Anti-slavery bugle. [volume] (New-Lisbon, Ohio) 1845-1861, 1860-03-03

vas made wi another large body of insurgents,
called the Windward Maroons. This was not ef-
lected however, until after On unsuccessful mil
tary attempt in which the mountaiueers gained
signal triumph By nrtful devices,--a few fires
left burning, with old women to watch them,-a
few provlsiob-2ronads exposed by clearing away
the bushes they lured the troops far up among the
mountains, and then surprised them by an am
bush.3 The militia all 1ed, and the regulars took
refuge under large cliff in stream. where they
remained t0ni hours up to their waists in water,
until finally thoy ltrded the river under full FIRE,
with terrible lose. Three months aier this how
ever, the Maroons cUneented to dn amuable inter
view, e&changing hostages first. The position OF
the white hostage, at least was not the agree
able be complained that lie was beset by the
women and children, with indignant cries of
'Buckra. Buckra,' while the little boys pointed
theit fingers at him as if stabbing him, and that
with evident RELISH However, Captain Quao,
like Captain Cudjoe, made a treaty at last, and
hats were nterchnnged instead of hostages.
Independence being ahus won and acknowledg
ed, there was a suspension Of hostiii'es for some
years. Among the wild mountains of Jamaica,
the Maroons dwelt in savage freedom. So health
ful and beautiful was the situation Of theft chief
town, that the Bugsh government has erected
barracks there Of late years, as being the most
salubrious situation on the island. They breath.
ed an air ten dcgrees cooler than that inhaled by
the wh,e population below, and they lived on a
daintier diet, that the English epicures used to
! 20 up among them for good living. The m0uu-
taineers caught the strange land crabs, plodIing
| in companies of millions their sidGlong path from
mountain to ocean, and from ocean to mountain
again. They hunted the wi d-boars, and prepared
the flesh By sailing and smoking it in layers Of ar
omatic oayes the delicious ;jerked hog of Bucca-
neer ahnas They reared cattle and poultry, cul-
tivated corn and yums, plantains and eocoas qua
vas and papaws and mameys and avocados and all
luxurious West India fruits; the very weeds OF
their orchards had tropical luxurance in their fra
GRANGE and in their names and from the doors Of
their little thatched huts they looked across these
gardens Of delight to the magnificent loWland for
rests and over those again to the faint line OF fur
off beach, the fainter ocean-horizon, and the Him
liable shy.
They had senses like those Of our Indians
l.ar-s-raa4h other by the smell of the smoke o
fires in the Dir; and oalled each other by horns
comrades, and Distinguishing 1t beyond the range
Of ordinary hearing. They spoke English diluted
with Spanish and African words and pructiled
Obeoh rites quite undiluied with Christianity. o!
course they associated largely with the slavra.
withou. any precise regard - treaty supulatiL ,
sometimes brought in iugtives, and sometime
concealed them left their towns and settled gu
the planters lands, when they preferred tha", but
we're quite orderly and luxuriously happy. Dur
ing the formidable insurrection of the koromantyn
slaves in l760. they played dubious part; when
left to 60 their own way, they did something
toward suppressing 1t but when placed under the
guns .! the troops and ordered to fire on those ol
their own color, lhey threw themselves the
ground without discLargng shot, Ne'crtheless
they gradually came up into rather reputable
standing they grew more and mOse industrious
and steady and after they had joined very hear
tily in resisting b Estaing's threatened Invasion
OF the island in l779, it became the fashion tc
speak of our faithful and affectiJnate Muroons,'
| In 1905, their position was as follows i-theii
nunb bers have not materially increased, tor many
! had straSed off and set led the outskirts o
: plantatons--nOr materially diminished, for many
runaway slaves had joined them--whIlo there wert
also separate settlements Of fugitiyes, who hac
maintained their freedom for twenty years. The
) white superintendents had lived with the Maroon;
10 perfect harmony, without the slightest oticia
, authority, but with greal deal oil actual inhu
ence, But there wes eu 'irrepresslbie conflict Ge
hind all this apparent peace, aud the slightest oc
oaslOn might at any moment revive ali the old ter
t ror. That occasion was close at hand.
Captain Cudjoe aud Captain AccompOng anC
tbs other founders OF Maroon Independence hat
passed away, and Old Montague reigned III the
stead, il Trelawney Town. Old Montague ha,
} all the pomp aud circumstance Of Maroon majes
ty he wore laced red coar, and hat superl
with gold lace and plumes. None but captain
= could sit in his presence. he was helped hTst Il
meals aud 10 woman could eat beside him. Ii
' presided at councils as magniicenty as at table
though with less appetite, aud possessed mean
while, not atom ut the love OF reverence OF an,
> human being, The real power Lay entirely viii
: Major James, tho white superintendent, VINO has
Ueen brought up among the Marouns by his Ia
ther land predecessor,) aud who was the idol o
| lhs Wild race. In all evil hour the goyerumen
removed hun, aud put o certain Unpopular UaptAil
= Uraskell in his place, and as there happened Il
+ ue, about the same time, great excitement con
j. ceru.ug hopeful pair of youna MARQUIS who had
= ueeu selxed aud publicly whipped, On charge oil
+ hog stealing, their kindred refused 10 allow the
/ nav superlnieudeut to remain in The town.. A
lew attempts at negotiation only brought them tc
higher pitch OF wrath which ended III their des'
! oacuug the following remarkable diplomatic note
20 the Earl OF BAlcarTes;
The Maroons wishes nothing else from the
county but battle, aud they desire not to see Mr.
> Uraskyll up here at all. So they are waung eve
ry moment iur the above on MOntay. Mr.. David
Sehuw will see you on Sunday morning for an
answer They will wait Ill Monday, niue o'clock
, aud ii they don't come up, they will come down
|, themselves. Sigued, Colonel Montague and all
the rest
IL turned out al last that only two or three OF