The Sun.
London, England, 1808-04-26 00:00:00

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Iflt.. DITOII,

Mr. PITION'S friends say, that I amid not have
,wrote,the letter you had the goodness to iusert on
t.riday, that u ''.'its too good tor a s'ailor. If such
a declaration had been made by any other. po-,ions, •
it would. have flattered toe; but doming trtim
such a .set of b,ockheads, I trilit it with con.
Ennpt. The dispatche;,'. intercepted give' a most
deseription "of the situation of 'the
;titt country around it voila its inability to
hold out is avowed, there being a large detachment'
from Ventlat iiO.4AINE'S army harassing them
by lanti,-auu Presioent Cusi.sTorites Squadron by
sea; and therefore no commtuncnion could -be kept
up whit l'ort-au-Ps ince The dispatches speak of an
ititentlim to capitulate, if any offer should be made
froni- the Squadron declaring and instil ing anything
like a geticiar amnesty ; that so close were they
hemmed in, tnat sugar,' thei staple article, Nt as 25
dollars per cwt. and not a barrel of flour in the town.
Yet they tell us how strong they art:. I proceeded with
those dispatches to Camp Martial, not very jar from
Port-au-Prince, where the President was unit 3000
men only, and PlatoN dared not attack him. How
different an account is this trout that posted atLt.ovn's
• on Saturday concerning Ittro de Brix. •.. I solemnly
declare, that on the 14,111.. March last 1t was in
Christophis ilrriet und undisturlled possession ; the
Satyr sailed the i sth ultimo, how then could
they have known it, had such an event happen-.
eel ? It they had any' understindingOt would be a
satire on it to have fabricated Sticha story. But, Sir,
we take the atlair at Gonaives to proVehow they go
on. . II", ate, which,. for the present
I keep oaci; ; it would evince.thetp, a most shameful
set of cowards ; but they had better not force me to
its publication. I have been requested to suspend
it; I therefore withhold it froM compassion, know-
ing every line might occasion a suit at law. It '
would most completely vindicate the honour and
gallantry of Presiden' CHAlsTorns's army. trom khe
unfounded tales they daily report, and ill its stead I
will give them an extract .from Blum) BLit' NCIIET,
Seer Lary it Mate to
The American friends ot, PETION should recoild e
that it was not for tits put pose of protecting the Bri-
tish trade, that in. the month of June last year he
pressed into his SaiViCe the :largeiJiritish Ship Lord
.Dancanilof 401guils, Capt. HARTLEY ; the American
Ship of Captain .I,mrs, mounting guns, with
which he went on a plundering expedition to Go-
naives, and was shamefully, repulsed after the
Captain, nut Officer of the Lord Duncan,. and
plots of Ins- crew had been wounded. 'His Eng-
lish friends atso will . recoiled the vile bargain
made with PierioN;to divide toe.piunder: were I
reeohed to name the party, I could. It I had in-
serted ate ceiebrated.nurratire given inc by Captain
1-IAUTLXY, .1 should have &Mantled a comparison
between these. two Expeditions,, ono of which was
ottitted, to keep from' insult the British. flag by a set
at Mulatto pirates; the Cithe;, for the express pur-
pose of massacre and plunder.

" Port au Prince, !Lily 3, !Seq.
" At thread of May ell Expolition took piac," agairiat St.
Mere arta Qutl.nYcS ; tinnbahit Wen 114 V 1401.16.1 in the
laenbtluOllftkOuti ui tin: town, took putics.ston it; titv Lili.tora
DI Walt pittLe is tire rittrit viKutous aott buttiebt toup-dv-anam
which haft Isktiteh pio:u the /Mao we I)AVU i1t..111,1t 1,41.
Uur k lutiil4 consumed us 17 armed Veskli4 airsuitot Wh0,,,11
wax the Ship Lord it WAS out Admiral's Ship,
, who %yata 0111)044 and Wilo Ito seen every thing,
has given you the patticul.trs of that atiait .i he Piesioent
l'rtlOtt)%110 comminuted the !anti artily, not ,havitig deeined
It expedient tifstorin fit. Ail arc; alai hot having been able"to
upei,ne hill junt.iiiin unit the truups which und taken
swot ul the GunaiVes, and with the Insurgents its the Nutill,
the Expeditiun has nut protniced bliCl) it result is we did ex-
ptcl. the 'heal which the loreigners have 4hiplayeti, in or.
tier to be ut tisk: to us; Js a pruot thel they take a lively tote.
rest in our successes."

I wish I could ;put a, little
.plainl sense Into the
heads 01M. PLTION'ti friends ; in their wisdom they
insist the word. Foreigners, in the I3locit4dieg Procla-
mation, does not allude to the }British; but M. BeAN-
GAULT decides that most completely, fur these tb-
reigners, Mr. L. and the Lord Duncan's crew, " took
lively interest la their successes !"
I have to apologize, for thus intruding myself' on
016 nuke of the Public; it would' have been better
described by the admirable pen of M. Pv.vrait, Con-
tinental Agent to the 'President en annume ; , but
I am always desirouS ut fighting niy own battles.
•The President was burn under the..Engliat, flag at
'Grenada, and.still retains a veneration and 40.401-
rnein for it ; he'is'a man of the strictest honour ;
'his enemies eonfeSs. he is a good soldier, and that his
'name, when with the army, is 'alone worth 3000
men ; he is a sincere friend, and an affectionate fa-
ther; his generosity is unbounded ; lie is at this in.,
slant cntlinglaraeligautn vita: for the British Navy ;
he lives like, anOnglishenan, and fightslike gin English-
man. 'Pamir is, a thorough-bred frenehrnati, he
has teught with ButitiAkiiwra, and he adopts that
Line of conduct most suitable tO procure hiS favour.
knish with a very itnportant truth to coraort them,
Thai. a Correspondence is maintained between Petion
mat Fey rend—tliai one dispatch has aireadybeen in-
tereuted, and tout I have no doubt, after their
14and's tate is decided, Mr.' F hND may •be
cc.nmodated with A visit.
I am, Sir, your ohliged.humble servant,
TuomAirGOODAtt..

Bow-s.ragwr.,..r—,Margaret Weld, .theetgirl ~i3post
wl7:otii a violent outrage was committed by five or
rnen in-a stable in Ptike-strect,.
fields,- a short time since, Ileiug sufficiently recovered
to attend the:Ofiite,yesterdily,isuac Dawberty, the
coachman, who is in custody as one of the offenders,
was brought -to tint- °thee, Aid underwent ..a.long
examination' before RAAI). • .26,gravated
eircuintitances are . fully before, the 'Pattie.- Mrs.
Mills, and several wonesseS, who saw a'variay .of
oorrobA•ating tirtAtinstances, ;Mottled, and gevetheir
testimony,- winch was taken in the regular toriniof
lamination,
.alit they were bound- °vett° give evi-
dence upon the tii,ll.,TheFitutortunate .Pioseeuitix
is a pool industrious girl, and lives with her mother,
who likewise is a hard wori.ing and industrious wo-
man/ The prosecution is to be carried on at the. ex-
pence of -the Parish of St. Clement Dunes. Tile
Clerk of the Parish attended the examina-
tion p....terclay for_ that purpose. The Prisoner was
1.6,1 lurthex,esanwtatipu.