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Patrick Wall was transported on the Hougoumont, departing 10th Oct 1867 and arriving 9th Jan 1868 with 281 passengers.
875 ton ship was built at Moulmein in 1852. http://www.australiangeographic.com.au/journal/on-this-day-in-history-australias-last-convict-ship-docks.htm ---------------------------- Incorrect Image ....This is a four masted steel hulled Barque in the drawing , im surprised Australian Geo didn't do a bit more research on this .......The Hougoumont was a works ship on the Forth Bridge Project in 1885 ....the one potrayed as a drawing in Aust Geo is the later version of this ship.....the photograph i have attached is the correct and original convict vessel. --00-- 1867 "The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary's, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn, and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty's ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land." Source: Sydney Morning Herald, Thu 19 Dec 1867, p4, English Shipping, available on Trove at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271?searchTerm=hougoumont.
HougoumontReferences
| Primary Source | Australian Joint Copying Project. Microfilm Roll 93, Class and Piece Number HO11/19, Page Number 262. --0-- Keneally, T. (1998), “The great shame and the triumph of the Irish in the English-speaking world”, Random House, New York. --0-- Amos, Keith, The Fenians in Australia, 1865–1880, Sydney, 1988. |
| Source Description | This record is one of the entries in the British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database compiled by State Library of Queensland from British Home Office (HO) records which are available on microfilm as part of the Australian Joint Copying Pro |
| Original Source | Great Britain. Home Office |
| Compiled By | State Library of Queensland |
| Database Source | British convict transportation registers 1787-1867 database |
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OFF THE WA COAST: 1868, 9 January: From transportee accounts, Ormond Waters (1997, p100) describes their arrival off the WA coast and transfer next day to the mainland: “The Fenian prisoners were the last to be taken ashore from the Hougoumont in small boats and brought to ‘The Establishment’ as Fremantle Prison was called. One convict described the scene in a letter home: ‘Very early on the morning of the 10th, we were put on shore in Fremantle, and marched through the little town of that name to our destination, The Prison. Here we lay for some two days, going through the ordinary routine of prisoners on the first reception. Dressed in a suit of Drogheda linen, ornamented with a red stripe and black bands, typical of the rank we hold in the colony. To wit, convicts.’ [Note: This is, in fact, from a letter written by Patrick Wall to his parents. More on this below.] The prison rules were harsh. There was a long list of offences, the penalty for which was death. Cells measured seven feet by four feet wide by nine feet high. Prisoners slept in hammocks.” --0—
TRANSPORTATION: 1867, October: “The hired convict ship Hougoumont, which has been taken up, by the Government for the conveyance of a numerous party of convicts to Freemantle, Western Australia, left the Nore on October 1, and proceeded down Channel, after receiving on board 150 convicts from the establishments at Chatham and Millbank. The convicts from the Chatham establishment, at St. Mary’s, embarked from the dockyard on board the paddle-wheel steamer Adder, Mr. W. J. Blakely, and were in charge of a numerous party of convict guards and wardens, all heavily armed. Among the convicts shipped were a party of fifteen Fenians, who were engaged in the late conspiracy in Ireland, together with the officers and crew convicted of scuttling the ship Severn [only two were on the Hougoumont – Thomas Berwick and Lionel Holdsworth, each sentenced to 20 years for fraud], and some others who have achieved notoriety from their crimes. The Fenian convicts, like the remainder of the prisoners, were chained together in gangs, but it was observed that they were kept apart from the other convicts in a portion of the vessel by themselves. The steamer Petrel also took down a number of convicts from the establishment at Millbank, for shipment on board the Hougoumont, in charge of a strong escort and convict guard. On Tuesday, October 8th, the Hougoumont arrived in Portland roads. Shortly before midday ninety convicts were marched down to the Government pier at Portland under a strong escort of the 12th Light Infantry. The party included twenty-three Fenian convicts, among whom it was said, was Moriarty [not “the” Moriarty, though; this was Bartholomew Moriarty, aged 17]. The Government steamer employed in the breakwater service was used for conveying the convicts on board the Hougoumont transport ship. The convicts were chained together on embarking, and on board the steamer a strong guard of marines from her Majesty’s ship St. George was formed, and saw the convicts safely placed on board the Hougoumont. The Governor of the penal settlement at Freemantle, Captain Young, is on board the Hougoumont, and returns in that ship to his sphere of duty after paying a visit to his native land.” (Sydney Morning Herald, 19 Dec 1867, p4, at https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/28608271). —00—
4. From the Freeman’s Journal - Friday 19 July 1867, p4: “COUNTY OF LOUTH. (FROM OUR REPORTER.) DUNDALK, Thursday. -- Patrick Bird and John Colligan were indicted under the Whiteboy Act for assembling in arms. The prisoners were boys of 16 and 17 years of age. The prisoners pleaded guilty, and were sentenced to one year's imprisonment from the date of their committal in March last. The trial of PATRICK WALL [my emphasis] and Robert May for treason felony was resumed. [Note: Patrick Wall and Robert May were charged with being members of the Fenian Conspiracy, and having formed part of the body of 800 men who assembled at the Drogheda potato market on Shrove Tuesday night, when the constabulary were fired on. (Newry Examiner and Louth Advertiser, Saturday 20 July, 1867, p3)] Constable Cassidy proved the arrest of the prisoner Wall, in endeavouring to escape from the scene of the outbreak at Drogheda, on the night of the 5th March. Constable Murphy arrested May, lying on the ground, at the same place. The evidence of the existence of the Fenian conspiracy in Drogheda, and the details of the insurrection in that town on the night of the 5th March, and the outbreaks at Stepaside, Glencullen, and Tallaght was [sic] repeated in this case. Mr. Chadwick, the proprietor of the extensive flax-mills in Drogheda, was examined by the prisoners' counsel. He gave the prisoner Robert May an excellent character for industry and general good conduct. Patrick Marry was also examined for the defence. He deposed that Patrick Wall came into his house on the night of the 5th March in a state of intoxication; he had no firearms or other weapons with him; he left the house late at night, after he got sober, saying he was going home. John Farrelly was also examined for the defence. He was an intimate companion and friend of Marry’s and knew him to be a regular attendant to his religious duties, and knew that he belonged to no illegal society. Mr. Ferguson, Q.C., addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners. Mr. Harrison, Q. C., replied on behalf of the crown. His lordship charged the jury, who returned a verdict of guilty. Lawrence Fullam, Luke Fullam, Robert May, and Patrick Wall were sentenced to 5 years' penal servitude each, and Christopher Byrne to two years' imprisonment without hard labour. A man named Patrick Conner, charged with uttering seditious language, was discharged, the crown offering no evidence against him. This concluded the business of the commission. (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000056/18670719/023/0004) --0—
3. From the Dublin Evening Mail - Thursday 18 July 1867, p4: COUNTY OF LOUTH. Dundalk, July 17.—Mr Justice George took his seat in the Crown Court at ten o'clock, when the trial of Luke Fulham and Laurence Fulham, charged with treason-felony, arising out of the Drogheda disturbances, was resumed. Messrs Joy, QC, Harrison, Q C, and R McDonnell appeared as counsel for the Crown; and Mr Monroe as counsel for the prisoners. Several witnesses having been examined as to the “Fenian risings" in different parts of Ireland on the night of the 5th March, concurrently with the rising in Drogheda, the case for the Crown closed. Mr Monroe then called upon the counsel for the Crown to address the jury, as he did not intend to into evidence on behalf of the prisoners. Mr Joy, Q C, on behalf of the Crown, said that this was not a case in which counsel for the Crown could forego their right to the general reply. Mr Monroe urged that no such right existed, except when the Attorney or Solicitor-General prosecuted in person. His Lordship said that his experience of the practice was otherwise, and he would not deprive the Crown counsel of the right of reply. Mr. Monroe then addressed the jury on behalf of the prisoners, and Mr. Harrison, Q.C., replied on behalf of the Crown. His Lordship charged the jury, who, after two hours' deliberation, returned a verdict of guilty against both prisoners, stating that their finding was based on the eighth, ninth, and tenth overt acts charged in the indictment. The prisoners were ordered to stand aside. PATRICK WALL [my emphasis] and Robert May were next put forward, charged with having taken part in the rising at Drogheda. Messrs Joy, Q.C., Harrison, Q.C., and R. McDonnell, instructed by Mr. Parkinson, appeared for the Crown. Mr. Ferguson, Q C., instructed by Mr. Foley, appeared for the prisoners. The case is proceeding.” (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000433/18670718/031/0004) --0—
2. From the Dublin Daily Express - Tuesday 16 July 1867, p3: DUNDALK ASSIZES— This Day. (From our own correspondent.) (Special telegram.) Dundalk, Tuesday. The grand jury of the county of Louth have found true bills for treason-felony against Christopher Byrne, Luke Fullam, Lawrence Fullam, Patrick Bird, PATRICK WALL [my emphasis], John Colligan, and Robert May. The prisoners pleaded “Not guilty”. Luke Fullam and Byrne were then put on trial. They are defended by Messrs. Ferguson, Q.C., and Monroe. Mr. Monroe stated that Byrne withdrew his plea "not guilty," and pleaded “guilty." Counsel asked the court, in awarding punishment, to consider the fact of Byrne having suffered from gunshot wounds calculated to injure him permanently, his long imprisonment, the disappearance of disloyalty, and the growing spirit of tranquility in the country. Counsel examined Dr. Brunker and a witness to character. The Judge approved of the course adopted by counsel, read the informations, and directed the case to stand over till tomorrow, Luke and Lawrence Fullam were then put on trial. (https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0001384/18670716/099/0003) --0—
NEWSPAPER REPORTS OF THE TRIAL: 1. From the Newry Telegraph - Tuesday 16 July 1867, p3: COUNTY OF LOUTH, FROM SPECIAL Dundalk, Saturday.—At eleven o'clock this morning the High-Sheriff, Charles Cobbe, Esq., entered the Crown Court, accompanied Barton Brabazon, Esq., Sub-Sheriff, and the grand panel having been called over, the following gentlemen answered to their names, and were sworn on the Grand Jury: 1. Lieut.-Col. Sir John S. Robinson, Bart., (Foreman). 2. Lieut.-Col. John C. W. Fortescue. 3. Blayney Townley Balfour, Esq., D.L. 4. Frederick John Foster, Esq. 5. Richard Macan, Esq. 6. William Ruxton, Esq., D.L. 7. John Murphy Esq. 8. Myles Taaffe, Esq. 9. Finlay A. Chester, Esq. 10. Laurence Waldron, Esq. 11. Michael Caraher, Esq. 12. William De Sails Filgate, Esq. 13. Robert Foster Dunlop, Esq. 14. Richard M. Bellew, Esq., D.L. 15. Major Myles W. O'Reilly, M.P. 16. William Woolsey. Esq. 17. H. St. George Smith, Esq. 18. T. M. Richardson, Esq. 19. Thomas William Filgate, Esq. 20. George Harpur, Esq. 21. John Obius Woodhouse, Esq. 22. J. E. Bigger. Esq. 23. George Boylan, Esq. The jury, after being briefly addressed by the High-Sheriff, adjourned to their room for the transaction of fiscal business. The presentment £1,100 for the construction of main sewer from the County Gaol through Park Street led to an animated discussion, Mr. Waldron strongly opposing the project, which was ultimately defeated on division by eleven to eight. None of the other presentments were of any special importance. The present Assizes would have been a maiden one were it not for the fact that the persons arrested in Drogheda, subsequent to the emeute there on the night the 5th of March have been transferred from Dublin to Dundalk for trial. There are at present fourteen prisoners in the County Gaol charged with being connected with Fenianism. Ten of these were sent to Dublin for trial at the Special Commission; but owing, it is said, to some technical objections, did not appear before that tribunal. The names of the ten Drogheda prisoners are as follow: —Christoper [sic] Byrne, printer; Francis Hanlon, tailor; Lake Fullam, shoemaker; Patk. Bird, tailor, Patrick Wall, labourer; Laurence Fullam, shoemaker; Thomas Corrigan, day labourer; Robert May, spinning master; John Collegan, shoemaker; Hugh Byrne, housepainter. Another prisoner to be tried is a man named Patrick Connor, who was arrested on board the steamer at Drogheda at the time of the movement, but was subsequently released from Dundalk Gaol, but on the evening of his release was again arrested on a charge uttering seditious language. In addition to the foregoing there are three prisoners, who, being arrested under the Lord Lieutenant's warrant, will not be brought at these Assizes. The names of those three persons are:—John Lynch, cutler, Drogheda; Henry Byrne, veterinary surgeon, Drogheda; J. Fitzpatrick, labourer, Liverpool. The judges will not sit until Tuesday, at 10 a.m., and seldom has there been a degree of interest attached to an Assizes holden here than the present, not much from the fact that there is a considerable number of Fenian cases to be disposed of, but from belief that the principal Crown witnesses who gave evidence at previous Fenian trials—Messrs. Massey, Corydon, and others will be in attendance to give general proof of the conspiracy. The evidence of these parties will, it is stated, be amply supplemented by local —i.e., Drogheda witnesses. There was a belief that the prisoners might plead guilty, and the Crown would in that case, it is said, deal leniently with them but is now stated that the prisoners will stand the hazard of the die. In that case as the commission must open upon a fixed date in Monaghan, there will have to be an adjournment of the Loath court on Thursday next to be resumed again when the other business of the circuit is completed. --0—
TRIAL: 1867, 16 July: PATRICK WALL was found guilty of treason-felony [not high treason which is the only option above, under "Crime"] and sentenced at the Louth Assizes, Dundalk, to 5 years’ penal servitude (Western Australia, Australia, Convict Records, 1846-1930; Convict Department, Registers; General Register for Nos 9599-10128 cont. (R16)). --0--
1867, 20 June: PATRICK WALL was sent from Kilmainham back to Dundalk Gaol to await his trial (Ireland, Prison Registers, 1790-1924 for Patrick Wall; Dublin; Kilmainham, 1850-1871). --0--
JAIL: 1867, 27 March: PATRICK WALL was arrested and admitted to Dundalk Gaol. On 1 April, he was committed by William Carter Esq, at Dundalk, to stand trial for treason, and some time later was admitted to Kilmainham jail in Dublin. His record from Kilmainham reads: NAME: Patrick Wall ADMISSION AGE: 22 ROLE: Prisoner BIRTH DATE: 1845 BIRTH PLACE: Tullyallen, County Louth, Louth, Ireland ADMISSION DATE: 27 Mar 1867 ADMISSION PLACE: Dundalk, Dublin, Ireland CHARGE: HIGH TREASON JAIL: KILMAINHAM IDENTIFICATION NUMBER: 424 PARTIES INVOLVED: 1 --0--