Star.
London, England, 1814-09-30 00:00:00

EFFECTS 6110 THE SLAVE TRIM.

The following melancholy narratives may be con-
sidered as selected out of thousands of a similar com-
plexion which annually assail our feelings from those
parts of the world where the diabolical system of sla-
very prevails :

" PARIS (KENTUCKY), AUGUST 1.
" Isabel, alias Mb, a aegro slave, belonging to James
liihlretb, of this county, by judgment of the County
Court of Bourbon, is this day to be executed. The
murder of two infant children of her master and mis-
tress is her crime. In her the parents seem to hare
placed implicit confidence as a nurse. She appeared
to be attached to the children; and they to her. The
first attempt seems to have beenatade on the youngest
or third child. This she chocked till she supposed it
dead, in the absence of lier mistress, to whom she im-
mediately carried the false story that the child was.
dying with a fit, or some strange sickness. The child
however disappointed her by an unexpected recovery.
A few days afterwards site gave the alarm to her mis-
tress, and was the first bearer of the intelligence that
the oldest child, a daughter, had fallen ft om a fence,
and greatly injured herself. 'The child was taken tip,
and survived some days. Its scull was fractured, and
surgical skill was applied, at first with some appear.
ance of success; but this at lascproved abortive.—
Previous, however, to the death of this child, the 2d,
a son, was discovered, thrown into a hog trough, as
if fallen there by accident. The scull was fractured,
and the head shockingly mangled. Under all the
efforts of the surgeon, it survived only a few hours.
All this passed without exciting the suspicions of her
master and mistress. But a I,klll-U1 neighbour disco-
vered the murderous weapon, a meat axe, with the
blood and hair of the child still adhering to it. On
being accused of the deed, without punishment or
tortutr, she confessed her guilt as above detailed She
pointed out the place where she had given the fatal
blow to the last child, before she cast it into the hog
trough ; and accordingly blood was found there, as
she had told ; and the axe appeared to fit the wound
inflicted on both of the little innocents, whose lives
she took away. The miserable culprit was cast into
jail, and after a trial, fairly conducted, has been con-
victed of the murder of the two children."
“ AUGUSTA, AUGUST 12.

" Friday last Ezekiel Alexander, Esq. of Columbia
county, his wife and negro woman, were barbarously
and inhumanly murdered on their plantation, by two
Florida *egret:, who were lately brought from St.
Mary: by Mr. Alexander. This murder was, per-
haps, attended by more circumstances of cruelty than
any we had ever before occasion to mention. It ap-
pears by the confession of the negroes, who are now
confined in the jp.;: of this city, that they had been
maturing their diabolical plan, for a month before the
tragical scene took place; and were determined at
every risk to effect- it. Although they confess Mr.
Alexander treated them with great humanity, yet
they were not satisfied with their situation ; and were
at any risk, determined, if possible, to get b ick to
Florida. On the day on which this melar;choly af-
fair took place, they and Mr. Alexander Isere at wor k
in the corn field, and as they were about to leave it in
the evening, they murdered him, and buried his body
in the spot ; they then went into the cellar, where
they killed the negro woman, and afterwards into the
house, where they destroyed Mrs. Alexander ; leaving
marks of the most brutal and inhuman violence
over every part 01 Ler body which they dragged into
the snioke.house, where they left the mangled corpse
covered by a feather bed ; the negro woman they
carefully buried in the corner of the corn field. After
disposing of the dead bodies in this m toner, the y
broke open every door and lock on the plantation and
put into two, bags whatever property suited them :
they afterwards dragged the gig about one hundred
yards from the house, along the road, where they
took it to pieces and carried it into the dwelliOL•!io,isc.
After which they closed and lacked all the doors an:l
windows, and next day went to work as usual, ,ineF
told the neighbours who called, that their master and
mistress had gone abroad, shewing them the track o:
the carriage wheels born the house.
" On Saturday night they started with tlreirpluio
der, and two of Mr. Al: xander's horses, b expect-
ing pursuit in the direction of Sr. Mary' ' k the
ir4pu
route to South Carolina, where they roma ell ill!
Wednesday morning, when in attemptin4 to cross the
bridge into this city, they %%ere taken into custody,
and as letters were in town describing them, it was
easily ascertained they were those who had committed
the murder, especially as they travelled under their
' proper names. They have both made a full confes-
sion of the facts attending this lamentable circum-
stance, and will soon atone with their lives to the vio-
lated laws of humanity tor this atrocious.and Savage
o
departure from their benign principles."

It was a curious circumstance that when the con-
querors entered Mr. Madison's palace, they found the
table laid for a grand supper. The Champaign was
ie•coolers—a fine dessert toet•dut on the side-boards,
&c. so the British Officers ordered in the supper, and
General Ross drank his Majesty's health at the head
of the table with the President's wine.

A private letter from America states, that in the late
action with the enemy on the heights above Bladens-
burg, "-Colonel TuortwroN, of the 85th Foot, was
severely wounded in the hip by a musicet ball, which
splintered the upper part of the thigh-bone. When left
at Bladensburg he appeared easy, and ;lee from pain;
the best means of conveying him to the shipping had
been prepared, but the slightest motion catoang excru-
ciating pain, lie was left behind, at his own request.
Colonel Wool) and Major Bnowig were als3 unfit to
be removed, and were left at the same place with
two subalterns of the 4th Foot."
The Americans had not the least apprehension of
the attack. But Col. Thornton observing an interval
between their artillery and advanced guard, commit
nicated the advantageous opportunity to General
Ross, who instantaneously ordered the attack. The
Americans gave three cheers, and received them with
the appearance of coohess, discharging
,tht ir p7eces
with a well-directed fire ; but x sudden panic struck
them, from the manner in which lb,. Drittsts rushed
forward. They conceived, no &limb: that due wilt+
army was advancing ; and they turned eta.? fled ttitl
the utmost precipitation. But few of thin wcre kil-
led; a number ut hails were found which bud beet,
thrown away.

fßEiltrleL
The walls of this splendid The.atre conta"iiied
night anothtir overflowing audience. The play tut
the Honeymoon, which has the reputation of presenting
one of the few perfect pieces of acting which our
stage now exhibits, in the Dale ifranza, of EI.I.WiLy.
Mrs. DAvisotes Juliana was all that could be wid..
and KNIGIfT, as the sinirle neighbour of the di gi.iv.4
Duke, although he had very little to do, did net
to make that little truly amusing.
The crackers, or to give them a longer name, tte
detonating balls, have become a sei ious annoy-Awe 4
our Theatres. They were heard throughout the
whole of last evening at very short intervals, and ap-
parently in every part of the house. The 41 itfite
at length, to mark their reprobation f,f the prActiet%
accompanied every explosion by a very general hiss.

SPORTING INTiLLIGENCR.

DONCASTER MEE riNG, TUESDAY, SFPT.

The Pi ince's Stakes of 2.5 gs e.eb, with 2.554 added by 0 e Cos
poratir'n of Doncaster for four rear, old colts, Sat lib 5•Le.,
IN. 41b. The winner of the Gicar iihsesirien or Pr
Stakes at York, to carry 41b extra; but thelliritmer u` ct• r
to carry no more than 41b. es:r.t.—Four miles. (4 subiedb.i.)
Mr. Watt's b. c. frump, by Dick And: etvr (J. Jackseuj t
Duke of Iced's eh c i locos F.lcus, by Qulz . -
Duke of Hani.ltoo', bl. c. newt - -
Mr. Riddell', b. e Don Carla. • 4
I.ord Fitzwilliam's c'..e. Rodrigo, by Sancho (brulte &mu) 1
Five to f on Trim?.
sweepstakes of Qngs each, for 2 yrs old colts, fist. d'o. &Lei, tat.
'fwo-year 01.!s Course. (9 s lbw hers )
Duke of Haniih.,n's 'a. Agir•anthus, by *iliac-I;Thu;
dam by f;creve-on (J. shepherd)
Ar B. R. Grahams b. e Sir Chriropiser, by fir Davy
Mr. 3. Clark's b. c. by Orville, out of Parfirrw
Five' sad six to four no Apr nthus.

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• $

The Corpor3tion Plate of BESO for bone., &c. Tbree-yrar
to carry ti-t. 71b.; four-year olds, 70. 911)•;•fiv.• rar eta._
est. elb.; sir-year ol.is sad aged, flu. 101 b....;; wo mile ht.r.
Mr. b f. Miss App:cton, i yrs old
Mr. Watt's b. c. by Dick Aadreo 3, 3 yrs al . s
1,•,r1 Scarborough'. h. Iby Sir Solono.n, s yr% P!LI - 5
Mr. T. Durcombe's br. c. by :411.1n, :1 yrs oil . s ,
Sir 13. R. Gralasn'sbr. e Tempest, 3 yrs old .
Mr. Robinson's ch. c.Timanaus, 3 yrs old - - . d-
! Two to one on Tempest—aftee the beat, six to four Olt kw
Appleton.

A valuable race-h •rse, the prApPrty of Mr. W.
SULLIVAN, which wAs entered for a plate at ih: Trcr
more Races, was poisoned on Wednesday seNusight.

Bons:rt.—A muster of the aviitier forces took place yestettir,
at Willy:Ion-green, where a manly battle was funghe betwe.nel.
Boot, a pugilist of note, and a Sailor, wilt once . bear the eels-
braced gipsey, Lee, and who rtsiuned 'effusive opetationt agate
for the first time on this oecas'on. An op,n ring was :wiped uf
some hundreds, and the men elewed with their second., Oliva.
and Wbele for Boot, and Padding•on Jones and a stranger f. r t
Sailor. There was much real Wiling in the ire t. iced, ari
considerable punishment was sustained by e ch, boo• rather
outfought his antagonist, but the Sailor made some punishing lit.
handed hits tell. The battle was main•ained with mu.: ee•er.
mined native courage, without advan age part,rular'y to r:tb.r.
until dark, when a cemption of bosulitim took rhiee. Aii Is Alf
and a half having elapsed, a fresh ring was ma 'e,anil the ereabit
was renewed half an ;.our longer. ILe men had pr, Steil by the
temporary ha:t, and to it they went again, until Sea pat weak,
and after having received nrany terrific ritht handed Is es in too
few last rounds, tee was obliged to relinqe.ish tht c triton, and is
tar walked uff with all the honours cl the day so commis ta a
&Lists Sailor.

MARkIEU.

At Guernsey, James Ktrittssan' Esq. Captain, 4th Garrison
Battalion, to Frances Varde Champion, daughter of /oholia•
pion, Esq of that Nand.
At St. 14:dal's, N estosunster, Dr. Proott, M.D. to A!^.l, eldest
daughter of the late' Dr. Adam, Rector of the Hie. Sc .001, tAlia-
burgh.