Jenks's Portland gazette. [volume] (Portland [Me.]) 1799-1802, 1802-07-12
TOUSSAINT AND HIS SONS.
ITbe foi'o1Oing article rsl0eai.g 7oagain' and bi
ysns, 10 tragi7ated from a late French paper.

The Monitexr contains very long letter. da
ted the 2oth e February, from Citizen Co fhon,
director of the conltituion of the colonies, to
General Deeres. Mini(ter Of the Marine and
Colonies.
On the 9TH of February lays the writer
TouGaint's children and took our departure
from the Cape at o'clock in the evening, The
weather being very bad at the time we went
TO the plantation of Henrcourt, where the Cap
tain General thought their criminal father was [;
we did not, however find him there and only
faw about ,0armed blacks, whom we attempted
to bring back to the path of duty, bur in vain !;
nine of them, almoa in fate nsdity, told me
that TcuiEaint was at MarmeIade we imme
disteIy Get off for that place--as we proceeded
we found but few blacks at The fcattcred pots
When we reached Marmelade, we learned that
Touhaint had been there the night before and
that il was probable he was gone TO Emery,
where be ufu4lly reGded: we got there about
III O'Clock At night, and found his wife at
home when fhe Jaw her children, that good
mother melted into feniblity. She fent fever
al meGengers to find out her hufband, and make
him acquainted with the arrival of his fons, in
forming him at the fame time that we were
bearers of dispatches from the FirA Coniul.
:" The next night TouGaint made his appear
ance, his arrival awoke us--the father and the
two ions ran into each Others emb sce-I iaw
them thed tears Of joy and WI fling, 10 avail my
felf of an opportunity, which conceived to be
favorable one, Itopp:d him when be offered
70 take NE 10 his arms, an thus addreaei him,
" Is il true that you are Touiiaint the friend to
France He anlwerec as be approached me,
" Can you doubt il % | then fpoke to him as
follows General you will now hear what your
children have 10 fayto you they viIl be faith
full interpreters of the Fira Conful and of the
Captain General of the colony, Believe thsr
innocence, aud the integrity of their ftntinents.
"Ef4ac then fpoke to his father, and repeat
ed all the FfR Conful had told him at Paris,
and mentionej every thing that the Captain
General had faid relating to TouIAint az Brett,
on the padage, and at The Cape.
"Touiiaint obferved ludied flence while
his foa was fpeaking. then prefnted the box
hat contained the Firff Conful's letter he
took and read it, an it feemed to pleafe him
much. Iadvifed him TO 90 to the Captain
General, but he told me, that having received
letters f ON the military Chiefs. who threaren
ed 10 burn and deifroy every thing if be would
not comply with their with be requeRed
would write 10 the Captain General and beg of
him to fufpsnd the attack, telling me be would
give orders TO the fame eff &. wrote my
letter to the Captain General in bis prefence |;
he faid he would fend il of, and at 4 o'clock in
the morning he left US.
"Jun, however, as he was fettiog off, pre-
| vailed on him to write to the Captain General
| and to intruif it to Citizen Granville, on whole
| fidelity | could rely.
We Immediately fet off with the young
TouGaints, for the Cape, where We arrived the
fame day at 8 in the evening as we travelled,
Citizen Granville, who was preceptor to one Of
TouiIaint's fons, communicated TO me many
fhocking features in that villains character.
g The letter was delivered 10 the Captain
General. who Immediately anfwerei it, and
commiflioned his fons 10 carry it telling them
to allure their father thar he was difpofed to for
get Inc pat invited him TO come to bead
quarters for the psrpoie Of adopting neafurss to
prevent further dearuefioD, promiling at TIE
lame time, on his honour, that he fhould be f
eoni in esmmond and be treated with marked
diitnetion. He moreover granted him an arm
iitice of four days.
ar 10 O'Clock at night the young Touhaint.
fst Off & remained with their faItalefs faiher'