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| Preface | [vii] |
| Introduction | [1] |
| CHAPTER I. |
| Situation and general description of the French andSpanish divisions, previously to the revolution in theformer country. | [13] |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Cause of the revolution in the colony.—People ofcolour in France.—Their proceedings.—League with thesociety of Amis des Noirs.—Ogé’s rebellion.—His defeatand death.—Conduct of the proprietors and planters.—Consequencesof it. | [39] |
| CHAPTER III. |
| First revolt of the slaves in 1791.—Their ravages.—Decreeof the national assembly 4th April 1792.—Santhonaxand Polverel—their secret agency.—Encouragethe slaves.—Their declaration of freedom to theslaves.—Consequences arising from it.—Character ofthe slaves.—Disabilities of the coloured people. | [64] |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Effects of emancipating the slaves.—Arrival of theBritish forces.—Their subsequent operations.—Evacuationby General Maitland.—M. Charmilly negotiateswith the English.—Views of the English cabinet.—Partiesin the contest.—And insincerity of the Frenchplanters. | [97] |
| CHAPTER V. |
| The period between the evacuation by the Britishforces and the arrival of the French army under LeClerc.—Cultivation.—Law to enforce it.—Character ofToussaint.—Reverses.—His arrangement with theFrench general.—His seizure and removal to France. | [117] |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| The period from the seizure of Toussaint to the finalexpulsion of the French by Dessalines, in 1803.—Stateof cultivation.—Commerce declined—and observationson the population.—Its extent. | [161] |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Independence declared.—Dessalines attempts to takethe city of Santo Domingo.—Raised to the imperial dignity.—Newconstitution.—His atrocious massacres.—Attemptsto import negroes from Africa.—Encouragescultivators.—Census taken.—State of his army.—Hisdeath and character. | [175] |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Christophe takes the command.—His officers of government.—Promotesagriculture and commerce.—Petionopposes him.—Cessation of arms mutuallyagreed upon.—Christophe crowned king.—Code Henry.—Baronde Vastey’s opinions.—Commissioners fromFrance.—Conduct to them.—Christophe pursues hissystem of government.—Petion relaxes in his.—Hisoffers to the British government.—State of his dominions.—Hasrecourse to a debased currency.—Consequences.—Hisdeath.—Christophe negotiates for the possessionof the Spanish part.—Revolution in his dominions.—Hisdeath. | [195] |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Boyer elected president.—His character.—Revolutionin the north—annexed to the south.—Revolutionin Spanish part.—Union of the whole.—Measurespursued after.—Overtures to France.—Arrival ofFrench fleet.—Negotiation and independence.—BaronMackau.—Dissatisfaction prevails.—British consul-general.—Furtherdissatisfaction.—Determination not topay the indemnity.—Voluntary loan attempted—it fails.—Observationson the inefficiency of government.—Stateof the military.—Naval force, etc. | [232] |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Topographical sketch.—State of the roads.—Modeof repair by criminals.—How criminals are treated.—Descriptionof inns.—Accommodations at them.—Modeof travelling.—Value of land in several districts,and in towns. | [271] |
| CHAPTER XI. |
| Agriculture.—Crops in Toussaint’s and Dessalines’time.—System of Christophe and Petion.—Declineunder Boyer.—Crops in his time.—Attempts to reviveit.—Coercion resorted to.—Code Rural—doubts onenforcing its clauses.—Disposal of lands.—Consequencesfrom it.—Incompetency of planters.—State of cultivationof sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, indigo.—Free labour.—Consequencesarising from it—its inefficacy, etc. | [317] |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Commerce.—State of exports and imports.—Exactionsat the customs—depredations and impositions.—Foreignmerchants—disabilities they labour under.—Insecurity.—Stateof finances.—Revenue, etc. | [368] |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Haytian jurisprudence.—State of the courts.—Trialby jury.—The judges.—Justices of the peace—their corruption.—Stateof the church.—Account of a missionary.—Schismin the church.—Moral and religious stateof the people shewn by their mode of living.—Descriptionof this mode.—Habitations described.—Furniture,etc.—Education—its progress.—Government do not encourageit.—Remarks on the consequences of not doingso.—Qualifications of senators and communes—shewthe state of knowledge and education. | [383] |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Population.—Census 1824—opinion on it.—Furtherstatement.—Manner of taking the census.—Checks toincrease—decrease is evident—nature of those checks.—Increasein the United States, according to Raymond.—Conclusion. | [402] |