The New York herald., 1875-09-13
NEW CALEDONIA.
MORE ESCAPES OF COMMUNISTS.

SIDNEY, New South Wales, July g. 1876.
On June %, while the officials at Noumea we're sip
ping hei. caret perfectly satisfied that the arrange
made by NJ Pritzbeur prevent repetition Of
NJ. Rastous coup sufficient to prevent another
dsports leaving New Caledonia capital was awakened
from its lethargy BY hurrying to and fro Of gen
and orderly rushing from the chefeu to the
wharf followed by stir aboard the steamer Coet
logon. 1t was evident that something had occurred,
and what that something obtained currency very
rapidly. There had been another escape which the
officials had become cognzant Of in unofficial man
ner. NJ. O'Berne, settler at Belary Bay
near Mont d'0r, particular favorite with
the government, had been permitted to
employ convict labor required, for his plantation
and recently obtained the of three dors Of
the least notable description-men who only to be
retained In the colony few years brief residence
on the plantation showed them that they might easily
escape If they could only secure provisions O'Berne's
FIVE ton soop always within reach Their arrange
completed June 49, and during that night
the dtport<s and Jorsat left in search Of freedom
Strange to say, NJ O'Beirne gave notice Of their
escape to headquarters though only fifteen miles dis
tant and it was only by chance that the arrived
there three days subsequent TO their escape The
Coetogon was at once IN pursuit with a very re-
mote chance Of catching them a small boat does not
form very noticeable object in a seawav In
consequence OF OBerne's neglect 10 report the Gov
ernor has decided to permit labor being
employed by the free settlers thus punshing the whole
community Tor the act OF one person The search made
ashore Tor the runaways revealed most ingenious ar
rangement for escape made by another Of the expatr
ated. He had obtained "A large packing case nfed IL
WIN lockers ior iood tins Of water and hammock in
fact every requisite 10 admit OF remaining comfortable
ior several DAYS necessary after supposed case
OF merchandise had been shipped for Aus, rala I'm.
fortunately his hopes were bghted to guard against
similar attempt an order has been issued directing
that all packages, even 70 empty casks must be opcned
or taken to pieces before being passed for cxDort
Private letters from France that President Mac
MabOn does not approve OF acting Governor Aeyron
proceedings closing the Masonic lodges or the subse
quent expulsion Of ST. Peusch. Tho proclamation OF
exile against the having been revoked he Is said
% be route Tor NOumea to resume the management
Of his mercantile establishment and brings with him a
government order permitting the publication a nom
official newspaper. BY far the cevercs yet porpe-
trated official has just leaked out and resulted
the dismissal Of the hoaxed well in the hber-
alton OF another depOrt6 the face Of all the barriers
by which any chance Of escape has lately boen sur
rounded. As IL occurred a few days subsequent TO
the sailing Of tho OBeirne party, was the more
markable The British steamer Boomerang getting
up steam alongside the wharf Noumea, when
Frencbman
WALKED BOLDLY INTO TIM PASSPORT BUREAU
and asked FOR permission TO proceed to Fill giving as
hs that Of planter in the interior personally
known 70 the ncumbcnts who took the places OF
those degraded for permitting ROcheOrtis escape In
reply 10 his application he informed that the
regulations required all persons leaving the colony TO
give forty eight hours notice Of their intenton but
OF any such rule not having been at the port for somo
time, and successfully worked on official feelings by
pathecaly relating the pccunlary loss he would suffer
could he mot roach FIJI By given date. The