Chapter 618 American Anger

Chapter 619 The Anger of Americans

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The reporter looked at Wilberforce eagerly and said, "So, have you heard about the passage of the Abolition Bill on a certain island?"

In fact, the members of the "Clapham Saints" only heard that the St. Domingo Parliament passed the Abolition Bill, and the specific details were not clear.

But the reporter just brought them "the latest news from the newspaper", so they had no doubts.

Wilberforce nodded: "Yes, it's really exciting news for me."

"What is your attitude towards the Abolition Bill?"

"I have always opposed the inhumane slave trade, so any behavior that can liberate slaves should be encouraged."

As a government official, Wilberforce could only say some official words, and then he looked at Thomas Clarkson, a member of the "Clapham Saints".

The latter obviously had no scruples and said with a smile: "The French persecuted those West African blacks extremely cruelly, and now the slaves are retaliating against them. This is a great victory for the abolition movement.

"I wish Saint Domingo...ah, the free blacks on that island, and their allies can make the slave owners pay the price they deserve! Haha, you can't publish these."

Several other members of the "Clapham Saints" immediately laughed.

The British have always been very happy to see the French suffer a setback. In fact, the British have far more black slaves in Jamaica, the West Indies and other places than the French, but double standards have always been what they are best at.

Earl Middleton said on the side: "It is well known that the French treat black slaves the most cruelly in the world, and it is not surprising that they are in the situation today. "

The reporter interviewed for a long time and made Wilberforce and others seem quite familiar with the situation in Saint Domingo through leading questions.

The next day, the reporter gave the written interview manuscript to Wilberforce for review.

The latter only read it roughly and saw that it did not mention specific names such as Saint Domingo, so he agreed to publish the article in tomorrow's newspaper.

Since Wilberforce was a famous abolitionist, his support for the abolition of slavery would improve his political prestige. At the same time, this matter could disgust the French, so he naturally would not refuse.

So the British The newspapers soon published his interview about the abolition of slavery on "a certain island", and it was soon reprinted in many countries, even in American newspapers.

Wilberforce didn't realize until then that he had fallen into a trap.

The reporter was naturally arranged by the French Intelligence Agency. Many of the situations in Saint-Domingo that he introduced to Wilberforce and others had not yet been reported to Britain.

For example, Auger's army defeated the government army in Saint-Domingo, and the people of the Booker Movement fled Saint-Domingo, etc. These all happened more than a month ago. The French Intelligence Agency had long known that Auger's army had defeated the government army in Saint-Domingo, and the people of the Booker Movement fled Saint-Domingo, etc. The plan was so hot that the news could be sent back to Europe as quickly as possible, but the British would not know about it for at least a week. After all, there was no Internet in this era, and you had to send people to the scene to find out what happened.

But Wilberforce got a "spoiler" from the reporter and wrote it into the interview.

More than half a month later, the news of a serious slave riot in the United States finally reached Europe.

People soon learned that the black devils sweeping across Georgia, the United States, were the "Booker Riots" driven into the sea by the government forces of Saint Domingo.

Then there was another explosive news. Those rioting blacks spread the word that it was the "great Duke of Leeds" who provided them with weapons. When they were defeated by the army of the Governor of Saint Domingo, it was the Duke of Leeds' ship that sent them to the United States.

These blacks even forced American craftsmen to erect a statue of the Duke of Leeds in the town of Merry - his full name was engraved on the base of the statue.

St. James's Palace.

In the reception room on the second floor, the American envoy Connor Tristan was handing a note to Lord Grenville, who had just returned home, with a cold face.

"If you can't give a reasonable explanation, then your country's behavior will be regarded as a provocation to the United States! "Tristan roared angrily, almost to the point of disregarding diplomatic etiquette.

Thousands of people in Georgia have been killed by Booker's mob, nearly one-third of the plantations have been destroyed, and more plantation owners have chosen to leave their homes for refuge due to concerns about their own safety.

Currently, Savannah is under siege by more than 1,300 blacks, and there are more than 70,000 people living there. Once it is breached, the consequences will be disastrous.

You know, so far no white person who has fallen into the hands of those brutal blacks has survived, and most of them have been tortured and killed. More than a month ago, more than 50 white people in a plantation were all thrown into boiling water and boiled to death, which shocked the whole United States.

Lord Grenville took a deep breath and argued: "I think those blacks are completely trying to frame the Duke of Leeds. I can assure you that he has absolutely nothing to do with this matter. "

Tristan said coldly: "You may have seen the interview with Mr. Wilberforce more than a month ago in the newspaper. He was obviously very familiar with the situation in Saint-Domingo. He had already told many details when the incident happened only a month ago. At that time, the news could not have been transmitted back to Europe.

"We can only explain that he was one of the participants and knew the inside story in advance."

Lord Grenville cursed in his heart, why did the Duke of Leeds tell this to Wilberforce, an abolitionist. And Wilberforce, this fool, actually told such a secret to the reporter!

He had to pretend to be confused: "There are many possibilities, such as Mr. Wilberforce happened to send someone to Saint Domingo to handle official business and accidentally witnessed this.

"In fact, I remember that in that interview, Mr. Wilberforce did not mention Saint Domingo at all..."

"Your words can't even fool a child." Tristan shouted, "I hope your country can give our country a reasonable explanation for this matter and compensate our country for our losses!"

"No, no, you are too arbitrary. I reiterate that our country has nothing to do with the abolition of slavery in Saint Domingo. I will send a formal note to your country later. "

Tristan protested for a long time, but it didn't work, and he had to leave in anger.

At this time, the United States was still just a poor and backward country. Even if the world hegemon Britain really wanted to deal with them, they had no way to deal with them.

However, as an important source of raw materials, the United States can make some small moves in trade to retaliate against the British.

Tristan just came out of the reception room and saw the French envoy Segur passing by him with an angry face and rushed into the hall.