Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1803-12-27

wore, from Virginia, at Hc!lgate, bound down.
they left Hampton roads s days since, in CO..
VITA hip Eliza, Binsll, Cot Philadelphia. The
eliza arrived al Norfolk in ditlre!s, from Lib1n,
iaying had paHagc ef IS days
LATE FROM CAPE FRANCOIS.
Tie 4. York Gszettc Of Wednesday contains
he following 100 Capt. Berwick, arrived mere
~ DAYS tf.:m Poat All Prince informs, that or
The fist o December, tie orgaads attacked G.
FJaac3is, when severe and 5looay engagement
.o,k > ace between them AID the French troops
aner, ger. Rcchanbseu, ii wa'eh s'eat ',iiin-
.o.r of the tonne were killed. l'ile ccntrss how
yer .etmiaated II ,h- sure sief If fh@ cape to
,h- ba lands, agrses5y 70 paopos.fi Us made oy
3rssaiiays, ,hci, comn4oder. i'y tiisse terms
it atpsa,s, that 2echaiabean was made pr'scar'
OF waf, wha, w.ti rs troops were 80 DC SUBJECT.
to the d s.4osai Of the ccJu;lleier Of ilt Brt:s'
squadron then b.ocka&ing tie Caps"
Another paper says, IS Gen il,chnlieau AMI
su.re, with an ilansnsc qnaliiy Of specie, had Cd
tanned conveyance in British fr.gats, 10 ]araai-
ca.
!" P IT au Prince continued tranquil, but ma
ny OF the inhabitants had left il.
/" Cape Nicola A1cle hsdnot been evacuated
90 the 4 h. Wien caps. Se5ygassed't, he heard
"a trsnlcniuous cannonading, anl opposes al al
tack had been made upon It bg the bri2ands; in
wHlch case. it would not il all probability ilold
out mere than or days.
I" Or J.refnie we're several Ffench cruisers,
who captn,ed all Americas vessels 3 'u9d 70 pa
ces coup ed by the bfigaaas. TIE Bsit.sh fiyase
Tartar had been scnt againss ;hem."
Mr. Dawson, who arrived here on We'd
nesday in the brig Aurora from Port-au-
Prince, has furnished US with the following
lnformation, in addition o that given III
the last number Of the New York; Mer
camille Advertiser:
Agreeablv to advices received at Port
au-Prince from General Dessalines, he had
on the ed ult. attacked the Cape with al
the active force he could raise, said to d.
mount to from 20 to $4,000 men. The de-
scent was effected from Morne-du- Cap
After having passed the outlines and seve-
raj of the blockhouses, an action ensued
between the troops Of Dessalines and Roch-
ambeau, which continued eleven hours
with the greatest obstinancy, when general
Rochambeau was under the necessity Of
captivating for the evacuation OF the Cape
on the first instant. All the troops posted
at the blockhouses between the Barrier and
Haut-du-Cap (the out posts) were massa-
cred, as all possibility OF escape to the town
was cut off. Agreeably to the capitulation,
Rochambeau withs the army under has COM
mand were to be embarked under the pro-
lection of the British cruizing aeet. When
Dessalines left Port-au- Prince, he nomi-
mated Potion Ga mulatto) General OF Bri-
gade and Commandant Of the place IN his
absence.
:" The people of colour, particularly the
women, experienced the most cruel treat
ment; having been put to labor on the pub
lie works with negro womento superintend
them. The American vessels with provi-
sions were compelled to part with them 70
the Government, and were promised pay
ment in coffee at three and four months.
" Dessalines had given assurances ofre-
spect and protection to the American mer-
chanfs residing at Port-au- Prince, which
ne had partially observed while Mr.. Daw-
son was there. His officers, however, act
ed as they thought proper.
Dessalines is proclaimed captaiu-gene-
raj Of the colony; Clalrveaux, Christophe,
Potion, and several other mulattoes, are
ranked as generals of division and BRIT
gade.,"
Chancellor Livingston, cur preisas ambaallor
n Paris, prcpo!es resufoiag home in May, The
tate of his hes,h is not fuch as TO render a6fence
from home deGrabie. g
Its reported tBat Mr.. Mooroe is about 70
pfoceedso Madrid, for the pnrpofe Of urging Tie