl In this ally
and surrounding* baa bean uncommonly marked. whan
Iba traditional quia*of Ilia Canadian character la r mem
ber'd. no law Uian lla want of armmiaodailnn to Uia
Muring realities of war. Thin auction of bar Majesty ?
provincial dominion* baa nstrar before, within the man .
ory of two yenrraUooa, b en ao wrought up and ao par
auiantly and uncomprombmgly yielded tri(j subordi
note r moderation to tbn pnbl o defence for an entire
day and night aa during Iba twaalj-four hour* now
closing.
The ?!''lament* of the leading American riit/?m* dur
log It a early day* of the lata rebellion wrra very proper
ty thought to run high and unremittingly Hi tha pa bile
aUantlor hut Uie uniteraal antiety in nfe ants to tbi
roudlltn af affair* .n tbeae provliewa, aa avii.xeg in and
throng bout all tbla teuton during twenty f - ir hour*
lael paal, egrasds by U all popular tumults that I have
ever known.
Through, it la*t night and todlay h.uonaaa of arery
character baa be? u by common'on?ent au*p? ndad And
the hotels, without dudfikrttun of rank, Ui* newspaper
ofllcee, the pts>es of publ? resort other than the
and iba aireeta, bar# bean eurroonded by and filled with
aag. r Kngliabman Intent upon knowing tba enure at
lent eftfaa politic pariL Tba acanaa Incident to tba re
roption of theaeveral Irlegram* from ''lb* front, ' tha
man bu g of lit# Iroopa. Ih' reeouadlng of Uia mi?k an I
lh* ebear* of the afandaut (lopnlaoe, tb? *|wolal|oaa
of Ibe Q ieen'a looter* on were aolmat.ng far baroad
tba p>e*lbillty of balnf, when wa oonaldcr tba
Ina gnlfbenae of the cause of it all, vP wad
In tba light of a aen.ua an I po?*iWy aura*
fnl atta b upon Xrttteb power aad Magna Charts.
A I day I og the vtraata bate been eurgiag with Ute
eager lliroug . and the ritrs Iwtuea of iba Dcw*pai*r*
have aurereded each other hourly Tba individual and
euiwetlve fea'irlty has kept ample pore wilb he Utaial
tooasianbof eveals, and b'r Majesty a layel b o a
and out of lbs mil iary earviea, have fought u,< t .?|
light of unredrained in rib with Industry aad iff ? i ng
molt The nty baa not bean bar* ward la pew Hog forth
bar "Ui a in defence ?4 U?# pr.vinos
Early tbla svealag a boliai on of tha ?'<lunte?r V ?
tone ribea left for Iba erase t>f actios, aad were la-.a ?
diet, 'y fallowed by tba Thirtieth regular* Th? Tweo
tj-fifth regulera, known as tha Xing * Own Borderers,
Colonel Fare nwnn.anting, ST" under mac h ng ordetu,
and will douottsaa have Ibe '.ty haf .ra moraiag Tba
f o .rth battaii .a of the B.fio brigade -tba Friars Coo
anrt a Own ?r* aiao under march.ng order*, and will
leave to morrow.
Tt.a VtMartt t* gad* la guar tod at the Ft. lenb-e
and Monlr al ends by ami* fx fee, and the Ir I *?#?
elation ?f I' * illy It olreody a. ?< mbted sod uader order*
to supply It.* plane* vacated by lb* r*f a-srs sad rulan
leer Who lit*# fun* t?? lbs fr.Bt
Iscg* eiirn* of monay have baaa saharr-bed by u,
patriotic (iiiMM to pmvld i fur tba fatnh *S of <be aotsa
leeva Tba lanof of lb* is'-graua* rare lat d hero front
tba "east of war" Ind ent** Ua* r -puse of ik* feoiar-a
ant Os surraa* of her M*. aatft arraa
A* Ms)** ??er.er-1 LI adwy, ex aar g tba gaer .<u
at Montreal secompsaied Vy an aid. esa . aae-ag UUr i gb
BotTO Itaoi* -treat ml I r*U ?> ruck I M yest" Uy
L* boom suddenly etomh >a? upon lbs rut rood irsck
threw in* g u- -si w,th great ataisnss over bm hoei and
to3 ' led qa is t nwvei# Ir. ury Tho gonarnl wa* m
turning fr-s* to ?oep-?tl n 4 tba ttoups upoa the
< bsrnp 4* Mar*, abnl In 4*i art fas Mas front, wh a tba
sort dent oocurrud wh. b prim urns tnfeatnnuutty Is lay
him ap fat aeveoal day* dartag lb a ln.p> rtaat tt u
The frti't of VaMa' r*g meat ware a*p*utod lbs aft**
a <s by tba iniu ui estoast osnnatMing prununs to
tb- -y entrance on set ?a aervtcs.
A taevi sg *f lb* abtp repute* la port, far aarallipj
the aaiiora ead tovsrsi cr-ea as a natal bngnde, was
bold this sfiamoon, and mmh an sagsa sntimn *aa
aVeciad Other argsoirttiooa ?f troops sea Mtag per.
fecW Am-ag thorn tb* English Warkiagotea ? Basest
Kudtssy baa been trnnafewmod Into n autumn** aampoay,
to ba m isrbed to tb* M - atrial light infantry and to*
? iniraal rtfitf mogera, an oaaargonay aorpn Otfca*
trunpn nil taaon this evening as many an 'an
Montreal Prraa Report.
Movtkkai, June? HUM
The greatest run* merit and anthuataam haa prevailed
here all Jay, but It la combined with tba ulmoel ci ufl
deocc.
The report of the Prolan defeat ?U received thla after
noon with loud cheer*. The door* of the newrpaper
offloea were regularly bealeged all day by anxluu* crowd*.
Two battalion* of rifle* and a half battory of artillery
weie ordered to parade tin* morn lag, and left here at
four o'olork tbla afUrnooo, deatlcaUoo unknown 1"lie
order waa obeyed wllh the olmnnt alacrity
It I* expected thete Fenian attack will be nude on
Cornwall or ioiuo portion of th* aarlern frontier to
night.
It la computed that over ten th intend men eere un
der arma on the we* torn frontier a few hour* after tli*
rail.
It la generally liehawd here that the Fenian* are ru
tlrely routed.
Th* Pool I Ion let Ocdrn.liurg,
Oonnam ku, R Y , June 2. I*flfl
a email Fenian detachment i* moving In thtedirection,
end intend n udezvotulng at Malone, where a large nam
her of the in v ml ore are reported to be already < ongro
(Mad.
Malone la the county aaat of Fraaklln county, In ihi?
State, not far from Uie border, and nearly oppuaiU 10
Cornwall, Canada.
Throe care* of arm* were nccuivd at the depot h*re
by the I'lilted 8Late* deputy Marshal thla morulug Tlo y
were to lie emit by oiprea* to M alone.
At I'rew ? dl, o| | o-ito this place In Canada, great *i
citemeul U prevail ng in Conaaqueoo* of the new* from
Fort Erie. The ali'-ota eie ahvu wllh militia. Eight
or ten ? "if,pan a. are under arm*. The furryboeia from
Una plai e are clo?*ly watched. Din troop* are greatly
ajterclaad, aa the la lief U prevalent mat Faniau ap.en
ere among th- in.
Fenlaa* on Their W ? y to th* Front.
vr*a*v, June 2. laM
About ore huti'l I Fenian* left her- >u the twelve
o'olock train la*t i at for il. tV*-t. Ti.elr rr.il detune
lion la iinkiio.vn. They were In > h.irge of competent
military offh em.
Upward* of a thoueand of their friend# aaarmhled at
the depot to wltneaa their d?|Mirture and gave them
hearty and enthualaatle cheer* *? the train left
A dee patch from la* kp- rt Una evening aay* abo it "lie
hundred Fenian* left there leat night fur tba wr*?
People of larckport am driving out to the frontier to
nlglit In anllrijuillon of wltnee* eg a hetli* h- iwe. n a
b->dy of Fenlana and Ilrttiah troo|w, reported fifteen hua
dred etrong, early to mum* morning.
Aiaivv, Jane 2 !*?M
The Fenian* ber* are very active, *nd have been en
gaged today in raielng mutier and forward in." in n
Another data hmenl leavea at midnight for the I' ene of
war. If lha leader* had fund* tney aay they rould eend
oa* tboeaand me a forward lu twenty -four honra
Prominent Fenian* hero eay they anliclpata Milt ng
n*wj to morrow, but declined even to lud caUfrutu what
i|uarter it way be ei per ted.
r.i ?.!**, June 2, IM?
Two companle* of Fanlane from lialtiinor* and a cod
pany of *t*ly from Philadelphia paaaed through thla city
to-day, bound for tba border
1 vaaovaa, K T., Jnna 2, lMd
On the ahemrein train coming went ysaterday tbere
were ell ear load* of Fenlana Ooe ' ornpany of one
hundred and tweaty were uniformed and carried eevaral
Fenian Bag*. Tbey got off at lb m Tbl* morning
there arrived here Mreuly fuwr more from Hmghamloa,
with fir* caeee of ertna, bound eeat They made ar
rangemaMn to Mod off tba fimt of lha week a large nom
ber. Money ?aa rnland to tend them forward. I.rear
enthuataam proved* among U.e brethrea.
Rkv?i Fare* Walla frmm thlrafaailiMh
mm torala ( aaUm|tUI*4.
Toronto, C W , Jno" I ICR
lof urination lrlo(ra|>had b?ro by Cnlamrl Monitfoirtary,
Co nniawlaut of lli? 1'uitnd XUia? fuiroi, M Pun Hiroa,
Mlc hiynn, m Ihal Iba Vrn.aaa cohlrmplaUi an allar( na
''tun a to-bight, an<t that Ihraa rraooU, b*lt*T*d to ha
aruad ao<J nuuinod by Tvutaaa, hara ml lad from < tin ago
Tba In vndarn "liaot" a Whlahaf Mhop
Pan It Among Tkaia. and Arnaa Throwa
lata the IIIvar.
Ilrrrtui. Jam J-?' "?
A lirra holy of tha 1'inlana yaalorday. nhno aa
raaptil at Frmrhmao a rrr*k. aHtanrn] ugprorbrrry a
d<,rb, nrar Uia lowar frrry, and bob i?nr? ? >n of o
amaJI *oi<?n krpl by a inao lit "rod Maphaoti Wblla
tbayrr thry urod op all t?.? p'oTurlooa ami dr ril an Iba
praintana, and ralltrad Mrpl.au* of about i im l.nitdr <1
dollar* In m<n*y, a horaa and antra* waring a;.p?r#l
At about ngbl f M una vt lit* party who oar oat
anontinf lihinflil In a daai.au u t? tha rayUun la a>a
mand, vho lit.mod ainiy ordarad tba m.-n andrr annv
tbrn firing Htopbona Illy raala ba ordar-d hnn to Imta
a numhrr of boiaa of amru init.on into tba fltrr Tt ara
warn nfWn botaa mar tad "|vt| '? Ti ara aara na?
tbouaand round* of amiuun Una It dk *i lot Wl. la
Mayihana ma* throwing tba burnt la. tba Vau.au* wtat
d'.on tha rlaar rafryinj tlialr mortal*
A not bar r< i-m aaya that iba V> nutria laft Irani Ihmi. a
eraak at 4 A. M , ami atarta-l fur Ki'tgraay. a nllaya
ahrnit nlna nolnaabuva ll fora aWrtiur tbay hafnad
?rar otia Ihoqrand atand of anna aul uir*w airman aa
tnany mora into Mr* ft?#r. A nam lmr of lb" lati?r hara
barn ftrhod out Ihia n rt v, an I tiioro ta a p.la of g?a
harral* at tba rraak,
At about tan o ibrck lhaa* mat a rapurt that a lank
had Ukra puna
V rrmuHl.
H arrirn, Juar I I Ml
Thr Tartan* ar d tba Praia . at at ui tba all ado. n r,g topic
in llooton r.nm Tba atraat ar ? i ?? ara not adloyathrr unlit"
tboaa what. aura, tad ao malt aliaata>n ahra Fort tan.
Ur aaa anaa.lad Tha bar routn, iba thanlr? and all
plana of publf raoort ara ?Ural mtb Van,a-,a and anti
Famana, and tba r d'intra ar - atundad m lb marh
aarr>??rir ar and anlbuaiaaai. and Ira, l*a tb ahiudabr#
of talk and d a -,r?, a lb "fa I- apt-am. I a ma: .if ant daa a*
In raally atounp .ll, mm*th.n( to Mlatt tba oppranamn
of I r aland
|i?it| tha lart two day* ll.ur baa bran an to"r*a?4
lid" "f 'rarrl fr*,'n ld,.? f at to t a Canadian irrbr,
o. ot of tba trarall-ra la n( of f rlia ortf.a nod I,-1 i#?j
to kv A liana, in Trr-.-i-mt. I>uria( yanlorday and to day
a t laoa ihan tnrnly lira baa trad baaa l?flW?. ?-l?.
aatta, and It la rwmfod and jao?ra.'iy bain Tad II.at
tboaa a II ba adl I iional daparAoaa* by tin
Ira na d? Monday mofmag. Tba Crat 4atorbm?M loft
tm on ftmmlay rrtalaf, an! aaciorat npmoM* '4
Ibraa hand rod At loarll Iba a<|aad aaa Inrraaa at by
an a Id re o af no boodrad and ffly. and Utoo* vara
nvaay ama'lar ac^'.iall ??an at rar-ua p- ota trru iba
rund irdarr i bora and M. A,baaa Tba grmtrr pnr<rn
of Ih" a ?ra **d Ur ba A??r?*d for tba cavalry or< o,
of ahr b It M aaid T.tt Hoyb I aa mil l ata command
Tbr ba f paak 9an tram mar tba fHrtbui r-?4 wb
up an addlthmol batlal, n of at* .ut four bandrad lart
aran.nt Tbay nara atan da* nad for n* Albarr* and
m r* n rnmmand of (V PjmI Omira and t^rSooal r'onaaa
tbtonal T A mnn rtt. an l( >rH in U,a lata mora
tnont at Itnp/fl, boa knt ?fry <?lad adjuUM of a
a?aai akak M tram la '-aaa fay lb# fr ?t Tt. i r rib
man I-or wrHton a latUr In <PO*rral Wnoaar, ?|a,i r >|
foe tba rlincpaa *b 'h ba brrMybt ay> ar o -rapt
that ba dtd ft maaa l|tl. Iraiof o-a ?,#? , "d Ida
llanrrnl dnan. aod ba tbaf"f'*a r*'rmrU lb' rtataman*
bo martn. Mr Ittnn-rM ttnlaa 'hot l.ol t" had a far ra
trio vind at U>* lima *4 Uta Rar p* rt r -|-d l a o* m>.4
baaa takan Mpiy. N ,ra *-o*ra. ? rtpi a ?t k-a at
lay bamlntad At tba? vm? many af tba ? f ar, ml
dsart dmartnd
Ml gadiay taanaral J kn * Maknn, aoa? t .od*f '/ tba
Paa na fofnm front Ma^ o?? ??ft t'f* mday,
?mmt*nt*4 by tmoam ?fiy m* ? bmdrad man
franoat! Mab .o hat rata rod a br (ad a* i omattM
from fiaaaaai and hd kaa imon Art (nabad an
tba u?.?i4l" m ytrrtf of a . tht Maana h rartta ftnt*
H' > aa art ' ' fOrrt r> OCf I
af Ha>ay af lb* Mint* Ma!
kM mora boa bona nnaannat man*and aa a nraltt af
Iba Manaar* roatta Ib-nw t# T
nam ra lorma and aa a mam mr af An I
TV* % a at l?|trttrt if ihtn man from 4t
COVTUUXS M mm Mill