, 1876-08-20

s''o ~ WV. .rha,
snrsener No force was to BE- nsea on1 esn. ,es Of
on ooara were to 5e kept under arms 40 aorncttc
oeiense. on the ioli2wsns morning eae .onth in
abont two hours she wa* alongside when tne ees-
81 tuFnea ou' 10 oe tne cata!pa' o. a,;csn daa
aap! 9aG ann9nxa & Mnatef. nsins @ .nT nhnrr IN tie
asth Of afch Vas Jn5 notccd % that her arboard
@ uoa' Nv WIS n'ss1s. ano u sp3'-utendrnt sep3 ~ Of
pat oy ar. stone ttae sapsrnaas"uef' paaa - ths
poe' KS wno fs, wns on hc.iiaton said
tie easta'' Was a. rleemante' a.at ~ ~ 10 was
neen zen WIN prisoners IN nsa, a.o 'ns A., Ston-
aMa!tlns sne !stu'n o! n's eapsah pa ~ % scarch -:
thcn asked: Ian board yonr sup ano mrt nnnu
10 "nlcn %nc mate eoony tcpueu. ~ s,. Auo' en,
sot no INSTRUCTIONS. ont euess YOU aao LII ~
et e., ne 9eoi sc'ae osatis - ancs ~ Eroe
mantle. where she Arrived about ) o'clock. About
noon the Catalpa was observed by those on board
thc pol'ccboa to tack and stand to the north The
police boat wa. then about two miles south to the
leeward OF her, She took similar eonse, and de-
scricd whslchoat ahead 10 the lecward. She
gave full chase and gained upon her but her
motions were observed by the Clta!pa,
which bore down under fill SAIL picked
up the w'aleboat. and stood away The
rolicebont then passed Tho ship within 20 yards to
lecward If her. and distinctly recognized the Fe-
mans board by their convict dress. and also NE.
Collins. Neither Of the boa1s hailed each other.
aud the policc-hoat returned to Freeclant!c 1cav-
inc the .Catalpa steering south. The Georgette,
hayn. been supplied with cnal. was again die
patched by the Government in pursuit and early
next morning sighted the Casalpa bearing S. S. E.
under sill. On nearing her the steamer fired d gun
under the vessels stern. when she instantly hosIcd
the american fag, but took no further notice Of
The firiDg. Both vessels coming within hailing
distance Mr. Superintendent Stone, addressing
the Captain OF the Catalpa, demanded the six es-
caped conyicts on hoard bis ship Capt Anthony
would be allow the police to board her. The Su-
pcrintcntcut then said '.H you do not
give them up will fire into ron and sink disable
You The Cantain. nothing daunted, rctorted,
Il don't care what Won do: i'm on the high seas,
and that uv {pointing TO the stars and stpes) pro-
,eets me- Af,er some further par|ey 5hs steamer {;
cruise after tie Ca1alpa the men were on board
uudcr arnt on the defensive. but Mr. Stones
orders were to threaten u much as be liked, but
not to use any violence.
Tht p+rth fno,,;rer s,vs.
ine CIV. f"!a"e' sata.
IL seems Illuminating t'at aanSee, VIA @ aaii Ia a
our waters and carry OF six Of ~ tl!e most deter, deter
mined Of the Fenan eonyicta all tho nnrcleased
military prisoners, ana tnen MuEh a. os 1os nlo" ~
sceura M then,. But international law must be OBJ
served. ana dohbtless inc Hone government VIII
seek and obtain redress FOR this outrage. IL evi-
means Is the agent Of the American Fenian Bro
thcrhood, ana tnat Jones' Johnson, ana 1aylor
were co-"orScFs III 5urtheI1ng ths escape o. me
sh1 o1n e e,s pnd dntcs, ~
interviewed Captain Anthony; who shortly after
wards came 10 tfeemantle under the plea oi secnr-
l15 lfEsA Cha!he+ out1 III tca!tS, - 1GloAuo4Ae sA
coast. The Hfsfeln Ansfrd!ian 11nsts states that
It was discovered that the prisoners had absconded
from the works at FFeen1nntle Us early US
10 a. m, but it va" supposed the men we're
concealed in some premises at Frcemant1e
and it was not until half-Past ! p q: that the
real state OF the case transpred, when nj. Bell re-
whaleboat had put in ut Rockingham, and about
two hours afterwards a man on horseback, and
arriycd At the SANG suot from Frcemautle, They
nl1 iumpcd into the hpat and nut out to sea. As