Sioux City register. [volume] (Sioux City, Iowa) 1858-1871, 1863-04-04

pretended to transmit against them.
A nep French Governor Arrires.
new Governor, Mons Galbaud, arrived in
May, 1893, to take the command, and 20
place the Island in state Of defense, in
case the British might invade it, war hav.
ing been declared between the two pow.
ers The National Assembly Of France
soon after sent out commissioners with
fresh instructions, aid suspended the new
Governor.
Galoaud, aided by his brother, armed a
force composed Of militia, seanen from
the ships in the harbor of Cape Hay,ien,
(Francois) and great number Of volun.
teers, and marched without delay against
the commissioners, who were with the re-.
gu'ar troops. A bloody conflict ensued,
and the battle was continued with obstin.
ate bravery, until the sailors, WHO com.
posed the greatest strength OF Galbaud's
force, became disorderly. Galbaud's
brother fell into the hands Of the Com mis-.
sioners and the son of one Of the Com
niss:oners Yves captured BY Galbeud.
The Massacre Of the Inhabitants aud
P:!Icye Of tie City Of Cape Haytiea-
Tho commissioners finding that their
troops were rapidly deserving, and that
Galbaud's forces were resolute. and fight
ing with u@exampled bravery, callei to
their aid the revo.ted slaves, Offering them
their freedom, and promising them the
pllage Of the city Of Cape Haytien, then
called Cape Francois. Some Of the rebel
chiefs rejected this disl!onorablc PROPOSE.
ton; bat the Nacays, q negro Of brutal
Disposition, with an Unsuitable thrs. fox
the blood Of tie whites, accepted the pro
posal Of the commissioners, and with
5000 or 1000 Of the negroes ioiaed the
commissioners The city was attacked,
and men, leomeN and children ,cere piih>
out dtSt|acatjon slaughtered The white
inhabitants led from a.. sides 10 The sea.
side, IN hopes Of fading she.ter with tie
Governor on board the ships in the bar.
bor but body Of negroes cut off their
retreat, and horrii butchcry ensued,
which continued with unremittiry fury
firm the 2lst Of June to the evening of
the 23d, when the savages, having muracr
cd all the whits inha6.taHts that feu in
their way, Sc: ere to the buildings More
than hat Of the city was consumed BIZ
the flames. The mula.toes had now
acquired the utmost power Of gratifying
their revenge; they even sacrificed their
own white parents, and afterwards sub
jected their bodies TO every species of
insult and indignity. Every white person
was bayone'ed or cut dowu-ercept the
youmg tfma1es, acAo we;e IN most cases
spared for the eradication Of tic lust O."
those into whose hands they fell! Some Of
the most delicate and beautiful Of the
female sex were brough, forth to witness
the butchery Of their parents and relatives
and they were afterwards subjected to
the vile embraces Of the executioner.-
Even girls Of twelve and fourteen years
were made the victims Of last and revenge.
So terrible were the excuses that tie
commissioners themselves repaired to the
ships, from which they were spectators Of
the effects Of their own crimes, and beheld
m opaIent city consumed by tue flames,
and the inhabitants subjected to tie mos.
atrocious massacre.
81. Domingo Lost 10 CIci'i=at.on.-Th,
intentions Of tie British Government to
possess such places as might be disposed
to accept its protection, being known by
means Of secret agents, the commission.
era Of the National Assembly "procIaimed
the abolition OF every species Of slavery
declaring that the negroes were thence
forth to De considered as free citizens
From this moment, the colony was los. to
Europe and to civilization. For though
but few OF the negroes in proportion to The
whole joined the conmissioners-ma
thousands choosing to continue slaves as
they were, and participate in the fortunes
OF their mas;ers-yet vast numbers avail
cd themselves Of it to secure o retreat TO
the mountains, and possess themselves of
the natural Businesses within. They then
sailed forth into the plains, and set fire to
the cornfelds, demolishng every habi,a.
ton withn their range, and numbering
the white inhabitants, In one part 0!
Hayti, the insurgents amounted to nearly
Que hundred thousand, without any reso.
lute leader.
The principal object Of the wri,er-to
prove by historical facts tina. it was not
the enslaved negroes who commenced the
rebellion in st. Domingo, but that all I'm.
fortunate disturbances and frigh.ful afro
cities arose from the interference and
agitation Of outside mfiuences, has been
attained.
A REMEDY FOR SMALL Pox.--The Ger.
man Reformed Messenger has received a
letter from a friend in China, in which it
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