Star.
London, England, 1823-10-13 00:00:00

CONSPIRACY IN S 7 LUCIA.

Extract of a letter from St. Lucia, dated August 8,
1823: " It is difficult to give you an exact idea of the
horrible situation in which we are plated in this miser-
able island ; accounts are hourly coming from the
country of the insubordination df the negroes; they are
all acquainted with whatshas taken place in Parliament
concerning them, and in the Order in Council that is
preparing to prohibit the infliction of the punishment
of the whip on female slaves, under any circuMstance,
and for the cessation of the practice of cart ying the
whip in the field, they have consequently become quite
sulky and arrogant, and will not work—the crops will
be reduced to nothing—several negroes have already
left estates, and say they are free.
"A dreadful plot has beed discovered on the 4th inst.
that was to have been carried int 6 effect on the 7th.
Three negmes, of the names of Ensuite. Michel, and
St. Louis, all of the quarter of Dauphine, after dining
together, took the oaths they thought necessary, and
took upon themselves the rank of Captains, and were to
have met on the 7th at Michel's, and commence the work
of destruction by murdering five or six free coloured in-
habitants ;after that they were tohave divided, andharie
gone on the different estates in Dauphine, to be joined by
the insurgent negmes they had been tampering with,
and proceed to murder every white man in the quarter,
and most of the free coloured people.Soune of our negroes
are implicated in this horrid plot,which was to have taken
place simultaneously at Gros-Islet, on Grand Cul dek
Sac. St. Louis happened to mention it to a free coloured
man, of the name of Munplaisie, who is a good subject,
and divulged the whole to Mr. Fournier, the Commis-
sary of the quarter of Dauphine, who immediately, with
a small detachment, secured the conspirators. St. Louis.
.has turned King's evidence, and the proceedings are now
going on. Mr. M. artived in town last night, about
twelve o'clock, from Grand Ame ; some faithful sub-
ject, ignorant of the apprehension of the conspirators,
having apprised him of the fate that awaited him and
other white inhabitants of Dauphine, on the 7th. 1 have
no news from our estate to-day. I hope the communi-
cation with the town is not'cut off. An Ordonnance
for estalbishing a militia is at last published, but we have
few or no arms. The managers and overseers sleep
with their fowling guns by their side, apprehending
every moment some movement of the negroes, and every
body is on the alarm and on the alert."—GlasgowCour.
WINDSOR, OCTOBER 12.—This day his MAJESTY had
Divine Ser vice performed at the private chapel in the
Castle. The Terrace was opened for the numerous com-
pany to promenade. Tie weather being fine yesterday,
the KIN% attended by the usual persons of his suite,,
took an airing in his• phaeton. His MAJESTY drove
down I'eascod-street, by the cavalry barracks, round by
Cranbourne into the Great Pat k, and down the Long
Walk. The Ktritd passed the mat ket-place on his return'
to the Castle, which being market-day, was thronged,
with people, who greeted his MAJESTY with acclama-
tions. The KING looked remarkably well. The Earl of
fIARRINOTA and his family are still at the Castle. '
The mate of one of the-Dutch fishing vessels 04
off Billingsgate, fell overbo.ard on Saturday ; and lie
same day a watchman was blown off , the Custom-
House Terrace into the Thames. - Both were drowried..
Coroner's Inquests were held on the bodies—Verillet,
Accidental Death.