Rhode-Island Republican. [volume] (Newport, R.I.) 1801-1806, 1804-06-14
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MASSACRE OF I'LL THE WHITES IN
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BY the pilot boat Grey Hound, Captain
SaudfoId, in i6 days from Cape francois we
have a confirmation Of the mafIacre and pillsge
a, that and other places OF the iA,nd by Gecer-
al DeGaline's troops, which commented on the
Io'h OF April, and was continued without in
tcImilion. tiIl the I4,h of May. All the French
inhabitants. including men, women. and chii.
dreb, to the number of between 1000 and 2 100
were put TO the fword OF bayonet at the Cape
during the above period.--On the 18th iafsnt
after the work of deRrottion was complclsd,
Dcasincs lesi the Cape on his way to his head
quarters by way Of Port de Paix, and g. aives.
On the ard Fort Dauphin was piilagea, and
all the whNes, to the number Of about 90 men,
women and children were manacrcd, aud part
of the town dearoyed. A few days after the
French inhabitants Of ST. Jago and other psrs
Of the interior, were cicorrcd TO the Cape, and
there drfroycd in the mott wsnton manner.
On the nth of May Delalilnc. iiIaed pro-
clsration Ga copy OF which tol!ows) calling upon
the Spsnilh inhabitants Of the City Of ST. Domin-
70, 10 declare thcmelves for or againa him, allow.
ing them days to determine. This proclama-
lion wn made in eonfequence, ii is faid, of his
having received difpa,chcs from Port aa- Prince,
informing him of the arrival OF reinforcement
OF French TROOPS at Santo Domingo. E&
To enter into full detail Of the particulsrs
Of the msiTacre and plumber OF the Cape wonld
be painful tax, and afford no pleafure TO our
readers bot we are aGured that from the begin-
ming to the end OF the helIifh work. the moR
unparalleled crucIties were inaiaed npoE the
whites in a manner TOO ih,cking TO relate.
Men, women and child,en were hacked
down with fwords and plunged with bsyoney.
Women with children in their arms were fecn ay-
ine through the freess to avoid their punuen;
and bciug overaken by them, one thtoR of a
bayonet has pierced both mother and child y
Airer the dreadful InaIscre thr dead lay 10
the areets for days, when the inhzbitaau were
ordered to remove thofc within certain diltance
Of each daelliog-which were afterwards drag.
ged of and thrown into a ditch al the foot OF
mountain.
Previous to the maTicrc, certain of the
blacks IN order TO obtain the property Ut the
whites, which was fecretcd. called on them indi.
vianaIly, and promifcd to ipare their lives If they
worid give II up; which having obtsincd not
one OF them was exempted from the general maj
iacrel The property thps perhdiouAy ob,aiaed,
lcondaing of gold. Jewels and pla,e) was iaid to
be immcrse. Gold was brought to the town in
ha, fuiis by the blacks, and offered in exchange
for fver for lef than half It's value.
We are Informed that Deifslincs has de-
creed, that any Frcachmsn henceforward who
ihal arrive in ST. Domingo ihall be put TO death.
To fhcw fos,her the vindiesive cruelty Of
the blacks, and their iSveteracy sgaina the
whites. we fhall mention the following fsea: /:
Jua before the ma1scre took place, Dan,fh feb.
belonging TO ST. Thomas. having on bosrd .
number of French paaengen, after falling. wss
purfued by armed boat., overtaken and brought
back, and the Danih Captain, crew and paaep-
gers were all put to death.
The ies Americans that were at the Cape
remained unhurt. With The exception of the
printer, and few mechanics at the Cape. whole
fewices were too uicful to be frared, not one
frcnchman furvived the general wreck.
AT the date Of our advices, DeiIalincs wss
ercttiog Rrong forsi6cations ia the mounesins.
His force 10 faid to con6a Of 90 900 men.