Richmond enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1815-1867, 1821-08-28
WEST INDIES.

1N'".'. y 'eueT from o. J0hH'S, P0TtO EicO,
dated 2d instant, to house in this citu.
dangerous plot was discovered ON the
eth ultiino, the day previous to its intended
execution, amongst the slaves in this
quarter of the Island. Their plans were laid
with much cunning, and the most profound
secrecy, and every preparation in their power
| made for an extensive instruction. on the
night OF the 25th. The conspiracy, rs far as
II Is yet discovered, extends through several of
The most considerable districts, bat if is be-
ileVci to be much more general Many of the
chiefs are already taken, and their trial and
execution will be very summary. From the
measures taken by the Governor, who is n vi
giant ana excellent officer, to detect the re-
naming rlnsIeaders, and, secure the general
tranquility, nothing further is to be apprehend-
| ed.
Our market continues very dul.'
| Ber1nuaa.-The Bermuda Gazette, ofwhich
we have received rcguisr files from our cores
pondent TO the odd July, is filed with details
OF the dcspotlc proceedings of Governor Lum-
| ~, who appears 10 recognise no law but his
arbitrary will, and TO treat the Inhabitants rs
IL they were slaves devoted To bend, on nil oc-
caslons, 10 ms caprice. After having insuIted
the provincial parliament, by telling the mem
hers that they were unequal and Incompetent
TO give an opinion OF public matters he pro-
| cceds To give Il farther specimen of his dirta
torial and arrogant language, by informing the
vcsiry of st. GEORGES that, as he held the
' strong arm cf po,cer an himself" he would
" commit any one that dared to offer him The.
least Insult )" and To show what, in his est
nation, was an insult, he told the Mayor OF
The place, who had attempted to offer son,,
explanation respecting the vestry accounts.
. that if he did not refund the money within
ten days he you'd imprison him tchere no oo,cer
on ea'M 'oould release him, and uaere he shoiti.f
t,e insd he Shoula rot." Unwilling longer to
| listen TO this despors abuse, some one moved
an adjournment, which being seconded. and
NOT opposed ny any of the vestry, they made
| = movement to depart, when Lumlcy posted
| himself upon the threshold ofthe door. exten-
deI his arm to prevent any one from passing,
| and ordered the Sergeant to CALL TIE Guard
-cxclaluiinS most oisreperously, call The
guard, Sergeant !iock the door, and let none of
these men escape !" John Till Esq, the Nvorsii-
iPlui Mayor ofSt Georges, then demonstrated
with tile Governor, and desired that he would
let nm pass,but his EEcettencyperemptorily or
dered INN To be silent said he would not hear
| word from him, ard if he dared TO utter -
word he would commit him. " have rot
you here, said he, and will keep you here 2
you SHALL hear what have to say - He con-
thued his harangmc, matchmaking them
Tor Their want OF veneration for their reverend
rector, and censuring them for the aIledged
ilrcSuiarliy other accounts, SIC. untperceiv-
ing strong Impaiience manifested by the gen
t!emen of the vestry, under their confinement
ne gracefully permitted them to depart : at t,r
same time ordering the rector TO keen the kew
OF the vesiryroon ill the late church wardens
mad made up their accounts, and consigned
them over 10 their successors.
In consequence OF these tyrannicaI proceed
inSs, great fcrment existed in the public mind.
wnlch was loudly expressed atamerting ofthe
inhabitants, who passed a.resolution approy-
ing the conduct OF the vestry, and censilrinp
the interference OF the Governor as ,t1a,t.
ihorzed and unprecedented" This appears.
however, to have produced no relaxation i'm
the despotc proceedings of I.umley, who is
represented to have rcsorted to the establish
mcnt OF martial law, in order to protect him
IN his unprinciplcd measures.
We have no doubt Governor Lumley can
show sufficient authority from, has superiors al
nome Tor these outrageous proceedings. Nor
are we altogether displeased at what has ham
pencd. 1t was by the like conduct in the Uni.
ted States that the creatures of George the ri.
compelled Our forefathcrs TO shake off the
yoke Of dependence. The people of Ber-
mudd, and in all the other West India Islands
who many be i'll a similar condition, cannot
expect to be- compassionate by freemen. if
they do not employ the means i'm their own
hands to rescue themselves from tyranny of
every description.
Ii will be seen, by the following document.
that this testy Governor is determined TO
make Others, beside those under his imm ediate
government, feel his consequence. If we
mistake not, he will shortly find, that he is
not exactly an Oliver Cromwell.
IN Y. Nat Adv
United States Commercial .8genfs office,
bermuda, 21St Jitiy, 1891.
Personally appeared before me, William X.
Hig5inbotham, Commercial Agent for the
Government of the United States of America
in these Islands, John Davis, Master of the
American barque Pallas, who being by me
duly sworn on the Holy Evangelist of Alrnigb-
ty God, deposeth and s;th, that the said
barque was stranded on the rocks Of these
Islands on the night of the nth day of july
last, and that after being duly surveyed and
condemned, and that the Hull and Materials
were sold at public auction for 1858 52-that
the award TO salvOrs and other incidental ex-
penses and charges amounted to g798 Q, leay-
ing the deponent Sl39 80 in debt to his agents.
as will appear by the documents hereto annex.
ed. That the Governor Of these Islands
through his Secretary, the Hon. Robert Ken
nedy, compelled this deponent to pay the full
amount of GtmpUwder money at the rate Of
two shillings currency, thirty cents per ton,
the same as would have been exactcd had The