Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-10-16
From the Americ an Daily Advertiser.

C;raumstantial account Of the MASSACRE
m5s Domiago, in NAY 1896, eos causes
&c.
AFTER the general massacre IN Ills.
panlola, Ia the month OF March ana Ap1ii
1904, when upon she SMALLEST computation
-, ,honsaoa innocent whites mast nave
fallen y,c,ims 70 the brutal vengeance OF
D-ssalines. il will be discovered taat many
,n;arsonase wrslcnes had escaped, some
by CONCEAL seut, others by declaring tnem-
selves people of color, and many Dy the
humanity Of indigene ottlcers, VINO gFa1s-
ed them prosecslon many also were prs
served by Drssslines himself, as per,
SONS vvhase talents would be OF service 10
the sta,e.
aftrr me fury of the governor general
fr,r he was nos as,his time emperor) had
abatrd, aad af.er lhe srooPs, wearled win
Ill., aud murder, had repased themselves
- enjoy IN riot the delightful fruits OF tneis
,.n,ee lhe wiesched whites appear, ana
az altered 20. exist. Cape Francois, TO
,.h,cn nv observations will be chiefly con-
Coed cootalued about three hundred mep,
women and childrso. and the island IL 'o'ai
about six 10 eight hundred men.
Ills well known that ever since the isiana
has been ~ the possession OF the Neg'ees,
oo sub;ect whatever has been permitted to
leave i. and from the strictness OF the re-
onla,,ons. it is almost matter OF lnapossi'
bblhs for persoa to get Oft. STILL how
ever, .Desssliaes, Jealous lest one poor
creature should escape his cruelty, after ne
is elected emperor, orders. that al. tne
white French remaining in the different
seaport sowns, should be sent into the IN.
.,erier of the country Immediately TO as.
sis, 10 the forts. Chrissophe. general 10
chief, residing at the Cape, Out OF pure
humasity, for he knew that the satfeEiees
Of the whites, if sent to the ior's. Wou.a
he excessive, overlooked the orders or MS
majesty. and permitted Them 10 remain III
low, 90 follow their accustomed occups.
Sims far their support. In this sltuasien,
time passed On 10 seeming tranqahi,y' o"-
I'll the distressing event which took place ~
April 1906,
Chris,ophe having removed to ne" hoasS
IN the Place d'Armes, gave breakfast
snnper. aud bali in superior style, at ms
former of which were several OF the whites
of .he most responsibility. me Gay asa
Mon, passed off IN peyfee, harmosy, and e.
yery individual seemed to reloice to see
their general enjoying himself IL consivi'
alify.
Ga the following morning, journey man
tailor lodged Information VITA the csa
mspdan. Of the place, thas his easpoyef,
.Thoret, with his wife, raosher-in'ls.w' ana
child, were missing from their house
The comn,andap, immediately went@ihers,
and finding it 10 be fact, gave lntormat'-
on Of il 70 The general in chief. The com
nissorers of the different warda: were ih',
s,aptly dispatched through their. dsttcis,
and in the course of an hour. discoSstea
tina, Roolss, a physiciao, Ponjsdehat aud
Lassys, merchants, were also missing
Aspo escapes had hitherto occarred bar
by American vessels, SUSPICION immediate
~ fell upon them, particularly upon she
schooner Ceres of Philadelphia, who vas
70 have sailed that, or the day following.
.Christnphe instantly weat inperson on the
yhaif and ordered guard to march all
abe persons who were thereto prison, q.
nona whoa were several American cap.
,a;ns and sailors. The thing was then re-
eiuced TO certainly that the fugisivss were
on,ho ard sems of the vessels IN The .harbor,
aud if dnNsvered, from the rage aud Jury
ofEhfisssp'se, we really expecsed the exc.
catios Of the crew, captain, and consignee.
The Americans were Indeed IN very Sc
r;ous aud critical situation. Christophe
yasbefore shem on the wharf raving like a
mad anan--as sosae of them approached
him he repulsed them, and at one time
ro;o,ed 70 the scale beam on which the IN.