The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-30

the hest spirit as before he lit his eeanty in
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packed jurS which eorasiy responded scJ T,o other
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find then ere og all a liberty and united again the
HtJe there wsre more calls for M.agher, Meagler" ="
but Mr. Mesgher had lef some time previous to ths ar
val OF these companies
The officers of the deren mpauies and number of
other gentlemen were introduced to Nr. Mitchell His
friends had 10 take him away at length TO rest as he
was very much fatigued He seemed in exceeu spirits
apd just as brave and buoyant If he had been in
British penal colony and il he was just 10 the midst
OF the excitement of ls48 The people most enthu
sisstic and fled with delight and hearing
him. The crowd and the military retired about eleven
some rest.
From Mr.. Mtchels companion Mr. smyth, we have
the ustrous exile which have not been hitherto pub
hshee. 1t appears that Mr. Mitchell had made previous
attempt to escape accompanied by his friend Mr Snyth,
and had some dozen armed to assist him The
tion to surrender his paree and after being taken
into custody, to fight his way TO horses which in
waiting for him-and thu escape But through the i'm
prudence OF persons who had been let into the
secret the authorities got hold Of the matter Just
in time to defeat BY an whelmiDg force. Mr. Nit
che resolved next time to keep his COUNSEL and,
walked into ths police Office, apparently unaraed and
accompanied only by Mr. smyti he surrendered his pa
role, and the magistrate bewidersd till it too
late. he was struck With conviction fromMcheps firm
and confident manner that there crowd to help him
outside and probably rofr ar of son cou
sequences Mitchell bads him good morning and
walked away he out after him into tas street. with
out his hat and called the police arrest him. But
the horses we're at hand being held by Mr. Mches son.
ar he ard his companion lost sight of in the
woods curious fact and uewhat mortfying to the
authorities Is, that the horss on which. Mr.. Nit
chel rode away was purchased by him from this
magisIats for the very purpose OF escaping Mr..
Mitchell and his companion exchanged dresses and
put The disgnie of Catholic prie.t and conpsts
1t that o. uohery, his fe ow exile who had
him well could mot recognzs him th9ush sitting beside
dncustion religious topics with Presbyterian clergy
man. 1t was six weeks before Mr.. Mitchell able
to escape from the country He waited until he
thought the authorities believed him to have gone and,
TO deceive them still more, his family went openly on
board of the very ship in wach he had made up his
mind TO get away This the very last ship police
would think OF finding him in. Tbey put of the
scent further BY the British captain OF vessel
bound for Callao. and which to sail the
same night, having let out the fast that Mr..
Mitchell was in treaty WI h h m for passage which
o This directed the attention Of the authorities to
the h for CaSlao aud the police boarded her and
her outside the headlands while at the tina Mr..
Mitchell was sailing under assume ed name in the
vessel with his wife and children and Mr. Smyth 1t hav
ing been circulated that Mr. Smyth in Mr. Mitches alb
sence, going to take charge of his family follow
him. The name of the craft was he Emma Captain
HcNamara bound from hobart Town Sydney, being
regular trader between those two ports which are dis
passenger aftoe the vessel had cleared He did not of
course cali himself by that 1t may strange,
at first tight that Mr.. Smyth was allowed to escape
If be were known to have aided in the escape of
Mitchell, and especially as ho was openly with Mrs.
Mitchell, for instance when gold watch and chain
we've presented to her. But ihis was just what was
rot known and could not be proved. Sydney Is three
thousand miles from Boutwell, where Mr. smyth accom-
pani. NJ. Mitchell t, the police oice-whch after ALL
ctine Neither it crime to r6 away in the
sans drec ion with him But the authorities there did
rot know his person, did they know at Sydney
the Besides, the sympathies Of the people,
whether natives, Scotch or English Irsh
tirey with the rebel and the inhabitants of Australia
smusing circumstance that sm; tn danced at bail with
the lady ani the of the Mayor at Sydney,
~.arog the 82 uniform OF Mr. itche and stating too,
at the ur that it given him by the Irish rebel 1t
WAS the bodness Of the plans that rendered them
successful
At sydney it was found impossible to get sufficient 40.
connedAion the same ship for the whole family, aud
Mr. Mi che FAILED alone in the Okney Lass for TAHITI
Th weeks after he followed in the Julia Anne for
there and brought him with his family to Californ
We're not for the parole would be the easiest thing
in the .r for any Ra one, to eca' 's who had money
Lard for robbery and other crimes asked for any
rarole but the poltca! prisoners made tAeir
jalers by extorting from them parols, subscing
them 70 close Imprisonment which would have the effect
Of kiliI them There only three let Martin
and ODohery who were sentenced for 1--WE years more
after the present time, and William Smith 0 Bren
fenced for hfe. Four have escaped-McManus Nagher,
ODont ghoe, and Mitchell OBen is in good health and
spirits.
We have already published memoir OF Mr. Mitchell
in which gave geme extracts from his writings. Per-
haps We may here appropriately add his prosecuted
tence, together with short letter OF his from his cell
In reference to the speech at Limerick for which he
prosecuted II s cessary to in order 10 its expana
tion in poiats that had besn Civ
in the city of Limerick 10 John Mitchell Smith o.
Bren and Thomas Francis Meapher the three prose-
cuted patriots" The Old Irelaoo" mo5 inced By
Influential OConnests against the Young Irelandersn
the building where the entertanm snt given
Mr.. Chsirman and o zcn. # Lnerck-My first duty is
to thank which do cordially and sincerely for
sesn selected ief pr.sesSoa III British xeyernnsas
that /
nothing in all this violence to make despond for
4a hcwns @ m M
ssn m nit q an ssiss
democrat, who OF the powers and virtues
hs ssr' @ his smiling h
government l.w-thss we'll ordered and civilized system
tell You that rather than endure onc other year
Selected out sf the men thar arc seoWHs there in shs
M fear that s.u s
Iini however the natto. arises out misrepresentation
ing oneself WITH all his acts, aear 1t thing osr
ssS; %
eet It's vsnseanoo and Il !. quite another thing 70 adop.
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fear snS shs will sSs
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OHrien and Thomas Measher-. more thorough ilen.i-
hcrtion tlan there Ia needs TO be. We don't want
this thorough identification. tHoar) rome of ia,
things have written these gentlemen have both
condemned believing either thas they were wrong in
themselves that the time had not for them. And
cannot be with friends in this aater aele
to rcpudate Of their ilic acts Can rcpudte for
instance the st speech Of Mr. oBdsn 10 the British ar
liam of the nobless dearest statements Of iroanSs
c,stho haughtes srsndest dedAEcc flung te face
Of Ireland enemies that fell FROM the lips mau
0ud cheers Or condemn the alternative put by NJ
Mesahsr who when the last constitutional appeal shall
made, and hall fo then up with the ba rcades and ia
woke the God OF bsttesY Can repudine this VIII know
constitutional appeals long since closed against and
that we have resource except when have
the pluck to do 1.-THE barrie and the God
of battes No. All the scatons and trcasons of hes,
tltmen adopt and accept, and ask for more tHear
hsr9 Whatever has been done said BY tho most dis
fcccd In all ireland against tho existence of the
party which calls nit itself the government notaing can
tos lspd, have stomach Tor them ali cloud cheer
ing) But sir have not had in Ireland somewhat too
much Of this adopting and ayewn also rapadaug aud
dnvowing whas has hsen said by others? Might
perhaps act with advnaae-ess parties and
mere meneach Of his Individual esoonsbity!
Benr hesr) For myself though active member Of the
lrsh onfederaon declare tnat do not belong to tho
YOUNG Ireland TO party have found sol unsuit
ed ties and trammes atssosher hare bosn found
not 10 aw quietly either eingle toublc harness
qecr hear and iangherJ duarreled with the