Daily Richmond Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1828-1831, 1831-03-12
INSURRECTION IN MARTINIoUE.

nave neen so fonS endcavouTinc tn abolish
RESURRECTION IN MARTINIQUE.
Nrw YoRk, March "A, late hour We rccci
we'd Martinique papers to the 10Th February from
which we have translated the following.
rs: y. Com
| On the 18th of February, an inSu-rect,ou brok,,
out among the negroes. They had fired the town
| part of which was reduced to ashes large nur,
Der had been apPrchcndcd and many of the ring
dcrs were shot. Their plea was that. the Frencl,
had ob:aincd their freedom in France, they deter
mined TO follow their example.
GOVERNMENT OF MARTINIQUE.
DLcREvs.
We tic Governor Of Martinique:
Considering tina, armed rebellion has broken ou,
II, Saint Pierre on the 9th o t month that fire has
consumed many houses this CITY. that rc, Gu plan
'a'"nS have been ravugcd b. cont,ag tina, the
| slaves had made of fire arms and ulasscs n
rrp" he militia, the snldcrs at the nr aud marines
who ec"t 10 these places orpJ:c TIE progress
of the fe:
Go .sldcrng that il the night OF tho 9th of this
month, fires occurred IN two liant !; IONS of
Grand .iusc and IN plantation OF VAUGHN nut,yuh-
standing the example VI the arrest OF nnc hundred
and tw"nry-s'X negroes, male aud female
Considering tina; a. this Tine there il reason Ia
ear, That these fires may hc spread in tLc cunry;
cons .rrTg That the most y .:!c measures have
hc"n ken to secure the colony OF Mart, from
the ravagcs with which /: L. thcuir,cd bat that
III case these urcS should ne nrticiurl, ii ia of
the creates importance To deter rho guilty and bv
inflicted the authors. iavorrrs and accom- rlices of
the which may be committed: Considering
further decree Of the 10; u vt S mrn'h h, by whicn
We have placed the coioIy a state If SIC c.
s,dcflng that, pur of dccrr6c ofthc lth
Of this month the second artcl ufthc abnv,. refer
red TO d"cTcc creating military arTai,ucc b, Gu
reported.
And CONSIDERING the o97:h article and those fol.
lowing vi the ordinance of The 1tlh of September
8l8:--on he propnsItinD Ut the procurcur General
o: the King and by the advice Of The privy Counsel
aud IN virture ut tile extraordinary pwers ed IN
W. by the ordnance Of he 3ist Of August. 1880
which susp"nh5 The IN OI tn, i8otsartc,c OF
the ordnance Of the OH Of February, 1872:
We have drcrccd and do d"orce as fellows:
Art. LIST. a Military Court (cour orevotole, is es-
'abliShcd in Martinique; It's duration is GNsd at SIX
months II will oft III SL.n; j ere
Art 2nd. The Court shall hrv" jurisdiction ov. r
those. withou; s'Incipn OF class professions civil
or military, vino shall he accused OF having Commit
ted one Of tho spec lid The penal code by
article - 10 50 III cTsv.ly, &c DC
Art ). The members OF me Court shall be:
Richard De Lucy, Cuuns.lo O: tho Royal Court,
President.
Here follows III" ms Of the members
Art. 1. The functions of Public Minister and of
Register Of the Court, shall be exercised by the
officers and sos articles the ordinance of 2ih
Sept. 1928.
AT. ). The Pracurcur Genera, is CHARGED with
the execution Of this Decree, which shall be pub
shcd and registered whenever It Is nccc ssary. and
shall be inserted in the bulletin ofthc Ministerial Acts
of the e lony Given at ST. Pierre 18th February,
1891. DUPOLET.
The decree and proclamation annexed was pub
lIShed Oh tic 18th ult.,
We, the Governor of Martinique, CONSIDERING tina.
is Of the first Importance tho public tranquility
to know tic number Of slaves missing in tin work
shops, among those employed IN the private scr
of the nha bants of the colony aud our decree
OF this month, winch places tho colony OF Martini
que state Of scigc,-have dccrrcd and do decree
as follows
hrt |. In three days time, in tho towns Of Fort
Royaie and St. Pierre, and SIX days in he Country
the proprIeiors OF slaves shall make known 20 he
Et1t General, OF the towns, and in the par shes Of
tho interior TO the commanders nf the militia bat
tail ms, the names and number OF the slaves who arc
runaway or absent.
AIT. , Every slave absout from his masters
house, before after the publication OF thus Decree,
who shall not he declared a runaway, absent
III the time fixed in thus article, shall be cOniiscatel
To Tho use of the government.
Art 3. The present Decree shall be published, &C
DUPOLET.
Done at ST. fcirro. iIlh Feb. 1881.
In u con'ct with the negroes, a number Of the
inhabitants killed, and about 100 of 'he. blacks:
500 Of tho riDglendcrs were taken, and confined ~
prison. The insuncction vas nearly rreTcd Wien
Capt Curtis sailed, and II supposed II would he
quiet rs usual again IN the course Of few days
To The Edt,r If NE Official Jouynat of .AEirtiniGue
SiR-A report having spread, that The captain of
nm American vessel had lon this city. taking with
him great quantity Of effects belonging to persons
who had gone board Of his vessel OF the night oi
the ll'h OF this mouth, the consul Of tie United
> aes has the satisfaction 10 announce that all thcsr
imputatons are false. The only reason which could
give RS" To this report, n slight urrgnlsrlty in
the hurry Of tho custom house. lie bcos the EltOr
of the Journal 60 ln'er this dnclarapu that the
favourable impression which tins report mas occasion
cd may be- promptly eG5ced.
New YoHK, VI ARCH q.
Tnnt roa PiRAcY.--The trial Of Thomas
Wanslcy. steward Of the brig Vineyard, on the in.
dlctment charging bin with the murder of William
1hornby captain Of said brig, tho high seas, on
the Odd Of November last, csme IN the u. s.
Circuit Court yesterday. before his Honor Judge
Belts The rush TO the CoIrt room 20 the pri-
soners aud to bear the proceedings, exceeded any
thing VIC ever witnessed in the Cry Hall. IL was
found nearly impossible to preserve order TIC boy
Robert Dawncs, who was indicted with Wansley and
Gibbs was produced rs witness for the prosecution