The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-01-07

The amount OF bail was not fixed, and the pr-
soner was remsnded to the Richmond county
Jail.
The examination of Polly iodine will be held
on Monday or Tuesday next She Is not sufficient
y recovered to be removed from the jail
TO Mr.. Martin, of the Port Richmond Hotel,
we under obligations, for the attention paid to
our Reporter, and for the aid rendered to hun in
procuring safe, speedy and prompt expresses,
throughout the trial We can recommend all per-
sons visiting Port Richmond and its vicinity to his
establishment, which is excellently well provided !;
and under the care Of Mrs. Martin, exceedingly
clean and comtortable--a great desideratum in
country inn.
HIGHLY IMPORTANT FROM CrBA---TERRIBLE
STATE OF AFFAIRs.-By arrivals here and al New
Orleans we have received intelligence of painful
and OF AN important nature. This intelligence is
down TO the 2ith ult from Havana.
We learn that servlle nsurrection OF great
magnitude had been nlpped in the bud, but not till
after fre hundred siares had been killed.
We annex extracts from letters, all dated Hava-
ma, 23d ult. giving this information.
" Rumor speaks of an intended instruction having
been discovered among the one of the estates
near Matanzas. II Is however q mere bagatelle.
" Things here getting and worse every day,
and it strikes me change must come very soon. The
negroes in the country give great Of trouble They
day or two ago, upon the estates of the Adamas
and the Alphonsos 1t appears there was an extensive
conspiracy, in which the best slaves were engaged
Nearly five hundred negroes in arms were killed. and
large number Of prisoners taken. The Americans
residing in Matanzas have asked for American manof
the island
1t said that about four thousand negroes in the vi
ciny OF Matanzas had planned an instruction they
were organized and officers appointed, and designed to
march in that city where they to be joined by about
two thousand more On Friday OF last week. their plans
were detected and in the evening about twenty Of the
rngleaders were arrested tried, and will be probably
ecuted. These attempts at instruction are becoming
quite frequent the Island and show plainly there
is malgn agency constantly at work. urging the
poor unfortunate blacks to attempts at instructions
which necessarily must from the of things here
fail Of accomplishing their ends The authorities al
ways the alert, axe to detect and willing and
fully able punish the deluded creatures there being
large number of soldiers dispersed through the different
parts OF the Island and numerous and efficient body OF
Monteros) mounted militia, always ready to cooperate
very great. The IT, s. ship Falmouth Commander Sands,
sailed from Matanzas yesterday morning. he having
ceived letter from the American Consul there stating
that the American population in good deal ofaarm
consequence OF the large number OF blacks said TO have
been concerned in the designed Instruction and Of their
intention of marching on that place. have no doubt,
however that the affair is settled for time and
little doubt but that in short time, shall hear of
other instruction which must always end in the
manner that is with the execution Of from sixty TO
hundred of the blacks engaged in them justly
or unjustly implicated"
ABOUT sN weeks since inc negroes on three or Jour
soon out down Last SUNDAY the news arrived here of
another nsurrection on the sugar estate of Mr. Albania
orders from the workmen on said estate to rise bu and
murder all they found in their neghborhood Some say
", do h I'M; nau h had ' IA " ,sa rea
company with his relations the Messrs. hlfonsos, are
@ 70 Dc at any rate TINS VIII cost them
dent to be silent on this subject vet YOU hear Of il where
ever you go,
IN another point the news from Cuba Is inter-
es'ihs Is seen by the following extract OF lei
ler' that there are 10 be some important move
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