Constitutional Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1824-1832, 1831-03-15

lNSURRECTlON IN MARTINIQUE.
New York, March AT late hour we recei
we'd Martinique papers to the 18th February from
which we have translated the following.
| IN Y. Cam
/ On the 18th Of February, an Instruction broke
| out among the negroes. They had fred the town
part of which was reduced to ashes. large nun.
Der had been apprehcnded, and many the ring lea
ders were shot. Their plea that, as the French
had obtained their freedom in France, they deter
mined to follow their example.
GOVERNMENT OF MARTINIQUE.
| DEGREES.
We the Governor Of Martinique:
Considering that an armed rebellion has broken out
Saint Pierre the 9th of this month that fire has
consumed many houses in this city, that eleven plan
tatons have been ravaged by conagration that the
slaves had made of fire arms and culasses to
repcl The militia, the soldiers of the line and marines
who were sent 10 these places to oppose the
of the fire
Considering that in the night of the 9th Of this
month, new fires occurred in two plantations of
Grand-Ause and in plantation of Vauclin notwith-
standing the example of the arrest of one hundred
and tweniy-six negroes, male and female.
Considering that at this time there ia reason to
fear, that these fires may be spread in the colony;
considering that the most energetic measures have
been taken TO secure the colony Of Martinique from
the ravages with which i; is threatened but that
IN case these measures should be Intellectual it is of
the greatest Importance TO deter the guilty and by
the prompltude OF the punlshments which shall be
Inflicted the authors, favorers and acconplices of
| the crimes which may be committed: CONSIDERING
further decree ofthe 10th Of this month"; by which
we have placed the colony in state ofsieuc:-Con
Sldeng that in pursuance of our decreee ofthc 18th
of this month the second article the abuvc refer
rcd TO Decree creating military armistcc has been
reported
And considering the 297th article and those Col.
lowing it ofthe ordinance of the 24th of September
1823:-oD the proposition Of the Procureur General
o! the King, and by the advice of the Privy Counsel
and in vrture of the extraordinary powers vested in
us by the ordinance of The 3lst of August, 1890,
which sUspends the execution of the l8Oth article Of
the ordinance ofthe 9th of February, 1877:
We have decreed and do decree as follows:
Art. LIST. Military Court (cour prevotoIei is cs-
tablished in Martinique its duration is fixed OF six
months. 1t will sit in Saint Pierre
Art. end. The Court shall have Jurisdiction ove,
those. without distinction Of class or profession civil
military, who shall be accused of having commit
ted of the crimes specified in the penal code Inv
article IS to 90 inclusiyoly, &c. Gee.
Art g. The members of the Court shall be:
Richard De Lucy, Counsellor Of the Royal Court
President.
There follows the names Of the members
Art. 4. The functions of Public Minister and Of
Register Of the Court shall be exercised by the
oiicers-2O4 and 3O5 articles of tire ordinance of2uh
| Sept. 1923.
! AT. s. The Procureur General is CHARGED with
the execution Of this Decree, which shall be pub
llshed and registered whenever it ls necessary and
shall be inserted in the bulletin ofthe Ministerial Acts
of the Colony. Given at st. Pierre, 18th February,
1891. DUPOLET
The decree and proclamation annexed was pub
lished on the 18th ult.
We, the Governor Of Martinique considering that
1t is of the first importance to the public tranquility
to know the number Of slaves missing in the work.
shops, or among those employed in the private SER
vices of the inhabitants Of the colony, and our decree
Of this month"; which places the colony of Martini
que in state Of seige-haYe decreed and do decree
as follows;--.
Art. l. In three days time, in the towns of Fort
Royole and st. Pierre and six days, in the country
the proprietoTs of slaves shall make known TO the
E.a. General Of ihs togns, and IL Tia pe.ishss oil