Whereas, it has been represented to me, that many Persons now resident in the UNITED STATES, have expressed a desire to withdraw therefrom, with a view of entering into His Majesty’s Service, or of being received as Free Settlers into some of His Majesty’s Colonies.
This is therefore to Give Notice, That all who may be disposed to emigrate from the UNITED STATES will, with their Families, be received on board His Majesty’s Ships or Vessels of War, or at the Military Posts that may be established, upon or near the Coast of the UNITED STATES, when they will have their choice of either entering into His Majesty’s Sea or Land Forces, or of being sent as FREE Settlers to the British Possessions in North America or the West Indies, where they will meet with due encouragement,
Given under my Hand at Bermuda,
this 2nd day of April, 1814,
ALEXANDER COCHRANE.
By Command of the Vice Admiral
WILLIAM BALHETCHET.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Snopes.com 'The Star-Spangled Banner' and Slavery. An old controversy concerning the meaning of "The Star-Spangled Banner" re-erupted in August 2016 after NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick explained his refusal to stand during pre-game renditions of the national anthem as a protest against racial oppression.
"I am not going to stand up to show pride in a flag for a country that oppresses black people and people of color," Kaepernick said in a statement posted on the National Football League web site. While the NFL stated in response that it recognizes "the right of an individual to choose and participate, or not, in our celebration of the national anthem," Kaepernick was heavily criticized via social media, including by fellow players, former NFL quarterback Jeff Garcia among them: What happened 2 being a leader for your team, your family & the young people looking up to U?
Appreciating the 1000's who have died for you? — Jeff Garcia Football (@JeffGarciaJGFA) August 28, 2016. The Merikins: heroes of the forgotten war - Caribbean Beat Magazine - Caribbean Beat Magazine. Two hundred years ago, a group of free black veterans of the War of 1812 arrived in Trinidad. In the island’s deep south, the villages they founded still preserve the traditions of the “Merikins,” as writer Judy Raymond and photographer Marlon Rouse discover — and still have much to teach their fellow citizens The company villages perch atop the ridges of low hills in southern Trinidad — too low to offer panoramic views, but high enough to keep a lookout if you needed to.
Their houses are almost all new or being renovated, with piles of sand or building blocks in many driveways. The old Baptist churches have all been rebuilt already. In the Mt Pleasant churchyard, some of the rails around the grave of Samuel Ebenezer Elliott (1901–69) have been knocked down by scaffolding and debris from the construction work. Further from the church, older, unkempt graves straggle down the hill into the bush. His cousin Akilah Jaramogi often says the same thing: “We didn’t come here as slaves.” Black History Month: British Corps of Colonial Marines (1808-1810, 1814-1816) | The Royal Gazette:Bermuda Opinion.
Published Feb 12, 2016 at 8:00 am (Updated Feb 12, 2016 at 7:38 am) Ready to fight: a member of the British Corps of Colonial Marines (Photograph courtesy of Dan Troiani) British Colonial Marine uniform February is Black History Month and this year marks the 400th anniversary that blacks were brought to Bermuda as indentured servants. Throughout this month, The Royal Gazette will feature people, events, places and institutions that have contributed to the shaping of African history. During the first two decades of the 19th century, escaped American slaves formed a military cadre called Britain’s Royal Navy Corps of Colonial Marines. The Corps of Colonial Marines saw extensive military action from Canada to Georgia in the years 1814 to 1816. These former slaves often had extensive local knowledge of tidal creeks and riverine routes of the US South during that period.
The role of the Colonial Marines at Prospect Bluff, Florida, in 1816 typified their use after the War of 1812. TRIBUTES TO MERIKINS AT MORUGA AFRICAN HERITAGE DAY CELEBRATIONS. UTENSILS: Eric Lewis, founder and curator of the Moruga Museum and Leonis Roberts, granddaughter of Papa Nezer show her grandfather's chamber pot and basin over 100 years old. List of Third Company Merikin names on sails of ship. Bible of Papa Nezer. ENTERTAINING: Oloye Orawle Oranfe performs song to Guardian that opens the Portals. AT THE CELEBRATIONS: A section of teachers and pupils absorbed in the Moruga African Heritage Day celebrations. Papa NezeR was a helper and a healer, a significant figure in the early life and times of African people in Moruga. Mother Cornhusk too, played a major role as a healer and spiritual leader in more recent times.
A list of forty names of Merikin families of 1815 and 1816 held the attention of those viewing a special display at the Moruga Museum in observance of Moruga African Heritage Day. They learned that their Merikin forefathers were actually soldiers who were dropped off here in companies when Britain lost the war and had no further use for them. The Merikins documentary premieres in south. Moruga and Princes Town residents came out on Saturday, to the Nia Valley Estate, Matilda Gardens, Princes Town for the premiere of The Merikins documentary hosted by the United States Embassy.
US Ambassador Beatrice W Welters told the audience, which was comprised of many Merikin descendants, that the documentary “demonstrates the proud heritage that many people here share tonight.” She said she was motivated to commission the documentary with the help of the British and Canadian High Commissions after hearing the story from her friend, Tina Dunkley, a Merikin descendant resident in the US, who returned home for the south premiere.
The respective High Commissioners, Arthur Snell and Karen McDonald, in their remarks expressed their satisfaction being associated with the 30-minute documentary, which was produced by JCD and Associates.