The new North-west. [volume] (Deer Lodge, Mont.) 1869-1897, 1873-08-23

From the New York TineA

A veriiable escape was male In Australian
waters, few weeks since. almost ss amas
ing ~ that of E,lu,nd DAntes. in the novel
of Monte Chsisiu" II seems ths, the
French trsnsp'rt steamer LOrns hal pu,
into the lOwer harbor Ut Melbourne for c.,sl
aud psOvisioua On buard were 500 COmmun.
'sss, hDund for the French penal settlement
Ut New CALEDONIA. The ssntineDs on duty
we're qusdrupled In number, and the ship
wss kept brilliantly illuminated With Ian
terms. Bosts were Stationed q judicious
distances, and all Conceivable precau,ioo
taken u pssvsot any Ut the ca,nv,c,s f,osa
ssesping. But BY IN sxtrsOrdinasy cennbi
nstion OF courage. gaUd fortune aud physi.
cal endurance, one Michael Sesigne man
sged 70 make h,s escsps fr,m the vessel and
arrived safely On shore, y distance Of seven
miles, where, sincs ihess 10 no expasria,ion
for political oitsncss, hs walks to-day free
man
According 70 the Melbourne Arpvs, this
man 0esiyne, having watched his 0ppor,u.
nily for several houra, ruled out of = port.
hole Int. c0llier. which bad besu bruugh,
alongside to furnish the steamer with c.ml.
A guard with ChasaepIs was cl,ss bv, bu,
the prisoner executed his critical m,vemsu,
just ~ the sentinel we moving fnum him,
and before hs turned. Serigne fell smougs,
The coals. end. with gres. swif,ness and
dexteriiv, covered himself up with them.
Here be hy until after midnight, his nr.,
descent having been made sb.'u: . O'Clock.
He now steadily lowered himself overheard
sod swan to the stem Of the collier, where
. ripe was fastened. Cutting the rope, he
gently pashrd the l'oss away, swimming
behind II The night was csrk, there wss
M moon, and Il rained. When o0O yards
away, Sssig"e heard poi.s OH board the
steamer, snd made up bis mind bus escape
wss discovered. Hs naturally inferred ,ha,
the sbeencs VI the bost would 10 instantly
"oticed, ana that, II seen, she would q
once bs 6'ed upDn. lie, therefore instantly
lett her. divsd well beneath the surface, and
rose again ss's'ss distance OH. All wss quiet
again on board the ship. bot he dared no.
return n the h'as, aud struck oat for the
sh"rs. lie c'uId see the lights at Sand.
ridge, but knew not how far they nigh. bs
sw.y. After swimming fvs abou. IN hour;
be fsls that hs cOuld continue no longer.
Happily. u this junc,urs, h. .spisd vessel
q anchor, and contrived 10 struggle 10 her
,shls. Fearing hs should FAINT, and o, sink,
''s lashcd himself 10 the cable with his Lsl,.
For an hOur or more he rested, aud then
disengaged hiu,self, and again struck uut
f"r 'hs shore Greatly exhausted, hs u,an>
aged Ut lest n gain the bssch at Saudrilxs,
and themes. In tho morning. hs walked into
1slbOurne. He had heard, hs said. that
havisg once touched Euslish soil, he was
Ssee. aod'so Aad no feas OF being given up.
On ~ line taken, il appeared that be must
hsss swan nearly nins niles-shs distance
By Dumas' marvellous hero when
b esesped from ihe Chateau UIf. The
poor mas Was aaaarslly in quite dessituis
ssate, and - Il turned out that he had bssp
qstis hssmlsss member Of the Comnuse.
hs foasd many syupsshissss who viii ses
10 II that hs has lomloslable provision for
lhs fsiura There an few instances In ,he
asssls sf semasksbls escapes where ths
ehanceo Ut success have boen % s)esdes.
md whsss dia3cuhies wess surpouutsd
viii sseb dss<rsssasl pluck esd energy. II
Ssstgns can make - good = battle for
Dscosss In hfe - b has shown he can make