Richmond daily Whig. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1842-1861, 1853-09-17
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from the New York Commercial.
FEoN raE wEsr IsOIEs.-By the Illinois, We have ia
mAioa papers to the S7th OF August inclusive They fur
nish some additional information Of the outbreak .. To,
tola. The St. Thomas Tidende OF August 9, thus mar
rates the commencement Of the Disturbances.
Some time in the month Of June last a bill pas.ed Il
the Legislature Increasing the on cattle twelve cent
head; making the thirty six cents In Mace a
twenty four cents, the former tax This additional tax h
said TO have been laid In order raise an amount
money to place in proper condition the which
was In very dapdaed From the pc, od the law NJ,
enacted the country population continued to view IL viii
bad grace, and were frequently heard say that when
ever the tax came TO be paid they would resist IL Tn,
last OF August the day fixed for the payment of h
rural taxes OF Torola and that day Monday a mum
Der OF the country people into town and
to the treasury, where they rendered the original IA.
shilling sterling which refused by the Treasured
who at the same time told them that II they had not IN,
whole OF the tsx they had until the 10th of the month ~
pay it. and they could accordingly return home and devise
measure for raising the deficit.
This advice proving unsatisfactory an alterc,top s,c
ceeded which ended In blows and of the
were arrested and committed jail for twenty DAYS n
default of payment Of fine OF 81 sterling each The I'll
dende says:
The whole body then repaired to the Government House
and demanded otthe Executive the immediate release OF
the prisoner to this demand they were told to petition
ana their cause was just the prisoner should be-
released This being an unsatisfactory reply they stated
that they would themselves proceed the gao and res
cue the prisoners which threat they were not long in GA
rytng into execution They therefore seized the yaoer
beat him numerically forced open the doors of the prison
and all the prisoners among whom some Of the
abandoned characters, left to so at large The consta-
ouary force in the time repaired the vicinity
the gao and finding the amount of aggression commted
SET 70 with their stalls, when most conflict en-.
sueu IN which both parties received injuries the
country people appearing small extent to have given
way but stated that they would proceed TO the country
Tor reinforcement, and would aud set FIRE to the
town in every quarter.
An express then dispatched to St. Thomas but In
consequence ofsome delay in the embarcao Road Town
ha oeen burned IN great previous the arrival of
assistance. We quote from the narrative:
IL would be next TO impossible for to attempt to de-
scribe with toncseness the which took place when
the town was being fred the most conflicting state
ments are connected herewith. 1t is enough say that
e country people deliberately brought in their bundles
oil straw, and after the first attempt resistance offered
them by the inhabitants Of the town. when one man was
KILLED and several severely wounded they commeu>
ecu forcing the arsenal, place where the Gov
eminent arms were kept, which they soon emptied;
OUT neither powder nor balls could be found there
u was then evident that the rebels we're in ful
possession, and every member OF the town sought 10
make his her escape with all possible speed N.nv
people arrived here manned and cut up others with
the bare suit on their backs and some without any clio.
thing at all
Col Chads however manfuy refused to desert bs NOS,
ana even when matters grew grave that Mrs Chads
and daughters in selpreserya compe.d Tn av
they beseeched the Colonel leave then but his calm
reply was, 81 am soldier and intend to die one
The only other persons in authority who remained in the
town are justices Haddock and Pngle-the former with
ms itniy having taken refuge Government House By
Col Chads refusing to leave Government House that
building was saved Our diers numbering SO men,
under the commend Of Lieut. Rosenkrautz in the Danish
packet schooner Gen. Won Schoen reached Tortoa at
about L. ~ on Wednesday, and showing light the
same WAS answered by another light from Government
House. and Col ChAds down the beach and told
them that the insuuecliOnss having done their work
had retired TO the country
The next morning Il c troops landed with baggage
stores ETC. aud have taken up their position at the Gov
enment House and the school house attached to the
Episcopal Church The instructions TO Baron Rosenkrantz
we're that he should place himself under the command of
the Governor should that unconary be still on the island
on the formers arrival there but IL not he was TO eniea
'or To assist any Of the people DESTROYS Of leaving
the colony, aud that lastly he should retain possession of
the town, practically IL allowed otherwise he should seek
To do 80 10y the exercise of the his disposal
Oar latest intelligence from the island is to the I2th of
August Tue Governor, Col Chad1 held priyv council
ON thai day. at which the colony proclaimed under
martial law In addition o. the Danish soldiers detach-
nenis OF the British troops had arrived and vessel Of
war was momenthrily expected from Blrbadocs por-
ton a the second West India regiment was to march
INTO 'he country On the lJth in pursuit Of tho rebels
IOrtnlI Is one Of the Virgin Islands and is about erh.
ee nies long, six broad, ia its widest part II por-
ION OF the Government Of the I.ecNard Islands. It,
white inhabitants few in number aud VIC infer that the
disturbances recorded among black population
The British Royal mail steamship E,k which left Port
Royal on the 22d of August for Nassau put back on tho
'iih having sprung leak Off Nevlsa.
The Mclway left Port Royal for ST Thomas with the
ma lis for England, on the 27h.