Meigs County telegraph. [volume] (Pomeroy [Ohio]) 1848-1859, 1853-08-09
Escape of O'DOnOhue, the Irish Ex
lie, from Van Diemam'S Land.

The New York Tribune contains four ant
and half columns of The Journal Of Pal
rick O'Donohue, giving the incidents Of hi
escape from Van Dieman's land, where ht
was banished with Smith O'Bren, Mea
CHER, and Others, for his participation in the
late Irish insurecon. We find in The
Cleveland Herald an abstract Of his trial.
and escape, which we copy:
Mr.. O'D. left Launcesler in Decembe
asl disguised as sailor, being pul oil
board a steamer bound for Melbourne, frs
concealed in stove and afterwards in I
cavity under the coal hole, imtnedia,ely
adjoining the furnaces, and separated from
them by sheet iron. This apartment wa!
seven feet in longh. three in width, and Two
in hight, admitting the body Of Mr.. O'D
only in recumbent position. When the
boat fired up, the heat was almost nsupport.
able, threatening death by sufTocaiion OF
apoplexy, and which was avoided by water
being pumped inIo this prison, which com.
pIeleIy saturated Mr.. O'D, and whore he
remained Two hours during the police search
when he was removed TO The engine room
greatly exhausted. About forty miles far.
lhor, al George Town Heads, The same or
deal was passed through for the space OF
three hours, during which lime even The
coal.hole was examined by the police,
On q second release from his fiery fur.
mace The exile was concealed in berth, re.
naming there day and half, until the ar.
rival Of The steamer al Melbourne, where
accompanied by friends, MIR. O'D. walked
ashore, dressed in his old blue rowSerS,
check. shirt, and black and greasy, passing
through a crowd Of people composed Of de-
lecliyes and police on horse and foot, took
a carriage and aIIer fleet horse was carried
10 The house ot friend about four miles
from Melbourne. .......
After remaining Two days under this
hospi,able rooI il was deemed bes! By
the friends Of the patriot that he should re-
move long distance from Melbourne, TO {
secluded and remote part Of the forest, Dor
dering on the sea shore, and remain there
until opportunity should offer for escape tc
America. Accordingly, accompanied by AT
Irish guide, and armed cup-a-pie, they trav.
eed 90 miles 10 The beach on Hobon's Bay
where an old dilapidated hut swarminG
with rails and mus luiIoes, was selected a:
The least suspicious abode 10 place the es
capped convict, and where he was kindly
treated by the family Of brother Of his
guide, and where he suffered severely from
dysenlery, brought on by the hot weather
bad water, and unwholesome food.
Here Mr. O'D. remained three or foul
days, when he was summoned by etiel
brought by friend, to come Immediately
TO Melbourne 10 embark for South America
and Notwithstanding the mercury was at l02
in The shade al midday and the severe i'll
ness of Mr.. O'D., the distance was &C.
complished on horseback in the space oil
twenty hours,
1t was intended that he should sal in the
ship Earl OF Lincoln" and his passage
and brbG was paid the captain. but the
drunken state Of thot officer prevented the
plan being carried out, and finally Mr.. O'D.
sailed on board packet, January 9Th, for
Sydney, and was concealed in the hold ol
The ship without ligh, or air, and so GOV.
cred up by The cargo, as TO escape the