The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1803-04-19 00:00:00

FROM LOUISIANA..

Ta•NSLATION OF THE ILOYALORDER FOR THE

DELIVEMY Olt THIS It.ROVINCIL, VjZ.

" I hare received the following information hem the Mini-
ster at War," by it paper of the 15th current, the Seignior
Don Pedro Ce%alLas said to me what follows—

The King having cedal to the French itepub:ic the Colony
or Province of Louisiana, with the extent that it actually has,
and as it was possessed by the Freud' whin they ced.si h to
his Catholic Ntkiesty, I co'nmunicata ynu the Royal Order,
that disposition may be made fur the delivery of the said pro-
vince to the Fp.nch Commissary or Commissaries, that for
this effect shalt present themselves, with due authority from
the Government of the said Ripubte' ; which Royal resolu-
tions I have transmitted to th! Captain Gvnieral of Louisiana,
adiertisirg him, that it was also the will of the King in what
revecti fixed Regiments, and other veteran troop;, which
garrison that Provence, that the individuals that voluntarily
wish to remain under the dominions of his Westy, may pass
(the delivery of the province being made) to the Ilavaunah,
where they will receive their destination.
I communicate to you this Royal Older, that you may con-
' rur in what respects you, to the accomplishment of this sore
reign determination.

God pr,Arrye you many year.
Madrid, July 00, 1802.

SOLEN.

CAPE FRAScOIS, FEB. 9.

As all the bad news which goes from this island
is very much, exaggerated, I embrace with pleasure
an opportunity, dire& for Boston, to give you an
account of the affair which happened a few days
past on the mountains, dirally at the back of :he
Cape. About the sth instant it was reported in
town that the brigands were colleting on those
mountains, and intended to descend, then to attack
and enter the Cape,, the report was looked upon as
absurd (feeling ourselves very strong), ccnsequently
not attended to. The sth inst. at about three in the
morning, we were awoke by the fire of the mus-
ketry, and soon discovered that the brigands had at-
tacked the habitation Mrheye, where there was a
small post, and two other places equally near to the
town. Meheye and Desobric were soon set fire to ;
but no more mischief was done, except the loss of
one officer and thretior fona men or. our side ; the
brigands then fled, and have not been seen inn the
mounraZns since.

The next morning, about the same time, our
troops of the line oily, ina.ie a sortie into the plain
with the dragoons of the Cape, met the main body
of the brigands, commanded by Clerveaux and
Christophe, gave them battle, anti completely rout-
ed them. Upwards of ::00 blacks were found dead
upon the field'; we had fifteen or twenty wounded, '
and very few killed: A captain of horse in the
general's gar& d'hotoneur, wounded Clerveaux in
single combat, and would have taken him but for a
musket-balkwhich. struck. him in the groin and. threw
him from his horse.
General Rochambeau left here about ten days
ago, with abant£ooo fresh troops, which will doubt-
less stop the progress which the brigands are mak-
ing in the south. We are in daily- expenhation of
very large reinforcements that have sailed from dif-
ferent parts of France. Central Rochambeau is in-

defatigable in his exertions, very brave, a:;(1 his
name only is terrible to the blacks. While he was
here with less force than we now have, we saw no-
thing of the enemy. Since our arrestation, the Ame-
rican commerce has been put upon the same footing
as the French, except only higher impost duty ; and
we have been repaid the money we were forced to

lend.
By the arrival last evening of the brig Regulator,
'in six days from Charltston, we nave I.e,:civect a file

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of the Charlestoi, City Gazette, from, v4,1,..11 we copy
die following article:

CH AIRLtSTON. Ft °-1:5.

Accounts from the Ilavannah state, that ve,
were about to sail from thence to take the Spar.isb
garrison from New-Orleans and convey it to St.
Augustine ; and that the former place was to he de-
livered up to the French, as a frigate, having on
board a Colonial Prefect, and a number of offi(7ers,
had arrived at New Orleans to take possession of ;•