The mountain Democrat., 1863-01-03

uodoubtedlu tAs@ hpA->s S~S~|>3$A "BSSc-
scrup'e, had not the Governor and the %
lonial Assembly vigorously interposed
and taken them under their immediate
protection. Grateful for this inteFpositiol
in their favor, (perhaps not thinking thei
, lives otherwise secure,) all the able mes
among them offered to march immediate
ly against the rebels, and to leave thei
wives and children as hostages for thei
fidelity. Their offer was accepted, anC
they were enrolled in different companies
Of the militia"
VAIN ATTEMPT TO PUT DOWN THE NEGROES
The assembly continued their deliber
acknowledgements tie night, amidst thu
glare Of surrounding conhagrations. The
inhabitants, being strengthened by q
number Of seamcn from the ships, and
brought into some degree of order and
military subordination, were now desir.
Gus that " Iet>eN~a~9Ss> should be sent Out
to attack the strongest body of the re.
volters. Orders were given accordingly,
and Mons. de Touzard, an officer who
had distinguished himself in the United
States service, took command of party
Of militia and troops of the line. With
these he marched to the plantation of
Mons. Latour, and attacked a body OF
about four thousand of the rebel negroes.
Many were destroyed, but to little pur-
pose for TouEard finding the number Of
rcvolters to increase to more Than a CEN
tuple proportion Of their losses, was at
length obliged to retreat The Governor,
by the advice Of the Assembly, now de.
termined to act for some time solely on
the defense; and as it was every moment
to be Apprehended that the revOlters
would pour down upon the town, ell the
roads and passes leading into it were for
titled. 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-
lance Of the seamen as to secure retreat
for the inhabitants in the last extremity.
To such of the distant parishes us were
open to communication either by land or
by sea, notice Of the revolt had been
transmitted within few hours after the
advice Of it had been received at the
Cape. aud the white inhabitants of many
Of those parishes had therefore found
time to establish camps, and form a
chain Of posts which for short time
seemed to prevent the rebellion from
spreading beyond the Northern provinces
Two Of these camps, however, were at.
;ackcl by the negroes-who were open.
! ~ Joined by the mullatoes-and forced
with great slaughter. At Dondon the
whites maintained the contest for seven
hours, but were overpowered by the in
finite disparity Of numbers and compelled
to give way, with the loss Of upwards Of
one hundred Of the body. The survivors
took refuge in the Spanish territory.
These two districts, thcreiore-the
whole Of the rich and extensive plain Of
the Cape-tOgelher with the contiguous
mountains, were now wholly abandoned
To the ravages Of the enemy, and the cru
the miserable whites as fell into their
hands cannot he remembered without
horror, nor reported in terms sufficiently
strong to convey proper idea Of their
| atrocity.
TIE HORRORS SINcREASE-wHTTR MEN SAWED
ASCNDER
They seized Mr.. BleO, an officer Of the
police, aud having nail, i him alive to one
Of tho gates Of his plantation, chopped off
his limbs, one by one, with an axe. .-
4 poor man named Robert, carpenter
hy trade endeavoring TO conceal himself
from the notice Of the rebels, was discOv-
cred in his hiding place. The savages
declared that he should die in the way of
his occupation. Accordingly the bound
him between two boards, and deliberately
sawed him asunder.
Mons. Cardincau, q planter Of Grand
Riverc, had two natural sons by black
woman. He had manumittcd them in
their infancy, and brought them up with
great tenderness. They both Joined in
the revolt and ,:'h len tacir father attempt
ed to divert them from their purpose by
soothing language and pecuniary cOnside
ratiOns, they took his money and stabbed
him to the heart.
All the white, and even the mulatto
children whose fathers had not joined in
the revolt, were murdered without excep-
ton, frequently before the eyes or cling
| ing to the bosoms Of their mothers
Young women OF all ranks were first vio-
lated by whole troops Of barbarlans, and
then generally put to death. Some OF
them were reserved for the qualification
of the lust Of the Savages, and others had
their eyes scooped out with knives.
DA LIGHTERS RAvIsHED IN THE PRESENCE OF
THEIR FATHERS.
In the Parish Of Lime, at place called
the G; eat Ravine, a venerable planter, the
father Of two beautiful young ladies, was
tied down by the savage ringleader Of a
band, who ravished his eldest daughter
in his presence, and delivered over the
other one to his followers. Their lust
being satisfied, they murdered both the
father and the daughters
In the frequent skirmishes between the
foraging parties sent out by the negroes
(who, after having burnt down everything
were in want of provisions,) and the
whites, the former seldom stood their
ground longer than to receive and return
one single volley, but they appeared again
the next day; and though they were At
length driver out Of their intrenchments.
with infinite slaughter, yet their numbers
seemed not to diminish. As soon as one
body was cut of another appeared, and
thus they succeeded in harrassing and
destroying the whites by perpetual fa-
tigue, and reducing the country to a
desert.
TWO THOUSAND PERSONS MAssAcRED IN COLD
BLOOD.
| To detail the various conflicts, skirm
ishes, ,masSacres and scenes of slaughter,
which this exterminating war produced,
were to offer disgusting and frightful
picture-a combination Of horrors. where.