, 1865-11-20
THE REVOLT IN JAMAICA.
The Insar1ecsion FrsraataFe and
Promptly Pint Dow1-Th@ Leaders
Summa1i3y Executs&-AmAoety Of
fefed 70 Thosc Who 0l1renzAex.


-. Correspondence New 1ek Tsmss.l
Knasros, Jsmat@. Nor. 4
The insu1ection which bFoke ont a faw
he East, has been put down. Most Of the
ringleaders and chiefs Of the movement,
through whose guilty agency the black peas-
ants Werp melted to rise, have been captured.
Tried, convicted and 6unsnarily executed
Martial law is still In force, hut all danger Is
considered past. The Insurgents have been
put down, with short, sharp aud decisive
blows, and at least fifteen hundred Of these
deluded wretches have suffered the penalty
It may interest -FOUR readers to hare brief
account Of the circumstances under which
the insurrection began The fEst disturbance
Of the peace occurred On the Sth Of October
last, h The Parish Of st. Thomas n the East,
when prisoner Was rescued from the district
jail by mob. This Was followed BY series
OF violent acts, aud the next day the Cover
nor, at Spanish Town, was called upon by the
authorities to send troops for their protec-
tion, as the movement was likely to become
a formidable rebellion. These fears were we'll
grounded. It was well known that eyer since
the beginning OF last rear set Of men have
been at work sowing the eeeds Of dis-
affection among the Peasantry, using their
prejudices, and their fancicd as we'll as their
thoritics. Associations were formed In st.
Thomas in the East, under the direction OF a
malcoutent named Grant, saddler by trlde,
a man of considerable tact and influence as
local politician. Among the principal leaders
was the pastor OF negro chapel at stoney
Gut, named Paul Boyle, at whose place Of
worship the association was accustomed to
hold their reasonable meetings. From every
one who became member Of this secret
society, an oath of secrecy vas eztortcd, and
a compliance with the combination, under
pain of Immediate death. It Is generally be-
"swearing in their own class all round the
country far several months past, and secretly
taking the fife Of every one upon whom they
had the slightest suspicion Of being incon-
slant. Men we're sent for to attend their meet
ings at the chapel at stoney Gut, and were
then and there required to take the oath that
had been prepared for then s1 or told m II tnat they
According to the stories Of prisoners taken
in the rebellion, It would appear TINT the
10th Of october had been fixed upon by the
conspfratora for general uprising Of the
blacks, and the indtscrfminate slaughter Of
the white population. The rescue Of pris-
break, prccipitated hostilitfes before the
leaders bad completed their arrangements for
a simultaneous rising. The circumstances Of
this reserve was rs follows: At the Court Of
Petty Sessions, held at Mosant Bay, Oct. 7, o
man named George Geohegan was ordered
under arrest by the magistrates for creating
disturbance IN the court room. The officers
about hundred Of his followers, armed with
sticks, and Geobegan was soon placed beyond
their reach. The police were severely beaten,
and were not strong enough to enforce
the orders Of the court. A day or two after
ward, Boyle and Geohegan ngatn appeared In
the courtroom, and attempted to brow beat
the magistrates, who forthwith ordered their
arrest. force Of seven policemen and three
constables were sent to make the capture.
On reaching Stoney Gut, The negro settle
ment where Bog1e's chapel stands, they ex-
hlbited their warrant to Boyle, and told him
he must 60 along with them. Instead Of
complying Boyle blew shell, which was
answered from three Or four directions, and
In few moments the policemen were sur
rounded by q mob Of two or three hundred
yelling, f5antIc negroes, by whom threei Of
them were taken prisoners and put In irons.
The negroes held their.. prisoners until they
gave sort OF parole, when they were Gber-
ated. No personal injury was Inf[icted.
During the next three days the excitement
ut StoneY Gut continued to increase. Large
numbers Of negroes continued to flock there.
A mixture of rum and gunpow der was handed
about among them, and Of this they drank
until madness overcame every feeling OF hu-
manity and prudence. On the 11th, 8 force
Of about five hundred rebels, armed with
rifes, cutlasses and clubs, under command OF
Paul Boyle, made furious attack on the
government buildings at aloraut Bay. a
detachment Of volunteers, hastily gathered
to defend the place, were. compelled, after
firing ouce or twice, to seek shelter In
The court house, where they baIricadad them
selves against the rebels. Finding them
selves unable to dis1odga the military, the in
A.. In hnu
and attacked every citizen who ventured to
show himself in the streets. cannot, IN q
einglc letter, trace the insurTection through
the different towns and settlements Of the
island. 4 perfect reign Of terror prevailed
everywhere. The most dreadful rumors were
everywhere prevalent. The work Of plunder
and murder went on for days, almost without
among the whites, and It was impossible for
the inhabitants Of one Village TO communicate
with those Of another, the roads being every.
where held and guarded By the Insurgents.
But On the 18th, the troops sent for BY the
Raron arrived from Spanish Town at Moraut
Bay, Immediate measures were taken to put
From Ms,runt Bay the troops were marched
toward the interior, where the rebel forces
we're assembled. Of course they he'd no reg.
ular Organization, nothing that -'.,.: =
called m aEmyi but throughout the parish
tney nao eatanilsnen caHP p, WaaEe t1ey eatA- eII
eIea stofes oi Pfovlsons plunaesea RON t1e tae
white man, and the atrocities they practised
upon the defenceless citizens was beyond all
description.
The presence Of the military put an end 70
tnesG outl1gss, anM seetneu 70 Iuea .oe sEnat
OF Tue reoes. lne nfat Msu.genis taAen
! These summary measures had the effect to
| induce great Numbers to throw away theil
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- tu1 nyanaG L i, niaso ronf1,ement IN %h1ch II.
XIX KmIIo soiocr - vas ed sne;n@ nsams md n1SyinH
ivy ~ ~ 1Ae e,f,+h he %oS ftotnn ~ RM3roSt
| a. "a, 1n1 a,J T'u IN 10 +hs fnainW,nr 1av hs
mas ay' mt nto m ~ trial He 1noIed nate and M
| ernoc5atea. Int Was not wanting in coo]nest
and sde1iheration' Ha took notes during hi
frfa1. The cnUrt TAS dissolved at AsU O'Clock
and senaroted S,,hont 11ass,nr sentence. OI
lis removal from the court, he prisoner was
! taken to The police station, where he re-
roafned nptii iustice cIaimed him as her own
The following DIV being Sunday. be passed
| the entire Sabbath reading frotn the Bible
Late in the day preceding bis execution;
SOW him pale and thin, and as II dreaming
although awake. "A fixed, earnest, settled
stare was on his conntenanee-a stare evf
| IDENTIFY bespeakine mental torture and hear.
| torn with remorse the most acute.
| Monday, the sd, the day Of execution
| dawned dark md gloomy. The prisoner ross
| curly, and asked for q basin Of water to hatht
| his iace and hands, which was given to hin
! by order. Of the Provost-Mafsha1. Whilst
| bathing himself, he said !: Is should my life b
spared, / shall never again medd1e with poll
tfcs.n a cup Of tea was then given hin
which he drank. It was evident, up to tha
| time. that the wretched man had no idea o
his earthly career coming to 90 near close
Shortly after his tea, his doom was announce
to him, the effect Of which WAS forcibly appa
| rent On his pale and amaciated counte
| nance, He then asked for half an hour