The Nashville daily union. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1862-1866, 1865-11-22
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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER q. 1855.
TIE REBELLION M JAMACA.

Its Cause and AtrOei.
ties PerpetTated-.CRptu of the
klEgieaders--T Their Summary EKe-
eulOn.
fhe Jamaea Guardian contains long but
obviously somewhat prejudiced accounts o.
the instruction in that Island. Il says
that DR.. Underhill, Secretary Of the Bap-
tist Missionary Society, early in the pres
ent year, addressed q letter to the Secre-
1 tary ofSiate Tor the colonies in which he
dwelt, in very strong terms on the wrongs
| and expressions Of the negroes. The letter
found lis way into print, and its representa-
tons not being favored by the authorities,
an intense excitement among the backs
ensued. This was increased by the intenpe-
| rate speeches Of Geo. ". Gordon, a large
| landed proprietor and member Of the lower
branch Of the Legislature, who travelled
about declaiming the ploltcal doctrines Of
| Dr.. Underhill. The Guardian says;
As o member OF the Legislature this man
represented the parish Of 81. Thomas IN the
East ia the Assembly His influence
among be lower classes Of that parish was
/ unhappily very great. In thst parish the
sect fnative Baptist abound. Gordon gave
greet encouragement TO these people. He
had himself recently become Baptist, BY
more firmly established. He pTesehe1 to
them, and had several ehspels, which
seemed tc have been placed under the
special charge Of black American by the
name Of WarDer-an uReducated, unprinci
pied character-With whom was associated
notorious savage, brutal, blOOtthirsty
wretch, BY name PAUL Boyle, who resided
in the neighborhood Of dark glen called
Stony GnI.
The 18th of October was fixed upon by
the conspiratOrs for q general uprising Of
the backs, but the rescue Of a prisoner has
tened tue on break. At the Court Of Petty
Sessions, held at Morant Bay, October 18th,
man named George Geohsgsn was ordered
under arrest by the magistrates for creating
disturbance in the court room. The Of
GERS were however, set upon by Paul Boyle,
pastor of negro chapel at Stony Gut, and
about a hurdred Of his followers, armed
with sticks, and Geohagan wss soon placed
beyond their reach. The police We're Sc
verely beaten, and were not strong enough
to enforce the orders of the court, A day or
two afterward Boyle and GeOhagan again
appeared in the court room and attempted
70 browbeat the magistrates, who forthwith
ordered their arrest. A force Of seven po-
eemen aud three constables were sent 70
make the capture. On reaching Stony Gut,
the negro settlement where bOgle's chapel
stands, they exhibited their warrant
Boyle, and told him he must &c along with
them Instead Of complying, Boyle blew q
she'll, which was answered from three or
| four directions, and IN few moments the
policemen we're surrounded by mob Of
two or three hundred yelling, frantic ne
groes, by whom three Of them were taken
prisoners and putin irons. Fhe negroes held
their prisoners until they gave q sort Of
parole, when they were liberated. No per-
sOnal injury was inflicted.
During the next three days the excite
ment at stony Gut continued TO increase. /
Large numbers discontinued 10 fock
there. A mixture Of rum and gunpoHder
ives handed rouud sInong them, and Of this
they drank un.il msdness OVercams every
feeling Of hmanity and prudence.
On the llth a force OF about five hundred
rebels, armed with rifles, cutlasses and clubs,
under command of Paul Boyle, made furi-
Gus attack on the Government buildings at
Morant Bay. A detachment Of volunteers
hastily gathered to defend the place, were
compelled, after firing once or twice, to
seek shelter IN the courthouse, where they
brricaded themselves against the rebels
Finding themselves unable to dislodRe the
military, the insurgents commenced plum
deiiny the privA.e houses, and at acked
every citizen VINO showed himself IN the
streets. Mr.. Mccormack was cut to pieces
by the insurgents at the courthouse steps.
Baron Ketelaoldt, Capt Hitchins, Mr.. Rally,
Rev. n. Her ehel, and one OF Two others
were s'so murdered.
Mr. HerschePs tongue was cut out, and
the fingers Of the Baron's hard we're cut OF,
the murdeFers observing that they would
write no more lies 70 the Queen. The Clerk
Of tho Peace concealed himself beneath the
pillars of DR.. Gerard's disPensary, and 50
saved himself s
At Duckenfield estate the rebels destroyed |
the house, pillaged its contents, ana killed |
some Of is inmates, beating Others IL was |
observed, however, that no property was
burned by the insurgents. The military |
had repaired to ST. Catharine's parish, the 1
theater Of war, aud with slight loss dispersed |
the rebels and captured most Of the ring
leaders. The first y. surge2ts taken PRISON |
ers were tried and Immediately hanged. |
These summary measures had the eject 10 |
induce great numbers 10 throw away Their |
arms and surrender themselves, at the same |
time asking for protection against the mill /
itary and their own friends. Most Of them |
were at once handed over t. the magiE rates. |
Wherever the troops marched the rebels |
dispersed at once, and ARE ting and pun
i, hing, rather than fighting, became the |
duty Of the military.
Boyle, Gordon, and the other principal !
rebels were arrested aud hanged. General |
Lamothe. ex- President OF the Haytien re- |
public, IS believed 10 have been implicated |
in the rising, and has been arrested on board |
a schooner N which he was trying 10 escape |
from the Island
The later accounts from Jamaica, pub |
Iished in our dispatches, show that if the /
rebels perpetrated some eruelties, their pun
ishment has been frightfully severe. No |
less than $50 are said to have been sum
marily hanged, and this when the rebellion |
was mainly confined TO one parish.