Jamaica papers to the 13t...
The Times, 1824-02-16T00:00:00

Jamaica papers to the 13th ult. arrived yesterday at the Jamaica Coffiee-house, which bring the satisfactory intelli. gence of the restoration of the island to tranquillity. The late insurrection appears to have been wholly confined to the parish of St. Alary; for though some meetings of the NTegroes took place in other districts, they led to no result, and the Negroes are represented generally as sensible of the delusion unider which the insurgentss acted, and fully dis- posed to order and submission. We subjoin the extracts from these papers which appear most deserving notice:- I" KINGSTON, DEC. 22. "ST. M.AxY's..Eight slaves, sevenof them belonging to Frontier Estate, and one to James Walker, Esq., have been tried for conspi- racy at Port Mlaria, and found guilty of being concerned in a rebel. lious conspiracy, and have been ordered for execudon on Wednesday next. "DECEMBER 27. " We have obtained extracts from private letters from different parts of the island, relative to the state of the slave population, but as it seems to be the opinion of many respectable characters that their publication can have no good tendency, we for the present shall sup. press thern. " It has been stated, we learn, that Smith, the missionary, was respited by the Governor of Demerara, in consequence of his having given up documents whicl proved that he had been sent out by a party in England for the purpose of exciting insurrection. We do not vouch for the authenticity of this statement, but we must confess it would not surprise us. " DECEEtBEi 29. " Extract of a letter from St. Alary, dated Saturday, December 27 :-This parish is now tranquil, and I have reason to believe will continue so, for the Negroes are becoming sensible that the notion they entertained of the King making them free was a delusion-a delusion which was occasioned by the cenduct of Ministry, the in- flammatory publications in England, republished and commented on in this island. Some regular troops were certainly expected over here soon after the existence of the plot was fortunately detected, (the particulars of which plot, I hear, has been indiscreetly given to one of the printers), and their arrival was eagerly looked for; but from what I hear, matters were not so weU arranged for their recep- tion among ourselves asn might have been managed. The General proposed sending 50 privates with officers, &c., and as there was no place in the route to quarter them for the night, he wished to efiect the march in one day ; therefore, as aU considerate Generali would do, who had the welfare of his troops and the public good at heart, requested of the magistracy to provide one simple meal for them on the road; and, to enable them the better to complete the long jour. ney, to procure waggons to carry their baggage the remnainder of the march onreaching the carriage-road, both, as appears to me, very reasonable requests. But it seenis they could not be complied with. Surely, if expense was the'object, the public would have defrayed it on an occasion of such emergency and danger. I am told the ma- gistracy generally were not consulted on the General's application. " It will be seen by the following extract of a letter, received from St. George's to a gentleman in this city, dated the 27th of December, that some Negroes in thatparish, who had engaged in nightly meet. ings for improper purposes, have become sensible of the impropriety of their conduct, and have voluntarily come forward and confessed their guilt. The letter states ' that four more of the Negroes be- longing to Balcarres had been taken up on the evidence of a Negro belonging to Mullett fHall, aiid fully committed for attending noc- turnal meetings for the purpose of training or drilling; but it was hoped that the resuk would not be serious to the Negroes, as they had expressed a willingneas to confess every thing they were ac- quainted with.' "JAEUARt 1. " In consequence of the information givenby the four Negroes on Balcarres' property, mentioned in Alondhy's paper, thirteen Negroes have been apprehended in that parish for being concemed in rebel. lious purposes, and are to be forthwith tried by Slave Courts. "JANUARY 2. "The letters receiveel by the posts from the different parts of the island are, generaUy speaking, satisfactory as to the state of the slave population ; yet the utmost vigilance and caution ought nevertlheless still to be preserved, and we hope no . relaxation in thcse will tIce place for some time. " On Wednesday evening two Negroes, Henry and Thomuas, belonging to iMiss Woodworth, of St. George's, were sent to this city under chargc of a party of MSaroons, ahd in consequence of thc information they gave, a Negropnamed Chance, belonging to Dr. Daron, was apprehended, and underwent an examination yesterday, and was remanded. Th loabashone-y ro " JA2tUAin' B. - " The Colombian fichooner Gaycrctta, from Cartlagina fits days, with despatcheas an4 tto Cotnisiora on board, anchored at Port Royal yesterday. "; .'Jvxtrai~ C, "'rT e militia ga44 in thin town Werc discontinued this. mom- ing,.andit aforeudin.-tamuch plesutre to gs that the ohole has-been conducted with the graesit-order ind-ropriety,-and highly credit. able to thegood discipline of the regiment-St. Jago .Gaeette. " J>AgUAXtY 6. " Tkejnilitia guards in tbis city were discontinued at ten o'clock yesterday morning ind1it-isgratifying to have to state that the ut- most decorum, regularity, and good discipline prevailed in the guards throughout the time-they were kept. I . C" JANUARY 9 Extract of a letter from 1!ancliester, dated 6th inst.: -" Our friends T- n and M rC_. U.l had a complete wild goose chase yesterday, a8 magistrates, having gone upwards of forty miles by order of tite Custos and Lieutenant.Colonel Brown, with two com- panies of the militia rnd the entiretroop, to searh the Cocoa,Walk negro houses, wl1ere, according to information, thete were several stand of arms in possession of the Negroes. The result of which was, that one old musket was oxly feundl which had been given by Dr. Porter to an old watchlman many years ago; there were also a few rusty bayonets, 'about fifty years old."