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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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A white Frenchman from Martinico was arrested in New Orleans for plotting an insurrection among free people of color and slaves, involving arson and massacre of whites. The plan was to start ten days after detection by firing the city, but it was averted by informing the mayor.
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A letter from New-Orleans, dated Sept. 1, says, "the topic of conversation, at present, is the arrest of a white Frenchman, now lodged in jail, (I understand from Martinico) who was attempting to effect an insurrection of the free people of colour and slaves.-- His plan had so far progressed, that, ten days from the time of his detection, they were to commence operations by firing the city of New-Orleans at different points, which was to be the signal for a general massacre of the whites "not even to spare the babe at the breast," was the order of their inhuman leader. Proclamations were prepared, offering freedom to the negroes! and it is understood there are emissaries on the coast and at Natchez, that their parts are assigned in this sanguinary plot. Happily, information was lodged with the mayor of their intention, in time to avert, for the present, the dreadful calamity."
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New Orleans
Event Date
Sept. 1
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leader arrested and lodged in jail; plot averted by information to the mayor.
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A white Frenchman from Martinico was arrested for attempting to incite an insurrection among free people of color and slaves in New Orleans. The plan involved firing the city at multiple points as a signal for a general massacre of whites, including infants, with proclamations offering freedom to negroes. Emissaries were active on the coast and at Natchez.