Richmond daily times. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1853, 1852-06-01
ARRIVAL OF THOMAS FRANCIS
MEAGHER. THE IRISH EXILE.


On "Wednesday night last, Thomas Francis
Meagher, pronounced Maher) the distinguished
Irish exile and orator, who transported as a
'elon for the parthe took in the Irish revolutionary
movementwith VIM. Smith O'Brien, Jno. Mitchell
and others, arrived this port in the brig Acorn,
from Pernambuco, having escaped from Van Die
mans Land in an American whaler. He kept him
self perfectly ssincog" until Thursday, except to
one or two friends. In the afternoon of that day,
he called on Mr.. Richard OGorman, Jr., and MIR.
John B. Dillon, at their office, in William street,
and took them by complete surprise. These gen.
tlemen are lawyers, and both Irish exies, who
were embarked in the same cause with N1eagher
They fortunately escaped without trial Accom-
panied by Mr.. Dillon and Mr.. O'Gorman, he pro-
ceeded to the residence of Mr.. Richard O'Gorman,
ST., father of Richard r in Dean street, Brooklyn,
where he has been since sojourning. The elder
Mr.. O'Gorman is highly respectable merchant OF
the city of Dublin. Yesterday Mr.. Meagher went
into the country in order to recover little from
the fatigues of his Journey. AS he did not make
triumphal entry, like Kossuth, and could not be
seen, it was imagined by some that the matter
was hoax He returned, however, in the even
ing, and one of our corps had the pleasure of an
interview with him, and derived the facts of his
escape from his own hps with the exception of
the ship in which he escaped, and OF that he
would not afford any clue.
of leave at the time he escaped, but did not VIC
late its condition. 1t ran follows: 81 undertake
not to escape from the colony as long as l hold
this ticket of leave'' Having made previous pre-
parations for his flight, fleet horse saddled in
his stable, and we'll armed with pistols, he adj
dressed letter to the magistrate of Ross, about
twenty miles distant, ana township OF the dis
trict out of which he was not permitted to
90. The place in which he resided was the wild
I,,.l I'd ,odh hi OH tofla
and said he would remain at his house that day
till twelve o'clock, when the leave expired, in
der to give the authorities an opportunity OF ar
resting him, if they could. When the magis-
trate read the letter he was astounded and he
Immediately ordered the chief OF Police, who hap
pened to be present. to proceed at once to arrest
him. The Chief Of Police replied he would not
do any such thing as he was an lrishman and
that young gentleman was an lrshlnt n. ''But
you must do it, retorted the magistrate. 'Faith
WON'T" replied the Irishman, II will resign
first "But | will not accept your resignation"
Then if you don't you may let it alone, but will
notarrest young Meagher." The magistrate gave
it up as a bad case, and rode Immediately to
other station in search of polio. Meantime, the
Irish Chief of Police set out for the mines, and
thought that he could make more money in dig
ging gold than ia arresting brave Irish patriots.-
Such is of the first fruits OF the gold discovery
IN AuStraiia-the escape OF the DfllilanG heagnef
Gold after all, is useful in its way. Meagher wal
ted for six hours after the time, in order not give
the British authorities any excuse for saying he has
violated his pledge. He was accompanied and assis-
ted by three young English settlers, who supplied
him with horses and had horses themselves. They
proposed to wait the police came and them
But Meagher thought it unnecessary to shed blood,
but waited till the Police came and kept his
friends waiting at short distance. The moment
the police entered the house, he passed out OF an
other door, and, mounting his horse came round to
the front of the house and within pistol shot OF
them, and told them to arrest him If they could
In the next moment he put spurs to his horse and
with his friends was soon out of sight. They trav
eed over 1870 miles without halt, having relays of
horses the way. They at length reached
unmoested, lonely spot upon the sea coast, where,
according to previous arrangement, whale boat
was in waiting, and bore him off in safety. He had
no concert with VIM. Smith 'Brien or Jno Mitch
ell, aud acted entirely on his own responsibility.
They We're entirely ignorant of his Intentions
But it is to be hoped they will acton their respon
sibility, and also escape; John Mitchell resided
about so miles distant, and William Smith O'Bri-
en- about twenty miles from Meagher. He saw
both a short time before he escaped. Mitchell
looked well and enjoyed excellent health-but
VIM. Smith O'Brien was sinking beneath the OPP
preston. He was quite bent. and looked very