MA here's a glimpse of some of the atrosoties commited by the Haitian troops in Santiago, just keep in mind that this is just a small part, later on he goes to describe by name many of the victims. Also, note that only the masacres of Santiago and Moca are describe in these passages, there ware many other towns that unfurtunately ran with the same luck, such as la Vega, Cotui, and many towns in the south.
"Los negros entraron en la ciudad como unas furias degollando, atropellando y haciendo correr la sangre por todas partes. La consternaci?n fue general. La honestidad, el pudor, la decencia, todo estaba en la calle y en las plazas a las diez del d?a, y aun en los templos a merced de la brutal concupiscencia que estremec?a la naturaleza.
Rodeados de la tropa negra perec?an todos los del campo que acud?an a prestarnos auxilio. Ocuparon el centro de la plaza cuando se celebraba la misa. Los b?rbaros se dirigieron al templo asesinando a roso y belloso. Hicieron una carnicer?a espantosa manchando de sangre el suelo y los altares.
El que escap? en el templo muri? en la calle al salir. Corr?an los perseguidos a buscar asilo en las casas de los sacerdotes y ?stos fueron tambi?n m?rtires de su furor. Este lamentable estado vino a calmar despu?s que ya no hab?an quedado vivos m?s que los eclesi?sticos y tal cual que por empe?o de Campos Tavares, se reserv? como prisionero. Solo escaparon de la refriega, estando en ella don Jos? Minuesa Don Carlos Mej?as, don Sim?n de Rojas y el autor.
Varios paisanos vi?ndolo todo perdido se refugiaron en Moca y para ganar tiempo formaron de pronto una diputai?n que presidiera el cura frai Pedro Geraldino y se le presentare a Crist?bal a nombre el pueblo a rendirle pleito homenaje, lo que bast? por entonces para que esta jurisdicci?n gozare unos d?as de indulto. Crist?bal les ofreci? protecci?n autorizando al cura a continuar su ministerio. Luego veremos los efectos de esta protecci?n.
Entre las atrocidades cometidas en Santiago fue la de que el martes de carnestolendas se vieron colgados en los arcos de la casa capitular las personas de don Carlos de Rojas, el anciano y don Francisco Escoto, tan solo porque hab?a firmado como suplente los registros del Consejo Departamental, a don Jos? N??ez, vecino de La Vega, a don Bartolom? Forteza. El mi?rcoles de ceniza asesinaron a don Juan Reyes, que parec?a perdonado a s?plicas de Tavarez. ?ltimamente me refiri? (el sacrist?n de Moca), la dilatada conferencia de Crist?bal con el cura de Santiago, despu?s de haberlo puesto a la cabeza de la fila de hombres y mujeres, colocados de espalda a la orilla de la Barranca del r?o, condenados todos al cuchillo con solo una se?al del gefe, de que ya estaban advertidos, atribuy?ndole el origen y la culpa de aquella temeraria resistencia en que hab?an perecido tantos de su ej?rcito. Le reconven?a con un pu?al en la mano, amag?ndole y llen?ndolo de los m?s groseros improperios. A la llegada de Campos Tav?rez cambi? la cosa, logrando al fin que se diera libertad a la gente de color y que el cura fuese destinado a su prisi?n.
En efecto se acercaron y nos informaron de que en Moca el 3 de abril de 1805, hab?an los negros pasado a cuchillo aquella ma?ana a todo viviente, para cuyo fin, el comandante Joubert hab?a llegado all? con tropa, dando la orden de que las mujeres de todas clases y edades se reunieran en la Iglesia y los hombres en la plaza, pues todos, bajo la buena fe de la capitulaci?n celebrada con los vecinos partidos deb?an obedecer a las prevenciones del gefe que mandaba.
Todos obedecieron creyendo que se iba a proclamar alg?n indulto o gracia a favor de ellos, y el indulto fue degollarlos a todos luego que se verific? la reuni?n prevenida, como ovejas acorraladas. Que los negros luego que consumaron el sacrificio espantoso, sacr?lego y b?rbaro, abandonaron el pueblo: que de todas las mujeres estaban en la iglesia, solo quedaron con vida dos muchachas que estaban debajo del cad?ver de la madre, de la t?a o de la persona que las acompa?aban, se fingieron muertas porque estaban cubiertas con la sangre que hab?a derramado el cad?ver que ten?an encima que en el presbiterio hab?a, por lo menos, 40 ni?os degollados y encima, del altar una se?ora de Santiago, do?a Manuela Polanco, mujer de don Francisco Campos, miembro del Consejo departamental, que fue sacrificado el d?a de la invasi?n y colgado en los arcos de la Casa Consistorial, con dos o tres heridas mortales de que estaba agonizando. Que don Antonio Geraldino, don Mateo Mu?oz y el capit?n de aquel partido don Jos? Lizardo, hab?an sido sorprendidos en su casa y atados a sus camas las incendiaron, incluyendo en el n?mero de las v?ctimas aquellas se?oras hermanas de nuestro cura escapadas del deguello de Santiago. Do?a Antonia David, que resistida a los torpes deseos de uno de aquellos feroces animales fue atravesada de un bayonetaso en la puerta del templo. Una de ellas, de las escapadas, de edad de 18 a?os era hija de don Antonio Salcedo, quien hab?a casado en segundas nupcias el mismo d?a de carnestolendas, en que perdi? al marido sacrificado con los dem?s. El padre Geraldino no se sab?a de ?l; despu?s se supo que los negros se lo llevaron al retirarse del sitio que pusieron a la capital (41)."
Translation.
"The blacks entered the city like beasts, slitting throats, violating and making the blood run everywhere. The consternation was general, Honesty , modesty , decency , everything was on the street and in the town squares at ten o'clock, and even in the temples at the mercy of the brutal lust which shook the nature.
Sorrounded by the black troops those from the countryside who came to lend us their help, died. They occupied the town square where the mass was being celebrated. The barbarians went to the temple killing all without exceptions. They made a dreadful carnage staining with blood the ground of the altars.
The ones who escaped from the temple, died in the streets. The persecuted ran to seek refuge in the houses of the priests and these were also martyrs of their wrath. This sorry state came to a stop after there was none left alive except some priests, which thanks to the efforts of Campo Tavarez (the mulatto we have been talking so much about) were taken as prisoners. The only ones who scape the scuffle, were don Jos? Minuesa, Don Carlos Mej?as, don Sim?n de Rojas and the author.
Many country men seeing everything lost took refuge in Moca and rapidly form a delegation headed by the priest rai Pedro Geraldino, and was presented to Henri Christophe on the name of the country to pay tribute to him, which was enough at the time to spare their jurisdiction (Moca) for a few days. Henri Christophe offered them protection, authorizing the priest to continue with his ministry. Later we will see the effects of such protection
Among the atrocities committed in Santiago was that on Tuesday of carnestolendas (can't really translate this) where bodies were seen hung from the arches of the conference house, among the persons there was don Carlos de Rojas, the old men y don Francisco Escoto just because they had sigh the registries of the advisory department, also don Jos? N??ez, neighbor of La Vega, and don Bartolom? Forteza. Wednesday of ash they assassinated don Juan Reyes, who seemed to be spared thanks to the pleads of Tavarez. lastly I refer to the sacristan of Moca, the postponed conference of Henri Christophe with the priest of Santiago, after being placed at the head of the line of men and women , placed on their backs to the edge of the river (he refers to the Yaque river and its steep canyon, anyone who has been to Santiago knows what he's talking about) all condemned to the knife at the order of the boss (Henri Christophe), all warned, attributing that the origin of their fault of resisting his army, in which many of his men died. He
exhorted them with a dagger at hand, swinging at them and filling them with the grosses insults. Upon the arrival of Campos Tavarez things changed, finally achieving the release of the people of color and that the priest was to be put in prison.
In effect they came and told us that in Moca on April 3, 1805, The blacks that morning had put to the sword every living thing, to which end, the commander Joubert had arrived there with troops, giving the order for women of all classes and ages gather in the church and the men on the town square, under the good faith of the capitulation the parties held should obey the warnings of the commander.
Everyone obeyed believing that he would proclaim a pardon or grace in favor of them, After confirming the reunion the pardon that was giving was to slit everyone's throat, like trapped goats. The blacks after consummating the awful sacrifice, sacrilege and barbaric, left the town: of all the women who where in the church, there where only two girls were left alive who were under the dead bodies of their mother, aunt and of the people that accompanied them, they faked their death since they were covered by the blood shed by bodies above them. In the presbytery there was at least 40 children slaughtered and on top of the altar a lady from Santiago, Lady Manuela Polanco, wife of Don Francisco Campos , member of the department , who was slain on the day of the invasion and hung on the arches of the Town Hall, with two or three mortal wounds he was agonizing. Don Antonio Geraldino , Don Mateo Munoz and Captain Don Jose Lizardo, who were surprised in their houses and then tied them to their beds they burned them. Including among those victims the sisters of our priest who had previously escaped the slaughter in Santiago. Do?a Antonia David , who resisted the clumsy desires of those ferocious animals was crossed by a bayonet at the door of the temple. One of them, of the escapees, of 18 years of age was the daughter of don Antonio Salcedo, who had contracted marriage the same day of carnestolendas, and who had lost his wife who was sacrificed with the others. We didn't know of the father Geraldino; Afterwards we found out that the blacks had taken him on their retreat from the siege of Santo Domingo. "
