The Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1809-1841, 1816-10-30

II is The province Of the obi. fgonten 10 dis.
pose Of he passions. Thsy sell foul winds
for inconsistent mariners; drsams and phsnIss-
es for jealousy yexatioo and psin IN the
eart, for pei hdious love and for the pertnr-
oated, imp patient and wre,ched, at tho tardy
cts or limo, to turn In prophetic fury 10 iu-
ure page in the book OF Fate, and amaze the
avsheJ sense Of the tempsst-tossed quereht.
Laws have been made in the West-lndies
20 punish the Obtan practice with dealb; but
thew have had no effect. Laws, Constructed
in the West-Indin,, can never suppress The
effect Of ideas, tho origin CT which Is IN he
centre Of Africa.
saw The OH OF the famous negro tobbeT,
Three fingered Jack, tho tsrror OF jamaica IN
1890 and i7el. Abe Maroons wlo slew him
Brought il 10 no.
His OBI consisted Of the end Of a goats SoIe,
filled win compound Of grave dirt, asher,
10 blood Of black cat, and hunon fat j. all
mixed into kind Of paste. black cats
,oot, cried toad, pigs tail, slip OF pa'eh'
nent Of Kids skin, with characters marked IN
blood Oh il, were Also in bis obian oag.
These, with keen sAbre, and two guns,
like Ro6inson CrHsoe, w2re all hIs Obl; whh
which and bis courage in descending inIo the
plains and plundering 70 suppy his wants, 'nd
1n bkiil III IcHbhttDh lpkD tlAliIsk AoSA~99N"j
comrnandiog the ouly access TO them, whore
nope dared to follow him, ho terrified The n.
naDiants, aud set the civil power, and .hs
neighborng militia Of that island, at defiance,
Tor two years.
lie ha1 neither aceompliee nor associst5.---
| There were few runaway negroes III The
woods nsor Mount Libanus, The place OF his
etreat but he bad croased theIt, iorehesds
,C, .crt- tpt hcr a.
could not betrsy him. But h: trusted 10 ono.
e scorned assistance, .Hn ascsndsd sboya
riacas He robbed alone fought ali MS
alone and always killed his pprsusrs.
$ m1git, he WAS not ouiy the dread o.
IS, bu there were many white peo-
'Ieyed no was possossed o! ao'ne
1owGr.
8, females o,arry very young
al di,parity Of age. Here
Of many .ouoes; tor
ID unhappy.
ne, sud hang him"
'mours against tho
conjugs mshsp
ma!lhc spell OF
day.
enough OF
TX him wtth
.ii sooncr have
,he whole isiInd,
nappiAss., lie I'D
sod, though he bad q
Shito men, he SsN aeysE
child, or abuse woman.
ack himself was born 10 die.
oy ne reward offered by governor
| IL ,,in Proclamation, dated lhc l2,a De-
| ceGJer, 1880, and by u resolution which fol-
| loved ~ OF the house o! asseYby' tw, ne.
! groes, Quashes- -aod Sam both Of scot. Hail,
| MaVon.town, with parry Of their IOwnlmen,
| went ia search Of him.
Quashee, before he set out on the expedr.
ion, got himself christened, and changed his
name 20 James Johnl Reoder
The expedition commenced; and the whole
| party had been creeping about ia the weeds
| foe three weeks, end 5iocksdlng, IS il wece,
| he decpes, rec,sses uf the most inacce ss6e
| PARK Of the island, where IscS, far semotC
| from all humsn society, resided, bu; IN vain
| Recdcr aud Sam, tired with thIs mode OF
| war, resolved on P poCoeding in search OF his
retreat, and taking HIN, by sIormiDg i, or
perishing IN tae attempt
They Iook with them a little boy, proper
spirit, and i good shot, and left the rest OF
no paUy,
TheAe three, whom ] well knew, had not
been long sep2fatcd' before there cunning
eyes discovered, by impressions among the
weeds and bushes, that some person must
| lately have heca ,ha, way.
Trey softly followed these Impressions
making not the least noise. Presently they
discovered a,SmoEe.
They prepared for war. They came upon
Jack before he perceived them He Wa
roasting fisinsGias, by liz le fire On the
gtound, at he mouth OF 4 cave.
This WAS scene, not where ordinary &C.
tors had a common part TO pBy.
Jack looks were fierce and terrible. He
| I'D them DC would kill them.
Rcejor, instead Of shooting Jack, replied,
| hat his OBJ hod no powet to hu-I him fof
ne was cnlis'ened ana shat his name was no
| longer Qu'shsc.
ts>k ep.w Be,det; and, as iPparalyzed, be
| leH NE Two guns rem inIng on the ground,
end luok up only his cu'l.ss.
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