Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1803-04-22

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lis plains are the no& productive ard tsf.
tile which are known upon TIE earth, and
lis mountains, if we believe tie hitorics
Of lis drtf conguescfs, arc rich il precious
mines.
Such IS ST. D3ningo BY nature we
have now 10 conddes what il has iatTefee
from Europe, Il was unfortunately the
drR country Of the Writern Word dif-
covered BY Columbus, and By hin fur
rendered to European agarire, % Europe
an cruelty. When be difcovered i, che
spanijh hiitorians fay (4ai lart!y shey
have no ;ntcref in. xagsersting the TRUTH
thai il contained q population OF ievetaJl.o
millions, uc5 and ho@y. The M'aes,
which iince the difoov.y Of Mexico 9nd.
Peru have bern abandoned, we've facn "
abundant foarce Of wealth. How has this
hnc iilana fnce lufsTed in the hansts Of
barbatnn5, who am;d.t the deftrac'mn
and ruin OF every thing which forms a.
ton, Gr which gives pleafufe &c The f6f-
lqat5ro9ic 59l5m, have fill he efronreFy
10 call themieiyes ths only civilized PEG
PIE on earth The crueltics which were
exercifed on the original natives OF St.
Domingo by the sPaniards, with me ex
tirpation Of their race, are related by their
own aiaorians. by the Bifhop ChlaPa
hinifclf who was an eye witness. h
therto It has been the fafhion TO cry oat
when fpeskiog upon this (ubjett, il IS I'M
psfi5lc! the humanity ard religion OF The
good bihop prejQdiced bis mind: no
nafioo could be 70 wicked as TO extirPafe,
IL cold blood, the Inhabitants Of greas
couatry. Bph humanity and fcien'e,
blofh ye hypocritical and pretended reho-
efs Of The I9.h century! This age, FOR
footh, is too enlightened to commit tuch
horrors as the Bif1op de Chiapa has relat-
ed, rejecting the extirpalin Of the crigt-
nal ratives. Mark the conduit of is
qieient loyereigns AS the Sp4nlards il
former limes, coolly calculated, that II
was more TO their advantage TO extirPate
he original natives, and fubfitute negro
laves in their place 70 certain great men
il France have now calculated, that it is
bette, TO exrlrpate the negro population,
ani flbaisute French population IN is
place. Is evidence wanting of this dd
petition The laf American papers have
told US of 1000 doabYul negroes at The
Cage being drpartrd iufo The />s.
When fuch is the acknowledged fyttem
ofcarrying on war, It IS in vain ior Us
10 pretend thar the humanity of the 18th
Century is much greater than the humanl
~ OF thofe nations which The Europeans
have extirpated as Cannibals. Without,
therefore, pretending TO give name TO
thar total ablence OF the feelings Of huna
nifty, allows aRrong and conquerlng ma
tion, in its rage for colonization, 10 Gu
down people with as little concern As
they would cut down a wood, we fhai
adventure a Ejaculation on the conle-
quence of the prefent conduct OF the
French with reipett to the iiland Of ST.
Domingo.
The expedition which was fent from
France lat year for the Reduction OF tia
iland, was extremely well planned. The
troops arrived there BY the beginning OF
Feb. and had TWO months Ct mile weather
to ppfh their attack againt The army Of
Toufaint, Which were lGficient to drive
the negro armies completely our of the
field. If any conciiatoyy fcbeme could
then have been deviftd, there is no doubt
but the colony of ST. Domingo would
have returned completely into the poliei-
fon of France, and foon regained its orr
ginal fplendor and Importance. This,
however, could not latisly the rulers Ct
France. Unufed TO rehfance, they
wilhed to place the Negroes nearly N.
the former fate of lavcry. This could
neyeg be acquielccd in by men who had
lome knowledge of military difciPlioe,
and inacc41ible mountains to retire TO.