Jeffersonian Republican. [volume] (Stroudsburg, Pa.) 1840-1853, 1844-02-29
From the n. Y. Tribune
Americans i'm Van Dieman's Land.
NEw-YoRk, February l7ih, 1914.

NEW-YoRK, February l7th, 1874.
The undersigned were engaged with Col
Won Shoullz in the affair Of the Windmill, near
Prescott, in November, 1888 They were tried
by militia court-marlal al Kingston, Canada
sentenced TO death, but sent to Van Dfeman' 5
Land as coHvicts; where, after residence Of
nearly four years, they were forgiven and al
lowed 10 return TO their country by Sir John
Franklin, the British Governor
On our voyage out, we doubled the Cape Of
Good Hppe on our voyage home, we doubled
Cape Horn--perlorming, in all. journey Of
upwards of 10000 miles, and sailing once, at
least, round the world.
As there are 6ly-four Of our comrades who
were under Won Shoul'z still in captivity, we
think il duty TO them and their relatives 10 Of
Ter The public an acc0un, Of iheir present cir
cumstaaces, so far as the same are known 10
us.
To do this in ,ie most satisfactory manner,
we here name them severally. They are in
,olerable health. except Thomas Stockton, who
is in a consumption. Severe treatment and
other causes, which it would only excite un-
kind feelings for US to dwell upon, have made
great inroads upon many constitutions once ve-
ry strong; and should ii be the pleasure Of the
English Government to release them, seeing
that ii is on the most friendly Terms with ours,
and perfect peace prevailing on this continent,
their wives, sisters, parents and oher relatives
may expect to meet with men broken down,
care-worn, or in many, if not in most cases,
friends who have painfully endured very
heavy aud, as some think, most unmeriled bond
age.
Their names are, David Allen, Orlln Blod-
ge,:, George Il. Brown. Robert G. Collins, Lu-
lhsr Darby, William Gates, John Morrssei,
James Pearce, Joseph Thomson, John Berry,
Chauncey Bugby, Patrick White, Thomas Ba-
ker, john Cronkhi,e, John Thomas, Nathan
Whiting, Riley Whitney, Edward A. Wilson,
Samuel Washburn, Bemis Woodbury., John
Bradley, James lnglish, Joseph Lalore, Daniel
Llscomb, Hiram Loop. Calvin and Chauncey
Matthews, Andrew Moore, Jehiel H. Martin,
Hugh Calhoun, Leonard Delano, Moses A.
Dulcher, Elon Felowes, Michael Frier. Man
uel Garrison, Gideon A. Goodrich, Nelson and
jeremiah Griggs, John Gilman, Daniel d.
Heusls, Gsrret Hicks, David House, Hiram
Sharp, Henry Shew, Grin w. Smith, Joseph
w. Stewart, Foster Martin, Ira Polly, Jacob
Paddock, William and Solomon Reynolds, Asa
ii. Richardson, and JOHN G. Swansburgh. AL.
SO +. Stockton, who is in i'll health
The following Prescott prisoners are dead:
Anson Owen, Asa Pries,, Lysander Curtis, John
Stuart of Ohio, William Noliage, and Andrew
Leaper.
The above are nearly all Americans The
prisoners from Windsor and the Short Hills,
partly Canadian and partly from the U. States,
are in ,olerable health. except Robert Marsh,
Hho is consumpuse. Their names are, Chaun-
cey Sheldon. Elijah c. Woodman, Michael
Murray, John H. Simmons, Alvin B. Sweet,
Simeon Goodrich, James M. Acheson, Elijah
Stevens, John C. Williams, Samuel Snow, Ri
ley Nj. Stewart. John Sprague. John B. Tyr
rell, James DeWii Zero, Henry " Barnum,
John Barnum, James Waggoner, Norman NAL
lory, Horace Cooley, John Grant, Lynus w.
Miller (studeni AT law,) and Joseph Stewart.
OF these, l.. w. Miller aud Joseph SiewaI,