The gazette., 1799-04-01


e9ab.ilhej by ynur widom and defended by
your energy. In the ccndu6 obfe-ved BIZ the
agent Hedouvilie, during the ihort fDace of
tire he governed This colony. | loreiaw III
unfortunate event which in an infant in,eTru1t
e. The pubic irauqli.i.y, the re eiablfhnnent If
which cauf-d ne f. much lroube: II was af .er
! had oalcu ated The coniequences IF the dire
gard teltihed and pabicly manife1ed 10 ne ~
him IN general croumitances, | feared the me
ditated di mill w:uld be the reward of my long
fe'yices, my hleiity and attachment. The even,
Al Fort Liberty has realizej my appreheniions
as 10 the iubverion oontempla;ed, and the pro-
clamation ihded by the agent at the mom.nt Of
his departure has jultiied my fears as to th>
fate he Telerved for me. The mot dfgracefui
injury that could De done TO man Of honour,
cTowns all the wrongs which he had heaped
upon me. BY thi, Per6dious aa h has obliged
T. fly tom 1his place vaf number Of French
men, who telicitat@d thsmfelves in having final
ly found haPpinei., and who, faithful to rhsir
conn,Fys lactiaced their iate-et rather than
b1come accomplices in the crime Of independ
ence, Of which am rendered guilty in their
eyes he carries along with him, Especially,
the principal officers, which perhaps it vii be
fad is the ltrongeG evidence Of my perhdy, Of
my duPlicity doubtleis the 6rR at OF the d
Te1tory, which refpstf, in feeling them unani-
moutly bear te!timony aganit me, viii be to
call down or ue the vengeance OF the French
people, whom | lov---to confgn me to the ex-
ecratjon of the enemies of the black people,
which enemies I delpife-to exclsim there is
1lverv! But when it ihall be known that at the
time was accu'e1 of wi.hing to bring about a
SEPARATION from France, my bsnefaarefs, re
psated the oath OF fidelity TO her, notwithf4nd
ing the inju.tice of the Representative of your
government. that when It was declared that a
white h1s with a black head, had been hoilted
IN every place under my jurifdiaion, the til
colored fig, that glorious emblem of the irwin
eiole power OF the French repub ic, did not for
= moment ceale ALTO to wave therein. That
when pc hdy had armed the whites againG the
blacks, enkindled the flames of dicord aad in
fpiTed ditruf, l re}ored them % calm p=ace,
condd:nce and tranquility, Aluered myielt
that my government, my fellow citizens, would
Iendsr me The julic= wh>h l merit, and that
the eoemies Of my brethren would be ilenced.
Il is ;hen in order TO leave no doubt Of my
\ hdelty 10 g-vlrnnent-of my attachment to
Il she French Repnbic, and to din pate III 4. luf
I Picions whi,h F'ench Republicans m ly enter
II tdlh VIII TcSdI1 - sDylGI, tnAI now unIST
tIke 70 counterl9 the calumny which The repre-
J fentstion Of my PAa condI3 ihould oblterate
I !. will f,rve as proof Of my good intentions
i and jnaify me in the opinions OF impartial men
i Nor lhoIld have und=rtiken It IN oircumtan-
\ ces leis Alarming for the berty Of my brethren,
but would nave been filent wtre l alone the
i vi4im.
4 tFur'her he fays, fpelk;ne Of Hedouviile)
] The mot Gnce-e aGurancss on my part convey
10 him the pledge If my fatisfaion on his ar
u rival. and the certainty Of my regard, my ref
pea fo. his authority, my 6de 'ity % France. an
my attachment to her fIhl'me contribution.
i P'ia4lh5ia, Mlreb I3.-Tlre following me
lancholy accident occurred in this cit - -terjay
II afternoon Two ladies. one with a nall infant
IN her arms, having juR feated themlelves in a
J coach ; as the co4chmln was about fhutting
the dsor, the l1orles took frigh: and farted.-
In attempt & 10 turn into Pear Rreet, tht
wheels took he curb tone, AMI the coach uPlet
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