Notes On Haiti Made During A Residence In That Republic Vol 1 Of 2 Classic Reprint

Author : Charles Mackenzie
Publisher : Theclassics.Us
ISBN 13 : 9781230444581
Total Pages : 70 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (445 download)

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Download or read book Notes on Haiti; Made During a Residence in That Republic written by Charles Mackenzie and published by Theclassics.Us. This book was released on 2013-09 with total page 70 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1830 edition. Excerpt: ... CHAPTER VI. Leaving Gonaive9--Poteau--L'Escalier-- Plaisance -- Camp Lecoq--Madame Babier--Limbfi--Approach to Cape Haitian--Functionaries--City of the Cape--Society--Fossette-- School--Executioner--ChriBtophe--Brutal conduct--licentiousness--Character--Noyades--Sans Souci--La Ferriere-- Suicide of Christophe--Murder of his son--Le Ramier-- Mr. Laroche. On the morning of the 22nd, at an early hour, we left Gonaives, and, after having travelled about three hours, we reached a place called Poteau, which boasts of a shed in which the traveller may get coffee, and rest for a short time. We did both, and escaped a very heavy fall of rain, which came down in torrents. There are a few straggling houses in this hamlet, all sufficiently miserable, except one that belongs to one of the surviving mistresses of Dessalines, who had nearly as many concubines as Solomon himself. From Poteau there are two roads to Cape Haitian, or, as it is commonly called, the Cape, I suppose in contradistinction Vol. i. - G to Cape Nicolas Mole; one by Ennery, the other by Plaisanee, over a steep mountain, and called from its steepness L'Escalier. Our road lay over a very wild, uncultivated country, gradually rising to the foot of the steepest part, where there are the ruins of an old coffee plantation, and a very pleasant stream. There we halted, to put our horses in wind before undertaking the ascent. The " Escalier " is remarkably steep and in many places overhanging precipices, which, though not so formidable as those of the " Corral " in Madeira, are quite sufficent to render caution necessary, especially in those who, like myself, cannot look from a great elevation without becoming giddy. The entire road is paved, and was constructed by a black colonel named...