New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1866-03-23

Rumsred Escape Of stephens frsni Ireland
A RsMantic Story.

The Dahl Netcs has advices from It's Dublin
correspondents to the effect that James stephens the
Irish Head Centre succeeded In making his escape
from ireland on the 4h inst and that he sailed either
for this country France BY reference TO our for
eign news it will be that the report was discred
tied by the English authorities The way in which the
escape is said to have been effected is thus described
ON Sunday evening las, about 6! p M. just as the
shadows OF night were falling over Dublin hand'
somcy appointed open carriage containing i've persons
and driven By four dashing horses tvo OF which were
testrdden by postions drew up before sseoond'eass
hotel in one OF our best streets no, quarter Of nile
from the General Post0hee The occupants OF the
carriage quickly jsined by sixth person COM
pact musculary built man, with fair beard aud pierre
ing eyes, and the whole party then drove OIL at nod
crate pace through the heart Of the city up sack
siles along the highway Leading northward from the
city past the spot whore Clarke. the suspected In
former met his doom. and then onward al frll galop
the horses heads still turned to the north, while Their
hoos spurned the earth with rapid motion a. they tore
along from the city suburbs toward Drogheds. The
lamps were glimmering through the darkness that
overspread Dublin rs James Sepheps-for stephens II
who had Last stepped into the eaIriageturned his
back on the City Of the Pale. Hundreds OF
clever men, he well knew. were engaged
within It, striving 10 discover . means of earn.
inc the reward placed upon bis head in castle yard
and detective Office. and police station. tho mnoas OF
the Government were torturing their brains IN the
endeayor to light on some clue which might ieSd them
10 the discovery OF the arch and what was
Of far more impoi lance within the Castle itself Gov
crnment officials high in rank, were celebrating US TO
the value be attached 10 the Information which some
traitor had brought there day before, that james
Stephens about tempt his fate BY endeayoing 10
qut Ireland. But OF tbs last fact stephens and his
friends were ignorant They did not know that the
authorities were the scent, and that the Work OF
searching vessels outward bound from the Irish
coas. had already commenced. Opposition to their
plens they expected none, but moderate amount
of 1t they were prepared TO face. The occupants OF
the carriage Crish.Americans all except Stephens)
were each Of them well supplied with revolvers. One
Of them carried many a. four OF these Formidable
weapons iu his belt and the outriders, both good
Fensns were also armed 10 the teeth. Had score Of
policeman crossed their path that night am inclined
10 think Stevens and his party would have been able to
give q good account OF them. Fortunately Tor all
narties however no necessity for resortng to these
desperate e1tremtes arose and Stevens with his COM
nanons reached the end OF their land journey sandy
cove about half We distant from Skerries IN perfect
safety AT about 10 O'Clock. Skerres Is picturesque
little fishing village this coast some 80 mile. north
OF Dublin Here they speedily effected communication
through the medium Of fishing smack with the vessel
which was yiDgto short distance seward and which
had been engaged for the work OF taking Stevens OH
and before daybreak Stevens far at beyond the
power and jurisdiction Of the enemies who thirsted 80
ardently for his capture. The bark which esrried
Cesar and his fortunes" was sailing vessel and her
course after leaving the Irish shore was steered for
tho sunny land OF France stevens may add. LETT
ireland unaccornpanied by any OF those who had es
corted him from Dublin the whole Of whom drove back
to this city on Sunday night