The miners' express. (Dubuque, Iowa) 1849-1854, 1853-08-10
ESCAPE OF O'DONOHUE, AN IRISH
EXILE

| Mr WIN y Donohue, one Of the Irish patri
OTIS and exiles in Australia, has escaped, and ar
rived IN San Francisco, on the 22d June.
lie has published an account of his escape, Tr ,u
which we abstrac. the following facts
| From the III 'men ofny last arres. and inpris
onment, ct being the fith) under the oppress, We
tyranny OF Sir William D,nnison, as described
IN the preceding chapters, /, had determined
upon effrctIng my escape from the grasp oi
| .he tyraht, or OF losing my life in the attempt
Tor Ii e under his tortu:es had become insuport-
able
| OD. then relates that on his return III. Loun.
ceston, from Port Arthur, on the 9Th of Noyem
Der, loo2, he went at once TO his trusty friend
! u L. and divulged his intention to fleet his
| escape. HIS Trend agreed with him that he
stood before God and man, absolved from the
conditions OF his parole, owing to the cruelty.
enforced agai st him BY Dennison's government
Iovindicate his honor, he lett behind letter in
the hands OF one Of the members of the Lesisla
tive Council at Melbourne, with request thut
he cause the same to be Published
"hat'ers being Thus far determined upon, nv
unvarying friend, Mr. G. d. started in a steam
er Tor Melbourne, to make arrangements for nv
transit from thence to me harbor free from the
influence OF the blood stained banner of England
The necessity of proceeding 10 Melbourne in
the first instance, before | could effect an es-
cape TO America, rendered the hazard, and diff
hcul'y attending II doubly greater, still, this ne.
cessity was inevitable tor two reasons frst that
there was 10 ship trading with, or visiting the
town OF Laulcra'on, except vessels from En-
gland, or her dependencies and, secondly be.
cause found ny pecunIary resources INSULT
cient for the task. | had undertaken, and was
forced throw myself upon the generosity of
my c1untrymen III Melbourne, to eifectuatc my
fr jtot.
"Afler few days absence in Melbourne, G
u. wrote t" me stating that everything was ar.
| ranged with the captain Of the Earl of Lincoln.
which vessel was bound fjr Calico, in the Stata
OF Lima, Spanish settlement in South Ameri
ca ; and requesting that would start from
l'aunceston, forthwith, SO us TO arrive in Mell
bourne, by the neyt steamer. This letter was
handed me by Mr.. ON of Sydney, and one Of
Inc Y steamer. BY recent colonial statutes.
severe penalties, by fine, and Imprisonment
were adJucged again st all captains, an officers
OF ships, or others, aiding assisting in the es
cape OF prisoners of the Crown from Van Die
mans Land. BY a recent order of Sir VIM
Dennison, an imprisonment of five wears. and
hard LABOR IN stone qatrry, in the chain gang
OF Fort Arthur, loaded day and night with thlr
y SIX pounds "t iron, hang suspended over ne.
ii the event Of being detected in an attempt al
W
OF de tn and was even liable to be hanged, if
found armed, in my attemp, at escape thence
with myself and P or ON, the effort | was
about to make involved loss of liberty, HE or
dea'h bat THIS n"hi' specimen of an Irishnan,
never quailed before the Impending danger /
stated To hin my intention, and concealed none
oi the danger which mi Ih result from failure -
fle shed bu nng tears If enthusiastic f.rvor,
whie he hung upon ne and said, 'that his wife
had long ago conjurrd bun to release me from
the tyrant DesinisoT., or TO lose his life and
property, IN Il tempting 1t and he said that h .
had then resolved to do her bidding.
at was hastily agreed, that should meet him
that evening at the b use of Mr. G., and there
change my dress, and accompany HIM on board
a eight o clock that nigh. | hastened to nv
iod- ngs At tie h 'nsr Of my worthy friend Nj.
H., Landhrl, and packed up my wardrobe,
which was very scantly supplied sill, scanty
though 1t was, was cb!i.ed to leave it, and
sixty volumes of books behind me- ON, and
met at Mr. C.'s house at S sci, ck put on
a sailor S jacket, and we walked at quick pace
to the 81 !. steamer he took me on board and
placed me in his own BIRTH from which he re.
moved me at dlv-brrak next morane, TO the
platform OF The engine 'om. At O'Clock he
removed me thence To the furnace room. and
Pl'eed me in stove, Which he locked upon me-
'St illl'' II IKE monster oven.
and certalnly r"senhied large black begrensad
bediubed animal, about to und rgo The process
OF baking had ben n this dsmcle for the
space Of an hou~, when o ~, uni cked The door
OF II, and with CONSERVATION pictured in his face,
he stated that Nlr s the other-of the ship
had consulted with hun, and th,t thy arrived
at the concluaiau that wouli be sutr Gated j,
l remained in the stove, and that as The police
+ wera about to commence their customary search,
! must 90 ashore. This most appalling
ann Dnncement II was the 9Th December my
friend d. had his arrangements made in M IL
bourne, for my reception, and shipment from,
hence my own hopes were bnyod up t, the
hight 81 pitch of aforementioned al thus unex
pec,rdIy frustrated. There was ne time. how
ever, to be last, as the police were prowine
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