The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1860-01-06
NsURRECTIoNs IN JAMAICA.


INSTRUCTIONS IN JAMAICA.
During many years Jamaica arassed by bands Of
insurgen negroes, who mastered the Inhabitants and
set fire to their property, destroying everything that
came IN their way They under the leadership OF
negro named Cuooe, who for almost half century main
tanned his position amcng the impenetrabe Businesses of
the country. Their thirst for blood was nsaable and
no oart.gs tens spared 10 tell The dreadful tale Of his
coptiut. They out the patience and almost ex
baus,ed the of the planters before they submit
ted, and when they did 1t discovered that force
which had long kept the island in alarm, held in
check the choicest troops Of of the greatest
earth, did not exceed five hundred men," This of
Cudjoe consisted fugitive from all parts of the
island and they received the significant and terrible title
of Maroons savages From 1894 TO 173S nis black |
bsndi devastated The country the dsencelsss eOerprnre
being sacrificed 10 their fury.
In the year 176o another conspiracy was pro-
jected by two Coramanee negroes, named Tackey
and Jamaica, and Easter Monday was the day APP
pointed for general massacre The garrison was de-
siroyed and fort at Port Maria seized The people of
the surrounding country assembled celebrating the
holiday, and while sitting at supper barbarousy
murdered. They guilty of acts Of the most wanon
cruelty, and the MGoonswho acting auxilaries
to the British troops in this characterization giving
proofs Of cosardice treacbery finished By most DIS
gustng exhibition OF brutality TGey roasted and devour
ed the heart OF their counuymnn fackey spectacle fear
fully suggestive Of their native land and their native bar
barsm. About ninety white persons the victims OF
this rebellion and even when negroes had implored
and obtained pardon, many who had concealed them
selves In the interior continued still TO strike terror by
their atroces Numerous attempts al instruction were
rendered aborvc by the affection and fidelity of some IA
vorte slave, and in case female slave having i'm
youngest child, 70 whom she devoteily attached
but implored In vain she revealed the whole plot and
in the year 1874 and the iustgtors said TO be
Hayt who tried, convicted aud bauished
from the island for incitpg the slaves to revolt The seed
with IleyEO cd OF
taken IN the act Of organising simultaneous massacre Of
e eire shr popaiaiOn IN one part OF the counry the
plot was disclosed by OF the negroes time
the whites from the projected but in
another locality body Of twelve hundred negroes CON
spire1 to IRE TO the buildings dRd nIaTder eir masters
The Maroon war which broke out in the year 1885, does
properly the bead OF negro Instructions;
but which resulted Ia great loss OF life
among the British troops aud struck terror to the colo
nists cannot entirely omit H. The Maroons had sub
mii,ed as we before stated IN the year 1859 with their
eaoer cudtoe They then numbered about SIX hundred;
but in 1855 they than double that number,
and as read, quet sometimes useful ooedient to the
orders OF their captains and acve in he pursuit OF those
whom they employed To apprehend." The inha-
baps Of Jamaica ~ this time alarmed at the state
of things in the negbboring saad Of 81 Domingo aud
fearful lest Il should spread 10 their own shores. The
Earl of Ealcaras the new Governor, was man entirely
unit for the emergency Mere rumors wefo magaihed
and believed by the people and ac' loon by
the Earl, until he succeeded at Ia IA arous-
ing the Maroons and driving them into Tue
mountains, where they banded together, attacked
the trools sent against them favored by their almost
inaccessible position, fred ri hcm from behad their ma
tura barricade IA deiles, they meantime re-
naming inyisioe The Maroons, however, anxious
for peace but their deputies who were sent GA TINS mis-
sor seized aud imprisoned their houses destroyed
and their families driven INTO the woods Montague iheir
leader with thirty OF his best natsmaa, sarren-
dered uncondidonily and the rest waited y 70 see h1
consequences, which WERE that they bound h4nd
and foo, and thrown into prison. This was the CON
Of rebellion winch lasted for tour months,
in which three hundred negroes vls:ooi " fifteen hun
ohosen European troops assisted by more hsn twice
that number Of colonial militia. This war, which the
slightest OF Judgment prudence would have
prevented, at last orouGlt % az cod oy the GIRO