Star.
London, England, 1823-10-17 00:00:00

CONSPIRACY IN DEMERARA.

PROM THZ ROYAL carom OF DEMERARA, AUGUST 28.
Fres sitt.oett, P.U.—The Court-martial re-assembled
this morning at an early hour, and the military procession
is now passing with four more prisoners for execution.
The names of the ringleaders executed last evening
were, Murphy,of Plantation Foulis, and Harry, of Good
Hope, East Coast.
Many prisoners continue to arrive from the East Coast.
His Excellency's last conciliatory Proclamation, however,
appears to have had a good effect on great numbers.
We understand that sufficient has come out in evi-
dence and confession to shew that the plans and arrange-
ments of the rebels were most extensive and well made,
too well, indeed, to admit of a doubt but that a superior
order of people laid the original foundation. Perhaps
the intriguing Saints at home had a hand in it ; if so,
they will hear with disappointment and pain that a
superintending and just PRovinENcv has frustrated their
diabolical intentions. The preventive discovery was
made only a few hours before the intended one, that
was to make Demerara a second St. Domingo.
AUGUST 30.
The names of. the rebels executed last Thursday were
Even, of Plantation Good Hope; Dami:, of Plaisance ;
'Mid Daniel and Philip, of Foulis.
The Court Martial continues to sit daily, obtaining
most important information.
PRIVATE LETTERS.
" DiessikaA, 30TH AUGUST, 1823.
" Before this reaches you, the account of the diabo-
lical insurrection which took place on the evening of the
19th, oa the east coast of this colony, will, in all pro-
bability, have been known in Britain. I have already
given you the outlines of it as far as it was known up
to the 26th, per packet (not yet received), and pre-
viously by the Hallyards.. Since that time a fellow
named Paris, belonging to Plantation Good Hope, upon
a promise of pardon, revealed the whole plot, and a great
many negroes have, in consequence, been apprehended
both in town and country. It had its ramification
throughout the colony, but as yet the negroes in the
Nahaica Creek, and un the west coast, have not been
much implicated iu the conspiracy, which was chiefly
confined to town, most of the large estates up the river,
and to windward, as far as the Grove, near Mahaica
Creek. One of the ringleaders in town was a servant
belonging to the Governor, and there weie other do-
mestics implicated who were in the confidence of their
masters. The Governor's man was to give them access
to the Government House, and others were appointed to
act their parts in this tragedy. We were all slumbering
on our post, and quite unprepared to meet them. Had
the Ji,covery not been made just in time, we should
have all been p it to death: the ladies in town were all
appro Jrated. The Methodist' Parson, named Smith,
who r:sides at Le Ressouvenir, but who is now a pri-
soner, was to have been the mighty Emperor instead
of th !humble Priest. A fellow named Hamilton, who
had just been discharged from the management of the
E.tate Le Ressouvenir, was to be General, and to com-
mand the army. A negro engaged in the plot commu-
nicated it to his master, Alex. Simpson, I:,q. who went
immediately and stated the matter to the Governor,
who dispatched Mr. Simpson with a troop of cavalry
and a body of riflemen, under the command of Captain
Croat, and a detachment of regulars u nder the command
of Colonel Leahy of the 21st Regiment. The same even-
ing the Governor went up the coast, and had a parley
with the rebels, wishing them to return to their duty.
After this our operations commenced, and the loss of the
negroes has been considerable, but not so much so as
the Gazette announces, which I forwarded per Hallyards.
Eight of the principal revolters have been executed in
torte, and four more were condemned yesterday. The
Court-Martial continues sitting every day. This for-
midable conspiracy is entirely broken up, but the chief
abettors, the Methodist Parsons, have not yet been pu-
nished. There is sufficient evidence to convict one of
them, I understand.
gl AUGUST 31.—Everything is perfectly tranquil, and
the insurrection completely subdued."
" Lintaiuma, AUGUST 30, 1823.
" I wrote you a few hurried lines by the Hallyards,
acquainting you of the breaking out of a revolt and in-
sorrection of the negroes on the East Coast of this Co-
lony. And I am truly happy in being enabled to say,
that it has now been got the better of, through the
prompt exertions of the few military, and of the regular
and provisional militia. It extended over the whole
east coast, embracing a negro population. of above
15,000, and extending from town to Mahaica.
There is no doubt but that it has its origin from the
discussions at home, and in the idea that the negroes
had taken up, that their masters were unwilling to
carry into effect the benefits they supposed had been
granted them by the King. It appears they had a
well concerted plan, and which was intended by them
to have extended over the whole Colony. They conceived
that by getting possession of, and confining the white
persons on the estates, they would be able to exact from
them their own terms. They proceeded in this manner
—the first estate rose, and the men armed them-
selves with cutlasses, and proceeded to the adjoining
estate, there they took forcible possession of the houses,
and of all arms they could find, and put the Manager
and all other white persons in confinement in the stocks ;
they pretend to overawe the negroes on this estate, and
joining together they then proceeded to the third estate;
the same thing was there done—arms ;vial ammunition
taken—the Managers, &c. put in confinement ; and a
part went on from estate to estate doing the same thing,
but taking care that no act of violence should be done
by the negroes on that estate to which they belonged.—
la this manner, in a few hours, it spread over the whole
coast. They then brought a paper to the Managers, &c.
in confinement, to sign, purporting, that they were to be
allowed—three days in the week for themselves, and
thirstier three days to go to their masters, for food,
clothing, Ste. an 4 for the estate. Another paper stating,
that they had acted without violence or outrage, and
mach better and more peaceably than could (rave been
reasonably expected of them. Many persons signed
these papers, and were, of consequence, liberated from
the stocks, but were not permitted to leave the estates. j
" The first fighting was at Mahaica, with the post of
military there, about MAIMS, and militia of that spur.
ter ; this few made a stout fight of • it, but the negroes
were so numerous that they were obliged to retire, al-
though without any loss ; thirty or forty negroes were
killed and wounded. On the Wednesday, Colonel
Leahy with the military, and part of the Georges
militia had advanced to Bachelor-Adventure. There
lsetween two and 3000 nerves were assembled and drawn
Up in line, armed with cutlasses, and between two and
300 of thorn with mpistols,
muskets, fowling-pieces, &c.
qte esfrainnesst, if so it may be called, was of short

to declare the independence of this island, with a view
to enrich themselves in the general confusion created by
a revolution of that nature. They were, however, dis-
covered, seized, and from the energy and firmness with
which our Governor, Vive►, holds the reins of Govern-
mem, we may expect to see them punished according
to their deserts. The public tranquillity never suffered;
every man followed his business as usual, and we not
only can assure you that you may rest perfectly easy
about the safety of your property, but also continue
your business with our place in security. In trite, no
alteration since our last."

DUTCH INDIA.

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BRUSSELS, OCTOBER 11.

Among the last accounts from Batavia, there is a
very long report resi•ecting the dissentions which, so
long ago as 1819, broke out in the west coast of Suma-
tra, between the natives of the upper districts of Padang,
relatively to religious opinions; so that some chiefs of
the kingdom .of Manangkabang concluded with our
resident at Padang, a Convention, by which they ceded
their country to the Government of the Netherlands, on
condition that the inhabitants of those countries should
be protectedfrom the attacks of their turbulent neighbours
called Padries. The result was, the occupation of the
ceded districts, but by no means the submission of the
Padries, who, on the contrary, became s'J obstinate, that
On the 30th of April, 1821, measures were taken to en-
deavour to drive them from their villages, situated in
the neighbourhood of our Colony of Samawang, an
operation which met with a warm resistance.
They let.l assembled, to the number of 20,000 men,
in the environs of Samaw•ang. Lieutenant-Colonel Raiff
was at tile head of the expedition, and he defeated them
in several encounters, though he had, only 500 regular
troops, anti 13,000 Malays, with their Chiefs. Unhap-
pily in July, 1822, the Malays abandoned him.
Colonel Baia then suspended any attack till he
should receive fresh reinforcements, and on the 11:h of
Apia last, having advanced to the trontkirs of Limo,
there was a general attack, which the difficulties of the
ground, and the arrangement adopted bllshe enemy,
rendered but little advantageous to us. Our troops made
a retreat, in which we lost four pieces of cannon. We had
21 killed, and 139 wounded, among whom are several
,officers.

Other accounts, of the 10th of May, are more favour-
able. The Padries had been repulsed at Pakadan, and
had finally retired from those parts; so that at this time
all was tranquil in the districts of Priaman and Toejoe-
kotta.—Flakders Paper.

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