The Sun.
London, England, 1841-06-14 00:00:00

BUSHRANGERS.

(From the Australian ChrohiCk of the 16tlinfJahiary.)
noted bushranger, a runaway from the service of
Mr. King, of Lake George, and who is better known by
-the • cognoinen• of Jaeky,Jaeky—thaugh a native, of the
British capitel,—was captured on Thursday last at Bun-
gendore.,.. Jacky' Jacky appears tv have taken the bush
early ill the month of Deeember. Shortly after he 'had
done so he ,became connected with another ruffianolow,
in Sydney gaol, who disgraces the honoured name of
Curran. It was Jacky .Jacky who robbed the Queen-
bcyau days before Christmas last. Since that
he committed various robberies between Marulan and lie
zorback. It would appear 'however; that he preferred high I
to low ground ; and he left the county of Camden; intend-
ing to Visit his old haunts and pals. On hiS.Wayuti he
called at the station of Mr. Hannibal Macarthur, at
\Vollondilly, and took froth there, not the eternal black
mare of which the public heard so much during the last
year's debates in the Legislative Council, but a noble
young animal. After procuring her, the first exploit of
Jacky's with which persons are acquainted, was his at-
tempt to rob the mail between Marulan and Bungonia
on Monday morning, the 12th instant, and his attempt
to shoot Mr. Corbin, the mail-contractor, who very
fortunately had charge of the mailbags on- the morning
in question. The bushranger was traced to the imme-
diate neighbourhood of Bungonia, by which place he
passed on Tuesday ; a pistol, which he is known
to have had, was found close to Lumley. After this
he proceeded to a spotcalled called Deep Creek, no great
distance from the Long Swamp, in this neighbour-
hood ; he robbed a store, and dressed himself in
a long frock coat and black cap. He next called at
Mr. Hyland's inn, where, it would appear, he passed
himself off as a person travelling on his legitimate
business. Having noticed a gig at the door of Mr. Hy-
land's house, the bushranger, supposing that its owner
was on his way to Sydney, went some distance on the
road towards the Deep Creek, with the view of stopping
the occupant of the gig, who was the Rev. Mr. M'Grath,
the Catholic clergyman of this district. This gentle-
man's duty, however, taking him in the direc-
tion of Bungendore. and in an opposite direction
from where Jacky. had placed himself, he, find-
ing that he/ had missed the object he had in view,
galloped over the ranges, in order to cut off Mr.
M'Gratti's route. By the speed of the latter's horse
the bushranger'was again thrown out in his calculations.
Jacky then rode his horse into the village of Bungen-
I dare, and took refuge in the house of a person named
Eggleston. Mr. Powell, -J.P., having got immediate no-
tice of the bushranger's being so close at hand, went in
pursuit of him, accompanied by Messrs. Balconabe, End-
ledge, and Powell, jun. The bushranger mounted his
• horse, and galloped off, the gentlemen in close pursuit of
him. He was armed with a gun, which he presented
several times- at Messrs. Rudledge and Powell. Jacky
was evidently much better mounted than any of his
pursuers, and, had the mare ridden by him not been
fatigued, he would have made the ranges without
being captured. The gentlemen at length surrounded
him, and about this time Mr. Balcombe came up in a gig,
a•riaed with a musket. Jacky perceiving that there was
little chance of his escaping, laid down his gun and sur-
rendered. He had on his person when taken between
60/. and 701. in checks and orders. Great credit is due
to Mr. Powell and the other-gentlemen for their praise-
worthy and spirited behaviour upon the occasion, as,
owing to the hurry in which they were obliged to sally
out after him, and other circumstances, over which
they had no control, they were neither well armed nor
well mounted. On the following day Jacky was con-
veyed to Queanbeyan, where he was identified by se-
veral persons whom he had robbed, and was safely
lodged in the lockup at Goulburn, on Saturday after-
noon, Lieutenant Christie _ and a party of mounted
police, who had been in pursuit of the prisoner since the
previous Tuesday, having gtiarded him from Bungen-
dore to Queanbeyan, and from the latter place to Goal-
burn.—COreepondent, Jan. 16.

HEROIC CONDUCT AND CAPTURE OF FOUR BUSH-

RANGERS.

Four of the convicts at Port Arthur absconded on the
14th December, and, after losing themselves for two days
in the bush, succeeded in stealing a whaleboat from 1)r.
Imlay's establishment, which which they endeavoured to
reach Maria Island.. Being baffled in this attempt they
ran round to Brune, and went to Mr. Mansfield s, and,
finding a-whaleboat there more suitable for them, took
her and proceeded down the channel, with the intention
of capturing some of our colonial craft, to get away
from the island. On Tuesday evening they landed at
Mr. Cole's, at Snake Island, formerly a boat builder
in the town. Mr. Cole met them at the door of his
house. They demanded the number of men in his esta-
blishment, and finding they were at some distance from
the house, demanded provisions, which Mr. Cole refused.
They insisted on having some, and two of them desired
Mr. Cole's daughter (the only other inmate of the house)
to show them the store-room. She did se, and they
proceeded to ransack it. The other two men remained
outside, one armed with a musket standing at the front
door, and the other armed with an axe being stationed
under the verandah. Mr. Cole seated himself, and deli-
berated as to what course he should pursue, when it
occurred to him that a knife was lying upon the table,
and, having succeeded in securing it unobserved, he
arose under the excuse of wishing to go to bed, stating
that he must go outside first. This the man at the door
refused to permit, and on Cole persevering he levelled
his musket and drew back the lock. Cole instantly
stabbed him, and a scuffle ensued. One of the men
rushed out of the store-room to the assistance of his
comrade, and was instantly wounded by Cole. The
man with the axe rushed on Cole, and in the struggle
the latter fell. One of them tried to strangle him, but
Cole still kept stabbing with his knife, and his daughter
succeeded in pulling the man off who was endeavouring
to strangle him. The men, finding themselves so
effectually- opposed, quitted the hut, and made for the
boat, while Cole ran in search of his own men, who,
hearing his calls for assistance, were already making
towards him ; but the bushrangers had gained their boat
and put off before Cole and his party Could reach them.
Mr. Cole yesterday gave notice of this attack to the
police station at Birch's Bay. and the constables from
that station went in immediate pursuit, and discovered
three of the men in its vicinity, nearly exhausted from
the wounds given to them by Mr. Cole. The fourth
man they refused to give any account of, and a party of
constabulary has been dispatched from town
,in search
of him.

The wounded men were conveyed yesterday evening
to the colonial hospital, and two of them are so des-
perately wounded as to give little hopes of their recovery.
The gallant conduct of Mr. Cole cannot be too highly
lauded, and we doubt not the Government will fully
evince their sense of it. The fate that has attended
these misguided men will have the effect of deterring
others from pursuing the same course ; and if equal
gallantry were displayed in similar cases it would be the
means of effectually checking all attempts at bushranging.
The names of the captured men are Robley, YarwoOd,
and Jarvis, and William Easteourt is the name of the
fourth man, who is still at large.—Huburt Town Ad-
vertiser.