The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1824-08-05 00:00:00

THE WEST INDIES.

Jamaica papers to the IStb of June arrived yerterday
morning. It appears by them, and by private letters which
we have also received, that another conspiracy among the
slaves in that island has been detected.

EXTRACT OT • LkTTYR TROU I.I!CEA, IX RANOTER,DATED
JUNE 14, lOU.
I am sorry to tell you that this neighbourhood is in rather an
unpleasant state of idami, in consequence of the nmrnes on several
estates (not twenty miles from this), having left off work and run
into tlic woods. They have burned two or three trash houses, and
carried off some provisions, &c. The militia are called out. Two
companies of the Hanover Regiment left this last night for Argyle,
where I believe the business commenced. I understand a company
of the :13d are sent from Alamein Town to the scene of action. Ar-
gyle, Chester Castle, Alexandria, Golden Grove, and Mount Pelier
are mentioned as being in the most disturbed state. 1 have not
heard of any loss of lives yet.

EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM BLACK RIVET., DATED JERE
Ili, MIL
We art in a
_Elate of anxiety here, front several troopers haying
united from Hanover and t. James's, with despatches to our
Colonel. Report says that a conspiracy, moat extensive in the
plot, and nearly ready for action, has fortunately been discovered,
and for the present prevented. The head-cmarten appear to have
been fixed at Argyle estate, and a regular organization of the slaves,
in conjunction witi the negroes on that estate, were established at
Chester Castle, Windsor Forest, Alexandria, [cc. At Alexandria
some of the buildings have been burnt. The militia in that quarter
ate on duty, and our regimen: are in hourly expectation of being
called out.
EXTRACT OF A LETTER FROM MONTEGO BAY, DATED
.IFNE 15. _ _

"We are all in a mare of the greatest possi'ale alarm. A deep-
laid plot has been discovered on the estates neat our line, in Ila-
foyer, eight hours previously to its breaking out. The consequence
is, that the negroes on the leading estates (Argyle and Chester
Castle) have absconded and gone into the woods; the whole of
them, with the exception of some old women. It is moat extensive.
It commenced on the borders of St. JATIVSN. and n train of commu-
nication has been traced clown to the (keen Island.
" Tlie Argyle negroes were to commence by murdering Malcolm,
their master, and afterwar.ls all the white people; to proceed in
burning every thing that would burn, and to continue thtir pro-
ceedings from one estate to another. On 3londay, in the decd of
the night, two trash houses were burnt in the ground on Alexnne6 ix
estate, one of 111.41,iohn's properties. The military are out. A re-
quisition from the St. James's :Magistrates to Colonel Moffatt at
Falmouth, for 50 men, to be sent from Maroon Town here (for nut
one soldier bare we, though excellent new barracks), has been re-
fused to be complied with. I am this moment ordered to march
with the company to which lam attached. The following estates
are in open rebellion:—Argyle, Golden Grove, Silver Grove,
Chester Castle, Alexandria, and Itamillees Pen, and every appear.
once at the Montpelier& Three hundred armed men are in the
woods."
EXTRACT Or A LETTER FROX SAVANNAH-LA-MAR. /AUX