Historical Survey of the French Colony in the Island of St. Domingo

Klappentext This important 1797 work outlines the history of the slave rebellion in the French West Indian colony of St Domingo. Zusammenfassung This 1797 history of the uprising of slaves in the French colony of St Domingo (now Haiti) was written by a West Indian planter! who opposed abolition. He dwells on the atrocities committed by the slaves! but attributes the rebellion to French misrule! from which Britain must learn. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Political state of Saint Domingo, previous to the year 1789; 2. From the Revolution of 1789, to the meeting of the first General Colonial Assembly; 3. Proceedings of the General Colonial Assembly until its final dissolution, and embarkation of the members for France, August 1790; 4. Rebellion and defeat of Ogé, a free man of colour; 5. Proceedings in France; 6. Consequences in St. Domingo of the Decree of the 15th of May; 7. Of the motives which induced the people of colour to join the revolted negroes; 8. Reception and proceedings of the Civil Commissioners, and their return to France; 9. Situation, extent, and general description of St. Domingo; 10. Emigrations; 11. Sickness among the troops, and the causes thereof; 12. Ancient state of the Spanish colony; Tableau du commerce et de finances de la partie Françoise de St. Domingue; Additional tables; Additional notes and illustrations.

Product details

• Authors: Bryan Edwards, Edwards Bryan
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 09.12.2010
• EAN: 9781108023221
• ISBN: 978-1-108-02322-1
• No. of pages: 284
• Series: Cambridge Library Collection -; Cambridge Library Collection - Slavery and Abolition
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; HISTORY / Caribbean & West Indies / General, c 1500 onwards to present day, Early modern history: c 1450/1500 to c 1700, History and Archaeology