The Massachusetts spy, and Worcester County advertiser. [volume] ([Worcester, Mass.]) 1825-1831, 1829-09-09

BuenoS Ayres, that they would enter INTO a
treaty of peare. A letter dated Rio Janeiro,
July Is, says: THE last accounts from
Buehos Ayres are more favorable. The
MontauderoS lad retired into the interior.
aud affairs bore more promising aspect"
THREATENED INsURRECTIoN AT ST..
BARTs. A gentleman just arrived in New
Haven, from st. Bnrts, has furnished the
following account of II riot which occurred
a few days previous to his leaving, which
was on the 5th of August:
few days previous to leaving ST. B,ts.
a disposition evinced itself among the col
oled inhabitants of the Island to brenk ont
III open rebellion. The cause which lie IL
the manifestation of this disposition orig.
mated In an alteration which took place
between respectable white gentleman.
and colOretl man from one Of the Wind
ward Islands, i'll which the latter was very
insolent and clnmorous. The white gen
tleman, not relishlng his abuse, undertook
tn chastse him. but was prevented by
number of colored men, who Immediately
collected-anh had 1t not neen for the
timely lnterposltlon OF some Whine persons,
the consequences no doubt w0ul, have been
pretty serious to him. A scuffie ensued
between the parties-hut nothing material
occurred in this rencontre, as the militia
turned out and order was partially restored.
The white inhabitants entertained great
apprehension as TO the pacific disposition
OF the rolored people, who publicly de-
clared their contempt and defiance of the
~-t'to people, "nci. II nuIe r.Hy 10
impress II on their mnds, a few evenings
after II similar alarm was spread through the
town, and threatened to conclude i'm n
tragIral manner, rs revenge and murder
might he deplcteG IN the couuleuanre of
every rol"red man You met. Several were
seen armed with swords and pistols, ami
avOweG their deadly purpose. The mob
was so great near Major Pelmsun's house.
(under whuse command the white militia
were plared) that all the streets and ave-
nues leading tn IL were completely block
eh up. mostly i'y negro men and women,
mulattoes aud SANTOS, and few WHINE
persons. About a dozen men, romDosinU n
part of the militia, were then rollerteJ
with musketS loaded AMI hayonets 6xed
and every moment appeared TO be verpInp
to dreadful catastrophe. Several srufles
had already Pn.ued, in which Flows with
the fist had been gwen aud returned. and
one colOred man stabbed in The arm with n
polgnard-alsO muSket AMI pistol had
been snapped, neither of whirh fortunately
went otf-hOih were charged, and mus,
have proved fatal 10 those ut whom they
were !evelled.
Maj. tl0stm, at present in command Of
the Island, arriving at this junrture, sue
cceded after some time in dispensing the
mob, hut not until every white person.
without exception. in uniform ~ ritlzen's
dress, wds ordered home, the roured pro.
pie refusing to dispense till the whites
were ordered away and had left The
Maj imperously ordered the military and
gentlemen miltia, conceding the point to
the roloIed people, 10 the discontinue of
the whites. Considerable apprehension
still existed among all classes of the whit.
people who complain bitterly at the want
OF energy and prompiness in their govern
ment in treating these late disturbances.
INDIAN TREATY. Accounts from pr,;r;e
dh Chen. state thnt a treaty with the Win.
nelagoes and P0tawatamies had been con.
cluded, and purchase made Of all the lands
south OF the Onisronsln. between The upper
Mississippi river and Lake Mlchigan' in
GLIDING all hnds in this tract heretofore
held 10y the Indians. A small reserve has
heen made ~ this re'lcd tract, hut its par