THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN CANADA.

Grey River Argus, Issue 67, 16 June 1866, Page 3

THE FENIAN EXCITEMENT IN CANADA.

Buffalo, March 10. The Canadian Government -has instituted a strict surveillance on passengers, baggage, and freight coming into the provinces. The excitement is unabated. Bishop Lynch, of the Catholic 'Church,- 'has de .1011 need the Fenians. It is expected that the Government will forbid a public celebration of St. Patrick's Day, for fear of an outbreak. : Chicago, March .15. The defeat of. the bill regulating the Reciprocity Treaty with Canada, by a vote of 57 to 52, was almost entirely determined by the animosity of the members of Congress towards Canada, for its . unfriendly conduct during the late war, and its repeal will now go into -efiect along the border upon the termination of the Reciprocity Treaty, on the 15th instant, and much interest is felt to see what effect it will have. : The.Fehian scare continues to excite our. Canadian neighbors. The Toronto and Montreal papers are tilled with details of military movements and preparation^. Mass meetings of the Fenians are held daily, and the latter now allege that the whole Canadian excitement is founded on the British scheme for confiscation, and; to place a British Prince on an American throne. : Toronto, March 9. The popular rally under the call for volunteers exceeds thirty thousand troops ; over two thousand arrived here iast night: -The people are fully arouse d, and no man shirks duty. The most exciting rumors prevail of Fenian intentions to 1 invade Canada, and the Government has taken possession of the telegraph lines. Preparations have been made to send troops by iail to any point of danger at a moment's notice. St. Patricks's Day is anticipated with intense apprehension, and loud calls are made on President Johnson to .interfere. The city papers this morning give two -Columns of special dispatches from all parts of Canada of the popular excitement and volunteering. Chicago, March 19. Reports from all parts of Canada .arid along our border, represent that ,St. Patrick's Day passed off without disturbance, and Canadians "breathe freer. Nevci-theless, it is proposed to keep the volunteers, under arms ,some time longer, and even organise a home guard for a reserve corps. The expense ! of the military. ■ establishment is^estimated at fifty thousand dollars per. day in gold, making a total of five, hundred and fifty thousand already. A Montreal dispatch says that the excitement among the bank depositors during the last week nearly exhausted the bank funds and ; would' have .crippled them but for Government tajd. Depositors .living fifty miles distant came in hot haste to draw their lit|][e balances. " ' : .-..;. f . New York, March 20^ In this city the -Central Council of the -Fenians, at Union Square, are in .secret sessiqn, biit nothm«jfcros|^Jieiv

proceedings lias been given to the public. The funds and rifles are still Hooding in, both : here and at the 4 Sweeney head-quarters : and it is reported that sonic important features are ( now in process of development. It is currently reported that O''Mahon(sshas, withiu a few days, sent off an expedition of 5000 men to some point unknown to the public. The total strength of Sweeney's force, organised into regiments and battalions up to date is given as 53,600; and it is 'stated that before the month passes the number will.sic doubled. Contributions of money and munitions of war continue to pour into the / Treasury and Ordinance Department of both branches of the brotherhood. • ' The " Herald's" special Toronto dispatch from Ottawa says that a battery left there for the frontier on Saturday, and the other detachments of troops for the front are reported at four different points. The organisation of new companies is going forward with great activity, and the alarm seems unabated. Everybody now believes that the Fcniaus mean a desperate attempt to obtain Canada to. use. as a base, and very little dependence is placed on the American Government's professions of neutrality. The authorities feel that they can expect no sympathy from the United States, and must help themselves if they would maintain peace. The published statements show that , ten thousand regulars and ten thousand volunteers are under arms, and fifteen thousand more volunteers are drilled and armed, but not under pay. The " Herald's" Toronto special dispatch says a plot is reported to have been discovered ■to blow up the drill shed and volunteers while drilling. A large city sewer runs under the drillshed with its eu trance one hundred yards off. The report says that barrels of powder are to be rolled up the sewer, and when the volunteers meet for drill in the shed, the whole are to be blown up. The sewer is now guarded day and night.