The Sun.
London, England, 1808-01-02 00:00:00

11.(11'17.

BBPOET MADE BY THE CHIBF OS THE STAFF OF TILE
ARMY OF HAYTI TO THE PtIESIOENT HENRY
CHRISTOPME, ON THE VICTORY GAINED TIE
2)Tli OF OCTOBER, OVER THE ARMY OF TILE RE-
BELS, BEFORE sT. MARC.

,After the nnsuccesiful attack of the Qoth of Sep-
' tember, znOther desperate attempt on St. Marc wa3
determined upon,• for which all the forces in the
South of Hayti were collected. The President
ing received inforMation of this sent, to re-
ititorce the garrison of St. Marc, Xeee. battalitins,
-two ciomp:mits of artillery,' squadron
and a squadn of ca-
valry, and set off himself tram the Cape on the 2Jd
Odober. Ott the 24th he entered 'St. Marc, when,
without dismounting, he visited all the posts, re-
connoitered the' positions Of the enemy, and gave
• his orders for a general attacl on the following day.
Qn the ‘2sth the troops of the North entered S.
'Marc at ten o'clock in the morning. The President
reviewed all the troops on. the Place-ic*mes, and
ordere&the attack at eleven o'clock. •

, The Rebels occupied on, the lett the -Post of Pi-
Nen, distant only half a mile from the town, where
they had thrown up several inuenchments. They
had, in the same manner, erected some works upon
the road leading flow St. Mare to Pattau7Prince ;
on the right, they occupied the position of Floren-
cep and the neighbouring hills. Brigad DIA-
Quo! VIGNE, and Colonel L'ESPERANCE, werele-
thched with three battalions, in order to keep in
check the rebels on the right, whilst the lett was
to be attacked. Tne. Commandant' lttcfttstc was left
in the town with a battaliOn as a reserve.

The President divided the troopg* into two co-
lumns; the first with a piece.of cannon, was order-
ed to force the road, and storm the entrenchnients ;
the second column wil.ordered to turn the heights,
tollank the. Rebels, and throw them upon the road;
Where the lirht column and the cavalry were ordered
to receive them with vigour. , The cavalry
,were
drawn up in order of battle, at the distance of Mus-
ket sihot from the Enemy,, as a reserve. Soon after
the attack was commenced, the intrenchment on
the road was evacuated by the Enemy, who with-
drew to the intrenchment in the heights. The Ike-
,,sictent was in the midst of a shower of balls; which
were flying in all direation::, and giving his orders.
with *the greatest coolnes,.:
The second column 1 awing, in the mean time;
reached the heights, unCer the tire of the Enemy,.
the .Rebels were aimed; and fled precipitately to-
wards, the road. They were completely put to the
rout, and tho 'cay..l:4y under Generals Pleatte_
TOUSSAILIT and COrrEREAU pursuing them,, they
were cut to pieces, and stveral. hundred made-pri-
soners.

DOring the engagernenti some barges were seen.
in the liay, Making dernonstrations to .approach
the road. The President re-entered the town; and
or -d the General of Artillery,.,AmsitostA,. to
its preparations iii order to receive, them.:
barges careftilly kept out- of the,rang'e'of

his guns;

• •
Thy President went to riight„where,Brigadir
DlApi-U Of VIGNE commanded to e troops : he order-
ed to be'rriade to dislode the rebels from
theii position ; .but'on account ot theiegreat superi-
ority of numbers, their 'resistance was veryobbtinate;
and their fire extremely bri4k. TheSevemh Batta-
lion even made a retrograde movement., The Pre-
sident, then ordered Col.: Ricltpt, WilOhad- been'Litt
at St. Math with a battalion' in' teservu to Move for-
Ward, and support the Seventh; which. was done,
and the battle wasre-establisired. ThiS Ut jeer hall-
ing,proceeded aim% the shure;, turned tie extre-
mity of the line of the rebels ; and 'from that.. mo-
went the y iCtirry.. Was decided h'uhe guaids
i'aiPe Op at the-dame time,, ruadia a eharg",:alid she;
pecatne general, .The rcnztinrier ot the Oily,
Wilit.emploYed in searching. arid securing the priso-
ners, who had eOneealed thenisek es in tile
and the underwood, which r are on both bides..of the
road. Several .Colonels, ,Lietuenatu-Colueels and
otherOtheers, wiilinumbt2rs of isoldieis,.were made
prisoners. The reb'ds tied from tLe field of battle,
which they left covered with their killed - and,H
NVOLU.IOCCI. Night coming on, pout stop to cite pur—i
suit, and prevented their total extermination... -

. . „. .
The, tU:tions lasted 1194fS each, 44ri9t;
the troops of the North evinced the greatest bra-
very. General Dimattor was woundectin the arm ;.
Captain LE, j tit; Aidde-camp if thie 'President,
.had an eyis shot away by a ball ;. Lieutenant-Colo-
nel MAuPotwr, of the horse-guards was wounded ;
the two battalions of 'the sei.i.iid'rekittenf'ibade
f9reed WOO of thirty-tiix. leagues in three days,
but their tatigue, uotwithstat4uo tileirar • dQur was
,
not relented.

On the 26th, the Generals' Pm Tou“'ArNtl.;"
and ClaTEitgAU continued the puriintrby:wmtb-;
nis, Les Verrettes,, and Les Matteux, The
dent went to 111(inininis, and orderelt th4t pcurules,
should be est:thiished all along 'the sea'shorC, to in
terrupt such, of the 'fugitives who should otteinpt
reach tint barges and canoes which were. reedy tui
facilitate their escape. They were almost all tnade
ptisoners, petishing with hunger and Thirst;: 'and ,
coming the traitor who 'bad exposedithein to their
present miseratetle ~situation. Colonel CninASS
who pursued than in the mountains, took many
prisoners, and..htbught otr with him, the drums
•
and coldUrs.

. .
Their famous Geberal, Senator BONNET, Main-
titined his cliaratler of cowardice; at the very out svt
of the engagement he withdrew to iNiontronis, some
leag,ttes distant froth the, field at battle, and tat, hit,
ftoopi without a commander.
No enemy being any longer to be seen, the troops,
or North' were sent hack cattnithnents.
'rue battalion of the 27th were
.pidered to take
charg-e of the prisoners; and after having-prpvide.d
>tile needifsary snecotir for the wounded, the. Presi-.
dent returned with his tiorse Grwirds to thY Cape,
where he. arrived on the 711) of iNovetntA:r, and.
rece,h..ed the felieitations of the Civil and Nfili,!
Lay, Authorities... in the evepipg there was a ge..
net 11 illuinitiation The 116pon conc;lude3 .with
these word;

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" The friend of humanity, 'th m
e an ,u ho 10vei
his cotritiy, aild who oliqs the la-Ws, i!sliihimsett
what may be objeek ofthe 40.14 etlTtoNi when
ho thus exposes to certain death • the, miiier4L)e
toots of his ambition ? What would have been the

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