The New York herald., 1876-08-21
Anti Climax to the Negative Vote
on Fenian Amnesty.
DETAILS OF THE ESCAPE.
Secrecy, Energy and Resolution
of the Agents.
THE REFUGEES MOVEMENTS.

after eating hearty breakfast and receiving few
friends paid farewell visit to the bark Caalpa, which
still lying OF the Battery AS soon they arrived
board two whaleboats manned and sent 10
convey number OF friends hoard who were
anxlousy waiting to get view OF the vessel.
During the day and up to late in the evening
a constant stream OF visitors kept pouring tho
little bark and scene OF much animation was wit
messed on board. Every nook and OF the
sci was examined, every man board wss questioned,
and many mementoes of the voyage such walking
sticks made Of bones OF whales caught by the crew.
cane heads of whales teeth &c, gwen
TO few personal friends countryman
Of King Kaakaua who Is boat stcerer
hoard gave a very interesting exhibition
of war song and dance practised the Sandwich
Islands and TWO young English sailors sang song
composed by themselves the honcward trip OF the
Caalpa bestowng high praise on The men who carried
out the The crew were treated to little rc-
ireshment by the prisoners friends and alter pleas
day spent board the released Fenans returned
to the hotel. An immense crowd thronged the halls
and waiting room during tho evening, bui only few
select friends admitted to their rooms and they
retired TO rest at an early hour
TnE PLAN AND THE ESCAPE.
The following remarkable story OF the escape OF the
Fenan prisoners Will be read with great interest Its
accuracy be relied upon, as 1t is from the pen or
the who planned and successfully carried through
the delicate cntcrprse:-
started from New York on July 10. 1875, and
arrived in Frcemante on November 10 Rode 10
Perth the following day, aad, hn.ing Frcemante the
best base ior crations, determined TO make II my
headquarters Engaged room at the Emerald Isle
Hotel, Patrick Maoney proprietor, nnd Desmond went
on to Perth and Iound immediate employment In a
carriage factory Having learned during the 10 lowing
lam Fo.cy, at large IN Freemanile made use of
HIM TO convey to James Wilson notice OF my arrival
and arrange our method OF communication The ex-
porng expcdt on under Giles accomplished the
land journey, from Adelaide TO Perth, the week
December visited The PRISON, or AS they call 1t in tae
colony, "fhe Establishment and, in company with
two other gentlemen, was shown through the interior
by The Superintendent. Air Donan visiting ali the cor
rilors, both chapeIs, punishment cells hospital, cook
house, workshops and storeroom, and found IL to be
very and we'll guarded. ByDhe lst OF January,
1876 had several interviews with Wilson aud
DETERMINED THE PLAN ESCAPE.
All the prisoners wanted were working outside the
prison and communication with them was compara-
tvciy easy expecting the atapa 10 arrive at Bun
bury before the last we k in January, and as some
parties Freemantlc began 10 express surprise that
renamed there SO long without any ostensIbe bust
ness determined 10 take trip inland, and accord.
ingly visited Perth, Guildiord YORK, Nortbam, New
castle and the smaller villages on the route.
| January February and March passed by, and no
sign OF the vessel waited for The prison wanted
had been shifted around communication wlln them
had become difhcI and thoy were not SO easily IL be
found when wanted.
About tho end OF March American whaer named
the Canton put into Bombay, and l telegraphcd 10
her captain to know he had any news ri the Ca
taipa OF New Bedford. He replied that ne knew moth.
ing OF her ! was now
BEGINNING TO ANXIOUS
about the vessel, and determined to 20 TO Bupbury
and wait there for time. l expressed myself
that portion OF the colony lying between
Perth ana me vase ana on tne o.n Oh Marcn, en-
On the 9TH of March King arrived by the Georgette
bringing me gold IRON The organizers in New Zealand
Monday, March 6-Lelt Freemanile for Bupbury-dis-
tancc l20 miles, Renamed in Bunbury until the iol-
lowing saturday evening, wncn l returned TO Free
mantle by small coastng vessel called the May
renamed in Freemaute, with occasional visit to
PERTH King, under the name OF "tones, passing for
gold miner who had come 10 me coiony on tue re-
ports gold having been discovered in the Northwest
| Desmond remained all this time in Perth, working at
his trade with an employer namsd Sloan, and was
pretty well known as 1.-The Yarkee" He came to
freeman lie occasionally and saw me there
March 30, 1876, $3.50 A. M-Found by the telegraph
bulletin board that the Calalpa had put into Runbury
the day before March 2s AS the Office opened
O'Clock A. NJ. teieerapnod Captain Anthony =
| Any news from New Bedfords When can you come to
Frecmantle!
| received in reply in the afternoon:-
No news from Nsw Bedford sh Frcemante.
| engaged seat by the mail car tor Bunbury, and
left Frecman,le the following morning. arriving IN Bun
! Anthony ashore and explained to him what pur-
| posed doing with the ship Ho expressed himself
perfectly willing 10 do what required oi him, but his
crew werc in very discontented state and attempting
10 desert the ship Four OF them took boat 1urcbly
and made oil or the bush. ihree o .nose were
brought back put irons board and the fourth
connncd in tho Bunbury lookup. Tie part OF the
coast had selected ior embarkng from was distant
from Frecmauile about twenty miles SOUTH at place
named Rockingham II lies at the head OF the
sound and narrow passage at the end OF Garden
Island leads out intended the Catalpa should
stand well out twelve miles outside Garden
Island and a whaleboat put into Rockingham ana pull
| out to the ship. when would get board. dis.
tauce fourteen sixteen miles, which could easily
be done Ordinary circumstances IN four or i've
hours WAS ANXIOUS that tie captain should see the
coast outside oil Rockingham aud know exactly where
his ship should be- SO arranged with him TO come up
with 10 Frcemantle by The Georsette which was
due in Bunbury with the colonial mails on saturday,
April L. by tins arrangement the captain would bay
time The coast know the spot where intended
to embark the men and bc back in time to put TO
leave me free 10 make the rescue IN the morning
OF Thursday, April saturday evening while waiting
ior the Georsc,tc 10 leave or freemanic, Thomas
Brennan who let New YORK to join the Catalpa at
TURNED MOST UNEXPECTEDLY
as passenger Melbourne board the Georgete.
He recognized the Cataya and ashore to find out
what he to do | had already more men than
could con venIentv take 10 provide for and again. he
could 60 on board tho ship at Bunbury without ex-
citing suspicion, so determined to let him come on
to Frcemantle and then 10 the best could Tor him
| Sunday morning, April 2, rom the bridge OF the
Georgettc, captain Anthony had a good view OF tho
outside Rockingham, and noted the positions OF
| Roitrcst, Garden Island aud other principal land
! marKs Arrived in Freemantle naroor, found her
| Britannia Maesty's gunboat Conflict, carrying two
guns and thirty men, schooner rugged and fast sailing
had arrived and anchored the previous day As the
wind was for Ihe most part light and variable, and the
! Ca,alpa dull saer unless with stil breeze, the
chance OF escape from pursuit was too sim 10 be
riskcd SO the presence OF the tunOoat upset plan
| for THURSDAY morning on the afternoon OF Monday l
learned that tbe gunDoat came to Frcemaulie an
! nua visit, would remain for eight nine days and
then proceed TO Adelaide sydney; also that another
guuboat expected to call at Frcemantc and take
| Governor Robinson 10 visit the Northwest | asked
Captain Anthony to overhaul his vessel paint her aud
be in hurry get his wood aud water board. as
we must wat until tie gurboat sailed also explain ed
20 him The details Of my plan, and drove him out 10
Rockinsham, that he might see and know the spo. l
| intended to embark from The road from Frecnante
| TO Rockiugham the first miles good tor
Western Australia. From the Ten-Mic Well
| TO Rockingham HOTEL about SIX miles. heavy
and up with sand patches from the
| hotel to the beach, about our miles,
a mere track through tue sand and bush. We made
twenty minutes.