The Sun.
London, England, 1824-04-10 00:00:00

DIED.

On Thursday, the tith inst., at his house, High-street, Ken-
sington, Mr. Thomas Davis, in the 50th year of his age.
On the 15th ult. at Stockholm, Count Von Thott, one of the
richest landed proprietors in the province of Scania.
On Monday last, at Kentish-town, aged 63, Mrs. Amelia
Ilardcastle' widow of the late Mr. Robert Hardcastle, formerly
of No. 11, Berwick-street, Soho.
On the 6th inst. after few days' illness, Mr. Simon Field, of
13radbourn-vale, Seven Oaks, aged 60.
On the 2d inst. at his house m Nassau-street, Soho-square,
Barnard C. Cocker, Esq.
On Wednesday evening, the 7th instant, at Knightsbridge,
Colonel Robert Ellis, late of the 25th Light Dragoons.
On the 9th instant, at Duncroft-house, near Staines, Samuel
Jerram, Esq. aged 48..
Ott the 7th inst. at her house in Dockwray_square, North-
Shields, after a few days illness, much and deservedly respect.
ed, Mrs. Elizabeth Keenlyside, aged 64, sister of the late
Richard Keenlysidc, Esq. surgeon, Newcastle-upon-Tyne.
On the 18th ult: at Cologne, Mr. WallrafF, aged 76, a truly
worthy and respectable citizen. He has bequeathd a valuable
collection of objects connected with the fine arts to the town,
in consideration of the payment of a moderate sum to his nearest
kindred.

DEMERARA.

[Prows the Glasgow Courier.]
rut Ats or TIII NEGROES • WIIO WERE CONSPICUOUSLY

ENGAGED IN THE LATE REVOLT.

We do not think we can occupy a column or
two of our paper, with any matter of a more interesting or im-
portant nature, than with an account of the trials of the several
Rebel Chiefs, &c. which took place before a General Court-
Martial, in this Colony, during a large portion of the time that
Martial Law was in force. They will supply our friends, at
home with many valuable facts--and will serve to convince
our enemies, if conviction can come home to them, that our
situation was by no means so safe as they would wish it to be
believed ; and that the suspicions which were engendered in
the minds of this community against the Missionary man
Smith, were not only not unfounded, but were sanctioned,
and borne out by evidence of the most unrefutable description.
The Members of the above Court, which sat by virtue of his
Excellency 31ajor-General Murray's warrant, were—Lieut.-
Col. Goodman, President; Lieut.-Col. Wray, A. D. C. to the
Commander-in-Chief ; Majors Henry Tulloch, D. M. and T.
Frankland, ditto, Captains Killekelly, D.A.Q.M.G. Fare.
weather, 21st R.N.8.F.; Gapper, Royal Artillery ; Albouy,
D.M.; Playter, ditto; Lawson, ditto; Mackenzie, ditto; Lyng,
ditto; and Ist Lieut. Ferguson, ditto.—Ths First Fiscal Hey-
liger acted as Judge Advocate, and Lieut. Crosser, of the 21st,
as Assistant ; Secretary, C. Wilday, Esq.
On the 2Gth August the Court commenced their proceedings.
TRIAL of Prisiner Louis, belonging to Plantation Plaisance.
Court Sworn—Ordinary Charge.—Plea, Not Guilty.
Thomas Blake examined by the Judge-Advocate.—l am ma-
nager of Plantation Better Hope, and reside there. On Mon-
day night, the 18th inst. about nine o'clock, a gang of men came
up to the door of my dwelling-house ; they wanted to enter the
house. The Better Hope Negroes kept them from entering
for some time ; they went away a little bit, blew a shell, and
called in another gang of Negroes, who overpowered the Ne-
groes belonging to our estate. They then began to break
all the windows. As soon as I found this, I went up stairs
into the chamber, and I locked the door. I remained there
about a quarter of an hour before the gang came up
stairs. They endeavoured to force open the door, but could
not; they broke through the partition to make a wider entrance.
They instantly rushed in, and dragged me down stairs ; there
were so many, that I could not exactly discover who they were ;
they dragged me across the yard, till they got me to the stocks.
This man Louis was very active, and assisted in putting me in
the stocks. I told him to be careful what he was doing; he
said he must do it, or we would do worse with them ; I do not
recollect if he was armed. There were about forty or fifty per-
sons ; some of them had cutlasses. I knew the prisoner before
—I am sure he was one who assisted to put me in the stocks.
The head driver of Plaisance was there ; I could not say if he ,
was a leader; his name is Tilla or Silla.

Cross-examined by the prisoner.—When the negroes brought
you into the sick-house, with cutlasses in their hands, did I not
to prevent their doing you any injury?—loo.
When you were brought into the sick-house, did you not
ask me if the negroes were going to kill you, and did I not
answer—No, they will only put you in the stocks ?—I do not
recollect.

When you were in the stocks, did you not ask me for some
water to drink, and did I not bring a basin of water to you
Yes, you did.
When they were marching you to the stocks, did you not ob.
serve me behind you preventing their cutting you with cut-
lasses ?—I cannot say you did.
Did you look behind you at the time ?—No, I &int know
that I did.

When I went afterwards into the sick-house to see my wife,
who was sick there, did you not say, Louis, will you do me the
favour to release me from the stocks, and. did I not say, I have
not gut the key ?—You did.
When yOu said to me, Louis, you see what these negroes
have done to me, did 1 not answer, I have not the power to
prevent it ?--All he said was, I cannot help it.
William Mercer examined by the Judge-Advocate.—On
the evening of Monday the 18th, I was on the plantation Better
Hope, with the manager, Thomas Blake. It was intimated to
us, that the negroes were rising on the adjoining estates, and
we immediately put ourselves in the way of defence. The
negroes of plantation Better Hope were assembled before the
manager's door ; they were repeatedly told by the manager and
myself not to behave improperly, or to join the others who were
approaching • to the best of my knowledge, it was between 9
and 10 o'clock. An armed body of negroes came into the
yard, and immediately challenged one of our negroes, named
Quamme--calling him to come and join them, which he refus-
ed to do as well as the rest of the Better Hope negroes; they
instantly made an attack upon our negroes, who drove the first
party from the front of the house. One of the negroes had a
shell, which he blew and rallied the men again; a stronger re-
inforcement came from another building; they then attacked,
and, in consequence of their numbers, overpowered the negroes
of Better Hope ; they immediately rushed into the house, and
the prisoner Louis caught me by the throat, and dragged me
out.of the house. I was then surrounded by numbers with
cutlasses; they began to chop at me, and chopped my hat in
three different places, and knocked it off: [The hat was here
produced, with three deep cuts right through.] I then receiv-
ed three wounds on my head, on my way to the sick-house ;
they wanted to kill me at once, on my way there, but the man
Louis and others prevented their so doing; he was one of the
ringleaders and reserved me to shoot me himself; when in
the stocks, I asked him to give me a little water, if it was only
to wash my wounds, which he refused, and said, the situation
1 was in was the best place for me ; " that he could not help
it; he was not the only one;" he was at that time armed with
a cutlass. He left the sick-house with others, and some time
after returned with others, and brought the manager with him;
after the manager was confined, they remained some time in
the sick-house. Another party then brought in a coloured man,
who was working on the estate; he was likewise confined, and
some one of the party was going to chop off his head in the
stocks, but was prevented by the others ; after staying some
time, they released the coloured man, and went away ' • his wife
belongs to Better Hope. I consider prisoner a ringleader,. be-
cause he took a most active part, and said he would shoot me
once or twice. I am confident prisoner is one who confined me
in the stocks.
Cross-examined by the prisoner.—When the negroes were
dragging you from the house to the sick-house, did I not come
forward and lay hold of your throat to prevent your being in-
jured.—You laid hold of me by tile throat, and prevented others
killing me—saying you would shoot me yourself—(l think wit-
ness here said next morning.)
When-in the stocks, and you asked me for water, did I not
give it you ?—No ; you refused me water to wash my wounds ;
it was brought by another negro.
By the Court.—l reside at Better Hope; and am overseer.
Detence.—The prisoner denies the evidence given against
him.—Sentence, Guilty—Death.
• Tx tee of Prisoner Multi, 113: belonging to Plantation Foulis.
Court sworn.—Ordinary Charge.—Plea, Not Guilty.
Mrs. Viralrond examined by the Judge-Advocate.—Mary
Walrond is my name. On the night of Monday, the 18th
I was at Nabaelis ; were attacked, about four o'clock in the
morning, by the firing of guns in the house, and breaking open
of doors ; our man-fervant, Billy, rushed up stairs to me, and
I insisted to go down to say something, if I possibly could, to
soften them; he entreated me not to do so, because his master
was killed, he believed, and both our overseers; I then ran to
the window which opals into the yard, and threw it open ; they
immediately fired at me, and struck me in the arm. I per-
ceived Mr. Walrond was not killed, but only lying on the
ground ; I called out, and begged they would not kill him ;
they again fired at me, and wounded me in the hand ; my ser-
vant Billy pulled me out of the chamber, and locked me in an-
other room ; just then they rushed up stairs ; he then made his
escape; and I was left. I requested to he taken to Mr. Wal-
rond ; a tall man then protected me from the rest, and the man
Sandy asked me if I knew him !—I said no. Ile told me, my
name is Sandy, head-carpenter at Nonpareil ; we intended you
no harm ; we are only determined to have our freedom. A man
of ours, Joseph, then came up, and insisted I should be taken
to Mr. Walrond ; I did go to the sick-house, where he was. I
found Mr. Walrond and our overseer; the latter was wound-
ed, and dying ; they boldly insisted they did not murder
him ; a great many negroes came in occasionally ; I think it
was about 12 o'clock. On Tuesday, a man came in to see if
Mr. Walrond was safely locked; I asked him his name; he
said he is Murphy, belonging to Foulis estate • the prisoner
was the man. I asked him what he intended; he said, not to
murder me, and I continued questioning him for what pur-
pose they committed this outrage; he said, to declare their in-
dependence—that something had come out in the packet, which
they could not obtain. I asked him if there was no hope of

relief from the Governor, as I heard he was on his Way up
He said, Yes, he was last night—that the Governor had held a
parley with them at Good Hope, and that he told them- ifiher
were determined to proceed in the riot, not to take life; and
said, further, that the Governor was glad to run with his iS".
valry. I replied to him, such I could not think to be the case
—I did not suppose he would be such a coward. The prisons(
then replied, It was very true, and he then went on to speak of
Mr. Smith the parson. He said that they had put him In the
stocks at his own request, as other white men had been placed
there, to use his own expression as a copy of countenance. I
assured him there was no such thing as their freedom, and that
they had been misled by Mr. Smith, if he had preached
such nonsense ; and he said, Yes, that he had preached every
Sunday that they were free, and their freedom was withheld
by their owners ; further he did not say. In may way down..
stairs, I was obliged to see Mr. Tucker. As they see Men
to possess some sentiments of religion, I thought of speak-
ing to them of Mr. Tucker's murder, which I had heard of,
and being obliged to see him on my way down. After re-
covering the first shock, I went up to his body, and asked
them why they committed such an act ? They then declared,
that they did not kill him ; that he lad cut his throat himself'
the man Joseph was standing by, and untied his cravat, and
which proved that it was not the case. The man Joseph took
me to the sick-house, where I mentioned it to Mr. Waken&
I did not see the prisoner at all violent; he had arms when he
came into the sick-house ; he had a pistol, carried it in his
hand; I cannot say whether he had any other arms; he ap-
peared to be one of the guards, because he came tt
examine the locks of the sick-house; he must have been
there, I dare say, two hours ; the prisoner sat at the door, and
staid longer than any other, except the first guard. They
came in with a paper about five rat.; the first he (Mr. W.)
read and signed ; the second he read to me, signifying it wasa paper written by Mr. Hopkinson.—[Papers handed to wit-
ness, and the second one identified.]—The first, witness Cannot
recollect ; on reading the second, Mr. W. replied to them, I
cannot sign this paper, because you have committed acts of
violence; you have murdered both our overseers, and I Will
put my name to a paper to prove your good behaviour. A
man then presented a pistol to him (he was standing just be-
hind) and said, you may do it or not, just as you please ; see',
ing that he would fire at him, I entreated to sign it. When f
was in the sick-house, where I found him on guard, the dying
overseer called to me, and asked if I could get a doctor to dress
his wounds. I went to the prisoner, and entreated him to get
a guard, and bring Dr. Goldie over toj try and relieve and
dress his wounds; and further to excite his compassion, I re-
quested him to look through a crevice of the door, which had
been broken, and see the state of the overseer, and have mercy'on him. The prisoner said, " No, let him die." I found it
useless to ask him any any more, and he left me. The over-
seer died at twelve on Tuesday night, when I was sitting up
with him ; we were set at liberty again on Wednesday morn-
ing; I might have gone to the house, as far as I could judge,
at any time, but I would not leave the overseer. Mr. Walrond
is proprietor of the plantation of Nabaclis ; 284 negroes forra
the strength of the whole, to the best of witness's belief; Mr.
Reid had taken off, I believe, about 70, a week before this
bega n.
Cress-examined by the prisoner.—Did I, when you asked
me to have mercy on the overseeer who was wounded, and to
send for Dr. Goldie to dress his wounds, saying, " No, let hiria
die ?"—Positively yes ; I am certain prisoner was the man ; he
said, " No, let him die-"

Are you certain that 1 had a pistol in my band ?—fie had a
pistol, lam certain. [Witness withdrew.]
Mr. Walmond examined by the Judge Advocate. I was at
Nabaclis on the 18th, at night. About half-past nine, when Wewere retiring to bed, Mr. Gainsfort, manager at Golden Crove,
came riding into the yard, with a letter from R. Reid, stating
a communication to the Governor of an intended insurrection ;
and, although not generally believed, recommending me to
take arms and ammunition generally kept in the logid or
manager's room, and have them with me in the house. Mr.
Robert Reid had retired to bed ; I went up to his room, and
showed him the letter ; I told him I was determined to defend
the property, and went out to the gin-house, where the two
overseers were lodged—directed them to the dwelling-house,
with what arms and ammunition were there ; four muskets'
were immediately put in complete order, which, with my fowl-
ing-piece, and pistols, were the only arms we had ; about sixty
round of ball cartridge in the cartouch-boxes. I directed that
two should remain, one on each side of the gallery-door, two
:should remain behind the door of the hall, and that as one fired
on one side, he should retire to the door within, and the other
to take his place. The overseers took the watch, and we were
in the hail on the settees : Reid and myself watched from one
to four ; I retired up stairs at four o'clock, and lay down, with
my cartouch-box and every thing on. Robert Reid in about
ten minutes called oute.Mr: Walrond, they are at hand ; at
which time there was a most dreadful yell—more like a war-
whoop (the most dreadful I ever heard)—l seized my fowling-.
piece, and was going to the place to repel them, and saw Mr.
Tucker fire from the inside of the house, direct from the door;
and as I passed him, a shot was fired from the jealousie, below
the door,.and he received a wound through the body, andi said,
" 0 Christ, lam shot," and immediately fell—l said, Tucker,
I hope not, but he never answered. I took my place at the
lower side of the hall door, and levelled at the man who had
fired from thence; my piece missed fire, and did not go off,.
but I retired to the corner where the gun with the bayonet
was, and, my servant Billy handed it to me, just as Mr.
Forbes had fired. Forbes then turned, and was retiring to
the inner room, but was shot immediately through the back
—he cried out, " 0 God, I am shot,' and, reeled to an
arm-chair in the inner room. I met Mr. Robert Reid re-
tiring from the upper end of the gallery ; lie said Mr. Wal-
rond, it is of no use—us two are opposed to numbers ;he
went to the yard-window; not regarding what he said to me,
I passed by him, and proceeded to the back steps, where I
found numbers coming up; I immediately fired down the
steps, and, as the pirce I had was loaded with small ball, I
think I wounded two ; I was surrounded by numbers, seized
by the collor on both sides, and dragged down the steps in
a brutish manner. They raised me. after I was down, and
I begged for my life, as I thought 'they were going to kill
me. The man on my right hand I thought to be my own
man Prince, and said, Prince, will you murder me in
this barbarous manner ?—He said, I am not Prince, but
I am your friend—you are a good man, love God, and have
not debarred your negroes from having their meetings. In
my way, I was met by my servant Joseph, who said they
should not murder me, and was then forced into a room.
Soon after, they brought in Mr. Forbes wounded, and forced
me to the upper room, where the stocks were, and confin-
ed me in the stocks ; they did not put the feet of Mr. Forbes
in ; I begged them to have mercy, and take him out ; they,
did so._ The gang had mostly left the yard, and a ser-
vant belonging to Mr. Reid, head driver of the estate, called
Jemmy, came and took my feet out of the stocks. Rod-
ney, belonging"to Bachelor's Adventure, the guard over me,
made some sign, and they returned ; one of them chopped.
Jemmy on the little finger. Rodney was on guard all the day;
very kind to me, by allowing my feet to be taken out of the
stocks, but replaced them when any of them was coming into
the yard. About five, or half-past five, the gang returned,
when I was replaced by Rodney, and the door locked ; it was
ordered to be opened, and I to be released, provided I would
sign papers, which I requested to see. I was taken out, and
two papers were presented to me at the door. A man named
Sloane held a pistol in his hand (he is now in confinement at
Paradise); another man, said to be Telemachus, presented me
the papers--[Papers handed to witness, and identified]—On
reading the second paper, two overseers; tie 4 fellow who hand-
ed the papers said, What's that you say, Sir ?" and im-
mediately Sloane cocked the pistol. Mrs. Walrond whispered,
" 1411,, dear, sign them," and I did so. I did not see the pri-
soner there, and know nothing about him. lam interested ;
two-thirds of the half 146 slaves are the number in which I am
interested.

Mr. H. Whitlocke examined by the Judge-Advocate.--I
am manager and Attorney or Foulis—the strength of the gang
is 149. About twelve o'clock on the day of Tuesday, 19thy at
the time I was in the stocks at Foulis, I saw this man, who
came and said to the guard, he was sent by the Captain to see
that they were doing their duty over me, for he was ordered
that they should look particularly sharp to see that I did not
escape. Foulis is the fifth estate from Nahaclis. He said he
was going to the Hope, to see that the guard was doing their
duty there ; he was armed with a cutlass, apparently a new one.
DEFENCE.—On Monday night, when the revolt broke out,
I and the other negroes of the estate threw grass in the even-
ing, when the head-driver, Daniel, called us together, and
ordered the whole gang to meet him at Philip's house, where
all those who were willing were sworn on the Bible. I re-
fused to do so, when I was asked by Daniel if I was ever bet-
ter than the others, and whether I had any regr.rd for my own
life, for that he would certainly kill me if I did not join. I
held the Bible in my hand, but refused to swear, saying, I
did not know what he was going to do with me. When the
white men Were put in the stocks, Daniel again ordered roe,
under a threat of my life, to go and see if they were all se-
cure Daniel ordered me to stand guard over the prisoners,
but I had no pistol, as stated by Mrs. Walrond-1 had a
cutlas in my hand. Daniel informed me that parson Smith
had said that we were to get our fieedom, and then ordered
us all down to the bridge. On Sunday, Daniel insisted up-
on our throwing up money for Parson Smith, and, to the
best of my knowledge, collected four joes among our negroes
alone, which Daniel carried to the Parson, along with Philip.
Foulis negroes were ordered to Mr. Spencer's, by Daniel.—
Sentence, Guilty, Death.

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