Alexandria advertiser and commercial intelligencer. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1800-1803, 1802-10-19
FROM AUY-CAYES.

fROM Az "A Los
By the arrival of captain Runel at Phi
ladelphia, we learn, that at the time Ct
his failing from Aux Cages, (lS,h Sept
the utmoa confuEon prevailed in the
Southern Department, and the inhabitants
were all under arms, in confequencc OF
general revolt among the negroes, caoied
BY late decree iiIued by the general in
chief, declaring all the blacks, not free
previous to the revolution, TO be aaves.
Several attempts have been made to burn
the town and adjacent plantations, and
a number of whites have been mafiacred
by the brigands their progre(s has, how
ever, been iomewhat retarded By the ip1
rited conduct of rhe Inhabitants, and the
few remaining French troops, about 5oin
number {about 1000 of which lately ar
rived, have fallen victims TO the fever.
About 200 of the bngands have been ex-
ecuted, and more are daily brought in.--
ST. Louis, imaIl town in this neighbor-
hood, lately in poGsllion Of The blacks,
has been retaken by a company OF dra
poons, under the command of the black
general La Piume, and the ringleaders
executed. II was reported, that General
lie Clerc, with aooo troops under his
command, were On their march TO this
place from the Cape, which report was,
however, not generally credited. he
| French veflels OF war had arrived on he
morning captain r. failed which very pro
| badly would ave fenfble effect III re-
horing tranquility buflnefs was wholly
| at fand and markets extremely dull.
| Accounts from Jacquemel fate, thar
| general naflacfe there of the whites had
taken place, after a piliage OF the town
| enfued they have, however, been in sane
meaiure quelled by the arrival Of The
| French veilels Of war"
7be 1oIleqviing articles are copied ran
| the Bermaaa Gazette, a fle at Vo5is6, IA.
the I'd ma Is reeeiqed at the rice " fbe
| Mercantile ddvcrhfey.
BERMUDA, September II.
| We have the moa undoubted in!orma-
| ton from St. Domingo, within theie few
days, which fate, that the molf dreadful
battles are fought there almoa every day
between the whites ard blacks; that the
blacks are but too fuccefsful, owing very
much to the tickne(s which prevails ihere;
that lie Clerc's army is half deRroyed,
and moR Of the remainder 70 debiiiiat5d
that they are unable to aa oheoilseIy any
where; and that it was generally iuppoied
that without very large army, The illaad
ms!t be evacuated. Coffee and iugar
were cheap Oh the coat, and a pair Q.
| piGols or mulket would fetch two hun
dred weight ofeither from the blacks who
came cut in row boats to every veiicl
paGing he COAT.
We are forty to fay, that very great
fiekneis prevailed at Trinidad lately,
I! which proved very fatal to the whites.
| but NOT 70 to the blacks particularly
| itrangers to the climate. Several ttoaiand
| blacks have already arrived there, but the
| place at prefent is rather dull, owing to
mott Of the hipping returning hane.-
ProviGons were cheap.
A number Of American veRels have
been lately wrecked on the Cacos Banks,
the crews Of feveral Of which muG inevi-
tably have psrilhed, had not the wrea.<ers
| fayed them.
O9ober z.
Several Englilh Welt India Illauds have
| Thu, their ports againf the Americans,
owing to their having fach a number CT
/! their veAels and feamen unemployed. =
There are ALTO here great number of vef-
fels unemployed, as well as feamen and
| iome meafures muR be taken to put a flop
10 the prelent trade between thefc Hands
and America, or fome new regulations
| take place, otherwife every dollar viii