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Anthony. I am gone a few Days for the Air, but
defign fpeedily to embark, and this Night I ara go»
ing upon a Manfion for a Supply, it's a ilout Forti-
fication, but what Difficulties can't I encounter, when
Dear Jack^ you find that neither Bars nor Chains
* are but trifling Obftacles in the Way of
From my Reftdcnce in
Terra Auilrali incognito.
Your Friend and Ser-vant,
JOHN SMEPPARD,
" P. S. Pray my Service to Mr, Or^^~y, and to
" Mr. Jfp-—^ce.
On Saturday the I oth of OBoher, Anthony Lamb and-
Ihomas Sheppard, with ninety-five ether Felons, were!
carry'd from Kewgate on Shipboard, for T'ranfporta-
tion to the Plantations; the laft bcgg'd to have an Op*
portunity given him of taking his final Leave of his
Brother John, but this was not to be granted, aiid the
greateft Favour that could be obtain'd was, that on
the Sunday before they had an Interview at the Chapel,
but at fuch a Diitance, that they neither faluted, nof
fhcck Hands, and the Reafon given for it was, that no
Implements inight be convey'd to Sheppard to affift him
in making an Efcape.
This Caution feem'd to be abfolutely necellkry, for ic
appear'd foon after, that Sheppard found Means to re-
leafe himfclf from the Staples to which he was chain'd
in the Cafile, by unlocking a great Padlock with a Nail>,
which he had pick'd up on the Floor, and endcavour'd
to pafs up the Chimney, but was prevented by the ftouC
Iron Bars fixed in his Way, ahd wanted nothing but the
fmallefl File to have perfefted his Liberty. When the
AfTiftants of the Prifon came as ufual with his Viftuals,
they began to examine his Irons, which to their great
Surprize they, found them loofe, and ready to be taken
off at Pleafure. Mr. Pitt the Head Keeper, and his
Deputies