Account of the Black Charaibs in the Island of St Vincent's by Sir Williams Young

Author:Sir Williams Young [Young, Sir Williams]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780714619552
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Publisher: Taylor & Francis
Published: 1971-04-26T00:00:00+00:00

St. Vincent’s Gazette, February 27, 1773.

On Wednesday the 17th inst. a number of Charaibs came into the grand camp at Macaricau, and a treaty of peace and friendship was then concluded by his Excellency General Dalrymple, on the part of his Britannic Majesty, and by the chiefs of Grand Sable, Massiraca, Rabacca, Macaricau, Byera, Coubamarou, Jambou, Colonrie, Camacarabou, Ouarawarou, and Point Espagniol, for themselves, and the rest of their people.—The Articles of which treaty are as follow:

I. All hostile proceedings to cease; a firm and lasting peace and friendship to succeed.

II. The Charaibs shall acknowledge his Majesty to be the rightful sovereign of the island and domain of St. Vincent’s; take an oath of fidelity to him as their King; promise absolute submission to his will, and lay down their arms.

III. They shall submit themselves to the laws and obedience of his Majesty’s government, with power to the Governor to enact further regulations for the public advantage as shall be convenient. (This article only respects their transactions with his Majesty’s subjects, not being Indians, their intercourse and customs with each other, in the quarters allotted them not being affected by it.) And all new regulations to receive his Majesty’s Governor’s approbation before carried into execution.

IV. A portion of lands, hereafter mentioned, to be allotted for the residence of the Charaibs, viz. from the river Byera to Point Espagniol on the one side, and from the river Analibou to Point Espagniol on the other side, according to lines to be drawn by his Majesty’s surveyors, from the sources of the rivers to the tops of the mountains; the rest of the lands, formerly inhabited by Charaibs, for the future to belong entirely to his Majesty.

V. Those lands not to be alienated, either by sale, lease, or otherwise, but to persons properly authorized by his Majesty to receive them.

VI. Roads, ports, batteries, and communications to be made as his Majesty pleases.

VII. No undue intercourse with the French islands to be allowed.

VIII. Runaway slaves in the possession of the Charaibs are to be delivered up, and endeavours used to discover and apprehend the others; and an engagement, in future, not to encourage, receive, or harbour any slave whatever: forfeiture of lands for harbouring; and carrying off the island a capital crime.

IX. Persons guilty of capital crimes against theEnglishare to be delivered up.

X. In time of danger to be aiding and assisting to his Majesty’s subjects against their enemies.

XI. The three chains to remain to his Majesty.

XII. All conspiracies and plots against his Majesty, or his government, to be made known to his Governor, or other civil magistrates.

XIII. Leave (if required) to be given to the Charaibs to depart this island, with their families and properties, and assistance in their transportation.

XIV. Free access to the quarters allowed to the Charaibs, to be given to persons properly empowered in pursuit of runaway slaves, and safe conduct afforded them.

XV. Deserters from his Majesty’s service (if any), and runaway slaves from the French, to be delivered up, in order that they may be returned to their masters.

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