Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-06-16

a few blacks at the fcattered potts. When
we reached Marmclade, we learned that
Toufaint had been there the night before
and that it was probable he was gone to
| Emery, where he ufually redded we got
there about II o'clock at night, and found
his wife at home; when Che faW her chill
dren, that good mother melted into fenh-
| bility. She ient ieyeral meGengels TO find
out her hnihand, ard make him acquaint-
ed with the arrival Of his fons, informing
him at tie fame time that we were bearers
| Of difpatShes from The hrh conlul.
/" The next night Touaaint made his
appearance, his arrival awoke US the ia
| Their and the two fons ran in each Others
embrace law them lhed tears of Joy,
and wiring TO avail naylelf OF an oppor-
! tuity, which | conceived to be q favora-
bic one, topped him when he offered 70
take me to his arms, and thus adirsaed
him, Is it true that yop are Tounaint
the friend to France He anfwered, as he
approached me, !" Can you doubt i! !" /
then fpoke to him as follows: /" General,
you viii now hear what your children
have to fay TO you they will be the faith
full interpreters of the frt conlul aud Of the
Captain General Of the colony. Believe
their innocence, and the integrity Of their
lsntiments.
q Efaac then fpokc 20 his father, and
repeated all the Fira Conlul had told lin
at PATS, and mentioned every thing that
the Captain General had faid relating TO
Ioufaint, at Brett. on the paaase, and at
the Cape.
g Touaaint obferved and;ed f!ence
while his fon was fpeaking. / then pre-
tented the box thar contained the Fira
Conful's letter; he took and read il, and
it feeaed 70 pleafe him much, ! adviled
him to go to the Captain General, but he
toll me, thar, having received letters from
feveral Of his military chiefs, who threat
ened to burn and defroy every thing, it he
! would NOT comply with their with here
quoted would write to the Captain Ge-
neral and beg of him TO fufpend the attack,
| telling me he would give orders to the
| fame effect. ] wrote my letter to the
Captain General in his prefence; he faid
he would 4end il off, and at 4 o'clock IN
| the morning he lef. US.
Jsa, however, as he was fetting off,
| prevailed on him to write to the Captain
General, and to inrruf it to Citizen Gran-
vile, on Whole fidelity I could rely.
{. We immediately iet off with the
young Touiiainss, for The Cape, where
we arrived the fame day at S nthe even
ing; as we travelled, Citizen Granville,
who was preceptor to one of Touiiairt's
fons, communicated to me many Hooking
features in that villains character.
| The letter was delivered TO the Cap
| tain General, who Immediately anfwered
it, and commiilioned his lons to carry il,
telling them TO allure their father that he
was difpofed to forget the paf; invited
| hin, TO come TO head quarters for the pur-
| pofe of adopting meafures to prevent tar
| Their dearu6tion, promiGng at the fame
! time, On his honor, that he ihould be (e.
| eoud in Command, and be treated with
marked diainetion. He moreover grant
ed him an arm;itice of four days.
/" At 10 o'clock at night the young
| Toufaints fct off, and remained with their
faithlefs father.
+ The letter concludes with this pafage. J
I" Pity me Citizen Minifter, for not
having more satisfactory intelligence to
tranfmit to you; be perfuaded that have
done every thing in order to fucceed IN my
| million-I requea you will communicate
the fame to the Firf Ccniul, while you
prefent him my refpeas, and the fenti-
| ments Of ny ZEAL
| MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATURE.
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