Western Reserve chronicle. [volume] (Warren, Ohio) 1855-1921, 1865-11-29

cideuts. Adventures and Escapes
The Kingstown correspondent of the Times gives
a complete and interesting history Of the late Insur-
rerction in Jamaica. Tue matter has hardly beel /
represented bN the ulScounected dis
patches, and we give the material parts Of his let
The first disturbance Of the peace occurred on the
It'll of October last, in the parish al II. Thomas l.
the Last, when a prisoner was rescued IRON t,C
district Jail by a mob. This was followed by a sc
Of violent acts, and the next day the Governor
at spanish Town, was called upon by The aulhori
ties to send troops for their protection, as the |
was likely TO become 4 formidable re-
bellion. Thee fears were well grounded. Ii was
well known that ever since the beginning Of las
year a set OF men have been at work owing The /,
seeds Of disalection among the Pleasantly, aSinl /
t1eir prejudices, and their i3n"s-i as well a. actual /
VT. ngS, to excite theu Ggafn-t the authorities. A. J
unaeE the directions Of q maleonI5nr naU- ;rauf. |
q SaCdler by trade, and q man OF cOp~.5crabIe tac
ana influence As a local To!iucian. Amons The
principal leaders was, the p. tOr Of a negro tlape
az Stouey Gut, named Paul Bo1Ic, at whose pl,e
OF worship inc sssOcIarOn Was accustomed 10 hOiC
their treaEunable meetings. IRON every one We
became a member of this secret society, 8n oath 81
secrecy was eXtJrted, aud > compliance with ID,
combination, under pain Of immediate death. !
have been swearing IL" the T own class al around
the country for several months past, and sscre.ls
taking the lite oteveryOne upon whom thev had he
slightest suspicIon OF beng 'Rconstant. Men wor'
>ent tor to attend Their meetings at SJonev Cat
snd were then and there required TO take +it
oath that hal heen prepared Tor them, or told tia
they would be killed IL they did not do so nj oncg
According 10 the stories Of prisoners taken in IhJ
rebellion, It would appear that The 18Th of OctO be.
had been fixed upon by the cnnSplratOrS Tor tn
general uprising OF the blacks, anu The indiscr m
mate slaughter Of the white population. The re-
cue Of a prisoner, ALREADY already alluded to. has
tened the outbreak, prtclplt2Jed hn>uLucs beTrr'
the lesders ha0 COM leteu their arrangements -
rescue were as fellows: AT the Court o. Petit
| sessions. held at MoIant Bay, October .. 4 uIal
Hamed George GeOhegan was ordered under ar
rest by the magistrate Tor creating acisturbanceE
tue court room They were. however. set upon b.
Paul Boyle. and about u hundred Of MS followers
| armed with sticks, and GeOhegau was soon ri9cat
beyond their reach. The Iolice were severely
beaten. ana were not strOaE enough 10 en-
/ torea the orders Of tho court 4 dae or rv. aFrar.
wards, Boyle and Geohegan appeared in the court
room, and attempted TO brOWbeat the magistrates.
who forthwith ordered their arrest. A force ol
seven policemen and three consJables were sent e
make me capture On reaching, Stoney cut, tht
place where Bogle's chapel stands. they exhibited
their warrant TO Boyle, and told him he must 2,
along with them. Instead OF complying, BOglt
blew q shell, which was answered from three o.
four directions. and in & few minutes the police
men were surrounded by a moo OF two or tire,
hundred yelling, frantic negroes, by whom three
Of them were taken prisoners and nut in irong.-
The negroes held their prisoners until they Eay,
a sort of parole. when they were liberated. y,
personal injury was inflicted.
During the next three DAYS the excitement a
St0ney Gut continued 10 increase. Large nu1nber
| Of negroes continued 10 hOck there. A mixture .
rum and gunpOwder was handed about auQn.
them, and they drank until madness Overcam'. ey
cry 1eeilng OF Prudence ana humanity. GA tn
llth, a force Of about 1--WE hundred rebels arme,
with rifles. ~cutlaSscs and clubs, un0er Con.ua-d o.
Paul Boyle. made n furious attacs on tho rove--
nent buildings at Aurdnt Bay. A detachment @
volunteers, hastily gathered TO defend Irs place
we're compelled. after hring once or twice, TO seel
shelter n the court house, where they barrlcsde.
themselves against the rebels. FIud.uE them
selves unable 10 0lslOcge the military, the insur
gents began 10 piunder tae private houses, and at
lacked every clnzen who VenJUred 70 show him
= self IN the streets. lcannot do better than 10 co..,
here the graphic account Of this affair given by n,
rector o. MOTant Bias, VINO at the time OF the al
tack was IN the court mouse consulting with N,
I Nestry as 10 the best means Of defence:
l Business was proceeded with as usual until abou.
! O'Clock. when the meeting vas disturbed. MI
Bowen mentioned that as be came down from Col
he, he had met with parties OF twenty or thirs,
: men, who stated that they were recruiting. / tnel
toid the baron thaI here were 800 armed men a.
sembled at the Baptist Chapel on blue Mountain
/ road, where Bule Onciated, ana that they had uis-
perSed for recruits, because Jhey had heafu tha.
the Bath volunteers lad been sent Tor. The Bar
3 on did not seem 10 think that any danger Was ID b.
apprenended, but l urged MIN ~ get over the Lu--
mess as quickly as possible. Shorty aiier Tins 10
! heard The souLd 81 q his, ana then a drum, and J
rose NJ and sad. Now Baron, they ale cuming!
Several magistrates then rose. aru The Baron clns-
: ed tie books Of the NesUy, and so conclude,
the meeting OF the NesJry. BY this Tin
the rebels sad entered the square. where the vol
5 1nteers mad formed a line. They numbered som,
90 orUUJ poodle, armed with guns. SPIKES, swords.
cutiassss' sucSs and ones. On their way e. gn,
court house. they released some Eity-O1s prisoners
from the McraHt Bay District prison, toos the po.
lice s~1stiOn, and seized me arms that we're there
and armes themselves with stones from the pTi.o5
- 1-S-ENA a.
breaking there. Ihey steadily advanced on tLt
volunteers, & man, whom / uas nOt near enough
I to recognize, beng II trout, dancing some African
war dance, and hourlsnlug q lex. The Baron. b,
advice, reau tie rIUI act, but while that was EoIul
On ne mot PECAN 20 peIyer the volunteers viii
stones anu roIucs ana hf.ckDao- II Was not uHu
then that the order was given 20 fire. as the BarUl
-XercI-od TIE most extraordinary fOr0saraBce 10
ward the tUnulL- The volunteers fired; number
u TIC mot were wounded, ana carried OH b. Iut
reetis, while Three or iUur dead LOairs ReTe al
that were left uDUn the ground when tho rebels re-
/ fEEaTg-. hen agn inst valley gaA hn-n fro AZ.
ali retreateG wItaIn the court house, where W
paTTlcaded . lISelge Is Tor taGt time. Sc we're herr
assalied by hundreds o. stones zad brlckBsts INA
came ShOWeTlLE IRON the aluuuHS. line VO.uu-
teers then licked OF from The widows men WIZ
appeared az Intervals 10 shower Ia Voileys G.
stones and IN tails way they managed for 4 time =
Keep theTebels at a distance.
Finding Their men picked of by the volunteer
nom the windows Of the coUrt housc, and ltariu,
20 approach by the front. they rctreated from III
square to pluuder Z store for ammunition. Al TIN,
time, q lew Of the volunteers who had been secrt-
led below, made their way 10 the top door for ad-
mission. ana binding the sqaare cleared, l was, b.,
INSPIRATION, lnSuucuVCly induced to leave, com
denee.
IIeit the the court house alone, and proceeded
quietly and without any interruption down stair
ind down the Mil, until 1 got about halt way 10
he road. HeTe / Was interrupted by Tour or five
j people, who made = rush 20 attack me-. limmedi-
I ately folded my arms, and looking them full Ia Tie
lace, sald, How dare you strike an old man liA,
ne-a minister Il the gospel WHO has laboreU
among you Tor so long a uHle-whO has always
N--e 1A-NAL -bLf. III 4ANA1 dLu AlAE e.
~ thing for yOu?' They seemed surprised atthl
unexpected address, ana PAUSED FOR d moment
one man, holder than the rest, made q At me; ht
made a blow al lie with his suck, which ] Wardeo
III with my stuck, and a second blow knocked Oi
tny hat. = man and Z woman then sprang upon
me, crying: gu shall n0I strike him" and GOV
cred me 50 completely in their embrace that ?,
BLOWS could reach NE which oiG not inst fall upon
them.
was then lifted into a buggy Standing at the
foot OF the hill and was driven OF in great hasIe
u the rectoTy.
My sos Arthur was following ne. and was Just
getlng INTO the buggy with me. when he was hea-
en- and left fardead upon the ground. Alilie Fra
ger, hearing that lie mad been killed, went IN
search OF the body; finding that lie was sill brearL-
ing, begged me man who was standing over him
not to strike HIN again, but even this eutFerty wa
dlsregardeq, Tor he gave another heavy blow across
the lace. which drove his eye from the socket. lie
some bushes and covered his lace to conceal he
horrible Disagreement and 10 keep away the IN
sectE.
After dusk. Mile Frazer, Mrs. Taylo, and Mrs
Darby assisted IN bringing the body TO the Mission
House, At hlghoury, where and NY family had
taken refuge.
On the morning Of the outbreak, some of the
rebels told my coachman that they would have
my head cut OF before night; but the poor fellow.
With an amount Of forethOught hardly to be ex-
pected, said: No! you must not do that; m.ssa.
owe me a lot Of money. ana II yeu kill him III MOI
get q quattie; you must not do that" "Oh well"
If that's so, We won't touch him" This boy knew
what was logic to- the rebels. and although 1 dld
not owe him a shilling, L have DO doubt that thai
AAAIEls-AAeA " Lac AA0 lE a tEERME.
On Wednesday evening, while We were AT tbe
| Wesleyan Mission House, two men walked in 81
the gate of the recbOry, where they were met by an
old woman who was standing 1t the gate, She
asked them what they were going to do, to which
they replied 10 burn the house, to be sure."-
Ne, you don't" says she, stopping lie way: D ii
de ParsOn house; II Il were LoJ Tor de ParsgD. m,
would have been beggar to-day"
IcannOt, IN q single letter. trace the insDrrec-
ton through the different towns and sertIemsS1s
Of the island. A Perfect reign Of terror prevailed
The most ureadfdl rumOrE were ev-
STyw here prevalent. The work Of piuucer are
murder went on for Gays, almost without him
trance, for there was no concert Of action anon.
ne whites, and It was impossible for the inhabi-
ants Of one village to communicate with those al
dnotner, the roads being everywhere held and
guarded by the insurgents. But on the l2tb. tn
iroops sent Tor by the baron arrived from Spanish
Town at Morant Bay. Immediate measures were
taken to put down the insurgents.
From MOrant Bay the troops we're marched to-
ward the interior. where the rebel forces were as