It seemed as if the whole population of Buffalo and surrounding country were gathered on the river shore that pleasant Sunday afternoon to gaze upon the British camp and watch the movements of the soldiers.

The rows of white tents, the scarlet uniforms of the infantry, and the blue of the cavalry and artillery, intermingled with the dark green of the rifle companies, certainly gave a variety of color, while the steadiness and regularity with which the different units performed their evolutions must have convinced the on-lookers (especially the Fenians) that it was just as well for them that they were safely out of harm's way.
In the course of the day a steam launch arrived at the Fort Erie dock with a message from Captain Bryson, commander of the U.S.steamer "Michigan," to Colonel Lowry, inviting him to go aboard that vessel and have an interview with himself and Mr.H.W.Hemans (the British Consul at Buffalo) regarding matters in connection with the Fenians.

To this proposal Col.

Lowry immediately assented, and accompanied by Col.
Wolseley, Capt.

Crowe, R.A., and Lieut.