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We have receierd the following to intelligence froth
Jamaica I
I Tow, Dec. 20.
At a Special Slave Court, held in the C -House at Matralsra
Town, in the parish of St. Maty, on the inst. the following
slaves were tried, and sentenced to be trans hr life, viz.:—
Jacob, to James Deana, Esq. for runniogliway.—Value 101.
Abraham Davis, to Richmond estate, for ditto—Value 301.
Quaw, to Francis Bowen, for ditto.—Vain,
London. to Hobert Alexander, Esq. for dilltm—Valae
George Bryan, to Agualta-Vale Pen, for Riteo—Value 501.
TRIAL. OF THE REBELS.
The Court adjourned till the next day, fort the trial of the follow-
ing slaves, charged with being concerned in rebellious conspiracies,
and committing other crimes, to the ruin and destruction eF die
white people, and others of thin island, and :or mew,
and proniiiting others thereto and also for being M re-
bellion, and designing to commit murder, felony, •'. to
set fire to tertAln houses, out-houses, and Ott:pass' • ,
in the death of the white people is the raid parish.
all found guilty on the clearest evidence, and ten to be'
hanged.
I leruy Hibbs, to J. Walker. Esq. —Value
Charles Brown, to Frontier Estate.—Value NE.
James Sterling, to ditto.—Value 651.
Charles Iratsmi, to ditto..--Value 801.
Rodney Wellington; to ditio.—Value 701.
NVilliain Montgomery, to ditto —Value 1001.
Richard Cooley, to ditto.—Falue 1001.
Morris Henry. to ditto.—Value 901.
Ou their defence they denied the charge, agrailid they were well
used, and clothed, and were quite hnpoy. One of them, Charles
IVatsoo, declared that he never was punished In his life; drat great
trust was put in him, and he wa4 as well of as if he was free.
Execution of the Rebels.—The above culprits were exoceed at
Port-Maria, in the most 'oleic n and impressive manner, onlVid-
nesday, in pursuance of his Grace's wartimt. Richard Corky ac-
knowledged his guilt to the Rev,. Mews. (Hod and Cooke. They
were unremitting in their ant/Starlet ets the wretched end deluded
beings* - - - - - - - -

From the evidence, it appeared beyond dm shadow of a doubt,
' that they defigned to set fire to Friatier works, adjoistias Port.
Maria, and to butcher the whites sad free persons of colour, as
' they came to extinguinh the Era, then to come down in the town,
and take possesaion of it, while a detachment seised the fort.—
' Putdic ilticcrater.
George and Pompey, slaves to Mr. Jame Graham, error
of colour, wcre tried (Or being present at a meeting, formlid Lerr.S:
purpose of administering unlawful oaths, by drinking human blood
mixed wilt rum, and having taken a general oath of fidelity Mid
secrecy to each other ; they were found guilty, and sentenced to be
transported off the island fur life.
11[1xnaxort, JAN.IO.
On Monday morning General Sir John Keane inspected the 50 11
regiment, at l'p-l'ark Camp, under the ornmand of Lieutenant
Colonel Ilarrison, when they went through the different evolutions
and firing, in a manner to give entire app0168•10a to the General.
The anilina guards in this city were diskontinued at ten o'clock
the same morning ; and it is ossifying to have to state, that the ut-
most decorum, regularity, and grad diitipline prevailed in the
ge trdn throughout the tine they were ke .
A letter tram Grenada. dated Deem r 17. mentions that the,
Assembly of that inland had disgreed to a report from a Committee,
recommending amendments in their Slave haws, as they deemed it
inexpedient to meddle with them at such a period of alarm. The
object was expected to he taken up next year. There is a remark-
able coincidence in these proceedings with what ban taken place in
this inland. The eases are, howerer, similar, and it is no great
wo tier that their feelings should be so. There can, or ought to be,
but one opinion throughout the Test Indies. Tho letter mentions
that all classes in the island were quiet and doing well.—St. Jog°
Gametic. Jon. 8. -

A latter from Port Antonio, dated the bth inst., states—" Every
thing is perfectly quiet here. and has been so during the holidays--
tun the least appearance of any dissatisfaction. Two omipanios of
the Portland Militia and the troops were an guard, both of which are
now d smisacl."
BUFF BAT, ST. nICOROW'S, Jan. B.
This morning, at eleven o'clock, their Honours. Robert Gray,
Robert G. Kirkland, and David A. lull. Dates. took their seats MS
Justices of the Pence, fur the purge/tic of holding a Court of Quar-
ter-Sessions and Common. Plena, is also a Slave-Court, for the trial
of twenty-one slaves. charged with serious crimes, many of a minor
nature. The Deputy-Marshal not attending with the venire, the
Courts were obliged to be adjourned until the usual period, and
a Special Slave-Court was appointed for Monday, the litth
Their Worships observed, that although some inconvenience
might arise to the Juror, yet the putting ofrthe Slave-Court would
be of material benefit to the ceontry at -large, se a slave bad that
morning been apprehended, who had given moat important infor-
mation. such as we understand will enable the Magistrates to dis-
cover the whole plot. The negroes on eight or ten properties (not
before implicated) are named, sad the principal object of the con-
spiracy has bile° found out.
There are nine slaves more in the gee). charged with conspiring
against the Government—and one fur anudi.v, and eleven for petty
ofirtrtes.
The Justices directed the Clerk of the Peace to inform the De-
laity-Marshal, tha4,it was elsostajollisetyliasey that he should have
an office in the parish, as Mauch fhtoovemence arose from there not
being one.
It is said that one of the principal cor.spiraton (hut who is not
yet taken) is the sun of a man who was executed many years ago for
rein:Pion.

The militia guards were discontinued on the sth inst. The gaol
is guarded by ape/1y of Maroons.
Motergoo BAY. JAN. 2.
NVe have before mentioned_tkat the Magistrate, of this parish, in
consequence of infonnation Mt, had remind, considered it neces-
sary that the militia should be called out, and they have sine; been
sedulously engaged in the investigation of the subject. which gave
rise to 'beide' that precautionary measures were Farr. Without
pre:eading to know more on the subject than has gained publicity,
we consider ourselves correct in stating, that improper ar.d illegal
meetings have taken place, under the cloak of the festivities usual
at this season of the year, at which much of what some would call
idle conversation, but which we call infl_mmatory and treasonable
language, took place; that there has been no organised plan we
can readily believe, but we think it may be attributed to premature
discovery.
FALMOUTH. Jaw. 11.
The militia guards which were mounted in this parish on the
211 oh. at Hyde hall and Good Mope estates, and Falmouth, were
11 relieved daily until 51ontlay, when they were discontinued. The
full attendance of officers and privates, at their respective stations,
at the hour of parade, was a proof of their alacrity and willing.
ness : and the general good conduct of the several guards reflects
not only credit on themselves, but on the commanding officer,
Colonel Miller. This is the result, not of good will alone, but
of discipline also ; and we, thatfore, feel assured, that the Tre-
lawny regiment will be found, in any emergency, worthy of the
high confidence we must proud repose in it —Cora:war Con rier.
A violent and tumultuous affray took place at Sola's Market on
Saturday afternoon, between some negroes, the issue of which, it
was feared, would have. pored fatal to a negro man from Saint
George's. This negro, in carrying his load through the market,
trod, accidentally, as we leant, on some articles laid out for lade by
a negro woman, who, notwithstanding the man immediately apo.
logised, worked herself into a violent passion, and having procured
the assistance of • man, supposed to be her husband, they both
seised the unsuspicious ratan by tile throat, and were not separated
from him till he appeared to have been strangled. A scene of
dreadful uproar took place, and a military guard was called out,
on the approach of which the negroes lied 11l all directions, and in
Nee utmost consternation, making a most hide ius noise, leaving
their stalls, bowls with provisions, and other articles, to chance,
which they hail sadly to deplore; for, as soon as order had been
restored, which was in a few minutes, the milers, on their return,
to their great mortification, found that they had been plundered by
some arttul thieves. who had taken advantage of the confusion to
carry off a great quantity of goods and provisions. We under-
stand that the negro, though much injured in the array, is much
better ; he was carried to Gr. Vidal, who afforded every medical at-
tention to him.—Kingston Cl/4roulele.

SOUTH .4.4fERIC'il.

the trdope, -Tim took from him dl tte ptovisioos he could spate, fix
111111:11 ilicy paid.—Nut. Air.
CADACCAS, Nov. 10, 1023.

IMPORTANT NEWS.
rem the rettrzulento Ettnewdittary, of 9th inst. It P. 111.1
e have just had the satisfaction of conversing with Geoid
Santiago 11Iarine, from whom we hare lams the valiant saints-
moot of our troops againvt Porto eavelho.
At two o'clock yesterday morning the battalion of Anaemessei,
commanded by Major Gala, and Ibo lancers of the guard, attend
Puerto Cavelho by the way of the Mangle, and surp-iscd the gar-
rison, to the mituber of live handled Imo, including their chick
Cabe& sod Careers, in the inner sown. All were put to the edge
ef dee dead. The enomy had hadvflerrashness to contemn ehni
retrials of capitulation, whist his Eatillle, General Pan,
previously nusde them. Our bated. bid We% firing an the WWI
'all the preceding day, and hilts teteatted keratoid by the reesge
at half-past eight at night the ItttarceafitAr afid, wets She Net
retiFue, tondrlll t&elp, to 011t.4* Our Itatearliware
eel • thar%igrat death&
$ *
hew arrived honk** have as itievetw
,„ Whim • The ea/render of the citadel
*lce the whole garrison were in the
inner taws; ths. atorelhan thirty men in the citadel. The va-
liant Oman's Pam Ilinnutlet. and Merino, have had the glory of
terminating, by their united efforts, tie war of Venezuela, and with
it all its accompanying evils.
Countryttveu!---"l'he temple of Janus is shut. May blessings ate
tend the defender, of the country !