, 1876-06-23
THE FEN1AN ESCAPE.
Hnr,s Particulars Of the Affair.

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On Easter Monday there was a rcgattn near
Frecmautlc, ind tho Comptrollcr-icncral and
Captain VI tho Pensioners were present. Tie
us.lal fu,ec OF pensioners aud pollcc, however,
renamed III Freeulantsr. While thu regatta WIS
proceeding, hix or seven Of tlIe prtsuncrs hlans
aged to eseapc to piggcry nbout mile from
the prisan, whcrc they Changed their clothes
nil got into ct,iivcyuhccs 'EtIlefl we're waiting
for thcln. They arc believed to hHvc hcGn as-
estctl BY III American, wslu ms been llS!nE IN
the district TOR some time. They drove to Rock
inglar.,, ~ miles from Frrcmnhtie. They were
they described! themselves as c1cursIonlsts. liz
attended to t.,c horses, and accompanied tht:it
to tic cuAst, where u boat ha1 put un shore bc-
longing to the American whalcr Catapa.
Tnr mont WAS manned by one white man and
i've or sir mcl. of color. The prisoners t,ld
Bell they were going un board. Thy had given
him money, ami he lskcd them s.lnt he was lu
d. With tltu lursrs and traps. The reply was.
thu conycyaiccs he found u It three prison felt
hats, some patent reyolvers, ammunition, nnd
ruiufud. lie ut once suspected thaf they were
escaped c,nIslcls, aud gave the nlArnl IL the
polite. The GrorEcttc, viii. fourteen pension; i;
| III pursuit.. The Georgcttc sLcrrel IN thu dlrce-
| tiuIl VI tho wl,alcr asll orertnok her jying-to
| alo,lt IL miles un the lul,d. The Mate wnh III
Charge antl said tlio Captain was not IN board,
! but away In onc Of Its boats with SIX l1uuda.
| The ueurGctte lad III consequence to return to
Frccn,a,,tlc Tic boat belonging to the wl,aler
had beeu uyrrjoHlpl In consequence Of thu
prisoners being added to The ere'', A''d w',s m
aul during tho day, mud was fn!loHcd by the
POLICE boat ll,a,,y miles astesn. The boat, how
ever, r.url.cl the Catalpa, WIS picked uE by
her, and left with the tugltIves.
FMREAAaTLK, Western Australia, April IT,
Nix DEAR MOTHER: fuu OWE TO the accidental
detention OF tl4c nnil STEAMER tin letter which
mn now writing. The r.'lse Of tho delay Is III
a. h. U M Usa4yy UTSSy az, sxf,s asfu sd 9s That H;s VIII
form the principal, II ~. sole, topic oI my
uusu, You ara uwure before nov that West
cru Australia is o convict colony. lllthrI
wcrc sent, seven or eight ycars ag", =
nnn,her of thu prisoners scntsnssd u II
tic Fenian disturbances u little bciors
tlat date. These were gradually released, hui
ut the beginning of thu prcsGiIt, month onl!
eight renamed ii coudncnten. In Western Aus
ira1a. AN tho eight hail BEEN su!aitTs. Ih'
urIsurcrs of the establishment work III gaEg
throughout the town, and thu Fcnlans were dis
| trlbulcd nj different l'uints With the rest
| Among the prisoners some arc chosen IT, fl
otllcus Of trust III connection with the prIso
arrangements, unsl age called conStablts.
Que VI tho Frn}An4 was Il constable, md, b.
delivering pretended orders " the warriors
charge VI tie working parties, he WIS c1'ahtr
u rct s!1 of the Fcu4i.s together WHEN oec1
sfoIi teuuIretl The uccilsf0ll ca1ile yestertla,
At o'clock he withdrew tllosc whum lie T.
n,tir.1 frf,,u rntIer t]ln ENrtlErH III charge. Ill
Au"su .anmnrs ns..mi,lr.i at II snnt i,1.f 1n,tsL]
Er.,.Pnnm,ic H. 5sy, carriages With two hurse
! aach ,rrrs in readiness: they rot lii, aud avn
tues ,su ~ "e'' AZ >''' D. ''
'''SJ ~, -ot rocc INV .tens 1ltt,c Toward I'll
~, nTst ,T 80 st'" u.,r r"nilrna1,' r,nr,s"nted
G % y, ,,a 'a1 ~ ~ ,,.,3hhn,i"s rofors. arrtyc
u' n9 oH H. " mi ~ IN nj tl1o i,.st lotsi In thc ,ur
@ uto ,s ~ ainr.. ,rjred with lis hst so,Irty il
aha his s'Ho tHo unn,,. ~ t",ins 1lIs h;,sinc
msmt "s ~ aionvs NJ, cnmn In The residents. i,
cru as hu s''n,. th"t In hy rnanr m
,,,. mI s rl"S If seiue his wny t., thc .,nr,i,
Mta Wv ,',n n,s siross nnthrr i,srstn, ln;,ly !,
~ ~ i,er!, su'o t1' nan,., .inn,.s YmErc hut.
su M ,rtr nt,y ~ IN trnIr M, ,',,r notlcrI hin. NJ
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