The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-11-28
Remarkable Escape Of French Political
PIisOncrs.

In recert article on the penal colony OF Guyana
mssEs 70 escape, bu, gave no details private letter
brres particulars ca the subject Of considerable
in.ss The Ssgrnss q ,nis yss, ,sv.rs political Ca
idea Of escaping They cut dom some trees and built
schccuer but owing TO an accident in launching the
schooner struck and went 10 pieces Nothing dauntcd,
they ret to work sgap, ard with such panks Of the
schooner they aSlo TO pick OFT OF the waer and
the stun t largo tree which oated down the Amazon
river they constructed . ran which, on the 7th OF
August lat, aeven men embarked In search Of liberty.
su . ssnao,
Of provisions was entirely exhausted, their ran went
ashore On q mud bank.
another Polo named Bogenski-eit the boat and wadod
aorg In the mud hortng TO md hseitaion They wae
weak hat they soon found themselves unable 70 draw
their legs oft OF the heavy to and their companions
learned scne Gays later that their dead bodies half de-
voared BY crabs, had been seen by : native The ave
who had iemansd on the ran. nldins that their com.
rsdcs did not return, and beicg Of tae hop
Of looking for them resolved 10 put 10 sea again
Bat 10 do this was neccssary 10 construct. another ran,
1t being Impossible ge the old one OH The mud For
entire week they noaed up and down along tho coast
the raft and during all this ime they had nothing
10 eat but raw crabs and nothing 10 drink but a water
where they received succor The nan,ss OF IN 80 I've
men were GuerArd, Bcpeue, Cupczal Cnabsre and
Babin dc Candre OF The department. Of The Iedrs snd
loire.
A fortnight after helr departure from Tho Dsyna
sr6, the ether prisoners there learned the OF
mega 10 IndsIisse EbuInps desire 70 risk lhsir vos
in III for their liberty through he colony
With the help OF government timber oolleced build.
Ing purposts they found means 10 consrsc. two ras
each capable OF holding twenty saturday sept IL
ctotep for The departure OF the expedition saiar.
cay being the day on which week pro vslon was
served cut 70 the prEopers. thirty Tour men IN oil got
away On board the ran On the Grrt NM Bordaye
de Tours Bjop, Chauvln, At,ibert Gusron Caiei, bs
van, Salem, Carrere, Dime, Bordoa JeaBffats Pan
BeTiey uentfaecp, serode, Paul. Bvarts Msanier and
Disable Or the other were NM Froun Guegnard Tour.
mace, Desboo, Jrissop Aesns, Icsv, Borrels Danssx
yivnt, Bcpust TX Pardiset, Anseliaume and Msrvain
The weather Vas stormy for two days; tho 18Th Il
In tie orning CT the 17th, however the twenty men
the hrtt ran landed on Dutch possession inhabitsd
by natives, who them 40 bed reception they
resolved ~ 70 sart into The INV ror Of the country
en- foot
Aiter painful march OF several fours they SLEPT Ia
wood where nsy suffered greatly fom insects, and the
day, finding place o rest they could think OF
poihirg better than AknG their way back TO the ran;
but hey found hat the natives had taken away The sa
and therefore unable 10 put they
glad 10 pass the night In empty hut on tie 1stn the
natives took them 10 the commaudant Of the Dutch
nbrop Com any. who received them very kindly, and
gave them . boat with letter 70 nsuves order.
on The 2eth, AMI the 2Tth landed safely Psransri
DO, the capital ~ ibe Dutch Guyana, town OF twenty
thoursnd inhabans, situated about four hundred kio.
metres northwest Of Cay enne and nine kilomsres from
the Ttcro they kinfiy treated by the auhori
tee surprised delighted ind their ave
friends Who were The drst 70 sscagc from the Dovls
Islsnd The other fourteen the second raft also
Arived al Psrsmarbo on the 49, The Dutch authorities
not moving whether they were ordinary convic,s %
lncal convics, thought right 10 keep them prison,
where they were Up 70 September 90, but they we're 70
be releaaed two days later.