The mountain Democrat., 1863-01-03
Massacre of the Whites by the Ne.
grOcs Of st. Domingo

ants were called from their beds by pei
sons who reported that all the negro slave
in the several neighboring parishes ha
revolted, and were at that moment carry
ing death and desolation over the adjoin
ing large and beautiful pni in to the North
The Governor and most Of the militar
officers on duty assembled together, bu
the reports were so confused and contra
dictory as to gain but little credit. A
F1iaSN,,,~ ->,--,> \, &ySSS tlse sudden an
successive arrival, with ghaStly cOuntc
nanccs, Of persons who had with dfficul
tv escaped the massacre, and flown to tn
town for protection. brought dreadful
confirmation Of that fatal tiding.
/ "r'AA S<%@lGoN first broke out on ,
| plantation called Noe, in the parish o
Acui, nine miles only from the city
Twelve or fourteen Of the ringleaders
about the middle Of the night. prOcecdcc
10 the refinery or sugar-housc, and seized
on a man, the rc6ner's apprentice. dragg
ed him TO the front Of the dwelling house
and then hewcd him into pieces, with
| their cutlaSSeS his screams brought out
the UyerSeeF, whom they instantly shot
The rebels now found their way TO the
apartment Of the reiner, and inaSsacred
him in his bed. AyOuns man, lying sick
in ncighboring chamber, was left appa-
rcntlv dead of the wounds inflicted by
their cuta>ses. He had strength enough,
however, TO crawl to the next plantation,
and relate the horrors he had witnessed.
He reported that all the whites Of the es-
tate which he had left, were murdered,
except only the surgeon, whom the rebels
had compelled to accompany them, on the
idea that they might stand in need of his
protc ,>oual assistance. Alarmed by this
intelligence, the persons to whom it was
communicated, immediately sought their
safety in Hight
The rtvoitvrS Consisting now Of all
the slaves in tHat piantationJ proceeded to
the house of Mr.. Clement by whose ne
sr'c, they were Immediately joined, and
hrth he and his rrtincr were maS>acred.
lie mol 'l">r of Mr. Clement was his
own pS'I,,ioH. (cachmanJ a man to
Vi.m te tai always ~hown great kind.
t.c.>. lhe Other white People on his
estate c"r;rivel u make Their escape. -
II t'i- .j1,ttrrr, the mt -ruc> on the
Plantation oi NJ. Faii, few miles dis,
iAn', ih wise rose AMI murdered five
white i'rr~r't'~. n''c ri whom Ghe attorney
for IT, ,>',i,, had Il w!it and three
dauGG; -. Tuo>r unfortunate women
While ltni '":inC Tor mercy oi the Savages
on thcii knrt-, b.hc. ll,ir husband and
i:t'lcr r,ur'.Icl lci",- tlr ir faces. For
i Il
L"'Iij fate. am. w,'c carried aaay cap
tvs 10y the a>-s,>irS.
The ariroatt ul daylight served only
10 discover >iGhts oi horror. 1t vas now
Pit'ar,hi taa. tbs h,Giors OF all the e,-
'a.'> IA tht pain acted in concert, aud n
,uctai Ma>-a,rc bf thc y wiitts took place
io every IHart"r. On srtne few estates,
indeed. u. lives If the women we're
STARED, but they were reserved only to
crafty ,ht brutal arlc;it,S Of the ruff
tir..>; ari il is slock ug to relate that
na>y e them suffered violation on the
dead bpii>s Of tn,r husbands and "a.
tiers!
1nE >rAN3Aho or TIE NGGRoEs -THE BODY
OF \ WHITE INFANT.
In the town ilSc,f. H." general belief
f,r some time was, tina; the revolt was nv
~ tucan- al cA!,i>iv" ore, but a Suldcn
ani partial iusurrcct!or only. The larg
est sugar PiantatiJn on the plains was
that Of Nous Gaiifrt, situated about
eight miles from the town, the neGroeA
belonging to him had always been treated
with such kindness and iberalitv, and
possessed - many advantages, that il be-
came u prpvcrLiaI expression among the
lower while rcoi,r, in speaking Of any
mans good fortune, 10 say, he is ms haI-
rs as o"c Of Ga'h!et's negroes. Mons
"!!-.uc, ihe attorney or a~ent for this
Plantation, Was member of the General
Assembly, and being fully persuaded
that the negroes belonging to it would re-
main firm in their obedience, determined
10 repair thither TO encourage them in
opposing the insurgents, to which he de-
sired the assistance Of few soldiers from
the town guard which was granted him:
he Proceeded accordingly, but, on ap-
proathng the estate, TO his surprise and
grief, he found all the negroes in arms on
the side OF the rebels, and (horrid to tell
their >tandar! was the body of white
infant which they had recently impaled
on StH.nc. Mons. Odeiuc had advanced
to3 lar to retreat undiscovered, and both
he and his friend that accompanied him,
were murdered without mercy. Two or
three Of the patrol escaped by flight, and
conveyed the dreadful tidings to the in
habitaLts 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 panta.
tions, being massacrcd or forced TO seek
their safety in flight, the ruffians having
exchanged the sword for the torch. The
buildings and cane fields were everywhere
set on five, and the conAagrations which
were visible from the town in thousand
different quarters, furnished a prospect
more shocking ard reflections more dis.
NAL, than fancy can paint or pen of man
describe.
CONSERVATION and terror now took pos
session of every mind, and the screams o.
women and children, rushing from dGOl
to door, heightened the horrors of The
scene. All the citizens took up arms, anC
the general Assembly vested the Governor
with the command of the National Guar ds
requesting him to give such orders as tht
emergency of the case seemed to demand
One of the first measures was to send the
white women and children on board the
ships in the harbor; very serious appre
tensions being entertained concerning thC
domestic negroes within the town, grea
proportion of the ablest men among then
we're likewise sent on ship board ans
closely guarded.
There still remained in the city a con
siderable body of free mulattoes, who haC
| not tnknn Or affrctnd tn fnko nnu nnrt II