New-York daily tribune., 1861-05-27

,oeroted they did il with wonderful adroitDess.
Whether they had the "glitterng generality, put
forth by the National Assembly two yeaEs before, If
not known, Int they professed to have decree Tor
their general liberation which they caused 70 be read
in their assembly by young mulstto pressed into
that service. They carefully arranged their conspiracy
sapctfyng it, it il said, with religious ceremonies
partly African aud partly Christian Tie saciiiiee OF
blsck pig the African part and for the Christian
part hymn in the paos Of the negroes is on record
tie sentimen, of which would certainly do no discredt
10 King David or DR.. Watts
Tbongb IL was with the utmost difficulty that the
few leading negroes above-named persuaded their
brethren TO commit themselves TO TN insnrrection,
when committed they were too eager, and by mstak'
ing the Instructions some of them commenced several
hours too early Tfis put the whiies their guard
Nevertheless on the dawn of August %, l79l as had
been agreed very extensive revol took place in the
neghborhood OF Cape Francois which resulted In the
Slaughter of CCO whites and mulattoes on one side
and about 10000 blacks on the other IL was led
bravely by Boukmsn, who was slain fighting, after
which his followers fed before the National Guard
and wele butchered Ike sheep. Before they were
checked the blacks showed in what school they hhd
studied their Lesson, by sticking upon poles the heads
of three hundred whites at the very spot where the
whites had stuck up the heads of Oge and Chavsnnes-
Yet il is credby related that one Of the insurgeht
slaves by the name Of Bsrtholo in the midst of the
carnage at the risk of his life, bore his maser
one Mongin 10 place OF safety. After the insnrree
ton was crushed, Badholo was condemned 10 death
on the information OF the very white man whose lie
he saved.
All clnsses of whites and muattoes joined in suI-
messing hr usurrection and pushed their advantage
of science and arms so far that they over-did IT. by
their wholesale slaughter OF slaves who had no part
in the cons piracy, they widely roused the black Topn
laon in all ouarers and pressed thousands OF them 10
fy TO the mountains where they were organized IN
bands under Jean Francois Biassou, and other chiefs
who soon learned how 10 direct their energies efi-
cienily.
After their common peril was abs,ed the whites and
muattoes AZ once fell into booder quarrel than be-
fore The whites they would not yield IN iota
of privIeee 10 the "basard race" The mulAttoes
armed TO take their legal nights by force and hr time
thew fought 70 prosperousy that their antagonist. were
bumbled and obliged 10 make treaty OF pesoe 10
which they acknowledged that the execution Of Oge
WAS n crime and awarded 10 the mulattoes all the
righ's they claimed.
In this ast psssage at arms known the battle Of
Cro,r-4rs. Bouquets, both the white and mulai;o
planters EMPLOYED NJ auxihsries armed slavee, who
behaved with great yalor on both tides. These aux
iliayes were called Sriss and in making the treaty OF
peace. the white planters contended that these men
having become u,ed TO freedom would not be safe to
send back to the plantations to suffer them 10
remain in the colony, which the muattoes in spite
of their kinsbip, agreed. So it stipulated that
Il ~. frrith IN
Honduras with agricultural implements and provisions
for three months. They were pat on board a slip to
the number Of 800 and commissioners TO suferInt1nd
their setemeni were appointed to go with them The
oonmi~ oner,, however probably by the contnvance
the whites sailed in another vessel and the two yes-
.els were separated the frs; night The captain who
had the Sr, for passengers proceeded TO Jamaics and
offered them all for sale. Tire remonsirsnce Of tie
victims spoiled their market the nhuman wretch then
put 10 sea and landed them on desert key with
scanty provisions. Before they were quite starved
passing vessel reported their case 10 the English Ad-
ral AT Port ROYAL and be had them conveyed back 10
St. Domingo. The Colonial Assembly received them,
and MT them in irons on board vessel in the hsrbor
Of ST. Nicholas Mole. They had not been there long
before sssassns were sent board, who, shutting the
e,pn In hi. catn selected CO Of the strongest oi ths
Ss,,,s knocked them on the head, and threw thein
ovsrboard. The left in their chains ns VIC
tins to pesiilensl diseaoo, which is said 10 have
been purposely communicated, and all but 20 or ~
perished.
The neaoe 70 sealed with blood was soon broken.
The whites again spurped the mulatoes, aud invited
he Governor Of JGmsics to seze the colony for the
English. lie refused this time, TO accept by and b.
= pf-0
chief, in the mountains somewhat srengthenfd them
selves A act Of civil commissioners w~l sent from
France 10 make peace but effected nothing. The city
OF Port-su-Prince half burned III savage quar-
rel that grew ont Of personal GgiN between free
black and white soldier, sId the whites, TO satisfy
their revenge on the mulsees, to whom they sttno'
u,ed the mischief, committed an awful massacre on
their wives and children. The loss of property at
Por-au. Prince in single day ia estimated by Larox
nj fty millions francs The mulattoes, sided by the
brave young negro II yscinth, and band OF revolted
slaves took terrible vengeance again at the Croix
des-Bouquets-
It was in this state Of things that, in September
1892, a new set OF civil commissioners, Sonthonax
Polvere and Ailhaui, arrived at the Cape They had
left France Just before the dethronemeni OF Lous
XVI were accompanied by 5000 troops, which, added
to those already in the island would make their force
about H. 0OO and had the amplest legal powers. Up
to their appointment the authorities sent from France
TO the colony had been satisfactory TO the CHb Mos"ae
that IT, decidedly ProSavery. But these commissioners
were Girond,s and in favor with the Anus d>s Nou',
who were theoretically opposed to Slavery 1his gave
the alarm 10 the Massiac Club, which took iinnedsts
measures to invite the English aud deliver the colony
to them The instructions of the commissioners,
however, confined them to the enforcement Of the
laws, specially including that for securing Polin-
cal equality to FREQ men Of eli ooon, and
;.,r.a ,,.on thsm the rsnrrsxon of the scditious