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Foreign News
December 29, 1841
Republican Herald
Providence, Providence County, Rhode Island
What is this article about?
In Matanzas, Cuba, the English Consul attempted to emancipate slaves on a plantation, risking a revolt among the colored population. He was arrested by the local commander and escorted back to Havana under government orders. Outcome unknown.
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TROUBLE IN MATANZAS.—A letter from Havana, published in the New Orleans Bee, says:
"A serious affair has just commenced in the neighborhood of Matanzas. It appears that the English Consul, went a few days since, to a plantation situated near that town and attempted to obtain the emancipation of all the slaves belonging to a planter who had arrived from Jamaica. His seditious counsels might have occasioned a general revolt among the colored population of that place. As soon as the commander at Matanzas obtained information of this occurrence, he arrested the Consul and sent him back here escorted by soldiers under the order of the government. We do not know what will be the result of this affair."
"A serious affair has just commenced in the neighborhood of Matanzas. It appears that the English Consul, went a few days since, to a plantation situated near that town and attempted to obtain the emancipation of all the slaves belonging to a planter who had arrived from Jamaica. His seditious counsels might have occasioned a general revolt among the colored population of that place. As soon as the commander at Matanzas obtained information of this occurrence, he arrested the Consul and sent him back here escorted by soldiers under the order of the government. We do not know what will be the result of this affair."
What sub-type of article is it?
Colonial Affairs
Rebellion Or Revolt
Diplomatic
What keywords are associated?
Matanzas Trouble
English Consul
Slave Emancipation
Potential Revolt
Consul Arrest
What entities or persons were involved?
English Consul
Where did it happen?
Matanzas
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Matanzas
Event Date
A Few Days Since
Key Persons
English Consul
Outcome
english consul arrested and escorted back to havana; potential revolt averted; result unknown
Event Details
The English Consul visited a plantation near Matanzas to emancipate slaves of a Jamaican planter, risking a general revolt. The commander arrested him and sent him to Havana under soldier escort by government order.