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 of color m co-legislators with themselves. New
 place, new conflicts ensued. The passions every day
 more fiercely; and while the mulattoes cherished bo
 hopes, the whites, overflowing with indignation, put them
 In open revolt against the mother country, denying its prei
 tise 'and refusing the civir oath. In the midst of these t
 ering disorders, the planters resident in France were invite
 return, and assist in vindicating the civil independence of
 island. Then was it that the mulattoes appealed to the sh1
 Terrible was the result. The slaves awoke as i tifom an(
 nous dream. Under one of their class, named Boukmg
 man of Herculean strength, who knew not what danger 4
 the negres on the night of August 21st, 1791l, arose in
 terrific power of brute force. Gaining immediate success, t
 rapidly increased in numbers, and grew hot with fury. '1
 fell on the plantations, slaughtered their proprietors, and
 stroyed the property. Such progTess did the insurred
 make, that on the 2ith, the third of the habitations of
 Northern Department were in ashes. In a week from its
meneement the storm had swept over the whole plain oi
North, from east to west, and from the mountains to their
Those rich houses, those superb factories, were in ruins. 0
flagration raged everywhere. The mountains, covered 1
smoke and burning fragments, horne upwards by the wi
looked like volcanoes. The atmosphere. as if on fire, rem
bled a furnace. Everywhere were sfen signs of devastatiol
demolished edifices, smouldering embers, scattered and bra
furniture, plate, and other precious artiiles overlooked by
marauders; the soil running with blood, dead bodies hbe
the one on the other, mangled and mutilated, a prey to V4
cious birds and beasts. In proceedings so horrible Touns
could take no part. Faithful to his owne-r, he, during a w[
month, protected the plantation, at the. head rf the negq
whom he greatly contributed to kiep in obelli,:nee, an.d
vented the insurgents from setting the fielk ofl sugar-cane
fire While all the whites were flying Jbr their lives, and j