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


ment, and showed us q paper, purportns to be
am acquieScence, son the part of 73 of the pri-
soners TO give Information of any arms, animu-
milton and plans of wartare-and to onigrate
on condition ola general amnesty aud of par
don for Nr. Byrne, who was TO die that day (;
and for MIR. Oliver Bond, who was at that mo-
ment onhis trial, j he ShoRld be condemned. My
brotherand declined entering into auy agree
ment. Mr.. Byrne was ordered for instant eX-
ecution, which instantly took place Mr.. Bond
was to die on Friday. We heard no more OF
the paper tillEuesday evening late when the
same Dobbs, accompanied by Mr.. Snmtel Nell
son, one OF the prisoners from another OF the
prisons, came TO Chat where my brother aud
lay. All the prisoners were called together !;
Mr.. Dobbs produced letter he had Just re-
ceived from Mr.. Cook ., stating" ifmy brother
and would enter into treaty with the go.
vernnent. by which we should engage so give
every intimation in our power to all matters
relating TO the rebellion, and particularly our
relations with foreign states there should he
general amnesty MIR. Bond should be pardon
GU, anu we should he permitted TO cmgrdte to
any country, not at war with England, but that
IT we persisted in Our refusal military com
missions shonid be issued la the north, for the
triai ot The prisoners there, the courts Sho9td
proceed an DWbiin, and the yeOmanry should re-
mann III dctire duty" We said, II there are any
charges against as, proceed upon them Why
proceed against others. because we will not
enter INTO any negotiations: We went to our
own rooms, whittier MIR. Dobbs present.
H.
ful scenes of slaughter and devastation that
would follow close upon our declaration
1t appears that my brother was nllueuc
ell by these considerations and TO save an
unarnled people, he consented to sacrifice him.
set but heard these proposals and threats
with very different ear NJ answer was fb,t
4 set dt defiance all their wdchia9ti0as-tha Twas
ready to meet any chmge that could he brought a.
gdiRst me 4; but that never would enter into
any agreement with the castle of Dublin No.
thing now was left uninterrupted to induce me
DH every fdIr promise, or To intimidate me nv
the most alarming threats, to sign this agree
ment. dH rere Rhardtiag. AT length Mr.. Mars
den came, as II secretly and asa friend 10 let me
know what, NJ chance, he had heard at the
castle. That IL wd- determined TO seize mn m.
tate, IT did not comply. My answer was,
thal was prepared Against every thing, that
was reSolute never 10 comply.
In consequence OF which orders were dis
patched to the officer commanding al BAt,tl,,i
to send de,achnentN Of horse aud foot To taks
possession OF ny houSe, watch they did 10
the amount of between ? aud 3JO men thov
expelled t0Ur Of my iHjaRt chiiiral and my scr
wants the officers broke open n! 4 cellars aud
drank all nay vine they ordered the men To
Alil my sheep aud oxen, OF which The whole
party subsisted; theS converted my iron rates
into SHOES Tor thelr horses they made firing
oil Windows, doors and frames of Tire house
ana ofnceS burned all NY farming utensils
destroyed my gardens and The wall trees, the
nor houSe ana AL plants; turned all their
% S''t ibtu NOuh- pitNtdliObS WHICH were
all Tnined; stole every thing movable and
committed every species OF devastation for
eight or nine weeks that they renamed there
ior which never received one penny as re-
Enumeration, from that day to this A fer this
visitation, 1t was again required of me to sim
the pdper. My answer was ALWAYS the same
Stu was kept prisoner and when those
who had entered into the agreement were
sent 10 scotland, was forced 10y Justice At
klnSon, and company of Buckingham militia
at the very point OF the bayOnet. into a coach
conveyed Oh board tender, and conducted
10 Fort George, in which military garrison
was Hept J0r year and ten months, where by
the teHlent Treatment 1 received [ lost the ,,se
of my limbs, and was reduced to the very
verge of life; at the end of which time was
brought TO London, and let 90 on the 24ih of
January, 1901, upon dreadful recognizauce
TO some immense amount ant to yefi,lj, IN Trs
iaRd, and to reside in such part of Enrlsnd.
as [ Aug Of England should from time 10
time appoint, (dnd Middiesex was nanedlI
dW7Rg the tsen Tar. took house at South.
gate, in middieSex, where resided for half =
year; bat having no land there, / looked oui
Tor place with land, to occupy my time |
found one to suit NE at Elstree. AsI vasa
stranger, aud as the rent amounted to 5OOI a
year, applied 10 MY old friend and compan
ION, Sir trancis Burdett, who Immediately he
came my security. There lived for one wear
when The treaty OF Amieus taking place. was
desirous OF returning TO my own country and
applied to Sit Richard Ford, the magistrate.
ONip4S N4loHt 4 aCknOWltNEf1 the TpcDGul-
Zance, TO geti up. Ia cGin. After MANY frnit-
less efforts, he al length informed me, that il
was determined never 10 give itup, as long aS
retained he p0lcer u Icing ia tie South Of Le-
iahd' judged ~ better 10 part with Common
vile than 10 be Siiui cut from my country |
got passport TO ireland, AMI on tie fst OF
May 1893, let iense joreOer, o5 che piace Of mn
edittfst dayS. NhercUpon, ! GOT up my recoG-
nizahce Immediately. purchased, for forty
thousand pounds, fran Lord !'sles!6y the cas-.
tie and estate OF Dnngan, within few miles
OF Dublin, where have resided it'll my Fami-
~ ever sIuce, coming over occasionally to visit
Sir L. Burdett, and few other friends i'm En-
gland, where, though have estates [ have
never been known, directly or indirectly, TO
interfere with any concerns OF the cOustfv (; 4
never attended public meeting ora puOic
dinner though have mauy friends, seldom
associate wtih any but Sir Francis BuYdett and
ms FAMILY. MY fortune is ample; and neithcr
1, HOr any one o! my family ever ate one NOR
sci mae iC0SHOE pr0dKccf rom or Oipa estates-
We never received any of the peoples money
III the shape OF pensions and places nor was
any man ) meat or comforts ever diminished
ny one OF as. surely, tden, , mast be mas!
dlsiOydl tTdit0r In fine many, very MANY OF
the people of Ireland love me the militia was
attached to nae. j surrendered on the solemn
iaith OF a proclamation, which faith, towards
me, was broken projected Captain Roche I
defended the Judge; | saved Mr.. Sylvester.
aud Tie Bow street constable. There is no
Mind OF place that has not been my prison
my own house, camps, guard houses, tayerus
and hotels, castles, wineries, packet boats,
messengers houses, cOurt-houses, budewells'
states prisons tas they are caiied,) tenders.
garrls0ns, pJlaccs-and as q prisoner, have
travelled about from my own house in the
South, 10 Cdrrickfergus, in the north OF Ire.
land-frOm the Western extremity Of Wales.
to Maids stone, nearly the Western extremity Of
England from Dublin 10 fort ST. Georee in
Scotland, within 40 mllss Of John O'(irors
house, 10 London, in mail coaches, hackney
coaches, post carriages, and carts on foot aud
on horseback ; and all because (for know Of
no other c ussJt that, 10 Years before the French
revolution, 1 SAYS the absolute necessity of q
reform II, tic commons gf IreiiRd, which was &C.
know lodged afterwards by the factions OF En-
trauI md Ireland ND i,...n. - .r....II -.