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Page 77
... surrendered , on condi- tion of their lives being spared . Our succeeding destination was to Sugar Loaf estate , situated within a mile of the garrison of Prince Rupert's . Every thing in the plantations was going on well ...
... surrendered , on condi- tion of their lives being spared . Our succeeding destination was to Sugar Loaf estate , situated within a mile of the garrison of Prince Rupert's . Every thing in the plantations was going on well ...
Page 87
slave brought into Roseau ; and pardon to all who should voluntarily surrender within twenty days . This produced no ... surrendered at discretion . Few , if any , came in : martial law was then proclaimed for forty days , and the whole ...
slave brought into Roseau ; and pardon to all who should voluntarily surrender within twenty days . This produced no ... surrendered at discretion . Few , if any , came in : martial law was then proclaimed for forty days , and the whole ...
Page 88
... the market - place , and the remainder of the pri- soners were shipped off for the Spanish main . At length , in consequence of the energetic measures pursued , a general surrender was proposed , and accepted 88 RUN - AWAY NEGRO WAR .
... the market - place , and the remainder of the pri- soners were shipped off for the Spanish main . At length , in consequence of the energetic measures pursued , a general surrender was proposed , and accepted 88 RUN - AWAY NEGRO WAR .
Page 89
pursued , a general surrender was proposed , and accepted , on condition of their lives being spared . The termination of this warfare was strongly felt throughout the island ; as , during its continu- ance , trade and cultivation had ...
pursued , a general surrender was proposed , and accepted , on condition of their lives being spared . The termination of this warfare was strongly felt throughout the island ; as , during its continu- ance , trade and cultivation had ...
Page 93
... it was considered in all its bearings ; but the surrender of the conquered colonies of Martinico , Tobago , and Demerara , to their former masters , proved extremely detrimental to the in- terests of PEACE OF AMIENS . 93.
... it was considered in all its bearings ; but the surrender of the conquered colonies of Martinico , Tobago , and Demerara , to their former masters , proved extremely detrimental to the in- terests of PEACE OF AMIENS . 93.
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