Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1817-11-18

contained a proclamation that had been issued
by Lord Camden, on the 18th May before, in
viilng every person TO come and surrender,
and give security for the peace, on GSsar0itce
Of Se'rg no further questioned. Very happy at
the opportunity this proclamation Afforded
me, TO develcpe the conspiracy against the
people in prison, and to aid them in their de-
fence, returned to Ireland, surrended my
self at hlallow, to Lord hinsale and Sir james
Cotton, on the faith of the proclamation (; and
performed The terms required OF me, which
was TO give bail to be of the peace for7 years
Of all which appraised Lcrd Camden and his
secretary, MIR. Pelham, now lord Chichester,
| the 18th OF June. From Mallow, | went home
on the 5th July and on the ith wasarrested hy
| brig. general Eyre Coote, at his camp, trhi-
| ther he had h,rited me-. Before he detained
me. he looked, for greater certainty, into his
| orderly book, and there found, as he said, AN
order, dated the LIST of July, TO arrestme. On
his having done so, he was at loss what IL
do with me, and attended me to Handon;
where was TO remain till he should hear from
Dublin. On the third day otmy stay M Ban
d.u, l received letter from Mr. Pelham,
dated in Dublin the same day l WAS arrested
at tue camp near Handon, $50 miles from town,
saying thai lord Camden wished much 70 see
me at Dublin, and that, it would comply,
might depend upon my person being perfectly
safe from arrest; and that should be per-
United To return home Immediately.
1 las letter communicated 20 Mr.. Cooke,
who said, that as government did not know of
my arrest at the time Mr.. PELHAM wrote he
could oct let me 90 till lac received an answer
from Dublin 10 his letter, appiiSing the gov.
ernment OF my being in custody. In few
DAYS he received his orders, which were to
SEND Il military officer 10 attend me, and Cant.
Roche and set out for Duhn. The Captain
had sW ord, and lie had OF his sash aud gor-
get. There il high Hill between Bandon
and Cork we alighted from our carriage
II Is q place OF rendezvous some 20 or 80 car
riers were assCmbledhele; they had not seen
me since my return from England Captain
Roche hrst SAYS ms dagger and his sword
could not defend him; his sash and gorget
could not protect him. perceived the work
ings of his mind a look OF kindness from me 10
him would save his life superadded a word
OF esteem. Captain Roche was not moiested
" arrived IN Cork that evening, where we
matted tor the night a Of The City got
access 10 me. COrk is the place OF my nativi-
~; nave friends there would that every
man could say the same where he is best
known! diseoveredit was intended 10 oller
violence 10 Captain Roche; prevented it.
took him an Sqftty 10 Dublin. On our way we
called at the camp ut Arptimnan, where the
Wexford militia lay. All the officers request
ed OF Captain Roche TO tell Lord Camden the
services had rendered them aud the thanks
they owed me. We arrived at Dublin and
saw Lord Chichester who liberated me from
arrest, and wrote to Mr.. Cooke that was
not TO De molesied again. L returned home.
and III the beginning OF September [ went To
the aSSize OF Cork, for the purpose. of
defending my tenants against the conspiracy
before mentioned. / sent them all to their
both transported, Jc" perjury, to Botany Bay.
now hoped to enjoy with nv family that
peace which innocence has always right to
eXpect. was cruelty deceived. An unsign-
ed, unsworn to paper was sent up to The grand
jury OH the 18th day ofthe aSsizes, when two of
the Judges had left the country and a bin of
indictment 'cdS found against me for high treason
On thiS paper was arrested and flung into
prison, where an dungeon nine feet SgaaTe filthy
beyond description, / lay rotting for several
months, never having felt the influence of the
sun, nor been breathed OH BY the air, during
Inc whole time AT the end of which was
conveyed from tins dungeon to the court TO
20 through trial." npon charges of every
species Of treason and rebellion. 1ws Witness
es were brought up under strong military
guard. hey we're sworn -What did they de-
pose ihat they kBeic nothing Of me that one
OF these papers was written without the know
ledge of the witnesses that when it was read
10 him, he declared il to be false and refused
to swear to it, and threatened TO be instantly
shot II he persisted in his refusal, and he did
persist. The other witness swore, that what
was called his intorHatiOnwas alwTitten down
without consulting him that when he refused
10 sign IL, he was threatened 10 be hanged
and that, at length he was prevailed on 10 put
MS name to II, on his RECEIVING an assurance
that 1t never was TO appear, and thatit was on
~ matter OF form. caS acquitted instantly.
All the people, all the military, EXPRESSED
their JOY the Judge trembIed he was seen
stretching out his inploring arms from the
bench 10 me, ia the dock, amongst robbers and
murderers ; he was heard TO cry to me for
mercy TO protect him; and did protect him
not hair OF his mead was touched.
On my being released, did not return even
to my own house did not even take one
days repOse. No, my beloved brother was A
prisoner at Maidstone he is one year Younger
than am; we we're reared and educated to-
gcthcr never one dstN or night apart for IS
years. The thought OF him banished every o.
uicr idea from my mind 1 set off TO him that
very night, aud arrived i'll London III fonr days,
as quickly as could travel. | wrote to the
duke OF Portland tOT permission to be admit
ted to my brother [ received his answer at
i've O'Clock next morning, by four kings mes.
SeRgerS, 'cih iCJtTtHt 10 arrest me and from
my bed was taken to the house of Mr.. Syl-
VcSter, and that evening l taken Oil Tor
Ireland. We Landed about ten miles from
Dublin, at night / saved MIR. Sylvester and
the Bow-strect constable my companions from
a wateTy grave, and conducted them safe to
Dublin, where we arrived at3 O'Clock in the
morning. now, for the first time since LETT
London, lay down, all had not been in my bed
more than hours, when Mr.. Sylvester awak-
ed me, TO tell me, another kings messenger
HAD that moment arrived from the duke of
Portland, to tdke me hack instantly 10 London
This was about , O'clock in the morning.
bout IL, Mr.. Sylvester informed me, tbat Mr.
Cooke desired TO see me at the castle Mark
the instability of fortune. Behold O'COnner
brought by constable, to have the liberty of
being admitted to the presence of Mr.. Edward
Cooke did see hun-tbe interview was not
of long durdtion-the conversation was not of
many words, but It is important | asked him
the meaning of these prOceedmgS-what post
haste treason had committed in the days
that travelled from Cork to London above
4jOmiles. Hear his answer: we do not" pre-
tend TO nave any charge against you I; but we
know your power, aud suspect your ncnati-
on; had my advice been taken, you should not
have been brought TO trial in Cork My Opt
mon was, that You should have been kept i'm
coniin mcnt under the suspension of the babe
as corpus act-and it now appears was
right" Well, thataiternoOn, about o'clock,
l was Obliged to set of back again To London