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The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Port-au-Prince: On March 23, 1000 militia and 500 regulars marched against Negro insurrection on plantations, opposed by Mulattoes 4 miles from town. Battle raged all day with wounded arriving; outcome unknown when Capt. Wellman sailed.
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Capt. WELLMAN, who sailed from Port-au Prince the 23d of March, at evening, informs, that 1000 Militia and 500 Regulars marched out that morning, said to be on account of the insurrection of the Negroes on several plantations on the plain, who had drove their masters into town.-- That they were met and opposed by Mulattoes, whose head quarters were only 4 miles from the town-That he saw numbers of wounded brought into town while he was on shore-That the battle continued all day-and that its issue was unknown when he sailed.
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Port Au Prince
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23d Of March
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numbers of wounded brought into town; battle continued all day, issue unknown
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1000 Militia and 500 Regulars marched out that morning against the insurrection of the Negroes on several plantations on the plain, who had drove their masters into town. They were met and opposed by Mulattoes, whose head quarters were only 4 miles from the town. The battle continued all day.