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Fowle's New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Runaway slaves in Dominica destroyed the Rosalie estate, killed the driver, manager, and three overseers through torture and cruelties. Roseau was alarmed by false reports of their approach, but fears subsided. Heads of two perpetrators were brought to town.
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The inhabitants of Dominica have of late been greatly alarmed by the violent outrages of the run-away negroes. The Antigua gazette of December 14, affords the following information on this subject.
"St. John's, Dec. 14. By a gentleman just arrived from Dominica we have the following horrid account of the outrageous proceedings of the run-away negroes there, which may be relied on.
"The number of these wretches having accumulated into a very large body, they proceeded to carry into execution their determined resolution of destroying the estate called Rosalie, which would have made 200 English hogsheads of Sugar this year, at least.
"Before they set fire to the estate, they laid hold of the driver, flogged him very severely, and afterwards put him to death by slow tortures.
"Having surrounded the works, they next killed the manager, and three white overseers, by wanton cruelties.
"On Saturday last the town of Roseau was falsely alarmed, by a report of the approach of these savages to the capital; many were preparing for a flight several ways, and some attempted to get on board the shipping for safety. But on better information their fears subsided.
"The heads of two of these miscreants have been cut off and brought to the town of Roseau, which our informant saw before his departure."
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Dominica
Event Date
As Of December 14
Outcome
driver, manager, and three white overseers killed; heads of two runaway negroes cut off and brought to roseau
Event Details
Runaway negroes accumulated into a large body and destroyed the Rosalie estate by setting it on fire after torturing and killing the driver, then killing the manager and three overseers. Roseau was falsely alarmed by reports of their approach but fears subsided. Heads of two miscreants brought to town.