> Hi David, Thank you for adding these dates on Hugues for me. By any chance, did I send you some French letters (copies) of Hugues? If so ,did you ever find someone to translate? Do you have any references for Hugues information - I would like to find out more about him. Wasn't he a henchman for Robespierre? (I'm trying to lure Philippe into this). Anything else you can add, I'm all ears. Heading to Grenada tomorrow so will carry some of your names I've known for eons in my pocket (Bells & Browns & Ollivierres & Hazells). best wishes, Cindy > > Neil: > > Thanks for your very interesting message on St Vincent and nutmegs. > > Victor Hugues is a name well known in Grenada as the French > revolutionary > leader behind the Fedon rebellion of 1795. > > He went to Cayenne as governor after leaving Guadeloupe in 1799 where > he > served until 1809 - he capitulated to the English in that year, so > that may > be the date mentioned in your piece about St Vincent nutmegs. He went > back > to France where he was court-martialed for treason in 1814, but was > acquitted. He went back to Cayenne in 1817, then died in France around > 1826. > > He was pretty cruel when he carried around his guillotine in > Guadeloupe, > seeing off hundreds, but seems to have been kinder in Cayenne, perhaps > mellowing with age. > > David