Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1848-08-05
THE DANISH WEST INDIA ISLANDS.


FROM THE BOSTON TRAVELLER.
The following extracts from a number of letters
received by merchant of this city, from his cor
respondent at st. Thomas, will give good idea OF
the recent nsurrectionary movements in the Da-
nish West India Islands:
Sr. THOMAS, JuLr Z, ls4s.
On the ID instant the schooner Vgsnt brought the
tunae that the negroes in ST. Cox had revoled and
that Governor General had been compelled the day pre-
vous, proclaim their freedom This done here and in
the Island Of ST. Johns the 4h instant On the 5h
the schooner again and brought that the
had joined themselves for the purpose of destroying every
white man, and all property both in town and country, and
demanded from this place Eighty volunteers
Immediately left in the schooner and steamer dispatch
ed Porto Rico obtain aid from the Spanish Government
The Of such terrifying nature that rembled for
the safety OF ST. Crox friends The negroes had
sion Of West End Town. and all communication stopped
from TO The females and children crowded
into the vessels in the harbor and great many have arrived
here We have ST. Croix enveloped in flames every
night. During all these proceedings the Governor of ST.
Crox endeavong to effect reconciliation with the
blacks This they have taken dictated by fear and they
getting and One Of the backes, who had
assumed the title Of General, him message promising
him his protection and that he would send few of his aids
to him board any vessel in which he might choose
to take his departure.
The attempts Of the Governor the town Of Christian
sted from being sacked the expense Of the country has
been condemned by all parties Several Of the principal men
waited the Governor, and informed him that they would
submit to his foolish of proceeding upon which
the Governor told them TO do they liked upon their
sponsbity The military command then vested in Col
De Nelly and Major Table, and they Immediately left the
town with two hundred in search Of the negroes Mar
a law has been proclaimed and every enlisted soldiers
The houses in Bass End shut up and abandoned.
JULY s.Last night brought from st. Croix Of
Gen. Schu,ten's designations to which he was compelled.
Provisional Government has been formed Five hundred
troops from Porto Rico had arrived half of whom inn
nediaey dispatched to the West End On the 9Th the
groes sormed the Of Chrsansed but repused
with great loss 1t fact that up to this day, not
white has been hurt Up the latest account about
three hundred prisoners had been captured and brought
TO town. courmartia Immediately held and the de-
linquents shot,
Yesterday we had from the West End. The whites
had again mustered courage and had returned from board
driven the negroes of the town. and had taken number
Of prisoners. drum head martial condemned seven,
who shot Immediately. About hundred to be
shot at Bass End Thus far order to be again restored
in that quarter as two hundred and fifty Of the Spanish troops
had been stationed with them.
Yesterday good deal alarmed by reports from the
West End of this island S Thomas that the negroes had
voed and that fires had broken two estates on the
East End. The fires were, however, put out, ard the
goes, it turned out only fighting among themselves
Spanish frigae has brought five hundred more men to
the assistance Of the inhabitants of ST. Crox but they have
not obtained permission to land.