Rutland herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1823-1847, 1844-02-29

able health, excep, Thomas Stockton, WHO'S IN
consumption Severe treatment aud other eauscs'
which IL would only excite unknd feelings Tor Us
to dwell upon, have made great inroads upon many
constitutions once very strong; and should " DC '"o
pleasure ofihe English Government 10 release 'ne"''
seeing ;hat !, ison the most friendly terms WIN QUIZ
and perfect peace prevailing on this con''nsn'' "e''
wives, sisters, parents and other relatives may eN
pect to meet with men broken down, care-worn, OF
in many, II not in mos, friends who have pan@
folly endureda very heavy and, as some think most
unmerted bondage.
Their names are, David Alien, Orhn bioogei'
George T. Brown. Robert G Collins, Lu'hcr Darby
Willow Gates, John Murrissei, James Pcaree, Jo
seph Thomson, John Merry. Chauncey Buggy, Pat
rick White, Thomas Baker, John Cronkhiic, John
Thomas, Nathan Whiting Riley Whitney Edward
A. Wilson, Samuel Washburn, Bemis Woodbury.,
John Bradley. James Inglish, Joseph LAHORE, Dan.
iel Liscomb, Hiram Loop. Calvin and Ch'uneey
Matthews, Andrew Moore, Jehiel IL. Marin, Hugh
Calhoun, Leon ard Delano Moses A. DutrheF, Zion
Fellows, Michael Ffier, Manuel Garrison, Gideon
A. Goodrich, Nelson and jeremiah Griggs, John
Gilman, Daniel ID. Ilcusis, Gsret Hicks, David
House, Hiram Sharp, Henry Sbcw, 0rin W.Smih.
Joseph W. Stewart, Foster Martin. Ira Polly, Jacob
Paddock, Wlitm and Solomon Reynolds Asa IL.
Richardson and John G. Swansburgh. Also I.
Stockton. who is in i'll health.
The following Prescott prisoners are dead AN
son Owen Asa Priest, Lysander Curtis, John Stuart
of Ohio; William Notage, and Andrew Leayer
The above nearly all Americans. The pris-
oners from Windsor and the Short Hills, partly
Canadian and partly from the United States, are in
ioerable health, except Robert Marsh, who is con-
sumIaive. Their names are, Cbauncey Sheldon,
Elijah c. Woodman, Michael Murray, John III.
Simmons Alvin b. Sweet, Simeon Goodrich, James
NJ. Acheson, Elijah Stevens, John C. Williams,
Samuel Snow, Riley NJ. Stewart, John Sprague,
John b. Tyrrell, James Dewitt Zero, Henry v,
Barnum, John Varnum, James Waggoner, Norman
Mallory, Horace Cooley, John Grant, Lynus w.
Miller (siudeni at law snd Joseph Stewart,
OF these, l.. w. Miller and Joseph Stewart arc at
Port Arthur, place Of additional punishment
They attempted to recover their freedom and suffer
accordingly,
The prisoners were in hopes that when President
Tyler aud Mr. Webster concluded the late treaty
with Briiein, through Lord Ashbur,on, and when
! Canada got new Constitution, their hard fate
would be remembered; bu, no one OF these on the
Island knows of any steps taken for a general re-
lease. Mr. Everett. our Minister at London, told Us
lie was dung whal he could for his unhappy eoun-
irymen, but though, it was very doubtful whether
they would be allowed again their native land.
We were FIVE months on the passage from Van Die
mans Land 10 London, and Mr. Everett got us
ship TO NewYork. We say il with truth and sim
cerly that we would not Of choice pass the rest OF
our lives on Van Deman's Land, if The whole island
we're given US in freehold as a eiii; and as there
can be no fear that our unfortunate friends who re-
main there will ever again desire ,e interfere with
Canada, we would entreat the generous and hu-
name to exert themselves 10 procure their release
We have .ot to complain Of unusual harshness used
towards ourselves, and YET both Of us have often
wished 10 be relieved by Death, from the horid
bondage entailed on those who are situated as we
were. To be obliged TO drag out an existence in
sucha convict colony, and among such population.
is in itself punishment severe beyond our power
to describe.
Sew eral parties, in all about 1900 men, were pa.
ced last May under proper officers by the Governor,
for the purpose Of securing four criminals, guilty Of
murder, &C.; we were in one Of these parties by
whom tie criminals secured, and this and GEN.
eral good conduct, procured several persons their
liberty, among whom two were SO fortunate M
to be included
Morriset. hurry, and LAHORE, are, we think. from
Lower Canada.
We speak more decidedly as 10 our comrades
from Prescott, Windsor aud the Short Hills, above
named, because when we got freedom we visit
cd mos, eftaem, though scattered through the into
rior of the conary, following their several trades or
occupations. One OF us, Aaron Dresser, resides ia
alexandria, Jefferson couniy-the other, Stephan
S. Wright. lives in Denmark, Lewis county, both
IN Ns~ York State. We will be happy TO reply to
any paid letters frsm the relatives of our com
rades. and to give them any further information in
our power S. s. WRIGHT
AARON DRESSER.
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