General Moïse’s conspiracy breaks out at the Cap

On 31 October 1801 there broke out at the Cap the conspiracy of General Moïse against Toussaint-Louverture, whose aim was the extermination of the whites in the North, the union of the Blacks and the jaunes, and the independence of his country. After stifling this revolt, Toussaint came to the Cap, where he made his entry on 4 November. He presented himself on the parade ground, and, pointing himself out to the people, said: “Here is the man whom General Moïse has represented as a traitor to the fatherland! Here is the man who murdered his brothers! Here is the man who attempted the restoration of slavery, who betrayed the Republic, and who wished to have himself proclaimed king over thousands of corpses! Today the guilty will receive their punishment, for having disturbed public order. As for General Moïse, my nephew, he will undergo in a few days the penalty that his rebellion deserves; he conspired against France, his fatherland, and whoever takes up arms against her, were it my own son, will perish by the punishment of traitors.” He ordered several compromised officers to step…

Rouzier tells this under the entry Cap-haïtien (le).