The story of the rescue of these prisoners in 1876 is a brave incident of history which has hitherto been told too brie?y. When Captain Anthony, commanding the bark Catalpa, landed the men for Whose relief the expedition was planned, at New York, public interest in the romantic voyage was very intense. The boldness of the raid upon the English colony and: the remarkable features of the conspiracy, excited universal curiosity concerning the details of the affair.