New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1851-04-17

Uou,d derive part OF this security from belog
blessed bv priest They had especial yenera.
ton Or Father Keane lii-.e' eray neaded old
nan. commonly called the blessed pres. OF D an
nov BE cors:srty visited the feoel camp nc
rode On q PONY, which was leo by Two plkemen'
vhocrie5 out with l0ad voice, Make way ior
the blessed priest OF BannOw.' ana croNn zen on
their hnees sud ask ed bis blessing. tie dlstflo4'
cd great n any little scspn ers 20 She rroels' IS
sur'rg ttem that With these on, Dali ron j
heretc gun could do them no more injury tnah
pea Oteu they knelt down, k'sied the s'ou"-
AID crossed themselves. 1nen rising 40 'u25
:, ere H. al instant in eli the tumuI OF war AGAIN
they were around their camp tre', COOKING Il
soldiers meal, or drinking success 20 the lrlsh ne
pubhc shouts o.. victory rang r01nd. Nor "as
music wanting 70 complete the pomp and ciecum
stance Of war. Often was their patriotic auos
kirdled with sound Of i'e sad drum Then some
stertorian voice burst into song their new born
liberty, while thousands joined in the chorus oil
Elm marobJArH, Erin 90 Jragh.
ENVIRONMENT OF SAMPSON.
The fac Of Sampson was still more remarkable.
From the day that he was thrown 'nto prison, ms
constant demand had been Tor q trial. A. he had
taken no part in the plots agsirstthe Government
ash was not even United lrshman-he knew
nothing could be proved against him. Probably
the Government knew so TOO, anG did nor care 70
brirg 70 trial one whose acqulita wcald cover
them with confusion. When the agreement with
the Government was proposed, be had no personal
interest in it whatever for his lie vas IN no dan
ger But with the generosity whlch made part
of bis character, he instantly sacrificed himself 20
save the lives Of others. He engaged 70 60 into
exile, on condition that the military executions,
which were decimstiDg his countrymen, should
cease. his health was declining IN prison, he
wss released before the others GA condition OF
going 10 Portugal He embsrked and three days
after was ship krecked on the coast Of Wales
Here he found himself an object of suspicion and
almost OF terror, from the impressions which were
abroad of the Irish revolutiOIi1ts. Even his name
conveyed TO their minds the idea OF being capa-
bic Of great destruction. military officer wrote
10 London to ask how he should treat this dan
gerous character, and received directions " to OBJ
serve but not 70 modest him. Alter his long con.
fuement he found an exhlarstiOn In the free
mountain cir. He rambled over the rocks OF the
country, and the toll of the day made welcome the
BRIGHT FIRE and the frugal evening meal. we
had a clean fire side, and that cordial pleasure
which arises from past toll. We had piper 10
play to us at dinner, and we danced to his music
In the evening The simple Welsh were Kind
and hospitabe, and when they had got over the
dread Of so terrible personsge manifested SIM
cero attachment tor him, SO tnat it was with
feeling of regret that, after detention OF eight
weeks, be babe adeu 20 their mountalnsto resume
bis voyage.
At Oporto he again met with kindness. An
English merchant 10 whom be brought letter. with
that generous hospitality which the English know
30 well how to render, welcomed him to his heart
and home In the novel scenes OF a strange coun'
try he found much 20 amuse him, and he was be-
aiming 10 lead quiet and lleasant lie, when no
was surprised one day by tae visit OF an officer
with a party Of armed men, who seized him and
bis servant and commenced a search for papers,
turning his baggage upside down, and shaking out
every article of linen in the hope OF finding some
concealed writing. The interpreter told him that
he was arrested by order of the English minister,
on account of something he was supposed to be
writing. His papers he gave up without heslta-
ton and was conducted to the house OF the Cor
residor. Here he was lodged in the style which
became q prisoner OF state. He had large
audience hall to himself, furnished with guard,
and seven or eight servants to wait ct breakfast
and dinner His poor servant meanwhile was
thrown amid the mAlefGotors in irons below,
though siterward, at his entreaty allowed to come
into the same room with himself.
But what this sudden and arrange imprisonment
was for, was mystery. The guards about HIM
COnversed freely on every Other subject but TINS
At first they told bin that no had been arrested
by orders from the King OF England. Then they
said that the Queen of Portugal did not like him
Meanwhile couriers went and returned from Lis
bon and he was told that his fate depended on the
news they brought.
1t was now proposed to him TO go to Lisbon,
where it was said he should see the English and
Portuguese ministers and lie set at liberty His
friend advised him to accede to this arrangement,
as the most speedy way OF coming 10 an eXplana-
ton ~ ith the authorities lie accordingly prepar-
ed 10 set oil the next morning. As soon as he was
ed up, he looked out OF the, window, and per
ceived an armed escort standing before the door
The prospect was dismal enough but TO an Irish.
man nothing comes hmss and he found much TO
amuse him on the journey. y variety oftravelers
join ed their party so that they formed quite cara
van. Two Dominican iriarg were OF the company,
with whom he talked Latin. troupe Of Italian
comedians comprising men aad women-iish-
carriers carrying cells to some Hidalgo, mulatto
woman following her husband, soldier to Lis
bon, and a poor barefoOted Gallego, going 10 seek
for work, who danced and sang before them the
whole way Sampson travelled in a litter hung
between two mules, and II was everywhere given
out that he was grandee going to the Minister
of State. His servant logged beside him on
mule. Thus in kind Of ridiculous pomp, and
with many merry laugh, they travelled along the
road
At length, after seven days Journey, the towers
of Lisbon roie in sight. Friars and comedians
took their leave, and Sampson entered thecapital
attended only by his guard. They filed through
long streets and at last drew up before dark,
trowDing wall that looked like fortress. The win
dows were grated with iron, through which mourn
ful captives were looking at this new visitor
Where was hel What was this But he had
no time to ask questions. Descending from his
litter, be was led through long, dreary passages
q bolt was drawn, heavy iron door swung open,
and he was once more tho occupant Of dark,
noisome CELL He was in the Inquisition
His situation was now more gloomy than ever.
He could hear no friendly voice. The only sounds
which reached his ear were the rafting of bolts,
the clankiDg Of chains, or the echo Of some foot
fall along the passages Of the prison. Here were
nj q
men who had committed all crimes, and men who
had committed none Far down in the earth,
were dungeons where captives langushed, and
sighed in vain for liberty. Here men had grown
old. Here they had lived till they had forgotten
their very names. Here too he might be lett to
wear away lie till his hair had grown gray.
Strange to tell, one Of bis predecessors in this
c..ll had haen n A M Iica Cantain WIlliam