The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1810-09-28

oftl.e common air, ard the use Of my own limbs,
to unlimited IMPRISONMENT stood out, till The
latter end OF April when finding my health
somewhat hurt from the manner Of my living,
particularly from damp, left home aud came 70
Engiand, on the 27th Of April, where remain.
ed TIL the middle of June, when received ad.
vice from home, that several ofmy tenants, and
others, ct the poor people to the amount Of
81, tad been slung into prison, and that two un-
happy men had been induced to swear against
them The same packet contained slsp pro.
iamation that had been issued by lord Camden on
the l7th OF May before, inviting every person to
come in and surrender, and give security for tile
peace. on an assurance ofbeiny frthey question.
ed Very happy at the opportunity this sprocla.
ma'icu afforded me, to develope the conspiracy
against the people in prison, and TO aid them in
tnctr defence, returned 10 ireland, surrendered
myself at Mallow TO lord Kinsale and Sir James
Cotton, on the faith of the proclamation perfor.
med the terms repaired of me, which was to
give bail to be of the peace for years. of all
which lapprized Lord Camden & his secretary,
and Mr.. Pelham, now lord Chichester, the 18Th
OF June. From Mallow went home on the 5th
OF July and on the 18th was arrested by brigs-
aier general Eyre Cootc, at his camp, -,hithey he
had invited me. Before he detained me, he look
ed tor greater certainty, into his orderly book, s.
there found, as he sad, an order dated the LIST
Ut July, to arrest me. On his having done so, he
me to Bawdon, where was to remain till he
should hear from Dublin. On the Sd day of my
stay IN Bswdon, l received letter from MIR.
Pelham, dated IN Dublin the same day WAS ar
rested at the camp near Bawdon, $50 miles from
Town, saying that lord Csmaen wished much to
see me IN Dublin, anu that If would comply,
might depend upon my person being perfectly
safe from arrest and tnat should be permitted
to return home Immediately. This letter COM
muh'cateu 10 M. Coote, who said, that as GO
vernment did not know of my arrest, at the time
Mr.. Pelham wrote, he could not let me go till lie
received sn answer from Dublin to his letter, ap
Pr;zlng the government of my being in custody.
An lew days lie received his orders which
were to send MILITARY officer to attend me, and
Capt. hoche and set out for Dublin The capt.
had sword, aud he had on his sash and gorget.
There is a high hill between Bawdon and Cork !;
We alghted from our carriage it is place of
rendezvous some 90 or 80 carriers were assem-
bled here /; they had not seen me since my return
from England. Captain Roche first saw his dan.
ger, las sword could not defend INN, his sash &
YOt8et could not protect him. Iperceived the
workings OF his mind, a look of kindness from
me to him would save his life; / superadded a
word OF esteem. Captain Roche was not mo.
Tested. We arrived at Cork that evening, where
we halted for the night
a man OF the city got access to me. Cork is the
place OF my nativity, have friends there; would
that every man could say the same where he is
pest known discovered that it was intended to
offer violence to capt. Roche, prevented it. 1
took him in safety to Dublin On our way we cal
led AZ the camp at Ardhnnan, where the Wex-
+ I'd Militia ay--All the officers requested OF
capt. Roche to tell lord Camden the services l
rendered them, and the thanks they owed me-
We arrived IN Dublin, and saw lord Chichester,
who liberated me from arrest, and wrote to Mr.
Cootc that was not to be molested again. re.
turned home, and in the beginning of September,
went to the asszes of Cork for the purpose OF
defending my tenants against the conspiracy be.
fore mentioned sent them all to their homes,
and prosecuted the witnesses tpho we're 10th nans-
ported for perjury, TO Botany Bay. now hoped
to ENJOY with nay family, that peace, which mDo-
cence has always right to expect.-1 was cruel.
iy deceived An unsigned, uHsworned to paper,
was sent up " the grand Jury, on the 18TH day of
the assizes, when two of the judges had lett the
county, and a bill Of indictment was found against
me, for high treason. On TINS paper WAS Ares.
ted, and flung into prison, where IN a dungeon 3
teef square, filthy beyond description, sy lotting
for seven months, never having felt the influence
of the sun, nor breathed on by the air, during the
whole time at the end of which, was convey
ed from the dungeon to the court to go through
"a trial. upon charges of every species of rrea-
up, under strong military guard. They were
sworn What did they depose Thar they
knezv nothing Of me that one OF these papers
we're written without the knowledge of the wit.
nesses that when it was read to HIM, he decla-
red it to be false, and refused to swear to it that
he was offered 300l year to swear to it, and
threatened to be instantly shot, If ne persisted in
mis- refusal, and he dad persist. The other WIT.
ness swore, that what was called his information,
was all written down without consulting him |;
that when he refused to sign it, he was threaten
at 81 tenpth
vailed onto put his name to il, on his receiving an
assurance, that it never WAS to appear, and that
1t was only matter of form. Ivas acquitted IN
s'dntly. All the people, all the military express
ed their joy the judge trembled; he was seen
stretching out his 'mPloring arms from the bench
to me, III the dock, amongst robbers and murder
ers he was heard to cry to me for mercy TO pro-
tect bum ; and did protect him not hair of
his head was touched On my being released,
did not return even to my house. did not even
take one days repose. No: my beloved brother
was prisoner at Maidstone he is one year
younger than am we were reared and educa.
ted together; never one day or night apart for IL
years. The thought of him bsnished every other
idea from my mind set of to him that very
night; arrived in London in four days, as quick
ly as could travel wrote to the duke of Port
land for permission to be admitted to my brother
-lreceived his answer, at five o'clock next NOR.
ing, BY four kings messengers with vayrant to
arrest me and from my bed was taken to the
house Of Mr.. Sylvester and that evening was
taken off for Ireland--We landed about ten
miles from Dublin, at night; saved Mr.. Syives
ter, 4 the Bond street constable, my companion,
from wltery grave, and conducted them safe to
Dublin, where we arrived at three O'Clock ia the
now, for the first time since Ileft London.
lay down, and had not been in my bed more tn an