Holmes County farmer. [volume] (Millersburg, Ohio) 1857-1926, 1862-10-30

los Of their husbands and fathers.
THE STANDARD or THE NEGRoEs-TlE BODY
or A WHITE INFANT.
In the town itself the general bel icf for
some time was that the revolt was by no
means as extensive, but sudden and
partial instruction only. Tho largest
sugar plantation on the plains was that
of Mons Gallilet, situated about eight
miles from town, the negroes belonging
to which had always ben treated with
such kindness and libcralty, and possess.
ed so many advantages, that it became
proverbial expression among the lower
white people, in speaking of any mans
good fortune, to say u est heu eur an ne
gre dc Goltvet, he is happy as one Of
Galliicts negroes. Mons. Odeluc, the
attorney or ageut for this plantation was
a member of the General Assembly, and
being fully persuaded that the negroes
belonging to it would remain firm in their
obedience, determined to repair thithcr to
incourage them in opposing the insur-
gents, to which end he desired the asss
tancc of few soldiers from the town
guard, which was granted him. He pro-
ccodcd accordingly, but, on approaching
the estate, to his surprise and grief, he
found all the negroes in arms on the side
of the rebels, and horror to tell their
standard was the body of a white infant
which they had recently impalcd on Il
stake Mons Odoluc had advanced too
far for to retreat undiscovered and both
he and his friend who accompanied him,
with most of the soldiers, were killed
without mercy. Two or three Of the
patrol escaped by flight, and conveyed
the dreadful tidings to the inhbitants OF
the town.
MANSIONS AND CANE FIELDS SET on FIRE.
BY this time, all or most of the white
persons had been found on several plan
talions; being massacred or forced to seek
theii safety in fight, the ruflians eXchang-
ell the sword for the torch. The build
ngs and cane fields were every where set
on fire, and the conilagrations, which
were visible from the town in a thousand
different quarters, furnishing a prospect
mere shocking and reflections more dis -
NAL than fancy can paint or powers Of
man describe.
CONSERVATION and terror now took pos.
S ssion of every mind anG the screams
of the women and children running from
door to door, heightened the horrors Of
the scene. All Of the citizens took up
arms, and the General Assembly vested
the Governor with the command Of the
National Guard, requesting him to give
such orders as the urgency Of the case seem
ed to demand. One OF the measures was
to send the white women and children on
board the ships in harbor, very serious
apprehension being entertained concern,
idg the domestic negros in the town;
great portion of the ablcst men among
them were likewise sent on shipboard and
closely guarded.
There still remained in the city con.
siderable body of free mulaltoes, who
not taken, or affected not to take, any
part in the disputes between their brethren
of color and the white Inhabitants
Theii situation was extremely critical for
the lower class of whites considering the
mulattoes as the immediate authors of
the rebellion, marked them for destruc
tion, and the whole number in the town
would undoubtedly have been murdered
without scruple, had not the Governor
and the Colonial Assembly vigorously
interposcd and taken them under their
immediate protection. Grateful for this
interpositon in their favor, perhapse not
thinking their lives otherwise secure, all
the able men among them offered to
march Immediately against the rebels,
and to leave thcr wives and children as
hostages for their fidelity, Their offer
was accepted, and they were enrolled in
different companies Of the militia.
VAIN ATTEMPT TO PUT DOWN THE NEGROES.
The Assembly continued their deiber.
ations throught the night, amid the glare
o. surrounding conllagrations. The in
habitantS being strengthened by num-
Der of seamen from the ships, and
brought into some degree of order and
military subordination, were now deSlr-
Gus that detachment should be-sent out
to attack the strongest body of the re-
volters. Orders were given accordingly,
and Mons. dc Touzare, an officer who had
distinguished himself in the United States
service, LOOK tIlc com manu- Ol party Ol
militia and the troops Of the line. With
these he marched to the plantation Of
Mons. Latour and attacked body of
about four thousand of the rebel negroes.
Many were destroyed, but to little pur
pose for Touzare, finding the number
of rcvoltcrs to increase to more than a
centuplc proportion of their losses, was
at length forced to retreat The Govern
or, by the advice of the sembly, now
determined to act for some time solely on
the defensive and it was every moment
to be apprehendcd that the gevoltcrs
would pour down upon the town, all the
roads and passes leading into it were for
tilted. At the same time an embargo
was laid on all the shipping in the har-
bora measure of indispensable neceSsi-
| ty, calculated as well to obtain the assis
tance of the seameA as to secure a retreat
of the inhabitants in the last extremity,
To such of the distant paii hes as we
opened to communication, either by land
or by sea, notice Of the revolt has been
transmitted within few hours after ad-
vices of it was received at the Cape, and
the white inhabitants Of many Of those
parishes had therefore found time to es-
tablish camps, and form chain of posts,
which, for short time, seemed to pre-