The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1865-12-17
Address 70 tho Maroons.


10 Tue MARooSs or MooRrrowE CnAElErowg. Ac-
OohrosG scors HALL
Hts Exceency the Governor ihaving been pleased 70
appoint Colonel Of Maroons, take tho earliest oppor-
sanity that my active duties have allowed TO you
Of the pride feel not only at the honor which has been
conferred on me, but also at the in which its
announcement hes been received by the Maroons OF
nooretown, Charlostown and Scots Ha--nnr can
doubt OF similar manifestation the part of my old
friends Of Accompong with whom served IN 1882 when
they learn that am now their chief.
Th0se YOU witnesses of tho fact have doubt
beard Of the wicked rebellion VIII ch lately broke out in
D. Thomas in the Eastnot e the rebellion of 1892 Of
slaves against masters but OF reomen against the very
q who mad made thom free. rebellion COM
henced with atrocities which wopla disgrace savages
odd having no prospective end but the complete exter
HfnAtion of tho white and coored races
Through the energy OF the authoriti backed by the
wonderful and unninchlng activity Of the troops and,
proud say, by the loyalty and zeal of tho Maroons
this wicked rebellion has been crushed with ron
Acel The very word ssMaroons, ), and the knowledge
shat they true having saved Bath and Port Anto
no from the torch when there not soldier within
forty miles II either piace.
the population numbered three hundred times that Of
Jamaica One town alone, Calcutta, having three times
nd rebel infontry, with upwards Of fifty thousand
airy, most OF them well disciplined and oil well armed,
ammunition, and in the possession of hundreds OF the
strongest forts In the world, scattered
country fifteen hundred times the size Of
sooner did the Queen hear Of their treason
shan abe son, regiment after regiment from England,
cd in space of time which marvel to the entire
civilized world the o.oe If tas army uos either scattered
2 cAe ,rind. olown from ne mssths crca.nopeaned %
eer gerry forts and slaughtered like saeepsstp, IN rI
rom the face Of De eaTh. Sne Of TIE hross ,nho per-
4vssed fAee tyiltiant deeds Jamaica ready
saA Cheiy gallant c0mvads IF the West India co.p, 1ad
esr noble soCoss % esaod sus a0o;. Necessary How
1herefoSe. the ew ambitious mscrcan,s who have
Known these things could have dared 70 declare war
p1ainu Power like England, and have expected &C
SD0psh more In tho end than their own destruction
hsl o. me handfui Of dsludcd followers Is :, los
- conceive.
They have met she doom which hope will be that Of
4.sy trntof-nsinsiy, dsAth on the scansd, and tho
egDslior now II an end am therefore free CARY
ITO ssct the intention which formed or visiting all
cur towns. So soon AZ arrangements no made
hsp procsed 70 Accompcn6 with some Of tho Naroons
oom tho other Notwithstanding 70 horeown by gay OF
Occts' Hall and Chnrestown.
Hsncsforward Msroans, consider myself II your
enmberrcady With you n al times 70 show loyalty
= our believed Queen aud 20 convince Of their wicked
ass those discontented wreches who, ungrstoful or
she bessnss they enjoy, and setting themselves above
eAe VIII OF The Almighty consider those who by their
Anseiigsncc and industry have risen above them 10
Ioete,y Dn6t 10 dwell in land which He has allotted
I'll Hs creatures without distinction OF race color
A O. rYFE. Colopc! and Chief Of Nar0ogs