New Orleans daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1851-1866, 1852-06-15
Letter from Mr.. Thomas r. Meagher.

AeCtSI LIOll AsAls lCllletS NAedS
Mr. Meagher has sent to the principal papers of New
York the following letter. explaining the circumstances
of his escape:
GLes Cows June 8, 1852
Desr srrn consequence Of some iisstaterients re-
gardng my escape which have just seen in two or three
Of the European papers, and which appear to have been
copied from Australian paper think it right to set
the true facts before the American public to whom alone
now hold myself responsible.
The remarkable kindness have experienced from the
press and the public generally since my arrival in
this noble country and the anxiety feel to have it
dersood that not deficient in that honorable spirit
which qualities stranger to become its citizen compel
break the silence which act word the part
Of my enemies. could disturb.
The facts are these:
In the month of April, 1851, called upon to
my parole did in writing and in the following
words:
g hereby pledge my word of honor not to leave the
colony, so long as hold ticket of leave"
this pledge the police magistrate in the open
court Any see it who wishes to refer to it,
Towards the end of December the year, came to
the determination of attempting my escape Accordingly
on the third of January last sent the following letter to
the police magistrate of the district in which resided
LALE SoRELL, DIsrRIcT OF CAMPBELL Town.
Saturday, jan. g. 1852.
SIRCircumstances of recent occurrence urge upon
the necessity of resgnng my ticket of leave and
quently, Withdrawing my parole
write this letter. therefore respectfully to apprse
that after twelve O'Clock tomorrow nnon l shall no
longer consider myself bound by the obligation which
that parole imposes.
In the meantime however should you consider it
duty to take into custody shalt matter Of
course, consider myself wholly absolYed from the
strant which my word of honor to your government at
present iniiicts
have the honor to be, SIR
With sincere respect. your obedient servant.
THOMAS FRANcIs MEAGHER
To the Police Magistrate of the District of Campbell
Town.
The police magistrate received this letter at II O'Clock
| the same morning remained in my cottage at Lake
Sore until o'clock that evening. few minutes
after that hour four of friends arrived on horseback
and communicated to me the intelligence that the police
were coming to arrest went out with them into the
BUSH and remained there about 800 yards from the cot
tage until my brought the that the police
had arrived and sitting in the kitchen We mount
ed horses Immediately and rode down to the cottage
One hundred yards from it my friends drew up. rode
until to the stable which within pistol shot
of the kitchen door drew up there and desired him to
go in and tell the police waiting for them He left
me at and entered the cottage Two three mi
nutes elapsed The police appeared The moment they
appeared rose in my stirrups called out to them that
the prisoner they to arrest and dehed them to
do so. This challenge echoed hy my friends with
three loud and hearty cheers in the midst of which
stuck spurs to my horse and dashed into the woods in
and courageous-hearted friends reached the shore
on Monday afternoon at point where boat was in
readiness to receive me. jumped from my horse, got
into the boat put OIL to and beat about there for
few days, until the ship up, which thank God bore
| me, at last to free and hospitable land.
In plain words these the plain facts of the
As have written them here they written by OF
friends Mt the house where changed horses
way to the coast The manuscript containing them was
forwarded next morning Tuesday to the editor of the
leading journal Of the colony and bore the of my
friends written by their hands, in atestation Of it,
| truth. The gentleman to whom it sent, instruct
ed not to publish the names that attached to it, He
was however at the time requested to insert the
document itself in the next number of his paper and
left ut full and perfect liberty to show the signatures tC
any person who might wish to be satisfied upon the sub
ject and would pledge his honor not to abuse the conf
dence reposed in him by involving the parties concerned
| in any legal difficulty.
The men who vouched with their signatures for the
truth of the statement they made and repeated
men OF considerable property and highly credtable posi-
on in the colony and there would he rash enough
to speak single word derogatory to their character
| 1 have the honor to be your faithful and grateful
| servant, THOMAS FRANCES MEAGnER.