Jenks's Portland gazette., 1802-03-22

er oIS0As' was "Anting 70 permit him To land
This imPolotic lteP Immediately ropfsd -
pcions OF the negroes, who peremntor;I- ru''
bid him to land, and threatened. Z fo,r! 'O'-
uied, TO repel it by force-to FIRE rh4 TO- "sIs
murder the whites. On the eveping il 81 Il 4ua
lowing day, one of the ihps hove IN n..r 'ol'
and was fired on BY tn. battery win ..Ig' .'9'e'
thot which was at the fame time tbs c., iOe
the conhagration Of the town. Fire ,SI go I'M
gots lighted up the flames in MANY n,r,.
fame time, and the place during the oigbt il ~
hblted icene OF horror and deliruaiop 49,
the power Of delcriPtion, and equalled oDiv VIl IN
the dreadful fate it experienced in the wear
Many mahacres took place, and The brnr.1 -. -
ot the negroes fpared neither age nor Cer boe
their own color, excecept Americans onl~ ~.
of whom Mr.. Lancaaer OF CharIeRoni ~
killed. With one hand the black damon, "
laughter, were feen holding up the yri,b;rr
infant, and hacking off lis liInbs with the (,vo,s
in the other. Thole that elcaped tie fvor5
were preiervsd 10 witnefs more horrid fenfations
beiEg dragged BY the negroes, (who EVACUATED
the town during the fire and after the demolition
Of the forts) to their arong places in the nsun.
tains, to ferve as hohages, or to glut their Fl.
ny. On the morning Of the 9Th, Of zeoo houfes
s. only had eleaped the ravages Of the flames,
and the tenants, except a wretched few IN
board the American ihipPing, were no where
40 be leen- Sugars and other property either
rolling inliquid fire along the areets, or noun.
ed in cloudy volumes 10 the fkes. All the
plantations Of the exten6ve and once hourihin0
plain around The cape, for many miles exhibit
ed the fame appearance. Port de Pair, was
allo couiumcd, and every town in the Mlnd,
except Fort Dauphin, it was expected, would
ihare iimilar fate with the Cape. Fort Daa
Phin, had been prelerved by another diviion
Of the feet takiag poGefion Of it after Mort
reffance.-Four diviGons having arrived al
different points of the i1and about the fame
time. Betides the two mentioned, one had
gone into the bite Of Leogaoe.
After the total evacuation Of the blacks, he
French Tipping hauled into the harbour, aad
took pofsfion Of the town and torts,--Capt
Rogers was permitted to fail on the 4th with
We learn but all other Americans
wete Gtill detained.
1t was not known where Touf4int was dur.
ing the conf ,gra,ion, but he was fuPpoled to
have been at the Cape, incog directing the
hand Of defructi9n. He is now at the head Of
his army in the mountains, in place ltrongby
nature, and which be had for lome time been
terrifying and rendering impregnable byart. To
this frong Poa, he has retired with his rtalurYa
and his rnyrmydons aud from It will make
his murderous excuriions, and harrals It's zdal-
ants. Rigaud his old and imPlacable rival,
was with his enemies, and much was expected
|, a -E nd All
enee with the inhabitants Of the l0ulh.
From TouGAint's having completely equip
ped and accountered all his men, and put them
into lpl-ndld regimentals the very day the R4el
appeared OF the Cape, there is 10 doubt but his
arrangements had been long before, to make
Rand agan1 the troops ient from the mother
country and that his general orders 70 hIs Of
Hcrrs were, 70 bum the towns on the coat Oh
the appearance Of the different iquadrons, a1d
ID retire to the mountains, with the whites
and al the treafures and military ttores thsI
could carry off. Two other considerations con-
duce to this opinion NO advices had been
lent hun BY BonaParJe, announcing uhe peace
Of Europe-noT any commiilioners TO allure 70
him and bis blacks, that their liberty, theii P'o-
perty, and their political conlequence, a' tns
Iecompence for their valor 70 PrelerVIng IN
lfland from the Brith, lhould Be relPetted on
the contrary, the medengers choien 6y tns con-
Gul 10 announce rhof- tidings were the Ho~srOc
the fleets of France and spain, and 1890 II
the veteran, conquerors Of Italy-iuiPl1c;,,ol'
miniRers Of peace, it mulf be contefed lnIls
were 10 tell Toudaint that they came as iTlsno''
to fecure the fafety of the iiland from all eh's'
nal danger, and to guarantee their freedom
But this wary Negro, it feems, could rsPy' us'
If .here be peace between you and Eng'anu'
what need OF fuch force now Why not nave
fent them when the torn Of war from Wl.nou1
and within beat upon US Was it that lou i0uau
US able to protect ourlelves and defend ~
ifland from all its enemies = ouh@lhc la'I
proclamation is alfo proof that rs iu'PsI'.S
the intentions Of France, and that an sPP'1i
the God Of Battles, Hua be the inevitable 'slO'''
If an armament lhould BE tent TO the nlA~e
The obiea of this intrument was 70 ieP'sI III,
alarms-to puniih tbole who dared 70 ial
an army would be tranfported 70 enc laauI \.
and to prevent the lpirit OF hs troops run |
ing broken oy rumours Of the PreParat'Onl', !.