The Leeward Islands packet Sheldrake brings papers from The Leeward
Islands packet Sheldrake brings papers from Trinidad, containing unpleasant intelligence. A body of Black recruits in the First West India Regiment, stationed in the interior of the island, had mutinied, and spread general alarm. The mutineers were about 230 in number, chiefly liberated Negroes from Granada and Dominica. The following particulars are given-
" Early on the morning of the 18th of June, the chief part of them rushed Spin the main-guard and quarters of the old soldiers, and carried off their muskets, about 40 stand ; and after setting fire to their own quarters, com- menced an attack upon those of the Sergeant. Major of the regiment. He, with the Sergeant of the main. guard, fortunately escaped, and made their way to the quarters of Colonel Back, the commanding officer. After courageous attempts to pacif-
y the mutineers, towards whom he advanced and by whom he was fired
!Pon, he too was obliged to seek safety in flight. Meantime, the burning wracks, and the noise of musketry, gave the alarm to SOROS of the Militia
residing in St. Joseph's ; who, after some skirmishing, being reinforced from other districts, resolutely attacked, beat, and took pri‘oners the whole of the mutineers, with the exception of about 20, who escaped, after wounding 20 and killing 20 more of them."
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