The Norfolk post. [volume] (Norfolk, Va.) 1865-1866, 1865-11-21

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Fingers sawn on Prompt and Terrible Retributon
Nearly Two Thousand Negroes Shot or Hanged
Sketches OF the Principal Assassins-The Religious
Orgies of the Murderers-IIorrble Chapter of Blood
FULL HISTORY OF THE REVOLT.
To-day we give full history of the
recent revolt in Jamaica. We have al
ready shown that the whirlwind was
sown by a Doctor Underhill. This par
tsan got up public meetings in every
direction of the country, at which all
manner of wild talkings about "oppres :
sions" and "wrongs were INDUCED
in and strong resolutions passed, in
which they sought to endorse the state
msnls Of their apostle in his letter to the
Colonial Secretary. Then "Underhill
conventions" became formed, and-as
cret society entitled the African Liberia
ton Society. We quote the following
from the Jamaica Standard:
One of the prime movers in all these
things was Mr.. George William Gordon,
large landed proprietor, and member
of the lower branch of the legislature Of
the country. Mr.. Gordon, in wild, in
temperate, senseless zeal, travelled from
one part of the country to the other,
beating up the forces of the Underhill
party, and loudly preaching up the doc
trines that DR.. Underhill had enumerated
to the Secretary of State. The press
warned him that he was pursuing a
course that was fraught with danger,
that could be productive of nothing but
evil. But he still held on his mad and
unwise course until, going on from folly
to crime, he preached sedition.
Asa member of the Legislature this
man represented the parish of st.
Thomas in the East in the Assembly.
His influence among the lower classes
of that parish was unhappily very great
) In that parish the sect of native Bap'
fists abound. Gorgon gave great en-
enlargement to these people. He had
himself recently become a Baptist, by
which his influence among them became
more firmly established. He preached
to them, and had several chapcls, which
seemed to have been placed under thu
Z special charge of black American by
the name of Warner-an uneducated
unprinciped character-with whom wa
e associated notorious savage, brutal
bloodthirsty wretch, by name Pau
Boyle, who resided in the neighborhOot
of dark glen called Stony Gut. This
a was Bogles headquarters; here he hat
a chapel, here the most terrible scene:
;, ofithe revolt were enacted.
THE RINGIEADERs.
From information that has since come
+ into possession of the government il
would appear that as early as 1864 asso
Citations had been formed at st. Thomas
: in the East, at the instigation and direc
+ ton of William Grant, saddler al
Morant Bay, and that among the prin'
cipal officers holding various ranks
Paul Boyle appears to have been the
chief. the proprietor and officiating min.
lister of certain negro chapel at Stony
Gut. where the meetings were held, and
which place was ultimately fortified af
a garrison for the insurgents who con-
gregated there. For the sake of brew.
a ity we give these rebels names and
offices in II compact fOrm
u Commander-in-Ch ief-Paul Boyle, Of
Stony Gut negro chapel, Baptist
parson.
Captain General-Buie, Morant Bay
Baptist preacher.
Secretary--George Craddock.
d Assistant Secretary-Wm McLaren
Captains-William Grant, saddler
:. Moses Boyle, Duncan Stewart, George
Clarke, Paul Bogles son-in-law; Geo
h Mcintosh, carpenter; William Chisoln
William Miles.
v ingleaders-William Ward, Davit
, Copeland, James McLaren, Baptis
: preacher; James Mitchell, Londor
II Missionary Society's teacher; Thomas
; Walker, Charles Flemings, Leith Hal
&c estate; Lewis Stewart, Thomas Taylor
James Walker and Jack Diley.
From every one who became mem
Der of this secret society an oath wa
extorted as to a promise of secrecy an
or combination with them, under pail
is of immediate death.
10 OUTBREAK OF THE INSTRUCTION.
On Saturday, the 9Th of October, 1866
+. Court Of Petty Sessions was helu q
n Norant Bay. While the business of TIL
court was being proceeded with grea
ID noise arose i'm the court house, whic
increased to such pitch as to compel
Temporary suspension of the proceed
iprs. Tile justices ordered the part
making the disturbance to be brOugll
before them, upon which one Charlie
Geoehegan Ca head rioterl left the Ccul
House, followed by the police, who car
:, tured him OH the steps. He was immt
~ diately rescued by one Paul Boyle an
several other persons, who had larg
hludgeons in their hands, and take
into the Market square, where some on
hundred and Atty more persons Joine
them also with sticks. The police wei
severely beaten, and had to retire to til
Court House without their prisone
ges ON Monday, the Court OF Petty Session
again meeting, and proceeding with IL
h1siness. man named Lewis Dick WI
tried for trespass As soon as the ca
~ trcsnoss was called some one hundrt
and fiity persons, the same who rescue
Gaoghegan, entered the Court Hou
viii sticks. The magistrates convict'
wis Dick on his own plea OF guilt
pail Roplc Immediately came forwa
and told the man not to pay any lin
mo hut to appeal, which he did, and enter
;nto the necessary recognizance. I
Monday the 9th, warrants were lssu
against Paul Boyle and twenty-sev'
s others for riot and assault on the Satl
dav. On the police going to Paul Bogi'
ho,,se and attempting to arrest nm
horn sounded, and about three hundr
nersons. armed with deadly weapon
made theirappearance from Paul Bogl
for chapel and cane piece near 10 MS hou