Daily Ohio statesman. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1855-1870, 1865-12-28


the Inheritance of the blacks; the ladies to
be used as the kept-mistresses and servants
of the unrelentiDg savages, but M
THE DAY FOLLOWING 0t -.I.H
| brought relief to the survivors; the VOL
verein appeared In sight, and soon after
landed two companies of the 9th Royals
| (whites) and battery Of artillery (alsoi
whites) The cowardly cut-throats fed
before Her Majesty's troops, aud extended
their murders and depredatiohs TO the es-
tates and towns Of Port Antonio and the
| Plantain Garden river, district; in fact,
| throughout the large parishes of st. Thom-
as in the East, Por-lands, the environs OF
st. George and st. David. For nearly two
! days the bands of the assassins were en-
gagged in murder and plunder aud some of
the best men of the country were Number
| ed among the slain. Delicate ladies and
| their young children had to secrete them
| selves under the bridges and in cane fields,
and to remain for days without food; wives
had, on their berded knees, to declare that
| they forgave the wretches who had just
murdered their husbands, addressing the
monsters as ''massa" (master), and women
of refinement had TO wait on their former
servants, and to curtsey to them while
handing them food or drink. Oh. the mise
| ry! But, to these infamous tiends came
-t JUST RETRIBUIoN. .,.-.,. ......
The Governor lost nothing in calling
Council of War, and in placing the whole
| Surrey, except Kingston, under martial
law; and Brigadier General Nelson took
the field, with large body of artillery and
infantry. Volunteers sprung into exist
ence on all sides, and the MarOOus, were
faithful in their allegiance to the Queen.
In three days the rebels were hemmed In
| or oil nd hut tha nd of ha ha
| rebellion was crushed; then commenced
the work of retribution. Court Martials
sat at MOrant Bay, Manchiaviel. Bath, Buff
Boy, Port Antonio, and at Up-park Camp,
and hundreds OF the rebels were hanged
and flOgged.
The outbreak was too systematic and eX-
tensive, for sensible people to believe that
the attempted arrest of a few disOrderly
negroes, who had misconducted themselves
in court could have been the canse. Sus-
| picion rested on the friend of Paul Boglr-
George William GordOn-and the postofices
of MOrant Bay and Kingston were search
ed. There, there were found revolutionary
-placards, addressed in GOrdOn's writing;
and other damning evidence against him
soon transpired from the lips of many who
had been captured.
THE GOVERNORS AC rIoN IN THE MATTER.
His EXcellency. who had been in Morant
| Bay, returned to Kingston from the scene
of revolt, and his warrant was forthwith
issued for the apprehension of this miscre-
ant; and his town residence and office were
searched. He was not at either place, but
his papers and documents were seized. On
his hearing this, aud being also told that
the six hundred armed volunteers of the
City of Kingston were all on the watch for
him, he drove to Headquarters House, the
residence of the Major General of the for
ces, in company with his medical adviser,
and delivered himself over to the General.
He was made prisoner and conveyed in
irons to MOrant Bay, and in few days af-
ter tried for seditiOn. British officers sat on
his trial, and he was granted permission to
cross-eXamine the witnesses and to address
the court. His case occupied over six hours,
but the evidence of those of his deluded
followers who were examined, and the doc
uments in his own handwriting, were suffi-
cient to forfeit fifty lives, had he as many
for the State to demand. He was hung;
hung, too, in the presence of scores of those
who but a few days before, were deep in
blood, and under the very archway where
he was accustomed to vomit forth his revo-
lutionary and socialist doctrines. .a aD
... PAUL BoGLE's CAPTURE. -..
He was still at large and f400 were offer
ed for his apprehension. Two days after
the proclamation appeared, the Maroons
entered MOrant Bay, in charge of the re-
dOubtable General" No time was lost in
dealing with him; and he and his brother,
Moses Boyle, swung together in vindieation
of the ajesty OF the law. The plot was
"out," and Lawrence, the overseer of Cor.
don, was next arrested. His house was
searched, and his papers discovered. These
disclosed further evidence of guilt on the
part of his late employer, aud proved un-
deniably that both were fully aware that
the white and colored people of Morant
Bay were both to be massacred on the 1lth
of October. Two ladies came forward and
swOre that Lawrence wrote them entreat-
ing them to prevent their husbands (the
Rev. Mr.. Hurschell and DIR. Major), from
visiting the Bay on that day.. GOrdon's
letter, giving directions that Mr.. Georges
(his colleague in the Assembly, should be
spared, was also found. but Lawrence's an
swer protesting against such an act of clem-,
ency, was there, in draft Lawrence paid
the penalty of the assassin, and died with
out uttering a word of remonstrance. ..yTd
7 SAM CLARKE. H"7a -
This Infamous man was next called on
to answer, and his guilty knowledge was
so clearly established, that he also shared
the fate Of his relatives, the Bogles. =. 70,
80 THE HAND OF PROVIDENCE H
is to be observed in its directing agency In
the whole transaction. AS one man was
arrested, and his papers seized, others were
found to be implicated hence the capture
of 50 many individuals.
/ DIR. BRUCE OF WERE
was the friend Of George w. Gordon, and
| had only three weeks before stood at his
side while he was preaching sedition at
Harges Savannah In We're. The doctor was
taken into custody by detachment of the
ST. Catherine's Volunteers; and soon after
his ally, Mr.. Sidney Levein, editor of the
County Union, was made a prisoner of byan
officer of the same corps, at his residence
in Montego Bay. These gentlemenA-I stilp
call them so, for they are n0tas yet declared
Iguilty-are awaiting their trial Kelly
Smith, Goldson, Rouse, Palmer, Way, Crowl,
McC Cormack, and some twenty other re-
doubtables of Kingston, both lay and cleri-
cal, are still enjoying prison-life at MoFaht
Bay, the Legislature having passed a law,
authorizing the Governor to Cletain all pris-
oners appfehended during martial law.
These men, against many of whom there Is
powerful evidence Of completely with the
rebels, will be tried either bya military, or
a special commission, and until then, the
true nature in detail of the plot win not be-
made Known But what is generally be-
lieved to be the fact is, that on Christmas
Eve one of the public buildings In Kinosl