PUBLISHED (weekly) BY ALLMANQ HALL
TUESDAV.VJUNE
1804.
DOLLS. FBIt JXS.
NEW-YORK, June 3.
MASSACRE or all THE WHITES
OF ST. DOMINGO.
By the pibt-bo.at Grey Hound, Capt.
Sandford, in (ixteen days from Cape-
Francois, v?e have a confirmation ot the
maflacre and pillage at that and other
places of the Iflaod, by gen. Peirjlhes'
troops, which commenced on the 19th of
April, arid was continued without inter
miffion until the 14th of May; All the
French inhabitants,, including men, v Wo
men, and children, tjnhe number of be
tween 2000 and 2,506 were put to the,,
fword or bayonet at the Cape, during the
above period. On the 14. h inft. after the
work of deftruction was completed, D;f
falines left the Cape ou his way to his
headquarters, by wayofof-4ePaix,
and CJoriaives. On the 22i of April Fort
Dauphin was pillaged, and all the whites
to the number of about 90 men, womon;
and children, were rmflacred, and a part
of the town deftroyed. few.days after,
the French inhabitants of St. Jago,' and
other parts of the interior were efcortcd
to the Cape, "and there deftroyed in the
mod wanton manner.
On the 12th of May, Deflalines ifT.ied a
proclamation (a copy of which follows)
calling upon the Suanidi inhabitants of
the city" bf Santo Domingo, to declare
. themfelves for, or againft' him, allowing
them fifteen" days to determine. This
- proclamation.was made in confequence, it
wa: faid, of his-having received difpatch
es from 'Port-au-Prince, .informing him
of the arrival of a reinforcement ot French
troops at Santo Domingo.' '
Ttt enter into a full detail oi the - par
ticulars of the malftcre and plunder of the
Cape, would be a painful talk, and afford
no pleafure to our readers ; but we are
allured, that from the beginning to the,
end of the hcllifhwork, the moft unparal
lelled cruelties were infl ated upon the
whites iira manner too Ihuckirig to cc
late. . - -
Men, women, and children were hack
ed down with fwords, and plunged with
bayonets. Women with children in thrir
arms were fecn flying through the ftrccts
to avoid their purfuers ;' and being over
taken by them, one thfult of a bayonet
' has pierced both mother and child.
After( this dreadful maflacre, the dead
were lying in the ftrccts for three days,
when the inhabitants were ordered to re
move thofe within a certain' diilance of
each dwelling which wer afterwards
dragged orT ani throvrn into a ditchat the
foot of u mountain.
Previous to hc rmlTacrc certain of the
blacks in. order to obtain the property ot
the whites, which was fe:reret, called 0.1
them in lm huily, -and promifedto fpare
their lives if they wou'd givj iK;i
which having obtained, not one of them
was exempted from the general ntifljcre !
Tht property thus perfiJioufly obtained,
(confirms ot gold.jcweW, and plate) was
faidtobe im nenfe. Gold was bruifht
to the town in hatfuls by the blacks, an I
offered in exchange for filver for lefs than
half in value.
1 We are informed thu'rVfTii
cecreed, that any Frenchman h:nctfor
ward who lha'.l arrive in St. Doming
than be put to Jeath.
:To ,hw- further the vIu'iaivTcre!tF
' of the blacks, and their' inveteracy aijaii.it
the whites, wcfhiil mention the following
rV K c,ure tnemaiiacrc took p!acp
a Datum fchooner belonging, to St. Thi
ma, having on board a number of French
palLngerr, alter filing was puifucd by
artfed boats, overtaken ar.d brought
back,anJtheDanifhcap'ai, crew, ami
pajkngtrs were all put to Heath.
Tltcfc Americans that were at the
Cape, remained unhurt. With the ex
ception of the Pointer, and a few median.
ic auh5 Lapp, wl.ofe fcrviccs were too
iilWul 10 be fpircd, not one Frenchman
lurvivcd the general wreck.
At the date .four advices Deff.lines
if.ung nronc for!ihcat 01.1 in tk
mountain. Hit i(irr(.
- - - " tmisM iw vwillill
prefenting it as one of the mod' horrid
which has occurred in" modern'times. It
began on the 19th of April, and courinu
ed without internaiftlan until th; 14th . of
May following. On the 28th April, gen.
Dellalines iffued a proclamation explana
tory of his motives, and ot his future
condncl, of. which the .following is a
copy : .
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its ruins
the chil-
to the
of 6o.oco men.
Frtm th tSw r9rk Affreantile AlvtrlL
ftr tj Jn( t
The Intelligence ot ih Indif.riminaie
tna!rairef th white French Inhahnanti
pfSt. Domingo,' wh'uh we were iheTiiH
in notice, h con fir me I re arrival at
th! poftuf tne fchooncr Grevhnund lrtm
Capj'Fra,.coii. The le'trri'ot, our ior.
rcfpondcnti ami the veibal icci unti of the
fjaircrjjcri vl.tf efciped, a;it in ie-
Tranftali&for the Mercan'iU AJvMifir.
LIBERTY OR DEATH..'
. PROCUMAliO'N.- ,''.;
yean Jacques Defil'int's, .Govrrnir Gift'.
taly to th$ inbahiiants of Hiyti.
Crimes the moft.atrocious,. fiuh as were
until then unheard of, , a'il !" .v.'ou.l(J.s.caule"
nature to IhuJdef, have b:en perpetra'ed;.
The meafure was over-heapcil. At length
the hour of ve-ogcance has arrived,, and
the implacable enemies of the rights ' of
man have fuffeted the punilhmct due 10
their crimes. ;
My arm, raifjd ovet their heads, has
too long delayed to Urike. At that linal,
which the ju'.tice ot d d has urgl,' your j
hands righteoufly armed, have brought ihe .
axe upon the ancient -tree of Slavery and !
prejudices. In vain had time, .and more
efpecially the, infernal politics of Europe
an d, furrounJed it with trtph brafs ; you
have' (tripe it of its armor ; you hive
placed it upon your heart thatyou tmy bij
Come (like your natural enemies)' cruel
an I mercilefs. , L'xkt an overflowing
mighty torre nt that tears down a!l"03pol(C
tion, yo'i r vengeful fu ryhi sca r rie.Ja wa y
every thin in its impjtuous co.irfe.
Thus periih all ty rants over innocence, all
oppreflors of 'tnarikind J zz.:'J. -What
theo ? .bent'tor many ags under
.an iron yoke ; the fport of th.; palliins of j
men, ol their injulttce, and of the capru
ces of for une ; mu ilate l victim? of the
cupidity of vhite French ncn ; after ha
ving fattened with our toils M):fc infati
ate blood-fuckers, with a patieri;e and re-
hgnation unexamplel, we tnounJ agani
have fecn that ficrjleiou horde make an
attemDt upon o ir dcitrticlion wiho"it any
diitinclion of fex or age; and we, men
without energy ,f no virtue, of node'i
cate fenfibility, fh nil 1 not we have plun
ged in their breads the dagger of defpera
tion i Where is that vile Hivrjan, Co un
worthy of his regeneration, who thidks he
has not accompinhed the decreet of thy E-
ternal, by exterminating ihjfe blooj.
thirfty tig'n ? If thercis one let him
fly: indignant nature di (cards h'un from our.
bofom ; let him hid. his lhamcfar ttom
hence ; the air wc brrath is not fuitcd to
his grofi oigim i is the pure air of li-
certy, autnit ci triumph-inf.
Y ' htve rendered to t';cfetrue ci.
nihil , wir for war, crirne for crime, out. ;
ra i t irou rage: yes, 1 hae taved mv
country ; I have avenged America. i
1 h: avowal I make of tt in the tace of :
eittha.tJ heaven, conftitutes my ptiJc
and my glory. Of what ccifcqucnce to
rue is l ie opinion which con'c m torary !c
luiure generations wr.l pr.nounre up.
on my conduct ? I have performed my
duty I eniov mv own aonrnbition : f.ir
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me that is fnifi.'icnt. Bit w.iaa do I fay?
The prcfervation of mvunfortnnate bro
ther, the teltimony of mv ovn ronfciciKe',
are not my only retompence : I have feen
two clafTes of. inert born to theriflj, a'fTid,
nd fucrour one amnher -mixe I, in a
woi(, and blended -topemtrr crying; for
ve igeance, and difputicg the honor of the.
hr(t blow.
H'acks and vellors, whom the refineJ
dup'icity of EiMpcatu has for a long
lime endeavoured 10 divide ; you wtnare
now confolidated, a dmakc but one fa
mily, without doubt it was fieicllary that
our perfect reconciliation fhould he feal
ed with the blood of our butchers. Si ni
lar calamities have hung over your pro.
fctibed lieids : alimilar ardour to ftrike
yottr enemies has fignalifc I yon ; te like
fteis referved for jott ; and the like in
terclli muft ihenfore render you forever
one, indivtfible and it.feparable. Main,
tain that precious concoid, that happy
harmony amongft youifclveij it 'is the
pledge of tour happinefi, your fa!vtion,
and your fuccefi j it it the fecret ot be
ihjl invincible.
I it neceifary in crtr to flrencihpn
ir;fc ties, 10 recall to your remembrance
loupe, pillaged and deftroyed ;
ftill reekiniz with the blood of
dreiuwpmen, and old men put
fwofd j Pjlage ('limCelt the viaim of
their craftinefi) afier having bafely be-,
trayed his"coiiitry and his brothers Thjs
brave ani immortal Dilgreelc, blown
int the airy:ith the fort which heu-fen-ded,
.rather than accept their offered
chains. Magnanimous warrior that no-'
b!e dM'h, far from enfeebling our cour-"
ae, fcrves only to rouTe AVithm us the
determination ot avengin2 or of following
thee. Shall I again recall to your memo
ry the plots latdy fiamed at Jercmie?
The te'rri!)le explqlion wliich was to be
the . refu'it, notwiilvtattding tile generous
partlon granted to thefe incori tgib'.ebenvj;s,
at the cxplofion of the. French army t iho
deplorable fate of our departed brothers In
Europe : and (dread harbinger of deatn)
the frightful ' defpo'tifiri '. exeritfed at Mar
tinique ? Unfortunate people of MartU
niq'ue,' -could I but fly toyo.-ir affiitance;
.'and oreak your fetters ! Alas an iul'ur
moun:a')le barrier fepiratts tu. Perhaps'
a fpark from the fame fire" which ci.flnnes
us, will alight into your bofoms ; perhaps
af fhe fo.inil of tlm commoHon, fud.lc'itly
awakening from yOur.L-thargy, w'iih arms
in your hand, you ill reclaim your fa
cred and imprcfcriptable rigim-r
After the terrible example which I have
j u ft given, that fooner rfr liitfr divine jiif.
lice will unchain on earth (one mighty'
minds, above 'he 'weaknefs of the vulgar,
for the V.eltrucU'Hi and ttrror-of thi wiv k
ed; tremb'e tyrants, ufurpers, f.-otirgers of
the new world ; our d.Vgerb arc !!uipen-
e'et "" y :ii r " pit 11 1 !h me ntf'i s real y I " f. x ' y
thoufanl men equipped, inured to war,
obedient to my orders," burn to offer a new
facrifi:e to the man;s of their aluflinated
brorhirs. Let 'hat nation come who may
he mad and daring enough to attack me.
Alrea'.y at its approach, the irritated ge
nius of Hayti, rifiitg out of the bofom of.
the ocean, appears ; hi menacing l'pct
throws the ivaycs into commotion, ex
rites tempe!!, and with jLiis miglity hand
"difperfes (hips, or daftics them in pieer ;
to hi formt lable voice the laws ot nature
pay oboifaoce ; dife-il'es, plague, famine,
cbnfl igrat ion, poifon, are his con Itant atten
tlani. But why calcti!aen tln:airiilance
ot the climate and of the elements f nave ;
1 forgot that I command a prop'-e of no j
common calf, hroiht tip in adverlity
whofe audacious daring frowns at ohlia- I
clcs at.d incrcafesty daimers? Let them ,
come, then, thefe lomicidal cchons ! I
wait tor them wiifc firmnefs; and ith a
flcady eye; I abaid m to them freely the
fca lhore', and the j'accs where cities kave
cxifted ; but woe to thefe who may pp.
p.och too near tht mountains ! Jr were
uettcr for them that the fca received them
into is profound ibyf, than to h de
voured by the ant'eiot thcwhildienof Hayti.
War and.leati to tyrants!" this i my
motto t Liberty. Independence '' this is
our rallying cry.
Generals, rfltcos, fi.iJierr, a little tin
like him who has preceded me, the ex
general ToufLint Luvcrtnre, I hive
been t;ithtul 10 th? promife which 1 made
tO )ou'heii I tooltip arms againft tyran-"
iiy,c w hillt the lat fpark of life rema'mi
in me 1 (hall keep my oath, fiivtr nuln
Jfydif-'U9?!? r 09 Eififeait Jet hit
'up.n thli teniltry uUb th title if mufttr
trpnptittor. This refolution Hull htnce
forward form th: funJameiiul bafts of
our conflitutiorr. '
Should otKrr chil, after tre, by pur
fning a conduct diimctiicay oppofue to
mine, dig their own grave; and thofe of
their fpecics, you will have loaccufe ony
the law of dclliny which (hall have taken
me away from thehappinefs and welfare
' f my fellow. citizens. May mj fucccf.
for tollowjhe path I (lull have traced
out for them ! It is the f)ftem belt adap.
tfd for confolidatirg their power ; it ii
the highcll homage they can lei.Jcr to my
memoty.
Ai it is tferogjto'ry to my charaflf r and
my dignity to puuiOi the innmcnt for the
crimes otthe guilty,' a handful) of whites
Commendable by the rtligion they have al.
ways profeffed, and who have bclidei taken
the oath to live with ui in the wood, have
Head-Quarters at the Cape', 2?ilv of
April, -1804, iff year of Independence.
T'lie GovcinJr General.
." (Signed'j ' -
, ,' DESSALINES.
The Secretary General. -(A
true Copv,)
JUSTE CHAULATTE.
, This pocTama;ion'.ha'd the effeel vhich
was intwiided'i ir nerved the arm of the rl
ready. -two eufanguined.tR'gro,- and ex in
guifhed i;t his bofom the'laff fpark of hu
man:!)'. The work of death was accel
jefaied ; and on the 14'h of May, wheti
the Greyhound hit the Cape, the infuri
atd foldier'y had lacrificcd f'tt" their utirc- -leniing
policy no lefs than two thoijifand
'five hundred--human beings. The work'
of deft ruction then ceafed from liGCtfli.ty
f or no 'more vidinu retnaiued to be aliaf
(ti.ated. '
The details we. hive received of thefs
tranfaclions arc (hocking to the car. In
deed no Imguagc ot which we are capable,
can defrribe with 'a'xuracy j.'he horrors of
the carnage, which had no refped ta the
infirmity of age, or the innocence of
childhood; but involved in. one common
ruin, and frfq iently with the fame fwordfc
the infant fucking at the bre. lt, and the
unoffending mother from whom it derived
Its nourilhment.
On the 14th of May, Deflalines .left the
Cape by way. of ort-!e-Paix and'
r 1 f
natves, tor tne ptnnoje ot ci.torcKte t.ic
tallow fig proc'amation.
VjO-
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f . 1
terms or in; taitowi-ig
which he hadcanfed to be i fined in that
part of the illnid of St. Domingo inhabi
ted by Spaniard:.. He a ! fo -litd -ordered
that the occupiers of houfes fhould
remoye with ..aJ.Lpofli.ble fpecd. to., a ditch
at the li te of the mountain, the dead bo
dies of the mirriered which rt maiped ia
the flrcets, t.ut they n.iht net le ci'her
I devoured by the dos, o"r bz fuffeitd to
produce a pelliience.
the cata!og,e n attrocities committe ! a. txpcriwiced my clemency. T orJer that
'gaind our (prcies 1 the nmTicre of the lc fword MfpeQ then, and thai they be
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entire population of this ill n,d, med.ti.
tt.i in the liluKeai.d fan-tioldof t en.
binrt ; the execution of that a om.nMe
prrjctl to me unblulhingly prupofrd, nj
Irtady begun by tht French with te'
ca'mtitfi and ferenity of a countenance
aecuflomtd to funilar crimes. Gauda."
unttoleflcii. .
I recommend anew, and ordtr to t'l the
generals of department,' &ctogrant fuc
couri, encouragement and protection to
all neutral and friendly nations wto nuy
wifh to eftabUlk commercial ictationt to
this iflinJ,'
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' LIBERTY OR DEATH.
.. . PROCLAMATION.
Jcui J acquis D.J'ulines, Gvei ner-Gette-l
rt!t 10 tbetnbjhtnnts tf the bpumP: part.
Scarce had the Firoch army keen ex-
pelhd, when you haflered to-arknowledge
my authority ; by a free and fpontaneous "
nmvement of your hearts, you arranged
jourlclvts ur.dcr my fubjection. More
caiefulof tl.c profperity' ihan of the ruiqf
of that part which you inhabit, I have
given to thi homage a favourable recep
tion. From that momtnt, 1 have conii
dtred you as my children, and my fidelity
10 you remains uruiiininilhe I. Asa proof
of my paternal fnlicitudc within the pla
as which have fubmittcd to my power, I
have propofed for chiefs, none but men,'
chofen from among yourfclves. jealctis
of counting you in tic rank of my triends,
that I might give you all the time nccef
fary for recollection, and that I might af
fure myfelf of your fidelity, I hive hither-,
to reft rainciL the burning ardour of my
foldicrs. Already I congratulated in) flit
ojlthe fuccefs ot my IMicitudc, which hai
for its object 10 prevent the cflufion of
hired ; but at this time a fanatic prieft
had kindled in ynur bread I the rage winch ,
predominates therein ; the incci.Ud Fer
rand had not yet iullilled into vrn the
potion ot tatlenood and calumny. Wri
tings originating in dcfpalr ami wcakt (fj
have been circulated, and immerii.tel
many amongft you feduerd by perfidiuua
Infintiation, folicitcd the friendship and
protedlion of tla: French they dared tu
outrage my kindtufs, by coalcfcing with
my cruel enemies Spaniards 1 reflect!
On the brink of the precipice which it
dug tinder your (ret, will that diabo'ical
minillcr fave you, when, with fire ar.J.
fword 1 lhall have purfued you to jour
la(l entrenchment ? Ah ( without t!oubf
his prayers, Ids grimaces, his relics wooll
te no impediment to my career. Vain at?
poweilelf,' can he prtferve joti from tny
jufl anger, after Khali have buried hint
end the collection of brigands he com
mands ur.dcr the mini ofyuur capital I
, Let tnem both recoiled that it ii beforo
my intrepid philaniri that all the refourV
en and fktll of European have provtd in
cffeclual $ ati t that in my victorious tiauds
the dclliny of thcoptain-fcncral Kocham
beau, has been fur rendcicd. To lure the
Spaniards to their party, tiny pfopaata
the report that velfcls with tioopi hava
arrived at Sinto Domireo. Why ii if.
rot the truth " , They IWe Imigine that"
In delaying to attack them until thii4
time, my principal obwtt has been to fuf
frr them to ir.creafe the mafi of our rtV
lourcti, anJ the number of our victims-
to fprcad diflrult apd terror,' they Incef-"
faGity Jall upon ihr file which tbr
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