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London, England, 1801-10-15 00:00:00

41zEGm4rzoNs .R.5.5214;CT1NG FIELD-I.AOr7R.

TOUSSAINT LOS/VERTO3IU, GENERAL IN CH:£7 dF
THE ARMY OF ST. nomINGO, TO ALL THE CIVIL
ArD bZILIT4RY OFFICERS OF THE ISLAND.

to cvale ttyrut &t:it dt toih Sekesi who lirve rot
bei.rt employedin field-labour since the Revt.lut,i, t, are re-
quired to return immediately it; their rtspettive Plantations,
It, in the-coure of eight days.- troth the.promulgation oltitis
Eresenr Regulation. they shall .not produce suincietit proot,
to the Conn finding Officers, in the places of their residence,'
of Weir having some usetuf.oceupation_or means of
hood ; but it is to be understood, that being a Servant, IF: not
to be considered as an useful occupation ; in consequence
whereat, -those amongst the Labourers who have quitted
their Plantations in order to hire themselves, shall return
thereto, under the personal responsibility of those with
whom they live in that capacityr 'By the terms, "an uset'ul
occupation" is meant, what enables a man to pay a- Contri-
bution to the State.

Art. 4 This measure, indispensable 'to the public
fare, positively- prescribes to all those of either Sex that are
tu4t. LabOureis, to produce the proofs. of their having an 'occu=
cupation or prulesston sufficient to gain their livelihood, andl.
that tbey..tan oitbrd to pay a Corttributionto the Iteuublic:
Otherwise, and in default thereof, all those who Atli be
found in contravention hereto, shall be instantly arrestcd,:and
ifithey are found guilty, they shall be dratted into (mew': he
e.timents of the Army ; if not, they shall be sent to the
and compelled to work. This Measure, -whieltis to
be striEkly enforced, will put a stop to the idle habit of wan-
dering about, since it will oblige every one to be usefully em-
ployed.

Art: 5. Parents are earnestly entreated to attend to their
duty towards their Children, which is, to- make them good
Citizens ; for that purpcisc they must instruct them in good
morals, in. the Christian Religion, and the fear .of God :
Above all, exclusive of• this education, they must be brought
up in some specific business or profession, to enable them,
not ottly.to earn their living, but also to- coutribufc to the ex_
peaces of the Government..-

Art. 6. All Persons residing iD Towns and Villages, who
shall harbour Labourers of either Sex, all Proprietors or le-
-11,:n-As shall sutler on their Plantations Labourers be-

Tonging to other Estates, withbut immediately making it
known to the Commandant or the.-Distridi or ether 'Will-
tary Ottacers in the places of their residence, shall-pay a nice
of a, •j, or 4eo Livres,..according to the abilities of the delin-
quent ; in ease of- repetition of the offence, they shall pay
three times as much ; if the fine cannot be levied for want or
el:reds, ,the ofiimiler shall be imprisoned for a month, and, in
cast Of repetition, for three months..
Art. 7. The Overseers and Drivers of every Plantation,
shall makdit their busjnt:s to inform the Commanding Offi-
cer of the DiStrid, in regard to the condud of the Labourers
under their management : as well "as of those who shall ab-
sent themselves. trom their Plantations without a pass ; and
of those who, residing- on the Estates, shall refuse to work.
They shall be forced to go to the labour of the field, and if
they prove obstinate, they shall be arrested and carried be-
fore the Military Commandant, 41 order to suffer the puni:;ll-
- above. prescribLei, - according to theexigency of the
• The Military Cominandants who shall not inform the
Corrunandants of Distrias' and these the GeneralS under
whose orders they aa, shall be severely punished, at the dis-
cretion of the said Generalsi.
Art. % The Generals commanding the Departments, shall
henceforth be answerable to me for any neglett :n the culti-
Vation of their. Districts And when going through tivi
verai'Parishes and. Departments, I shall perceive any marks
of negligence, I shall proceed against those-who shall have
tolerated it.
Art. 9. I forbid all Military Men whatsoever, undir the
resonsibility of the Commanding Officers, -to suffer any.
women to remain in the Barracks ; those excepted that are
married to Soldiers,- as well as those who carry Victuals to
men •confined to their quarters ; but these shall -not be al-
lowed to remain any tittle ; Plantation Women are totally ex-
cluded. The Conithanding Officers shall answer for the
execution of this Article.
Art. to. The Commandants Of the Towns, or the Officers
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in the Villages, shall not sull4.the Labourers or Field-ne-
groes to spend the Decades in Town ; they shall also take
care that they do not conceal themselves. Such Officers as
shall not pundualiy attend to this order, shall be punished
with six days confinement tor the first time, a month for the
second, and shall be cashiered for the third utietice. They
shall give inforMatiou to the. Commandant of the Distrid,
of such Labourer's as arc found in 'the Towns during the De-
cades, and of the persons at whose houses they were taken
up, that the said persons may be-condemned to pay the fine
imposed by Article 6of this present Regulation. The. Plar4-
tation People, who shall in such cases be brought before the
Cniumandant of the District, shall be sent back to their
ray*s after receiving the punishment, as • above di-
reCOntinerldattW ---
Commanding 011ieer`of their 'quarter, that a watcnful eye
May be kept on them for the future.

Art. ir. All the Municipal Administrations of St. Domingo
aze 'guested to take the wisest measures, together with
tbz Commandants of ToWns and of the Districts, to inform
t:;emselves whether those whe 'aa!l themselves Domestics,
really are so, observing, that Plantation Negroes cannot be
Domestic's : any person keeping them in that quality will be
liable to.pay the above-mentioned tine, as weal as those who
shall detain Labourers of either sex for any kind of employ-
ment.

Art. a. All Coininisaries of Government in the Muni-
cipalities will make it their duty to inform me of .all the
abuses respteting the execution of this Regulation; anLI to
give arivico of the same to the Generals of Depat:tmeni..

Art. 43. I command all the Generals of Department, Ge-
nerals, other principal OrEcerS ir, th:: Distrkts, to'atend
to.the execution of this Regulation, Ica which they shall be
personally responsible : and i flatter my4lf that their zeal,
in assisting me to.teatore the public prosperity, will not be
mornentary ; .convincecl'as they must oe that Liberty cannot
exist without Industry

This present Regulation shall be printed, read,
published; and posted up wherever it is necessary,
even on Plantations ; sec that no one may pretend
ignorance thereof. It 311311 likewise be sent to all
the Civil and Military Authorities, together with
my Proclamation of the zsth Brumaire above men-
tioned ; which for that purpose shall be re-printed,
so that every one may conform strilly to the du-
ties required of him.
.Given at Head-quarters, Port Republican;
Vendemiaire loth, ninth year of the French
Republic, one and indiv;sible. •
(Signed) TOUSSAI NT LOUV RTUR
General in Chief.

S'T'ATE LOTtERIES, I et:

The Irish begitis draWing the 16th November
next, and t.e. English the jd of
,March Sr.)z.
Note—The Tickets in both- LOtteries will be
higher before the time of drawing. .
The :Tickets, Halves,. Quarters. Eighths, and
Sixteenth? Shares (duly stamped, pursuant. to Aa•
of P-arliament), are sold and registered by Mr.
NicHoLsou, at -his State Lottery-Office, No. 16,
Londdn, opposite the•. Bank of England,
where all business relative.to Lotteries, or the Pub-
lic Funds, is faithfully transatied.
•The following is aNumetical List of the Capital
Prizes lately. Sold and Shared at this Office, viz.

No. 54.99 - - •'-, Z. io,ooo No. 234 gr - - Z.z0,000
77g5 -- - - -21,,000 25565. - - -- siooo
9065 - - - io,ooo - 28322 - - - 20,000
14777 - - - 5,000 305i75 - - - 5,000
17025 - - - 10,000 42700 - - - 10,000
17349 -- - 10,000 43978 - - - 5,000
19,04 _ - - 10,000 43014 - - - 20,043
19896 - - - 5,000 46676 .- - -. JO,oon
23331) - - - 5,000 52603 - -•- io.ooo
-Besides many of 20001. roA. and soot. each:-

Money for the Prizes as soon drawn.—Schemes-
gratis. -Ordersfrotn the Country (post-paid)
,duly
attended to. •