Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1876-08-20
Arrival at New York of the Gallant Irish
Patriots who Recently Made their
Escape from Australia.
Their Statement Of Hardships Endured
and Perils Braved for the Sake of
Liberty-An Interesting
Story.
Meeting Of the Fenian Veterans-A Love
Feast on the Catalpa "A Liberal
Subscription for the Liber.
ated Prisoners Etc.

New YORK, August 10 The whaling
bark Catalpa arrived here this morning
from New South Wales with the Fen
ian prisoners who escaped from that
country some time since. Toe names
OF the men are Michael Harrington,
Thomas Darragb, James Wilson, Robert
CraustOn, Taomas Henry Hassett, Juo.
j. B.eslin, atlas Calling, Thomas Des-
mond, alias J JhnsoB, John King, alias
)nea, ard II Iomas Brennan, alias Ball
Dispatches were sent over the city to the
members Of the committee appointed to
receive the men, and shortly after day
break the committee Assem- bled at the
battery and boarded the vessel. The
meeting between the old veterans aboard
and the tried men who came to welcome
them was hearty and whole
8 ed greeting. Toe men laughed
and Wept in turns. The Cstalpa is a
slow sGilsr, having consumed nearly
four months on The voyage. After two
months the stock Of provisions was so
meagre that the men were put on short
allowance, but they all arrived, how
ever, III good health and spirits. Cap
tain Anthony, who commanded the
Catalpa, has a daring mie1, tempered
with a smile calculated to win conf
dence. Ole Of the most touching Incl.
dents of the reception Of the exiles was
the meeting with William Foley. MIR.
Foley was also soldier in the British
army, and had seen hard service. In
1865, he wss tried on the chsrge of
treason and felony, found guilty,
and sentenced to ten years penal
ssrvitude. He served his time
with the men who have now arrived, and
knew them all intimately. The Cstal-
pa lay off Freemsntle before Foley's
term expired, but he knew her mission,
and bid her Godspeed, and to-day he
welcomes his fellow. .cOnvicts as brother
freemen. The men disembarked from
the vessel this morning, and proceeded
to O'DOnOvan Rosss's hotel, where they
will temporarily remain.
Thomas Henry, one Of the Fenians
who arrived in the Catalps to-day, said
to reporter :,"We, Were expecting for
two years that we would be rescued from
prison. We always kept on the alert
for movement of any kind that could
be turned to our advantage, We were
notified of the sailing Of the Catalpa,
and expected her in March; but we did
not hear OF her arrival until few days
before the seventeenth of March, the day
on which we effected our purpose. After
bres k ast on the sixteenth, about ten
minutes to eight O'Clock, We left the
prison gates uDobserved, and entered
carriages provided for US. Oar party
numbered eleven, including outsiders,
who kept in front and rear, to keep sharp
fnra lac Na pDal-
iDgham athalf-past eleven o. clock ia the
morning, where whale b 1at from the
Catalpa was lying, and got on board.
The boats crew was lher in charge of an
officer Of the vessel. During the journey
By land we were not moleste5, though
we met several persons. When we were
two and half miles ft0m shore the po.
lice came up and captured our horses and
carriages, which had been left on the
beach. We had great trouble
in finding the Catalps, and ihe po-
lice got q boat and We're searching for
Us. A storm arose and BILE " US out
to sea, and our provisions were
destroyed, and we were all wet. Night
came on, and we were in GeplOrable
condition. When daylight broke we saw
the Catalpa and made for her. When
about seven miles from the vessel we
saw the colonial steamer Georgette and
a police-cutter searching for US; but they
could rot see US, owing to the rough
sea. rne police kept the CataIpa in
ght while the steamer went to the
land. We were then twenty miles from
land and near Ratteness, and roWed
with all our strength to the bark. At
this time both the Catslpa and police
had discovered US, and the
latter was fast pulling to.
ward Gs, but we headed the police.
cutter and reached the Cstslpa first and
scrambled on boaId. The crew Of the
bark gave a cheer, and we rushed ov r
to the other side of the deck and drew
our revolvers and presented them at the
heads of seven men in the police boat.
The steamer Georgett3 was ordered
by the government officials to follow us.
The bark could lot go to sea that night,
as the wind Wss dead ahead. The next
morning the Gaorgette bore down on us
and demanded that the captain of the
Catslpa give up the prisoners, which the
latter refused, and the Gecrgette sailed
for the shOre.n
-Four thousand dollars has been raised
here for the relief of the prisoners.