History of the Island of St. Domingo: From Its First Discovery by Columbus to the Present PeriodM. Day, 1824 - 266 pàgines |
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Passatges populars
Pàgina 8 - ... soon unloaded the ship of every thing that was upon deck, as the king gave us great assistance : he himself, with his brothers and relations, took all possible care that every thing should be properly done, both aboard and on shore. And, from time to time, he sent some of his relations weeping, to beg of me not to be dejected, for he would give me all that he had. I can assure your Highnesses...
Pàgina 68 - Consternation and terror now took possession of every mind, ' and the screams of the women and children, running from door to ' door, heightened the horrors of the scene. All the citizens took up ' arms, and the General Assembly vested the Governor with the ' command of the National Guards, requesting him to give such ' orders as the urgency of the case seemed to demand.
Pàgina 97 - The government sends you Captain-General Le Clerc ; he brings with him numerous forces for protecting you against your enemies, and against the enemies of the republic. If it be said to you, these forces are destined to ravish from you your liberty, answer, the republic will not suffer it to be taken from us.
Pàgina 70 - ... guardian angel. He brought with him pigeons, poultry, and bread ; and conducted the family by slow marches in the night,, along the banks of the river, until they were within sight of the wharf at Port Margot; when -telling them they were entirely out of danger, he took his leave for ever, and went to join the rebels.
Pàgina 104 - ... you have rendered to it, and by the talents and the force of character with which nature has endowed you. A contrary conduct would be ineconcileable with the idea we have conceived of you.
Pàgina 71 - ... and one thousand two hundred Christian families reduced from opulence, to such a state of misery, as to depend altogether for their clothing and sustenance on public and private charity. Of the insurgents, it was reckoned that upwards of ten thousand had perished by the sword or by famine; and some hundreds by the hands of the executioner...
Pàgina 146 - ... men without energy, of no virtue, of no delicate sensibility, should not we have plunged in their breast the dagger of desperation ? Where is that...
Pàgina 64 - ... full discussion, a very large majority voted ' that it never was the intention of the Assembly to comprehend the .interior government of the colonies in the Constitution which they had framed for the mother country, or to subject them to laws which were incompatible with their local establishments ; they therefore authorize the...
Pàgina 97 - Rally all of you around him. Whoever shall dare to separate himself from the Captain-General will be a traitor to his country, and the indignation of the republic will devour him, as the fire devours your dried canes.
Pàgina 105 - Assist with your counsel, your influence, and your talents, the Captain-General. What can you desire ? — the freedom of the blacks ? You know that in all the countries we have been in, we have given it to the people who had it not.