Alexandria gazette & daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1817-1822, 1817-11-18

or auY KIND having oeeh lhJureu,
and although they remained station
Sgy at Lobcnar for many days, da-
WIN. which the rice, paddy. cattle, and
othSr property Of Mr.. Mantsinghe,
MAS most temptingly in their way,
uut,cr the charge only OF a few slaves,
not single article was touchsd...nOt
a human being nOlestcd. ~
:. Preparations were now in readi-
mss by the residents of the Prianger
Rc-cal.es and CherilliOn to attack
thc insurgents, il they may be so call
ed, and il was carried into execution
Il LcboRaron, Goth December. It is
estimated that Que hundred OF the In
srrscptS teli in the engagement. and
5oi were made prisoners. keySa.
who frst commenced theinsurrectiOn,
vas observed to DC very actively en-
COuraging his men to repel MIR. Mot
mans attack. and this man was found
among the killed. When the priso-
ncrs were disarmcd, Mr.. Motman,
Inc Dutch resident, Whose conduct
merits praise Tor courage aud kumani-
w delivered them over to the mill
taly in order that they might be Sc
turely guarded to lndramayo. On
their arrival there, they were put in-
10 coffee storehoUSe, within the fort,
and the storehouse surrounded with
ecu, inels.-ln the course of the
night, il is stated that an attempt wa3
made on the part of the prisoners to
escape from conference.-the soldiers
on guard fired upon them, and ltur-
r.ble TO relate, II ended in tie massa-
ere OF about 500 souls, in cOld blood,
by the military, under the orders and
in the presenceJor their own officers :
Mr.. Motmau did all that Was in his
power TO stop this dreadful sacrifice
Of human blood, but without effect;
no attention seems to have been paid
In his representations, and he was o.
lliSrd TO submit, as he declares, with
feelings not to be described, tothe spec
IiCle ofan unarmed raul, .tlde ofp0cr
mi,led creatures. whom he lad van
Cuishcd and made prisoners in the
morning. massaCrch by their guards,
commanded BY two officers, one bear
lug his Netheridnd MjeSty's Com
mission of captain, aid the other of
Lieutenant, under the weak, mcOn-
cci,eabic and inhumaa prctext. that
they could not be otherwise RESPONSE
bic Tor the sIcarity Of .heir prisoners,
OF for their own safety.
" Will il be credited that num-
Der Of unarmed wIctcheS, confined in
= secure loak wood building within
II fort, should ever think Of attacking
military force surrounding them as
guards aud to whom thry had bat
a few hours Gefore surrendered them
selves, while they had yet arms in
:heir hands. He must be CreGulous
indeed, who can bring his mind to
believe this lfeyer he truth comes
10 light, it viii then, | am con' ipcet,
be found that an effort to give them
sylyCs fresh air. quite natural to so
l}rge a body Of men confined in 4
building ofIcomparatively small di-
mcnSiOas, the doors and windows OF
which were no doubt closed for Sc
carity, was by the pusillanmity. ii not
tAc cruelty OF their guards considered
as au attempt TO escape-and thescene
cfblOOd once begun, the prisoners APP
pretending what was to follow, made
such resistance as they had in their
power. in the vain hopes Of saving
tacir lives. But let this be as it may
these who remained alive from the
massacre were embarked in coffee
FrOws, and dispatched up tie river to
CanUny Samburg, and while on the
river The second act of the tragedy
took place. An attempt is said 10
have been again made by the priso-
hers to escape. and on this occasion,
many more were sent to the other
Scrld to join their companions in mis-
fortune. Indeed. so Unsuitable appears
10 have been the thirst for JayaneSe
blood. that of 5O4 taken prisoners by
ar. Motman, ON the day OF engage
ment, but lis arrived alive at this
place. where they are now in contine-
neat
Chianeore. s2d Jan. 1917"
1t is added that the Dutch had
hAen To themselves great merit for