New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1853-11-24
Nem2)ork Daily Gribn,re'
THE ESCAPE or JOHN mitchell.
LETTER FROM Mitchell TO DEyIs REILLY.
boutwell,, VAN DIEAAN's LAND, ]
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LETTER FROM Mitchell TO DE'Is REILLY
boutwell,, VAN DIEAAS's LAND,
Tuesday, April &c, 1853.
Ny DEAR REILLY: have now passed nearly five
years in captivity the English enemyfour years eleven
months and fourteen dpys for my days have gone by
heavily and had time to count them Ii endure it any
longer the will enter into my soul and corrode
the virtue say. the pluck viii have gone out
OF me.
Nothing could be easier than to escape without risk from
this den of al the devils if could but condescend TO fly
csndestnely, in violation of word of honor. 1t is
enough to ray that 10 entertain this thought would make US
as bad es The English Government
The parole is the only chain that binds US we arc the
prisoners of our word-not Of Sir William Denison
and hi abect cut threat constables
Now am going to explain to you why have come to
Il determination of formally withdrawing this parole and
sunenderng nyef into the hands Of my jaior who must
The reaiter hold me as they can
Wien the British Government called me felon by az.
Of Their cantng Pazsmen need not tell you. my friend
how loudly they lied need not relate how viciousiy they
coursed through their pretended courts OF usce-under
how fraudulent preenfe OF law they procured what they
falsely called conviction against with what wicked
speed they chained and carried me TO the ends OF the
earth-anywbere out of the sight of man. for was the
enemy thank God Of their Empire their name and their
patioIl need not remind you with what barbarian JOY
their whole press screamed after me- Convict! Felonl
"ITai,orl' nor how murderously they have been civil
izr cur poor country since The present object Of
ny writing is merely TO put you in possession OF some
Trsonsl matters which wish to explain clearly to some
II seems that we Iiish exes have been treated with
clemency by our enemies This the Queen viceroy az
firms for this the canning press Of England taxes credit
We have been exemped they say from convict labor in
lie gangs which crimes have deServedJ and have
been INDUCED with comparative liberty and ticket OF
esyel - .
Im,an frst 10 give you list of the Queen Of Engiands
acts Of clemency my case and shall begin at the
b, ginning;
In grey convict garments and had my feet bolted into
iron letters The clothes, indeed, were removed mnei-
aiey ser, but not the chaDr and va. carried to the
Pace Il my embsrAation chained IN ponce Ven' win
cousintle's i-tol at my EAR.
2 ON tie same day d my mock trial police constsbes
were sent to break into tie office Of my newspaper who
eiyed typs and paprs broke frames and took possession
81 account books that those who owed debts could not
be called upnt TO pay them ana snus nsr .s od
oil their uus, Under that f9lse pretense OF tra and In
orn violation therefore of those laws which they say
il - her red Office 10 guard . -
Iwss Kent T. months in a solitary cell Of hulk at
Termudn snd with much rigor and less liberty han
any 4 tie zeal conyics at that place nsOmneh tha my
h.arL failed snd the medic superintendent lnortnei mo-
a ,onifed to the British Government that II detained
u,fa much longer must die. 80
While lay there between death and me- aim the
only uews IN penetrated from The outer World IN
f.d ine Of DC Indignation Of the British psruncn
p,fs sad Iuhc Egnin,t The generous officers q" .n"r pa
fsic ,liIt tcnil'n' worthy Of an honoa'r W
y
Led hal ~ haids with because boy had sah.Fod mo
a. at iu tirir cabins Chains. dungeon AMI c'nNwts"
iirs saldtLc great Bish Iubc we're good enough 'sr
10 Ion NJ the outraged Admiralty had 10 maae lnl'F
is aid give oa anaiiuus "a saiisy The angry puh, sl
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