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Fenian Heroes and Martyrs 4^ FENIAN HEROES AID MAPJYES. Edited, with aw Histoeical iNTEODrcTioN 03 *'^TnE Stedggi-e foe Ieish Nationautt," JOHN SAVAGE, AtmZCm Oy "'03 AST> *43, THB MODETIN BEVOmXtOWAKT HISTOHT A3a> GERTRUDE KiSTLEK MEMORIAL LIBRARY PATRICK DONAHOE, FRANKLIN STREET. 1S63. ? 'iii!!iti?yiW|MiJii|ji<];i4ytjpj,Wi^iif^^^ q6V >..S ^ % TO muCE LOST COPY AUG 2 1972 lir offering this volume to the public, a few worcls of explana- "''in ara deemed neoessaTy, uot so much for Its appi;.-' co, aa for I he niTangoment of its contents. As to its appearance, the state of Irish affairs calls for some record, and as, owiug to peculiar circumstances, the nearest ap- proach to a perfect chronicle which can now be offered, is an Eatered accortlir.g to Act of Congress, in tta year 1S63, account of fh' -e ^^ho brou,>j,ht about the.crisis and are gallantly Bi- PATKICK DONAHOE, EliU'z^liii;^- ;':i Ji it, the presiMit form was adopted. Oa"co ol' ;' ^ District Court of the District of MaEscichu In tlio Clcrk'B The arran^LiiK-nt is not entirely what might be desired by a stiict clironologist; but as the data bad to be obtained from T,-i>.l(.>Iy scattered rofcrcnciLS and correspondents—the -uieuds or i'l.niilics of those cor,iinc;uorated—and as the pages went to the ; ix'?3 ^Yhe•n wriHia, it v/as found impossible to follow perfect rlironological order. As a general rule, the characters are grouped as they acled together, ao'i '!ius help to illustrate each others lives; and a slight hint will enable the reader to follow the his- t'jiy of the Irish struggle in a direct coui'se, and to fill up, so to srca\\, the outline given in t!ic llislorical Introduclinn. Tims (1) in addition to Ahat is said there of Dse .-liort in MS, tVij flcelches of Doheuy, Jleany, O'Mahoiiy and Steplieus, fur- O SCLLrV'AX, U'DRIDE i v. .ta-^j '.'.;-r iUusLrate the doings of that period. (2) Mr. Luby's STKP.KilTYl'EnS, liuUce of PhiUp Gray gives the efforts R'hich imme- . rUKi''ACI!, diatoly fdUow.:;! the sc;iUeiing of " Yomig IrclLiud." (3) Tlu) ;;ketch of J. O'Doi-ovan (Rossa) prcrcnts the rise of tlie "Pliro- nix Society;" while the progress of the Feuian Brotherhood, and the more recent events—risings, arrests, escapes and trials—con- nected with it, arc narrated with intelligible fullness iu the notices 1 ' of the respective . mo,rt3'rs of the most historical trans- CHAPTER I. actions. misi! rnrsciPMis and Esatitfu isteu'est. No effort has been spared to secure and present the most d Policy 10 Crcntc an English Interest in Irclana-Compl'ications outorConnscations— AUinJico ol'tlie Irisli wiUithe Stuarts-All antliontic data. Tli« tiles of tiro Dublin Inshmwi, Nation, and ; Laws-ProtehlLUiiralri.ils-^ ! i':iiiirs A-niii;:t ilKjInsli^- The Penal ' < ('mi!- h''' raid, and lliose of the New York Irinh People, Insh- I . iiii-olmlct WoltoTor,./ i-iii, - . ")• \S2 a Failure- li- .'.II.' !';• an, and Boston .Pilot, have been found useful, cJpeciall r-ji;..ri'' I 1 VKUMjfiJS ' 'i i.Oi l^Kilrs in Franco \v!i.-U their reports aral statements wore corroborated by competent ~j Union," Dr. Jdms.n I'lul r,yrnu oil-Tlio onapai-lo ami Talleyrand -Ei..i>u:t'3 i;il)"Uii)H-i)avis on CafQolio \vilnesses, or indorsed by actors in the scenes related. A quantity neipalion and Kepeal- O'Conni-l.l ajid Ciatlan -Young Ireland— and the of interesting persoml and political history has been placed at the s_l,it:],Coiil'edciation •Thel''aniiiicand Coercion- ililthel disposal of the writer by associates and relatives of many of the heroes and martyrs, of which free use has been made to give CILU'TER II. vcin.iis AKD KKCi.isii iKTBr.EST— Continued value to these pages. Among those to whom special thanks are lid Youn duo, are General Jolua O'Neill, for' oITioial documents ; Colonel O'Connor, Captains O'PLorke, Condon, and Conyngham, and Messrs. T. B. ITeiKssey, (of Boston,) Waltor M. J. O'Dwyer, jr. J. Ilefi'ernan, Wia. .T. JilcCIure, M. Moynahan, D. O'Sullivan, and 31. Cavanagh, of Now York. J. S. of his Regiment—T.In3- A^ain at Petetsbnrg-In Con id .'Km Party Diornpt Steplicns' Plana—His Jtis?loii a Wounded Goes to Ireland—Orgamae Ccn-y—Searchingvcsscls for Fcninna—C-eiicral Iiisur- tcred Oat— Itonso of Lords-Koporter Arrc,-; :r -a Trcl:mfi— FrceV: ii:-fic-n of Pmvis!fiii:il Cnvera- in tlio America~i niTjctions-O Connor sent to ••• .'auiziug Tour rj. ,,,,,, ,ion— CiVl'TAiN MORTIJtER MORIAKTY. The Lauio )a u. 3. ' oiign'ss -I'.c.-ointioiis oi ^^yn^pathy i-tporlcd by Canada-Arrested Going to Campo Bello-Es- Ce:i. Banks— Speeches and Vote on it—Tlie Queen declares Ireland First Fenian Organizer in Kerry-Arrested ou his Way to Take Conv Tranquil and the Pecple Loyal—Contradicted by !Mr. j^ronsell and o^tr. capes-Goes to Ireland-In Followod-Tnal-Ev.dence of the Spy Briglit—EemarUable Speech of Mr. Monsell—Bright declares that Ireland mand-Causoofhis Arrest-What should not be Traiiqirl— Sixth National Congress held iu New York- Talbot- t'oimd Guilty—Sentence Savage elected Chief J5j-ectitive—Remarks ; SO JOSEPH NOONAN. -Marvelous Escape from hi3 THE ANCIENT FENIANS. "Out with O'Connor "-iVrrcsted in London to Dablin-Uiot m Killar- The T'enians—Who Wove T'licy—Their Duties, Manners and Customs— Captors-Re-Arrested at Atherstane-ISrousht The Oasianic Society 109 ney—Trial—Sontcuco - CAPTAIN JtlCtl.'VET, O'ROEKE. COLONBL THOMAS FRANCIS BOUEKE. to ^fe^v York-Mem- "O'Rorke. «!;..Bceclvcr"-T:irth-t-a,nily Emigrate Hlmmet and Uourke~I\Icvement3 of Bourke's Pamily in America and IJrigade-t.nters Boy Make hi.u a Rebel -Joins thePhu=nix Canada -At Business—A Family Picture—Joins the Fenian Brother- ories of the Legion -Sad Scene at "^^ i;'"'^ the United States Service -Iri.U ^' hood after the V/ar—At the Third Congi'oss—Snccess as Organizer for Prisoner-Mustered Out-Goes SpoKsylv.ania-IIis Fatlu.c KUled-Taken Manhattan District— R'-=ign3—AV'hy he Went to Ireland—Assigned to and Ireland -Narrow Escape from to Irelaud-llis Duties in Englaud the- Tipperary District—The Rising—Captured at Ballyhnrst Fort—In- 223 Corydon—Sent to No w Yo r!;. dicted for nigh TrcasoTs—Trial—Evidence of the Informers Massey and Corydon—Great Speech in tlic Dock—Touching Letters to his Mother- STEPriGS JOSEPH ME.VNY. 121 Description iu his Cell , of Poems at Sis- Writings for the Press-Publishes a Volume Birth-Early Magazme- teen-O'ConncU's Reporter-Establishes the IriA National COI/ONEL THOjMAS J. KELLY. r..?,«.,c-Brenan an,l 'tcviy Tost the R.ght In the Chibs-OK r,., /„-;,^i Journals-A.rc ;;,-l Under the buspen- Birth and Youth—A Printei—Famous Printers— Starts the Nashville Demo- of the Police to s-I lice ;r:aianal lS15-Rdeased-Journ.U.nr-iMnigrates to the crrti —Flies from Tennesece for his Union Faith—Joins the Army in Cin- sion of ;/.,^.«. r.,r-, Com„uv e>e/-Oentre-At tho cinnati—Wounded—Pronsoted—Signal Officer on General Thomas' SlaU" United Rl.tes -I'Mitur of the Toledo (Ohi ) Parent Trunk of 1 eniamsm —Health Broken-Enters the Fenian Cause-First Military Envoy to Third Cun.'ress -A Senator -Address to the England-Arrcstcd-Tried for Irttland— On Tour of Inspection—Supervises Stephens' Escape—Labors -Resolutions at Jones' Wood-Goes to Made to m America— Difference with Stephens—Returns for the Figlit in Ireland Treason-Felony-Fiuo Speech in the Dock-E.-cposes Overtures " 231 —Letter ou the Aims of the Provisional Government." Ita Uim to Betray the Fenians-Sentenced CAPTATN JOHN M'OAFFERTY. CAPTAIN P. J. CONDON. the Army -In tho Arrested—Tried— Ilalf-Aliom Jury because he is an American—Acquitted Yu-'h and Scliool Days-Emigrates to America-Enters with U. S. —Envoy from Ireland to America—.'Vddrcss at the Great JonesMVood r.i-h r-ri'-ade-Goes to Ireland-A-. rested-Correspondence Again- Meeting in New York-Goes Ili^-k TlieAmurat Cliesler-Sccond Ar- a Second Tiuie to Ireland-Ai rested Con<ul-Liberatcd-GoC3 ^^ rest-In the Dook-Corydon's Evi.': ICC—Fuiiud Guilty—Speech iu the Tried-Acquitted ''^* Dock -In his Cell 177 CAPTAEM n:VS.R 0-NElI,L CRO\YLEY. JOUM EDWARD KELLY, COLOyEL JOHN J. OCONNOR. JOHN McCLUEE. Sketch of Born on Valcnl'a I.-^!:v.! '" ! ,:'i< to America—Runs off and Joins the Three Fenians give Battle to the Waterford Column and Police— O'Neill-Tho Union Army— L.ci; :"!ion— Gallant Action at Spottsylva- Peter O'Neill Crowley-Martyrdom of his Uucle, Father nia—Wouudcil at Uu-l ' .! -J/iiat Lieutenant—Captain—Seriously 3 comEifis, . jr.nvtvi-'s ncir—n;? ni;li Clmrnctor— Skelcii ci' .Tfiliii Eflwflrd Kollr" SSI sis^rsj :z.tfTisszpf?^ I'liilip Gray by Mr. Ltiby -rin. Iho Ti PHILIP GKAT. KuwT..i-I;-Joias 11. ... I ' Goes to Irulniid—At l:\i-ks i:MOrk:uln-i> : -i'-i C'n.wli^y, Kelly mul -.Ic- Clure ill the Mcuiitaiiie-Fhlit in Kile!", ny Woods- Cipluvc of J.fcCliiro 323 llluess—Death niul Kelly—Dcatli of Ciu<vlcy— His ;i.Mir,ei;il-P(ipu!ar S5nip:.Hiy--JIc- Clure and Kelly in tlio Boct—Manly Speeclios—Sentence ; JOira O'LEAEY. InnnenceB-O'Leary tiMan of Means JIICHAEL COKCOIiAN, JOIIN The Inspiration of Tipperary-Uome MICHAEL DOIiENT, ©ENEEAL America- Eeturns to London and Cone-e-Goes to F,ance-To O'JIAnONY, JjUIES STEPHENS.
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