Memphis daily appeal. [volume] (Memphis, Tenn.) 1847-1886, 1865-11-24

STATE or AFFAIRS AT KINGSTON.
BY the steamer Montezpma, Which ar
rived yesterday from Kingston, Jamaica,
we have received our files and correspon-
dene0 to the sixth inst, placing US in
possession Of full details regarding the in
~surreetion in the island.
JAMAICA, W. I. Nov
Here, on the highlands OF Jamaica,
profound peace has long reigned; but we
now feel as if our mountains were all
volcanoes, where we have been resting
without a dream Of the fires below, or OF
the Internal power that has been raising
those fires. 1t seems that a plot has
been brewing to make the islandaseeond
Hayti, and that Judases were found
among the Methodist and Baptist minis
tiers, mostly the latter, to act as ringiead-
ers, Rev. George VIM. Gordon being the
chief, n man OF wealth, nearly white,
and a member of the Legislature, elected
for seven years. The full history Of the
plot has not vet become public. II eX-
ploded before it was ripe, not over, the
whole island, but in1athe parish OF St
Thomas in the East.
A war steamer went down at once,
from Kingston, and other forces were
collected on the land. Prisoners were
taken and tried by court-martial, the
most guilty were hung, and others were
punished by hogging OF imprisonment.
In two weeks one hundred and twenty
were hung. Mr.. Gordon, and several
other Baptist ministers among the NUM-
Der. Important papers, throwing light
on the conspiracy, were found in posses
sion of persons arrested, and many have
been arrested merely for using sedetlOus
language, n man who said: "Gou have
seen nothing here in St. Mary wait til
we rise, and then you viii see enough
The first three days following the
outbreak was a time OF suspense. \
large proportion Of the blacks showed
signs OF being pleased, and men We're IN
doubt whether or not the instruction
would spread. The news afterward was
such as 10 make things quiet Il the
blacks then appeared a. usual. TIT Gov
ernor has gained much credit by MS
management in bringing the guilty to
punishment, and suppressing the insur-
rection so speedily. We have q Govern
ment that IS a Government.
The object Of the ringleaders was nOless
than to get possession Of all the property
on the island. The home Government
has 80 long made pets Of the blacks that
they could find scarcely a shadow of a
grievance TO complain of. Blacks and
whites have the same right Of voting.
Mai-Gen. O'C0nnerhad assumed COM
. mand of the British troops and special
volunteers by request OF Gov. Eyre. An
outbreak at Brown Town was threatened
arising out Of the ejectment by Mr. In
| Grain against certain parties there. one
hundred troops had been ordered there.
1 Numerous prisoners had been brought
| from st. Thomas, in Vale, and had ar
rived in Kingston. Troops were on the
wav 70 Vaudeville. Troops h~aveaiso been
landed at Black river and S~ay-ia-Niar,
and others had been sent 10 Port Maria
and other points. The government had
| offered an amnesty TO the rebels who re-
/ turn to loyal allegiance to the Crown,
provided they had not been concerned Il
any actual murders or cases OF arson.
Several arrests of negroes had been made
at Kingston.
Advices from Norant Bay TO the TWEEN
tieth Of October report the OF
seventeen negro men and one womanior
aiding the rebellion. Several more were
/ executed at Port Antonio all OF whom
confessed their guilt, and acknowledge
the Justice Of their sentence. Later adj
vices from Port MOrant 10 the twenty
second Of October report that several
rebels had been condemned 70 death,
including Gordon, one Of the leaders, and
the complete crushing out OF the rebellion
there.
The entire line Of the road from Long
Raw 10 Nanchioneal Bay, eight miles,
was so strewed with dead bodies rs 10
render the road impossible. Two Span
ish war steamers arrived at Kingston on
The t~wenty-first Of October, from Ha-
vana, and were placed at the disposal Of
the authorities.
The British ship-of-war Urgent arrived
at Kingston on the twenty-eight Of Oct0-
Der, from Barbados, with troops. The
British s~hips-ofWar Galatea, Wolverine,
and B0zariO, arrived there on the twenty
ninth, and the Aurora and Cordelia on
the thirty-first. The Aurora bore the
flag OF Commodore McClintock, who
toak command Of the squadron, transfer
ring his flag to the Aboukir.
The Galatea and Wolverine respect
iveIv mounted twcnty-six and twenty
one guns, and had sailed for Cape Hay
ten, where the Bull Dog was blown UP.
Individual arrests Of rebels continued
in Jamaica 10 ths date Of our latest adj
vices, and among them was Sydney
Levien, editor Of the County Union, pub
lished at Montero Bay. His office had
also been seized. Troops HGT3 stationed
at all points on the island, and the rebel
lion seemed 10 be at an end.
Further accounts from Jamaica state
that disturbances had broken u IL st.
AIMS Parish, and troops had been sent
there. Twelve more rebels We're hung
on the fourth. Volunteers were ordered
ont on the third to suppress g rebel dem
onstration near Montego Bay, but it
seemed TO be "a slight affair. Kingston
still remained under martial law.