The Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1822-1829, 1823-10-14

u, About 40 searnen and oth'r persons are
! stated TO have died daring the prevalence oi
! ia. le,nr. and about so SEX Of tie disease
! n Attention and the Hospital, including
,bose sent ashore from the shipping. The
| officers who renamed sick al the island
were. Surgeon, UiHiams5n, Bdtbth, yam
Brnnt, Bassen and Nidshipmah had
dGe. -.
The Peacock sailed from Thoonpsons
Island on m. 18th September, and expert
enccd very rough weather the greater phFi
or The passage. Licut. Com'dt JosEPH
CASSIE. was assigned ~ the command oil
the John Adams, on the death Captive al
son, and sailed in company with the Yea
cock for this port, but parted with her on
| the e1st.
The Seaeun, 1t. Coln'dt Voorhees,, aud
the sehr. Allen, Lit. Cem'dt Legare, were
the Only vessels at the island, aud they
were 10 follow shortly after. COMMO-
! DORE PORTER was much better and
Intended coming home in the Seag'fli J
il was believed on board the Peacock
that these two vessels left the Island the
same day that the Peacock and John Ad-
ans sailed, rs they deserted smoke
which they supposed might be from the
| Seagul.
The Hid Cat had sailed day OF two
before for Havana, for Hospital stores, and
would return in company with the Fox.
The Greyhound and Jack1U were at lla-
yana-n othing had been heard from the
Hornet since her departure for the Gulf Of
Mexico.
We are happy to learn that the Peacock
has returned healthy-her officers all well,
and only two or three cases of intermlttents
among the men. She lost on her passage,
besides Mr. Adams, two seamen, one of
whom had been put on board sick from
the islaDd-thcir names are ) Ohm Clark aud
James Rose.
The following is list of the officers be-
longing to the United States sloop of war
Peacock
STEPHEN CASsIs, Esq. Commander.
Lieutenants French Forrest, W. J. Belt,
and Il. Dornin.
Sailing Master WiIlston.
SurgeonS-Morgan and Walter w. New.
PurSer-John de Bree.
Mdshipmen-Rodgrrs, Carr. Green, Ball,
Stockton, Ashton, Doyle and Davis.
Cdptain'S Cterk-Lipscomb.
Bodt8uuin james Thayer
Gunuer--Willam Cochrane.
Carpenter-Thomas Armstrong.
Sad .NaSke1-John Chids. [HeraM
ARRIVAL OF THE JOHN ADAMS.
The u. States ship John Adams, Lieut..
Com DIT Joseph Cassin, arrived here yes
terday in 1G days from Thompson's Island
Officers and crew in good health, with
the exception fnine, whose complaints are
rheumatism, Commissions, debility, &c. none
of which are dangerous.
The following are tire names of the off
GERS attached to, and returned in, the John
Adams: Lieut. Joseph CHSsin, command.
ing Lcuts. lee, Page, Varnnm, Grmke
j. 7. futile, acting master e. @. Handy,
Purser Il. +. cambridge and S. Rappleye,
Surgeons Mates; Niidshipmen Blake, Nor
ris. Tharborn, Boutwell,, Green, Mallory,
Williamson, and Holt. BOatswHn, David
Vestry. Carpenter, John Snyder. Sail
maker, VIM. Il. Bingley.
The following is a list of all the deaths
which have occurred on board the John
Ada Q snce she left the United States on
he 18th June last John Stripes, John
Potts, Joseph Wilborn,* seamen Edward
Thomas Captains Clerk Samuel Nor
rison,* Gunner; John Craig, Jas. Dorren,
seamen Arthur pougherty,t landsman :;
1t. Com. w. II. Watson,+ as Sep. ;)John
Reed supennmerary Midshipman. The
eight last named died of malignant fever,
and those with this mark ~ at Thomp-
sons island--thc others at sea.
Commercial Redding Room Books.
FROM DEMERARA.
Capt Haitian, from Demerara, hrs fur
nished the Commercial Reading Room
with the Royal Gazette, of that colony, of
the date of Aug. %, containing sundry pro
CARNATIONS relative to the iusurrection "a
mong the slave population. Martial law
hid been proclaimed Throughout the colony
the regular troops and militia had marched
through the disturbed settlements and en-
tirely dispersed the insurgents, who made
battle with them at several places, but soon
gave way and fed, leaving many killed be.
hind them. Captain liatton informs that
great alarm still prevailed at Georgetown,
when he left, but active measures were
pursuing To restore tranquility. Three
were executed the day before he left there,
and six were ordered for execution the day
following Five hundred of the Insurgents
are supposed to have been killed by the
troops. A fanatic PREACHER Ia white man
was at the head of the conspiracy, and
worked the Ignorant blacks into a state of
INSTRUMENTATION by assurances that the
British parliament mad passed law for
their emancipation. This is one of the
unhnfpy fruits of the INSTRUCTED zeal of
the British phIlantmopists-as they are
called Capt. ilatton states that this wolf
IN Sleeps clothing was confined in dun
seon, and no doubt existed that he would
meet with his deserts, We have heard of
n" acts OF vengeance being perpetrated by
INSURGENTS thnu haI "a, ,,,,c, -.