The New York herald., 1874-11-07
NEW CALEDONIA.
French Omcials Punished on Account
or NJ. Rochefort's Escape--severe Sem
tences ON the sympathizers with the
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French Omcfals Punished on Account
OF n. Rochefort's Escspe--severe Sem
tences ON the sympathizers with the
ssReds."
SYDNEY, N. 8. w., Sept. 20, 1874
Admiral Ribourt OF the French Navy, has
caused as great sensation in the new home OF
the "Reds" as Rochelort and his convreTes did
when they escaped one event being only the Sc
quel to the other. From ofncial documents re-
Gently published IL appears that Ribourt arrived at
Noumea armed with autocratlc power over all
persons In the colony, being authorized TO compel
the attendance Of any witnesses OF any class found
on the island II II was considered their testimony
could throw additional light on the mode OF Roche
forts escape. in pursuance OF this duty and any
important matters disclosed by the Inquiry he had
orders 10 dismiss, remove, or take such
summary jurisdiction as he pleased with regard
to all the government officers, from Governor
De 10 Ricnerie downward. The investi
CATION commenced on June rs and may
he supposed to have only concluded on August q,
for up TO that date M. rAmiral was apparently
engaged completing his inquiries without having
previously gwen any intimation OF the penary
powers with which he was invested. He had
taken no one into his confidence, so that what fol-
lowed came like tnundercap upon those whom
he considered in any way implicated in the
'escape OF Rochelort, Paschal Grousset, Contonby
and Others" On the morning OF the 22d ult the
French war steamer Cher received orders to get
under way to convey the commission home.
ward, and it was not until he had lett Noumea
thar messenger from the ship astounded the
Governor by placing In his hand despatch cnarg-
ing him with the publication OF
SPECIAL ORDINANCE
dated only the previous day. BY this NJ. Bonna-
%en Gedoe head Of the LanSs bepar
ment; Messrs. Brevast, Genot and De Ia Vllliegle
assistant physicians; Berguet. chief clerk;
D'Istria, Lecaute, Caverac, Hans, Fanton and Du-
maine military Overseers OF the Deportation
Bureau, were removed from ofllce and ordered to
be sent BACK to France TO be dealt with by the
government there; NJ. Gouet Captain OF the port
oi iNoumea, suspended on naif pay, pending orders
from Paris; De Tremerreuc, chiel OF native police,
dismissed from public service; Chanlou director
OF the Department OF Deportation, and Lance,
commandant at Ducos Peninsula, dismissed the
spectlve corps milltaire Messrs. Cassan, Duserre,
Balse and Pivert, st6rekeepers, TO sufer the
o. e ane
from the island, banshed from New Caledonia
and all its dependencies. Admiral Ribourt had
laid trap for De Ia Mcnere, which did not come
OF, for on returning fortnight later, under the
pretence that he had failed TO catch the California
mail. or, really. to use his own words, that the
California line had stopped he lound his sentences
carried out and some OF the offenders on board
the frigate Alcesse, en- route for France.
arrived on August from Algeria, after a
tedious voyage OF l24 days, with l55 Communists
sentenced 10 simple 0ep0rtatlon and Al to
confinement In fortified place. These latter
were at once sent to Ducos and the others
temporarily to the Pines. Every ship
| ment OF these unforyunates Is said to
be the last coming and still they come, to 60 dts
tracted from en'sut, or, BY Matching fresh plots,
come under the convict regime. No work, no
books, no money, no hope, save the outside chance
that the destlnies OF France will be IN the hands
of the red republicans Then. but not TILL then,
do they anticipate becoming free again. There
are at this present moment within the colony and
its dependencies $40 persons sentenced to deporta
tion and lmprlsonment 727 condemned to de-
portation simple, and 2T3 women ana children VINO
the Pines so tnat, without taking into considera-
ton the thousands who perished before and alter
the recapture OF Paris DC, $3.50 victims OF civil
war are at the antipodes pining for nome and
fibey16.