The Sun.
London, England, 1840-07-21 00:00:00

DISTURBANCE IN JAMAICA,

Though we have already corrected the qagggrated
statements given la the American Papers, relative
to the disturbances, at the request of several corre.
spondents we give the following statement from the,
Baptist Herald, a Paper published at Falmouth, in
Jamaica :

" The plain facts of the case, which we have given our-
selves considerable trouble to ascertain correctly, are sim-
ply these. It appears that certain of the Afriesgs who had
been captured on bowl of the slaver Ulysses last De-
ember, and located on New Galloway estate, in Wait+
worelaed, were ordered last mouth to leave the egt.e
for Lincoln. Their ground provisions having grown
about two or three feet, they manifested their unwilling-
ness to lease New Galloway, upon which the ovegseer
(so we understand) ordered them to be tied mitt. e
conveyed away. Not liking this (and we should like
to know who would ?), they made en uproar, on which,
we are informed, the overseer loaded his mujaket- anti
threatened to shoot thon. Naturally alarmed, they
ran off with their work-tools in their hands, and wive
at this town on Saturday, the 23d ult.

" Finding one of their countrymen here, in tie em-
ploy of the Rev. Mr. Ward, they sought a fndgirig
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by several generous individuals, particularly by Mr.
Ward's family and friends, Mr. Ward himself being
out of town. Several females and children were among
the number of Africans who came to Falmolith.
" It appears that Mr. Chrystie, the Inspector of Po-
lice, hirl a warrant sent up from Montego Bay to ap-
prehend these unfortunate and defenceless fellow-beings,
and consulted with IS,lr. Ward about taking them down
in the mildest manner. An arrangement was made for
doing so ; after this, it appears, that the police bad
them in handcuffs, and were otherwise ill-treating them.
Mr. Ward wished them to be held to bail, and offered
the necessary securities ; at first this was positively re-
fused, and afterwards not legally taken. The wretched
Africans were led along the streets, and it appears that
immense numbers of the inhabitants of the town wit-
nessed their sufferings and cordially sympathised with
them. They afterwards sat dowti in the street ; Mr.
Ward appeared, and informed the sergeant of police
he had requested that the Africans should be held to
bail, and that Mr. Vermont had verbally accepted it.
The sergeant replied that he could not deliver them
without the written order of a magistrate. The crowd
collected more thickly together, and heard Mr. Cas,
tello (opposite to whose office the Africans had seated

themselve.s in the street), violently and most vulgarly
abuse Mr. Ward, when they, very naturally, became
exceedinzly excited. Mr. Vermont went up to the
spot, read the Proclamation for dispersing tumultuous
assemblies, and hastened to the barracks to obtain the
assistance of the military. The police in the mean
time were, we are informed, treating the poor strangers
in a most cruel manner, which greatly incensed the
bystanders. On the coming up of the military, the
crowd became still more excited, and when the front
sub-division marched through the street, trampling upon
the Africans, who were still sitting, and O:7C elderly
female prostrate, the indignation of the populace was
wrought up to its highest pitch. Carts ware subse-
quently procured, the Africans were put in, and escorted
to the gaol by the military, the town constables, and by
the police. Several acts of violence, we learn, were
committed bs all parties ; and the tniatary retreated in
double-quick time, which induced the enraged crowd to
pelt them with divers missiles ; they formed in line and
loaded their muskets, without the orders of any magis-
trate ; at which moment Mr. Ward again appeared, and
requested leave to go and disperse the multitude. This
being granted by Dr. Mason, who was on the ground
soon after Mr. ‘Vard, the crowd dispersed immediately
at Mr. Ward's request. The poor Africans are still in
gaol, though Mr. Ward subsequently twice offered se-
curities for thtir bail ; and examinations have been pro-
ceeded with every day (except Sunday) since last Thurt-
day."

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