1792-Jan.-06: The Kingston Daily Advertiser published reports on the detention of several “French negroes” who were held in the local workhouse for questioning.

1792-Jan.-06: The Kingston Daily Advertiser published reports on the detention of several “French negroes” who were held in the local workhouse for questioning. Among these prisoners was an individual who identified himself as “John Paine,” a name that suggested a connection to the radical ideology of Thomas Paine. Authorities were concerned that these individuals were agents of the revolution sent to incite rebellion among the enslaved of Jamaica. Their presence in the city confirmed white fears that the “common wind” was carrying “seditious” characters across the Caribbean. The interrogation of these men aimed to uncover the extent of the underground networks linking the two colonies.