CAUSES AND CONSEQUENCES

Causes and Consequences of the So-Called Rum Rebellion of 1808

Causes and Consequences of the So-Called Rum Rebellion of 1808

Introduction

Our comprehending of annals, encompassing the annals of regulation, may be considerably influenced by the distinct outlooks of the details, persons and society. An demonstration of this is that occasionally mentioned to as "the rum rebellion" 2 26 January 1808 (20th celebration of the first British town in Australia), when the agent in ascribe of the room "located in Sydney, new South Wales3 Governor put under apprehend (and formed a provisional Government to request guidance from the British administration in London) at the instigation of a famous constituent of municipal humanity who before colonial was a constituent of the community and with the support of other constituents of well-known wealthy humanity conflict of Governor. This annals is full of vying persons into open confrontation, dissimilarities in the insight of truth and vested concerns in brutal conflicts. (Manning, 1997)

 

Discussion

The 26th of January is a important designated day in Australian annals - on this day in 1788 the Colony of New South Wales was based, and on the 20th Anniversary of the juvenile Colony in 1808, the duly nominated Governor was overthrown and restored with a infantry Junta in what is now renowned as the Rum Rebellion. The key players in this drama were the Governor (William Bligh) , John Macarthur and the Officers of the New South Wales Corp. In the years next the rebellion there were several divergent causes granted for these happenings in the fledging Colony.

In a note to Viscount Castlereagh, antiquated 30 April 1808, William Bligh states that, until January 26th 1808, the Colony was prospering as a outcome of the efforts of the settlers and the emancipists and that the convict community had acknowledged their place in the colony and were content. Bligh claimed that 'the Arch-Fiend' John Macarthur along with Nicholas Bayley seduced the men of the New South Wales Corp from their obligation and into open rebellion. (Manning, 1997) Macarthur, as asserted by Bligh, utilised his leverage to conceive disagreement amidst Corps over the prohibition of the use of spirits as a intermediate of exchange which was, he asserts, a monopoly relished by the Officers and men of the Corp. Bligh records out the activities of Macarthur as the origin of the discontent that motored the Corp to enlist in treason and rebellion. Other participants in the rebellion attributed very distinct determinants to their activities than those of Bligh.

John Macarthur, the major agitator as asserted by Bligh, advised that the capricious management of Governor Bligh had produced in 'every Man's house, liberty and life being endangered'. Macarthur considered Bligh a tyrant and demanded that Major Johnson, of the Corp, location him under apprehend and suppose the order of the Colony himself. Macarthur's outlooks were sustained by Major Johnson's interpretation of the rebellion.

Major advised that he took the steps essential to bypass the dishonour of well liked insurrection. He had been compelled to take the activity of ...