Portland gazette., 1805-04-22
FROM The F0ESTLNDLES.


| Bs5atr VI Mara5 On the eth, "a French
| feet apFelred of this town, anchored, and fir
ed shot AZ tort Smith Having 10 force to re-
fit io powerful an enemy, tx gentlemen wene
of, with Aag of truce, TO offer a capitulation
when the following terms were Offered -
That fbr merchant ripping @oald Be fuvysnaeyed .
That E.rt5 Smith and Bluff Point @oRld6. eccu-
pied By French yo9PJ and t5at contribution Of
million 6f kVsr5, B9uid Be Tent on board fbe Mael-
teux, By nine O'elots the next morning This could
could not be complied with. The French
troops were landed, and gen. Barbot ordered
the treafurer TO produce 5oool. fterling by 8
o'clock the next morning in penalty Of being
amerced in double the fun next day and if
not then completed, the town fhould be deliver
ed up to pillage, and then b demohfhed The
French general faid, he conGdered the the levy
as made on the Britfh government, which
would Indemnify the iAand. - independent Of
the scool he declared he mutt have 100000 IL
vers as a compensation for the trouble Of the
troops. The fun required not having been paid J,
gen Barbot demanded double and II being
lmpofhble 70 procure the cafh rerourle was
had to bills and MIR. Coffin drew on gen. Mat-
thews (on Witt from the United States) for
o,ccol. pound iterIng, in favor Of gen Bar
bot which were accepted by gen. Matthews :
who Immediately drew cr the American conlul
at Paris, for the amount.
In the afternoon the committee were carried
or board the Maielteux, when gen. Grance COM
planned Of the imalnefs Of the fun RATED -
and demanded 22,oool more, and on the COM
nittee declaring il ippoilible to rafs the mon
ey they were ordered into confinement. Soon
after, however, gen. Barbot, Informed them
they mutt pledge themielves to bring on board
2cco guiacas, by o'clock, iii which cafe no
injury ihould be done the town. This was com-
piled with, and on the 9TH they left the idand ;
and proceeded to Nevis where they obtained
4,2ool currency but did not land any folders.
They demanded at hrit 20 900 guineas.
81. Domingo From Cape Francoife, We
learn, that on The 26th Feb. gen IhrifoPhe,
attacked St. Jago, lin The Interior Of ST Domn-
COY at the head Of 6ooo men, and after fe-
we're conflict with goo Spaniards, carried re
place. The inhabitants were Unfortunately pat
10 the fword. On The next day, this feroCloUs
army marched againf Santa Domingo.
From ST. Tboma5 Marcb -" French con-
rul has arrived here from the city Of ST. Do
mingo, and has publihed the proclamation Of
the French commander in chief Of ST. Domin-
60, declaring that all perfons found on board
neutral venels within two leagues ofany Of the
ports in poftffion Of the blacks, going in,, Of
| coming cut, ihal &c Panilbed qvitb dealb.
Capt Bowyer, from Santa Domingo, arrived
at Nevyork, informs Of the capture st. Jago
| by the black army, and Of the murder Of all the
men, women and children and thar they were
then marching againf Santa Domingo.
From facnlti, 4Mareb =" The HaYtiaT
tblackl army has got within az leagues Of the Ci
| ty Of Santa Domingo.
The black army gone the city ofst. Denim
90, amounted to 5000 men. Chriifophe was
commander in chief = Gen. Brave, "a ferocious
! black commanded 1t the afAult of St. Jago
and was faid to have been mortalig wounded
He loft thouiand men in the ah4nlr.
Gazette PHaai- Captain Boyer, Of The fchl
Harriott, from Cape Francois, yeferday oblig
ingly handed us irregular file fromits scommence
ment 70 the 22d ult. of the Gazeffe Palhqns +
ecinm.ciaI d' Haiti, printed at the cape, by II
Roux, printer to the Emperor" he cdiro
fates that the paper is pu5liihed e under ;h'
auipices Of his excellency the general Of divilior
Versst, minilter Of finances" The motto Is aP
| proPriate.
L'Lyyfics "a fa pro5ait FLrdspeaaaree.
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