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Daily National Intelligencer
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Report from Gonaives, Haiti: King Henry I (Christophe) committed suicide around late October after a July paralytic stroke, amid army revolt that killed the governor at St. Marks and turned five regiments against him.
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BALTIMORE, NOV. 7.
By the schooner Barracoa, capt. Raymond, arrived at this port yesterday from Gonaives, we learn that King Henry Ist. (Christophe) committed suicide by blowing out his brains, about ten days before the sailing of the Barracoa. He had been struck with a paralytic in July—the army taking advantage of his incapacity to act, revolted, first at St. Marks, where they killed the governor—five regiments at the Cape were then ordered by Christophe to march against the insurgents, when assembled they refused and turned their arms against him.
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Gonaives
Event Date
July (Paralysis); About Ten Days Before Sailing Of Barracoa (Suicide), Reported November 7
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king christophe suicide; governor killed at st. marks; army revolt by five regiments
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King Henry I (Christophe) suffered a paralytic stroke in July, leading to army revolt starting at St. Marks where they killed the governor. Five regiments at the Cape refused orders to march against insurgents and turned against Christophe, prompting his suicide by shooting about ten days before the schooner Barracoa sailed from Gonaives.