DRUMMOND, United States Vice-consul General, B to William H. Seward, January 3, 1867

Mr. Drummond to Mr. Seward

Sir: I have the honor to inform you that the trials at Sweetsburg of the prisoners recently held in the jail of this city, on a charge of complicity in the Fenian invasion of this province, in June last, terminated on the 28th ultimo with the following results:

Madden, Smith, and Crowley have been sentenced to be hung on the 15th proximo; Holmes to be imprisoned for two months for larceny, and Crawford for three months for receiving stolen goods. The remaining eleven have been discharged.

Mr. Devlin, the counsel for the prisoners, with whom I have had an interview since the close of the trial, appears to entertain no doubt of his success in appeal in the cases of those capitally condemned.

I have the honor to be, very respectfully, your obedient servant,