The Sun.
London, England, 1812-09-11 00:00:00

EMPIRE OF HAYTI.

Extract ef 'a Letter, dated Aux-Cayes, June, 20, 1,812, re—
ceived per brig, George, i!ia Philadelphia.
1 send you herewith an account of a series of
pleasing, events, the continuance of which will'ade
considerablY to our happiness in this island. An
express arri vedhere yesterday morrkintc, with letters
to the Commandant,lrom Port-an-Prince, Petion
• has got possession of St.,Marks, Cupe St. Nicholas
Mo:e, and Gonaives, and is now advancing rapidly
with twelve thousand men, to take possession
of
Cape Francois, Fort Dauphin, and all the North. ,
All Christophe:s soldiers have deserted him, and
have joined the army of the South, to terminate at
once this conquest. Christophe has fled into the
Mountains with only a handful of men ; his Staff
Officerg haVe left him to join the President. It is
very lucky that suck tins been the case, othe'raiise,
if he had succeeded in entering the Cape, he would
have murdered all the female inhabitants: He was
followed closely till-he took refuge in'the moon--
tains. .All the North rejoice at the monster's over-'
throw, and are sending daily, Deputies to Gonaives
.to requestthe Piesident to advance. Next week
he contemplates being in the Cape, and making
that city his seat of Government. The island was
'nevermore quiet than .since this defeat of Chris-
tophe. The President has met with's° much en-
couragement, and is so much beloved by the Sol-
diers, that hereafter every advantage may be de-
rived when afhead of the island. Several vessels
have already arrived from Jamaica and St. Thomas,
full of passengers, hearing of this news.
. "As the Cape will hereafter become the head-
quarters of Government, we may now look out
every day for the President's. Proclamation, re-
calling all the former white inhabitants belonging
to-the island. It is reported that one to this effect
has been already published .at Gonaives, but it has
not reached us here. As soon as the north is con-
quered, new regulations are to he made"; and in a.
short time, under Potion's' government, the whole
island will become more flourishing than it has been
since the beginning of the Ttevol'ution.

LEEDS, SEPT. s.—About eight o'clock on Wed-
nesday evening, four soldiers came to the .house
of Mr. Fitzgerald, the Union Inn, in Briggate,
and called for a te.nkard of ale.—ln a short time
they became so noisy as to disturb the rest of the
company in the house. The' qua.rter-master-ser-
jeant of their regiment, who was there, took
their ale: from theM, and placed it in. the bar.—
At this they became very violent,,and one of them
drew his bayonet upon the quarter-Master, who
ran out to call a file of soldiers.." During his ab- 1
sence the ale was returned to them, and after
abusing Mr. and Mrs, Fitzgerald, (who behaved,
to them with great kindness and forbearance, the
for Mer only telling them that such behaviour was
very improper), they seemed somewhat appeased,
and sat down again to drink. Soon after one of
them took up the tankard, and 'with his comrades
advancing to the bar, threw the liquor that re-
mained, in Mr. Fitzgerald's face, striking a fu-
rious blow with the-tankard, which brought Mr.
F. to the . ground. ,The other three drew their
F,ayonets; and inflicted seven wounds in Mr. F.'s
head, which left him on, the ground weltering in
blood. A most respectable person, who was
standing by, and who never spoke to the men, re-
ceived three wounds, though of a less serious
nature. Mrs. Fitzgerald, who is,far advanced in
Pregnancy., was present the whole time, Her,
cries of munder brought numbers from the. street,
and from other parts of ',the, house 3 of these
Quarter-master Greasley, of the Hussars, was the •
most- prOmpt ; heseized a-broom:shaft which' he
laid upon the assailants with ?o much effect as to
drive them 'out of the, house. , One ~of them left
his cap,.and on returning for it, to was taken
into custody, and is bound over to take his trial
at the next Sessions. In elpsing this account, it.
is' satisfactory to. state, that Mr. Fitzgerald,
though most severely wounded, is out of danger ;
but, although the wounds has/ not proved fatal,
the mere horror in witnessing the affray by a fe-
male. neighbour, (the wire of ,JohnTho;nas)• who
was in' a delicate state of health, bad ti r. effect of
hastening her dissolution; she took her to bed in 7
stantly 'and died 'on Diday night. T bis 'conduct of
these four .Carlow-Militia-:pen, .is the most out-
rageous and 'unwarrantable that cad weil becon-
ceived—but is this solitary instance of atrocity tu.
call for a sweeping censure on the Military to
Whom WC owe so much--while the nocturnal de-
predations of General Ludd's army are recounted
with seeming coolness and Complacen6y !

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