The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1865-11-17
Interesting General Intelligence
NEW York, Nov. l6.


Jamaica, 9th, arrived.
Maj. Gen. O'Conner assumed command OF
the British troops and special volunteers by
the request of Gov. Eyr.
An outbreak was threatened at Browns
town, arising out of suits of ejeetment by Mr..
Ingraham against certain parties and 100
troops had been ordered there.
Five prisoners from st. Thomas had ar
rived at Kingston and were forwarded to Man
deville.
Troops have also been landed at Black
River and Salamar, and others sent to Port
Maria and other ports.
The governor had offered amnesty TO rebels
who return to their loyal allegiance to the
crown; pro vided they have not been concern.
ed in any actual murder, or cases of action.
Several arrests had been made at Kingston.
Advices from Morant Bay of the goth, re-
port the execution Of II men and one woman
for rebellion. Several were arrested at Point
Antonio, all of whom confessed their guilt
and acknowledged the justice of their SEN
tence.
Later advices from Port Morant of the 2lst,
report several leaders condemned to death,
including Gordon, the leader, and complete
crushing of the rebellion.
The line of road from Suez Bay to March
onal, for eight miles, is so strewn with dead
bodies as to render it impas sible.
Two Spanish steamers arrived on the 21st
from Havana, and were placed at the disposal
of the authorities.
The British ship VIM. Argent arrived on
the 9th from Barbados with troops, and the
Gelatin, Wolverine and Resaca on the 29th,
and Aurora and Cordeia on the 3lst
The Aurora bore the flag of Commodore
Mcintosh, who took command Of the Squad
ron transferring his flag to the Aboukir.
The Galatia and the Wolverine, respective
ly 26 and 2l guns, had sailed for Cape Hay
ten, where the Bull Doggas blown up.
Jamaica papers say outiages committed by
the rebels against the Haytien Government on
the flag of England is one that will insure the
leaders a punishment as they never thought
would be realized.
The United States steamer Desert had ar.
rived with thirty refugees from Cape Haytien,
among them the Consuls of Prussia aud Ham
burg. and sailed again, carrying some of them
back to Cape Haytien, including the Prussian
Consul.
Gen. Saleave, the rebel leader, was among
the persons killed at Cape Haytien by the
shots of the Bull Dog.
Particulars of the affair at Cape Haytien
say compact of some kind was entered into
by the Captain of the Bull Dog and President
Geffard, who had three steamers ofwar under
their command, the understanding being that
the Bull Dog should be supported in offering
redress for firing into the steamer Jamaica,
a packet in small harbor near Cape Hay
tien, by the rebel steamer Voldrogue. The
Bull Dog ordered the voldrogue to desist,
when her captain reported the matter to Sal
wave, who forcibly removed all Haytien refu-
gees from the British Consglate.
u D..I n IL r n.
Haytien, closely followed by the Haytien
steamers. She steered towards the Valdrogue,
with the intention of running her down. but
unfortunately grounded. Her guns were,
however, ranged on the Valdrogue, which
was sunk in three minutes. She then opened
FIRE on the Shore The arsenal was blown up
and all forts quietly silenccd and dismantled.
1t being impossible to get the Bull Dog of
she was abandoned and blown up.
A smart shock of an earthquake was felt in
Kingston, Jamacia, Oct. 31st.
Latest advices state that another ship of
war, the Lily, had sailed for Cape HaJti.
Individual arrests of rebels continued in Ja-
macia to the date of our latest accounts.
Among them is Sydney Levien, editor Of the
County Union, published at Montezo, and the
Office was seized. Troops were stationed on
all points of the island and the rebellion
seemed at an end.
Further accounts from Jamacis states that
disturbance had broken out in Stauns Parish,
and troops sent there.
Two more rebels were hanged on the 4th.
The gunboat Faron was also under orders
for Cape Haytien.
Volunteers were ordered out on the Sd to
suppress rebeldemonstration near Montezo,
but it seemed slight affair.
Kingston still remained under martial law