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London, England, 1802-03-22 00:00:00

NATIONAL INSTITUTE.

LETTPR OP SIR fOiLiO ansrs, rar.,zIDENT OF TUT ROYAL
PO,ICTIr Ok `:rION, TO -:u^ PAY.S.IDENT AND SICIATA-

itE.S or rat: N.IIIONAI. IN I:ITU-VV. or k KANCE.

London, January it, 1302.
Citizens-4k pleafed to offer to the Nationnl Inflitutc my
warrneft thanks for the honour they have dote mein conferring
upon me the title of affoeiate of this learned and diflingttiflwd
body. Affure at the fanw time my r.freelahle brothers, that I
confider this mark of their eiteem As the highell and molt en-
viable literary diltinclion which I (multi puflibly attain. To be
the firft eledled to he an affociate of the lira iitenry focicty in
the world, furpatl'•s my molt ambitious hopes, and I cannot be
too grateful towards a fucicty which Its. conferred upon me this
honour, and towards a nation of which it is the lit,rzry repre-
fentativc—a nation which, during the molt frightful coneulfions
of the late molt terrible revolution, never croLd to poffefs my
them; being always perfuadcd, even during the nr.lt dif-
altrous period?, that it contained many good citizens who would
infallibly get the upper hand, and who would re-cflablifh in the
heart of their countrymen the empire of virtue, efjultice, and
of honour. Receive more cfpccially; citizens, my warrnett ac-
knowledgments fur the truly polite manner in which you com-
municated this agreeable intelligence. I am, with fine,- re e (teem
fur your dillinguifhed talents, dcc. (Signed) JO '..E1.11 SAN k 3.

27 ViNTOSE, MARCH IR.
DEPARTMENT OF THE MARINE.

Further details refpcfling the landing of the French army at
St. Donniv,o, funilfhed by the Captain of the Syrene, who
arrived at lira on the acth Ventore, March it.

Amida the numberlefs cruelties committed by Chriflophe,
on the aprroach of the army, there Is one trait of humanity
difplayed by one of his own foldiers, which deferves to be re-
corded: The tortrcl of rice°let was commanded by a White.
Chriftophe difpatched a negro to alralTinate hint; the latter
left his accomplices at the door, then introduced himfclf, to the
Governor, and pointed out to him a fecret and lure road by
which he might effeet hit efeare. Several negrelfeq have age
faved the lives of their mailers; and, indeed, not a white man
is mentioned as having been murdered at the Cape oh this oe-
cafion. _

Long fine the inhabitants teemed to be aware that the fu-
rious Chrittophe would fet fire to the town. They had conic-
quently embarked their molt precious effeels in the Chipping in
the harbour, and Cenral had fecreted their property in the
•rerun, and brought it back into town the day after the arrival
of General Leclerc. Many of the inhabitants themfelves had
made to the fame retreat ; but they almoa all returned to the
town before the departure of the Syrene.
The crews of the Mips and the foldicrs happily fucceeded in
cheekin,, the rage and progrefa of the fire. Whole magazines
have be% retcued, and a great number of houfes have efcaped
undarnared. Thofe to which fire was fet have (camel), more
than their roofs contained. The furniture of molt of them has
been faved--they only want to be new roofed to be again fit to
be inhabited. It was Chriflophe himfelf who, before he took to
flight, fet bre to the government-houfe, but only one apartment
of it was ddtroyed.

el the sift .Pluviofe, the day of General Lameilieries de-
p • ue, whole corps of black troops came in to the advanced
ptqt furrendered their arms to General Leclerc.
~fi sth demi-t stale had figniEed their intention to
corm. it 4 body on the 22d a Id furrender their arms.
The news of the peace WAY not proclaimed at St. Domingo ;
Toulfaint had even prohibited any mention being made of it.
For a length of time paft he appeared to labour under ex-
treme anxiety. The following letterhe wrote to one of his molt
intimate friends, a few days btfore the arrival of the army :

TOUSSAINT LOOVAITURE, GOVIANOR pr IT. DU:AINCO, TO

CITIZIN SINON NAP fIiTZ JUN.

" The Cape, the 7th Pluvioii(jan. 27), tBoz.
" I have teaeived the letter, Citizen, whiehyou wm;:e tome
PI the 22d al.- lam too great a di:lance to attend at prefent
to what 1 promiicd you. hnd,ayour to put up your prayers to
GOD for me, rather than he thinking of'the horfe anti,the hat
which you were to receive from me. Health and amity.
(Strict!) " Toesz.z.lNT apt:yarrow."