Note 1 — INTRODUCTION

Captain Fraser, of the Bermuda steamship Trinidad, has published in Pearson’s Magazine for October, 1901, under the title of “A Garden Prison,” an article in which he pictures the Bermuda Islands as a veritable paradise, and tries to create the impression that the prisoners are foolish to escape from such a delightful place. The good Captain himself had the misfortune to unwittingly aid Duplooy in his escape, and his publication was evidently inspired to serve as an humble atonement. Even the photographs accompanying the article are apt to be misleading, as they were all taken before the arrival of the prisoners; and the picture of the camp on Darrell’s Island, e.g., does not represent the Boer’s camp, which is decidedly more dreary and barren. Compare the picture of a real camp on the cover of this pamphlet.