New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1857-07-04

p..t;ls "a reward for bis services. AFTER ieils.n
n. in dungeon three years, he was acqun1 H. a..
.Ssoa,n nepniless upon the world. He survived tH'
,no,ateiul treatment but three years. ,;
N"w came many troubles upon the island-nui, =.
c,nes ocusts. sickness. Then the Engnsa tI.u S "s
tale il but on their way stopped at Tue i''U ~
pnS,;n"es the soldiers ate Of the fish there We're
hcui's I ,nJ Tho expelition was abandoned. linen
=. Eat India Company moDopolizef all Their agri'
,,nr,l rc.mrces: but being themselves CREAMY en-
tarra.sed nv the war. they were oblged 10 give
20, ,bo;r nossessions in the East including inc isHs
~ lance and Bourbon, aud in l761 they re'er'e"
to the Crown. ,..s.or &c the King
After the Island came into possession OF Tue N's
tbere we're almost endless discussions between 'no
nersous appointed to govern t-therc being mo ',oi
with almost equal power linen III i 10 aror
na,hor hurricane. the most violent that mad ever
Saor known there. 1t entirely ruined the crops
"a dastroved more than 800 houses IN Port LOUIS,
wh;le - vessels were stranded in the harpor' Du'
The inhabitants were more energetic thal oe'o,c tue
5a,s of a Rourdonnais, and soon repaired tue us
s.;ers caused by the storm. 1t is not little shga
lar that just at this time was projected U! M
Poyre. the Intendant OF the ls'ahu' , u@
garden of the King at Pamplemoatfes. ~.
Fo;vre wished TO have grown in this garden
ararv kind Of plant that was then known. lie was
;nSeiatgable in his exertons. He had roots, seeds
and trees brought from China, Brazil, Madagascar
and left no meals unemployed to have them propa'
c.ted II was not merely those for ornament, as Is
Too often the case in public gardens but every plant
good for food or medicine, that he essayed 10 cuiti
waite. He may, indeed, be considered behelaetGr
not only to the island of Mauritus but 10 the wn0e
world. He had himself, some time before Tue
establishment of the garden, introduced pepper
which bears his name-Poiyre, and many spice
plants into the island and at last had the satisfaction
IF seeing them blossom Every one rjolced at tbis'
as they anticipated great wealth from the cultl'a-
t;on Of spices. Now spice and coffee, which were
eoual 10 those raised in Mocha have been abandoned
for the cultivation of the sugar-cane when Is ROW
the chief source of wealth Ia the lnnaolt,'hts'
Is il not strange that in this little Island, more
than a hundred Years ago, should have been estab-
Esbed garden which is now considered one OF the
most beautiful as we'll as the NEST valuable IN the
world The French are creating one similar, intro
dncnp all the strange plants from Agers; but IT Will
he lo1e ere il can equal that at Mauritius What
an admirable one We might have in cur country, H.
with all our energy, We had also the patient INDUSTRY
necessary for its continuance and perfectloh'
For some time after the American Revolution
Mauritus was the chief seat of government
for the French possessions in the Indian Seas In
January 1890, a vessel brought news OF the power
usurped bv the National Assembly ut Paris. AS the
CAPTAIN officers and wore the trl-cOlOred COCK
ade many of the colonists adopted it, and seemed
ready for revolution; but the more intelligent part
of the inhabitants sided with the Government
Tumultuous meetings took place; memorials OF
complaints and demands were drawn up, aud rey0.
utionary placards posted; the Governor arrested
the Young men who had caused the placards to be
posted up, but some of the people liberated them
and compelled the Governor to wear the tr-cOl0red
cockade. NJ. de Macnemara, the Commandment OF
the French Marines, having expressed his disappro-
baton of these proceedings, and written to the MIN
.Lox& had faEa
the reyouonists had his letter intercepted, was ar
| rested and, notwithstanding the strenuous efforts
made by the Governor and bis friends he was bru-
tally murdered. The Governor, in dispair, resigned
| his Office. :.
Now, as a punishment for their SINS the small
pox carried off, in about three months, more than
1000 persons; and while the minds of the people and
soldiers were in manner convalescing, III. de
| Malartie the new Governor arrived He was a
very energetic man, and would have succeeded adj
mirably, but just he quoting the people, the
| news of the power of the JacObn Clubs in France
aroused the grumbers, and they must needs maze
Jacobin Club of their own Then they COM
PEELED NJ. de NJ. to grant them a vessel to 60 to
Bourbon ard arrest the Governor, the civil COM
missary and the COmmandant OF Marines They
brought them to Port Louis escorted them through
the town. put letters upon them. and bestowed them
in prison.
Next they established guillotine, but before it
was in operation, arrived that the French Re
public had abolished Slavery in all its colonies and
settlements. AS the population consisted of but
$1,000 persons, and more than AZ, 900 were slaves
this announcement created great alarm. The ia
Goblin Club was Immediately annihilated the pris-
Oners set at liberty without trial, the gulotine
destroyed the principal Jacobins put on board a
ship bound for France, and the planters, with tho
groans from st. Domingo sounding in their ears
knew not what to do. The time for emancipation
Ii il AZ Al
Assembly to pass resolution not to execute any of
the laws eDanating from France until they had been
previously examined and sanctioned
While celebrating, four frigates arrived with
two agents from the French Directory and two
companies of artillery. The coonists tried in vain to
prevent the landing Of these agents. who stalked
round the town in great state, menacing the inhab-
itants and amiably promising to hang the Gov.
ernOr, without, however, making known their in
ention respecting the slaves. As some of the young
creoles had resolved on their destruction, the Gov
wishing to return good for evil succeeded in
having them placed on board a ship to convey them
to the Philippine Isles, the place the most distant
from France. But the soldiers Of the agents re-
manned, and gave great trouble. They resolved
to berate the negresses that lived with them; but
| the Governor sent them off to Batavia under pre-
tense of assisting the Dutch.
After this, the troops that remained resolved 10
hberate the slaves. The Assembly, in order to
Illustrate this plan, obtained an order from the Gov.
ernOr for their immediate embarkatiOn. Every
freeman in the island was summoned to assist the
Government, and, after great trouble, but without
bOodshed, the soldiers at length consented to de.
part, and the island was freed from eight hundred
stipendiaries of the French Republic.
Then the Colony had trouble about the debt con.
tracted with the paper currency; however, they
did not neglect education, for in 1871 the Assembly
founded the Colonial College, which at one time