Star.
London, England, 1803-02-14 00:00:00

FRANCE.

PARIS, so PLUVIOSE, FEBRUARY 9.
The FIRST CONSUL has didributed feveral Calms
of honour to Officers who have diilinguiihed them-
(elves in St. Domingo.
Citizens DELAMBILE and Ctrs.' Et have been-ap-
pointed perpetual Secretaries of the Firll Chris of
the national Initittne ; the former for the Madre-
marics, the latter for Natural Philocophy.
l• Citizen SuARo has been appointed perpetual Se-
cretary of the Clafs of Languages and French Li-
terature ; and Citizen DACI6II to the Clafs of Hif-
tory and Ancient Literature.
COLONY OF ST. DOMINGO.

GENERAL 110TER,CHIVF Ur THE STAFF OF TOE ARMY OF Si'.
DOMINGO,TO THE MINISTER OF I I.E MARINE AND THE CO-
LONIES. " Head-quarters at the Cape, 55 Frimaire.
" The General in Chief, Citizen Minifter, has inftrudtcd
me to have the honour of informing you of the movements
which took place on the 27th of laft Brumaire.
" At day break the Brigands attacked the Mole with a large
force. The General of Divifion, who commands in that quar-
ter, (offered them to approach to the entrance to the place, and
when he faw them fairly encompalfed by the ambufeade which
he had laid for them, he gave orders for a general charge. They
then found thernfaves expofed to two fires, the one from the
town, and the other from the exterior line, which Genet-.
brunet had malle..d. The fire was kept up with great fpirit,
and in a few hours the field of battle was fir.wed with thc hu-
di:s of the Negroes who had fallen. Atoms the killed, were
fix of their principal leaders. Not one of their cavalry olcaped.
" In this affair we loft only eight men.
General Brunet Finites Is ghly the courage of an the troops
which were engaged, and in a particular manner the intrepidity
of his Aid-dc Camp, Puton, who received feveral fabre wounds,
after having killed a number of Brigands, with whom he fought
:land to hand.
The General in Chief requefts the Fart Confuj to prefect
Captain Puton with a fibre of honour."
GENERAL ROYER, CHIEF OF Tilt STAFF Or THE ARMY OF ST.
DOMINGO, TO TUE MINISTER DI TUE MARINE AND COLO-

NILS.
The General in Chief. Rocbambeau, C tizen Minilter,
thought it his duty not to lore a moment in occupying Fort
Dauphin. Scarcely bad the 86tts demi-brigade difembarked
when the two firit battalions were put under the command of
General Claurel, with the addition of a corps of the National
Guard of the (Hard.
" The Hannibal fhip of war, the frigates la Guerrlere and
l'Emburcade, and the corvette la Sagefre, appeared before that
place on the icth of this month about mid-day. The debarka-
tion was inßantly effeCted, the enemy were routed at all points,
and purfucd with fuck impetuofity that they h ft a 1 their artil-
lery behind them, all the cannon of Fort St. Joreph, and eva-
cuated the town without having time to let fire to it. The loft
of the Brigands was conliderable, while we were fortunate
enough not to lore a fin;le man.
" General in Chief demands of the Pint Capful fibres
of honour for Citizen Guiilemet,Cornmander of the Hannibal,
and for Captain Jouette, Aid-de-Camp to General Lavallette.
Health and rsipeet, (Sigged) " 1107RIl."
HECTOR DATUM, COLONIAL ttttt CT, ADMINISTRATOR IN
CHIEF OF THE ARNT, 10 TIER MINISTER OF MARINE AND
THE COLONIES. " Cape, it Frimaire.

" General Watrin, Citizen Minißer, ha; died at Fun Re.
publicaln. France lufes in him one of its molt diftlnguithed offi-
cer; and the colony one of its principal fupports. The army
feels this lob ferem/y. Health and refpedt,
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CAVIL

19 PLI/I,IOIE, FED. S.
The alarming fymptoms of the illnefs of the
Aporlolic Legate have diappeared. The Fitsr
CONSUL fent to the at:finance of the Legate his
own phyfician, M. CORISAND, who joined his at-
tentions to thofe of M. PORTAL.