, 1865-12-15
From the London Times, November H.

tempt at insurrection which took place
in Jamaica a month ago has been for the
time suppressed, and at the date of the
last advices the island was tranquil. We
have as yet learnt little Of what is TO be
told Of the rising. The Government
and principal citizens were, when the
steamer left, fully employed in taking
measures for the protection Of life and
property certain districts, though quiet,
were far from safe, the small force of
troops and militia was spread through
the country, and the only examination
entered upon at the time was such as was
necessary to bring home to the chief
murderers the guilt Of their acts. But
enough is known 10 show that this has
been a most dangerous conspiracy, and
that had it not been for the premature
action Of some of the rebels the whole
island might have witnessed scenes like
those at Morant Bay. The rising pre-
sents the usual character Of negro out
breaks. One might fancy it a record Of
some slave Instruction in days long gone
by. There is the same secrecy, the same
wide ramiication of the plot, the same
ferocity Of purpose, setting before itself
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lust, and, ~singularly enough, the same
hatred towards the mulatto race for their
superior intelligence and success in life.
The only difference is that in this case
the leader was Il man of property and
position. Mr., G.. w. Gordon was a black
member of the Legislative Assembly and
a man of considerable property. He had
been a member Of the Church of England,
the Baptists, since which TIM ne fhaaaidfsa
tlngulshed himself by the violence of his
political and religious. animosities. He
was a magistrate, but had been dismissed
by the Governor for seditious harangups.
This man appears 10 have been the prime
mover in the rebellion, and it is said that
a plan of operations has been found in
his hand writing. However that NAV be,
1t is certain that in the attack on the
Courthouse he was deeply implicated.
Though a member of the veStry, and &C.
customed to attend the meetings, he was
purposeIy absent from the one which was
to be interrupted in so disastrous a man
ner. This man was arrested, was brought
10 trial before a Court-M artial by General
Nelson, commanding the forces, and was
hanged on the morning Of October 90.
All the horrible details of The massacre
of the 18th are confirmed. The plot had
evidently been we'll Matched. On the
morning large numbers of negroes Ioung-
ed into the neighbourhood of the Court
house, and suddenly made an attack on
it, going up and firing through the door
and windows on the gentlemen inside.
The negro mob which was engaged in
this work is said 10 have been about q
thousand strong. There appears to have
been no special luminosity against parti-
cular men /; The intention of the blacks
was TO destroy the whole white popuIa-
ton, and with this object they had no
sooner finished the work of destruction
than they proceeded to several places in
the neighbourhood and committed SINH
lar atrocities. No age or profession ap-
pears to have given immunity. Among
those who were killed or wounded were
ministers of religion and old people who
could not be supposed 10 be in any way
dangerous to the insurgents. In short,
it is impossible not to give credit to what
is the universal opinion of the respecta-