Star. — London, England, 1802-06-14 00:00:00

INSURRECTION AT DOMINICA. Major HAMILTON, of the 2d battalion, 68th re r :at, landed at Portfmouth, at five o'clock on iday afternoon ? from the Fanny, Weil India and fet oS poll immediately for London, b-ing the bearer of official difpatches from Gover n:7i COC MUM JOHN STONE, relative to the late mu tiny (-,1 the Sth Well India Regiment, and of dit , patches from the French Admiral Lacaosis, for M. OTTO. " We are enabled to Rate . from anthcrrity, that the mutiny of the Bth WeR India Regiment, which brokn out in Domiaica, on the :nth of April was completely quelled on the lath, by the aaive l exertions and bravery of the Governor, Ailed by 58th Regiment, the Militia of the Wand, a detachment of Marines, and his Majefly's Mips Rationed off the Wand. " At the fame time, it is with extreme concern, that we have to relate that Captain CAMERON/Lieu tenant NIiCICAY, and Lieutenant WASTENEYS, of the Bth Regiment, were put to death by the mu tineers ; and• that the (barter Mailer General's Affillant, and the Commiffaries, with feveral of the white Non-commiffioned Officers, &and the fame fate. Mr. &meow, the Clerk of the Ord nance, was mortally wounded. u The following is the account of the lots fuf tained by his Majefty's troops. Itth Rtgimast-3 men killed, 55 vrounded.—Two Ma fillet, of the Magnificent; badly wounded. Militia— t man killxl,6 wounded.—l badly wounded. " The lofs of the Bth Weft India regiment is Rated to be, at the !call, too killed and wounded." The public will be fatisfied as to the corrednefs of the above particulars, when we Rate them to be Minifters, with an anxiety to relieve the public mind, which does them much credit, have adopted the quickieft mode to give the intelligence a fpeedy circulation. To have waited the ufual time for publithing the Gazette, would have de layed it till to-morrow evening : it has therefore been forwarded to us from the Secretary of State's Office for publication, and we loft no time in giv ing it that publicity its importance demands. The following unofficial particulars are extra& ed from letters from Antigua, of the sad April : “ Oa Friday the 9th inn. in the evening, an in furredion took place in the Bth Weft-India Regi ment Rationed at Prince Rupert's, Dominica.— The mutiny broke out fira at Fort Shirley, where the Mutineers commenced a muiquetry fire in all directions. Major Gordon, who was in a hods adjoining the Fort with Lieut. Mackie, immediate- ly ruched out, and endeavoured to form theguard, during which they were fired upon and Lieutenant Mackie was killed. Capt. Cameron and Enfign Wafteneys, the Commiffary and the Serjeant m the Qoarter-Mater General's department, were alto killed. They at the fame time alfo defperate ly wounded the Clerk ofthe Cheque. Capt. Ca meron was fhot by his own fervant. Enlign Wee. teneys, a very young man, was feized, his hands tied, and dragged by the feet from the outer to the inner Cabot, where they tied him to a tree, and after whipping him, flicking feveral bayonets in his body, and keeping him three hours in that fituation, fhot him, cut off his ears, and other wife mutilated him. Some of the Officers, with the Ordnance Store-keeper, made their efcape through a tally -port whic h ads from the lines to the tea; they had a guard to pats, and on their appearing, the fentry ordered them to flop, as t to white men were to pats that way ;" en which the Ordnance Store-keeper drew his (word, and going up to the (entry, threatened him with in haat death, if he refufed to let them pars ; on which he complied: they repeatedly called out for Major Gordon, and demanded his head, but after a fruitlefs attempt - to Rop the mutiny, he had efcaped. Captain Bar and Lieutenants Cameron and Rivington fe" nto their hands; they confined them, butt treat them with refped. The detach ment of ft , ninety Rationed there, made their -r - curgeon and his wife were in ' y broke out, but after two through their room, made , and by the greateft exertions in de .tg the precipice through brambles and bruit:- ,od, reached a rock, from which they were taken off at daylight by a boat from the Magnificent, almoft dead with apprehenfion fatigue, and the lacerations they b a d experienced in t h eir defcent. The other Ladies (three or four) fell into the hands of the Mutineers. The Mutineers were en tirely compofed ofAfricans ; the Creoles to a man Lad nothing to do with it, leveret of whom made their efcape at the moment the infurre.Lion broke cut, and fought Setter on board the men of war by fwimming, and in fuch canoes as they could find. In the interval between Friday night and Monday morning, they offered to negociate with tantain Giffard, of the Magnificent; who refuted to hive any thing to do with them. On Mon (l..ty mcraing General johnftone arrived with the norals, the 68th Regiment, and Tome Militia, etc Matines were alfo landed from the men of s 4r. Aftcr Lieut. Cameron had been fent by •tru with feveral Flags of Truce, they agreed to come to their Parade (between the two Ca br!:s). General Johnßone, in the mean time, 1 - .4lfed the caufeway, and continuing his march, tlttw lip his force in two lines, oppofite to the mu timer. ; the firit line (confifting of 90 of the Rnya:, al.d two CoMpanies of the 68th) within twent% ;arils of thorn. The mutineers, when on the point of proceeding to the parade to meet Comeril Johinflone and the troops, liberated Bar, and offering him his fword, infifted on his taking the command of them, and march ; them down, both of which he declined, on ...di they threatened to Shoot him if he did not Volunteer Sailors comply ; be, tvith the other Officers, then prifo. nets, accordingly marched them down, and drew them up on the parade, where they received Ge. neral Johnflone with prefented arms and drums beating. General J. inftantly formed, and then ordered Captain Bar to make them ground their arms, which all but Come of the grenadiers obeyed. He then ordered them to advance three paces in front of their arms, on which feveral cried “ No, no," and were in the all of refuming their arms, when Come perfon called out " fire! which was inflantly obeyed,;and feveral of she mutineers fell. Their grenadiers immediately returned the fire, and the whole gave way, and fled in different di reetions. Many of them kept the road (which forms an angle), to the Outer Cabrit,but the troops pared ftraight up the hill, reached the fummit before them, and , by that means cut them off.— After this they fcattered in every direction, clofely followed by their purfuers. Some of them, on their arrival at the hofpital, are faid to have bayoneted fome of the fick. Some were taken, and, when brought in, ordered to be bayoneted, which was inftantly done. Others retreating over the face of the Outer Cabrit, were fhot—a few are fuppefed to be Rill concealed in the bullies, and fome are known to have got into the country. The muti neers had manned the Several works commanding the approach to the poll, and when the firing commenced, fired grape from the Inner Cabnt upon the troops who had pall the poll, and were drawn up between it and the Outer Cabrit, by which, and the fire of the fmall arms, two or three of the troops were killed, and near 20 wounded ; two of the militia were alto killed. The number of mutineers killed has not been afcertained with accuracy, owing to feveral having been (hot on the face of the Cabrit leading to the tea about 6o were buried in one hole: it is fuppofed that more than too were killed ; and among the pri6mers are 4.0 wounded, tome of them defperately. Ihe corps confifted of nearly Soo, of which there are- Paid to be in dofe confinement or prifoners at large on the Upper Cabrit, about 370 (including the 4o wounded), of whom it is propofed to try about ts. The caufes affigned by the mutineers are various; but the having been obliged to work at the drain ing of the fwamp for the two pieceding days, teems to have been the principal: it is a work that would require a long time to compleat. 44 The mutineers buried the murdered Officers with military honours—the whole corps attended; they liberated the three Officers whom they held in confinement, for this purpofe alto. The firing party was felefted, and was compofed of the worft charaders among them. The King's colours were kept flying during the whole time the mutiny laft ed—the mutineers conftantly declared their rea dinefs to fight for King George ; and when Gene ral Johnftone and the troops marched in, the King's colours were flying in Fort Shirley, with the flag of truce above them. .‘ Previous to the fire commencing between the troops and the mutineers, Gen. Johnftone, who had been in front, retired between the firft and fecond lines, and defired the men to be ready.— Some of the troops afked if they were to fire? the Officers, who had been their prifoners, ran (loop ing into the line of the troops. This and the other circumitances mentioned appear to have produced an agitation on both fides. The mutineers, who appear to have aded with great confidence to wards the General until that moment, returned their arms, and the firft (hot ferved as a fignal to both parties to fire. Probably a little addrefs at that mount might have prevented the bloody fcene thagfollowed. The accounts of eye-witneffes vary with refpetft to the fide on which the firing commenced, as well as to the number of the mu tineers killed—fome computing it at tco white men, whilft others fuppofe it to have been nearly double that number : poffibly the medium between the two may be neareff the truth." Another letter Rates, that the mutineers aimed particularly at Gen. Johnftone, who had a horfe killed under him, and received a flight wound in the hand. Mr. Holmes, commanding the militia, had alfo a horfe killed under him, and two of the militia-men were killed. The mutineers had man ned the feveral batteries commanding theapproach to the port, and when the firing began fired grape. (hot, by which,and the fire of the fmall arms, two of the . Royals, and about go of that and the 68th Regiment were wounded. The mutineers fired from the fort on the men of war, but without el: fed, during which time many of themfelves were blown up by explofions of cartridges. It conti nues—" The cattle affigned by the mutineers is, having been obliged to cut wood for their officers, which the latter fold; (port weight of bread ; no fettlement of their accounts; and having been em ployed in draining a morafs, without being paid for it. The latter teems to have been the princi pal cattle. They had only been at it two days, but it is a work that will take a long time to.com plete. Forty of the regiment are Rill unaccounted for; of which it is known that a corporal, and 25, and chiefly grenadiers, are in the woods, with abundance of ammunition: when joined by the run away mgroes,they may give contiderable molefta tion before they are fubdued." Sittings appointed in Midcllefez and London, before the Right Hon. Ricormus PEPPER, Lord A:Afar:Ler, in and after Trinity Term, tiloa : IN TRNII. 11111DIAILt. LONDON. Friday, June a Saturday, June 19 24 Friday, 25 TV=y, so Friday, July a •/T7l TRIM. Thuriday July 8 Friday July 9. We find that on this evening will be peformed at the Royal Circus, for the irtt time tilde feven years, that favorite production named the Spring Meeting, in which will be introduced the much ad mired Poney Races, which have proved fo highly attractive, and afforded fuck delight to .every fpectator—alfo, for the firft and only time, Mifs Saumnsas,fillerto thocelebratedMafterSauancas, will make her appearance on horfeback. Thefe attractions, witlrthat very impreffive piecethe Fatal Frail - lion or MicksOt Ada andithe Enchanted Harp, cannot La to draw a molt crowded audi ence at an early hour. NAUTIC4L INTELLIGBYCB. On Saturday laft the Purfers of the Honourable EaR India Company's fhips the Hors, Ca RNATIC, HENRY ADDINGTON, NOTTINGHAM, HINDOSTAN, -WINDHAM, and ADMIRAL GARDNER, arrived at the Eaa India Houfe,•with their difpatches from the fupra cargoes at Canton. The fhips SCALES? CASTLE, SHAH ARDASET UPTON CASTLE, and DAVID SCOTT, are t.7pecied to arrive from Bombay this feafon, with confign ments of goods belonging to individual s . The Fidelity, Captain NORMAND, with a cargo of tallow, hemp, and afhes, for RAMSAY, WIL LIAMSON, and Co. is arrived at Leith from St. Pe terfburgh, being the &it veffel from thence this feafon. FALMOUTH, JUNE xi. Arrived this day the American fhip Hindoflan, Captain OLIVER VIWLEY, having on board 6000 barrels of flour for a market, after a pafrage of 32 days from Philadelphia ; the American brig Rich. mond, Captain JACOB WoLos, from Charlefton, with rice, *gar, and tobacco, after a palFage of forty-five days for orders; alfo the Bremen brig Fama, Captain STROKING, from Charlelton, with rice, after a pAllige of forty days.—Put back this day the fchooner Islaricy and Mary, and the NMI ADOLPH US packet, Jou s, with the Lifbon Mail of the tft ink fhe will now alfe take the Lilbon Mail of the Bth ink. The Chefterfield Pac. ket is appointed to take out the Leeward Iflands Mail of the 3d ink. YARMOUTH, JUNE i 3. Friday morning the Mtive, of this port, laden' with coals, got on the Cockle Sand; but light craft being fent to her afGilance, and part of her cargo taken out, the has been got Off, and has ar. rived in the harbour, with little damage. This afternoon arrived the PRINCE of Wants packet, Capt. THOMAS HEARN, with mails and pallingers from Cuxhaven. The paffengin are Mars. GitlV. CEVL and family, PATRICRSON, MERIDAN, ERNST, and family, ALBANO, and two Neapolitan Mef fengers, and feveral others. The paifenfiers Rate, that only four packets will be kept on this Ration, to do the duty from hence to Cuxhaven.—Sailed the Royal Sovereign, Geeirross, for Dunkirk; and the Nitres or Vl.ll, packet, Capt. HEARN, for Harwich.—Wind Weft. _PLYMOUTH, JUNE n. Came in the Doti', of 36 guns, Capt. Cost- BERLAND, from Ireland ; the is gone up Hamoaze; as is alfo l'Ertaaczairrz, of 38 guns, to be paid off.—Sailed the ImooENs, of 18 guns, Captain VAUGHAN, for Ireland. Yefterday afternoon, about five o'clock, as Lieut. LUMLEY, of his Maielly's !loop Rofario, was failing about Hamoaze to their (hip's cutter, (by carrying too much fail), fhe was unfortunately upfet, off the Devil's Point ; but we are happy to hear no lives were loft, as feveral boats foon came to their affiftance. PORTSMOUTH, JUNE =3• Yefterday arrived the IMF ERIE USE, of 4o guns, Capt. Rowczy from the Cape of Good Hope, and the Wasp !loop of war, Capt. SULLEN, from Martinico. The former failed this morning to the Eaftward ; alfo the RE si mot cs, of 36 guns, Capt. WODE HOUSE • the SIRIUS, of 36 guns, Capt. KIN j and ;Ile ATALANTs, on a cruize.—This evening failed the CAMBRIAN frigate, Capt. BRAD- Iey, with Vice-Admiral Sir ANDREW MITCHELL, for Halifas, at which place he will take the chief command.—The following tranfports were this day releafed from quarantine, and came into har bour:—The Alliance, ROBSON j Boreas, MANN, Ann. GRANT, and Phoebus, BYWATER.—SaiIed the Harland, SIMPSON, for Peteriburgh ; Prince William, Wioosss, for Memel; Hearn, Ro- BERTSON, for Dantzic ; Sovereign, BALMANO, and Aid, LAMB, for London; and the Induftry, WHITE, for Arpndel ; alto the Hunter, PRICE, for Little Hampton • and the Diligence, LANCAS TER, for London . — Came into harbour his Majef ty's !hip Mregara.—This day arrived the Venus, PLAICE, from London; and the Morning Star, CHANDLER, for Southampton. Lieut. RANT, who went out in the Lady Nel fon, is come home in the Ismatsyss. GREENOCK, JUNE 7. Arrived yefterday the Norwegian (hip Abraham, Musses, from North Longfound, with timber and deals; and the Margaret and Eliza, arsystisoir, from Demarara ; alfo this morning the Swan, HAT , . TRICK, from Trinidad, and brings account of the arrival there of the Nelfon, SMITH, from this port. The Margaret, BROWS failed from Grenada for the Clyde, a fortnight before the Louifa. The Margaret and Eliza fpoke the Canada, from Greenock for Qtybec, upon the 12th May in ht. 49. 31. long. 31. 25. out fourteen days, al . ' ' well; left loading at Demarara the Sifters and' the Elbe, both of Glafgow, for Clyde ;—trade ra- ther dull at Demerara ; crop not good. Captain M'Fia, of the Louifa, on the 25th ult. in lat 49, 48. long. 5. W. fpoke the (hip Calicot, MANN, of and for Liverpool, from Demerara, out five weeks, all well; and a Danifh (hip, from St. Thomas bound to Copenhagen, out fix: weeks. The Liberty, M'Ls*, from Demerara to Clyde, put into Weftport, in Ireland, the 31fli ult. having loft her malls on the 29th in agale of wind. The Vine, M , lturras, is arrived at Dublin from Alicant, after a pairage of 37 days. , FROM LLOYD'. LIST. DIAL, JUNI 13.—Sailed the Bittern hoop Or for Sheer nefs; and °dwell, Skeen, for Bengal.—Canse down the Am phion frigate, from Sheernefa and remaiiii—Wind N. W. GRAV ISE ND, JUNA r3..-Paired by the Loral Duncan, —.; Aidy Caftle, Nails; Fort William, Boulderftvn • Worcefter, —; Boddam, Jones; Eliza, Holmes; Roe king ' ham, —; Hindollan, ; WdWky , Gordon; and Ocean, ---, from the Eaft Indies; Prineefs Auguita, panda, handball; Harry Addington ' Lacey; Britilh Queen, • and the Hanover, Wilton, from Jamaica ; of Wale s, 'Frew ; Auguita, Wood; apd Mary, Pines, from .Andgua; %teen Charlotte, Clark; it . seen, Martin ; Adventure, Howard; and Rachael,Llierby, from Bnd:rani; Bail of Liverpool, Harris ; Harvey, Phillips; and William, Atkins, from Grenada; Fame, Goodrick, from New Orleans ; Nelly, Pixley ; Matthew, --; M i wy, —; and William Manning,Dizon fro/nit. Kitts;Union, Grave, from Martinique; Soptda,Atingtocarom De. merara; Caroline, Halt, from Baltimore ; General Elliott, —•••; and Kent, from Dominkill. fORN MARZErs. MARR.I.Mtt, „ME 14. Mete eras a good fupply of moll forts of Grain to-day.-Wheat of the &ft quality has fupportcd Friday's prices, which is 3s. higher than this day week.-Barley and Malt are unaltered.- -Oats are is. 6d. lower than this day week.- Beans' are ts. cheaper.-Peas and atilt:- Articles as pct. annexed Currency. Englith Wheat, per quarter, 465. 6os. Ditto, primal, dos. 755. Foreign Ditto, 6os. 68s. Fine Dantzic Whdt, 7os. 725. Rye, 325. 345. BArley, 20s. 265.-( Malting) 3os. 345. 61 - Malt, sos. to 535. eats, 16s. 205. 235. 6.1. Horfe Beans, (New) 3os. 355. Tick Beans, (New) 285. 305. 3IS. Hog Pude, 28s. 345. • Boilers, 345. 38s. 395. Carraway Seed, 365. to 4os. per cwt. Coriander, 265. to 295. per cwt. Canary, 78s. to Bos. per cwt. Rape Seed, 341. to 361. per lalt. Flour 555. 6os. per fack. ►ROY TOE LONDON CIAZETTR SATURDAY JUN( Tit Average price of Corn in England and Wales:ftlnn the its• turns coding the 4th of June, ans. Wheat. Rye. I d. Barley. I it Oats. Beans. Pears. s. d. s. d. s. . d. s. d s. d. 66 1 42 8 so to 19 3 34 a 36 s The average Price .f Sugar, computed from the Return made in the weak ending the 9th .f June, is 30. 6d. pee huadred weight. PRICES OW GRAIN, AT 11l FOLLOWING WARICETL BASINGSTOMP.AriIiet 563 od to 69i od per Quarter.' Barley ass od as 31s od I Beans 331 ad to 37s od Oats ism od to ass od Pate 3ss od to 38s o 4 mosozoosoo.—Wheat 6.5. od to 761 od per quarter. Barley 3as od to 33s 6d I Bouts 341 od to 36. ad Oats sos od to 235 od Peak 345 od to sas ad Ntwayar..—Wheat, sos. od. to yze. od. per Quarter. Barley 26s od to 3oa od Beans 33s od to 36s 6d Oats as od to 231 od Pears oos od to 35s od Hinnze,—Nitheat 364 od to Ito od per Quarter. Barley 3os od to 34s od B ons 341 od to 36s od Oats Oa zits od to 27s tad Peale 355 od to 425 od ittAsono--wheat 335. ad. to 765. 64. per (tarter. Barley 285 od to 325 66 'Beaus 3as ad to 37$ od Oats 2os od to 28s od Peak 385 od*to ns od At Warminfter Market, on Saturday laft, the prices of Corn were as follow : Wheat, by the quarter, 31. ss. to 31. 135. Barley, 11. 2s. to rl. 12S. Oats, as. to 11. Is. Beans, 11. 16s. to 21. 2S. _ On Tuefday the price of beti oatmeal in Edit'. burgh market fell to Is. per peck. RIOT AT ABERDEEN. The Aberdeen Journal of Wednefday lark con• tains the following account of the unhappy affray alluded to in the Bras of Friday laft : On Friday laft the Anniverfary of his Majef ty's Birth-day was obferved in this city with the ufual marks of joy. At twelve three vollies were fired by the Rofs and Cromarty Rangers in the Barrack-yard ; and the young men of the different Incorporations made a proceffion through the town, with their colones, awd the infignia of their different trades, and made a yery fhowy appear ance. At fix o'clock the magiftrates and princi. pal inhabitants affembled in the Town-hall, where the ufual healths and other appropriate toafts were drank, followed by repeated vollies of mu&etry by a detachment of the Military drawn upon the .Plainftones. Thus far the day was (pent with that fefti vity which has long diffinguiffied the Inhabitants of this Loyal City. But it now becomes our pain ful duty, to relate the melancholy events of the evening, which led to confequences that we can never fufficiently deplore.—An unfortunate affray took place between the boys in the ftreet and fome of the officers and privates of the Rofs and Cro marty Rangers, then on guard in Caftle.ftreet, who being joined by the reft of the corps from the barracks, ran upon the people in the ftreet with their arms in their hands, and began firing upon them with hall, indifcriminately and in every di. reftion, and fome were even feen taking deliberate aim at individuals. di Many of the bullets went through windows and doors in the weft-end of Caftle-ilreet, and in the head of the Ship-row and Narrow-wynd, and others were found at a greater diftance than through the town. " As far as we can learn, the following were the fatal confequences that enfued :—One man, a native of this place, and a private in the rifle corps recruiting here, who was (landing at the corner of the Plainftones, was (hot t h rough the head, and inflandy died on the fpot. Thomas Milne, a mafon, John Moir, a young boy, and only fon of a widow, and William Gibb, appren tice to a barber, were all mortally wounded, and died next day ; and ten more perfons, as near as we can learn, were varioufly wounded. Upon being informed of the unhappy affair, the Provoft and - Magiftrates, with becoming fpirit, inftantly interfered, and the whole corps were ordered into the barracks.-w , A fufficient guard ofarmed citizens was immediately mounted, to prevent all commu nication with the regiment, which in the irritated Rate of the public mind, might have led to further fatal confequences. " An invefligation of this lamentable affair was inftantly fet on foot by the Magiftrates, and is now going on ; but of the mars of evidence brought forward, i; would be highly improper in us to take particular notice. Several of the officers, alto four ferjeants, and one private, are in cuftody, to abide the refult oPthe inveftigation. " On Saturday, at 12 o'clock; an exprefs was tent off to Edinburgh, to the Commander in Chief. The perfon who carried it, with an alacrity which did him much credit, returned again by three o'clock on Monday morning, with the neceffary orders ; and yeflerday morning, about one o'clock, the regiment marched out of the town in dead filence, and without beat of drum, by the way of the Broad-hill, and Old-Town Links, on their route northwards. At the Bridge of Don they formed into two diviflons, .one of which took the road to Old hieldrtua, and the other the road to r ~. _ S