them was to cnibarlt, and every boat in the‘
harbor was iniinediately put into requisi-'
tion for this purpose. While this scene‘
was going on, 1 never witnessed such con-'
fusion. Old and young, white &colored,-
parlor and chamber furuiture,~ all bundled‘
in witliout order or care. The tears of
those. lovely crcoles would have affected.
the heart ofzzny one.
It is a happy circumstance that no lives
liEl?C been lost anmiig the whites. Sonic
ofthe sailors {.0111 ‘.he Fri:nt'li men ofwnr
_ were wouiided, and some ofthe citizens ;: _
ma'iiy oi‘ the nogrocs were killed. The
jail is ci‘ow'ded with prisoners; and hopes
taxi: cntei't..ir.'ed that alltliose e'a'igaged in,-
'l]0mlI){Itl0!l of the Dttiic of Nciiiotils, as
ltfge to
nus Jenkins Captain Allen arrived at I -168’) a"."0’mcmgtmt“.ey “Du re-
W ’Y'oi'k Vtiitli London pdpers‘ to the 5-2,? to tlgnfholtwtihciiuntrylgslsoon is [Rosa
* ' 9 I e, an a -e wou cave c iin
“Ell Feb1'}"}."-)’- _ 3d them a committee To watch over the iii-
H19 British Parllamenf m‘-"9 °“ lb,“ terests of Poland. Another address was
Of February‘ 0" 1.1": mat day of ll: received from the guard of the students
$581011: Eafl G797 ”m'°d“°ed the 5“ " and professors of the university, who rc-
.l°°t 0f Pa"1'ame“l‘“'Y Refmm‘ Ch. » , quested to be sent in detachments through
1 0ltl_ttfi1°}_E1lh}°f Fe:"_l'::’3'éut;:1 thgnffifb‘ the provinces in order to impart a fresh
or o e xc iequc. " .im ulse to the, ‘ ublic s irit oftlicir coun-
J90‘ Of the ClVl1 Llfit into iii?‘ H9“5° 9f tfylflien. Tliid. itudentlsi in Gallicia, with
C0mm0|1S. adV003ll'l1g large ciil'ta‘l_m°mS 'ofhgf voting and ardent spirits, are de-
»of expenditure, and principally in ll“; cim-:;,-ié gait, ;,, fgvor of Poland. Four-
e“S‘°“9' tecn of them have l.‘.0<;u iinpi'isOli3il 3
' i it i A V l Orders had been given ‘to the Artillery’
Jfoteffilt Xatctltgzuce. %_ Cqirps, by t1li:0l\filip(ijst:r“tifiVVar, t6o prepare}
LATEST FROM FRANCE’ iila‘nn‘iiiimi:)ach fa: tlieueddledfo Jaiildidieso
B the arrival Of ‘ha shll‘ Cl°m‘“is' These Ol‘d8l'S,hilVlD been executed, Blar-
C"-Pliitlu Holmes) 3‘ °5:°':‘i °“ Ffiday’ shall Soulthas justgordered 50 other bat-
from Havfei “'l*9“°'?'° she “Bed °“ _9‘h 9‘ tcries to be formed, by which the artillery
-Feb. Pariss l;9P9.:13El;~1Ve_ l’tee‘S‘)'l“":_‘:i‘Ved_'" will be carried to 900 pieces of cannon,
that city f0 U3“ “"9 ° I ' 9"‘ m’ with theirhorses.--Journal du Commerce.
clllilve’ aé“,i-Lem."-S lo ‘h:e9‘:;,,keFr::m The following is fromthe Courrier de l’
. :-a,r,'°‘l.3 ...~"St°n.l,).ap,;~r?n,e11; ence ,,,‘:,,,g,,. Ain:—-"A courior from Turin broughito
1),?-l_,r-“-it slnjllind y g ’ Savoy on the 26th ult. the important intel-
‘V i’ am“ ' ligence that the Prince do Carignau has
been acknowledged heir to the throne, ii-as
The dates from England at _
-- ‘ -d e -eive _ ,, _ ,
than those we have alrea y r i. recewed from ‘he Bxmg of Sarslnla the “-
King 0fBrusscls.- The commercial ac-'
counts, s.a_vs the Patriot, “ are of the high-
cst consequence to this country. ‘The
imposition of an additional duty of 1d per
pound on our principal rail’ matcrialmust
materially affect those .arrn'uigenieiits on
which 11 profitable commercial inter-
course been held between the 1’-*‘v”-‘ C0‘1“'
tries. It will arm the Aniericau ?ll“”‘}‘
factitrcr with it new weapon, and 0035551‘
tute an additional impediment to tlic‘-J'<3‘3"
torntion of a liberal comnicrcial systt. m-
I \.Ve could not have expected such it ineaS'
bill , tire from the ascendant party in England,
re not latter
d diiect,
except thefollnwing paragraph = _
London, Feb. 3d. The q“e5“°“ °
Reform will decidedly be pifesante
Parlia_'.nent, by the Ministers on the 3d of
—Ma.'.'cli next.—C'0uricr. _
The most important item is the nomin- '
atioii of the Duke de Nemours, second son
of the King of the French, to the Belgian
throne. The Duke was born on the 25:11
ofOctober, 1814, and is of course in the
17th year of his age.
In connection with this event, the spec-
ulations in the followingletter will be read
'Witl_l some interest. It is froina merchant
in Paris, to the editor of the Best“ CW1."
jet of Feb. 3.
“"',The qifestion of war or peace has been
theone ofthe niost lively interest in Paris,
for the last ten days,-and it now appears to_
be near its termination, as the choice of
tho Duke de Nemours (second son 0fLuuts
Pliillippe) by the Belgian Congress as their
sovereign which took place on the 3d inst.
will bring affairs to a crisis. General La-
fayette told me this week that there. was
danger 0f'o_Dp‘osititJ_n from England either
to the union of Belgium with France, or
of placing a French prince upon the throne ;
and.not from the present niinis_try, but
from the ai-istdcracy with Wellington at
their head, who might cause the fall of the
present cabinet by-tlieir clamour against
Lord ‘_Grey and his associates, should they
permit the extension of the French pow-
er; in which event Wellington would a-
gain take the helm, and war was very like-
ly to ensue. ' Nothing short of a fear of
commotion at home, would prevent the
powers who were parties to the un-“ holy
alliance” from niakinga crusade against
France--or rather it would be aimed at
free governments. But the moment Aus-
tria removes the lioides of troopsa single
post from Lombardy, the whole North It'-
aly would arise and shake offthe Austrian
power. The autocrat would have other
sections than Poland to qwell by force,
And Prussia, though least liable to commo-
tion, as her king is a reasonable man,
would in her turn heave with tlieswelling
tide,‘ and all the Germanic powers” be 0-
bliged to accede to the popular voice, and
grant their subjects free coiistitutions.—
Very many persons, I find, are decidedly
_of opinion that war must ensue from the
present state of things, throwing the Bel-
g‘ian,Iquestion out ofsight; but I do not a-‘
gree with them. If that point is once set-
tled, I 'thiiik.all the powers will have e-
nough to do at home, without triiubliiig
themselves with their neighbour’s aflaus;
ilt ‘ present the question appears to rest
upon a poise, and the weight ofa straw,
almost would create a preponderance for
or against war.
If the French government accept the
offer of a Belgian throne for a French
prince, I think there are nine chances out
of_ien,that'a general war ensues; I hope
not, though I believe a majority of the
French nation would be in favor of sup-
portingthe nomination, even at such an
expense."
A postscript to this letter says—-It is
‘-said the King and Council have positively
refused to accept the Belgian nomination.
We have seen another letter, of the 7th,
. which states that the King had not deci-
ded whether to accede to the election of
his son to the throne of Belgium, but was
supposed to be waiting for despatches from
England.
Extract of another letter, dated Havre,
Feb. 6, which is the latest advices.
‘.‘ The Climates having been detained
by a ‘westerly wind, I write again, to say
‘that the news from Paris, by Estafette, is
that the final answer ofthe King ofFrance
to the Bolgic Deputation, has not yet been
given ; so that the Doc do Neniours may
yet‘ be King of Belgian ! It is conjectur-
ed that the French Government are wait-
ing for dospatches from England. There
is nothing further new."
.. Paris, Feb. 6.—0n the news of the e-
lection of the Duke do Nemeurs to the
throne of Belgium, the Minister of F or-
eign Affairs, the British Ambassador and
M. Rothschild immediately despatclied
couriers to London.
It appears that the Duke do Nomours
succeeded by a majority ofonly one over
the Duke de Leuchtenberg and the Arch-
duke of Austiia.
It appears that the French government
}]&3'(.lllSellled from the protocols of the con-
ferences of the Ambassadors of the five
powers in London, in two or three instan-
ces, viz. oiiewhich defines the boundary
line between Holland and Belgium, and
one which relates to the proportions. ofthe
public debt to be borne by the two states.
The French governinent dissented from
these dispositions, on the ground that the
allied powers interposed only as mediators,
and that the matters. to ‘which these two
protocols related ought to be adjusted by
the two states, b'y"muiual consent. It is
said that there is athifd protocol to which
the French government has not assented,
the object of which 'is to,exclude,.from the
throne of Belgium the chiefs of the five al-
liedpowers, and the princes of their ",3.
pcctive families. » -
Cannon, liowitzorirand mortars are dai.
ly arriving at Lyons, from Algiers. They -
are sent-on to thetmrtb.
f
l‘
‘l°_°l R_'3_'\__'al Hlgliiiess, and has been ap-
d to I l'°ml.'.‘.u Ueneralissimo of the troops, in the
room ofthe Austriiin General Auiucci.-‘-
This is a check upon Austrian influence,
and a triumph- of the national and liberal
opinion of the |country. To runiouis of
the march ofAustaian troops towards Pied-
mont have succeeded reports of strict
neutrality. The disposition of the people
and the army continued the" same, In
Savoy there are 5,300 Piedmoutese sol-
diers.” ‘ '
The Qtioiidioiiiie says :-—The Polish
Diet sent last month to Vienna Count
Michaclowsky, whose mission was kept
secret. It was asserted that this Envoy
was charged to offer the throne of Poland
to ilieDuke deReisclisdat,who in this case
would have united Galicia to his new
States. The Cabinet of Vienna is said to
have declined the proposals, its views re-
specting tlieDuke do Reichstadt being quite
different. The Prince, it is added, is short-
ly to have an important post assigned him
in the army of Iialy."
TheAugsburgG.iz. says that in the Rhe-
nish Provinces a great quantity ofcalf- skins
are being bought up for France, probably
for the purpose of making kuapsacks.
~The Paris Constitutionnel observes,ihat
it is the opinion of many members of the
deputation, that the hesitancy of the gov-
ernment to receive them is owning to the
small majority by which the Duke of No-
mours was elected.
They assert, however, that had the Bel-
gians been certain of the tlirone’s being ac-
cepted, thc majority would have been ini-
mcnse.
FRENCH FuNos~—I’aris, Feb. 8th.—
Five per cents,divided froiu 22d Sepi.93f.
15 a 93f. 30.
POLAND.
Warsaw, 29th Jun.—-Private letters
speak in decided language ofthe unanimity
and enthusiasm ofthe people. 'l‘heDictator
had not been visible for some time; it was
reported that he had been seized with men-
tal alieiiation. Reports were in circulation
that hostilities had commenced, and that
the Poles were victorious.
At the National Theatre on the night
of the 27th, Jan. “The Revolution of
the 27th, 28th and 29th July,’1830,” was
perfoi med. ‘ The house was crowded, and
the play was received with reiterated bursts
of applause. The repetition of some pas-_
sages was demanded, and on the cry ol
“long live Franco, liberty, the charter, and
Lafayette," uttered from the stage in the
course of the performance, the, audience
simultaneously mingled their acclamations
with tho-e of tlieactors. After the play,
M". Hervei, a favorite perfoimer, answer-
ed the call of the audience, and sang La
Marseillaise and La Parisieniie, which
were received with the greatest enthusi-
asm.
W-Aiisiiw, Jan. 21.-At ii union of the
Counsels of VVar and the National Con-
sel, with the Deputies of both Chambers,
the Prince Michael Radziwell received 107
votes and was elected Cominander-in-cliief
of the army.
A private letter from Warsaw of the
25th January, informs us, says the Augs-
burg Gazette. that on the night previous
the Diet had declared the absolute Inde-
pendence of Poland and the cessation of
the Russian Dynasty.
Te Berlin Gazette publishes the follow-
ing extract from a commercial lctter da-
ted Warsaw, 26th January:—“At the
sitting of the Diet yesterday night, the
throne ofPoland was unaiiimously declar-
ed vacant. According to last accounts
from the frontiers hostilities have not vet
conmieiieed. '
The Polish troops have been placed in
Eclielan from Braga to Brezsc and Kamen.
All is at present tranquil. Since the Proc-
lamation of Marshall Dir-bitsch, the tri-
colorsd has been substituted for the white
cockade.” .
Rome, Ian. 22.-Two days since, an
event happened, of which no one knows
the cause, but which has greatly disturbed
the tranquility of Rome 62. the Conclave.
At 8 o’clock, in the evening a bomb shell
burst, in the centre ofthe Palace, where
the cardinals were assembled. Every one
put himself on the alert. The Police and
Authorities of the city were immediately
on foot ; patrolcs scoured the streets, but
no trace was discovered of the author of
the alarm.
. Letters from Madrid of the 24th Janna.
ry, leave no doubt, says the Journal of the
6th ult. as to tho auginentation proposed by
Ferdinand in his Military establishment °
it will be extended as far as the simafim;
of the treasury will admit. It is said that
the departure of M. Agnado for Spain, is
caused by some financial projects, which,
if executed, will enable the king to cum.
plete his arnianent, and equip forty battal.
ions of Provincial Militia. It is said (ha,
France has nothing to fear from this move.
ment.
ST. PETEIISBURGII, Jan. 19.._.Coum
Diebitsch has issued two proclaiiiation ad-
dressed to the Poles and the Polish aiiiny.
They’are scltotrs {if-tltusc issued by the
.l‘3mpei-oiz.
On the 8th of February,Mr. Hunt,the
House of Commons, an address to the
throne, praying for a general pardon to
the agricultural and other laborers, who
had been lately convicted of riotous con-
duct, &.c. He preceded his motion by a
very long speech ; and was seconded
by Mr. Hume. After a long debate, the
motion was negativcd, the vote being 2
for, and 269 against it.
On the same day, Mr. O’Gorman
Malion moved for copies of the procla-
matious issued by the Lord Lieutenant
of Ireland, since the act against unlawful
the present Chief Secretary of the Ma-
gistrates of Ireland. In supporting his
motion, he was repeatedly called to
order ; and on one occasion, the Speak-
er informed him that if he persisted, he
would be called by name, and brought
before the House, where he would be 0-
bliged to answer for his misc_onduct.—
His motion was finally carried without a
division.
Among the members who addressed
the House on this motion, was Sir Fran-
cis But-dett.
of his speech, it is apparent that the cla-
ure in the present ruling party.
Francis was severe upon Mr. O’Connell.
laws, and to preserve the public peace.
ernment of the Netherlands must be de-
of their history.
up deficiencies in this respect.
unsettled.
decision. _ .
Belgian throne.
tively refused."
whether Louis
countries 3”
The Courier then endeavours to re-
move an impression, which he says ex-
ists, that the Britisli government “ has
been imposed upon by Count Subastiaii,
party to the deception.” By a compar-
ison of dates and events, it appears that
M. Brcsson, being in Paris six days af-
ter the receipt ofthe Protocol, ‘must have
known its contents; and that no objec-
tion to it was made from the 522d January
till the 1st of Feb. because the French
government were afraid of the opposi-
tion of the people.
Marshal Soult is proceeding with great
activity in the organization of the French
army; and these warlike proceedings
are now regarded with greater interest
than ever. France however, is not yet
ready for war,
The conscription of 1830 will be cal-
led into activity _iicxt month ; while
there have been already raised within the
last three months 148,000 men. Since
the revolution 70,000 have enlisted vol.
untarily ; and in another month the
French army will amount to 350,000.
Matters are nearly stationary in P0.
land; and it is said that General Die-
bitsch has removed his overtures of pa-
cificntioir to the Provisional Govermneiit.
Prince Radzivill has been appointed
Commander--in-Chief; and being pm.
‘sent in the Chamber when he was cho-
son, he addressed the President in a
speech full of patriotism, and declared
his resolution to devote all his energies
to the cause. Cries of “ To Lithuania!
'I‘o Litliuaiiia !” rcsounded throughout
the hall, and the setting was closed at
ten o'clock, the immense majority ofthe I
Members joining in the cry ‘(if “ To Li.-
thuanin 1”’ ‘
Tlii! Poles in" l’uri_s have
sent an oil-
assemblies, and it copy of the letter of
From the general tenor
mour for a repeal of the Union, has pro-
duced little effect in favour of the meas-
Sir
He said the member from Clare profes-
sed his anxiety to preserve peace and un-
iou (moral union at least) of the two
countries, and yet he did nothing but
threaten them with separation and hos-
tility. His voice inight be the voice of
Jacob, but his hand was the hand of Esau.
From the vote on the motion of Mr.
Hunt for the pardon of the convicts, we
are satisfied that the government intend
strictly to enforce the execution of the
The Belgians proceeded in form to e-
lect the Duke de Nemours as their king.
It would seem that the revolutionary gov-
sirous of involving their country in a war.
One would think that F laiiders must
have had enough of war in the course
If not, they may, iftlicy
persist in their present policy, make all
The great question, whether France
would consent that the Duke de Nenjiours
should ascend the throne of Belgium was
The Constitutionnel strongly
recommended to themto acquiesce in the
BELG-IUM.—-The English accuse
France of having pursued a disengenuous
and wavering policy with regard to the
The London Courier,
of the evening of the 10th, states that
the ieport made to the Belgian govern-
ment, by their Delegation to Louis Phil-
lippe, on the election of the Duke de
Nemours, is materially different from
official communication made to the Eng-
lish government by M. Talleyrand. In
the former it was declared, that the king
of France did “ not think he could ac-
cept it ;" in the latter, that he “ possi-
The editor enquires,
“is afraid of saying to
the French nation, what he has so so-
lemnly said to the governments of other
and that Prince Talleyrand has been a
the more grave citizens of Lembclg have
new member from Preston,inoved in the .58“, a deputation ,0 the B,,,.g0m,,Stc,.’ do,
I
declaring their fidelity to the Emperor, l
and their resolution to devote their lives a
and fortunes to maintain order in the
capital.
The Liverpool Journal of the 12th
Feb. says: Mr, O’Counell and his asso-
ciates will be put on their trial on Tliurs-
day next. The evidence cannot extend
over any very coiisiderable space.
There had been very heavy snows boil]
in Scotland and Ireland. In some iii-
stances, the communications by mail had
been interrupted for several days in stic-
cession. «A stage driver and guard were
frozen to death near Moffat.
It appears from the Dublin -Morning
Register, that 150 members of the Irish
bar have signed a public declaration of
their hostility to the repeal of the Union,
and therefore to the professed object of
the present agitation. '
LONDON, Feb. l1.—-—VVc received last
night the Paris Papers ofTuesdny and
Wednesday, (9th). They are a good
deal occupied with discussions upon the
Belgian question ; and the extracts which
we make in another place will present
a fair view of the state of public opinion
in France upon the measure which has
been adopted by the king, of rejecting
the crown of Belgium for his son. The
Royal determination does not appeal to
find much favor in the eyes ofthese journ-
alists,'tliougli all admit, and a few ad-
mire, its prudence. Some, however,
seem disposed to impugn it as an act of
ultra-generosity, and deny that the state
of the ballot‘ at the close of the election
afforded a fair representation of the state
of feeling in the Congress, or the country,
with respect to a French Prince, for it
was known beforeliand that the crown
would not be accepted, and, under the
circumstance it was matter of surprise
that so many had concurred in voting a
gift which they must expect to be repu-
diated. The king, however, remains
firm to his first resolution, and has re-
peated to the Belgian deputation, which
arrived in Paris on Sunday, the assuran-
ces which he had already dcspatched
officially to the Provisional government
at Brussels. The deputation is stated
upon its arrival to have been received
most. graciously by his majesty and his
family, andis lodged in it hotel in Paris,
at tlie'”public expence. The French Pa-
pers anticipate great disuppointmeiit in
Belgium upon the receipt of the King’s
determination, and the Temps suggests,
as a better expedient than afresh election,
the appointment of a regency, with M.
Scarlet, the President of the Congress,
at its head, to rule over the country, till
the Duke do Ncmours shall come of age
and be independent of his father. The
accounts from Spain savour of war in the
highest degree. Great augmeiitations of
the troops are every day taking place;
the strong places are being put in a state
of defence, and great efforts are making
to procure for the Government the neces-
sary supplies for the siiiews of war. The
object of all this is said to be the restora-
tion of the exiled family to the throne
of France, by means of a co-operation
with the Carlists in the interior; and a
most improbable story is told of the
Duchess ot'Berri making Spain the liead-
quartcrs of a Regency, in, the name of
Henry V., as her son, the infant Duke
of Bordeaux, is curiously called. The
intelligence from \Varsaw represents the
public iiidiguation as very great at the
trcaclicry-—-for, after all, it appears to
have been but treachery—on the part of
Clilopicki, the late Dictator. There ap-
pears to be no doubt but that he was in
constant correspondence with the Grand
Duke Constantine throughout, and let-
ters of his have been found, in which he
takes credit to himself for having restrain-
ed the people from further revolutionary
cxcessses. A motion has been made in
the Diet to impeach him of treason ; but,
for the present, it is suspended. General
Dicbitsch has been appointed by his mas-
ter Governor of Poland, and if there be
any truth in the gossip of these papers,
the Russians have sometliingiii view far
beyond the mere re-conquest of that
country. VVliether there be any concert
between‘ the Courts of St.Petersburgh and
that of Madrid remains to be seen ; but if
they expect to find France unprepared,
we apprehend they will both find them-
selves greatly mistaken.
The Brussels papers received to the
9th inst..it will be seen, are unwilling to
bélicve that the King of France is serious
in_rejecting their Grown.
TWO DAYS LATER.
Capt. Berry, of the ship Amelia from
who ll-'1vc sailed for a long :1 period un-
the colors of free trade.”
he London Courier of the 12th Feb.
publishes in a second edition an important
commtiiiiciition from its Brussels corres-
pondent, dated VVcdncsday night, which
states that a protocol from the Congress
of London, dated the ‘Tilt tilt. had been
conimuiiicatcd to the 1’i'ovisioiial Gov’t
that evening ; and that it is not only dc-
clared that Frciicli Gov’t is resolved to
reject the offer of the crown of Bclgiuin
for the Duke of Nemours, but that it ad-
heres to the protocol ofthe ‘..ZOtli Jau., and
coiisequciitly disavows the letter of Count
Sebastiani.
the Duke of Leuchtenherg being again
proposed and elected, he will not be re-
cogniscd by any one of the five powers.
The same correspondent, in a letter da-
ted Thursday evening, states, that M.
Brcsson, the French Minister, had (le-
clincd to sign the note sent to the Pro-
visional Government with the above p1'_0~
sion had refused to lay the document be-
fore Congress, having rettirncd it to Lord
Ponsonby !
This prompt rejection of the lioiiotir
of reigning over Belgium,tendercd by its
Congress to the son of the French King,
shows the clear undeistaudiiig that ex-
ists between the five powers, as to the
affairs of that country. The question is
now stripped of much of its complication.
The Belgic Congress will have to pro-
vidc a king, very probably, from among
the petty princes of Germany. The ob-
jections ngainst the Archduke Charles
would appear to be as valid and strong-as
against the Duke de Nemours, or any
the leading powers.
liivERPooL, Feb. 14.——Tlie announce-
ment, by the budget brought forward
in Parliament, that our Ministry propose
to abolish altogether the excise duty on
printed calicoes, and to impose an addi-
tional duty of ld. per lb. on cotton, giv-
iiig a drawback of the same amount on
doubt cause great excitement in our mar-
ket, and prices will no doubt rise materi-
ally, but whether to the extent of the
difference in duty may be said to be ve-
ry doubtful.
_.¢__
FROM MARTINIQUE.
The edi ors ofthe Comuicrcial Adver-
tiser have been furnished with a detailed
account of the insurrectoiu in Mzntiiiique.
The writer attributes the revolt to the em-
barrased state ofthe Island, the impiii-
dencc of certain measures ofthe Govern-
or, and the spirit of liberty excited by the
revolution in France. It appears from
the confessions ofsume of the ring-leaders
among the blacks that they intended to
commence llzeir operation by setting fire
to all the estates adjacent to the city, with
' a view ufdrawing out from the city as many
men as possible, when their intention was
which they were to make a rush, and en-
gage in a general massacre, wizout distinc-
tion ofage or sex. The writer says:-‘-
The plot was to have been executed on
the night of the 10th inst. but by some
miscoiistruction fire was communicated to
Mr. Peronnet’s estate on the night of the
9th, but as it was soon extinguished, many
«supposed it to have been the effect of ac-
cident. The merchants, howcver,refusing
to open their stores the next day, induced
the captains’ ofthe French vessels in port,
to send a deputation to the Governor, to
beg that he would take some measures to
restore confidence, that they might proceed
to take in their sugars. '
An overruling Providence prompted the
governorto start for St. Pierre that after
noon. He arrived at 7 o’clock ofthe 10tli.
The negroes stationed at the south part of
the town learning his arrival, and fearing
he had brouglit troops with him, became
disc:-ncerted, and decided it would be most
prudent to postpone operations for a few
nights, and to this end they dispatched a
messenger to their accomplices. Fortu-
nately he was too late; the concerted liour
had arrived before he got to them.
At half past 7 o’clock, in house in town
was in flauies, and in quick Succession fol-
lowed eleven fine estates. \Ve were now
no longer in doubt of our unhappy situa-
tion-—tlie torch of the incendiary, and vol-
ley, after volley, told us tlieie was resist-
ance. All eyes were now turned toivard-H‘
the south part ofthe town, and every -‘st’-at‘!
beat with fear lost a flame slioi-ld bllfsl
forth; but, thanks to God, there the dia-
bolical plot failed, and by that failure we
have been Spared_ Duflllg lllfl \VllOle ()l
the night no eye was closed. The men
who could muster arms held them in read-
iness, The females were prepared to em-
bark at a moiiient’s warninn.
l
Charleston, in the very short passage of
three days, has favored us with theChai-l-
that we knew to what extremes matters
It was not untill the iiiorniiig ofthe 11th,
It further states, that, in the event of
tocol, and that the diplomatic C-01}1.‘1llS'
other iiidividtial connected with either of
all maiitifactured cotton exported,will no
to set fire to the town, in the confusion of
,_*ie plot will, in E5 little‘ tints‘, be to kg,-,3,
1,_';ir.tiiiiqiie was declared under niartiaii
[aw m, the 11th, and it still‘ i‘t’.E‘t]'tll‘!]S so.—-
The mi1i,,ia lisive behaved ~e'xti'enicly well
du,-},,g me ,, hole‘ zii'f.iir. One half are un-
der arms a]'.en,'llt:ly". CI)!3‘S’$t? busirrese
is at a stand, and 1 fear’ it Wilt i‘cm'ai-n so
for a coiisidcrable time. I
One ofour 0lllCCl‘S, very high out that
civil list, wzisiso iuucli dissatisfied with the
overnor, that he gave up his commission-
on the night ofthe 9th.
Two hundred and fifty feinales were (lib
biard ll‘.e British men ofwar.
February 17.—-Furtlier _li]l‘Ol'i1]Elll()l'l‘llé't'5‘7
been obtaiiicd. From the COl)feSSlt)Il'0f&
one of the negroos, it appears that niany-'
of our house servants were connected with:
the plot, whosc-task it was, in the al_)S(3llt'.I:)-‘
of their masters to have firi.-cl the to\vu.--
Bi.-ats were prepared, filled with combusti-
blcs, intended for the shipping in the har-
bor. A report i.ow in circulation,and
generally believed, that tho autlioritics‘
have receiveil letters in wliicli the ncgiocs
say they are not intimidated, but on the
contrary, that they will execute their plan
within ten days lrom this time; consequent-
ly alarm still prevails. The ill!-§ll0I'lilL"5?
were informed about Christmas what the
negroes were prepariiigfor, &. indeed tliey
er-aiions commenced. At present, my
rrpatest apprehension is, that anattemps.
will be made to poison us. You iireawoio
how the isl~.m._l abounds in poisonous roots,
and how freque,-'i!.ly they apply it among‘
themselves, Ian,‘ lOlCl that many have
come to a determination to leave that
island. We have this moment heard, that
the night before last, fire was communica-
ted toan es:ate at the south end of the
island. The large quantity of rain which-
has tailor. the last five days, has without-.
doubt, saved many estates. \Ve are still
under martial law-—no execution has taken
place.
GIBBS THE PIRATE.
The confessions of this wre ched being,
nowon the confines of eternity, to one of
the Police Magistrates, unveil a career of
long aid desperate crimes; and they bring
the varying torinents of his par-tiiilly awa-
kened conscience into an existence that is
almost visible upon his agitated brow while‘
he recites the horrible catalogue. He liasr
been familiar with scenes of blood and
carnage, even from his boyhood, and an.
crimes that are st:-imped with the most
shocking barbarity. \Ve have been una-
ble to obtain the entire confession which
his life may be relied on as authentic, so
far as it goes.
When but 15 years of age, he was a sai-
lor on board the sloop of war Hornet, and
was in the action when she captured the
British sloop ofwar Peacock, otfthe coast.
ofPernambuco. Upon the return of the
Hornet to the United States, he followed
the galleut Capt. Lawrence to the Cliesa-i
peake, and became a prisoner of war, after
the nielnncl o'y l‘t‘Sllll of his encounter with
the Sliaiinon. He states that previous to,
the engagement, the ciew of the Chesa-7‘
peake were almost in a state of mutiny?
growing out of the noii-payiiient of their
prize money, and that the address of Capt.
Lawrence was received by them with cool-
ness aiid murmurs. After his exchange he
returned to Boston, where haviiig deter-
himself in the grocery business, with a
capital of one thousand dollars, which ho_
procured from his friends in Rhoda Island
How long he continued in that business
we knovt not, but in the end it proved un- '
successful, and be resolved again to try the"
sea for a subsistence. VVith it hundred
dollars in his pocket, the remnant of his
property, he embarked in the ship ohn,
forB.Ayres,and his means being exhausted
soon after his arrival there, he entered on
board a BueiiosAyres privateer, and sailed
on a cruise. A quarrel between the offi-
cers and crew in regard to the division of
prize money, led eventually to a mutiny ;
took possession of the vessel, landed the
officers some where on tlrd Coast of Flori-
da, and steered for {lad VVGSI Indies, Wllll
hearts resolved in make their fortunes at.
all |.az7,ard5, The horrible atrocities which
they comfllllled will be fully developed
\Vhep the confessions of Gibbs are made
,-.-iolic. We only know that he was a co-
operator in the capture of nearly twenty
vessels, and in the murder of nearly four,
hundred human beings.
‘On one occasion they captured aDutcli. _.
ship, bound from Curacoa to Liverpool,
with a valuable cargo, and a company of
thirty souls, including the crew. All Wei'o~
put to death, with the exception ofa young
lady about 17, who though spared, was-
coiupelled to witness the heart.-rending
spectacle of the butcliery oflier father and
uiother, before her eyes.
mined to abandon the sea, he established .
g0
9-‘35t0" Pmrlot Of Ma1"5l‘ 26th: evening, were to have been carried The coiifes.
containing European news two days 121- gions ofthe prisoners, taken the night he.
ter than the above.—J. of Com. ‘
In politics, thepriucipal item ofintclli- we had escaped.
ncc is«thc-(letcrmination oftlic French the females could no longer restrain their
gov’totficinll_v aI)l‘l0lll'l(.‘-“(l, to reject tlitflftfell
fote,afTordcd ii true picture of the danger
When generally l'.nown,
ugs—-the unanimous requtest among
on board for some time, and when it w- 5,
determined to proceed to Havana, a case;
sultation was held to decide whether. it
would be safe to give her liberty upon her’
arrival. The majority were appreliensive_'
that she miglit betray tlieni,:md it was“,
wen: kept advised up to the day when op- ,
active participator in the commission of .
he has made, but the following sketch of _
and the mutineers gained the ascendency,.. '
They kept her" A
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