The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-08-20

passage, except the loss OF Mr.. Arthur Farnham,
the second mate, VINO dropped de d OF heart
a nS ;eai ,aySS,se of tbe ,eers and crew.
The chief officer OF the Catalpa says the bark
sailed from New Bedford. Mass, on April 49,
1875, ostensibly for n whaling voyage, but her
real mission was the liberation Of the Fenian
prisoners in New South Wales. 1t Is lrobable
man on board who was ignorant Of this. though
the officers were s)0n afterward taken into MS
confidence. The crew were kept In Ignorance
Of il until they saw The fuYitives. Twenty five
thous md dollars was spent In hitting OUT tne
bark, and after s'iline from New BEDFORD sne
crulsnd in western waters until October "a.
During this time she succeeded In taking on
board 200 bltrels of eperm oil, valued Nv tEuuV.
On Marcn % the Catapa sailed for Freemantle,
and WAS lying OF Garden Island on April 10.
This was Easter sunday, and the CAPTAIN TOOK
the whalepoat ashore, and lay there ail night,
had begun to trust the men who escaped, and
hardly took the trouble TO watch them at ALL
John J. Breslin WIS keeping the prisoners
notified OF the whalers movements. and when
one occasion, the Captain found tnat ne
could not get to sea. owing to the wind blowing
on shore. Mr. Brcslin was cautioned to delay the
escape OF the prisoners by the Following unsus-
pcious appearing telegram; blowing naiu,
me more money ii nccesslry9" Similar care
fully worded dispatches were sent TO him TWO
or three times before the escape was enecteu.
There were others besides members 81 NE
| Fenian brotherhood In the plot' salu Mt.
smith; Auctions VINO tnousn, '"e' "e''
THE LOG BOOKS REPORT.
| The following Is an extract from the Catalpas
log Of April II and IL, IN the handwriunS OF we
mate, who was In command while the captain
| was ashore with the whaleooat:
The day broke ~a ht ws,s 6 STsG aS the Sssa HS
Sp ID ioT @ and T? Ta she %e came cSS cnSe
@ sI oc 6es nae "s ana we SSed Ours and
wore snip. The coastguard boat was along
MIss aHS ,sr pSTf % ne 81. nsn, rI IsS sqf
| m etu |
Lad h, nag lying and We hui,1ea ours A'sA. sac
the weather rail- and raised his speaking trumpei Inc
SsersSts do ven wan rhe Georsce hal ed
"ntave TO-" ana our CAPTAIN answered, "What for
After some time the Georsctte hailed, Have you
prisoners e on hat Know fhc
&, orsettc then hailed, " tccgrsphCd It 70 your COY
R brush law in tbs coiony2 You have e5ayct pri
hr cS Sn an,werSd You are ntsRcn r Ia,
| men you are my ships crew" The Georgette
and YOU must tase the eaaences have The
means to 40 H. and q you don't heave to Will blow
Here the mate said &c, him Ore and be ID c
Rue captain answerei " That is the American n,s
II protects II IRE upon me you are up m IN,
Al $50 Wore sh,p and headed :: " SsSFSeis,
's sna the Seoc SseG co%e
board2, The Cspt'in tePl d 40 sT am d :, nsa t9
on our course. heading s. W.
On her voyage home the Catalpa passed seve
raj English vessels, but usu lily gave them wide
berth.
None Of the escaped convicts have ever beer
IN rried. except Sergt. Darra9h VINO Is a wid
over. The men who participated In the rescu
are John Breslin. Thomas Desmond, Thoma
Brennan, Dennis Duegan, aud John King, all o
New York except the latter, who sailed Iron
Ireland. Not one OF the officers or crew Of thu
Ca aipa is an lrshman. Her captain, first mate
and two OF her crew are Americans. Two NOR
OF the Latter are Spaniarjs. three Portuguese
one English four MalaSs. six western Island
ers, and two Norwegians. Seven different Ian
guages were spoken on board the bark.