The National Register.
London, England, 1808-01-03 00:00:00

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. only to remain a few days at. the latter pl: se, as he wishes to
be in Charleston next February, and in New York the follow-
ing month.
'• The season being so far advanced, made it necessary for
him to travel with some rapidity, and it was only a few days
before he left `New York, that he was informed a passage could
ebe procured.
This ex planation was perhaps unnecessary, for no person
of common sense will imagine, that one of the greatest generals
of the age, should be willing to change his. high fame for that
of an ad%'euturer."

The Senate of the United States have appointed a Com-
mittee to investigate the conduct of John Smith, Senator
of the United States from the State of Ohio, as it relates to
his connections with Aaron Burr. Mr. Smith is said to be

at Washing•ton.
A Resolution has passed the House of Representatives of
the State of Maryland, ranting leave to bring in a Bill,
entitled, an Act to abolish all such parts of the Constitu-
tion and form of Government, as relate to the time and
manner of electing the Senate, and the mode of filling up
vacancies in that Body.—Yeas 47, Nays 9.

THE NATIONAL REGISTER.

HAYTI.

JAN 3.

" That where the relaxation of the navigation system would
be beneficial to the British Planter, it is rigidly enforced; and,
where the enforcement of it would be beneficial to him, it is
unaccountably relaxed by the novel permission granted to a
Neutral Power of carrying the produce of his rivals to under-
sell him at the European market.
" That your Memorialists are unwilling to intrude their con-
cerns upon the important relations of the Mother Country with
Neutral Powers; but humbly conceive, that it cannot reasonably
be expected that Great Britain should see her Colonies decay,
herself deprived of that Great balance of foreign trade, which
she commanded by the export of her surplus colonial produce,
and the Colonies of Powers, with whom she is at war, ag-
grandized by the continuance of a mistaken and injurious
policy.
" That your Memorialists, on these grounds, humbly suggest
that the now acknowledged and extreme distress of the West
India ColOnies of Great Britain, calls upon Government for a
revision of the existing system, respecting the trade of Neutrals
with the Colonies of the enemy; and justifies the reasonableness
of a change in that system, so far as may be necessary for the
purposes of self-defence and self-preservation."

Christophe had for some time been confined with a se-
vere indisposition, of which Petion had taken advantage
to rally his partizans and invade several places, which
adhered to his rival. On his recovery, Christophe lost no
time in taking the field ; and his skill and energy enabled
him to defeat with great slaughter, those corps of his ene-
mies which he first encountered. Petion, determined to
shew himself not less active, took advantage of his rival's
absence, to advance with all his forces against St. Marc
and Port Le Prince. The officers of Christophe, however,
were well prepared to receive him, and repulsed him with
great loss in every quarter. The following is the rela-
tion of events subsequent to that period:

REPORT MADE BY THE CHIEF OF THE STAFF OF THE
ARMY OF HAYTI TO THE PRESIDENT HENRY CHRIS-
TOPHE, ON THE VICTORY 6kINED THE 25TH OF OC-
TOBER, OVER THE ARMY OF THE REBELS, BEFORE ST.
MARC.

After the unsuccessful attack of the 20th of September, ano- •
ther desperate attempt of St. Marc was determined upon, for
which all the forces in the South of Hayti were collected. The
President having received information of this design, sent, to
reinforce the garrison of St. Marc, three battalions, two coin
panics of artillery, and a squadron of cavalry, and set off him-
self from the Cape on the 23c1 of October. On the 24th he en-
tered St. Marc, when, without dismounting, 'he visited all the
posts, reconnoitred the positions of the enemy, and gave his or-
ders for a general attack on the follow ing day.
On the 25th the troops of the North entered St. Marc at ten
o'clock in the morning. The President reviewed all the troop
on the place-d'armes, and ordered the attack at eleven o'clock.
The rebels occupied on the left the post of Pivert, distant
only half a mile from. the town, where they had thrown up
several intrenchments. They had, in the same manner, erected
some works upon the road leading from St. Marc to Port mi
Prince; on the right they occupied the position of Florencemt
and the neighbouring hills. Brigadier Diaquoi Vigne, and
Colonel L'Esperance, were detached with three battalions, in
order to keep in check the rebels on the right, whilst the left
was to he attacked. The Commandant Richer was left in the
town with a battalion as a reserve.
The President divided the troops into two columns; the first
with a piece of cannon, was ordered to force the road, and
storm the intrenehtnents ; the second column was ordered to
turn the heights, to flank the rebels, and throw them upon the
road, where the first column and the cavalry were ordered to
receive them with vigour. The cavalry were drawn up in
order of battle, at the distance of musket shot from the enemy,
as a reserve. Soon after the attack was commenced, the intreucii-
went on the road was evacuated by the enemy, who withdrew
to the intrenclunent in the heights. The President was in the