Star.
London, England, 1824-06-24 00:00:00

J4MAICA.

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Vice-Admiral Sir Lawrence W. Halsted, K.C.B. has
addressed the following to his Honour the" Mayor :
(am). .1 his, Port-Royal ihrbour, Jamaica, May 4.
" Sla—l beg you will he pleased to make known,
for the information of those interested therein, that the
result of the demand made on the authorities of Porto-
Rico, for reparation iw the case of the sloop Eliza, of
this Island, piratically plundered by the Fortuna pri-
vateer, is, that judgment (an official copy of which is
itt my possession) has been given against the offenders,
to the ion amount of the claims made by the British'
merchants; but although every effort has been made
to that effect, the poverty of the parties is such, that
there is little or no propect of obtaining payment at
Porto-ltic o. The matter, therefore, now remains to be
finally settled by the Governments of (ileac Britain
and Spain, to the former of which this result sill be
duly made known.
" If any Gentlemen interested in this affair will tall
upon nsc, I shall be glad to receive, and give him any
information in my power.
a I have the honour to be, Sir, your most obedient
humble servant,
(Nona)

"L. W. HALSTED,
" Vice-Admiral and Coumanicr-in-ChieL
" To the Honourable the Mayor of Kingstou."
KINGSTON, MAY 8.
THE FM At. GAZEITIL
U BY TILE KIN4II.—A PROCLAMATION.
el Croneß H.—Whereas it has been represented to Its
that the slaves in our We-t India Colonies, and of our
r o.sessions on the Continent of South America, have
been erroneously led to believe that orders had been
sent by us for their emancipation: and whereas such
belief has produced acts of insubordination which have
excited out highest displeasure, we have thought fit, by
and with the advice of our Privy Council, to issue this
our Royal Proclamation: and we do hereby declare
and make known, that the slave population in our said
Colonies and posse%si,ms sill be ancieserving of our
protection, if they shall fail to render entire subatisaiou
to Ow laws, as %sell as dutiful obedience to their ma:-
toot and we hereby chatzr and command all out Go-
taws' of our said West India Colonies and pose.-

ions to give the fullest publicity to this our P,ocl•ttua
tion, and to enforce, by all legal means in their power,
the punishment of those who may disturb the tranquil-
lity and peace of our said Colonies and posse-sions.
" Given at she Court, at Carlton House, this lOsh day of Much,
I b24,:shd in the fifth year of our reigi
i• GOl5 sAv£ THE-KING!"

FROM THE JAMAICA COURANT OP APRIL `.fir,
At an early hour yesterday morning, private Francis
Campbell, of the 50th Reniment, who had been tried
by a General Court-martial, held at Kingston Barracks
on the lith instant, and found guilty of desertion, and
sentenced to be shot, was taken from the jail of this
city in a cart, under the escort of a serjeant's guard.
At the entrance of Up-park Camp, the escort was joined
by the band of the regiment, which played the Dead
March in Saul, aith the drums mufflegl. In this most
impressive and melancholy manner the prisoner was
conducted in front of the corps, which had been pre-
viously farmed into a square. Ile was afterwards placed
on the right flank, where the coffin to receive his body
had been prepared: he immediately knelt on the coffin,
and prayed for some time with g.eat fervour and re-
signation. Ile was attended in this devotional act by
the Rev. I. Mann. After a brief lapse of time, the fatal
firing party were drawn out, the sentence of the Court-
martial was read by Lieutenant and Adjutant Croft.m,
and the last preparation made to execute the sentence.
At this moment of anxious dread and commiseration,
a melancholy silence prevailed—no whisper was heard.
and the bosom of the spectators heaved alone with the
noiseless sigh of pity, terror, and hope. At this period
of suspenv.s, Colonel Ilarrison, the Commanding
Officer, advanced, and with much dignity and hene-
volence, communicated so the prisoner that his Excel-
lency the Commander-in-Chief had been pleased to ex-
tend his mercy towards him. The unfortunate being,
thus unexpectedly relieved from a violent death, re-
ceived the grateful intormation with overpnuered feel-
ings. Ile was forced to be assisted from Ins kneeling
posture by the help of his brother soldiers.
There were many spectators assembled to witness this
military execution, who visibly participated in the plea-
sure which the Officers and privates of the Regiment
experienced from this sudden and happy reprieve.