The Potowmac guardian, and Berkeley advertiser. [volume] (Shepherdstown, Va. [W. Va.]) 1790-1798, 1791-11-14

=. mar Port au- Prince and we are forty to
H., they are deeroyiRg every thing before
y The chief hope Of redreis ieems TO be, that
Il -,ut of provifions will obige theie iniurgents
,o.rfe but on the other hand it is alledged THAT
~ are efficiently polite to Prelerye the canes,
:. dc juice of which Negroes can iubhif very we'll
z ~ ~ az the joint and drink the
~. ike new milk this makes them as fat and as
II 80 The bea proviiions. Il French ihip of war,
-, ouus lies in the harbour, without any troops
..rmos5d: and the only ailinance fhe afford, is
s.m the iailors, who leem very averte to this kind
'fn,y;ce. A Britih so gun ihip, and frigate, ar
I'D At PORT Prince, with arms and ammunition,
=, no troops, few days before ,hsle accounts
I'll The number of Negroes in proportion to the
whites, are iad TO be about from to 7, for one.
The peope in the town are 70 much alarmed, for
t,r Of the itfeanls that communicate the water
from the mountains) being poiloned, that they get
molf ofthe water that they uie from the fhirpinc;
rery night and return their heuies in the morn
te; THIS is from apprehension that maiIaere
night take place in the night.
fhefe accounts alto mention, that feveral planta-
lions, in fight of Port-au Prince had been deiIroyc
md the buildings burnt. Frequent executions OF
1be Negroes took place, and it common TO fee
tlem hanging on the trets, 1hele puniihments,
however, do not ieem to ntimidate them. as they
,re very DELIBERATE, and nicer their fate with the
sreateii unconcern,-A very large body Of Negroes
we're encamped near Port Prince.
Sueh are the melancholy relations we hear Of the
kuation of the fnel fet,ements in the Welt Indies.
Perhaps ome of riee repusts have ariien from fear,
/ Ind, for the fake of humanity, it is to be ho-
ned that they not altogether 10 bad reprelent
3D.
The accounts from Cape Francois, by the Hctty,
captain Clonier, fay, that AT engagement had ia
ken place between the Whites and the Negroes
,nd that, after very bloody confetti The Negroes
were driven out Of their entertainments.
The Negroes made ffand of about minutes,
|ndt hen gave way the number ofkilled on the one
sewas uncomfortable, but very great aulongtt the
Negroes. Some of the Planters RATED III en-, and
ftni6sd their plantations we'll as they eeuld
Bns in particular, aiited by about fifty armed men,
offended his plantation efettually from an attack
|N 400 blacks, the greatelf part OF whom they beat
d; but fome of them retreated into cane patch
% which he fet hle in all quarters, except in ole
|Paage, through which alone the enemy could pats,
nd his guns were pointed to FIRE on them as they
fn out, the consequence was that many remained in
|is flames, and chofe rather to be burned than
ssnture before the hor Of the Planter and his par
|b..@
Nsvem6sr i. A gentleman juft arrived from Cal
|t<eil2s-h4A SSlOt2j
Communicates the followiB. information from that
garter. The original hombsr of the fettlers has
|Etsaty decreafed Owing to various diiapPoint-
nsnts fome have returned. 1'hefe had chiefly car.
|sHd with them numerous train of dependanrs
Pho foon found that in a new country, where in-
|aulry is the beft recommendation they conld live
|pdependent and as we'll as their matters, and con-
|tquently left them amolt to man to ieek their
oftune i'll that extenlive country. Thus the colo
|lytfered comfortable dimnution, and this de-
||krton, on the other hand was one ofthe caufe.
Nat drove the wealthy part ofthe iettlers toFranee
'ga'n. The number now remaining, about $40, APP
PEAR we'll pleasd with their liuation and determin-
ato perevere., They have net in Jingle mftance
ksn Moleited by the Indians, who are often Teen
rolling from their lide of the river to commit de-
Fedations on the American fettlement Immediately
||spolte to them.
III. country there abounds with the greateft
Tsatlty and variety Of game imaginable, and the
~ = well 1ored with Gih Of different kinds
is larpri6ngy fertile lefs than half an acre
asssen known to produce 81 buihels of Indian
inee new fettlers have cleared about 500 acres of
l s., and arc every day making Improvements.
nHwyears Promiie to render it iettlemeut Of the
ny NY Importance. Its particular litpation on the
GREATLY