The daily phoenix. [volume] (Columbia, S.C.) 1865-1878, 1865-11-24
The Jamaica In.urrection.


AS mark that the rebellion in ST. Tho
-.l:.s; e The East ;s crushed out have to
mention that the laborers in the river dis
trict, as well as those upon Coley and Half
Head estates, have turned out actively to
work. There can be no doubt that the
salutary examples which have been made
OF hundreds of these rebellious negroes,
have driven terror into the minds of the
many who are left alive, and forced them
to return to their usual avocations. The
estates are being visited for the purpose of
identifying those who had been engaged
IN this bloody massacre, so that it Is not
unlikely that even among those who have
| turned out to work, there may be found
many of the rebel negroes.
The court martial, presided over by
Lieutenant and Commander Brand, re-
sumed its sittinys on Saturday, at about 8
o'clock: Eleven rebels were tried and con-
! who took considerable share in tho insur-
rection. They wore executed the same
evening, at about 81 o'clock Several were
Gated and released. One, notorious
villain, after receiving one hundred lashes
without q murmur, was set at liberty. On
his way, he met man, to whom he admi-
nlstered all oath that he would take up
arms and join him against the authorities
He forced this man to accompany him, and
while pursuing their journey onwarls, two
loyal subjects appeared. The man whom
he had made to swear allegiance to, called
upon them, In the Queens namc, to take
him into custody. This was immediately
! done, and the rebel Of one hundred lashes
was safely re-conducted here. He is now
awaiting his trial. His chance of escape
is little.
Many such characters have been GATED
and released, and the instance have just
| recorded may be taken as fair example OF
tho CharQCtar Of nf fhoca h,Jc
OF what we might even now receive here
| at their hands II we were not protected bv
the troops. The question is asked here by
mon and women, "Is there no place to
which those rebels who have been Gated
can be transported?'' 1t is indeed heart
the peaceable and loyal subjects of Morant
Bay are Especially the respectable ladies }
caused by the very thought that some OF
these released rebels have it yet in their
power to do secret injury. The authorities
here are not to blame. Can you ill the
Kingston Penitentiary. to ovorfiowing?
Where would you put eight hundred or a
thousand rebels? Then the only alterna-
tive is to scour their backs well and let
them go, in the hope that the severe casti-
cations which they receive Ito quote from
the worthy Provost MarshaD twill be 4
caution to them" and will make them
wiser and better men,"
IL.
VERNE came off the port, having in tow the
schooner Oracle, reported to have been
seized at Port Antonio, with General La
mothe and others, and cargo Of sunpow-
der on board. After waiting short time
she steamed off for Kingston. At about
ance off the port, and an American
schooner, apparently bound for the South
side Of the island, being ii sight, she pro-
ceedcd in that direction, it was thought for
the purpose OF overhauling her, report
being current here that large cargo of
have left New York for Kingston during
the present month, in furthcrancc of tho
mammoth insurrection that was fixed in
Kingston for December 2G have heard
nothing of her since.
The court-martial, presided over by Lieu
tenant and Commander Brand, met at II
o'clock to-day (Monday.) Sixteen of the
rebels were condemned to death, and one
to be tlogged-one hundred lashes. Late
in the evening twelve were hanged. Among
them is the notorious Cowcll, of whom /
wrote in my last despatch. This fellow
pretends to be a Baptist parson, and often
officiated in Paul Bogle's Chapel at Stony
condition, and could hardly support him
self. He called upon the people to take
warning by him.
There is one continual scene Of h0,4gin1
ddy Oy dag, and 1t becomes matter for
consideration, whether the burial Of so
many people, packed as l heard q Blue
Jacket say, ''like sardincs, in the town, is
not likely to produce some serious epidemic
hcre-already the eff1uyia Of the dead bodies
commence to taint the atmosphere. Last
| night, particularly, disagrccablo effiuvia
arising from the graves in which these
dead bodies are inferred, pervaded the en-
tire town, and it was not without difficulty
that one could avoid getting nauseated.
| This ought to be looked after. 1t is a
matter of vital Importance.
| THURSDAY, October 81, 7.10 O'Clock We
have had y narrow escape OF being buried
in the bowels Of the earth. Evidently God
is pouring out his displeasuro upon the
land. We have just been visited by an
unusually severe shock of earthquake.
| The undulations were from North to South,
and lasted between five and six seconds.
| The house i'll which / was shook like an
| aspen leaf. as If at each shake it would be
| torn from IFS foundation The Very Gravel