The Annals of Jamaica, Volumen2J. Murray, 1828 |
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... exertions to establish the peace of the colony . He eminently succeeded in the attempt , until its civil administration was interrupted by its military defence . M. de Mirepoix had left London without the usual audience of leave ; and M ...
... exertions to establish the peace of the colony . He eminently succeeded in the attempt , until its civil administration was interrupted by its military defence . M. de Mirepoix had left London without the usual audience of leave ; and M ...
Página 91
... exertions of their undi- vided strength . The disaffected slaves , who since the last revolt had not been watched with that vigi- lance which African perfidy requires , had become so strong and formidable , that they meditated nothing ...
... exertions of their undi- vided strength . The disaffected slaves , who since the last revolt had not been watched with that vigi- lance which African perfidy requires , had become so strong and formidable , that they meditated nothing ...
Página 152
... exertions to meet it were diligent , and successful . By a noble act of zeal , they burnt to the ground their valuable posses- sions on the Casina isle , -a desperate but effectual method of defence , which can be executed only by a ...
... exertions to meet it were diligent , and successful . By a noble act of zeal , they burnt to the ground their valuable posses- sions on the Casina isle , -a desperate but effectual method of defence , which can be executed only by a ...
Página 161
... exertions to appre . hend a notorious assassin , who had spread terror throughout the island . The recurrence of African barbarities , with which these pages have been stained , will naturally suggest the idea that the miscreant was a ...
... exertions to appre . hend a notorious assassin , who had spread terror throughout the island . The recurrence of African barbarities , with which these pages have been stained , will naturally suggest the idea that the miscreant was a ...
Página 172
... exertions their little bark still floated on the surface , when so many of the adjacent islands were overwhelmed in ... exertion of his own authority , he seized all the provisions and military stores in Kingston for the public service ...
... exertions their little bark still floated on the surface , when so many of the adjacent islands were overwhelmed in ... exertion of his own authority , he seized all the provisions and military stores in Kingston for the public service ...
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Página 449 - What shall be admitted and what rejected, at what times, and under what restrictions, must, in case of dispute, be decided in the first instance by their own provincial judicature, subject to the revision and control of the king in council...
Página 492 - That the state of slavery is repugnant to the principles of the British Constitution, and of the Christian religion, and that it ought to be abolished gradually throughout the British colonies, with as much expedition as may be found consistent with a due regard to the wellbeing of the parties concerned.
Página 458 - God ! if my course were not stopped by this sea, " I would still go on, to the unknown kingdoms " of the West, preaching the unity of thy holy " name, and putting to the sword the rebellious " nations who worship any other gods than " thee *." Yet this Mahometan Alexander, who sighed for new worlds, was unable to preserve his recent conquests.
Página 460 - Covent Garden, his brother thought they might be of service to him ; but the carpenters finding the wood too hard for their tools, they were laid aside as useless. Soon after Mrs. Gibbons wanting a candle-box, the Doctor called on his cabinet-maker, to make him one of some wood that lay in his garden.
Página 197 - From enthusiasm to imposture, the step is perilous and slippery : the daemon of Socrates affords a memorable instance, how a wise man may deceive himself, how a good man may deceive others, how the conscience may slumber in a mixed and middle state between self-illusion and voluntary fraud.
Página 493 - That this House is anxious for the accomplishment of this purpose at the earliest period that shall be compatible with the well-being of the slaves themselves, with the safety of the colonies, and with a fair and equitable consideration of the interests of private property."] Mr.
Página 444 - Church, but that the same so remain : and that there be a modest and distinct song so used in all parts of the Common Prayers in the Church, that the same may be as plainly understood as if it were read without singing. And yet nevertheless, for the comforting of such as delight in music, it may be permitted, that in the beginning or in the end of...
Página 493 - 2. That, through a determined and persevering, but at the same time judicious and temperate enforcement of such measures, this House looks forward to a progressive improvement in the character of the slave population, such as may prepare them for a participation in those civil rights and privileges which are enjoyed by other classes of His Majesty's subjects.
Página 447 - ... vengeance, presided in the illustrious band of heroes and patriots who fairly and openly adjudged CHARLES STUART, tyrant of England, to a public and exemplary death, thereby presenting to the amazed world, and transmitting down through applauding ages, the most glorious example of unshaken virtue, love of freedom, and impartial justice, ever exhibited on the blood-stained theatre of human action. Oh ! reader, pass not on till thou hast blessed his memory, and .never — never forget that rebellion...
Página 463 - ... of more than two hundred thousand slaves, it cannot be supposed that we now intend, or ever could have intended, resistance to Great Britain. " That this colony has never, by riots or other violent measures, opposed, or permitted an act of resistance against, any law imposed on us by Great Britain, though always truly sensible of our just rights, and of the pernicious consequences both to the parent and infant state, with which some of them must be attended ; always relying, with the most implicit...