The New York herald., 1871-01-08
TEE FENEANS.
The Reception Of the Liberated
Patriots.
Active Preparations for Grand Demonstration
Letter from One Of the PrisCners-What
Congressman Roberts Says The
Sixty-Ninth to Parade.

"Cou.d We tell me wnin the martyrs III arrive fn
was the question asked yesterday by numerous
toil.stained o. the Green Island AnSanswer In
the negative, a wise shake OF the head or random
guess was all that could be cleaned and great was
the consequent bewilderment. When q man has
made himself up for sensation 1t is very hard to
keep hm
ON .TENTER HOOKS FOR A FORTNIGHT;
and such has been the feeling Of suspense
ton since the cable announced the
fact of the Fenians in England ''having
been released. "rhey were afraid to keep them any
longern averred stout-bullt HiDernian to the
HERALD reporter, with knowing leer, 1.-The RoOsan
bear had such a hoult on Johnny Bulbs pants that
the Faynians shook out OF hs breeches pockets"
This allegorcal logic was unanswerabe and the
Hibernan fell into a pitying mood. The captves
were, one by one, reverenty mentioned. sony TO
think OF it, he concluded he took the cutty pipe
from his mouth, "lve long years IN dirty prison,
ating like dog In hole. working at the work OF
baste, wild murdherers for company and min like
dIyils for drivers, and
THEY NEVER GAVE IN.
barrn' thin that died OF the cruel cowid and the
lowness Of sperrts. But 1t was . happy reayse for
th,m, God rest their sowls." The fact was casually
related that letter from one OF the released men,
Thomas Francis Bourke, had been received by his
mother. 1t was ascerained that the old lady lived
IN Twenty-frst street, and thither the reporter
wended his way. Mrs. BourKe, who is woman OF
some fifty years, with hair somewhat silvered but
stu active and cnatty, pro duced the letter at
single request and proceeded to read 1t. II bears
THE JAIL CoUNTERsIGN
on its corner and the English coat OF arms at its
head 1t is Toll ovs and is the latest information
on the matter which has reached this city,
49, o wonxiSs GosvIoT raIsos. Dec. p 1870.
ny The Ia. Of % the bsrss @ n r e my %
low prisoners The sovernmen Offers to aSerate us on
the condition. Of leaving Che country Immediately and
embark for hone. daicuty viii arise II the gov
sot y ~
sa DO @ ss ef n M s s to o Do p wait
the event Of the government refusing write to
time for Christmas New YEARS; bu:, never mind
when do get home GoodbY mo,her asar for n,,e
anu ever TaoMAs suF FRAScIs BoUakE
Appended 20 the letter was a slip OF paper which
shows all the innate brutality OF the Englsh convict
system 1t read tnus:-
This letter given si to prisoner Boue solely for the
purpose OF making arrangements with his friends the
subject Of his quitting the unised Knsdomthe condition
w. D. F. BRAMLEY Governor.
Hung on the wall of the room, over the mantle
piece, was frame enclosing worked on embroidered
SILK, The speech or the writer o the letter, when he
was called on TO say why sentence of death should
heroic reference TO his .'aged mother"
The next visit was paid to the olice of Colonel W.
X. Roberts, NJ c.. formerly President OF the FenIan
Brotherhood The action OF the Tammany Commit
tee In subscribing the munidcent sum or S21, $50
under comment.
PROMINENT TENIANs OF FORMER DAYS
were arriving in shoals, ana to the oit-repeated
question, When are they coming the Colonel re-
pied that he had tnat day sent cable despatch to
Dublin asking immediate information tue point.
The editors oil some or the Irish weeAlies published
In THIS city were present, and fright wlngn aud
eft wn9.o or what Is lett oi either agreed Tor once
In awarding warm tributes TO
THE SILENT GIANTS OF OUR CAUSE
as one OF them remarked.
Colonel James havanagh, of the Sixty.ninth regf.
melt n. G., announced his intention OF issuing an
an order Tor his regiment TO mold themselves readi-
ness Tor parade on tile occasion, TO act escort
TO the fenians upon their landing. Captain T. ].
Meehan, VINO, 1t VIII be remempefed narrowly es-
capped lfom an dSsasSin's bullet months since,
said he would parade his company from Jersey
City on the same occasion. The ex.'convics," feI-
low-prlsoners OF the men coming out some or whom
were present. also announce their intention OF
meeting ana welcoming their "r1ngmates'' at the
water IS edge.
THE MORE IMPORTANT
among those expected are John O'Leary and Thomas
Clarke Luby, editors OF the I,tsh People; jeremiah
ODonovan tRossal, Captain McCaaerty, John DeyOy,
Patrick Lehman, tpagan) O'Leary General Halpln.
Thomas +. Bonrke, Richard Burke. John Flood aud
nine Others IN Australia.
gentleman present said he had heard two DAYS
previous aL Toronto That 1t was generally believed
In Canada the seventeen Fenians in prisons LII
Kingston, c. W., had Deen ordered TO be released.
There seems 10 he general desire to give tie men
q warm and imposing reception and, What is more
important, see tlat they get fresh start IN the land
OF freedom unier comfortable and material aus