The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-23

first refuse: but instead 81 dealing with him as with
an ordinary prisoner they confined him in a remote
jail under custody as rigorous as mne was at Bermu
da whereby be also in danger of losing his life
In short, the enemy desired TO have the parole for
their o. security, not for our benefit; and they
acted j. under the penalty Of lingering death in
dungeon.
Eighth-The Governor Of this colony, after first
demonstrating with his employers about the consid
Grafton they showed us in treating us as gentlemen"
that Is as persons capable ofgivng parole of honor
al al-took at least 10 make thas high privilege
IS vaueless TO us as possible. We are subjected
Notwithstanding the paroe) to stri ,ter policesur
veianee man the true ctnyicts. Weara not allowed
to i've IL tie same ost I, a. common couvicts IRE,
nor 10 visit one another, 81 common convicts may
we must report ourselves to the police magistrate of
OR respective dungeon districts once month, ard
ti8t personally that keepers may us face
10 lace and make rs feel once a month that our pa
role is not altogether relied upon whilst the ~,
thieves have Oily - report theuseves twice in the
year, and not personally. Within the last fortogat
100, While .as staging quiet At my . r glstered
residence here, o gentleman ;ravsEng through the
country arr sei eighty miles Of for me, under
warrant for ny apprehension as An " absconJet,
and ~as kept three days aud nights ia sst;hhjuses
where be barbai o,sy used all in my name This
seems gross Outrage upon the gentlenan; but feel
that it Wa grosser outrage by far upon me-the
sole apology made 10 either Of IL that tae thing
was mistake. You Gao see, therefore how our pa
role IL respected on the enemy side and how much
we get in Teturn for giving toem that security This,
HOY ever is not all The colona goveroment (in
performance doubt, Of its duiy,) has used al it,
social influence TO prevent our being received into the
houses o. reputable persons, sud 10 make intercourse
vita us dana siDg and di-repu'abe. Vne Governor
has complained ia published dispatches, OF our
being admitted tn decent society. Aud therefore,
some colonists Who sycophants Of Sir Wml Deui.
son. deem 1t their duty loyal subjects to pretend
to regard elons and expostula'e with the no
nest pee ole who refuse to make such preeDce, and
whose kind attentions have been the chief aevia-
ton of our misfortune do not pretend TO Judge of
the duties OF jalers, nor 10 decide whether Sir VIM.
Denson bar executed bis Office with good taste an
good feeling-a question which leave TO be dstcr-
mined by jury OF ailors aud for the benefit Of per-
sons following that pursuit. utinagine, if you cam
the daily exaspert,ons of men whose footing in So
ciety rests compassion, not right and is liable To
he questioned disputed at every turn by the very
ofsi OF ,Dkind. Qor such most OF the official.
Of Van Diemen's Land)-and what is worst Of all
disputed with IMMUNITY
| Enough. You can well understand that five years
Of such living death is es much mao can well bear
| But for the sanctmonious pretences to clemency
| made by the Queen of Enaand's Viceroy I ~oul /
never have condescended to describe the hardsbips
| Of our captivity. Almost, / am ashamed 10 have
done so. Do not regard IT in the light Of COM