New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1886-11-28
THE VEST I1DIDS ~ OLD TIMES.
THE wicKEpKsr pL.cs on EARTH"

The InftYtfdTU.
At the time whsn Ill 'ided into two fac
tpns Cavalier. and bouniheads, although the IIAners
IL de law anonl themselves iorbIddinS the 1se
either OF the two WORT. on PENALTY OF LIVING
selves liable 10 thu penalty lreext Tor entertaining
tneir frie nds The Governrs lvo N tness goo, old
times III great state. nOlary those f Jam lea and Bar
baioes Ahrn t1ry wen to cnurch. they WE'RE prrcord
by PAGES and golden verleS b. officers ol ss'to
fact their irOce-si1n rec He'd III ia tnbSllvcicS
that Tie King himsef IN London gOdg III State to 81
PauIs
h We presented "A very PIC uresque spectacle Here
groups 81 s.y" ladies' i o:ys , t on ana WI.
gay cavaliers in the dan-~t s'in Garments with wnon
tne lailor- ,, London oI Par cond suppl, tnrm; with
ther clad servants at lie IecIu distaice carry
ing tnrr parsos and fans or tagging brhind with the
heavily gt sedan chairs p ss up AMI uo"h uhurr the
snauUw The tropical legetton perhaps barely paul.
my 10 notice the Lublle no OF 'Oupr OF rdua"a,
or tue odI ylhg eight "i WIlr s"IVanI caught
the Of steaiiug sealed WIN his ess ana arus Ia
tha illory, bose ind ,rs hu freshly cui on
In every Ian tLrru perpetual war being waged
bet the ami the lecpie AMI no wonier
thai the people eadse ~ test, Tor VIZ learn iii II
almost wi.hout exception the various Governors sent
over most tyrannct anu crdol lnis No 500 "
tue protests tna were fOrwarded I" Lnslan
~ tne Article vi 'Ompa al mad. o"t against
certain gentlemen. 10 be submitted to the King
II appear. have DerD tue opinion 0f many Of these
rulers tn al, that was rsqu,red them exort
mouey from the peope Us every meanr III their power
.egd nles gall for their own pflvat pocket 70 RUE
tue country fairly anu 10 Keep II ~ srtici condition.
Dy 10 means easy thing III those tines, apIrars to have
been quit secondary consideration 10 tGer QUO great
IA IN OF uiaklns money A uOLsnle Instance tnis
MIR. LOwIuer carried tue usual routnr o. rxtOr
hail Tue memories OF the uhei
br said thai Tor rlghtio"n badness he ar Oustripled
them. out 10 BarhaiOes IN III. He swa
lDw cd up the fast rs they were suIps
the irDnd Oy ST. Ass "I weather ar~ comp, lieu
90 give nalf OF tuelr cargo ~ he other
s, lied wth"" cdu,o ion snp; "ni ue susprhdoi Dir.
okeen. the Secretary, Dccsisr II" Refused 10 aO" b
pe:IsiOu OF S4OO per annum out tue fees IN office lie
kept a cause OF Hag2Ot " King uangin ~ chancery
ali h. iIme MS Governor. Oniy brcalsc Mr. H.ggOt
woaid consent 10 toe III riiaeo Young lady
his guardianship, ~ "A p-r-On 10 whom Mr. Lowthur
NV nsl ne ha,i sol her for 4 300. In order To
accomplish AIS barsa am he Was about aSing her
Mr.. Haggoi when she Was married. and lac aid actually
lnat no parent right 10 appoint guardian 10 his
Inquiries, Lowtner simply ieplird-~ D. your laws
donl tell uie of tie laws Will do It. AMI let
wno dnres disi uts H." Again. the Governor Of tue
,bamas. Mr.. Elias HaskeL III i70I-2, Inform ed
was ilqutous prrsonsge th"t hc al toe
cret aud Drabdy imported into port for
and most unmercI uily doth wnip tue Parish bradIp
Isury tai, is enough TO IKE the late Mr. humble turn
IN his gravej ~ani tue tax COLES tor"
One difficulty that owners al one time had
tend with was a. prevent slaves themselves
etnrr from II uuro punishment a sn all f.uit
or II tby Ia any way III eat-ned wcn CAV them
All eAruso for their act; Ccusequshtly owners never
they belief in resurrection. aud that after death
Tue. snouid 40 into their own country again. AMI
that they rDd-ayored TO expedite such OF aualls
An LOST several useful slaves Ia ths way
caused OF their heacs To cut OF ami liked ON
ple twelve feet nign and having CAUSED all his
10 come forth ami march rot nd abuI mi.
~ snow to the pour That they were M error m
dead Returned To their country; for this
MANS head was here, as they all PLAINLY .aw ami now
was 10 possible tho DO could go without tile Lsad'
THIS siupir theory quite sufficient con yIuee en-
from that the owner never lost another save Ia
this waj.
Jamaica then said 10 he the -wickedest ulae, on
EARTH we'll deserved lis name, for U point OF fact the
sDtants that time mainly gained their ly.lIhou
by radIns with pirates. OF which enormous number
inf sted seas, making raids upon peleLorlua
Spanish slandf, and carrying on Immense tr-vsur, M
Jamaica. theirs TO spena It In debauchery certain
rste Henry Morgan. as uerhaps the most enterpris-
in darug OF his day. flo no petty fhl.I
but work after royal fashion. He eomn,andri
al time 1000 men, who manned heet of tbrIs Ave
vessels One of his nest captures the ctr of Pms,
Veu. IN PaDsma, where tile treasure seized
10 $50 100 pisces o. eight, brsiss uucn rich sta
etc. THIS gentleman terminal ed nis career as . pirnt
by coup dc nam, which trought into his excbeuucr
400, 900 pieces OF eight"
Tho boOk gives some strange details OF the EARTH
quake In Jalnaica June z, 1862. In uIanr of inr
ntrsets Of Port Royal thero seysrn fnib,,m- of
wafer; -reai mountain -pht ana tell tho level
Ian covered several settlement. aud DESTROYED many
peolle Que settler had plantation rrlpvyrd half
mile Tho place where n formerly stool PART OF n
mountain, after having made several 10 med
mile of; and large tirh mountain Is quits valo Sed
Nd AM the place where II Stood theIo Is now N ya-t
lake, four i've e,gues over" In all a.,ouI 900
people perisfed by this Catastrophe
Owners will never consent 10 allow their slaves to
heroine Curi-iiars Will lie frun be foowlnx:
took great Interest Ia certain slave snlnbo no
wanted Iuuen to become CbristaD and spoke 70 tns
master Of the antaon his behalf His ans Sct WAS
tna we're eainbo Christian lie could no longer he
accounted slave. aud thus owners would lose hold on
tuur sayes ere he In this TO do So sucu a gap
would nr Oenod that uIl tho planters In tho sle would
curse him"
Vary singular also Is tho sales Taper OF the Byan
e.tate In Antigua, from which mud the prices Of
slaves 10 have varied from 2l0 q So WAR ,nted
wn Ia gratis. Several copies OF the slave Bible
also own la when oil verses calculated to uproot the
idea that slavery Is Institution by Divine RICH.
carefully eliminated