Democrat and sentinel. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1853-1866, 1853-11-18
From the San Francisco Herald, Oct i6.
.ro-r Nitctel, tie Irish Patriot.
GRAPHIC ACCOUNT OF EscAPE-AERIvAL IL sI'
FRANCISCO, ETC.

from Van Dsemans Land Is not4Ceu ELSEWHERE,
arrived he-c on WlGEcsGay afternoon, accom-.
7 ani,d by h.s wife and children, and IS now odg.
ing at Jones Ho q. 40 words Of ours can ex-
press the delight with which we welcome this
gallant and sterling pa not te the shores Of Cali.
forna. Since Robert En.met ctierCd up his pure
life on the scaiiod in vindcation Of his countrys
rights no such man as John Mitchell has ever
flung himself into the breach in defence Of Irish
independence.
The Irish exiles Of ls48 have never, as is well
known admitted the validity Of their unpretend-
cd trials and convictions before juries Tacked By
the English government. They held thomselves
capivcs in the hands Of pirates, and have no
scruple in escaping out Of the hands Of their enc
mics. whenever they can do SO without violating
their ra-oIc Of honor, an obligation which must
he Observed even with pirates. The last prison
er who has escaped their clutches. and fed for
rge under The American flag, is John Mitchell,
who a-rivodikt evening, as we have stated, ac-
conn an:od by his wife and children, they having
about two years ago followed him 70 his place Of
bondage. The circuIns auccs Of his escape are
briefly these
Nh j smy,h ofNew York, (himselfa rebel
of l648,) went TO Van DENNIS Land with the
the Irish a:e prisoners. Nothing could have
be,n easier ihan 10 escape, if they could have
thought Of doing so c,andcs inely, and without
regard TO thoir promise but in order 10 discharge
themselves Of hat obiga ion they fit IT recesss
ry to formally vi hdraw their parole before the
proper auth Y, and present themselves TO be
taken into custody. The parole is TO the effect
that they would rot escape from the colony so
long as they held ticket of leave, which gave
them 4 sTecics fliberty within certain desig.
mated police district but Ibis " ticket of leave"
is q thing which may at any time be taken away
by the convict authorities OF resigned by tie
prisoners.
Now, while Mr.. Smith was IN Van DienAn's
Land, and before any movement whatever wGs
made by any Of the prisoners, the local govern
ment. by mears Of some Of their caves dropping
detectives, had harmed his real views, and Mr..
Smy,h was actually arrested held in custody for
three days. and most ignomnously abused, IN
der warrant drec cd againsi John Mitchell Ny.
Smyth, IN short. was taken for Mr.. Mitchell, u.
der The false and insolent assumn ion that Mr-
Mitchell was absconding, whist lie was all the
time living quie " At his cottage in Bo hwell,
ard was under parole of honor not 10 absoond.
This was 4 gross outrage on Alr SInyth, and an
out q e Ia-0iy less gross on Mr.. Michel. Re
now a lcag'h resolved 10 Avail himself Of Mr.
Snyths oiftrs Of assis ance and leave the island.
no. claades .ineiy, bat 0 enly. Accordingly he
-Ero aid des q ched the following note TO the
1 Lieut.. Governor, Wm. Dcnison.
BoTHwELL June 8, 1883.
/ Sir II hereby resign the Z. comparative hbe,-
+ ty" called ticket ofloave" and revoke my pa
. Ia gf Lo- L.n
teto~e he police magis;rae Of Boutwell,, at his
Police Office. show him this letter, and offer my
se,f o be aEon into custody. I am, sir, your
oledient servant,
JOHN Mitchell.
+ Tee mkt day, the 9th June, Mr.. Mitchell and
Alr- Snyth rode in together 10 the township of
i3o hwel went TO ,he police office door, ,dismoun-
ed and wals,d in. They found the magistrate
in his room. The police clerk was vi h him
cons able was in the adjoining room, and ano;h-
er cons able was usual on guard at the door.
The pu,icu ba~-sck and wa chhouse stand oppo-
ste. Arrived in the magis.ra e's room, Mr..
Michel handed h'm m opcn copy of the above
no'e and roqucs., q him 10 read it. The magis-
ira c cast his eye over it a moment, and then
iookCdup 10 Mr.. Mi,chon who deliberately desi-
red him to observe the purPort of that note. and
the Ta~o,e was a. Al end and that he had come
20 I've taken IN o custcdy. As lie oifcial seemed
sill either bcwide~ed or frigh ened. the two gem
temen put on th,ir has Mr.. Nj .chell wished
the lnagistra good morning and they left the
Office ImmC date'y when they turned their
backs, the magis rate made loud uproar, and
he and some Of ihe constables rushed out, calling
upon them to sop, and commanded every one 10
stop them.
The cons able guard, however, had his
hands occupied in holding two horses the other
lnhabi ants ofthe town looked on laughing, and
well pleased aud, in short the two fugtives
noun cd treir horses and rcde of. They found
no necessity e nse, or even exhibit arms. though
bo:h were wdH arI.ssd .sAfs sy they left Boutwell,.
however, ,hd NC. diABolisy.sommenoed. Mr..
Smyth caaasGd H. and cosss,yyIth Mr.. Mitch
81 and eissn y Eartcd and rode different ways
throuk kfl thef41ek Z Both~kfl Is the central po-
lice distTiet q land and befssen it and the
sea ex:e :es sessrsl pss Of police stations, to ali
Of which in enieence Mas instantly conveyed by
mounted express cdhs.afsss Mr. Mitchell re-
NAMED SIX weeks after that day in the Island.
without b>iRg able to ge. on board ship, though
one was imn'' dia ely placed at his service by a
patriotic ship owner of Sydney Afer many
hund'1d miles riding. andin several oisguiseS, be
a. length go, oil under an assumed name in q
bIl lsh vessel, which, al Tahiti was fortunately
over aiken by the American barque Julia Ann,
bearing his wife and family, under Mr. Smyth's
escort to San Francisco. AT Tahiti Mr.. Mitchell