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

i mis- orders /; which were to send N
! l:tary officer to ATTEND me, AID Cap.
i Roche and 1 set out for Debiin -
i The captain had a sword, and he II 4
lon hts sash aad eorget. There is q
y high hill between Ba~don and Go rk.
1--we alighted from our carriage il is 4
1Place of rendezvous !; SOME 20 or SO
! carriers were assembled thers; they
had nctseen me since nv retura FROM
England. Capt. Roche first saw his
danger, his sword could not defend
him, sash and gorges could not prose,r
! bim.. l perceived the workings of his
mind, a look of'kinddess from me 70
him would save his life supersdaed
word Of esteem. Captain Roche was
mot. molested. We arrived in Cork
that evening, where we halted for the
might. Al man Of the city got access
to me. Cork is the place Of my nat.-
fvlty, / have friends shere would thar
every man could say the same where he
lis best known discovered, that il
was Intended to offer Violence to cap
tam Ro he, / prevented it. : Ttook hin
in safety to Dublin. On our way we
called al the camp at ArdGnnan, where
1.-THE Wexford militia lay. All the tffi-
lcers requested of captain Roche to tell
lord Camden the services rendered
them, and the thanks they owed me-
/ We arrived in Dublin, and saw lord
Chichester, WHO liberated me from ar
rest and wrote TO Mr.. Coote that /.
was not to be mclested aga;n.-i re-
turned home, and in the beginning Of
September I went 70 ,he sizes Of
Cork for the purpose of defending nv
tenants against the conspiracy before
mentioned. I sent hem all to their
homes, and prosecuted the Witnesses,
s.2io zoere both TRANSPORTED to Botaag-
Bay. now hoped 80 enjoy with nv
family, That peace, which innocence
has alw right to expect. 1 was =
cruelty Wceived. AD unsigned, un-
lsworn to paper, was sent. up to the
lerand jury, on the 18th day of the as
sizes, when two of the Judges had left
;hs eounty, and a bill Of iiind,ctme,ie
WAS found agaiast ms for higA treason.
On this paper I was arrested, and
lung into PRISON, where ina dungeon
ai1e feet square, filthy beyond desc-ip-
ton, l lay rotling for seven mor.hs.
lpeyer having felt the influence of the
sun, nor breathed on by the air, during
| the whole time; at the end OF which.
was conveyed from this dungeon 10
she Court to go through 8 a triai' upon
charges OF every species of treason ard
rebellion. Two witnesses were brought
up, under a strong militia " guard.
they were sworn. What did they de-
lpose! That they kne1o nothing of me:
THAT one of these papers was written
without the knowledge of the witness.
es; that when it was read to him. hes
sdeclarcd it to be false. and refused Is g.
swear to it; that he was offered sooL
Ia year 10 swear TO it, aa1etfireatened
Ito be Instantly stot, if he PERSISTED in
his refusal, and he dii pels1t. TIE
fotber witness swore, that chat was
called his Information, was ali wyitten
.idown wishout CONSULTING him thar
when BE refused 10 slen il. he was
threatened to be hanged; and dat. az
length ne was prevailed on to pot his
oame 10 it, on his RECEIVING an assur-
ance, mat II never was Co appear. and
thss it was ohiy mater oi form.-I
zoaS acquitted instantly. All the peo-
lPle, all the military, expressed their
Joy; the JUICE trembled; he was seen
stretching out his imploring Al ms from
lthe bench to me, in the dock, amor est
trobhers and mu derers he was heard
70 cry to me for mercy TO project him
md did protect him not hair OF
his head WAS touched. On my BEING
lrvleased, 1 did not retnfn even 10 M
house | did rot even take one DAYS
tePose. No, my beloved brother was
IA. prisoner at Maidstone he is one
ye"r younger than am we were
re-red and educated together never
one day or night apsrl FIR eighteen
years. The thought e him banishsd
every other idea from my mind L
set of to him that very gs arrived
LoDdon IN tour day, rs quickly as
could travel. wfoie To The duke
Iot Portland for permission to be a
mi,ttd TO my Lro.her; receivedx
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