Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-12-22

Tie Terrible Punishment Inflicted on
? the M0rdRt Bay IdiRted
trifh CorDses-Lotter from the Ring
] leader, Cordon, to bis WIFE, Etc, Etc.
Dates from Kingston to the twenty
} first ultimO, state that the rebellion is
completely crushed out. Many exciting
rumors Of further trouble in different To-
calities bad been seton foot, but no move
ment Of a serious nature had taken place.
Those implicated in the insurrection who
had been arrested, were being tried and
punished according TO their deserts. OF
the Hayuen refugees who were ordered
Oquit the Island, some twenty-one had
left in the French steamer Coravelle for
st. Thomas.
The Houses Of Legislature were opened
on the seventh by the Governor, who,
in his speech, reviewed the past occur
renee, and called upon all the members
of the council and others to assist him in
framing such measures as should prevent
the island from becoming a second Hayti,
7. and should secure them for the future
against any repetition of such rebellion
and bloodshed as had lately been wit
messed. He also publicly expressed his
thank 10 Gen. O'COnnOr and other mill
/ tary officers, to the officers Of the navy,
] Allt NOluAAttG5s anu AtlG Al1EOOLlzf All q
whom had so nObly sustained him in
subduing those who had risen in rebel
[ lion.
The Governor issued a proclamation,
( TO take effect after the thiTtieth, prohib-
/ iting any Haytien landing on this island,
| unless furnished with passport from the
/ British consul, and signed within ten
days Of his departure from Hayti. The
! Morcons visited Dumfries and Nuisriver,
l and at both places burnt the negro huts
/ there. Five rebels had been shot bv
/ them They are now going the rounds
] OF the negro settlements.
/ LETTER FROM GORDON To HIS WIFE.
A letter from Mr.. Gordon, written to
+ his wife during the hour before his exc
cuti0n at Jamaica, is published. The
Star Insurance Company Of London.
I with whom the life Of Mr.. Gordon, of
Z Jamaica, was insured for two thousand
I five hundred pounds, had resolved to
[ pay the amount TO his widow, although
I the policy became void on his being exc
cuted as a felon.
The letter is given in full below:
NJ BeiOred Wlfs: Gen. Nelson has
/ just been kind enough to inform me that
the cOurtmartial on Saturday last has
ordered me to be hung, and that the sem
I tence is to be executed in an hour hence
so that 1 shall be gone from this world 81
sin and sorrow. Iregret that my worldly
affairs are so deranged; but now it can
not be helped. do not deserve this SEN
tence, for I never advised or took part in |
any insurrectiOn. All I ever did was to |
recommend the people who complained (
70 seek redress in a legitimate way,
and If in this I erred, or have been I
misrepresented, do not think deserve F.
the extreme sentence. 1t is, however, /
the viii Of my Heavenly Father that l I.
should thus suffer in Obeying His COM 4
maud TO relieve the poor and needy, and I
TO protect as far as l was able, the op-
pressed. And glory be TO His mans; 4
and l thank him that l suffer in such a .
cause. Glory be to God, the Father Of I
our Lord Jesus Christ and I can say
it is a great honor thus 10 suffer, for a .
servant cannot be greater than his Lord
/ can now say with Paul, the aged "The .
hour of my departure isat hand and am
ready TO be offered up. I have
fought a good fight; I have kept the
faith, and henceforth there is laid up for
me a crown Of Righteousness, which the
Lord, the righteous Judge, shall give
me.' Say 10 all friends an affectionate
farewell, and that they must not grieye
FOR me, for l die innocently. Assure Mr..
Airy Snd all others Of the truth of this.
You must do the best you can, and the
Lord will help YOU, and do not be
Of the death your poor
husband viii have suffered. The judges
seemed against me; and from the rigid
manner Of the court, could not get in all
the explanation 1 intended. The man
Anderson made an unfounded statement.
and 50 did Gordon but his testimony
was different from the deposition. The
ha II.
latter. 1t seemed that I was to be sacri-
feed. I know nothing Of the man Boyle.
1 never advised him 10 the set or acts
which have brought me TO this end.
Please write to Mr. Chsmerovzow.
Lord hrou CHAM, and Messrs.
HecEneli and Du Buissou. I
did not expect that nns being
q rebel, I should have been tried and dis
posed of in this way I thought his
ENcellency the Governor would have
allowed me fair trial, if any charge of
seditiOn or infiammatOry language were
partly [? fairly attributable To me, but
have no power Of control; may the
Lord be Mer8ifIl 70 him. Gen. Nelson.
who mas just come for me, has
faithfully promised to let vou have
this. May the Lord bless him, and
al the soldiers, and all men. Saw
farewell tOAir. Phillips, alsoto Mr.. Iicard
Mr.. Bel, Mr.. Vinon, and Mr.. Henry
Dulasse, and many others whom | 10
not now remember bUt who have been
tue and faithful % me. As the General
has come i must close. Remember r,p
10 Aunt ELIZA ia England, and tell her
not % ae ashamed Of my death. Now
my dearest one, the most beloved and
faithful the Lord bless, help, preserve.
and keen you. A kiss for dear mamma
who will be kind to YOU ard Janet
kiss, also, Aunie and Jare. saw
good bye to dear Mr.. Dawson, and
all Others, have only been allowedore
hour. lwish more time had been al
lowed. Farewell, also, 10 AIr. Espent;
who sent up my private letter to him d?
And now, may the grace Of our Lord
) Jesus Christ be with US all. Your truly
devoted and now nearly dying husband,
asked leave 70 see Mr.. Panther, 6rt
The General said I could not. Iwish him
farewell in Christ. Remember me 10
aunty and father. Mr.. Ramsay has for
the last two days been kind to me. I
thank him.
trom the Jamaica Colonial standard
PRESENT CONDITION OF THE ISLAND.
The rebellion has been effectively sup
pressed, and the few remaining fugitives
NJ
selves Of the amnesty proclamation Is
sued by Governor Eyre. The great
heads Of the rebellion and all the minor
Leaders have fallen under the power of
lne law and Been executed, or are in Gus
tody awaiting their doom. The number
OF rebels that have periShed bv the exc
cuuOner, or have been shot down. is very
large TAeig villages, houses, and settle
mepts have been razed, and such terrible
example given them Is viii p-o,:n .
permanent check to any futire reheliiop
'aoftnt Bay Correspondent sc jamaica STANDARD
HORRIBLE sCENES-pEAD BODIES LYING
ALL AROUND.
= lnan belonging 70 one Of the securing
parties IN search Of the escaped rebel
-dlies, informed me yesterday that the
water OF the Moraat Bay river ,JohnsonIs
rVerl must be unwhOlesome on
account Of the number of dead
bodies lying on the upper part of If,
which flows through the Blue Mountain
Valley, He reports that in the Negro
river espeeially-a tributary Of the john
son rivera great number Of caroasses
lie about on its banks aud It's shadows.
IL was through this district that the
Sixth, under O0i. Hobbs, marched on
thFz way from Monklands Ia stony
Cut, and no doubt they dealt ont
TO the flying rebels their righteous
desert. Those whom the soldiers spared
the Naroons have destroyed, and my in
formant states that from the barrac;Fs,i
Trinity hisiFiet-dOwn h Cblev Estate
only two cottages have been leh. feel
happy that such iUdgmeTt of exter-
imitation has been adopted and that be-
sides the cottages in this district, those at
Bee sfaid Town, Nuts River, Stanton
Land, &c, have al been burned down.
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