The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1853-11-30
ARRIVAL OF J0HN MITCHEL,
Great Excitement Among the Poople--Fur-
ther Particulars OF his Escape-serenade
Last Evening-His Speech I'm Reply--His
Prosecuted Speech-His Speech when SEN
fenced, and his Letter from his Cell, Sc.

\ Last Evening-His Speech I'm Reply--His
! Prosecuted Speech--TIis Speech when Sem
| fenced, and his Letter from his Cell, Sc.
Yesterday at John Mitchell arrived in this city By
the steamer Prone heus from San Francisco The arri
val of the shp having expec ed two or three days
before, number Of persons Watching for him
the Battery day and right; and Monday ming whom
the Illinois arrived and it supposed Mr.. Mitchell
on board rye crowd collected, and greatly dap
pointed on finding he not among the passengers.
Many remained up all night In expectation of the arrival
| of the Prometheus. But she did not come A little
steamer teo, the Josephine, had been chartered by
thusiatc gentlemen Of the ish military organic atoms and
others, and cruising about Hook and Quarantine
| ON Sunday and Monday, in the hope Of meeting the
steamer But those gentlemen we're doomed to dsap
pointnens report had spread that the British had
detective policeman at Quarantine to arrest Mitchell and
| that he in league with some of the
| New York police to accomplish that object, and
carry him off to a frigatethat was supposed t,
| be in the ofing, And i. added that the
| offence of which Mr.. Mitchell was convicted being ga
feony"-that Is made felony ~ special act of Para
mentte American authorities bound to render
him. according to the terms of the Ashburton treaty
This story believed by gentlemen, and they
became very much excited and hsstsnsd to Quarantine
accompanied we understand by military company, to
Mr. Mitchell in the event Of the being true
truth, and could be in such story 1t probably
out Of the circumstance that Of the New York
police had been at Quarantine looking out for offender
| Of very different descrp ion.
Yesterday morning at 10 O'Clock the PromSs. sus
| was telegraphed from Sandy Hook, and the sews
| spread the city like wilddre. American et
| ard Irish Wed with each other in hssteninx
| to meet Mitchell and give him welcome. They
collected the Battery and at pier No L. where she
expected to arrive.
Mr. 7. f. Meaghcr having first engaged for Mr. Mitch
el and his family two carriages which he left at the
wharf to await the coming of the steamer, proceeded
accompanied by Mr. William Mitchell, brother of John
Mitchell and Mr. MoCenahan to the barge office where
Colonel Thornton and the other officers duty afforded
every facility to ,ok out for the vessel with spy glasses
As she view found too late to proceed in the
Staten Island ferry boat to board her at Qoar.ntine
| but the custom house officers kindly offered to
! put the psrty board If the captain of the
steamer would stop Ter, the offer accepted and,
ccrdir ely the Prometheus had left Quaran.
tine the boat put off to meet her, and when opposite
Bedlows Island Mr.. Meagh waved handkerchief a.
signal to stop which responded to from the wheel
house by Mr.. Mtchel's second eldest The captain
kindly stopped and the boat being quietly fastened to the
steamer ladder was put down and the three gentlemen
were on board Ia moment, accompanied b. Mr. Lober
gentlemanly officer in the Custom House, and Mr. Brown
an Inspector who passed Mr. Mitches baggage ut once
In order to have 1t in readiness The warmest gree 1gs
took place between Mr. Mitchell and his BROTHER and two
friends, also Mr. p j. Smyth, who panied the exile
and assisted him 10 escape from bondage Mr. Mitchell
who wears mouttache looks ema,kably we'll considering
the ships axd snxstiss through which passed
In reply to the inquiry Of friend to his health he
raid it right good, and that the British government
with a its prosecutions had not succeeded in in urng
him vitality. The heroic Mrs Mitchell also looked very
WELL and 70 did her neretiIg family Of chdr ran. There
o1e SIX in althree boys and three girlsone of them
] baby. The two eldest very fine boys, and bear
strong mblance to their father All have enjoyed
good health during tho voyage As the Promsthsus
oppote TO the Battery she di chargea two guus and
was cred By salute Of numerous guns iro Brook
yn Height by the Napier andy ARTILLERY, Capt Hogan
who had assembled there to give Mr.. Mitchell
! welcome from the canron's mouth. On arriving
| at the dock an immense crowd collected and
several committees waiting present him with ad
dresses From want of water. being low tide tbs
steamer coud not get her broadsde along the wharf and
persons, however contrvsd to get Without some
daDger-and rushed to Mr. Mitchell, while others boarded
the steamer in sna boats amusing to see seve.
enthusasm mistake Mr.. Meagher for Mr. Mitchell, and
give hm very hard squsezas Of the band Me- Mitchell
laughed, and said hii hand absolutely namsd and
swollen at San Francisco By the numbers shaking hands
with him. and had ne not out Of the city for few
spoke in the mar ner Of the kindness and friend
ship he experienced from the American people at san
| Frsncisco, and said he could not describe it.
Aths time there was the most earnest sai5ing Of tbs
eyes of the multitude to get sight of Mitchell and there
siderable delay without immediate of getting
Shore Mr.. Mitchels friends, who had come board
not only to see him but to facilitate much pos abls
his getting on terra Jtrma and to his residence in
Brooklyn, proposed to take two small boats and
by Mr.. Mitchell. not only because it expedited
his landing, but saved him in . great measure
panied as he was by his family When some Of tho
crowd understood this maueusre they across the
Battery to Whitehall and there before him, As he
was leaving the ship the passengers AMI the multitude
on the wharf cheered him most heartily After arriving
at Whitehall, Mr. Mitchell and family and friends with
great difficulty got through the crowd to the Hamilton
ferry, hich close at hand and Mr. Reilly the ferry
master facilitated his getttIg OF by closing the gate upon
the multitude that wanted to press after him Fortu
natsly there wM an empty carriage In the boat
and Mr. Mtchels family were placed in it. arriving
depce In Union street where his respected mother in
anticipation of his arrival hada house ready Furnished
ferry Mr.. Mitchell walked home, accompanied by Mr.
Neasher and other friends. We learned that General
had been waiting to ,ee him at the South ferry
house, thinking he would pass that way, and Thus
missed him. On the fact beiog mentioned to Nr.
Mitchell he said he would have been glad to have seen
around him to shake him by the hand and congratulate
him on his escape crowd followed him up from the
time lin lie came ont and addressed few words to them
excusirg bin self on account Of h great fatigue from
eccedirg to thtr wsEea to talk an shake hands with
| them all
Mr. John B. Dillon, accompanied by hi. lady. had been
denee, and delig ed to his old friend is un
Necessary to cay what the feelings of Mr. Mtohss
mother and sister seeing hin, having long believed
that they would lay their eyes ups him again 1t
was happy nesting. Mr.. Richard 0Goru an, being
IN France, was not, of COURSE present. Nnny OF Mr.
Mtches other friends doubtless had not heard OF his
rival The Irish Confederates and the Irish military
panes generally deferred their reception of him for
another day, account Of the uncertainty Of the time
OF his coming This evening understand there will
| be a large turn out.
Mr. Mitchell was called upon in tie course of the eve
ming BY several gentle men, and oxd congregated
about the door Between nine and ten O'Clock number
OF Irish military companies to give him sersnads
accompanied by Manshan's brass band There WAS the
Mitchell Guard, Capt sharkey the Irish RiGss. Capt.
Butler; the jackson Guards Capt Kolly; the Mesgher
Cadets CAPT Houston the Mes Republican Grenxder
Guards Jerey City % hs Montgomery Guards, Jersey
l'y. About this ,ot so Immense multitude Allied the