The Indianapolis daily herald., 1865-12-29
nErIAlITY

cn-ued. rh~ mrr were chopped down right
and len, and many were disarmtd, but a few
fought courageously 20 the last; Captain Hit
chins firing his last shot, i've minutes before
life was exfssct from his body. some q the
men ran into the Court House. and kept up the
firing through the windows but their number
was too small 10 cope successfully with the
multitude OF savages who were resolved on as
sassinafion and spoilation: still the volunteers
kept possession Of their castle, and continued
10 pop down those who made themselves con-
spicuous In rebellion. But this did not con-
finue very long. A fiend In the person Of wo-
man cried out, set
FIRE TO TIE BUILDING,
and, In few minutes, the Court House was
lighted in various parts. and the flames soon z
nited the roof. The gentlemen thes rushed
down stairs, seeing their doom AZ hand, and
others jumped through the windows.
HEART-RESDISG SEEMS.
Fire was on the one side and assassination
was on the other. The Baron hetelbOdt was
nrst butchered, and near him fell his faithful
friend, Charles Anthony Price, "a black man }
quite an accomplished person, one 81 the most
intelligent in the colony 81 the blacks. "A
Thirst for blood was the ruling principle, and
every white and colored man met with was
most brutally murdered. Lieutenant Reid,
and those Of his men who took refuge IN the
Court House, remained at their posts, and
rines In their hands. The brAyest Of the Ro-
pans could not have done more,
THE NEGRoEs IN POSSESSION OF THE IowN
established regular guards and pieisets Every
shop was entered and sacked; and every lady
had 10 run 70 the woods 70 preserve her homo.
and virtue, for IL was no part Of the programme
10 murder the women. The women, and the
plantations and other property Of the gentry
were 70 be the inheritance Of the blacks: the
"A Hf mi
servants Of the unrelenting savage, bit
THE DAY FOLLOWING
brought relief 10 the survivors: the Wolverine
appeared in sight and soon after landed two
companies Of the 9th Royals (whitcsJ and
battery OF artillery taisO whites The cow
ardly cut-throats fled before Her Naicsty's
troops, and extended their murders and depre-
dations To the estates and towns Of Port An
tonic, and the Plaintain Garden river districts:
IN fact throughout the large parishes Of II.
Thomas In the east, Porflands the environs OF
-, George and 81. David. For nearly two
days the bands q the assassins were engaged
in murder and plumber, and some of the best
men In the country were numbered among the
slain. Delicate ladies and their Young chill
dren were obliged 10 secrete themselves under
bridges and i'm cane fields and 10 remain for
days without food; wives had. on their bend
ed knees, 10 declare that they (Orgaye the
wretches who had just murdered their hus-
master, and women of refinement had 10
walt on their former servants, and 10 curtsev
TO them while handing them food or drink
Oh, the misery But 10 these infamous fends
came
JUST RETRIBCTION.
The Governor lost nothing in holding a
Council Of War, and Of placing the whole Of
Surrey, except Kingston, under martial law;
and Brigadier General Nelson took the field,
with a large body Oi artillery and infantry.
Volunteers sprung into existence on all sides,
and the Maroons were faithful in their allie
glance 10 the queen. In three days the rebels
were hemmed i'm on all sides and by the end
Of the week the rebellion was crushed; then
the work Of retribution. Court
Martials sat at Morant Bay, Manchlaviel, Bath,
Buh Bay, Port Antonio, and at Up-park
Camp, and hundreds Of the rebels were
hanged and logged.
THE AMERICAN AND WEST INDIAN FLEET
Is congregatlng here, and vessel Of war will
be stationed In every port until after the holt
days, at least, and the marines and blue jack
cts, together with the military, volunteers
aud Maroons i'm the island, will be sufficienttO
suppress the most formidable attacks that the
negroes nay make; at least we
pray that IL may be so. The torch OF the in
eendiaTy is what i most u he feared At the
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