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Herald Of The Times
Newport, Newport County, Rhode Island
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Insurrection by negroes on the south side of Cuba near St. Jago de Cuba, more extensive than the Cardenas outbreak. Many planters, overseers, and families killed; property destroyed. Gen. Ulloa dispatches warships and troops to suppress it.
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The New Orleans Picayune of May 28 (Sunday) gives the following, one of the editors having arrived on Saturday from Havana in 36 hours, per steamship Alabama.
On the day previous to the sailing of the Alabama (Monday last) an express arrived at Havana, bringing the melancholy intelligence of another insurrection among the negroes on the south side of the island, in the immediate vicinity of St. Jago de Cuba. From accounts, the plot appears to have been much more extensive and deeply organized than the outbreak at Cardenas, some five or six weeks ago, and much more desperate and bloody in its execution. A large number of planters, with their overseers and families, were the hapless victims of the infuriated blacks; considerable property was also destroyed. So important was the intelligence, from its astounding report of the loss of life and property, as well as the extent of the plot of the insurgents, that the admiral of the port, Gen. Ulloa, immediately despatched a man of war steamer to the scene of riot, and orders were also given for a frigate, two brigs of war, and another steamer to follow with troops, without delay. These vessels were all to sail by Wednesday, Gen. Ulloa in command of the expedition.
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St. Jago De Cuba, Cuba
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Monday Last (Previous To Sailing Of Alabama, Reported May 28)
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a large number of planters, overseers, and families killed; considerable property destroyed. military expedition dispatched to suppress insurrection.
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An express arrived at Havana on Monday last with news of a negro insurrection near St. Jago de Cuba, more extensive and bloody than the Cardenas outbreak five or six weeks prior. The admiral, Gen. Ulloa, sent a steamer immediately and ordered a frigate, two brigs, and another steamer with troops to follow, sailing by Wednesday under his command.