Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1810-10-12

j FROM my neighbcrhocd had gone II
4 The beginning Of NJ arch to see som,
friends of his at Bansry, where Re wa,
larfestcd for administering the oath O.
uuion. Ga being questioned, he &C.
tknowledged, that he had received i,
from my strroa,-d, aIad not more that
4 re- yeats of age who was also arrest
led and both were convey ed TO the
lprison of Cork, where everv means
Iwere used 10 extort confessions from,
Ithein to itnpiicate me. they deciar.
led, however. thaSI was the last person
Ito, whom. they would disclose. any thing
of the. Kind. Their honesty and per.
sIssence in truth were called treason
to their couatry, and attachment to me,
and a council was called together ii,
pGblin, at which It was determined,
that I zoaS oery dangerous, and war;
lr$nt was issued to arrest inc on Isuspi.
lcton, the act of hs5cas corpus being at
the time shspended.a sA q 1,s
The secret, however, was not we'll
kept. | discovered the plot. lay
down in my own house the night on
which L KIN w that an, attempt was to
be made to seize on me by large de.
tachnsnt Of horse fattended by lords,
esquires, and generals and their staff, s
and before they hid marched half q
| mile from thsir quarters, was lat a
distanee of IL mile apprised. of the il
having set out. They made their
scarchfor me, and considerable de-
pot ct arms, which they were inform.
ed were ,secreied in, the lofts and eel
Jars Of my house :, mel sher were there,
aud they marched back. The next
day wrote TO the judg-, whow was then
holding the assizcs az Cork, saying that,
"lf he would .gioe me assurance efo
rRINreth en-, ter any thing that could
beialis9ged ,sgsinss me, would go to
him, otherwise sha- I would not sur.
render"
As he was not authorised 20 give
me the assuranceI. demanded, and as
l preferred the liberty of the common
air, and, the use of my ewn limbs, to
nn!imitedi imprisonment, stood out
hilths laster end of April, when find-
| ing my health somewhas hurt, from
ihe manner itny living, particularly
rom damp, I left. home and came to
England, on the 9th of April, where
[ remained till the middle of Lane,
when received advice from home,
that several of my tenants, and
Others of the poor people to
the amount of ff,y-one, had been
huns into prison, aud that two unhap-
| py men had been induced to swear a.
gainst them. The same packet con-
tanned also proclamation that had
been issued by lord Camden on the
18th OF May before, inviting every
irtrson to come in and surrender, ard
tgive security fer the. peace, on an as.
Snraace efteing no. further questisned
Very happy at the opportunity thi,
proclamation afforded me, 70 develope
the conspiracy against the people IL
prison, and TO aid them in their de.
fence, Ireturned to ireland, surren
dered myself at Mallow to lord Kin
sale and sir James Cotton, on the
Faith of the proclamation performec
The terms required OF me, which was
10 give bail TO be of the peace for Sc
ven years, of all which apprizec
lord Camden and his secretary, anc
Mr.. Pelham, now lcrd Chichester
the 18th of June--From allow
went home on The 5th OF July and
on the f4sh was arrested by brigade
lgen. Eyre Cotts, at his camp, zphithe,
he had inUited me. Before he deIain
ed me, he looked for greater certain
lty, into his orderly book, and ther,
found, as he said, an order dated III,
1st OF July to arrest me. On his ha
] wing done so, he was at loss what I,
do with me, & attended me 20 Bawdcp
where 1 was to remain till he should
hear from Dublin. On the day oil IN,
stay in Bawdon, received lette,
from Mr.. Pelham, dated 10 DuLlit
the same day 4 wss arrested at tn,
CO mp near Bawdon, $50 miles iron
town, saying that lord Camden wish
ed much to see me ia Dublin, anC
nat, if 1 would comply, migh, de
Ipeud upon my person being perfect,
safe from arrest ; and that shouit
1be permitted to return home immedi