Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1811-11-27

Ia Point, that he was authorised by Lord =;
verpool, to concert measures with the head,
Of the factions in St. Domingo, to induce them
70 Mace themselves under the protection Of
Grea,-Britain. La Point accordingly wrote 4
Mr.. ,Shaw's instance to Rigaad to send Con.
fidential person hither-;hat was the person
taken up, and now sent OF. A criminal Pc
secution is instituted against Mr.. Shaw, in the
Courts of Justice here, for clandcstine CORES.
pondepce in affairs OF government, unaGlbor.
lied by the executive power ct this colcny;
and La Point is kept q prisoner till the Cause
is determined. ] oherno comments Oh this
The same letter contains he tcioWipe-
I" Our present Lieutenant Governor, Gen.
Morrison, in his capacity ct Chancellor. has
given general satisfaction by his decisions,
except in one case, which has produced ye.
nv strong sensation and in the opinion OF ma.
nv, will destroy all confidence between the
merchant and planter. A mercantile Ecus.
who had advanced large sums OF money toa
planter, on mortgage OF his estate Ito the a.
mount it is said of $4,000 steriing) ,osk The
legal measures to effect payment Of their
claims. The defendant, i'll arrest of iudc.
ment, gut in a plea, that the transaction Was
usurious, in SO far as the terms of tie mort.
gage bound the planter TO send the produce
of the estate to the mercantile house for SALE
by which they had their commission or the
sales, and above their legal interest of their
loans. The Chancellor has admitted the plea,
and declared the transaction usulious Plain.
tiff non-suited, and all lis advances to the
l., e.,
dered liable to a prosecution III criminal
court for usury. The additional forfeiture in
such case, is penalty OF treble the demand.
This is serious decision, and will add hea.
Willy to the burdens of the planters. VIII the
mercantile monied interest assist the planter
with the means ct cultiva;ing his lands, IN.
less the planter in his turn EMPLOYS the
merchant, and consigns his produce to the
house that assisted him rather than to sno.
Their!
The gentleman to whom we are indebted
for the preceding Extracts, has also favored
us with the following
MARTINIQUE, Oct II, 1871.
On the 10th instant, were executed at
Polence apAnglnis, fifteen Principals, 4 nu-
Iattoes, two of whom were Haytan Generals,
and negroes) in PLOT formed for the fir
ing of the town, and destruction of all tho
white men, and such of TIE white ladies as
were not destined to a worse fate--Others Of
the chiefs are in prison, and some few of the
same cast not yet tax en, SD that am in hopes
of sending another long string Of such dukes
and generals soon tucked up. The plot had
long since been forming, & was ON the point of
commencing when it waSs.e i-ivrIraiiy discover
cd by an old Mula;tress, confessng to her
Priest Her name is reIisiously kept secret.
Some Of the Chiefs had, indeed, actually COM
menced by demanding ard Selling upon the
| arms of the neighbOrins Planters and but
for the timely information received, and the
activity shewn by the troops, which checked
the Brigands III the commencement OF their
horid Career, there would not, perhaps, in
half an hour, have been one white man alive
to tell the dismal tale MARTIAL law has been
proclaimed, though, from the restoration of
tranquility it is considered hardly necessary"
PHILADELPHIA, November o..
FROM .dLGEZIR.4S.
Private correspondence, communicated for tie
Register.
ALcEzIRAs, SehL 26, 1911.
Since had the pleasure of seeing you tie
other day, we were in daily expectation of a
visit from the French, I'LL this morning, when
the following official note from Baiiasteros
was received, viz.
General Ballasteros has the honor TO com.
munieate to the mayor Of Algeziras, Tor the
information of the citizens and the camp Of
Gibraltar, that he has beaten and completely
put to flight division of the enemy OF 5000
men.
Scamp of Ximena, Sept. IS, 1911"
Nothing further regarding the action has
yet been published, but brigadier general La
cy, who commanded the reserve, arrived hers
this afternoon, with whom have had long
conversation, and he says he has seen nothing
equal to it on so small scale since the reyo-
luton. When Ballasteros went to relieve Al.
| Gala, he received information Of this division,
| who were marching towards Ximena, his
| brad f,uorterC-ir, corSeonfnre of yshirh he