The Sun. — London, England, 1816-06-05 00:00:00

about Ow larG, inA a great mini .laves Cmasq sinileaaers - of the'plot) killed 'and eseenteil., Mr. J. Greens.—lN early tbe.wbole erap - Nvont; few negroes killed or executed. , Mr. J. Padniore,leys.—Many fleets of tanks treat, and thinly nearoes killed and . exernted. Mr. T. Yard. Cottnge.,—Twenty acres defines burnt, and three negroi.s killed and executed. Fisher's-poti.l, Lbdus-liali, and Leafs, l u tvc not escaped, besides many others.. CHtitST=CE;ZTRCU PAtt'tSft. Daltyliaiile, Vilgrith.—Dwelling-house injured, and Rll the furniture, plate, and clothes destroyed and taken away. D. It. Yranalen, Sthall ltiage..;—Canes burnt, and Many slaves kilted and executed. Mr. R. nerd, Hope.—Ditta. ° Mr. J. It. nest has sufftred. Many more in this parish likestise hare 'sacred materially. that negro.liousts of all the 'stoics whole tierces i exult et!, through which the ittilitta poised, were set it'e to by their cotoosartdiugoelt:res frtnit mallets of policy. What tollnivi is from tlte Burbadoes Afeicury of Me SOOs of April : 131tMGE .TOWN, 41rnit. no. It is unnecessary to state to our readers in this Community the occasion nt that' suspension of our labours which has taken place since the 13th of this month it will he long trail painfully iinKess ed on their minds ; but those of. our subscribers who reside in thz neighbottring vatic - molts, will nti dottbt be de,irous of knnwiug the cause of it. We shall therefore endeavour to perfOrnt this in. pleasant dirty, although we feel considerable entry in the attempt,. At so early an ,hour as twat !n the morning of Easter Monday, this Island was placed under martial law, in order to quell a perfidious league of slaves' in the parishes of St. Philip, Christ church, St. John, and St. Ueorge ; who, in their marl career, were Setting fire to fields of CAlle, as well as pillaging and destroying the buildings on many estates, and otherwise pursuing a system of devastation. which hacseldotn been equalled. • The inhabitants of this town Were appriXed of these nefarious, proceedings through the personal - exertions of Colonel J. P. Mayers, of the royal Tegimeot of Militia, who, upon receiving the in telligence, instantly proceeded front his planta tion ; and haring on his way acquainted Colonel Codd, in command, of the garrison of St. Ann, the troops were intinediately called to arms„ and put its readieess..to march in the route of.the.:e Incendiaries.. • , This promptitinleoe the part Of the Cotenrand ant seas followed by his kindness in supplying the st. Micha'ef's Militia with smne tirr that wete required, and likewise with ammunition, sci that by day-break they were readyipr service ; upon Which the flank and some other cortipanirs, head ed by Colonel Itlayers, were soon afterwards dis patched, and on their march they joined a huge body of tegulars, commanded by Colonel Coil, with which they pioeeeded to the Scene of de solation. The life-pards, weft sent in that direct. Coln, and bring divided into squadrons, they fr,e; quently ri:11 in with parties of the insurgents, i o me of whom they killed, and dispersed the 'to ; and, from the facility with which Ads badly conveyed intelligence to the troops, it was found to he n most essential ontlis on this cala mitons occasion. The enicrpriting'spirit of Colonel Best was cots. spicuotts itt this at ; for,, with the Christ• church I)totaliett, tae was on duty in the very Mitlit of the rebellious, mid contributed in a great degree to Sts dispersion in that neighbourhood soon after their commencement, but in effecting Which 'se veral of the insurgents were shot. Those troops troth the garrition, as well as the militia; were, uptiit approaching the thicket (one of the estates principally concerned in this out rtitge), sent in divisions in different directions, *id, the hope of discovering, before night, those places to which the rebellions had retreated upon perceiving them advance. In the performance of this duty, the troops surprised many parties of them, and some of whom lost their lives in at tempting to escape, Besides those that were killed an the following day, many were taken prisoners, and upwards of 400 have been cent op board the vessels in the bay, to await the result of their trial, agreeably to a proclamation issued by President Spooner. Many have been coodemned in the parishes titat revOlted, upon full evidence of their guilt, be fore a Court-martial and a Court of Inquiry is sitting in town, before whom several have been convicted, and their sentence of death has been carried .into effect on those plantations to which the offenders belonged. It having been deemettadvisable to acquaint his Excellency, Governor Sir James Leith, G. C. B. of the state of the country, an express was sent to Guadatoupe on the Ifith inst., and his Excel lency lost no time in proceeding hither, having arrived on the 24th in a French schooner of war that happened p) be at that inland. - The Go. irernor has since thought fit to circulate thee fol.- lywing Address All ADDREIS TO THE 81-BVE rort7p4Tiox or TIM 16LAND OF BARBOQES. Tt appearing that the late insut section of slaves in the pa risftes of Nt. St George, Christ-church, and St. Johns was principally caused by the snisrepreseiltation and instiga-. lion of ill-disport-4 persons, who tave been endeavouring to induce a'helief that the *litres were actually made free, but that their manumissions were improperly withbehl from theta, I think it my duty at once to remove all misconception 04 4 subject of so great importance for the tramptillity of this co forty, and for the well-being of the slaves themselves. do not meats to enter into the origin_and nature: of slovery, farther than to prekost frMu erroneously supposing that bandage ilyous particular or exci9sive lot. Slavery is not the isistitution of any partienlar Mous; age, or country has ever existed, and does still exist among white as well as black men, in ,every quarter of the cartli.---!• That the blocks of Africa have countenanced slavery,: and %A the whites base been its joint 'authors in the West in ales, is a Net porsonally known to all of you who bane cause .from Africa uoder the canipuisive transfer of your persons by Itatw . owo co outiporo, by whom you were bad in bondage. in your native and wei there disposed (slag slaves. That, ssatr Isitstatteassd quita4k Sererciin, and the Dritisli disapprove a Cite traffic la slay Ca from Vein it Lit ' ornla all : as well as that it Las consequeptly_b!ien prohibited the law, and has lung teased. Is is equally a fact, that. the Is!it'Ai Te6Ple of 'Africa stilt continue slavery, not only 'among themselves,' but that they daiy barter their fellows of every age and sett to any person who chooses to but them; while Great Britain alone ye. efts bet power to prevent an increase of slavery, ana to render those who are now unavoidably in that state, every practicable service • which: henevoleoce suggests But flit Most wise . and just men, the must humane and zealous advo tates a the abolition of the slave trade, who possess practi cal knowledge, and the most sincere friends of those who arc actually in slavery, have considered their emancipation (ex cept in particular eases, as the reward of fidelity and good eonduct) to be morally impracticable, whether such a mea sure 'borsht regard the good ordeifof the community at large, Or the well-being of the generality of the slaves themselves. What would be the fate ,Of the old, the infirm, the sick, the helpless children, end a large proportion of your whole bsaly, who have been brought up to depend entirely upon your nesters for your subsistence; and from that circum• stance, as well as from the want of knowledge as artificers, and in Other respects, would be "little. able to provide for your wants, if a rash measure of general emancipation were at once to tisrOw the mass of the slave population into a new state of society, under the flattering but fallacious 'name of freedom ; in reality, however, presenting only the dangers of general disorder, .and producing (except to a few) the nsi• series of confusion and want, leading to the commission of crimes, mid to the absolute subversion of public order ansl tranquillity? otter contemplating such danger to the cos►= munity, it i• not necessary to go into the origin and nature of slavery, in order to decide on the impraticability of its abolition where it actually, exists, excepting bye wise and unremitting system ion, by which it will gradually produce its own reformation. Ilyinch means alone, tod not by the attempt of a► rash andrdestructiv'e' convulsion, bas slavery imperceptibly, safely, and happily changed, in every country where it had ever ealsted, but has now ceased, front the beginning of the world to the present tinu e . I hare learned that a general belief had been mischievously propagated among yob,' that I was in iiessesiion of your ma numissions, and that a►y roturn to Barbadites would have put you in possession of your freedom. I can solemnly assure you, that my arrival has been one of the mast painful Periods of my life; when, in performing my duty, I have not only had to inform you of the cruel deception which the enemies of the State, and still more yobr own hitter foes, have prac• Used on both, but to feel myself called on'by the offended laws to seek out and still to punish the guilty. • Verhips never was there a more delicate subject to touch on with you thanyour condition is slaves, especially under the unhappy circumstances in which too many of pin have intolved yOurselvegi, And by which the Full!) , had planned so much mischief to this colony; hut I never be deterred from promulgating truth when my duty points nut the ne cessity, however difficult it may appear to give it effect. - I conjure y‘ai all, then, to return with cheerfulness to. your dnties, where it will be tnfinitely more consistent with mi desire to see you act- front reason than from force. Every thing which Oa...paternal government of the Prince Regent can practically effect for your your progressive prosperity, and bappinesi..has been and will continue to be done. I appeal with confidence to yoorselees, 'whether vote proprietors also have.notngenerally done lunch to render lour situations ionifortahle. • In that which regards my authority, you may rely on a strict and watclefol•exeeution of my duty in whatever regards yorte' interests; hut do not allow me, in expressing the benevolent feelings which I shell ever entertain towards you, to mistral you into a belief, that I could fora mnmeet perno you, to resist with impunity the just exercise of that authority which the law has placed over you.- It is melancluily to think on the numbers of. men who in the lele insurreetiOn lott their lives in the rash and wicked contest against the laws, into which they allowed themselvee to he hurried, without a shadow of hope that their efforts would bate been successful against the powerful means with -in my command for the preservation of public tranquillity. I cannet Omit to express my satisfaction at: the enod'irense and feeling of so lerge a proportion of you, who rallied round your masters and their families, when your deluded brethren so - shaniefolly forgot the ties of dusty and gratitude where be nefits had been conferred on them. • .1 trait, however, that the example of those whose fidelity I have justly commended, even more than the fate of those who have lust their lives, and the returning reamon of the de holed, will save me from tire painful task of using the ample power at all times in say haads to crush the refractory, and punish the guilty. It will indeed be to me a source of true gratification to witnes4 the speedy return of general confidence and industry:, and of that comfort mid cheerfulness which su large a portion of you seemed to enjoy. Government House, April 516, 1816. JAMES lIETTIT. Sir James Leith also, as soon its the instnree. Otto was suppressed, issued a proclamation, taking off .the embargo on - the vessels lying in Carlisle • 'lay. THE AUMY. An order was received at Portsmouth on Sable day, to disband the 2d battalions of. the sth and 87th regiments, stationed at Gosport. The men are to be turned over to the Ist battalions. The Ist battalion of the bth is with the Duke of WEL -I,INGTON : the Ist battalion of the 89th is in In dia. It is fully expected that all the 2d battalions of regiments will be disbanded before - the chase of the year. On the 18th inst. all the troops in the Metp polis and its vicinity will have a Grand Field-day no Wimbledon Common, In commemoration of the Battle of Waterloo. His Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT, his Royal Highness the Com mander in Chief, and all the °client Staff 'in town and its vicinity, will be present on the QC , On Monday, the 3d inst. his Royal Highness the Commander in Chiet inspected, at ROttiford , Barracks, the'l3th Light Dragoons, attended by lerillB GREY, BOLTON, Sir H. CALVBRT,•Sir Goanost, Sir J. Coots, and a numerous Statr— His Royal Highness expressed himself , highly pleased with the appearance of the Regiment, which had arrived trod France, dismounted, ten days ago, having given - op their horses to the re giments that remain in that country, and they ap peared on this occasion completely mounted, on some of the finest horses in England, proViAed for them by General Bot. Tort ; we think them* its well mounted as any in the service. This gallant corps accompanied the Great WELLINGTON it. 3111 his military exploits for the last 'eight - years, mid, distingitished itself on All occasions; particularly at Watelloo. The Royal Dake and Soire hotionr efi-! the °fryers with partaking at a cold clitlation pnvidua the 'Nless . .-roarn an titre oteasitin, whets erty d, L at, y "i,t se4son was in profusion. The re i;cl,lt Ota following dtiy. titENCH [ AEC IVP. 13 THIS ICIORNING.I .• *Jowl: the bairacks kettpled.l4 the legion of tlie.Selne is an altar, constructed 14 soldiers and ornamented with garlands, on which► tl►ey have placed the bust of-hiS Majesty. • An Ortlonnaire - e bf the king tontairiN the fol lowing : " Oirr intentioir, and alai o} oiir etiot4, in re treucbiug of the Civil List for ISI6, ha s been to employ that sum trir the r elief of our peo ple who have most strilere4 by the c4iiituities of the war." . . , This Ordonnance concludes, by ordering a Commission to examine the state of the depait ments which have suffered, and to . distribute the funds accordingly. Recent accounts froni Grenoble say that baler affects, in his interrogatories, an assurance which he is far from possessing. The Police have. seized 240 copies of the gain Jaune, which. 'were - fgitireSSeci to a person in the faubourg St. Denis ; .150 of the same libeli bad been .seizeil last week, and. proceedings ordered against the distributors. Czerni-Georges, i'vho acte'd so great a part in the wars of Serv.ia and, tValachia, arrivel at Pe tersbnrg on the 2d. ..11e was presented to the Em . . peror. . Lettersirom Aniietis announce the embarkation of 51. Real, Prefect of Police during the.usurpu lion. He is going to the United States. The wonum named Fondle, condemned for se ditious cries, is not the sitter of General iloche. In the night of the 19th or 20th of this month, a fire broke out in the cow - mine of Lintz. Twelve houses, two granaries, with seven cattle, became a prey to the flames. The event is'attributetl ;o malevolence. GarNORI.E, MAY 28.—Every thing ,continues tranquil. The Grand Prcvot is at Eybens, and has received the testimonies orsix witnesses, who have allirnied on oath, th.it they saw Didier in the ranks of the rebels on the 4th till the .sth". VIENNAI MAY .22 —We' are informed that Prince Antony of Saxony and-the Princess Maria Theresa will be here at the marriage of Prince Leopold. They continue to say that Prince Art.'. tony will renounce the crown of Soxony in favour of his brother Maximilian. They :O s° speak of a 111,Arringe betweeu, the ohlest son of M ax i m ili a n mud a young Archtludiess. Mr. FEctr, Chktrg . (11.1(riires •in the absence of Nit.. Liston, is 111 at the Faubourg do I'era. AIMMSD, 1I tY 21,—The Madrid Paper eon. tains a !Nem for the eneout agetnettt of agriaul- t ore. Report says, that the Piincestes of Brazil will quickly arrive. Our Gazette contains official details of tse gin. dons events of Peru, where General Pezuela has gained a complete victory. We shall publish them immediately, Wuwramayno, Aliv 26.—The King arrived yesterday from Loiiisbnnrg. His Majesty gave to-day a private audience to Mr. B. Taylor, Mi nister from England, who presented the letter from the Prince Regent of England relative to the marriage of the Princess Charlotte of Wales. FRENCH FUNDS. 5 per Cents. 59 f. 90 e. Bamk IC9O f. 1-I.A,IIBURGIi MAIL, EfteceivOn T/lIS MORNING:] LIETTFII PROM FRANKFORT. —Tht Austrian ,Connsellor Von Wacken, who is to be Secretary in the European Conferences upon the Territorial arrangements, is arrived here from Triest. In the Grand' Pitchy of Reden more persons are continually dismissed who have signed the remon strance of .the former Nobility of the Umpire of 31st March, and•other similar documents. MAY 20. , --The movements among the Nobility in Baden continue. They had lately a meeting aE Wimpfen, to deliberate upon what is now to he, done. There was considerable confusion at this meeting ; the elder menibers reproached the Committee chosen among the younger members, with having exceeded the powers given to them. As far as is known, nothing was resolved upon. Therefore, members of the Committee, who have been dismissed from the service of the , Grand Duke, have requested that a Commission may be appointed to inquire whether, and by what Means, they have deserved to be dismissed. HAMtitlitaff, MAY 28.—The measures Adopted at Chrisiiaiths on account of the supposed conta genus disorder in Norway, having been revoked, the same has aho been- done 'by the Demist) Qua :entitle Commissioner. ilawburgh Exebituge,ea London-3-1. 10. - 11sORTAN ; i it-iALIAMETtIitY PAPEIt,:' N (Tu be centiitrird regularly.) REPORT of LORDS of the COMMITTEE of Clv-_, CIL, appointed to take into 'nottiideration the sTA iF. ' l O the COINS of this KINGDOM; and the present EST A*; BLISHMENT and CONSTITUTION of HIS MAJESTI7.I MINT, to his Royal Highness the PRINCE REGENT—: dated the 21st May, tBIG. . . F :At the Coi±ncil Chainber, Whitehall; the 21st of May, 181(3, by the *Right ilonontlible the LOrds of the Cominittee of Comma; Appointed to take intbeoniideratian the State Of the Coins adds Kingdom, and the present Establiihment. and Constitution of his Mejesty's Mint : His Alajesty hiving been pleased, by his Ort in Connell of 7th February, 1798 to direct tbti Committee to take into consideration the state.oE the Collis of ibis realm; and the- present Ashy blishMeht and coristituticm of ilia Majesty's-Mmt , the Cotuniittee; in discharge of their duty, hav e already subMitted to his Majesty, Oar opinions od some. of the points so referred to them. A new Mint has, 4d, their recommendation ,. been erected; and furnished with a,most complete and extensive coining apparatus, including ail the niodern improvements an d i n , a t eprasent.y tion to yOUr Royal Highness in Council' or G i l March, 1815, this Committee ogge-aid. alterations in the .estahli,hmeht and c.mint"' l 7 - - of his Majesty's Mint ‘vhich y our tfoymi ness was,gracionsly pleased to approve; and will, it is presumed, render that estohlishincat tuore'efficient. • • co mp lete'{ These preliminary steps having been -..' 0 1 11 1) the Comehittee bave availe'd theniselVei of the ro , , turn of general peace, to routine the consideraiion of tile important got ect referred to them, which the unusually high prices of the precious metnlik and other . circumstances ari s in g mit o f a state war, had obliged them to insnend • and theY•oa l take leave humbly In represent t o your RoY" Highness, that au immediate Coinage: of 00 1 : and Silver Monies,. would he Of gtqat public be flat : But that if your Royal flightless should k pleased to give directions for carrying the son° into effect, they do not conceive it would he ad' visable to make any alteration, either in. the standard, weight, or denominations of the 0" Coins, 'f he Committee are however of Opiaiult' that it should forthwith he proposed t o fa m di a taeuto to pass an Act declaring the Gold Coin a talie be the standard Coin of this Realm ; and that the . Silver Coins are hereafter to be considered 110 1°1 • As representative Coins, anti t o b e a l ega l terulor: only. in payment of soots not exceeding twi, guineas. The Committee do not think it . necessarY l state to your Royal Highness the reasons %Ow ,l have led them to recommend that the Gold C 4l alone should be declared to be the Standard C m " of the Realm, Itemise they conceive that su' h A . declAralimt by Parliament woi,ld truth he wo e ' ly in confirmation ot a Principle.. airr , :rov "' A ; hy•thc universal consent arid p , His Subjectsb and which a1 ; 1 „,,, 5 to be in a great measure recognised! by th A rt or 3 if Geo. 111. chap. 59. With respect to the Siker Coins, of immediate supply appears to be more in sloe sably netessary for the pttltlic conVeniericr , Committee are Oro - pinion, that 110 should be made either in the standard or finencoo or in the denominations Of the Coins ; but IhrY think it will be advisable to -diminish ihe icr'ig kc ir of the pieces,. in order to prevent a recurrence in those inconveniences , which have hitherto arise n from the melting of the new and perfect Silos Coins as soon at they hare• appeared in circuir dots, for the purpose of converting them Pl"' bullion, ,in which estate they have generally bee" more valuable than as Colic : The . Committeel therefore Of opinion, that it should he proPosc` I.Q I'arliatiuent to authorise, his Majesty to dife rt : ,that in all 'future Coinages of Silver, sixty s shillings (aml other coins in proportion) shall b 6, struck front each pound weight troy of statubo t ` silver, instead of sixty-two. It has hitherto been the practice in his itt •ry'a Mini, to return to those who import sdrcr for the purpose of having it elifiverten 'into Colo , a quantity of Coin equal in weight to the qultt". thy of standard .Silver so imported, the expette ° of Coining- being borne by the public So long as the Silver Coins were considered to be 111 a standard Coin of the Realm, this principle pears to this Committee to have be en a wise Ott and they conceive that it should still be Rater!" to in respect of the Gold Coin, Which is now to declared the stam!ard Coin of the Realm ;lbw. the Committee are of opinion th a t th e charge of etii" ing tar S,iiyer Coins, as well as a small allotvAnC 4 for ,seignorage, ought to be deducted; and Old AlliestY he authorized to direct 111 e • Master of his Mint to retain four shilliug 4 oa t of each pound weight troy of Silver ( '''' ii) f herelfter to be coined, f o r the charge 4 _ 4 . Brassage and Seigfiorage, and thot . the trot ' received' for the same should b e tqi.pliett to OA_ Public Service, in discharge of the int eresr of the stun expended in the erection of the, no'. Mint, mitt in defraying the general expellees of rit e Mint Sstablishment. In thus stating the nonlife of pieces to be struck front each pound of sliv 4r ; and the amount of the sum to be deducted 1' ,brassage and seignior a g e , t h e Committee have, t ea the best of their judgment, endeavoured to IN such a rate as cvili on the one.hand be stifficienttY_ high to protect - the new toins, m by'a smell incre. ls of their nominal value, from the danger of bell : -melted down a nd conver ted into bullion when th market price of silver rises; while, on the o' Item it will, they trust, not be found to be as to afford any encouragement to the issue counterfeit Coin, if the market price ot lilVer should fall, Slo t id a t! ,%v y il o ju,ch the om r Roy al il mended, they think It would be aliviseable a sum of not less than 2,500,0001. in Silver C aci d atiould aetnAlly be'Coined, hefore'any issue ig m b i n t t e e s : boor th ink tfilitus to re " c d ot il i; tbit i t lh Coiu takes place ; viz, 2,000,0001• for the use