Oxford Democrat. [volume] (Paris, Me.) 1833-1933, 1854-04-21

in the Iicrror, convict ship, at woolwich,
and va, sent abroad in 1850. At Millbsnk
aud at the hulk. | had the best possible char
aeter. On my arrival at Hobart Town
had ticket Of leave, which | retained until
leh the colony. never having forfeited II for
insubordins,ion. Ny motive in leaving Van
Dieman'. Land vas to proceed TO the gold
digginss. in the hope ,lla, ] might be sue
ee.sful. and better the condition Of my family
at home. Who are in very impoverished cir
cumsiahces but, although my sIertons wers
grcs, 10 California. NiCions, and New South
Wales, I "a, un.uoc..ful. II i,true made
occasionally some money, bot was robbed Of
!, on ;hs road by bushr,hrsrt, and was fre-
qu.n,ly ill.u.ed and robbed at Melbourne aud
G-elong by ih. worst of character Was
,hip-rrcked i-ics. and once buut out At sea
III. ar,, ims in Tore. Straits, be'-ssn New
holland and N.- Guinea, on reef Of coral
rock. Upon this occasion lost between
Geo and Csc. snd al ny luggage, eleven
Of %. cnly getting ashore oct OF a saiP's com.
p,ny Of twenty seven, chiefly Llfcir', Nal
Laws, tsd Chin,msn. A0sr sixty days Of
grss- ,rne;i.g aud rriva,iuu 80 were picked
Wy hy ts American .h.ler and Ultimately
reached Sydn,y. lvis subsequently, wreck
ed in . brig.tDe called the Triton, 10 going
from aelbosrn. 10 Adelaide. and then lost
all | po.:essed in ,he World, having had an.
otter very nSrro. escape ofmy life. ln re-
,rrnnc .ro,n San Fr,nci,co to Mclbourns, 10
y.,sel called the White Sgusll, she caught
ere, ard ~s we're obliged " abandon her. and
take 70 IAs s..s bot, great number Of tho
cres and yIs,-nsc's persisted BY frs and va
Ter, th, survivors IN III, boats reaching Iahi-
ii iu about eighty diys, 10 state ofcreai eH.
h.us,on, m,n' VI shon Afterwards died from
th, effect. of ih. nm.. ] again reached
nellsurn., and sr,r recovering my health IN
tl, hospital. vent to Forest Creek ard
man, other dig:ins, .hsr, obtained wealth
and, 10 returning 9th u 10 Melbourne, The
IS, time from Forest Creek, VAS attacked
by Bu.h'ingsr., armed 9th reyol'srs, most
crusly beaten, stripped, sNt robbsd OF OIL ]
had E,enlfully, ~hls in Auckland, saw
harau,, bound iyr En.land, IN want Of
hands. The temptation "a. 10 great, Tor ! hao
long mournsd 10 reach NV dear family and
shipped m.slf. IN ordinary seaman and as
si.iant steward. ,nd pe len the settlement
| in July, .lth ni,.t.bls crippled ships COM
p,r,. and made very severe passage round
the Cape, losing mass, sails, 'igginss' boat
'bul-srL,, ,ianchion, Snd many Of Ito crew
/ from th, yarl.arm, and finally ", reached
England IN September last, after most a"-
ml passage of four mouth, and twcn'y''N
days. Under .ll Ties. circums,ane.S oi nv
present unhappy condition, humOly hog
'tha,ihe legislature .ill hum,n,ly consider tie
long. ,,,-rr. aud ,,ripus dcscr P,ous u pun
,,hn,rnts had undergone sire nv conviction.
4 ,iII further ,dd that aI The time ] Ten an
Dic,cn's Land l,iI months atsr my tuyal,)
was entitled TO q conditional pardon, which
would have lrr me irce to leave the colony.
The recital orihc rNuaoriiaary saiIerhg' 1t
,h. unhappy man, excited much sympathy 10
every on present, lIw.nr signed the state
m,nt. tie prisoner vas f.lly committed TO
NeSca,c,'hs worthy mag slra,- humare.y ob-
,erir, that he hopsd his punishment would
not bc large.