tch Committee came to Ireland
expressly to urge me to consult my own safety in flight, in which he was
joined by the whole of my local associates. Successively arrived the
news of Meagher, Leyne and MacManus being taken. Then indeed I knew "all
was up." Then, indeed, I felt the force of what I had long before
prophesied--"What if we fail?" I resolved not to be taken if I could
help it, and acted accordingly. After some personal adventures in
Donegal and Derry (with which I will not trouble the reader) I saw the
last of the Irish shore early in September, and on the 10th of October
reached Philadelphia.

I close here with this reflection: Had I been transported or hanged, I
have no doubt full justice would be done me, because it would be
nobody's interest to do me injustice. Had I kept silent, I might have
lived an easy, prudent, reputable sort of life enough. But I established
a journal on reaching America, and whereas my spine is not made of
whalebone nor my conscience of indiarubber, I spoke the truth as I knew
it in all things freely--thereby offending divers parties. This, I
believe, could not be helped. After nearly a year of silence[19] I have
at last (in self-defence) written this narrative, of which I assure the
readers they never would have heard a word from me, but that
misrepresentations not to be borne demanded its publicity. Those who
from want of information misrepresented me hitherto can do so no more;
and those who, knowing these facts, yet wilfully maligned me, I have now
deprived of the power to do me further injury. Truth is powerful, and
this is truth.

II

THE PROCLAMATION OF DOHENY AND HIS COLLEAGUES

By the Lord Lieutenant General and General-Governor of Ireland

A PROCLAMATION

CLARENDON--

Whereas we have received information that THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER, JOHN
B. DILLON and MICHAEL DOHENY have been guilty of treasonable practices,
now we the Lord Lieutenant being determined to bring the said THOMAS
FRANCIS MEAGHER, JOHN B. DILLON and MICHAEL DOHENY to justice, do hereby
offer a reward of

THREE HUNDRED POUNDS

to any person or persons who shall secure and deliver up to safe custody
the person of any one of them, the said THOMAS FRANCIS MEAGHER, JOHN B.
DILLON and MICHAEL DOHENY.

And we do hereby strictly charge and command all justices of the peace,
mayors, sheriffs, bailiffs, constables and all other of her Majesty's
loyal subjects to use their utmost-diligence in apprehendi