An enquiry into the nature, and causes of the great mortality among the troops at St. Domingo : with practical remarks on the fever of that island, and directions, for the conduct of Europeans on their first arrival in warm climates / by Hector M'Lean.

  • McLean, Hector, -1810
Date:
1797
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Credit: An enquiry into the nature, and causes of the great mortality among the troops at St. Domingo : with practical remarks on the fever of that island, and directions, for the conduct of Europeans on their first arrival in warm climates / by Hector M'Lean. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by The Royal College of Surgeons of England. The original may be consulted at The Royal College of Surgeons of England.

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    can equal the hazard of the fervice. T'am doubtful whether it would be found policy to accept the fubmiffion of the Brigands, were they all i inclined to fubmit at the prefent -moment; they are too numerous to be trufted; and fhould they once, more bend under the lafh of the planter, their habits of indolence and ; depredation would foon return, and they would again figh fot; licentious idle- nefs. Among new negroes they would be fo unany apoftles of fedition, and they would fcatter amongft them the creed of the na- ‘ tional convention; a creed which would make .revolt and murder duty, and which would dignify^: every adt of horror with the facred name of an enthufiafm for freedom. The 'only fcheme of fubduing them appears to me •to be, the enlifting great numbers of them into our army, and forming, them into regiments commanded by Britifh officers, or French loyalifts of approved fidelity. Military difci- pline-, widioiit extreme rigour, *would beget •habits of Subordination and attachment to their officers ]' and marks of diftindtiofi, judicioufly beftov/ed amongft them, would generate mi- litary pridei and an ardour very neceflary to conned: and fupport fuch bodies. The reft, whom we could not employ in this manner, muft be pioted-ed in fome diftridt, as free men, under
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