His own plantation had been utterly devastated.

Exasperated by his losses, he had no disposition to take upon himself the burden of that popular odium which had now become so heavy.

Losing all self-control, he seized a sword and a pistol, and rushed into the Director's room, with the apparent intention of assassinating him, exclaiming, "what lies are these you are reporting of me." He was disarmed and imprisoned.

One of his servants took a gun, went to the fort and deliberately discharged the piece at the Director, but without hitting him.

The would-be assassin was shot down by a sentinel and his head exposed upon the scaffold.