Phenix gazette. [volume] (Alexandria [D.C.]) 1825-1833, 1832-10-29
LATEST FROM JAMAICA.

ford. at Savannah, the Kingston Courant from
july to September has been received, containing
however, nothing of importance, though full ct
matter evincing the unsettled state OF society,"
caused by party divisions in that unfortunate ISL
and. The conduct of the new Governor, the
Earl Of MuIgravc, in these papers receives un-
oaalified appreciation. particularly his course IN
regard TO the ministers Of religion, "ho appear
to be obnoxious to this journal. bat It acknow-
lodges that he has undertaken hercu'lan task
in endeavorng to reconcile existing differences.
Capt. Stafford brought dispatches from Csrha-
gena for our government, which sare forwarded
BY Mail. He states that the people OF Jamaica
were IN most DISTRACTED, divided statr. and un.
der this, strong apprehensions we're entertained
of repetition OF those disturbances that were
before queiled with 80 much dlfficulty-intorma,
ton that we can readily credit, from the violent.
heated character OF the contents Of the papers
American produce scarce.
A serious riot took place at Savanna Mar
on the Bib of August, directed against a Mr..
Kingdom, Baptist preacher, in which the house
in which he was lodged, with two others belong
ing to persons Of the same persuasion, were de-
strOyed. V0llies OF musketry were exchanged
BY the assailed and their assailants, but no lives
we're lost. Two obnoxious individuals - were
decorated with coats Of tar and feathers" at the
same place some days afterward, and the Cover.
nor had proceeded there with some troops.
The masistracy of the parish of VoIe offer
S2lOO reward for the Incendary who Set fire to
the trash house on the Bug estate on the 18th Au-
gust.
The Earl of Mulgrave was engaged in a tour
of inspection Of the military. and was well re.
celved at the different places of review.
These papers make out deplorable state Of
affairs at Port au Prince, and state their belief
that President Boyer had long since escaped from
the island. Accounts to the fifth Of August
mention daily attempts to fire the city since the
great fire of 9th July.
| The Courant, renarking on our new Tariff
Bill. regrets that the whole Of the duties on the
West India staples had not been abolished, 50
that the revenue OF the Mother Country would have
been reduced many millions, &c. Sc. SC. aud
says
The day has not long gone BY when such
sentiments would not obtain publicity in the
Courant; but when we find that instead of afford
ing protection, that we are illuminated IN every
corner of Great Britain, and faction which even
overawe the Ministry. openly avowing their de-
termination Of depriving us Of our lawful proper.
tv, it is time that we should divert our attention
to country able and willing to protect Us. The
separation. if ever it should take place, would
be painfuone; but, when the only alternative
left US, is to yield up our rights tamey to brute
force, or TO maintain them like Britons defend
ing their constitutional rights, the choice cannot
nor ought not to be Il matter Of consideration.
JAMAICA, Aug. 2-Ihe Earl Of Mugrave had
fine opportunity yesterday of witnessing the
horrors of slavery, and when we state that up
wards Of 0,GGJ slaves were III waiting for his
LordshIp's arrival in town, we are not beyond
the mark. That there were some ragged rascals
among them we admit-but the cries OF distress
the heart.rending appeals for charity were not
heard among them!-They were all SO cav and
buoyant, that we will venture to assert, that If
Lord Mulgrave had. for the first time. seen
them on landing among US. that his earliest enqui
res would have BEEN Where arey your sidUes?"
| All we ask OF his LOrdshID. is tn take US as he
really finds US. and represent u accordingly
SEPTEMBER ID "A most destructive fire took
place at PorI-au Prince on the 9Th of July last
when about one. third of the town was destroyed
the whole was the work of incendiaries. who
have determined that no brown man shall tread
the soil Of Hayti!! To talk of the loss Of prop
erty from such conhagration. would he rldicu.
lous. as the portion of the town which was de-
stro,ed was chiefly occupied BY brown men.
possessing neither industry nor capital, and
whose mansions we're not equal 10 many of our
negro huts! We regret, however. that SD ma.
Il, wretches should be rendered houseless, and
reduced to the most abject state Of poverty.
Galiant Conduct of Lieutenant Uarren, Y.
N.-We have already stated the capture, by his
Majes'v's schr. Speedwell, of the Palmetto"
Spanish slave schooner and also of the "Aquila,"
another slave brig, with els slaves; but what
will our readers think, when we assert that the
same vessel has added another slave schooner to
her list of oaptures-making a total Of 1000
slaves. in the short and unprecedented period of
less than three months!-and we consider we
should not be doing justice to the zeal and abili-
ty displayed by Lieut. Warren throughout, did
We neglect to state a few particulars relative to
the capture of the "Aquila," one Of the largest
and most victorious slavers OFT OF the Havana,
of $50 tons. with crew Of 20 men. eight thr-
tv-two Founders, and two twelve Founders, and
pierced for 20 guns, with 20 men. The brig had