Washington telegraph., 1851-08-20
The Escape of McManus.

The Subloined account OF the eScape
from Van Dieman's Land of McMahus
the Irish exile. now safe in California. is
taken from the Cornwall Chronicle
We have to announce TO The public
mind, and TO the world at large, tha: Mr..
McManus is gone. When he was re,
leased from the cruel punishment to
which he was subjected at Port Arthur,
by the advice of counsel, Mr. Knight, he
returned to his town, where he had been
apportioned at first TO reside, worn out
in bodily strength, enieebed III inind,
aud his energies-heretoiore so quick
heretofore SO vigorous-bowed down aud
deadened by the weight of the trenen.
dous punishment with which he had
been so cruelty visited. The exctemeu,
caused by the congratulations and good
wishes of very many friends, tor hardly
one in Launceston but knew and esteem.
ed him,) kept him for the first day or two
of his arrival OH hts legs. That over, he
sank in his bed i'll state OF high fever.
While yet his prostration had only exis-
ted a few hours in the midst of the kind
attention bestowed OH him at the sanctL.
ary Of his friend, his aching head was
laid OH his pillow i'll despair at The re-
ceipt of peremptory orders, 10 immedl.
ately proceed to that hell upon earth,
where he had been SO sorely aud griev:
ous!y afflicted; aud whence he had so
very recently returned. This order was
not much calculated 10 restore his heal.h
aud animation. In addition to his PR.
vate physician, the government medical
officer. DIR. Casey, was directed to report
whether he was in tit state for removal,
and accordingly reported hun III so dan
gerous state that removal from his bed
would endanSer his life. The authorities
here, upon this report, were not so mhu.
man as to forcibly drag him from his bed,
as Sir William nenispp would have done
| had he been on the spot, and they left
| till, being somewhat restored. he might
safely be conveyed to the hands 10 the
tnrturers. On Saturday mornihg, how:
ever, orders were received from the
hlood-thrstY ruler, TO seize him III what
ever state he might be, and have him
conveyed 1--WE may presume in go caf'
drawn by human beings, clothed IN yet
| low,) to the convict hospital, where he
might be treated as sick convict: aud,
| when this order was about TO be carried
into effect, he was gone, por has he yet
| been found. The emissarIes OF the Gov
ernor have been ever since III lndeiaIlga-
Bile search for him, but he is not 10 be
found. Can he be looked upon as an ab-
sconder, anxious to evade the Just pun
ishnent due to him? Or. rather, may he
not be said TO have been hunted ont oil
the place by an inhuman tyrant!'
| Mr.. Nc cManus has safely arrived 81
| San Francisco, California, as the follow
ing letter from his pen, TO his fTiehq
John b. Dillon. Esq, OF New York Will
| show:
| SAN FRANCISCO. June u, 1851.
Mn oid Friend and COmrade; !
have barely time TO announce 10 you eY
this mail my arrival OH the free shores o!
America. After going through an ordeal
of punishment in Van plemans Lana
little short of what you can imagine the
flames of -t to be, | out manGuvred
my tyrants there and escaped, saving my
parade of honor, and leaving them IN VI,
ter confusion. | am so overpowered Oy
the excess Of kindness OF the citlZens "
San Francisco since my arrival thefe'
that l cannot find an Instant 10 a''
range my ideas to give you particulars
NV poor comrades. behind. were ID a.
good health as could we'll be exPec'e4
under the tortures they endure. bel'e'e
me, very afectionately. your friend, rvs
TERRENCE BELLEW McMANo"'