The New York Herald Newspaper, August 21, 1876, Page 6

“SUNDAY SERMONS Religious Services in Various Churches Yesterday. | | WRESTLING WITH GOD. Dr. Brann’s Panegyric on St. Bernard. PROVE YOUR OWN SELV Exhortation by the Rev. Mr. Hitehings at Trinity Chureh. | age | | | .” by the | E. CHURCH. WITH FIRST PLACE M. «WRESTLING WITH GOD, GOD WRESTLING Us MON BY MISS ANNA OLIV | The First place Method: 1 church coutd | not well hold a larger congregation than that which it | yesterday morning. Mise Oliver, tho pastor pro tem. her text from, Genesis, XxXxil., ~“And nd there wrestled a man with bim until the breaking of the day,’’ The indication of the text, said Miss Oliver, is familiar to you all. We may proceed to notice at once that God | does the best He can with the material that He has to Ir we should plant an orange tree in ireland he best He could to make it thrive, but Spisco accommodated select Jacob was leit alone; work on. He would do it would only bea stunted thing at the best, Jacob Was about as miserable a subject for development as God could bave taken in band, Remember how clearly bis selfish ambition and avarice stood out when he took such mean advantage of Esau’s hunger and tempted him to sell his birthright, Now, what must have been the heart of that young man to have acted in euch a cruel, uubrotherly way? A liule turther on acto we find ue gives his heart to God. He experienced what | we call conversion, Was he honest in that? Was be not what we call to-day a calculating, tricky, business | man? But what troubles he met with, And all the: yeurs God bas been wrestling with him, trying to make the best He could out of him, as He 1s perhaps with Youhave seen the picture that repre- sents an angel ing with Jacob, doubtless, I Unink itis a wrong conception. The Bible says it was aman, and then we afterward find it was the Lord. You may say, why could not the Lord make Jacob what He wanted without ail this trou There were Tuauy reasons for all this. Such a course was neces- sary to call jorth and develop such a character im Jacob as the Lord wished. After — the ond experience it 18 recorded w a very differont man, He ms to | have become more gantle and subdued, The whole | of Jacob's lie was entirely different. Suill it was ne savy, it scems, to keep itn constantly in grout afflic- | tion,” ‘He first lost his ved wile Ruchel; then he | mot his son Je or several years, anu then | Beujamin too Went, and Jacob murmured loualy over | Fome of w sve- that Jacob | bis alllictions, But when we recall | THE CHAKSCTER OF JACOB | we capnot be surprised that it Was necessary that he | lag to go through ali these trials, We may, though, | be surprised tat God should have selected such a wan | as be, and stich a bation as tsrael, to usher in his prom- s. Bul is it not a marvel (hat God. should se1wct us to periorm good acts 1 tais world? We cannot under- ud it. It is meomprebensible. There are sev- eral p. s that describe Gou's dealings with Jacob and Esau, and the ea stumbling block to many persons. One‘occurs in Romans, where the apostie Jays that the elder shall serve the younger. He 1s speaking, uot ol individuals as many suppose, but of a ‘ou. The apostle meant to say that, 11 God should reject the Jews and choose another nation, He would ve fuitifiing His proms He could not have reierred jo individuais, for Esau never served Jacob; 1t was jacoo who served Esau, {n the passage of Malachi we tit in this coun might jock ction, Now here the Prophet is peaking of the prosperity of this nation. Besides, We Way notice that the event narrated here im regard to Esad uever bappesed to Esau individually, His heritage was never impoverished. — Lustead of his being poor he was a great prince in the land. There 1s Hui auother passage whicd is a stumbling block among great many, and thatis the familiar words, “1 wail buve merey’ upon whom I will have wercy,’? &c Vharach bad doudtiess bis day of grace, aud then when he rejected it the Lord bard heart. If he a wi ed man God hi t to use him in the redemption of His pec nd to the glory of His name. The Lord toed dens the bearis of the wicked who are bent upon doing W y. Their hearts are hardened so that when the man goes beyond all poonts he is taken in the hands of tue law and 18 punished. Some years oung man of refined aud p ted of burgiary. He bad Miade it bis prac to cuter houses and | Heal jewels. AS he moved in good society be was ef suspected ull he went @ step too far, and the nd of the law was upon him and he was condemned | and sentenced to tweniy years’ imprisonment. When people will be wicked the Lord uses them for bis pur- | poses. Who of us shall say itis not right and just? Due thing we may learn, and that 18 that JACOB HAD POWER WITH MAN and provailed with God, In (his mysterious scene L vetaken my text. Jacob was alone when he wres tled with this strange bemg, aud would not let bim go till he bad bestowed bis blessing. We nd that with that answer (o his prayer he went forth and met Esau, not as enemies, bui as brothers, Martin Luther won ‘the victey before Jehovan, and then sad, Though there be as many devils in this city as there are bouses, I will go up’? With the struggle th: comes with answered prayer we can go anywhere. But wo must first desire what we ask for, In the art department of the Centennial Exhibition there is a | | | | Italian picture, entitled “fhe Forced Prayer,” repr Benting a child in ihe attitude op! ; Ms ace ina | perfect yest of wrinkles, and evidently assuming | that attitude of devo! under coercion, Many in | life do the same thing from a sense of duty. It ts mere service. When woe cry to God with our lps, and our heart is notin it, our prayers might as well hot be uttered; but when We long from the depths of our heart for His guidance, though our pevtion may ve silent it finds entrance to the throne ofthe Most High. A little anecdole will clearly set | forth what I mean. A father wax sick at one tite a Jistance jrom home and a message to this ef wus sent to Uis wife and little boy. The child at on said, ““l want te write a letter to papa.” The mother numored his fancy aud the little fellow ce ed the | page with scratches, which the mother sent to her husband. 1t was delivered to the sick man, who wept with emotion as he looked at it “Any bad news!” | faida iricnd standing b dside, “Ob, no,? was the answer, “it is only a letter from my babs at home."? “I should pot call that a letter,” said bis | friend; “I should only call that scratching.” "Yes," | replied the faiher, “1 know it’s nothing but scribbling, Dut I can understand every wore. My darling is sorry his father is sick.’ The father s eye interpreted it because the mothers band directed it So, if our prayers, however unintellig:bie to ws, are directed by the Holy spirit, abey wil be understood by the loving | heart of our H@@enly Father and answered for our greatest pood. CHURCH OF THE COVENANT, SERMON PY THE CHARLES FE, ROBINSON, D. D., OF TROY. In the absence of the Rev, Martin Vincent, the regu- lar pastor, Rey. Charles E. Robinson, of Troy, occupied the pulpit at the above eburch yesterday, The pleasant weather brought ont a large congregation, and the aumber piesent was a fair todex of the many people in town who are usuaily away at this season. The text of she sermon was taken from Psalms Ixxvit, 11 and 12—“1 will remember the works of the Lord; surely 1 will remember thy wonders of old. I will remembor also all of thy work and talk of thy doings.” Thus | gang David, said the preacher, when he | was sorely trouvled and his spirit refused | to be comforted. You have no dot milar experience whon all around jooke | and discouraging to you. King Solomon met | in his day, when all around bim was dismal and the porth was 'as a banquet hall ceserted, It came unio | Hijab, and the same exportence brought a food of | re ‘to the eyes of Jeremiah. The same, it hardly be said, came to Christ himsoll, vat we soe in extremity. crying, !My.Goc, my God, why t thou forsaken mer’? ‘Such ex d had is | Inseparabie rom mankind, so Lat we bare nothing to wonder at in the psalm. All the em a sorrow, Sin avd purity, aro found ja which the text 1s taken, and tbe time was discouragement; but the design ond en our 1 holiness, and in it lies our moral bea God ts the side of righteuusness and His way 's one of hovin He seems far away from us in itis clory and sptende salty Beare and the view we have of Yim leads us to | not for us but for angels, and only basis purity. But it is intended for us, and had® 1 tion in the seeritice mt Caivar There are some | thoughts ip psaim to which 1 will call av don. First, “Thy way is in the Presses to us the depth of His mysie j makes us willing to accept them, Standing on | he eeashore we sre incumerable snips coming ut yout ‘our thoughts dweil on the dead iying at the peanuot iathom, The ships come go ond | the waters Tue bird: ave BO mark of their passag fy toro Thus | tendance upon the services at half past t | greatest | monasteries acknowle NEW God loads His people. The sun once seemed unto me like God. It Was a sight to rejoice the beart. I saw it rise in all its splendor of light and tlumine the earth an the sea and the Mountains in its bermony of color, and it was ald the more Deauttiul to me because 1 saw in ita type of my God, and my thoughts reverted to the words of the psaim, ‘The heavens declare thy glory, Lord.” is unfathomable depth of mystery Which Comes OVET US as We look oul Upon Ibe sea 1s the wey of our redempuion through which our ‘ath shail surely guide us. Itisthe means to the end, though not at Lrst realized, The psalmist sought comfort in vod, saying, “Hath he in auger shut me out’? But he continued and ‘saw ligut where he thought there was only darkness, Here was the (rue binge trom couvt to fash. 50 when we look ever our lives may we learn humility, Such retrospect inspires us with trust and confidence and teaches to wait till we can trace our way to the heart of God and see that king- | m which sometimes seems so lar away. CHURCH OF THE ANNUNCIATION. SERMON BY MR. SEABURY—-THE DEATH OF THE bs The Church of the Annunciation, im Fourteenth Street, between Sixth and Seventh avenues, 1s what is called afree church, It is of the Episcopal order, and, Judging from the appearance of the altar, the candle- sticks on it, Une way the ceremonies are conducted and the frequent bowing and kneeling that the officiating ministers indulge in, it must be of the highest High Church circle, Thero were just sixty persons in at- It was when tho prayers, the singing of 3 of the lessons and the epistle KOUS. atter half-past elev hymns, and the read a Gospel came to an end. such a peculiar, sing-song way, and the reader ran his words together in suck an undertone at the end of every sentence, that it Was altnost smpossible at to tell whether what was being read was Englieh or | some foreign tongue. » sermon was preached by Mr. Seabury. He took for lig text Numbers. xxiit., 10—Who can count the dust of Jacob and the pumber of the fourth part of el? Let me dic (he death of the righteous avd let end be like bis.” The reverend gentleman at some length explained what, in his opinion, was th truc interpretation to be put upon this passage of the Scriptures, and then spoke of death and the Irssons to be derived from te teachings of the Bible in regard to th a8 He said that thee were a great many m* py deaths apparently a than there ase owing to the scientific m resorted to to give the dying mau or womin what is | 4 by called an clans wh conscious of pair son that he could not, if he would, rally his thoayhts. sd So prepare for the other world, Mr. Seabury thea reierred to what the sou! might possibly think aiter it had left the body which had fed and warmed it, proba Vly to its eternal destruction, It would not, be said, turn to the piace tt had left to learn how the body was ieriy cared for or to see if the relatives were y grief-stricken, but it would look buck to earth nd think of the opportumitios used or wasted there Freed drom its earthly cerement it would see things as they really are, and then would {t be able to judge of what the value of a well spent life here below really 18 The reverend geutieman hearers soto hive that when death came to call them from this world they would be ready to dic the death of the righteous, _ ST. STEPHED CHURCH. THE PARABLE OF THE DEAF MAN-—SERMON BY TLE REY. FATHER BYRON, St. Stephen's church was crowded yesterday. Tho officiating clergyman at the last mass was the Rev. Father Byron, who preached a brief though an eloquent and forcible sermon. The reverend gentleman took «th, ‘Strong opiates were us ch not only rendered the patient un- his text from the gospel of the day according to St. | Mark, vii, 1-37, which sets fortn the parable of the deat man being cured by the Saviour, The man men_ tioned in the Gospel was afflicted with deafness and dumbness, and was brought by his friends’ to our Lord that He might work upon him one of those cures for which He was famous, His friends besought the Lord to lay His hands upon him, His ailment was a type of that affliction under which many of us labor, for 1 owas a type of spiritual dean and dumbness which ‘took possession of our souls when sin bad deprived them of the grace of God. We become deat to God’s comma. ds when we become har- dened and do not listen to His injunctions, We no lonzer bear His voice, and we become dumb because the habit of sin deprives us of the voice of prayer. Thus we neglect to open our mouths in supplication and tbanksgiving. But this spiritual deafness and dumbness can readily be cured by applying, like the dea) man in the Gospel, to Christ, And if we ourseives will not go to Him our friends must beseech Him to lay His bands upon us that we may be healed, und, baving received His forgivene=s, thank Him for His benefits. | Our friends must implore Christ on our behalf, tor it is a command of God tbat we should jove our neighbor as ourselves, and = we must pray not only for our friends, but tor our neighbors—that is, for all mankind. The reverend preacher carnestly’ ex horted the congregation to follow the example set forth i the Gospel. They shouid beseech Christ to lay His hands upon them and impart His divine grace. Thus Id our iriends and neighbors afflicted with spiritual According to the Gospel the man who appiied to the Saviour was cured imme- diately, and so would it be with all who sougbt Him in the proper spirit. Christ would always lead a williag | nearness of the manto himseif, I have more in- | | ne ear to our supplications. ST. BERNARD'S R. C. CHURCH. PANEGYRIC ON ST. BERNARD BY THE REV. DR, BRANN. Yesterday boing ‘the Feast of St. Bernard, a grand high mass was celebrated at the above church, the Rev Gabriel A. Healy, the pastor, officiating as celebrant, and the Rev, Father Jobn J, Riordan and the Rev. Father McTanimany, S J., a8 deacon and sub-deacon, Mr. Hugh Kelly acting as master of cere movies The key. Dr. Henry Brann, pastor of St” Flizabeth’s church, at Fort Washington, preached the panegyric of the saint. His text was taken from Propuet Malachias, ti., 7—“For the lips of the priest shall keep knowledge, and they shall seek the law at his mouth? He sad 723 years ago the man of tho tweifth century died, and that is the man whom we honor two-day, St. Ber- hard. He was born in 1090 A..D., and died on the 11th of August, 1155 A.D. He floorished in an age of tur- bulence and effervesence, yet his counsels and his | teachings swayed the world in bis time, He was tho great champion, the defender of te faith, the great leager of his day. He left behind 700 monks in the Abbey ot Clairvaux, which he founded, and 160 other a bim as their founder, He in his experience and knowledge of remarkas practical afwirs, and THR GREATEST OF THR FARTH bowed to his superior wisdom. Emperors, princes, | Kings, ail caught the law trom his moutn. ‘It js upou Je life Of Usis great saint We are to-day asked to medi- tate, and the preparation he underwent to tulfl the mission agsigued to him by God, He had a quick itel- lect, a retentive memory, a be uttiu! imagination and a strong wilh At the age of twenty-three he betook himself with all bis grits and talents to the solitude of the monastery, there to pre- pare himself for the great mission before hima, He vid hot undergo this preparation with ery amvitious pros- pecis in view, but he went there conducive to the will of Giod to be ready when called for, There he began to feel the inspiration of the Holy Ghost, for the law of sanctity ts law of co-operation with grace. His two great opponents were Abelard and Arnold, of Brescin ard lived to repent, bus Arnold wound ap bis lite as a fanatic and preacher of false doctrines. Abelard was a man of | great Jeet, Dut his pride and his sensuality ever. came him, of diabolical pride, Arnold was a man of siern morality, but The inteil ct is not something wo possess Ourselves; tt ig nota sun nora fixed star that | 8 trom its own light The thiellect of man SPARK OF THK DIVINE INTELLIGENCE, It ts a borrowed light, and we arebut the lighthouse, ia which the divine vature has put the Jamp to guide 4s in our own particular sphere. Lt becon , there. fore, to think how great should be our humility, Bervard, though all tho sciences were Kk: his mind was one vast encyclopadia, lest of God's creatures, and his bumilit his purity permitted — his intellect to He know that all gilts from God, aud greatness Was thrust on never sought greatness. Once when preaching at jay itis recorded shut both the preacher aud ihe congregation Were disturbed by the buzzing ol the flies. St. Bernard put his band forth and said:—"Fhes, | dropped 0 y they were carried off Ob, that some in the sea ofthe divine nature, cam he grou next das y shovelstul {rom the floor of the cliurch, man like St Bernard should arise in this nineteenth | e child of the twelfth ceptury, and brush away with baud the tnteiectual fies that buzz around all the avenues to truth and the true knowleage of Jesus Christ! FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH. SERMON BY DR. ANDERSON ON REGENERATION, Yesterday Rev. T. D. Anderson preached on regene- ration, Alter defining its nature and alluding to the Scriptural lessons regarding i} he said:—When the century, which i great sacrifice consummated on Calvary is reflected | spectacle of a God be- f over to lashes and to a humiiating death is brought belore our eyes, do upon, when the extraord nary not the question naturally occur to each one of us, Is | ay (his lite which Lam living such a one as Christ sho die for? Do 1 exhibit in my actions a disposition to appreciate the grand atonement that was made for my sins? Oh, it wag a great, a wondertul thing for ( to die for men! Iwasa mighty design, one that Di- vine bina’ ce alone could form and © yp consummate, Modern ad s e i cannot be except through hin the Avlo gooduess ove of Gow. Lh as a solemn thy bt in connect th t et the habits formed in each o! us and by our comentic influences, by our everyday lite, are such that Christ can look upon them and say, “It is well that I should The lessons were read in | bat which so stupefied the dying per- | ciosed by exhorting his | him, tor | the | in| . | THE | die to make such a character out of such a sinner.’ | ‘This life is simply an opportumty offered us to make | Ourselves in some degree worthy of spiritual life. The great purpose of Christ's death is the sinner’s regener- ation, O1 this we should be deeply conscious, and we should bear it in mind through ali the actions of our | lives and ip every position we happen to be placed. | And this higher life to whieh we were given access | through Christ's death, the thought of it should be | ever wih us, Indeed, there is a‘sensitive touch in | the spirit that recalls this bigher life and inspires those | Christivn aspirations Which at times serve to cheer aud encourage us Christan hope comes in ihe | | darkest veriod of the soul, when gloom looms about on every side ahd Satan is using his mightiest shaits to destroy ua. This kuow edge | that we have been born of God and that in the here- | after we are to return to the bosom of the Father i! we do lis bidding, this 18 what Jesus has ettecied, aud He thinks ‘his eud wérthy of His living. Man was created | and be sinued: Tien came death into the world, and | to rescue man Christ thought it Was well to come down from heaven, Hive lite of trial aud abmegation and die | upou the cross. Govt is all powerfol; He is uli wise, He | could people the universe with creatures by a single | word, but only through Christ's death could He PROPLE HEAVEN WITH CHILDREN. Those chosen oues for whom He has done #o much | still possess His divine love ~=When a child endeared | to « parent by the ties of mature and by associations 1 stolen away and kept from — sight jor years: when that child is a prodigal and roams about, forgetiul of the heart that cherished it, but brought back by a suaden change of feeling returns to the old hame, and, with a new love, strengthened by | bitter experience, clasps Its arms around the father’s | neck—the heart of that man 1s filled with glaaness, and the pain of the pret only tends to increase the joy of the hour, ‘That 18 God’s teeing when a cluld is brought back to Him and when it becomes again a par- taker of His divine nature. This is regeneration, and | ineffecting this Christ has taught us many a whole } some lesson, and none more remarkable than that of | obemience. ’ He was to be not only our mediator and | our Saviour, He was to be our exemplar, toc, and teach | usin His lite the rtucs that should mark our own. in all His actions we sought not His ewn will, but | that of tim who sent Him. — Now wo should ask, | is this life that I lead? Is it according to my own will ornot’ Dol perform services lor iy friends just 1a proportion as they are of advantage (o me? Ay, that Ido, But dot love them when they repel me! 1 speak of love first, ior love is everything, ant God 1s YORK HERALD, MONDAY, AUGUST 21, 1876, THE FENIANS. Anti-Climax to the Negative Vote on Fenian Amnesty. DETAILS OF THE ESCAPE. Secrecy, Energy and Resolution of the Agents, ° THE REFUGEES’ MOVEMENTS. | The escaped Fenian soldiers rose at an early hour | yesterday morning at O’Donovan Kos! Hotel, and, after eating a hearty breaktast and receiving a few triends, paid @ farewell visit to the bark Catalpa, which 1s still lying of the Battery. As soon as they arrived on board two whaleboats were manned and sent to convey @ number of friends on board who were apxiously waiting to get a view of the vessel. During the day and up to late in the eveuing aconstant stream of visitors kept pouring iv on the | litte bark, anda scene of much animation was wit- nessed on board, Every novk and corner of thg ves- sul was examined, every ian on board ws questioned, and many mementoes of tne voyage, such as walking sticks made of bones of whales caught by the crew, - love, Generally We love in our little cirele these who | | cherieh usin return. Tols is the fonduess of a creu- | ture’s love; butJesus loved when they repelled Him aud gave flim batred and scorn in retura., That teaches us what our love stiould be, } cent ped to iriends, but it should go owt ana dissemi hate itself through all buman kind everywhere, suc 1g. ¥. | coring, encouraging and cle | cela es TRINTLY CHURCH. EXHORTATION BY THE REY. MR. HITCHINGS | YESTERDAY MOBNING. At Trinity church yesterday morning a large congre- | gation attended the service, The prayers proper for | the day and the hymn were all given in iull, but the | Sermon or exhortation was very brief, lasting only a few minuies im the delivery, this being customary at this season of the year. The Rev. Mr, Hitchings was | the preacher, and he took his text trom Matthew, xn, | 28 One of the results of Adam's sin, he said, 1s that | work became necessary In order to hve. The rich and the poor alike, be who was filled with the worid’s riches us well as the poor man who had no roof to cover Lim, all bad to work since then, The desolation | which was brought by sin showed the need, too, there is that the soal should labor for its salvation, ‘As the food for the body must be lubored for so must the food of tho soul also be totled for, Conid we be sure that when We sowed we shoaid reap, with haw | inuch more case couid we work for earthly things, But we must plant whether we shall reap or not, and there is a constant uncertainty as to the result, “It 1s not so, however, in spiritual effort, Tho Redeemer | says, “Come to me all ye that are heavily burdened and I will give you resi,” ‘There is a certainty of suc. ceeding in the struggle with the world and the devil Peace of conscience follows our labor in the vineyard of the Lord, and rest 18 sure to come, Are you laboring | as hard now for your souls as you are for the posses- sion of worldly things? If not you are besought to avail yourselves of tho opportunity and not to deter the time until the chance ts passing irom your grasp, Alter the service the communion was administered, CHURCH OF THE STRANGERS. PROVE YOUR OWN SELVES—-SERMON BY DR, | DEEMS, This church was almost inadequate to accommodate the throug which came to listen to Dr. Deems yester- | day morning. The seats wore closely filled and camp stools were put in all allowable places, yet numbers of people were obliged to stand during the service. Tho text forthe morning was derived from the Second Epistle to the Corinthians, xul., 5—‘Prove your own solves.” The preacher said:—Each man is the most Interest. ing thing in the whole universe to himself, He ts to himself of more importance than the Creator or any | overwhelming attraction, which lies in the very j terest in myself than in ail the rest of the race, It is not selfishness; it is in the constitu- tiopal law of things. Lam nearer to myself than to anything else, and neither wife nor child aor anything can be of so great interest to me. There is another truth which should be understood—that is, that each man caa do more with himself than any one else can, If a man wishes to operate in any direction the first capability is with himself. If I want to cecomplish a grent piece of engineering the vis inertia is first to be overcome. If I wantto operate upon anotuer man I have to get myself into working order in the first place. Every man can do most for the world by taking care of himself. I see before me very few of my own peo ple to-day, but I am sure those who have listened to me tongest never heard me preach the gospel of self. ishpess, In these times of excitement and evangelical changes it 18 well that the solemn truth should be Known, thatthe best way for a man to benefit the Charet is to make himsel! the best Caristian he can, I y that mnisstonary work ts rather stationary than itiner- ant, You may shake India to ws centre, you may move Alrica to tts core; but you can gain more by ono sacred hour upon your kiees in your closets than by eaching to the Timbuctooaus in the jungles of the 1, What men need to cultivate is individual char. | acter, The prewcher cited Herr Wagner's career as an example in argument of this. There is a man who hag never moved about the world, but by lis devotion to one idea has done more for music than all the musio | teachers now living. Men go flying about upon mis- sionary work; they come irom camp meetings with a | tearimoneeye and a laugh im the other; butone | Single hour of soif-eulture will do more to bring these | men to the feet of Christ than #ny of these works, Every man is responsible tor pimsoit. Responasbility means answering, The only irresponsibie betug in the universe is the Creator, To iim every man is | responsible t jor himself. He may have toiled earnestly ail his hfe among beathens, and have been thé means of bringing many of thew to God, but when he goes to the bar of judgment the first question will not What good bas Le done?” bot, “Is this man | holy?” O that a man should preach the way to others and be himself a castaway! Athwart the britiont | career of Paul once came this awful cloud, and he egged his hearers to pray for him, | ‘Tbe preacher exhorted bis congregation to take care ofthemseives fret. He said that in this age peneral- were more considered thav particulars, This was liy an American fuult; its evils are ‘o be seen in Imperiectious of our arts and sciences. It ts our custom to say, “Treckon I am about done; or, “1 rockon it’s about time to begin.’? There is a moral Xity about this Way of talking that ts injurious to haraeter, Our ideas are general, and not particular | ones, How many men in this congregation can tell me the amount of the annual tax of Now York city ? | Possibly there are who are able to | do so.” The men who lovy these taxes know their | enormous extent, but if every single taxpayer under- | stood it as well there would be a revo ution in New York inside of twenty-four hours. We taik about the | corruption of the natic | individuals and state their crinfes. Where ts the o tion? or how can you make it responsible? It a chap. | lain in Congress, instead of praying bricfly each morn: before that body, would ask each member tor one our of private prayer with him be could accomplish | more good. We ail like to judge, and we are apt to | judge too harshly. 1 know thal 1 do so, Another | ‘man may Ve taller than mysel, but 1 am too wiry for him, 1 place the trapeze in’ wy moral gymnasium pretty high, and because be cannot jump and swing upon it as e.sily as L dot condemn him No man ough! to havea model; tt tends to make artificial character, Do not try to intate another viriues—certainly not his vices. Work yoursell ou prove your own Sell, Bw not guided by your own weak conscience, but by the word of God. K MRS. COOK'S FUNERAL, | The funcral services of Mra. Henry Cook, daughter of | Joseph H. Tooker, of Booth’s Theatre, who died sud dealy on Friday evening, will take place this (Monday) | afternoon, in the Courch of the Strangers, Dr Deems Oflicwting. Mrs. Cook was bat twenty years of age. CAPTAIN BOYLON'S iRAVELS. Captain Paul Boyton has written to friends in this city that he has met with anexpected success in every part of Europe where be Las given exhibitions, In England, France, Belgium, Holland and Italy be was onored by the presence of several of the members of 1 government, At the time of writing he was tn oneva, in Switzerland. SULLIVAN - CASE. John Higgins, of No. 414 Rast Fifteenth street, who | stabbed his trend Patrick Sullivan on the 3d of August | last, was committed by Judge Kasmire, at the Filty- | | seveuth Street Court, yesterday, for trial at the General | sions. ‘The prisoner hulds that he simply acted im | sel/-detouce, STABBING It should not be | created thing, There is that in personal identity of | Who is corrupt? Name the | | the day before, March 28. {and made off tor the bush, cane beads of whales’ teeth, &¢, were given to a jew persoval friends A countryman of King Kalakaua, who ts a boat steerer on board, gave a very interesting exhibition of a war song and dance as practised in the Sandwich Isiands aud two young English sailors sang a song composed by themselves on the boteward trip of the Catalpa, bestowing high praise on the men who carried | out the rescue, The crew were treated to a little ro- ant day spent on board the released Fenians returned tothe hotel, An immense crowd thronged the balls and waiting room during the evening, but only a few select irietids were admitted to their rooms and they retired vo rest at an early hour, TUR PLAN AND THE ESCAPE. The following remarkabie story of the escape of the Fenian prisoners will be read with great interest, Its accuracy can be relied upon, as it is from the pen of the man who planned and successfully carried through the delicate enterprise :— I started from New York on July 19, 1875, and arrived in Freemantle op Novemver 16 Rolle to Perth the jollowing day, aad, fnuing Freemantle the best base for 0) erations, determines to make it my headquarters. Enguged a room at the Emeraid Isic on to Perth and found carriage factory. week that one of the Fenian ex-prisoners, jam Fovey, was at large in Freemantle f made use of immediate employment in a and arrauge our metiod of communication. joring expedition under Giles accomplished the over- jand journey, from Adelaide to Perth, the sam- week that | atrived 1 the colony, and, about the middie of December, I visited the prison, or. as they call it in tae colony, “fhe Establishment,” aud, in company with two other gentlemen, was sown torough the interior by the Superintendent, Mr. Donan, visiting ali the cor- ridors, both chapels, puuistiment cells, hi house, workshops and siorervom, and’ found it’ to be very secure and weil guarded, j, | had several interviews wity Wilson aud DETERMINED THE PLAN FOR ESCAPE. All the prisoners I wanted were working outside the prison and communication with them was compara- Lively easy, not expecting the atalpa to arrive at Bun- bury vetore the just we k in January, and as some parties in Freemantle began to express surprise that 1 remained there so long without any o-tensibie busi- bess, | determined to take @ trip inland, and accord- ingly visited Perth, Guildiord, York, Nortuam, New casile and the smaller village’ on the route. January, February and March passed by, and no eign of the vessel I waited for. ‘The prison: rs I wanted had been shifted around, communication with them had become difficult,-and they were not so easily to be tound when wanted, Avout tue end oi March an American whaler named the Cunion put tuto Bombay, and I telegraphed to her captain to know ti he bad apy news of the Ca- taipa, oi New Bediord, He replied that ne knew noth- ing of her, I was now BEGINNING TO GET ANXIOUS about the vessel, and determined to go to Bunbury and wait there for some time. I expressed myself anxious to see that portion of the colony lying between Perth and the Vasse, and, on tbe 5th of March, en- gaged a seat by the mail car from Perth to Bunbury. ‘On the Sth of March King arrived by the Georgette, bringing me gold irom the organizers in New Zealand. oeaeey March 6—Leit Freemantle for Bunbury—dis- tanee, miles, Remained in Bunbury untii the tol- lowing Saturday evening, wien 1 returned to Free- mantle by « small coasting vessel calied the May, I remained in Freemantle, with an occasional visit to Perth, King, under the bame of “dones,” passiag for a gold miner who had come to the coiony on the ro- ports o1 gold having been discovered in the Northwest. Desmond remained all this time in Perth, working at his trade with an employer namod Sloan, and was pretty wellknown as ‘the Yarkee.? He’ came to Freemunile occasionally and saw me there, March 29, 1876, 6:30 A. M.—Found by the telegraph bulletin board that the Catalpa had put into Runbury ‘As soon as the office opened atten o'clock A. M. I teiegrapned Captain Anthony :— ‘Any news from New Bedford? When can yoa come to Freemantle? 1 received in reply in the afternoon :— No nows from New Bedford, Shullnot come to Freemantle. Tengaged a seat by the,mail car tor Bunbury, and left Freemantle the following morning, arriving 1m Bun- bury at four o’clock P, M., Friday, 3ist. I met Captain Anthony ashore and explained’ to bim what I pur. posed doing wiih tue ship. Ho expressed binself perfeetly willing to do what l required of him, but bis crow were ina Very discontented state and attempting vo desert the ship. Four of them took a boat lorcitly Three of those were brought back and put im irons op board, and the fourth was connned ia the Bunbury lockup. The part of the coust L hud selected tor embarking from was distant from Freemantle about twenty miles south, at a pi named Rockingham. It lies at the head of sound, and & narrow passage at the end of Garden Tsland leads out to sea, [intended the Catalpa should stand well out to sea ien or twelve miles ovtside Garden Island, and a whalebvoat put into Rockingham and pull out to the stip, when we would yet on bourd, a dis- tance oi fourteen to sixteen miles, which could easily be done uner ordinary circumstances in four or tive hours. 1 was apxious (hat tLe captain should see the coast outside of Kocsingbam aud know exactly where his ship should be, so | arranged with him to come up with me to Freemantle by the Georgette, which was due in Bunbury with the Cotonial mails on Suturd Aprill. By tis arrangement the captain would e time to see the cuast, know the spot where I intended toembark the men and be back in time to putto sea | anu leave me free to make the rescuo on the morning of Thursday, April 6. Saturday evening, while waiting for the Georgette to leave @r Freemantic, Thomas Brenan, who iéft New York to join the Catalpa at Fayal, TURNED UP MOST UNEXPECTEDLY as a passenger irom Melvourne on board the Georgette, He recoguized the Catalpa aud came ashore to fad out what he was todo. I had already more men than | could couvenientiy take io provide for, aud again, he could not go on board the ship at Bunbury without ex- citing suspicion, so | determined to let him come on to Freemautle and thea do the best I could for him. Sunday morning, April irom the bridge of the Georgette, Captain Anthony had a good view of the coast outside Rockin: and noted the positions of Rottnest, Garden Isiund ‘aud other principal tand- marks, Arrived in Freemantle varvor, 1 found her Britautic Majesty's gonvoat Conflict, carrying two uns and thirty men, schoouer rigged and fast sailing, find arrived and anchored on the previous day As the wind was for (he most part light and variab’e, and the ull sailer unless with a stilt breoze, the chance of escape trom pursuit was too sim to, be risked. So the presence of the gunboat upset my plan for Thursday morning. On the atternoon of Mouday I learned tuat ‘be gunboat came to Freemautie ov an an- nual visit, Would remain for eight or nine days and thea proceed to Adelaide or Sydaey; al-o that another gunboat was expected to call at Freemantle and take Governor Robinson to visit the Northwest [asked Cuptaia Anthony to overhaul his Vessel, paint her and be in no uurry to get bis wood and water oa board, as we, must Wait Wutil tu® gunboat sailed. I also explained to him the details of my plan, and drove him out to Rockingham, that he might see and know the spot 1 intended to embark trom, The road from Freemantle to Rockingham, ior the first ten miles, 18 good for Western Australia. From the Ten-Mile Well to Rockingbam Hotel, about six miles, heavy and cut wp witb sand paiches; from the hotel to the beach, about our miles, a there track through tue sand bash, We made tue distance, without stopping, in two hours and tweniy minutes, Tuvrspay, Apri! 6—Captain Authony left Free- manile ior Bunbury and | arranged to ‘telegraph to him as follows:—\Vben the gunboat had sated, the telegram, “Your tricnd (N, or S,, meaning porth or south) has gone home. When do you sal?” Tis | meant “The gauboat bas sailed north or south; ail right; start for Uunbury " [a case the gunboat to take the Governor to the northwest should arrive f would telegraph, “Jones ts goipg overland to Cham- pion Bay. When do you clear out of Bunbury?’ And When the coust was again clear, ‘Jones has gone to Champion Bay; did not receive a letter from you,’ meaning “All right again.” ‘Texspay, Apri! 11.—The gunboat Conflict sailed from Freemantle, aud | jearned that she was bound for Syd- ney. Aten o'clock A. M. TI telegraphed to Captain Anthony, “Your friend § bas gone home, When do you sail’ Lexpected an answer that he would sail that alternoon, and we woald start on Chursday morn- i Aprils ONESDAY, April 12—-11:00. A, follow jug telegtam ‘enti to-day. Mf ceceived. G. Anthony,” fits sailing, according to our arrangements, would leave the ship ready for my leaving with the men on | Friday morning, wad Friday being Good Friday, a gov- M.—Received the Goodby. Answer treshment by the prisoners’ friends, and aiter a pleas. | Hotel, Patrick Maioney proprietor, aud Desmond went | | Having learned during the to.lowing | named Wille | | him to convey to James Wilson notice of my arrival | The ex- | ital, cuok | By@be 1st of January, | ernment holiday, I could not do so. I immediately tolow: , *Your telegram received, Friday being Good ¥, I shall remain ip Freemantle and start for York on Saturday morning. I wish you may strike oil, Answer if received.” At half-past P.M. I re- ceived the following telegram:—‘Yours received, Did notleave today Wird abead and raining Sail in the morning. iby.” This fixed the ‘giart for Saturday morning, and 1 made ail my arrangements to be ready to leave, I bad an iuterview with Wilson | shortly after the arrival of the Catalpa and arranged a signal l way to make to him, which meant, “Get ‘ready ; we start to-morrow morving.” This signal 1 coud not give on Friday, but I had a letter conveyed to him on that morning and un answer that he bad received it ‘This letter contained, ail necessary instructions, and concluded with the Words, We bave money, a and clothes; let no man’s heart fail him, tor this chance can never occur again.”’ Desmond came to Freemantle from Perth with a good pair of horses and | a lour-wheeled wagon on Friday eveuing, and I had a | similar conveyance and the best pair of borses I could get in Freemantic engaged tor Friday and Saturday. 1 touk the bourses out fur a drive oo Friday atiernoon to be sure that they went well together and were in good condition, and ou my return to my hotel found the following telegram waiting for me:— FReKMANTLE, 14, 4,975, 3:13 P, M.—From Banbury. J. Conuins, Esq. It bas blown heavy. Ship grpgsed both anchors. Can 703,Acvance more money if needed 7” Wilh tolegraph, again in the morning, G. ANUHON By a fortunate chance Cranston had been sent from the prison into the town with a message that evening; | had the telegram read to bim and my order of tbe moruing counterinauded | thouglt the ship, having dragged both anchors, must have gone on the bar and adelay of some weeks would follow betore she wouid be ready for ses again. Sent Desmond vack to Perth Axain abd prepared (o wait the turn of events. Sutarday, April 15, balf-past ten A. M., received the following \elegrain :— I shall certainiy sail to-day. Suppose you will leave for York Monday morning. Good by. G. ANTHONY, 1 immediately replied :— Your telegram received. All right. Glad you cot off with out damage. Au revoir. ‘J. COLLINS. I then engay the same horses for Sunday and Mon- day and sent King to Perth ou a horse | bought sou months before to give Desmond notice to get bis team and come to Freemantle on Sunday evening. Satur- day afternoon I walked to the jeity, and when I was Sure Wilson saw me Lg hin’ the signal which meant, ‘We start to-morrow morning.” The .ol’owiug | moruing beiug Sunday I saw be Was somewhat puzzied; so keeping Lim in’ sight 1 waiked leisurely across, where che prisoners were workirg and suffvienly near to say, ‘Monday morning,” without being observed by the Warden or any o: the other prisoners. KASTER SUNDAY. Desmond cate to Freemantie about two o'clock P. | 2. witha very poor looking pair of horses, the tormer | pair having been engauea to zo to York when he re- turned them ou Saturday. He offered the hostier £2 to get him a good pair, but they were ail engaged, 1 then went to get the horses { nad engaged and found | that Albert, the owner, had given the vest horse of the | pair to Mr. Stone, the Superiatendent of Wa er Police, | to go to Perth with; bis brother-m-law, the Sheri, having been thrown from his horse in Perth and lying in aecritica: condition, Albert also informed me thai | 1 could noi have the borses | nad engaged on Monday morning, that his clerk bad done wrong in biring them to tue, a8 be himsell had promised*them to Mr. Thomp- son & Week belore to go to the Perth Regatta on Easter Monday. Moxpay, April 17,.—At balf-past five A M. 1 bad the hoster called and the valises put in the trap, waked up King and Desmond—Brennan was alroady awake and dressed—und left ior Rockingham at six A. M. At seven o'clock A. | ML TE went to Albert's stables and found thé pair of horses I wa and a nice hght four-wheeled trap already barnessea up and waiting. | told the bostier to let them stand for about twenty minutes, and then went and told Desmond to get his horses harnessed up and be ready to leave at half-past seven A.M. 1 had arranged with Desmond tor bim to leave Free- mantle by @ siie street, which after afew turns took homou to the Rockingham Road, whist Larove up High street, as if going to Perth, turning sharp round by the prison and on to the same row. ing, beng well mounted, was to remain atter we started tor a reasonable time, and then to fouow and let us know it the alarm was given. At half-past seven A. M. | drove slowly up tbe principal street, anu, turning tothe ri, bt, Waiked iny borses by the warde’s quar.ers and ;en- sioners’ barracks, The men were beginuing to assembie for parade. I had atrangea with our men that | wouid have the traps im position on the road at a quarter to eight, and would remain +o, the nearest being within five minutes’ run of the prison, unul nine o'clock A. M. Being ahead of my time I drove slowly along the Rockingham Road, and Desmond, coming up shoruly alter, drove by me. Coming to a@ shaucd part of the road, we halted, and having divided the hats and coats, three of each to each trap, L commenced to drive back to Freemantie, Desmoud tollowing; time, five minutes to eight. A few moments atter | saw three men im the prison dress wheel round and marcn down the Rockingham Road Driviug up to tem 1 found the men were Wilson, Cranston and Harrington, I directed tuem to pass on and get into the trap with Desmond and drive away, Desmond wheeled his borses around, and they were only seated and ready to start when the other three came in sight, and on driving up to them I found one mon carrying a spade and another a large tin kerosene can. As soon as I came near enough to be recognized be who carried the spade flung it with wim into the bush, and the holaer of the kerosene can bestowed a strong kick upon it in good foo, ball fashion, 1 icund the men were Darragh, tloganand Hassett. 1 now had all the men I wanted and ieit glad. My horsea got res- tive and refused to Wieel around, Darragh caught one by the head, but he jibed aud kicked so! was atraud he would break the barness. I told Darragh to let him go, and, whipping both of them up smarily, they started fairly together, and when I got them ona wider part of the road they wheeled around ncely. 1 now drove back ana took ap my im Desmond was al- ready well out of sight, «md King shortly alter rode up and told me all was quiet when he left, With regard to the method or plan ot communica- ton between the prisoners themseives it may be weil to state that their good conduct and length of im- prisonment had entitled them to the rank of constable, which enavied them to communicate with each other With greater ease und freedom than the gther prison- ers, Wilson and Harringion worked in the'same party at the coustruction of harbor works in Freemuatie. Hogan was a paimter by trade, and on the morning of the excapo was employed paloting the house of Mr. Fauntleroy, outside the prison walls. Cranston was employed 1 the stores and as messenger occustonaliy, Darragh was clerk and attendant to the Cuurch ot England chaplain aud enjoyed considerable iaciities for communication with the other prisoners, and on the morning of the escape took Hasse: with him to plant potawes in the gardeu of Mr. Broomboie, the clerk of works for the convict department Aiter breakfast on the moroimg of the 17th of Aprii ali tue political prisoners Were engaged outside the prisou Wall, Cransion passed out as if going on a inessage, and having overimken tue warder, Wao Was marching the working paity in which Wilsvo and Harriugiou worked, showed lima key aud told him he had been sent to lake Wilson and Harrington to move some tar- niture in the Governor's Louse, Which was the nearest pout to Where ‘bey expected to mect ma The warder toid Wilson and Harriugton to yo with Crauston and they marched off, Darragu took Hassett, as i going to work, in the same direction, and was joimed vy Howan, Who made an . xcuse jor temporary avseuce to tue warder Who bad charge of him Bott parues met at the Rockighaim road. I now drove on, vetting King fall behind, and in half an bour was close bebind Desiaood, We held ou witns ou: accident or ineident uni We reacbed the Rocking Hotel, When Somers, tue proprietor, who knew me, cuiled ous to Know What ume was the Georgette ex. | pecied to be at the imber jetty, TL told tim the Geor- | gette was at the jetty 1u Frecmuntie when Tiel, bat 1 did not know when she would be at Rockingham, At halt-past ten A. dl, We maue Lue beach and go. aboard the whale boa, The men bad been insiructed (o stow themselves 1u tbe suailest possibie space, 80 a8 LOL Lo iutervere with (he men at the ours, aud ib a lew mo- ments ai-was ready and the word Was given, ‘SUOVE OFF, MEN; SHOVE OFP."? Now fairly ailoat © Word was, “Out oare and pull tor your lives!’ “Pull as if you were pulling afier a whale!" Toe boat's crew were somewhat discon. ceried aud scared at (ho sudden appearauce Ol 60 many sirapgers armed with rifles aud revolvers, and pulled badly ut rst, but the vorce of the steerstnan raliied Laem, ana the cries, ve down, MoOpsa;’? “Come aowa, | you big Louis; “Puli, Toby, puil;’” “Give ih stroke, Mr. Si “Witat do you say, men,” “Come down altogether; “Pali away, my men, pull away,” soon Warmed them to their work, and they felt tuto stroke and puded well) When avout two miles off shore We saw the Mounied police ride Up to ihe spot where we had embarked, aud then siowly drive the horses and Wa.ous we had used beach toward the Rockingham jeuy. | now bered @ letier waich | iad audressed’ to the Goveruur, aud lasteuing i Lo Some Wood suiticient to float it well 1 posted it to Lit vy the ceean mati; as we were weil inside Garden Islaud and the wind und tide setting fuil ou shore, | Lave no doubts ib reached its destination, ‘The letter read as to lows:— Rock«inetam, April 17, “To His EXCeLLENCY THe Bxirisn GovBaNOR OF Wks BAN AUSTRALIA: — “Toidis vo ceruly that I bave this day released (rom the clemency of Her Most Gracious Magesty Vietoria, Queen of Great Bria, &e, Ke, SIX Hriscimen co demoed to imprisoument for lite by we enhgutened AnY Magnanimous government ot Great Britaia lor having been yuity of ihe atroci.us and unpardoua- ble crimes known to the dovolighvened porwon of mankind as ‘ilove of country” and “haired of tyravny.” Por tuis actof “irish assurance,” my birth me to udd thar in taking my leave now, I've only to say. A sow ceils T vo emptied (a sell In its way) i've the honor and pleasure to bid you good day— From all future acquaintance excuse me, 1 pray, “ip the service of my country, “JOHN J. BRESLT At half-past twelve we were clear of the recis sea- ward of Garden Island and, hoisting the boats’ satis SLO0U AWAY to the southeast Insearch Of the sup, eid on this se uniil tour o'clock PB, M,, When, Were be- ing Do sign Of the ship, We took in sail and rowed to the Westward; abou\ hali-pust five P.M. Toby raised the ship about ffieen miles avead of us and the men veut to their oars in order to get as near to her as possivie botord dark; at ha.fpast six we bad gained on the ship and vould sve her (opsads quite plaim item the erests of the waves, made sail op the boa At this time the weather bad become gloomy, with ram squalls, and we | were ail pretty thoroughly ‘soaked. The bow made good Heauway onder sail and we were rapidly overiaul- ing the sip, carrying all earl and the Whoie Doat's crew, sixtees Mew In all, porcued on tue Weacher gunwaie, with (he Water rusuing in trom time to tine on ihe lee side, When, . bout seven o'clock, « equall strack us, carrying aWay tae mast, Which broke short off at the | thwart aud “by tue time we had the mast and Sati stowed away the ship bad disappeared in the ipereasing ‘darkness. We pulled in the direction of the ship until ,aboat ton o'clock with the hope ol hfe, able to see her Bs lights, but without success, ‘e@ then hoisted the jib NY and blood being my 1uil and suiliciemt Warrant Aliow | on an oarand steored the course we supposed Sei eile pies et mere an E more However, toward ik moderated conatderab! r. ry At quarter to seven A. ber) raged the ship and steered for ber. She was coming toward us aud could see her lower sails, when, on looking behind, 1 BAW THY SMOKE OF A STHAMER, and soon after was ableto make cut the Georgett steaming Out from Freemantle, with alleal se. Db was uer regular Yay for sailing to Albany, with and for the Colonial mails, and tgr a short time we were doubt whether she Was in pursuit or going on Ler reg jar tip. A little turther observation convinced me that sbe was too tar out of ber regular course to be go ing to Albany, anda siight alteration in her swwering decided the question, showing us that she was making for the Caialpa, which she must have seen befure we did. We now plied oar and gail to reach the ship, but it soon became apparent that the bsg ea Was gaping too fast op us and would feten the ship much sovner than we could, She was also coming close enough to make us out, under sail, 80 we determined to take down the gail and hie to, taking the chance of her pass. ing by without seeing us. The Georgette passed with- out having seen our boat, steering direct for the Ca- talpa, now disiaut about five miles, As soon as she had passed far enough ahead we puiled atier in her wake, judging 1 to be the saiest position we could oc- cupy if she was in search of us, aud also bringing us hearer tothe sbip. Situated thus, we gaw the gette run alongside the Catalpa, and after remaining alongside about ten minutes steam siowly away, the ship holding on her course aud the Georgette steaming in the same direction, bat. gradually sheering off and gotog more ip shore, is Was pow about half-past eight A. M., and we made all the sail we could, aud put ouvevery oar and paddle tu overtake the ship. The stip held ou ber course on the wind, heading south-souiheast, and both the sbip and ine Georgeste kept increasing their distances trom our boat. Abou. ball-past eleven A, M., watebing the ship and (he steamer alternately, the ship being about tweive and the steamer about eight miles distant, £ noticed the steamer beading too close iu shoro to ve om her course ior Buvbury, Where we thought she was bound afier parting with the Cataipa, Ouserving ber movements more closely we shorty afterward saw the steamer turn right around, and, beading for Free Tiantie, come Quder steam and sail along the coast, evidently in search of our boat. We were now almost » tue steamer’s track, aud if she stood out to seaa jitle coula SCARCHLY HOPE TO ESCAPE UNOBSERVED, Hower _r, we suil struggled on tn the course the Catalpa Was sailing, although soe Was fast receding from our view, and some of our men began to call ber the phan- tom Ship, a> the more we strove to approach her the fortuer off sb peared to sail. The Georgette now began to get dangerously close to our boat, und we too’ down our temporary mast and sail, but contianed to work our oars aud padules, The Georgette still con- tinucd to come closer, and we had but slight hopes ot ezcaping unseen, We lay a8 low as possible in the boat and ceased rowiag for a short time, About half. pastiwelve P.M. the Georgette passed across our wake so close that we couid distinguisa men on ber deck and a ookout man at her musthead, For a time Lexpecied to sce ber turn aud bear right down on us, but she passed of ud ag soon as We suUK her hull we made sail iu and stood after the Catalpa, We now coumenced to gradually gain upon the suip, which continued to joom up larger, and about two 2 M. we saw that the alpa had altered her course and was coming toward our boat? 1 piaced Wilson the bow of the buat holding aloit a blue flag, and abou hail past wo P. M. tei ceruun that we were observed from the ship, us she was now headed cirectly for our boat. Aboutthe same tine We saw another boat under sail makiog for the sip, and about equally dis- tant [rom the ship on the land side as_ we were to soa. ward, Afewmiuutes more and we recognized the boat as tho water police cutier, and it now became race Which boat should reach the ship first. Ab three P. M. we ran upto tue ship on the weather side, the police boa: being close up on the lee side, and scram- vied on board in double quick time As soon us Iny jeet struck the deck over the quarter rail Mr, Smub, the first mate, called vut te me, “Wh: shall | do’ now, Mr. Coine ¥ What shall Ido?” I replied, “Hoist the flag and stand out to sea,” and hever was a manceuyre executed 1p more prompt and Seaganlike manner. The Stars and Stripes were flying at ihe peak, our boat w.6 boisted and in its place at the davits, the ship wore and was standing ou her course inside ot two minutes, The police boat was drop. ping along-ide. As we went past L stepped to the Tat) and kissed my hani to the gentiemen who had lust the race, Their boat dropped astera and their officer shouted, ‘Goodby, Captain, goodby.”? ‘Twenty-eight hours in an open boat. with a liberal allowance of rain and sea water,cramped for want of room apd ehecred with aglorions uncertainty ag to whether wo should gain freedom or the chain gang; & suit ol dry clothes, a gluss of New Engianu ram and ‘a mug ol hot collee were just the things to put *waere they would do the most good," and were put accord. ingiy, After supper we walked about the deck and enjoyed what we supposed to be a last look ut the shores of Western Australia, the ship working 1o wind. ward with a ligot breeze in the direction of Cape Natu- Taiiste. All hands except the watch on deck retired for the night avout nine o'clock P, M. and slepe soundiy, At five A. M. [came on deck and tound the =bip’s course had been altercd and we were working to windward oo ‘a light breeze, sicering borth-northwest, which would bring us past Freemantle again outside Rottnest Island, about bali-past five o’clock the man on the lookout re- ported a sali on the jee bow. I thought when | brst saw her she was a small coasting vessei, but Mr, Smith: quickly pronounced ber to be the Georgette, Ay the daylight advanced we w that be was right; 1t was the steamer Georgette standing across our course und evidently in search of us, About 8.x A. M. we passed the Georgette, she lying about half a mile to windward ot us, with a man-ol-war ship avd vice admiral’s flag flying, We set the Stars and Stripes as we passed and neid on our course, Tue Georgette turned and tollowed us, still Keeping to windward. The breeze fresnened avout seven o'clock and’ the Ustalpa began to drop the Georgette astern, ‘They then Bred up and mud ail sail on the Georgette, aud, the breeze dy ng uway, they began to overhaul us very fas, AU a quarter to eight o’clock the Georgette was so near that | couid see she had guns, an artiliery force aod the water police on buard; a whalebvat belonging to the water poe ay at ber davits, to be uzed in boarding, and they seem quite eager and determined to capture us ‘The men of our party were all assembled tu the cabin with tueir: RIFLES AND REVOLVERS READY. Of the watch nota man visivie from the Georgette bul the lvokout and the man at the wheel, 1 now steppec down into the cabin and explained to the meu the po sition in which we stood. J void them that if the officials on board the Georgette were determined t& fight tur Ubeir recapture they would most probably succeed, as they bad (he advantage of us in every way— more men. betier armed, cannon, and a steamer with which they could sail ro: pd and round us. JT alsu ox- piained to Mien that, whilst those of our party whe had not been tu prison coud ony sufter imprisonment, the men who had been imprisoned could be banged in case any 1ue was lost by their resistance. 1 them said it was simply a tnutier of dying Dow or Waiting to, die in pri-on, wud gave them the option of tigbting «. ‘sur. rendering if tue officials in the Georgette fired into or boarded us. Their answer was, “WE'LL DO WHATEVER YOU 8A) I then said, ‘I'll bold out to the last,” ana went on deck again. The Georgette was now very close on the weather side, with a company o! artillery ou board, « field piece pointed at our sbip aod the gunners at their quarters, At eight o'clock A. M. the Georgette ‘teamed ahead anu fired a rowad shot across our bows, Captain Anthony chen pat a question to me, to which [ replied:—‘Hold on and don’t tase any notice of the shot yet” After the lapse of about three minutes, the artiliery- men baving got througu all tue regulation motions Oi springing out, reloading and pomung their eid pieco, ana the steamer aud the Cutalpa ‘sawing side by side, within easy speaking distance, | suid, Now ask him what does he waut.”” Captain Anthony stepped on the weather rail and raised bis speaking truropcl. As he did so the Georgeite hailed ‘Burk aloy!’’ and the auswer went back, “Wha’ do you want?’ “Heave tol’? came back from the Georgette, ‘He says heave to,” “Ask him what for.” “What for?’’ shouted our captain through his trum. ee No reply, aud the question is repeated sil) juder, “WHAT AM 1 TO HEAVE TO FOR??? After quite a pause the Georgette hailed, “Have you apy convict prisoners op board?” Auswer, “No prii oners here; no prisonera that | know of” The Georgetic then hated, “1 telegraphed to your govern. me t; don’t you know that yoa are amenable to British law in iuis colony ¥ You have six convict pris- overs on board. I see some of them on deck now. Ithen swd to the captain, “ibis fetiow is lying and trying to bluif us; be caa’t send a messace to Avelade belore Saturvay next.” The Georgettc then hatied, “LE give you fiteen mipates to consider and you must lake the consequences; | have te means to du nt, and it you don't beave ty LU biow the masts out of you,’ “Feil him that’s the American flag, you are ou the brah eeas; if be fires ou the ship be fires on the Amer- ican flag. The captaro then shouted, pomtng to bis flag, “That's tue Am rican tag; | am oa the high seas; my flag protects me; if you ure ou this sip you & on (he Ainerican flag.” The treat to tire on the flag highly incensed th first mate, Mr Smith He damaed cue scounirel in good, strong, Oautical phrose, and be execiaimed, “Dama him, let him sink us; we'll go down with the ship, I’ vever start sees or tack jor tim.” Mr. Smith now asked me, “What wili you do ii he tnesto beardus’’’ [ rephed, ‘Sink bis boat when it comes alongside; you buve a couple of 4ood heavy grindstones, let us have them handy to heave over the side.’ The captain now reminded Mr. Smith of ome short heavy logs of timber which Were in the hold and bade bim order (he crew to pass them on deck. these logs were quicxiy passed on deck and laid on the maiv hatel ready Yor use. The lookout reported a sail on the lee bow, and we saw a small sail beiween us Rottnest Istund, ‘This called the captain’. particular Atiention to the position of our sbip and judging that Wwe were coming two close in to the land and able to rad into British waters, he wore ship and stood on tho otber tack, beariag down close on (he Georgette, which bucked out of our way. This movemen: seemed to dis. concert the parties on board iheGeorgetta Our fiiteen minutes’ grace and several ober minutes bad expired, ahd as the Georgette steamed slowly across our stera, Liooked fora raking shot among our masts. She did not fire, aud a8 she ranged aiouside again | kDew that the game of binfl was piayed out. The party on boa the Georgette witha battery of glasses and their spokes. man, whom I believed to be Colonel Harvest, ealled out, “Wou't you surrender to our government?” No reply, and again he cailed oat, “i see three of those men on bourd now.’? Our capiain replied, “You are mistaken, sir; tbe men you see are ny ship's crew.”” Our men were all iu the cabin [rom the time the Georgette lirst bore down on 8, with strict orders pot to come on deck anwil called chem, Alter about ten minutes more sailing, side by side, the Georgeuie bailed, “Con Loome on board?” To this Captain Anthony replied, ‘o, sir; I'm vound tor sea and can’t stop.” The Georgetio still kepty as company, as if loth to part, uot! halt-past nine A, M., when she siowly swung off, and, wikhous having the couriesy vo bid 08 bon voyage, steamed back to Freemantle. remaining incidvnta of the voyage are written in tl he the goou suip Catalpa. JOHN 1, |