--- Page 1 --- --- Page 2 --- - STIN N N E S a - e - a 6 e l GAUD * 3uhn Carter Broton. SI S - M TTlii i N all --- Page 3 --- N NT TTE t --- Page 4 --- N A S NILIT N T - ENT Risht 21 W & N M --- Page 5 --- TT Lt MA A ACCOUNT PARTICULAR Of THE AND PROGRESS COMMENCEMENT oF THE N U R I RECTIO NS OF THE E G R C E S N IN Sr. DOMINGO, BEGAN IN AUGUST, 1791: WHICH TRANSLATION of the SPEECH Being a MADE TO THE ASSEMBLY, NATIONAL The 3d of NOVEMBER, 1791, BY THE D E P U T I E S FROM THE ASS EMBLY Y GENERAL OF THE FRENCH PART OF D O M I N G O. ST. THE SECOND EDITION, Extrafts from other With Notes and an Appendix, authentic containing Papers. Felix quem faciunt aliena pericula cantum. L N.D N: FAINTED FOR J. SEWELL, NO. 32, CORNKILLE 24.DCC.XG3I, --- Page 6 --- E & - - A INE N TILI N M CATal d - SESA a Il Mlii --- Page 7 --- T T N P REF AC E. T: HE tranflator ofthe carneftly relative to the difafters following of St. papers; to recommends their Domingo, every thinking, attentive perufal are faithful difpaflionate, Englithman, Taat and, however tranicripts of authentic rehave an intereft in' difcrediting queftioned by thofe who melancholy The a foundation in them, have too extracts principal picce is a literal notorious facts. are no where falfified tranllation; the exaggeration or of by the pen of on comparifon with difingenuity, the as will appear popular talents of Mr. original pieces. The ders of the National Briflot, and other leatinguithed among the Affembly, Amis des eminently dif of fcarcely the afforded, to Noirs, have St. Domingo gmeimemtuindchuline hearing,* for which reafon, deputies, an impartial ing party is often and as the fufferupon the paffions, fiufpected the of an unfair attack in the tranflator has of Mr. Appendix, a great part of the fubjoined, fter of France, Bertrand, the prefent marine fpeech miniis to be prefumed upon that this be very ftubject.+ It could neither # Vide appendix (E.) want 1 Vide appendix (F.) the --- Page 8 --- LT NIIE N -N M E all LE iv PREFACE the means of information, nor a patriotic wilh to direct the attention of his fellow-citizens to the true fource of this national calamity. Atonceto excite the compaffionate attention of the public to the fufferings of our bours and to warn the Britifh nation EEn fimilar ruin, originating in like principles and praétices, is the object of the prefent publication. Though touched by the contagion, our vital parts, it is to be hoped, are yet found; but, Cc wben our weigbour's boufe is 012 fire, it can never be amifs to-play a little upon otr own." London, Yanuary 37, 1792. I M Mi ite the compaffionate attention of the public to the fufferings of our bours and to warn the Britifh nation EEn fimilar ruin, originating in like principles and praétices, is the object of the prefent publication. Though touched by the contagion, our vital parts, it is to be hoped, are yet found; but, Cc wben our weigbour's boufe is 012 fire, it can never be amifs to-play a little upon otr own." London, Yanuary 37, 1792. I M Mi --- Page 9 --- K E E C H S P MADE TO THE ASSEMBL Y, NATIONAL The3dof NOVEMBER, 1791, B Y THE E P U T I) E S FROM TH E AS S EM B L Y GENERAL OF THE FRENCH PART OF ST. D O M I N G O. SIRS, of St. DoGeneral Affembly of the French part to addrefs you.- THE mingo has appointed us a deputation of the inour firft duty is to aflure you In that character, part of the empire to the violable attatchment of this important the terrible events mother-country, before we defcribe to you folicit the earits deftruétion, and which are now working to fave, if it be yet poflible, lieft and moft effectual fuccour, its wretched remains. the evils wubich afftial uS, and which, Long bave we forefeen if the national juftice doubtlefs, will end in our annihilation, relief. and interpofe not fpeedily for our We power B --- Page 10 --- A - TTIS a - MAITT [ 2. 1 fome particulars which yet will We come to ly, before you difafters and of our Aituaidea of our give but an imperical tion. of the Frerch part of St. Domingo, The General Affembly bad appointed to been conflituted at Lengane, after having the town of the Cape. The deputies were hold its feffions in the of their miffion. gradually, affembling there for purpofes at the of them arriving on the 16th (Auguft) Several diftant fix leagues from the Cape, were diftriét of Limbé, on Chabaud's witnefles of the burning of a erafh-houfe there plantation. * of Defgricux's plantaThe incendiary was a negro-driver* M. Chabaud faw, Armed with a cutlafs, he Aed; tion. him; they fought; the negro was purfued, and overtook, wounded, taken, and put in irons. <thàt all the drivers, coachBeing interrogated, he depofed, of the neighbouring domeftics, and confidential negroes, fet men, diftriets, had formed a plot to plantations and adjacent murder all the whites." He fire to the plantations and to of his malter's feveral negrocs marked out, as ring-leaders, (fituated at Aculy three leagues plantation, four of Flavillé's, Paul, driver on Blin's plantafrom the Cape,) and the negro tion at Limbé. to M. Chabaud's; of Limbé proceedad The municipality received the like anfwers and, on putting the fame queftions, prefented the negro. The municipality from the incendiary verbal to the Northern examinations in form of a procefs, Flovillés attorney (or Provincial Affemblys and, informing that were : boit manager) of the names of the confpirators them in the prifon of advifed bis fécuring and lodging him, the Cape. fignifying a negro trufted with the care of The French word is commanieur, a fmall party when at work, This N - NL - Ni TIILLL EISTT S ATITT AMCUI incendiary verbal to the Northern examinations in form of a procefs, Flovillés attorney (or Provincial Affemblys and, informing that were : boit manager) of the names of the confpirators them in the prifon of advifed bis fécuring and lodging him, the Cape. fignifying a negro trufted with the care of The French word is commanieur, a fmall party when at work, This N - NL - Ni TIILLL EISTT S ATITT AMCUI --- Page 11 --- It Tt TI NT TTL [ 3 1 This man, ofa mild and gentle difpofition, inclined to confidence than fufpicion, aflembled the more command, and, negroes under his communicating the information he had ceived from the municipality, told them he could recredit to a plot fo atrocious, and offered them his not give deired it. With one voice head if they of they anfwered, that the depofition Defgrieux's driver was a deteftable calumny, and fwore inviolable attachment to their manager. He had the weaknefs an to believe them, and his credulity has been our ruin. The nicipality of Limbé demanded from M. Planteau, muBlin's plantation, that they might examine attorney of This flave, being interrogated, the negro Paul, replied, < That the accufation brought againft him was falfe and injurious $ that, full of titude to his mafter, from whom he was daily graaêts of kindnefs, he would never be found experiencing that might be framed againi the exiftence concernedin plots of the whites and againft their property. 2 In return for this perfidious declaration, and under from M. Planteau that Paul deferved affurance In this ftate credit, he was releafed. matters continued till the 21ft, when the lic force of Limbé, at the requifition of the pubproceeded to Defgrieus's municipality, plantation, to take into cuftody the negro cook, accufed of being a ringleader : the found out the negro Paul, of Blin's negro fled; junéticn with the other plantation, and, in confword, confpirators, they prepared fire and deftined for the completion of their horrible In the night, between the 22d and defigns. reached the 23d, twelve negroes fugar-houfe of No8's plantation at Acul, feized upon the apprentice refiner; dragged him before the koufe, where he expired under their wounds. great brought out the attorney of the eftate, who His cries on the ground by two mufket-balls. was laid breathlefs to the apartment of the head The wretches proceeded hisbed, A refiner, and affaffinated him in young man, lying fick in a neighbouring chamB 2 ber, reached the 23d, twelve negroes fugar-houfe of No8's plantation at Acul, feized upon the apprentice refiner; dragged him before the koufe, where he expired under their wounds. great brought out the attorney of the eftate, who His cries on the ground by two mufket-balls. was laid breathlefs to the apartment of the head The wretches proceeded hisbed, A refiner, and affaffinated him in young man, lying fick in a neighbouring chamB 2 ber, --- Page 12 --- - - N - F AM SILE N A L 4' ] dead under the blows of their cutlaffes; yet ber, phey! left for where he rehad ftrength to crawl to the next plantation, he and that the furgeon only Jated the horrors he had witnefled, in refpeét tothe which was repcatedi was fpared; an exception whole abilities the negroes had furgeons in general, of reckoned they might ftand in need. plantation, and proceeded to Clement's The plunderers killed the proprietor and the refiner. illthere and favoured the junaion of the Day began to break, with dreadful thouts, fet difpofed, who, fpread over the plain, and maffacred the inhabitants. fire tohoufes and canes, had broken out on the three On that fame night the revoit the blacks, with plantations of Galifit.* At one of which, of the remade way into the chamber arms in their hands, but only wounded him finer, with a defign to affafinatehim, he efcaped, and ran to favoured by the night, in the arm ; who reficel there, united for the great houfe, The whites, of the General Affemtheir defence, M. Odeluc, a member came to the for the concerns of Galifet, his bly, and attorney there of the infurreation of Cape, and gave information he reached the plantation, negroes, Efcortedt by the patrole, their head to the town. feized the ring-leaders, and returned at men in arms, that Immediately he went out again, with twenty order. But the and maintain he might reftore tranquillity attacked him. Theirhandard negroes were all embodied, and upon a Rakee M. Odeluc, was the body efa subiteinfant impaled whomhe; perceived among addreffing himfelfto his coachman, have treated thee ever exclaimed; < Wretch, I the foremoft, doft thou feek my death?" True," with kindnefs, why cut your throat: : and, he replied, C but I bave promifedto him. The majoa hundred weapons were upon! that inftant, mode of expreffing any man's happinefsAt the Cape, it was a proverbial de Galiet."- He is as happy as one fe Ma foi, il eft heureux commc un negre ec of Galifet's negroes." >> rity S a S - - ST N MLLY 8 S SS N UUNTIY death?" True," with kindnefs, why cut your throat: : and, he replied, C but I bave promifedto him. The majoa hundred weapons were upon! that inftant, mode of expreffing any man's happinefsAt the Cape, it was a proverbial de Galiet."- He is as happy as one fe Ma foi, il eft heureux commc un negre ec of Galifet's negroes." >> rity S a S - - ST N MLLY 8 S SS N UUNTIY --- Page 13 --- TII TT all [ 5 ] rity ofthe whites perifhed with alfo a member of the General him, particularly M. Averoule At the very fame time Affembly. recently fworn fidelity to the Flaville's gang (that which had fo volted, entcred the attorney) armed dered five of them apartments of the themfelves, rewho refided on the whites, and murney's wife, on her knees, plantation. The attorThe inexorable befought the life of her wife that fhe and negroes allaffinated the hufband, bufband, fures. her daughters were referved and told the for their plea. M. Robert, a carpenter, was feized by the employed O1l the fame planks, and fawed negroes, who bound him plantation, A youth, him deliberately in two. between two fury ofthe aged fixtéen, wounded in two The cannibals, and it is from him places, efcaped the fword was then we learned thefe faéts. the canes, and the exchanged for the torch; fire was fet it was the appointed buildings foon added to the to the fpeed of fignal; revolt was the word; conflagration; lightning, it Alamed out and, with plantations; wherever there on the ny viétims were whites, there neighbouring aged, expired flaughtered; men, women, the were fo maA colonift Iindiferininately under the knife infant, and the was murdered of the aflaffins. moft difinguilhed by acts of by the very negroe whom he had upon his body, was forced kindnefs, His wife, derer. to fatisfy the ftretched brutality of the murM. Cagnet, inhabitant thefe horrors, embarked of Acul, feeking to begged for the Cape. His efcape from permiffion to attend him. domeftic ment determined his mafter Such a mark of negro plantation, that he to leave him as a guard attachCagnet had might endeavour to upon the hardly fet foot preferve it. But M. with a torçh in his hand, on-board, when he faw that fetting fire to bis flave, property. Expreffes the murM. Cagnet, inhabitant thefe horrors, embarked of Acul, feeking to begged for the Cape. His efcape from permiffion to attend him. domeftic ment determined his mafter Such a mark of negro plantation, that he to leave him as a guard attachCagnet had might endeavour to upon the hardly fet foot preferve it. But M. with a torçh in his hand, on-board, when he faw that fetting fire to bis flave, property. Expreffes --- Page 14 --- - - 2 - N SUILTILLI - W N MLIw N [ 6 ] Exprefles being fent to the Cape, armed citizens and troops from thence; they proceeded toof the line were difpatched and deftroyed a wards the ftrongeft body of the mutineers, of them ; but, finding the number of revolters increaling part to their loffes, and being unable to in centuple proportion retreated in expeétation of a remaintain their ground, they headed inforcement, which arrived, but not before night, by M. de Touzard, who took the command of the little army. that the revolters were rallyM. de Touzard, perceiving Their number marched thither. ing on Latour's plantation, thoufand. The moment the armight be from three to four to to difperfe them, the negroes pretillery was ready play, Touzard. advanced; many of tended to furrender. M. de would return to their duty. He truftthem exclaimed, they Humanity and the inteed to their repentance, and retired. his forbearance, but it was not refts of the colony enjoined indeed,. long before he was undeceived; the negroés feparated recruit their numbers with all the but only that they might returned into the town neighbouring gangs. The army was The for an end to the diforder. to take new fteps putting the meafure of this interval to fill up revolters profited by communications with the adjacent their depredations. Our alarmed left the difdiftriêts became impeded, We were and our fears were foon a realifed, order had reached them, by the fea, that Limbés We learnt, by means of perfons efcaped and every Plaifante, Port Margot, were a prey to like horrors, his misfortunes, difcovered to us_ new citizen, in detailing crimes. inhabitant of Port Margot, had taught his neM. Potier, read and write. He had given him his liberty, gro-driver to he had him 10,000 livres, which the fellow enjoyed; granted alfo to which were foon to be paid to him; he had given this negro's mother a piece of land, on which the cultivated The monfter feduced the gang of his bencfaator soffee. and ETTIILL aN N N N & A W a S SS A , in detailing crimes. inhabitant of Port Margot, had taught his neM. Potier, read and write. He had given him his liberty, gro-driver to he had him 10,000 livres, which the fellow enjoyed; granted alfo to which were foon to be paid to him; he had given this negro's mother a piece of land, on which the cultivated The monfter feduced the gang of his bencfaator soffee. and ETTIILL aN N N N & A W a S SS A --- Page 15 --- Titt - TT UTI [ 7 1 and of his mother, burned and obtained, for this and deftroyed their neral, action, a promotion to the rank poffeftions, At Great of geRiver, an natural fons, of inhabitant, M. and colour,* to whom he had Cardineans had two who, in their given dereft cares. childhood, had been the theieliberty, and They accofted him with objeéts of his tendemanded his a piftol at his had they obtained it money, He delivered it; but breafl, At Acul, M. than they ftabbed him to the no fooner Chawuet du Breuil, heart, Affembly, was aflaffinated deputy to the tural fon, to whom he by a mulatto, aged General him from his deftined his fortune, fixteen, his nachildhood, having At the Great manumitted young ladies, Ravine of Limbi, a colonift; ofa whites, was tied down father of twa band, wiso ravifhed the by a favage the younger over eldeft in his ring-leader they to one of his fatellites; prefence, and delivered M. flaughtered both the father and their paffion and Mad. Baillon, the daughters. fatisfied, encouraged by their with their fon-in-law and but the negroes, remaîned on their daughter, warned depredations them of thofe, whom plantation; that it was time they had moft Baillon, the younger, to fly. The nurfe trufted, to be loft, and offered confeffed to'her there was ofMad. ged to conduéttheir to attend them, An old not an inftant wife of Paul fteps. Luckily Mad, fervant engaed from Blin, one ofthe Baillon's nurfe him fome negro generals, and had was her intreaty, he provifions for her obtainhad eyen promifed mafter's family, At barquadicr, a canoe to to provide, at a how great their carry the fugitives to the diftant oars, or rowers! grief at leeing a little fkiff; Cape, But Aimfey boat One of them tried to without maft, or over-fet, and his life, with embark in it; the In the French dificulty, was ef the mixed colonies, the free faved. race, aredenominated negroes, as well as the mulattoes peple %f colear, and. others Again canoe to to provide, at a how great their carry the fugitives to the diftant oars, or rowers! grief at leeing a little fkiff; Cape, But Aimfey boat One of them tried to without maft, or over-fet, and his life, with embark in it; the In the French dificulty, was ef the mixed colonies, the free faved. race, aredenominated negroes, as well as the mulattoes peple %f colear, and. others Again --- Page 16 --- S Nl [ 8 ] and his wife reproached him Again they applied to Patls He replied, C that he only prowith breaking his promife. mode of death to that which the C vided this as a preferable the unhappy family-"-petrified, € revolters had prepared for defpair gave them new ftrength; at this recital, with terror, twenty-one days in perand after being they fet off on foot, five leagues, every day encompalfled forming ajourney of only Port Margot, whence they they arrived at with dangers, reached the Cape. ground on all fides. La Petite Mean time the Aames gained diftriêts of Morin, Limonades la Plaine du Nord, the carcales. Anjs only heaps of afhes and of mangled the horrors of prefented would think, could deepen Nothing, one marked with features of a ftill and yct, Sirs, it is thofe flaves, who this recital; when we fee that dreadful character, were the very more treated by their mafters, and dehad been moft kindly It was they who betrayed foul of the Infurrection. the affaffin's fword; it was livered thofe humane mafters to revolt the gangs difpofed who feduced and ftirred up to all who refufed to bethey it was tbey who maflacred for the Amis des to fidelity 5 What a leflon colonifts come their acomplices. difeovery to the Nairsle What a heart-breaking could fuggeft nothing but themfelves, to whom futturity midft of fo many crimes, there of defpair, if, in the proofs of an invincible profpeôts been found flaves who gave to rejeêt had not yct manifeft their determination fidelity, and who made of thofe who have endeavoured with difdain the feduSlions them into certain deftrucpromifes of liberty to enveigle the gift of their mafters; by is now theirs, but itis it has been ratified tion. Liberty honeft attachment, and of the reward of their the colony, amidft the tranfports of by the reprefentatives univerfal gratitude. in France, thofe tbe blackss by which name are diftinguithed, * Orf Friends of for abolithing the Slavc-Trade. We who have feconded the Englifh project ALILE N - N A N S S AUTTT TLITTITTE NN ers; by is now theirs, but itis it has been ratified tion. Liberty honeft attachment, and of the reward of their the colony, amidft the tranfports of by the reprefentatives univerfal gratitude. in France, thofe tbe blackss by which name are diftinguithed, * Orf Friends of for abolithing the Slavc-Trade. We who have feconded the Englifh project ALILE N - N A N S S AUTTT TLITTITTE NN --- Page 17 --- - Tit N T NTl [ 9 ] We refume the narrative of our ône hundred thoufand difafters. At this time buildings and negtoes were in rebellion, and all the province, plantations, of more than half the zppeared only as one general Northern plains and thé mountains were filled conflagration. The with blocd. Thè colonifts, with carnage and deluged where to feck refugé; ftupified with fear, knew not therel one flies for fafety to the betrayed by his negroes, and woods; is in the promifes of his ftabbed: another confides among them; the gang; a rebel ring-leader fteals in viftim. gang rifes, and the proprietor is their firft Scattered over an extent of tains and deep valleys; the country; interfeéted by mounrally and to fell their lives Aying inhabitants attempted to ded; dearly. The roads they were taken prifoners and were blocka-. They, who ré-united, maflacred. the fwelling oppofed but a feeble bulwark in torrent; ; they were routed, againft tortures their exertions for taken, and expiated tible fcenes were felf-prefervation. Thefe horCape. Terror and ading at the very gate of the town of the yet all felt the difmay took poffefion of every They urgency of providing for their mind; affembled, aéted in concert, the common fafety. the General Affembly citizens took arms, and command of the placed the patriotic troops under the The town of the governor, the moft, had to keepin Cape, check with about three thoufand men at fifteen ready to follow the thoufand black cxample of thofe inmates, difpefed wuhites. The General without, and mary illtire night upon the means of Affembly deliberated one enmies, Thei refult prefervation from internal conftant watch was, to adhere folely to a eneover their conduét well-direéted: and The revolt had been too and their difpofitions. leave a hope of fudden, and too well to ftopping or of concerted, town of the Cape (that fide alleviating its ravages. The next the fea excepted) was defencelefs The General without, and mary illtire night upon the means of Affembly deliberated one enmies, Thei refult prefervation from internal conftant watch was, to adhere folely to a eneover their conduét well-direéted: and The revolt had been too and their difpofitions. leave a hope of fudden, and too well to ftopping or of concerted, town of the Cape (that fide alleviating its ravages. The next the fea excepted) was defencelefs --- Page 18 --- E STIIL - ILENN SS N 1O 1 of fortification, without a delayor defencelefs and incapable labour-e It was extremely to be feveral days and immenfe hould pour down upon the feared left the revolted negroes feconded by thofe within, make a town; and, favoured and whole race of the whites. One regeneral maffacre of the to take polfeffion of the only remained : fourceotherefose, to the town; to eftablifh a compaffes of the hills contiguous of the adjoining marfhes, poit, which, by the help a manding road of la Petite Anfeby might proteét it; and to defendthe T'his refolution of cannon and boats lafhed together. furbattery thence-forwards the Cape, and executed; was adopted by chevaux-de-frize, and by confounded by a folid palifade, its fituation lefs alarming. fiderable pofts, might feel was loft in fending inDuring this interval, not a minute uncontaby fea, to the parifhes which were yet formation, to them the proper precautions minated, and in fuggefting of thofe parifhes formed a fo be taken. The inhabitants more or lefs confiderable: leagues and eftablifhed camps, Valliere, Great River, Moruets thefe were ftationed at Trott, and other places in Dondons la Marm:lade, Port Margot, (ame they flationfollowed the plan; danger. The revolters they had ravaged. Moreover, ed camps in all the diftrists River, and killed forced the camp of the whites at Great the camp they all the inhabitants of that diftriet; OI put to fight after a conteft of feven hours, at Dondon fhared the fame fatey whites fell. The few unin which more than one hundred fought refuge peopley who efeaped on that occafion, fortunate but were driven back. among the Spaniards, and Lambert, inhabitants of MM. Gramals Roynaud, however, the houfe of Great River and Dondon, reached, friend: this worthy man, colonift, their intimate a Spanifh feclings, on the other by on one fide urged by the ftrongeft determined to the fear of being burnt out by his countrymen, his clofet, from the three Frenchmen locked up in whence keep & N - A ATUITIT occafion, fortunate but were driven back. among the Spaniards, and Lambert, inhabitants of MM. Gramals Roynaud, however, the houfe of Great River and Dondon, reached, friend: this worthy man, colonift, their intimate a Spanifh feclings, on the other by on one fide urged by the ftrongeft determined to the fear of being burnt out by his countrymen, his clofet, from the three Frenchmen locked up in whence keep & N - A ATUITIT a MT STITT --- Page 19 --- T [ II ] whence he let them and under efcape at night, in the midf of advantage of a ftorm. deferts, Shall it be told you, that which the conduét of you may feel the our neighbours muft have indignation depofitions and the public report ftate, that excited, that of Dondon, who took refuge feveral inhabitants ven beyond the limits, and among the Spaniards, were driconfideration of three fold to the rebel negro chiefs, in per head, and that Portugal pieces (132 livres of France) The diftriels they were put to death. of Rocouy Maribaraux, le Terrier gusfis Caracole, Ouananinthes and fort Rouge, YacEaitern part of the Northern Dauphin, forming the their defence province, Were ftill was an objedt of inftant * uninjured; A camp was eftablifhed under the orders neceflfity. which completelya anfwered the of M. de Rouvrai, ee, in fpite of the continual purpofe for which it was formWhile thele efforts of the banditti. of the Cape alarming tranfactions were paffing the was reforted to by the town bouring hills and plains, inhabitants O fthe neighfaflins. It was then that efcaping M. from the fword of the afdent to march out two fmall Blanchelandet bodies thought it prued by M. de Rouvrai, of troops, which, joinfeveral camps of the attacked and carried, in fuccellions Chabangn, la Chevalleries revolters, fituated on the plantations of Bullet, Dwplat, Dagout, and Galifit; in each of Charitte, Denort, which pripners were fat at liberty. It is from many female white learnt to what an excels the revolters them, Sirs, that we tality. had carried their bruYour fenfibility, already excited, could not rative of,thole horrid fcenes which thefe endure the nare women witnelfed, Thefe diftriéts have all been fince ravaged and deftroyed, # Governor General, C 2 From Dagout, and Galifit; in each of Charitte, Denort, which pripners were fat at liberty. It is from many female white learnt to what an excels the revolters them, Sirs, that we tality. had carried their bruYour fenfibility, already excited, could not rative of,thole horrid fcenes which thefe endure the nare women witnelfed, Thefe diftriéts have all been fince ravaged and deftroyed, # Governor General, C 2 From --- Page 20 --- Rt N VLN NS w FA - SES N SLLLL 12 1 the rebel prifoners, we difcovered that the differett From banditti are at bitter enmity with each otheri chiefs of thefe and thefe parties are always at every troop forms a party, deftruétion. The authovariance, always ready for mutual The chiefs rity they have eftablifhed is abfolute delpotifm. command: the exercife unheard-of tyranny over, thofe they the lighteft fign af hefitation, is punifhed leaft difobedience, truth, that more negroes : with dezth ; and it is a notorious been facrificed to their own ignorant rage and fufpicion have to deftroy in our defence, althan we have been compelled advantages, we have obtained over them feveral fignal though Their aéts of cruelty fall evén on thofe who have voluntarily the revolt. But who will not fhudder to hear in engaged in thofe who determine to remain what manner they punifh feize them by force and roait faithful to their mafters 1-They with the cruthem at the next fire. They have been feen, the placing, in the front of battle, the aged, elty ofcowards, finding them unfit for aclion, infants, and the women; and, blows. Have they any making ufe of them to parry our drefs their wounded, and for want of furgeons cannot confine them in a hut and fet fire to it. In wounds?-they the fanguinary defigns of fhort, take this for certain;-if be in reuncivilized and ferocious men fhould realized thele fhould they accomplifh the exterminaipcôt to the whites; foon would you fee St. tion of the Europeans in the colony; of Africa. prefenting a picture of all the atrocities Domingo mafters, diftraéted by the moft Subjected to the mcft arbitrary fubfervient to they would render their prifoners bloody wars, fervitude, under which their caprices; and the moderated wouldbe exchanged fur a flavery, aggrathey are held by us, vated by all the refinements ofbarbarifm. M. Blanchefituation wehave defcribed, În the deplorable with the General Affembly, lande, who aéted in concurrence which might conthought it right to fuggelt a proclamation tribute ANILL 3 N 3 STTT I SAITT STIITI ient to they would render their prifoners bloody wars, fervitude, under which their caprices; and the moderated wouldbe exchanged fur a flavery, aggrathey are held by us, vated by all the refinements ofbarbarifm. M. Blanchefituation wehave defcribed, În the deplorable with the General Affembly, lande, who aéted in concurrence which might conthought it right to fuggelt a proclamation tribute ANILL 3 N 3 STTT I SAITT STIITI --- Page 21 --- IIN TW 13 J tribute to bring back the revolters neral Affemblys, compofed of to their duty. The with the charaéter of planters Ges the perfeély ger of fuch a negroes, reprefented to him acquainted the fancion. The proclamation, weck and pofitively refufed it danhis propofal, The following, M. their He fame motives Blanchelande renewed he did perfifted, and determined to iffue diétated the fame refufal, it, becaufe he learned that itin his own name, and fubmit themflves. The the negroes were vered by twelve proclamation was made willing and to this meafure? Seven dragoons. What effeet was deli. of the rebels, and of them were produced by dificulty. the others faved themfelves aflallinated in the camp It would with the utmoft horrors to which anfwer 110 end, Sirs, to defcribe a prey. our unfortunate to you all the Pofterity will be thocked at (ellbw-citizens have becn mittedin the names fo many Yet have we fpbisfpiy and liberty. crucltics, comfea:tered outlines only, in this relation, have of the dreadful fketched to you fome vifited, probably ftill vifit, piéture of thofe evils, which peaceful, You. fo Hourithing, fo a country, but will better valuable to the French lately fo colony had judge by a fummary of the loffes empire ! They experieneed at the period of our which the reckoned, in the departure, Limbé, Marmelads parifhes of Moring Aculy la Plaine du Plajfants Port Marget, River, Limenads Sainte Sufanne, Nerdy la Petite Mlis pgar-serbi, Dendon, and other diftriês, Moka, Cateltates Great tvelue hundred more than two entirely lurned down cfreeseris, bundred cenfidterable willages, ; numerous potteries, many indigeturbs %f merdhandifs bad public magazines, an dffiltrien, many inopprnciatl hared the Jame fate. imnenfe quantity fis for objeàts, all the infrumnents By adding to thefe mamsfaluareh, gf milets ard ctber cattle; lafihiijaraitomn and hubandr, uten5 Jome idea may Jpecies borfes, beformed of the enormity reeseris, bundred cenfidterable willages, ; numerous potteries, many indigeturbs %f merdhandifs bad public magazines, an dffiltrien, many inopprnciatl hared the Jame fate. imnenfe quantity fis for objeàts, all the infrumnents By adding to thefe mamsfaluareh, gf milets ard ctber cattle; lafihiijaraitomn and hubandr, uten5 Jome idea may Jpecies borfes, beformed of the enormity --- Page 22 --- SS & N - K - [ 14 1 ef fix bundyed aubich we value at upnvards the exertions mity ofi our lafess of the ration, The affifance repair them: millions eflioret. may, perhaps, and our induftry, for more. than one of commerce, that flow what fhall dry the tears the viatims of but flaughtered, thoufand of our fellow-citizens be mute, when we reflcôt, revolt ! Can fenfibilily before order and this cruel negroes will be deftroyed they fucthat fifteen thoufand and that, fhould can be re-ciablilhei, will become the tomb of eranquillity St. Domingo cced in their projedts, Frenchmen! !* of the fifty thoufand fpoken of the misfortunes Hitherto we have only all we have tp lament. They are. not Northern parts.. calamitics of account of the following arc extrafts from an authentic laft, by Mr. Baillio, afrench The publithed, in December this unfortunate co.ony, his arrival at Paris froni St. Domingo, of a few 'days aiter incredib'e pains to foftcn the reprefentation meetings gendeman, have taken Aliembly, whofe e 6 Several journals 1 ( an affirm that the Ceneral of the preceding month, c6 this mafs of horrors. of Oétober, had, at the clofe and twenty-two till thè zif of two hundred and it € 1 atrended account of the deftruction hundred 66 reccived a particular cleven and twelve cofieophanauizas itfelf among the and between extended dc fagur-chates how far the mifchiefhad any connot then be known could no longer maintain cc' could which the town of the Cape s hills, with whcfe throats had been s municatisn. white men, women, and children, then amounted 6 The, number of otherwife butchered, by the negroes, the journals of the or who had been fx hundred only, as 44 cut, thoufand, and not to sc to more than two affert. the aêts of crucly committed pretended Mhilantironsids too irkfome a tafk to enumerate a certain feét ofphilofophets 6 it would be barbarians, in whofe favour the mulatto, children revolters:- thofe and even before 46 by the themfelves! All the white, and moft frequendly 46 fo warmlyi intereft been murde: ed without pity, Theyoung" women indecd 'a have in' many places the bofm, of their mothers. the brutal luft of thefe or dlingi Et to have fatisfied defcribe. c thee eyes, murdered before they for the pen to 46 have not been. abufed in too thameful a manner The Sieur Blin, and bceny been their enfigns. and his 46 favages, on thc ends f pikes have of the gates of a plantation, <6 Infants impaled wa: mailed to one between two planks and fawai < (an officer of police,) eff: others have been tied 6 limbs, one by onc, cut Pages 4, SBlood 1 Mot de Vérist, 6 afunder." SLLE N & N. E for the pen to 46 have not been. abufed in too thameful a manner The Sieur Blin, and bceny been their enfigns. and his 46 favages, on thc ends f pikes have of the gates of a plantation, <6 Infants impaled wa: mailed to one between two planks and fawai < (an officer of police,) eff: others have been tied 6 limbs, one by onc, cut Pages 4, SBlood 1 Mot de Vérist, 6 afunder." SLLE N & N. E ITITTO N N - SS N N --- Page 23 --- T [ 15 ] Blood was (piltin the Weftern ral properties there; ; the province; fire deftroyed féve. and. Fond Ferrier, gangs of Granéfendis revolted. Charbanieres. The deteation of a diftriat from con@piracy at Leogane carnage and preferved that Archaies Des Vajes, and le conflagration, Cul de as well as thofe of fome Sac. Teremie faved commotions, that but a timely arreft of the experienced place from the exciters cf them The Southern impending evil, precautions taken parts had alfo great caufe of alarm. maintained their there had, to the time of our The thin, that the meafurcs tranquillity; ; yet the population departure, there is dity than the employed are more the proofs of fo pledges of fecurity. timiThus, Sirs, you behold on ed; and, if there be every fide the colony threatenfo many complicated colonifts who are yet to be faved from with treachery and dangers, ftill will they have. to contend by fo many unburied famine, with epidemical difeafes caufed orders more carcafes in a burning acute, the effeêts of climate, with dif. tion; in a word, with faxigue, terror, and vexathe deftruétion of every evil that nature mankind, engenders for to dread the total ruin of the What juft reafon have we not lerate that of the colony, a ruin which muf acceplantations will caufe modher-country! the The deftruétion of our fuccellive flagnation of your bankruptcies will manufa@tories, Paris, will be felt by the injure public credit, and, even in in the inmoft of moneyed man and the taxes; the your provinces it will check the tradelimans decreafe of thipping in the colleéion of beggary an innumerable body of fea-ports will reduce to then will cries of rage and labourers and of feamen : calling upon you for juftice defpair afcend from every quarter, calamities ; and can againft the authors of fo they fail to be many cunning, by the cruel detefted, by the perfidious perfeveranes, with which they have fo long taxes; the your provinces it will check the tradelimans decreafe of thipping in the colleéion of beggary an innumerable body of fea-ports will reduce to then will cries of rage and labourers and of feamen : calling upon you for juftice defpair afcend from every quarter, calamities ; and can againft the authors of fo they fail to be many cunning, by the cruel detefted, by the perfidious perfeveranes, with which they have fo long --- Page 24 --- ATTA - Nl - a N ALLLN i6 j St fo con- ca now tetribly been contriving a cataftrophe, long fpicuous! Sirs; iti the midft of We paffed our lives in tranquillits, had, for many years paft, our flaves. A paternal governmeitk and we dare affirm, meliorated the condition of our negroes; by every want, fubject that millions of Europeans, attacked than thoie who mifery, poffefs fewer enjoyments in as to every and to the world géneral, have been reprefented to yous by a dilatory, death. The loaded with chains and perifhing without ptoperty, withfituation of the negroes, in Afriéa, continually a préy to the weak out political or civil exiftenee, who divide âmong them thiat vaft capricious fury of tyrants, in our colonies for a conditioni uncivilized country, is changed They are deprived of hothing; of comfort and enjoyment. have not, is a plant that thas for, liberty, whichs it is truc, they native foil; and, whatever the proved fertile in their may invent, never yet allert, whatever imagination fpirit of party may not to be perfuaded that the negroes weil-informed men are of freedom. The traveller, * in Africa have the enjoyment hitherto almoft unknown; who has moft recently vifited a part, in his long and inteextenfive countrys has given us, The of that only of blood and defolation. refting work, a hiftory Nabias the Galla, and the Funges men who inhabit Aiyfinia, Indian ocean to the very frontiers of from the coafts of the and barbarity, the hyzenas Egypt, feem to rival, in ferocity there created. Slavery is, which nature has horribie cliand the tigers honour; and life, in thofc with them, a title of by any laws, and held onunproteéed mates, is a poffefion defpot. ly at the will of a Anguinary compare the deLet any man, off feeling and information, Africa, with the mild and ftate of the negroes, in let him fet alide piorable lot they enjoy in our colonies; comfortable * VideE Bruce, i. 216, iv. 459; &c. declamation ALt - SNTIT - S our; and life, in thofc with them, a title of by any laws, and held onunproteéed mates, is a poffefion defpot. ly at the will of a Anguinary compare the deLet any man, off feeling and information, Africa, with the mild and ftate of the negroes, in let him fet alide piorable lot they enjoy in our colonies; comfortable * VideE Bruce, i. 216, iv. 459; &c. declamation ALt - SNTIT - S --- Page 25 --- T T NT [ 17 1 declamation, the pidures which a falfe pleafed to delineate; (far more from philofophy has beert than from zeal in the a purfuit of popularity recal the regulations which vindication of humanitys) let him were feduced and alienated governed our negroes before from us; they want; fupplied with provided againft every part of the cottages accommodations, of unknown in the greater their properties; Europe; fecure in the enjoyment of nurfed, in times of (for, they bad property and it was facred which may be ficknefs, with an expence and an ;) of fought in vain in the attention England: proteéted, much-boafted holpitals age; at eafe in refpeéted, in the infirmitics refpect to their of old their affections; children, their families, and to the fubje@ted to a labour calculated frength of each individual, according employments were claffed; and becaufe individuals and nity fail) intereft (even fhould enjoined an attention to the humanumbers; enfranchifed whenever prefervation of their portant they had merited it fervjces.-Such was thejuft, by imgovernment of our negroes; and unflattered, piéture ofthe had been meliorated this domeftic an anxiety, of which (particularly in the laft ten government The fincereft you will find no example years) in with We attachment conneéted the Europes flept in fecurity in the midft mafter and his flaves. our children, and of men that were our houfes, many of us had neither locks become nor bars to Not, Sirs, that we would exift, among the dilguife to you, that there did ferocious mafters. planters, a very finall number of men? Blafed But what was the lot of hard and in their fame, thefe wicked outcafts of focicty, diferedited detefted by men of difgrace and in their bufinefs, chara@ter, dilthonour, and died in they lived in names are never pronounced mifery and defpair. Their ny, and the bad eftimation without indignation in the colowarning to thofe, who, inswhich they are held ferves as a yet unverled in the management of their ? Blafed But what was the lot of hard and in their fame, thefe wicked outcafts of focicty, diferedited detefted by men of difgrace and in their bufinefs, chara@ter, dilthonour, and died in they lived in names are never pronounced mifery and defpair. Their ny, and the bad eftimation without indignation in the colowarning to thofe, who, inswhich they are held ferves as a yet unverled in the management of their --- Page 26 --- RUT SNE N S > N EE N LILNE I 18 1 be led, by the impetuolity of their tempers, their flaves, might to be as contrary to into exceffes, proyed, by experience, increale of knowledge and hugood. policy, as they are, by manitys become. infamous. thofe who write romances to gain Here we appeal, not to to acquire a momentary popua name as men of fenfibility, from them by general indignation, larity, foon to be wrefted who know, the colonies. Let but to thofe who have vifited, made is faithful, or if we have tbem fay if the recital we have coloured it to intercft you in our çaufe. lives in this ftate of We repeat it, Sirs, we paffed our returned to the mothertranquility and happinefs, and we the entire tribute countrys the proteétrefs of our properties, in adding to the wealth which was applied of our produce, frength, and to her fuperiof the metropolis, to her internal ority in foreign commerce. fprings up in the bofom of Meantime, Sirs, a fociety the deftrudion and conFranes* and prepares, at a diftance, Unobtrufive and movulfions to which we are now a prey. only a defire to alleviate deft in their outfet, they profelled alleviation, already fo far adthe lot of our Nlavess but that muft refult from means which vanced in the French iflands, although they were obtotally unknown to this fociety, to abandon were attention, until obliged jeôts of our unceafing meddlers having excited, among them, by thefe incompetent and, among us, a (pirit of a fpirit of mutiny, our flaves, and diftruft. gradually the lot of the flaves, In order to meliorate there fhould cers the number of the emancipated, the fafety to increafe folicitude of attention to perfoct tainly be a previous fo wife would have gainof their malters. Butz an expedient infituted for our deftrudion which foreigners and bad men have * 6 A fociety ofFrancs." sotbe king. st and for the humiliation Aldrofsefibe Frencb planters g3t, Desinge ed Ali A / - MI of the flaves, In order to meliorate there fhould cers the number of the emancipated, the fafety to increafe folicitude of attention to perfoct tainly be a previous fo wife would have gainof their malters. Butz an expedient infituted for our deftrudion which foreigners and bad men have * 6 A fociety ofFrancs." sotbe king. st and for the humiliation Aldrofsefibe Frencb planters g3t, Desinge ed Ali A / - MI --- Page 27 --- N TTI TVAE 19 J Ed no applaufe jn their temple of ed that meafures of reniown, Vanity commandcious Prudence fhould be relinquifhed for and declamations, that we fliould be furrounded (pealarm, and that calamitics fhould be with terror which we have prediéted fince the contrived, the fame Amit dés Noirs, and which have carliéf proceedings of the On a fudden this fol latcly been realifed, Trade; that is to fay, fociety that demands an Abilition of the Slaveittothe French the profits, which may refult from for, never will their commerce, fhould be tranisferred to romantic foreigners; ropean powers, that it is incumbent philofophy perfuade all the Euthe culture of their upon them to abandon Africa a prey to the colonies, and to leave the natives of than barbarity of their native employ them elfewhere, and under tyrants, rather ters, in cultivating a foil, which, more humane maf. uncultivated, and whole valuable without them, muft remain tion which poffeffes produétions are, to the naprofperity. them, a fertile fource of induftry and Combining itfelf next with the Revolution fociety confounds its in Francc; this the plan which the nation extravagant and irrational fyftem with ment; and, profiting had conceived for its enfranchifemen in the caufe of by the univerfal ardour of all Frenchbrance of their liberty, interefts them, from the of the negroes: fervitude, Its in its defign to put an end remem- to that blind gets, that thofe enthufiafins or its perverfity, for. true focial favage men are incapable of libeity confifts; or knowing in what and that the ralh law, of enjoying itwith would which fhould moderation; be, to them and to deftroy their us, a fentence of death. prejudices, Thenceforwards, this bers; have focicty, or at leaft fome of given an unbounded its memmeans have feemed loofe to their its to them goody fo they enterprife; all accomplifhment. The might but tend to inuendo, the bafeft and mhoft open attack, the deep and ftudied defpicable D 2 calumnies, have been pradtifed to deftroy their us, a fentence of death. prejudices, Thenceforwards, this bers; have focicty, or at leaft fome of given an unbounded its memmeans have feemed loofe to their its to them goody fo they enterprife; all accomplifhment. The might but tend to inuendo, the bafeft and mhoft open attack, the deep and ftudied defpicable D 2 calumnies, have been pradtifed --- Page 28 --- MEO & N LLil RT: N NtN - [ 20 1 to forward their defigns; ingenioufly mixing cunpradtifed the fociety, at one time, flatters us by ning with audacity, fhake off the yoke of the French merchants, an invitation to if we will unite with it for obtaining affuring us ofits fupport the' mercantile free commerce; at another timc, it arms a afirming that we have in view a difgraceful body againft us, and that, in our cabankruptcy, a chimerical independence, we would build up a feparate power on a level reer of vanity, after having endeavoured to irwith that of France. Thus, each other, after ritate the planters and the merchants againft of with the interefts having offered us principles incompatible infidious counfels, when, in fpite of its the mother-countryy Aill are we accufed, by the we have declined to adopt them, hold of the declarafociety, of fuch intentions, and they lay benefition of the Rights of Man, an immortal werk, and men; but inaplicable, and therefore cial to highly enlightened they fend it with dangerous, to our colonial regulations: the journals in their pay, or profufion into our colonies; this declaration in the midft of under their influence, publifh the of theAmis des Noirs openly announces our gangs; writings the declaration that thefrecdom of the negroes is proclaimed by of rights. decree of the 8th of March* feemed calculated to The plots. But can the Amis des Noirs recheck thefe defperate oaths which they are bound toverence any law but thofe by fire and that vow' which they have formed to carry gether, habitations? If a law be favourable to and fword into our they interpret, their thearies, théy adopt, they promulgate, it, that law. If repugnant, they mifconftrue, difavow, infult, endeavour to degrade the authority on without fhame; they which it is founded. for thc moft part, unddr controlof * A decrce, which left internal regulations, the colonial legiflaturcs, The MII N t illl < 8 imtmlil formed to carry gether, habitations? If a law be favourable to and fword into our they interpret, their thearies, théy adopt, they promulgate, it, that law. If repugnant, they mifconftrue, difavow, infult, endeavour to degrade the authority on without fhame; they which it is founded. for thc moft part, unddr controlof * A decrce, which left internal regulations, the colonial legiflaturcs, The MII N t illl < 8 imtmlil --- Page 29 --- - SN - - I 21 1 enougb not t6 merchants, and men eslightoned the objedls of ghe plantors, falftiet, are iudtjfrinibuatily the be the dupes of their that they have made themfeloes over uS a their abufe. Itis not enough and our peace, they effume andfrive arbiters of our property nor may. we defend ourfelues their low fuprenacy ef defamations without undergeing a torrent of opiniot, their blows, u5 the public to parry againy undernine in jearrility. Thus, prijudicing of defences they up from 1S tbe chaunels are placed; they fure putting the rock on wobich our palifons ! fecurity and our ruin muifillaut themfelves round it wwith fuares, that they had vainly Aattered When it was found Affembly the emancipation from the National diffention among with obtaining they attempted to introduce itfelf to difcufs of our Alaves, that Affembly to take on demanded that us, by perftading We had TEo of the People fCalar. this fubjeél, wbich the queftion make the laws tipon We we pould ourfelues and prudence in their application. quire great delicacy jutandhumans. ourfelves that ddelaeshouldbej the white planters, had pledged which, then granted by and beBut, that boon, the ties of affeétion would have eternally cemented thofe low claffes of mell, is prenevolence exifting between Amis des Noirs, as an offering ofvanifented to them, by the equitable flipulations. and a means of avoiding their point: : they colleatty, Other meafures were tried to gain of colour; they extolled at Paris fome people them to unite their caufe ed together they invited over to St Dotheir underflandings; Thefe men paffed : with that of the negrocs. delirium occafioned by fuch doétrine; mingo, in the fort of flaves thofe hopes with which they they communicated to the loaded with libels and pamphlets, had been amufed; they were of colour and the flaves to a genewhich encouraged the men maffacre of the whites, ral infurreftion, and to a general of this fatal error ; one of his Ogé was the firft viétim the gtb of March, in his milled by him, declared, deathbrothers, negrocs. delirium occafioned by fuch doétrine; mingo, in the fort of flaves thofe hopes with which they they communicated to the loaded with libels and pamphlets, had been amufed; they were of colour and the flaves to a genewhich encouraged the men maffacre of the whites, ral infurreftion, and to a general of this fatal error ; one of his Ogé was the firft viétim the gtb of March, in his milled by him, declared, deathbrothers, --- Page 30 --- A: - AIONL L 22 1 had not the (welling of the ris death-bed teftimony, thaty eleven thouthe junétion of the conipirators, the Cape vers prevented were. ready to pour down upon fand rebel negrocs and to caufe thé devaftafo early as the month of February, of Augutk. He named tion which took placé only the 23d and offere particulars of the confpiracy, the ring-leaders, gave voice of his confcience which fpoke ed proof. It was the that remained tohim for difcoout at that moment, the laft vering the truth. in this general delifiums In the midft of this ferinentation, diftruft and terror, and while the whites were agitated by themfelves in a thoufand while the negroes were indulging of the Decree of the 15th of fatal dreams, was. the difcuffion A fhoal of writings, previous May agitated among you.* diffeminated among our gangs; and fublequent, have been commented upon, thofe terrible There have been read, and .of blood and confagration I words! thofe words, the fignal. PERISH THE COLONIES-t of Peace, in a of the Golpel It was then that a Minifter the Men of Colour, announletter, addrefled to his brethren, the Jun Ihine 072 none but that Jon fould ced to. our flaves, Could fremon's direély oppofite to thofe of thedecree * This decree was formed on principles sf the Schof March. Affembly, when Mr. Robertfpieres in the National of + The words ufed that by the declaration of rights implied an enfianchifement (6 ratber tban attempting to prove c Let tbe colories peripy" faid he, other all the negroes in the Colonies. His fpeech was printed; and, with many 6 eneef our priniplal" was diffeminatedi in St. Domingor Viasgendx(t.) $: writings offimilart tendency, ofthe the moft zealous and adtiveo 1 This is the expreflion of the Abbé Baillio, Grégoire, in the pamphlet beforé quoted, fays the : fociety of the Amis des Nairt.-Mr. the light he deferves, and itis upon him he 46 Heislooked upon at the Cape.in paticulany falls."- 6 In one of his writings 6s feems e sefentment of the plapters anti - € .) $: writings offimilart tendency, ofthe the moft zealous and adtiveo 1 This is the expreflion of the Abbé Baillio, Grégoire, in the pamphlet beforé quoted, fays the : fociety of the Amis des Nairt.-Mr. the light he deferves, and itis upon him he 46 Heislooked upon at the Cape.in paticulany falls."- 6 In one of his writings 6s feems e sefentment of the plapters anti - € --- Page 31 --- T N N TN lll [ 23 J Could the. worked negroes, - affailed by fo many upon by fo many temptatrons, Fao written in charaéters manceuvres, of blood, read fimulated by libels, in the midf of affemblies at evenings in their of their huts, only diforder and pillage:- chiefs, by men breathing with which they were Could they long refif the ftricken ? 1 All vertigo memory of the kind. e; feems to foretel the ruin of € tories, in of the colonies, of the maritime 66 exelaims this confequenee an emancipation of thé towns, and manufac. S cus holy man," 6 Eat grafs, and be negroes. Unworthy mortals, se planters, ye numerous feamen, inhabitants juft." 66 Hear this,ye induftri- $ mauti@urers, live and all ye four millions of çf the fea-ports, cultivators, tc profper by the rich productions Frenchme i who directly and < praysthe pioys Abbé ofthe colonies P $ Eat indirectily the people of Parip Onépoint.-Feulos, the deteftable grafi!* 46 So fe migbe live upon bay, and Foulon, wilhedalf e bôrne upon a pike, Thej juftice of the therefo:e was his hideous head that overtaken the abbé, He colonits has hitherto s6 Frangois, in July laft. was hanged in effigy before the enyedimaiaty <6 Many ofthe mulattdes hade Baillic, Mot de poft-office at Cape in France; from fome of leftablifhed a correfpondence Vérité, pages 8, 9. extraordinary whom, particularly the Abbé sithconbiterablep perfona thefe letters, tendency were received and Grigeire letters of a very after dipribited tbrougértbe f tbe day qoill Fon promifing proteétion and colony, In one of 65 beams come auben the Jun fupport, the abbé declares, that 9f tbe morring, 9 Poail pine upon free fe Aacery." Thefe and fays he, 6 mall no longer peoples oniy." -6 Tbe tbe King bad given fimilar expreffions were give ligbt to tbe Fueri gF to freedom to all ibefeuesi in St, exaggerated into one point: tbae patrone subdiguddfus tbis benevolence wwas Dominge ; and tbe efallibe mulattoes and imputed, wuas Aisorigen confidering their mafters negroes in tbe ifand : Itis immatiaudly no confiboredas tbe they beliéved unjuftly to withhold wonder, therefure, themfetves were granted them in from them thofe privileges which that, the by murdering their opprefors, France, they determined to do following The above juftice to c] In the firft ciecumflaace," of the conjcéure is confirmued by was found about his necka engagements, a medal one ofthe chiefs of the rebels and it appeared in evidence of San Gregorio, a Saint in the being killed, there of his patron, the abbé: that this medal was worn by the Romith calendar; conccit, An imprefion the fmilerity of the name negro as the portrait has of this medal is nowi in the giving countenancet to the tlifacfeription : SAN GREGORIO poffeflion of B. E. Efg. It Partiularse 9F tbéi MAGNO, P. M," papers, but fr ieferrotion cbuinus in St, Domingo, printed in tbe reafons Feprifuti tbati fand, Tamaica newugi nefs conccit, An imprefion the fmilerity of the name negro as the portrait has of this medal is nowi in the giving countenancet to the tlifacfeription : SAN GREGORIO poffeflion of B. E. Efg. It Partiularse 9F tbéi MAGNO, P. M," papers, but fr ieferrotion cbuinus in St, Domingo, printed in tbe reafons Feprifuti tbati fand, Tamaica newugi nefs --- Page 32 --- STT Nt SINTN W t 24 I from their minds; a defire of nefs of their mafters was erafed became the apt inftruments was all they felt; they who bave greedily novelty inveterately. malevolent, and in the interof thofe men, of the Amis des Noirs to lead the feizeds in the writings arms as wcie beft fuited pretation of decrces, fuch to infurreflion. full, that we may way meafure of misfortune fuficjently Have we a Is our have the truth no more diguifed? waiting hopeatlaift to of the laws, without o1l valid claim to the retribution refult from the proccedings now which mutt to us? thofe proofs, will be tranfmitted foot at St. Domingo, and which authors of fo many calamitics, - The fatal influence of the by the whole of their tranfis it not already evidently proved writings? Can it be doubted, at aéions and by their criminal work? And Thall France fill that our ruin is their of our enethis time, due to the guilt reftrain the cry of indignation, find mies 2 misfortunes like ours would with hopes that that; on - Flattered bofom of the mother-country, * to confolation in the where we have at leaft a claim our arrival in the capital, would be open to our the hearts of our fellow-citizens by calumny! They, pity,. find ourfelves precedod and our blood, reccomplaints,-we have made light of our properties and have who being objeôts of our bitter reproaches, the arts of defakoned upon them, Skilled in us endeavoured to anticipate after having rendered which are habitual to them, to caft upon us mation, it remained the viétims oftheir machinations, With a cruclty, cqualled onlyby the reproach and the fhame. have dared to fabricate and - for probability, they the contritheir difregard were themfelves that to report, that our confituents they have dared to affirm, vers of their. own affi8tions! of effecting a Counter-Revothe abfurd and barbarous project have facrificed their prothe, to which they lution was objedt pertics, S N ation, it remained the viétims oftheir machinations, With a cruclty, cqualled onlyby the reproach and the fhame. have dared to fabricate and - for probability, they the contritheir difregard were themfelves that to report, that our confituents they have dared to affirm, vers of their. own affi8tions! of effecting a Counter-Revothe abfurd and barbarous project have facrificed their prothe, to which they lution was objedt pertics, S N --- Page 33 --- N W WWW Alll [ 25 J perties, their families, their lives! They have dared that we wifhed to offer ourfelves to to fay In Great-Britain ! return, we will afk of you, Sirs, with the Freemen and of French Citizens, boldnefs of Frenchmen and (for, after all, we too are Citizens,). we will afk of you; whether it permitted to any fct ofr men, ofany nation be fiult, with fuch upon earth, to ineffrontery, thofe whom they have What! ! We place fire and fword in the hands injured! groes ! We light the torch that has of our netions ! We fharpen the deftroyed our plantabrethren and daggers that have aflafinated our our friends ! We prompt the brutal which our females have been the paflions of ih our country the volcano haplefs vidtims ! We kindle afhes, and which which has already covered it with perhaps will reduce it to Thefe defolators, calling themfelves nothing! having plotted a counter-revolution. patriots, accufe us of formed, that, from the earlieft They are then uninhad our days of the Revolution, it has veneration; and that, as being more expofed under defpotic government to a dour, fprung towards oppreflion, we have, with greater arliberty. Our moft recent teftify in our favour. Is it the aét of a tranfadtions to have declared, in counter-revolutionift avorild conftituting our affembly, that < proteét, with all the power of the lawu and Wo" hion, the recovery ef the debts due to the of public opin it the act of a mather-country? Is that to the National counter-revolutionift to have there recorded, political and commercial Afembly belangs the right 9f infituting OuT regulations P Is it the act of a counter-revolutionif the reprefentatives of the to have written to ing beneath our nation, while the grave was openbe feet, that our laft Jigh and our for our country?s laft wow Mhould E Had S We wvill not infirmyos rubar caufe FSimiynbueqguisads witb it,-That which snpribodenidintins : Tou cugbt you will leara from us is, that, if - OuT regulations P Is it the act of a counter-revolutionif the reprefentatives of the to have written to ing beneath our nation, while the grave was openbe feet, that our laft Jigh and our for our country?s laft wow Mhould E Had S We wvill not infirmyos rubar caufe FSimiynbueqguisads witb it,-That which snpribodenidintins : Tou cugbt you will leara from us is, that, if - --- Page 34 --- Mtte SAL - T NEAN T L 26 1 is it to the National Had we been counterarevolutionifis, addrefled fuch fentiments? Affembly we fsould have that we wifhed to is and publifhed, € Iti is afferted, it printed Birtain-Our reply to this falfehood offer ourfelves to Great of our verbal profimple; it is written in every page we can is very have manifefted our principles, and, cefs. There we of our duty. fafely affirm, the full performance permit us an hypothelis, which But we will go yet farther: of hiftorys authorifes us fingular in the records our fituation, to fate. infurr Aion breaking out, all thei inAt the momenit of the anxious to difcover of the town of the 1 ane were habitants the caufe of an event fo horrib.:. and 1sth the de 7 :es of the 13th A journalift had print:d M. Monnerons deputy of laft, with the fpeech Oi that thefe of May The frft dep Gtions ftated, the Ifle of France. : philanthropifis, were, with all thofe of the pretend Normand's papers, commented upon, by a mu *to upon read and affemblies W ore the negro-drie plantation, in the noéturaal of the rebels. We vers met, who are now the ring-lealers to be included in the learnt that the town of the Cape was were lurking thofe confagration, and that within that town all its inhabitants. who were to fet it on fire and maffacre arofe on all fides. The Immediately a cry of rage and defpair accufed of this dreadful France itfelf, were counte* philanthropifis, were imprelled on every diftraction and fury thing menaced 2 plot: heart was in agitation; every the, report nance; cvery confufion. Already horrible butchery, a general and mulattocs reccived their was héard! Negrocs of mufquets France-ourl laft wilhes muft perith, our laft eyes fhall be turned towards if we Afanblyrf fhall be for her." by sbie gembers eftbe Geroral 1 Firf addref, totbe National Afomibly, prefdonts - tke Ermapantfs St. Daminge. P.DE CADUSCH, a contents int S SA TT SN Already horrible butchery, a general and mulattocs reccived their was héard! Negrocs of mufquets France-ourl laft wilhes muft perith, our laft eyes fhall be turned towards if we Afanblyrf fhall be for her." by sbie gembers eftbe Geroral 1 Firf addref, totbe National Afomibly, prefdonts - tke Ermapantfs St. Daminge. P.DE CADUSCH, a contents int S SA TT SN --- Page 35 --- the N - TTW N L 27 J contents at the very door of the General affumed a white cockade, fome Affembly. Some ofthe Englifh, fome loudly called for the protedtion The aflumed a black cockade, Thofe Nation, the Law, and the King, words, hall which was Pi naring for the General difappeared from the bewildered by rag obliterated them. Aflemblys a hand, heard, that the goves ram ent athomehad Exclamations were derer's fword, to the ch of yielded us to the murthey had delivered us 0: incendiaries! that, in fhort, Belicved to be the laft ofther every human crime in one day, againft a jony! Furiousvoices! blafphemed their country, to whou they, were indebted - prateétion- - but their dezth! not for In the midft of this frenzy, f which no prefs the firft effufion, the Gen power could retive to meafures of Affembly vas yet attenA fecurity. The moments were precious. proclamation was iffied, forbudding, under any one to take away another's life, pain of death, made it public even whilft it Four of the members fioners carried it from was writing. Thefe commif. mobs, and fhouts, and place to place; and met, in every place, ying the even infults; but they: fucceeded in fàbeen mulattoes, who, being accufed, would otherwife have maflacred; and their care and their the fury of the people. intreaties fulpended A new alarm was fuggefted. The General accufed of participating in the crime of the Affembly was and was threatened. Its peopie of colour, mulattoes offered courage remained unabated, The and to arm themfelves for the to leave as hoftages their wives and common defence, Affembly ventured to arm them, and, children. The foldiers of the uniting them with the regiment of the Cape, thus converted fenders thofe who had been nearly into deAt this violent crifis, which facrificed as enemies. things; i6 betokened a fubverlion ofall giving way to impreflions fo calculated to ferror, we had experienced its infpire cffeéts; if, like thofe who furE 2 rounded hoftages their wives and common defence, Affembly ventured to arm them, and, children. The foldiers of the uniting them with the regiment of the Cape, thus converted fenders thofe who had been nearly into deAt this violent crifis, which facrificed as enemies. things; i6 betokened a fubverlion ofall giving way to impreflions fo calculated to ferror, we had experienced its infpire cffeéts; if, like thofe who furE 2 rounded --- Page 36 --- SELCELIIIT SSN [ 28 ] we had regarded vounded and threatened us at that moment, caufe of our misforin no othér light than as the the our country had called in a foreign power to fnatch tunes ; if we to fave their properties to colonifts from their butchers, Where is that preferve the very credit of the metropolis: have dared to condemn who would man, having a confcience, - And fhall wes after us? - Yet were we ftill Frenchmen! ofjuflifying ourfelves this, be reduced to the abjeét neceffity Let of having aimed at independenes: from the reproach aéts: if there be a fingle one that tends them examine all our ties which attach us to tol loofen us from thofe indiffoluble here to fuffer the punifhment the empires our heads are know that fome captains of thips, due to fuch perfidy. We becaufe their inhumanity whofe vanity has been wounded tojoin the Amis des Noirs made public, have been ready was but the groans of dejeSted comin finding us guilty; and for their confequences, feeling for our calamitics fucceed in merce, them their error; and that, fhould they fhall teach they will themfelvés rendering us odious by their calumnies, tolament their fuccefs. have, ere long, in having afked, (for, it True, we have afked, we glory their fellow-ci. of men invefted with a truft by affifwas the duty from all who furrounded us ! That tizens,) afiftance concert with the Governor-General, tance we implored in and fince, without as Frenchmen and as men, and therefore, the fame time to three different diftinétion, we applied at that our folicitations, nations, we have fufficiently proved no projeét inimical the diétates of misfortune, could cover will dare accufe us the Who, indeed, fince the to mother-country. recourfe to the Englifh of Jamaica, for having had informed of our calamitics and of National Affembly (then reports) thought fit, of itfelf, our dangers only by imperfeat that people 1* the national gratitude to generous to exprefs * Vide apperdix(C.) But applied at that our folicitations, nations, we have fufficiently proved no projeét inimical the diétates of misfortune, could cover will dare accufe us the Who, indeed, fince the to mother-country. recourfe to the Englifh of Jamaica, for having had informed of our calamitics and of National Affembly (then reports) thought fit, of itfelf, our dangers only by imperfeat that people 1* the national gratitude to generous to exprefs * Vide apperdix(C.) But --- Page 37 --- " ATALO - N 1 UT I 29 J. But even, Sirs, had we called s affiftance but to govern in the Englifh, not to imputed? for us, to whom ought the lend Place, a guilt to be ment of the kingdom moment, in our fituation, that triotic, the moft which you believe to be the departproud of the moft pafuppofe that the fowers of fedition appellation of fervants againft had firred Frenchmenymafters banditti up, in its bofom perty; - that a hundred times againft poffeffors of remonftrated the peaccable proagainft fuch praftices with iphabitants had tempt;- that, fo far from no return but conther-country, all that iffued receiving from fuccour from the mowith the feeds of revolt; its bofom feemed to perties of a multitude of that already the houfes and teem citizens had proturbances; / that they had feen the fallen' a prey to the dif committed under their moft abominable murders prote@ion; if, at fuch eyes; that they were thefe haplefs citizens a time, fo deftitute and hopelefs of iew Chould have abandoned, conneations and of indulged an idea of country: To whom imploring the affiftance of forming be made? To think you, Sirs, ought the another wretches, bewildered reproach to mifereants, who took by delpair? or to and in breaking afunder pleafure in wearing out their the excefs of mifery? the dcareft and moft facred patience, We know ties by: an and léldly claim our duty, Sirs, andwe love it; but thi our rights. We we know 2op melbor-antrph the entire dedicate, to tbe ZS protulion againf produce efour labours, preperity gf our properties and. Fareignfrees 3 Pe owes uS the She owes Itis now peace againf the plots efthe Jecuriy e provéd that the turbulent. fatal to thc colonies. * influence of the Amis des Lét them weave Noirs is what fophifms they tion of The fociety of the Amis des Noirs has pleafe, ablu.d having fomented the troibles in St, been very anxious to parry the accufacrimination of the solonifts, as difafiedted Domings: to fay nothing of their to the new. confitution, and as having againf the plots efthe Jecuriy e provéd that the turbulent. fatal to thc colonies. * influence of the Amis des Lét them weave Noirs is what fophifms they tion of The fociety of the Amis des Noirs has pleafe, ablu.d having fomented the troibles in St, been very anxious to parry the accufacrimination of the solonifts, as difafiedted Domings: to fay nothing of their to the new. confitution, and as having --- Page 38 --- SIIT [ 39 3 calamities. There hide the cvidence of our doubt, that theycannot) exifting who can pleale, man tbeir infais not an unprejulicel their writings, caufcy their declamations, sbeir labours, haye been the active, perfeverings for our ruin, mous emifarics, paft, has paved the way which, for two years has fucceeded. will be inand which at length but her Arength contriFrance owes us proteations while fhe fuffers the fufficient to give us confidence, to lurk in her bofom. revolts and maffacres would fhe render it vers of our but in vain that, She owes us proteclions are to remain unpunithed; of if fuch attempts affords them matter effeftive, our enemies, which ought to difgrace hen and exultation. what end her flects andl triumph but to She owes us. protsftion; writings fhould incellantly if fhe permit that feditious trouble! if fhe permit armies, houfes the feeds of every and if icatter in our the earth with humiliations! down to become, in the us to be prefled murder and with blood us with to enicompals which, under at the expence of every thing, it has been induftihaving plotted: a ceumtertedladion could be worthy their prefervation, men of colour has been any form afgrunsonts that the injuftice of the whites to ill the blood occafioned by various oufly fpread abroad, infurreftion. Doubtlefs the of the men the fole caufe of'this fome repreffing, the expedlations a crifis. But, contratidtory decrees, fome exciting, bringing this calamitous bufinefs to from the Coloniof colour, has hadits tharein National Affembly took at anytime To the fpeeches to whom is it owing that the their own internal regulations ? whom have alAffemblies the right of framing violent of the Amis des Noirs. By of the moft clevated to an extravagant and reprefentadions of the men of colour been fuddenly and of the harmony of the the pretenfions of all ancient ufages, prejudices, the Abbé Grigoire in his height, fubverfive Amis des Noirs, and principally. by thofe levelling doérines colony? By the And, in a word, to what could aifferminated famous circular letters. of the Amis des Noirs have indutriouly of by the car,, and tend, which the writings fet the whites and the men Fcolour Aaves? Sec in the colonies, but firft to of an infurredion of the then to make thefe laft the inftruments (E.) we(A10)Djed eyes st 3 - Amis des Noirs, and principally. by thofe levelling doérines colony? By the And, in a word, to what could aifferminated famous circular letters. of the Amis des Noirs have indutriouly of by the car,, and tend, which the writings fet the whites and the men Fcolour Aaves? Sec in the colonies, but firft to of an infurredion of the then to make thefe laft the inftruments (E.) we(A10)Djed eyes st 3 - --- Page 39 --- It 1 N TTW Wl I 3i 1 byès oft the country to whom to glory and to fame! we facrifice ourflves, the road Forgive, Sirs, the warmth of our famities have given us a language, So many C2ter. grief, is at our hearts! privilege to fpeak out. told the evils of which A hundred times have Grief; bit.. have we are the viétims - a we fores weimprecated the public hundred times nceuvres of thofe men, who convulfe vengeance on the hateful mamafk of humanity: : - We have our country under the may the dreadful obtained no redrefsi you the picture, cataftrophe, of which we have Ol. like ferveasa a leffon for fketched to. calamitics, all thofe of our futurity, and preferve, from they have not yet fallen ! fllow-citizens to whofe lot Itis to your fafters, and in fteadinefs, in punifhing the authors of and Southern checking their new efforts, that the our dis As for the provinces have to look for their Wefteia Immente Northern province, its loffès fscurity. capitals are funk; the are irreparabler quires fuch an advance of funds reftoration ofi its reas induftry prictors cannot wholly the merchants and individuals, but you will accomplimh, We fpeak not to you pro- of is required by the intereft examine, of Sirs, what, on your fion. the colony and that of the parts nzhave ROPENENTATIvES heard a recital OF THE PEQPLE OF the human of the greateft FRANCE, you race in the courfe of the calamity that has vifited You have heard the eighteenth century. world; ofa a colony complaint of the firft colony in the whofe necellary to the exiftence concerns are placed in of that nation wifhes to intereft your hands.* That igs! you only by its colony feelings and its fuffer- % See a appendir (D.) au(E.) It OF THE PEQPLE OF the human of the greateft FRANCE, you race in the courfe of the calamity that has vifited You have heard the eighteenth century. world; ofa a colony complaint of the firft colony in the whofe necellary to the exiftence concerns are placed in of that nation wifhes to intereft your hands.* That igs! you only by its colony feelings and its fuffer- % See a appendir (D.) au(E.) It --- Page 40 --- 32 1 Succour! Justich, SAPETY, it demands, from you, Signed, J- B. MILLET. MION. COUGNACQ SAINTE-JANES CHENEAU DE LA MEGRIERE. LAGOURGUE LE BUCQUET. the FRESIDENT REPLY of fatisfaéiont is al fource of heart-felt virtues, and TO love our country diftrefs is the firft of civic To ferve it în time of of the colony are dreadfal! The calamities with hotrot, with indigit is yours! Affembly views them that is due from" The National You afk its JUSTICE; 5 that. riation, with grief! Its PROTECTIONS thie citizens of the empire. misfortunes! it to all your patriotifm, your Iti is due to your courages it is already occupied in providing. and inTts SuCCOUR; that its moft ferious attention, will give your application honours of the feffion. vites you to the e OF ST. DOMINGO OF THE DEPUTIES M. BRISSOT. REPLY CHARGES OF TO THE efthe Decembery to the Prefident Aidrefid, on tbe sth of Afonbjy* National MR. PRESIDENT, we have pointed out the bar of the National Affembly the inftigators of the AT the Amis des Noirs. as of the fociety of delivered by two the morning of the sth of Decembeiy orders to lay it before * This letter was, on the fecretary, who had his the deputies to the prefident; to dofer its readios to the aextday. troubles abe afembly thought proper si - --- Page 41 --- - NT T ALIY - N TT [ 33 J troubles in St. Domingo. No candid and man can doubt the fact. Yet M. well-informed bers of that fociety which has Briffit, one of the memruin of the colonies, dares been inceffantly bufed in the cited the infurreaion accufe us of having ourfelves exof our flaves, that wé might call in a forcign power to our aid and proteétion ; and, as if the treafoni exifted and was proved, he two days ago moved that the General Affembly of St. Domingo fhould be fummoned the Supreme National Court, Incumbered before thiofe evils which he has by the weight of brought upon his country, he to divert the public attention from himfelf; he would feeks the reprefentatives of the Nation in his perfonal intereft hopes to miflead the juftice of the National defence; he he may fhelter hinfelf fromi its decrees. We Affembly, that Mr. Prefident, to exbibit bis proofs. We intreat challenge bint, Alembly to require tbem, the National And, as for 25, intrufed by a cclony with the duty of prefecuting its great forward; upon the queftions vengeance, w0e will bring Ihall leave neitber fuch an accumulation 9f evidence as to tbe public opinion nor to the fentence law any room to hefitate in dijflinguihbing the guilty. ofthe Wea are, refpedtfully, Mr. PRESIDENT, Your, &c. Signed, J. B. MILLET, COUGNACQ MION. SAINTE-JAMES. CHENAU DE LA MEGRIERE, LA-GOURGUE. LE BUCQUET. F AP- ions vengeance, w0e will bring Ihall leave neitber fuch an accumulation 9f evidence as to tbe public opinion nor to the fentence law any room to hefitate in dijflinguihbing the guilty. ofthe Wea are, refpedtfully, Mr. PRESIDENT, Your, &c. Signed, J. B. MILLET, COUGNACQ MION. SAINTE-JAMES. CHENAU DE LA MEGRIERE, LA-GOURGUE. LE BUCQUET. F AP- --- Page 42 --- TIUNV 34 1 AFPENDIX (A.) ef the St. Domingo Planters, affeme Extra8ts from the Aadrefs the Dec. 11, 1791. bled at. Paris, to King, Francehas feen thofe ON the firft report of our calamities, and whole virtue is 2 whofe philofophy is a dagger clubs to work to men, fetting their writers and their was calfaming torch, of pity which our fituation counteraÉt that impreffion moment of the accomculated to infpire; and, at the very € Perifh the Colonies ra:her plifhment of their prophetic vow, publifhed, in his Jourthan" "our Principles !" M. Condorcet and bad 110 other obnal, 6 that the accounts WETE fabricatedy the French, an empire be6 jeÉl than ta create, to the king of be mafters and in avhick the in which there Ihould < yand feas, 6 there fhould be Beoes." when the manufa@turers, When the news was confirmed, whole commercial body of the fhip-owners, and the fcêt the feamen, the anti-focial (through kingdom, difcovered their alarm, that the blood of ourbreMr. Briffot) exclaimed, a crime of its organ, covered and the afhes of our habitations, to fumthren, and this friend of humanity propofed remnant of high treafon; National Court, whatever mon, before the High by the negroes. fhould be left unmurdered in the the planters were agitated, difcufled, ciThefe horrid propofals it was the firft time that a National Allembly, Perhaps form, the impious afhave fuffered, in a legal vilized people misfortune. The fault of guilt againft à S S hes of our habitations, to fumthren, and this friend of humanity propofed remnant of high treafon; National Court, whatever mon, before the High by the negroes. fhould be left unmurdered in the the planters were agitated, difcufled, ciThefe horrid propofals it was the firft time that a National Allembly, Perhaps form, the impious afhave fuffered, in a legal vilized people misfortune. The fault of guilt againft à S S --- Page 43 --- A LE T t T L 35 ] them on fuch charges, obliged inimical confequent are The contempt, _The colonial regulations to all to fhift their ground. Sworn enemies are they would their levelling fyftem. they to for, they fpurn, they perfseute, in which they cannot great property: all wealth and all authority proferve facred the rights. annihilate, Their hypocrify would the defpots. Thereparticipate. multitude of which they are for them, only. of that colour, in the colonies, were, and they fore the people of hands they muft put arms, into whofe ft inftruments, It is rendered have fucceeded! is the oriein of our calamities. of the Such, Sire, faôts, from the firft infurreftion of the Capg obrious by fuccedfive devaftation of the plain mulatto Ogé, to the of Ogé. ploted by the accomplices (B.) Planters to tbe National of the fame Estrast from an Addriefs Ajembly. thofe, who have tried every IT is ablurd to believe, that have a fingle abolifh Mlavery and the flave-trade, to thofe very comeans to friendly in its nature, the (lave-trade. meafure to propofe, fubfift without flavery and themfelves lonies which cannot that thofe, who declare It is abfurd to believe, becaufe they have negro-flaves, who enemjes of thewhite planters caufe of the people of colour, fetfhould have taken up the other purpofe than that of alo have negro-dives, for any of colour together by the fecure ears, ting the whites and the pcople throats, in order to them cut one znether's remain fole mafters of making who would of the negroes, the freedom the beneficent prejsdsofrie Thefe are of the territory. friends of humanity! (C F a they have negro-flaves, who enemjes of thewhite planters caufe of the people of colour, fetfhould have taken up the other purpofe than that of alo have negro-dives, for any of colour together by the fecure ears, ting the whites and the pcople throats, in order to them cut one znether's remain fole mafters of making who would of the negroes, the freedom the beneficent prejsdsofrie Thefe are of the territory. friends of humanity! (C F a --- Page 44 --- [ 36 J (G.) Estradfram the Tournal Pari ofthe Calonial of Hfpaniale, Sept. 26, Afemily ofthe Frencb THE committec, 1791, appointed to frigate, reported, < repair Cc Edwards, That Commodore on-board the Englifh G to be Efq.. mcmber of the Jamaica Afleck, and Bryan prelenteds;" who were Affembly, pany with the accordinglya attended adrefled them Gowenor-Geneal, admitted, in com- ( as follows: whereupon the Prefident C We were not our, miflaken, < confidence in your Gentlemen, when we placed entertaig the generofity, but we K would hopes, that, befides could hardly <c comc in perfon to give fending us quitted, without us fuccours, yoir Cc pincfs reluctance, the peaceful confolation. - You have < and.blend athome, to come and enjoyment of happarticipate in 6C your tears w.th ours. our misfortunes contemplation of Scenes of C which, to thofe who mifery (the misfortune, is are < commonly unaccuftomed to HeUr feelings. difguiting) have not < extent of You have been willing to fuppreffed G falutary our diltreffes, and to afcertain the full kc balm of your pour into our wounds the The pisture fenfibility and C far fhort which I have compafion. of the drawnof our < That truth. calamities is ftill C is no longer verdure, with which our fields < wafte vifible; difcoloured by were lately arrayed, by the the < proipeét deyaflations of war, flames, and laid < but that our coafts on our ofhorror. The exhibit no G perfons * are the emblems which we our tokens of our wear G the brethren, who were grief for the lofs of revolters, furprifed, and bafly aflafinated, by upwards The of AfmmSly two hundred appevred in white dreffes, with black members prefent, filk fathes. There were ( It TIN N A , flames, and laid < but that our coafts on our ofhorror. The exhibit no G perfons * are the emblems which we our tokens of our wear G the brethren, who were grief for the lofs of revolters, furprifed, and bafly aflafinated, by upwards The of AfmmSly two hundred appevred in white dreffes, with black members prefent, filk fathes. There were ( It TIN N A --- Page 45 --- - TL TTA [ 37 J & Iti is by the light of K furround thefe % fit us, that we now conflagrations, that every way armed and deliberate; we are < watchful, through the compelled to enemy from our night, to se foms have been fanétuary, For a long time keep the < 'day, for the depreffed by forrow; paft our bofirft they Gc beholding timé, the fweet emotions experience this < you among us. of pleafure, in Generous S on your ifanders! humanity has operated hearts; you have powerfully your generofity, in the yielded to the firft S for, it is hopes of emotion of E already too late to fave fmatching us from death; contraft between us from 6 We will avail your conduét and that of mifery, other What a < ourfalves of your nations ! G you preferve to us will not be benevolence: but the days titude: Our children fufficient to manifeft our G Regenerated fhall keepitin graSt France, remembrance. might befal us, has unapprifed that fuch 6c their effeéts: taken no meafures to calamities K with what proteét us: againft without your admiration will fhe S affiftance, we fhould no learn, that, pendency to any nation. longer exift as a de4 The & maiça, Commifioner, has deputed by us to the ifland * Receive informed us of your af Jathe alfurance exertions to ferve c The of our attachment and us. 6 perfedly Govettor-genenl accord of this ifland, whofe fenfibility, 4s tached to the with our own, and who is fentiments C in the interefts of this frongly at46 joy we fecl at your country, participates the afliftance prefence and in our equally you have brought us. gratitude for (D.) puted by us to the ifland * Receive informed us of your af Jathe alfurance exertions to ferve c The of our attachment and us. 6 perfedly Govettor-genenl accord of this ifland, whofe fenfibility, 4s tached to the with our own, and who is fentiments C in the interefts of this frongly at46 joy we fecl at your country, participates the afliftance prefence and in our equally you have brought us. gratitude for (D.) --- Page 46 --- L 38 J (D.) Merchants and Traders of Extran from the Adref of Afembly, tbe Dec. 1O, 1791. : Amiens to the National fo cagerfreedom of the negroes in the Weft-Indies, has fabrnitted, THE fociety of the Amis des Noirs, at this ly defired by the of too much importance, fo enquiry, a queftion This queffion; to public with indiference. of time, to be regarded interefts Europe, comneted with the commercial In the eye, of reaclofely opinions and formed parties. that we has divided and policy unite in di@tating, ifit fon, both experience regulations; meliorating Ahould abide by the cuftomary the lot of the negroes. fuccecded in be yct poffible, philanthropilts, not having enfranchifeThe pretended anarchy by means of an unqualified to the men eftablifhing have direéted their attention to all ment of the negroes, naturally have condu@ed whom time would of colour, of other citizens. the bare recital of the rights the veil over fcenes ofl horror, for We draw thudder. We leave to journalifts, reawhich has made you enthuliaflic, to coldly felfifh or irrationally tell us that France, the moft part in their manner. Let them of fugar fon over them that the lofs needs no colonies; who confume to be profperous, evil only to wealthy perfons the and coffce is an that will perfuade patri- facts Thele are. not arguments Let thèm. ftill lefs the enlightened merchant. only to her cootic citizen, France owes her fplendour convince us, that fate of the European nations, lonies; and that, in the prefent cannot be fupported, France, without her colonies, attention upon the nature Sirs, to fix your be neceflary. It is needlefs, but, perhaps, it may an of the French commerce, bafis of its commercial induftrys examine what is the the of our immerfe to that it is principle objest fo important, The population. tini S her cootic citizen, France owes her fplendour convince us, that fate of the European nations, lonies; and that, in the prefent cannot be fupported, France, without her colonies, attention upon the nature Sirs, to fix your be neceflary. It is needlefs, but, perhaps, it may an of the French commerce, bafis of its commercial induftrys examine what is the the of our immerfe to that it is principle objest fo important, The population. tini S --- Page 47 --- N [ 39 1 The greater part of our raw materials manufadorics are foreigners; and imported, and which we muf nourifhed bp of the fruits of what have we, of the purchafe from the eflablifhment our induftry, to give them produce in of our foil or of our return? Before gioufly augmented the number manufaétories, which have fo to export corn, but we of confumers, it was proditions to an export of now find, by politic that article. experience, great objecwines, brandies, fome There remain, and falt; we have fruits, a little dried then, our cottons, alfo to offer them fifh, fome cattle, and millenery and linens, filks, woollens, Although thefe different haberdathery wares. rable export to forcign manufalories occafion a a compenfation for the nitions, their amount does confidewhich we are raw materials, drugs, and not form become compelled to take from them. dye fuffs, a balance néceffiry in order to Pay for the Other riches nies fupply. advantageous to France, Thofe furplus and to give France riches our coloreccived bout 300,000,006 annually from her American one half was value in their produce, of colonies athofe materials, exported. It is by this' 'value which about and for other which are the fuspport of that we pay for by this articles, whether of our manuficlures value, there accrued luxury or of to neceffity; and, amounting to between 40 and France a balance of What becomes of this 59,000,000 of flivres. trade com, if we lofe thefe balance, what becomes ofthe happen from our invaluable poffeffions? kingrefident in the fault, we have to. anfwer to Should that lofs protedtion; colonies, who look to our we have to anfwer the brethren, artificers of all kinds to the numerous mother-country for anfwer to all who refide in our feamen and whole hands thofe manufactories of the fea-ports; we have to nected with are employed by the internal provinces, them, - How drezdful colonies, or by thofe conthe profpee! Similar offeffions? kingrefident in the fault, we have to. anfwer to Should that lofs protedtion; colonies, who look to our we have to anfwer the brethren, artificers of all kinds to the numerous mother-country for anfwer to all who refide in our feamen and whole hands thofe manufactories of the fea-ports; we have to nected with are employed by the internal provinces, them, - How drezdful colonies, or by thofe conthe profpee! Similar --- Page 48 --- I 40 1 Nantes, from Bourdeaux, Similar addreffes were prefented Havie, Sic." (E.) RousTAN, in the National Aente ExtraÉt ofthe SpinbsfM. by the Calony gSa 1791. (He was deputed, bly, Dec. 10, Sucours of the Ameritan States.) Domingo, to afk - mealures to be Sirs, by what fatality are all our are ive reduced to BUT, By what fatality the confidered as fulpicious? that are the viélims, whilit chargus ? We, are looked upour jufification? I might fay of our executioner's, M. and of our enemies, truths! By what right does Brijei," who are ige on as indifputable members of the National Affembly, fuitable to our owit thofe other internal regulation which is that norant of the depends on localities to becaufe that regulation permit themfelves colonies, known only to the inhabitants, when we require can be Whence comes it that, Affemload us with abufc? of what they afferty thé National them them to bring proof hould not coinpel which has promifed us juftice, on our parts, offer proof bly, vindication; whilft we, to their own affirmed? reduce our hapof all we have excefs of defpair fhall we not we muft, all To what an when we relate to them, as Atuation! lefs confituents, the difcuffion of Ftheirareadful member that has paffed during derive from a Journalift, own confidence will they (1 quote his What Affembly, who publithes, < the Colonies of the National celebrated words, Perip that thofe bave been proexprefion) Jacripce a Principle c rather than wE pould the tribunal of the Cofituent Afen- of < nounced in vain from vain! then itis the wifh, the prayer, in been a fuaidekinefice- < bly." Pronouncedi thefc words had not would have M. Condorcet, that Pronounced in vain! Then he Frenchmen, tual declamation. a maffacre of 50,000 there was a had pleafure in feeing the name of M. Brifot than with him!" no fooner mentioned 4 Toprifon * M. Rouftan esimcadimeie 20,000 greut clamour in thc. cAlitmilp.drenal S CRTTS a fuaidekinefice- < bly." Pronouncedi thefc words had not would have M. Condorcet, that Pronounced in vain! Then he Frenchmen, tual declamation. a maffacre of 50,000 there was a had pleafure in feeing the name of M. Brifot than with him!" no fooner mentioned 4 Toprifon * M. Rouftan esimcadimeie 20,000 greut clamour in thc. cAlitmilp.drenal S CRTTS --- Page 49 --- - T T LI NELTT L 41 ] in the colony of St. mulattoes, and 500,000 facrificed negroes, whathe calls a prin20,000 only, rather than have the delicacy Doningo conceivé myfelfto be wounding all the ciple. I thould fhould I attempt to prove of the National Affembly, Horrors thefe dreadful words convey! (F.) 51 Marine Mibatratis from the Spech of Mr. BIRTRAND, Dec.19, 1791. Frances in the National. Afembly, mifer of Sirs, the meafures taken by I HAVE explained to you, the inhabitants of St. Dothe king, for affording relief to and danger were made fo foon as their calamity of themfelves, mingo, doubtlefs, known to his majefty : inadequate, their and on fuccefs depends wholly on promptitude, others more their fhall be followed by the affurance that they thefe being determined upon, éffeétive. But, previous to the true caufes of the trouit was fitting we fhould know I have nebles which have led to this terrible cataftrophe. becaufe by fuch difno means of difcovering them, the of thofe gledted alone can we be direêted in application covery meafures which are to preventits return. te farrender themaccufe the Colonifts of withing Some 8ic. &c.* miffelves to thé Englitb, fee no other caufe of their the Others, on the contrary, writings, diffeminated in' fortunes but in the incendiary the negrocs to revolt; in the Colanies with a view to fir fome time paft, betwéen the maintained, for foundcorrefpondence called Philanthrogilas people of colour and a fgciety deftrudtive of all colonial ded, fay they, upon a fyRem, are thus ftated. and' whofe origin and principles property, omitted by the tranflator, as being 'now gens- V. Thefe accufations have been opipion of ikemn in tlac fubiquept part rally difcredited, Set Mr. Bertrandvown I ef his fpooch G wéen the maintained, for foundcorrefpondence called Philanthrogilas people of colour and a fgciety deftrudtive of all colonial ded, fay they, upon a fyRem, are thus ftated. and' whofe origin and principles property, omitted by the tranflator, as being 'now gens- V. Thefe accufations have been opipion of ikemn in tlac fubiquept part rally difcredited, Set Mr. Bertrandvown I ef his fpooch G --- Page 50 --- Ir 42, 1 Itis eafy to conceive, that of being fo, muit have felt a free people, lonial eftablifhments an alloy to its always worthy founded from the enjoyment of coon lavery, circumftance of their This fentiment being tainly eftimable, of a generous and humane gain ground, and howeverjuf or well nation (cernatural a milder treatment of foanded) was fure to refult. our negroes was its But the philofophic ac farther fpirit, fo prevalent in with all conquels, and has been France, aimed the force of employed in which, perhaps, argument, the theory of frengthenings a own operations. might have been more fentiment, prudently left to its Accarding to its for which dottrines, the Colonies, thofe have humanity has been polfefions not that value which wounded and juftice fet are ruinous to the deluded cupidity has affixed to afides of replacing them, but them by mother-cauntry. The der a climate (ettlements more pofibility the more fimilar to our own contiguous, and unmuft Mediterranean Ilands for 3 (that of Africa er one day arife of inflances) the neceffity there. bited by men religning poffefions fo diftant, inhato forefee, &c.. whdeingratialos &c, all and treachery there is gard a voluntary thefe motives united lead reafon tion of eventsi abandonment as no more than us to repreparation inevitable, with the an anticipawifer and a provifion of more advantage of a previous neighbours have made durable refources. their North-Americin fimilar calculations Our pended in their colonies, proving, by the relpeding fums defence, how exAlthough fuch calculations bulthenfome they have been. confolation for having loft (natuiral enough by way of mental colonies, refembling them) related only to the conti. Anerican butin name the colonies of every mind. Arabijpdoge, yet this difference did the dictates Commercial policy not ftrike of humanity, and the appeared to fecond the number of tho Philanthro pift imilar calculations Our pended in their colonies, proving, by the relpeding fums defence, how exAlthough fuch calculations bulthenfome they have been. confolation for having loft (natuiral enough by way of mental colonies, refembling them) related only to the conti. Anerican butin name the colonies of every mind. Arabijpdoge, yet this difference did the dictates Commercial policy not ftrike of humanity, and the appeared to fecond the number of tho Philanthro pift --- Page 51 --- SASA - W NEIT N R MIN - I 43 ] fenfibility, in order to fwelled by all thofe, whofe thofe of philanpifts was other flimulatives than be excited, needed which has er thropy itfelf. (fay the planters,) (cenes of s This is the fyftem, occafioned thofe bloody the ce roneoufly and cruelly Follow, fep by ftep, we are the viétims. zeal, 6 which and effects of this profelyte-making and uns procedings an abolition of Aavery 66 which began by preaching 5 which then moderating to our negroes afked 66 qualified liberty the better to graduate its progrefs, wich 6s its pretenfions, of the trade ; and which at laft, confine c only a fupprefion fecure aim, has feemed to and of colour, the 6s a more plau@tle the élevation of the people it not be 4s its attention to work our dellruction. Will to as its bafisa s more effedtually that a Btem, afumning humanity Has not the 4 deemedi impelpbles efeas jo cruel? a & pould be capable of producing furnithed us with a fact, s hiftory of thofe very climates but do honour to the moft fcru to which cannot pious Las 66 reference Itis to the humaneand with the ss pulous philanbropit? America owes her negroes : touched the native s6 Çazas that infiéted upon to which his feillow-citizens doemed 65 evils in Africa for men already and by a 6 Caribbs, he fought of mifery who, without aggravation climate fimilar to 4 favery, of fetters, under a €s fimple exchange the place of the Americans, miffio6 their own, might fupply and for chains. Ifthis pious from Ia6 alike unfit for labour if, to fave deceived by bis humanity; he has been 4e nary was remnant of the Caribbs, 66 bour and favery a that lot millions of Africans, of dooming to purer * the means who cannot pretend In G let the modern philofophers, fail not of their otjeét. 66 motives, fée that they alfa the Aavery of the negroes, to put an end to of their s their attempt, five or fix millions réduce to mifery and may - 6 they may friends and brethren, 6 overturs 4 white fellow-citizens, G 3 ary was remnant of the Caribbs, 66 bour and favery a that lot millions of Africans, of dooming to purer * the means who cannot pretend In G let the modern philofophers, fail not of their otjeét. 66 motives, fée that they alfa the Aavery of the negroes, to put an end to of their s their attempt, five or fix millions réduce to mifery and may - 6 they may friends and brethren, 6 overturs 4 white fellow-citizens, G 3 --- Page 52 --- L 44 3 ct overturn the frongeft pillars of the national profperity: do effeétual good to thofe whom they with 6e nor will they of all the interefted ES to ferve. Without a concurrence cf the Colonies have only to choofe their protedlor, powers, their mafter. Thefe laft may, indeed, as they f the flaves attempt to cut the C have lately too dreadfully proved, children, and of all cs throats of ourfelves, our wives, and I them; butit will be only that they may Gs who are fet over: 6 exchange one fervitude for another.". Such, Sirs,. are the arguments advançed, in their turns by the planters and their antagonifts. In my adminiftrative folely, bave I endeavoured todifcriminate the caucapacity, may be, which have led the way to the fes, whatever they that I might the more effectually troubles in St. Domingo, apply the means of prevéntion. the Colonifts, of defigns to As to the accufations, againft themfelves infubmit themlelves to the Englith 5 to render to effedt a counter-revolution: : - 4 Iknow nodependent; found in evidence, of projeals, fo cul- - things I have nothing, pable, extravagant, or abfurd ! of the liherty As to the accufation bronght againf the partifans much beiter ofsbe blackss I cannot conceal that it appears But, whatever be the caufe, where are we to look founded. of thefe difaiters ? How are we to prevent for the remedy their repetition ? 6 The firft and moft ufeful ftep is, doubtlefs, to become with our true interefts, and real commercial reacquainted lation with the colonies ; fince an ignorance ef thefe principles bas been the primary Jource of our errors and 4 their calas : mities. manufaéloWe fhould confider our Colonies as fo many diftance from the motherries, eftablifhed at 1800 leagues the and the, mother-country herfelf as moneyed country, which has furnifhed the expence of thefe eftablifhfrm, ments SISIT M atl S MIT MN Mi efts, and real commercial reacquainted lation with the colonies ; fince an ignorance ef thefe principles bas been the primary Jource of our errors and 4 their calas : mities. manufaéloWe fhould confider our Colonies as fo many diftance from the motherries, eftablifhed at 1800 leagues the and the, mother-country herfelf as moneyed country, which has furnifhed the expence of thefe eftablifhfrm, ments SISIT M atl S MIT MN Mi --- Page 53 --- - N a ara SENT - - U 45 1 whetber for their firft founs mentsofa Fagriculture: andi induftry, Every member of the dation, muaintenance, or proteétion. in this important fpeculamother- country is a ftock-holder of which, it is enough to bave been sion; to fhare the benefits French citizens, I repeat it, ally born in France; and all though in different degrees : are interefted in its fuccefs, which, in whole or fome as farmers or proprictors of the lands, wants of thefe diftant in part, are cultivated to fupply ruined without fo important a confumers, and who would be embarked in various dedemand for their produce ; fome as occupied in fuppartments of induftry, wholly or partially without them plying the Colonies, and whofe produéions people, fome, again; as commercial would remain on hand ; &c. forming a third clafs, bunavigators, coafling traders, the connedion of the fied in carrying on with the Colonies rank in this firm, whatever pther two. Whatever be our from the laborious be the fum and nature of our Thares, from the induftrious hufbandman to the lazy money-lender, from the adventumanufaéturer to the ufelefs ftock-jobber, all,are to the cautious annuitant, 1 all, yes, rous fpeculator valuable eftablifhments, by interefted in the fate of thefe fells her poifon to a profit., whoie aid eyen Calumny herfelf whatever manner, thefe eftaRegulated and governed in character of an enterblifhments ftill keep their primitive and of has embarked, prife, in which the mother-country or the lofs. which fhe alone oughtto reap the profit eftablifhments have As to calculations of the fums thefe bow are we to apprecoft, fuppoling them not exaggerated, aubich refult to Exciate, in gold or in figures, tbe advantages we fhould be blind to rope from ber Colonies? Is it poilible ? the only true critethe obvious increafe of our population fign at once of the rion of national profperity, need an infallible of hands ; for, men multiplenty of food and of the and where labour invites. ply where fubfiftence abounds Can have As to calculations of the fums thefe bow are we to apprecoft, fuppoling them not exaggerated, aubich refult to Exciate, in gold or in figures, tbe advantages we fhould be blind to rope from ber Colonies? Is it poilible ? the only true critethe obvious increafe of our population fign at once of the rion of national profperity, need an infallible of hands ; for, men multiplenty of food and of the and where labour invites. ply where fubfiftence abounds Can --- Page 54 --- [46 I P that an obligation to fell their produce Ean we fail to fee, and to buy of to the membèrs of the mother-country, fource only article they want, forms a doublc them alone every is immenfe? In fhort, the of riches, of which the meafure at fuch prices as we Colonies take from us all they want of their vathey return us a fufficiency plea(e to impofe; ferve the confumption of twentyJuable produce, not onlyto but to form a very great furfive millions of inhabitants, to the nations who have no plus, which we fell with profit fhall all thefe advantages be Colonics of their own. And exprefling only the eftimated by a feries of figures, which, but to material arcapplicable to none relations of quantity, and inanimate objedls ? effeêt of fuch erroneous calculathat the - - Obferve, Sirs, muft neceffarily impofe a tions, refpedting our Colonies, fortune. It is not to moretrograde courfe upon the public the motion, of this derate the fpeed, but to ftop at once we are wheel, that we are invited, In an inftant, powerful thofe millions of arms, which are to condemn to inaétivity we are to cutall to move it: in an inftant, of now employed conduét us to fuch an immenfity the threads, which Sirs, the dreadful effects wealth ! Efimate, I befeech you, of fuch a fudden feparation ! (G.) NITS a N --- Page 55 --- STTS E NS X A 47 3 (G.) to Mr. de Blanchelande's Latter, With the follonving Poffeript 3oth fNouember, to the Minifer of Mariné, (which efthe autbentic advices from St. Domingo,) tbé is among the latef the miferies of thé Tranflator clofes this imperfest fketch of richef and mof important Colony in the world. c6 THIS inftantIhave received a Letter from the Municipality of Port au Prince, of which I fubjoin a copy. The truth ofits contents has been confirmed to me by Mr. Some curfe from above has, I fear, been Saule de Saulnoir. againft this wretched Colony dooming it to enpronounced tire deftruétion ! Calamities of every defcription are furely to A ofl hope, on the arrival of the Commiffall to its lot! ray deftined to foften fioners fent by theNational. Affembly, ,feemed anxieties and my pain: that momentary fatisfaction is my difturbed 3 and the more fo as our fituation in now cruelly and the exhaufted ftate of our rethe northern province wifhes of flying to the fucfources form obftacles to my the departments. But that would require cour of ravaged fufficient to maintain a fuperior forces, and fcarcely have we humiliating defence. If our brethren in Europe come not what will become of us [" fpeedily to our fuccour, of rich and fiourifhing * This letter gives an account of the burning that cfimation makss the lols, town on the 22d of November. The moft moderate fuftained on that occafon, I 50,000,000 of Jivres. THE EN D. departments. But that would require cour of ravaged fufficient to maintain a fuperior forces, and fcarcely have we humiliating defence. If our brethren in Europe come not what will become of us [" fpeedily to our fuccour, of rich and fiourifhing * This letter gives an account of the burning that cfimation makss the lols, town on the 22d of November. The moft moderate fuftained on that occafon, I 50,000,000 of Jivres. THE EN D. --- Page 56 --- - STETT NNN AN a A ATIT --- Page 57 --- NTS WE - N TELE - NOTICES ON THE AD E: SLAVE-TR. TO THE PRESENT STATE IN REFERENCE OF BRITISH ISLES. THE this detested traffic to separate from evil It is the prerogative of discordant mischiefs; it robs good, and reconcile have its concomitant peace of its security; you generosity, it deprives or its comwar ofits society, without its knowledge the vices of polished without its simplicity. forts; and the evils ofbarbarism Speech, April 2, 1792. WILAEtFORCr's for, the sake of And how probably those colonies, that deformed monhave hugged fondly to our bosoms laid bare which we after its frightful aspect has been ster the Slave Trade, conscience, may soon. by a rightebefore the eye of the national of our humiliation and ruin. be made the sources Colonies, page, 109. ous Providence, The Crisis oft the Sugar Lonoon: SOLD BY DARTON AND HARVEY, PRINTED AND ORACEENUSCI-ATARET PICCADILLY; J. ASPERNE, SOLD ALSO BY S, HATCHARD, AYB-SAREA-IAXE. CORNHILL; AND T. OSTELL, 1804. Price Sixpence. --- Page 58 --- --- Page 59 --- Nl TT NN - N N EB --- Page 60 --- à - / N