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| Preface | vii |
| Introduction | 1 |
| CHAPTER I. |
| Situation and general description of the French and Spanish divisions, previously to the revolution in the former country. | 13 |
| CHAPTER II. |
| Cause of the revolution in the colony.—People of colour in France.—Their proceedings.—League with the society of Amis des Noirs.—OgÉ’s rebellion.—His defeat and death.—Conduct of the proprietors and planters.—Consequences of it. | 39 |
| CHAPTER III. |
| First revolt of the slaves in 1791.—Their ravages.—Decree of the national assembly 4th April 1792.—Santhonax and Polverel—their secret agency.—Encourage the slaves.—Their declaration of freedom to the slaves.—Consequences arising from it.—Character of the slaves.—Disabilities of the coloured people. | 64 |
| CHAPTER IV. |
| Effects of emancipating the slaves.—Arrival of the British forces.—Their subsequent operations.—Evacuation by General Maitland.—M. Charmilly negotiates with the English.—Views of the English cabinet.—Parties in the contest.—And insincerity of the French planters. | 97 |
| CHAPTER V. |
| The period between the evacuation by the British forces and the arrival of the French army under Le Clerc.—Cultivation.—Law to enforce it.—Character of Toussaint.—Reverses.—His arrangement with the French general.—His seizure and removal to France. | 117 |
| CHAPTER VI. |
| The period from the seizure of Toussaint to the final expulsion of the French by Dessalines, in 1803.—State of cultivation.—Commerce declined—and observations on the population.—Its extent. | 161 |
| CHAPTER VII. |
| Independence declared.—Dessalines attempts to take the city of Santo Domingo.—Raised to the imperial dignity.—New constitution.—His atrocious massacres.—Attempts to import negroes from Africa.—Encourages cultivators.—Census taken.—State of his army.—His death and character. | 175 |
| CHAPTER VIII. |
| Christophe takes the command.—His officers of government.—Promotes agriculture and commerce.—Petion opposes him.—Cessation of arms mutually agreed upon.—Christophe crowned king.—Code Henry.—Baron de Vastey’s opinions.—Commissioners from France.—Conduct to them.—Christophe pursues his system of government.—Petion relaxes in his.—His offers to the British government.—State of his dominions.—Has recourse to a debased currency.—Consequences.—His death.—Christophe negotiates for the possession of the Spanish part.—Revolution in his dominions.—His death. | 195 |
| CHAPTER IX. |
| Boyer elected president.—His character.—Revolution in the north—annexed to the south.—Revolution in Spanish part.—Union of the whole.—Measures pursued after.—Overtures to France.—Arrival of French fleet.—Negotiation and independence.—Baron Mackau.—Dissatisfaction prevails.—British consul-general.—Further dissatisfaction.—Determination not to pay the indemnity.—Voluntary loan attempted—it fails.—Observations on the inefficiency of government.—State of the military.—Naval force, etc. | 232 |
| CHAPTER X. |
| Topographical sketch.—State of the roads.—Mode of repair by criminals.—How criminals are treated.—Description of inns.—Accommodations at them.—Mode of 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.—Decline under Boyer.—Crops in his time.—Attempts to revive it.—Coercion resorted to.—Code Rural—doubts on enforcing its clauses.—Disposal of lands.—Consequences from it.—Incompetency of planters.—State of cultivation of sugar, coffee, cocoa, cotton, indigo.—Free labour.—Consequences arising from it—its inefficacy, etc. | 317 |
| CHAPTER XII. |
| Commerce.—State of exports and imports.—Exactions at the customs—depredations and impositions.—Foreign merchants—disabilities they labour under.—Insecurity.—State of finances.—Revenue, etc. | 368 |
| CHAPTER XIII. |
| Haytian jurisprudence.—State of the courts.—Trial by jury.—The judges.—Justices of the peace—their corruption.—State of the church.—Account of a missionary.—Schism in the church.—Moral and religious state of the people shewn by their mode of living.—Description of this mode.—Habitations described.—Furniture, etc.—Education—its progress.—Government do not encourage it.—Remarks on the consequences of not doing so.—Qualifications of senators and communes—shew the state of knowledge and education. | 383 |
| CHAPTER XIV. |
| Population.—Census 1824—opinion on it.—Further statement.—Manner of taking the census.—Checks to increase—decrease is evident—nature of those checks.—Increase in the United States, according to Raymond.—Conclusion. | 402 |
