The British Press; or, Morning Literary Advertiser.
London, England, 1807-03-28 00:00:00

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On Saturday bat anchored in the harbour, its
M.tjesty's ship Psyche, Captain Wooldridge, from A
cruise off the bland of B.nr bon, accompanied by
three French prizes. T:ae Psyche left her cruising
ground off the bland of Bourbon on the 17th ult,
and proceeded to St. Diary's, on the blind of Ma-
dagascar, where they received on board a supply of
water and bullorts, and from thence they touched
at the Syerselles.
The hyt!te, during her cruise. captured eight
IFrench vessels, tour of which being of little or no
♦alue, they destroyc3. cue was dispatched to Ma.
dras. and the other three accompanied the r>yche to
B

The grpediGon French brig, prize to His
tv's ship Pi/t, Captain Bathurst, arrived at ICAut,./
the 23J of July.

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The schooner Ann, arrived at Newcastle ia 30
da) horn Port-au-Print states, that a civil war
was raging when she sailed, in the neiglibouthood
of that place, between Cie adherents of Clitistokhe
and Petion.

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flo accounts from Hayti are somewhat cowls-

diellory
Capt. Harris, who arrived on Wednesday from
Port-de-Pain, says, a bloody battle was fought be-
tween the troops under the command of Gen. Chris-
tishe and P.:tioa, about the first of January, near
Portniu-Prince.—Christophe was •iftorious. Petion

had armed several vessels, and had stormed a
small place between Gonaives and Port de Pair,
and was daily expeßed at the latter place.
The Baltimore Gazette ,received by yesterday's
Mail, gives the following as received by a gentle-
man horn St. Thomas:
Os the nth of December, 15e6, General Chris-
tophe appeared on the skirts of Port-au Prince,
with an army of about 10,000 men, to compel the
body of the people, assembled together to from e
Colll.iiiiltiON, to appoint him Emperor of Hayti. On
his arrival there, he sent a flag of trace, and de-
sired to have a conference with General Picboo,
Commander at Port.au•Prince, who went out to
meet him with what soldiers he had ; but instead
of a conference, as soon as Pichon came within
gun-shot of him, his men were fired on by Chris-
tophe ; when a short engagemept ensued, in which
there were some officers and men killed on both,
sides. Pichon got into Port-an-Prince, and kept,
Christophe from committing any material depreda.
tions on the town : As his army was but few in
number, he thought it most advisable to aft only,
on the defensive, and net pursue Christophe, alter
having drifen his troops out of the town.
Dispatches were immediately sent by Pains to
all parts of the South, where they have dominions,
for troops, arms, ammunition, and provisions ; and
on the day knowing, there was not a mule to be
frwid, or scarce a man that could bear arms in the
town of Item:l—all had repaired to Port-au-Feiner-A,
to join Piehon's army, carrying with them provisions
and ammunition for the occasion. Several skir-
mishes took place in the course of eight or ten days
—during whichtime Clartstophe's army was within
mo or three miles of Port-au-Prince, and had se.
vend Limes entered it, but was as often repulsed.
On the loth of January news was received at
Jacmel, that Christophe had been defeated, and that
the greater part of hiss ushers revoked and joined
the other side; that he fled for his life, and Pichon's
army were iu put suit of him, and no doubt pre-
vailed, but chi would overtake bins ; in whids
case, death would inevitably be his lot, as they were
Determined to behead him, and establish a federal
or republican government.
On the night of the 10th of January, Jacmel sea
Illuminated on the occasion.
one Tonl, 755. 14.
A Message fmm the President was deli' die
Congress, on Tuesday last, containing eztrafts from
a letter written by Cowles Mead, ailing Govermt
of the Mississippi ter story, to the Secretary of War
Mr. Mead says, that Mr. Blur was at the Month
of
Bayau Pierre, about 45 miles above Natchez, dt'
wending the river. That he had received a letter
from him, containing assurances, that his objeft was
nothing injurious to the integrity of the Union, rat
did he purpose to violate the Spanish territory.
letter also contained hints of the impropriety of re'
sisting him, and the danger of a civil war. Irh.
Mead mentions, that the day before receiving ail
letter, he had iimed orders for burr's arrest, ander
peeled in a few days to have " this troublesoara
man" in his possession.
Cap'. Main, from Bourbon, informs, that on tit
11th November, the British man of war Seep*
and frigate Cornwallis, appeared off that placer.'
The French fri,;ate Sesta:We. ly:ng in the Reek
immediately gave orders to all the merchant rte