The enquirer. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1804-1815, 1805-10-29

beach in fecurity, at that moment the twelve
Founders from the Department du Nord OPEN
ell murslerons fire upon them, killed vaft num-
bers, made the rett fall back and Abandoned up-
wards OF 600 animals, and all the booty they had
and were carrying off.
at two tent out reconnoiting parties of tlra.
goons to leagues diRance, on the roads of
Azua, St. Yago, and Galnio. According to
their report, which fully confirmed tire retreat
OF the brigin,ls, 1900 If the Spaniih militia
were marched out TO dcftroythe gsbions of their
entertainments. We>were then able to iud,e
or the ftrength of their works and of the won.
derful CELEBRITY with which they had fniihed
them. Each of theie gabions was feet high
and 4 feet and half in diameter on the BATS {;
each line had gahons in thicknefs, and S in
tho!e parts the mott expofed to our artillery.
On the 9th and 10th Germinal, in the morn.
ing, lent out TO reconnoitrc, to the ditancc of
or 10 leagues upon every road the refut left
no doubt OF the retreat Of the brigands, who
lied rather preclpitately, purified by pancl
terrour. The Spaniards who lay in ainbuih,
fell on them whenever an opportunity prcfent-
ed itfelf, and 70 effetlualy, that no icls than
600 remained i'll the mire At PingaI. I cannot
but deplore the atrocities of every defcription
which they committed in their retreat, their
| footteps were marked by fire and murders no
crime was fcruped by them; they called on
the inhabitants with words of peace to E,crifice
them more fure!y to their rage. The chief of
the brigands, in his retreat, informed the inha-
bitants of St. John and Neyba, that having Ia
Ken Santo Domingo he was returning into the
French part, aud that, in his road he ihouldbc
| happy to review and give them proofs OF his at
tachmcnt thrfc crednlous inhabitants believed
him; they Quilted their woods ard came to
give themieiyes up to death. The other brig
| and chief did the fame to the inhabitants of
Cotay, deceived by their curate, who traitor
10 the government had, fought 70 make his
pari.hioncrs commit the fame treafon as him.
! felf.
The chief who commanded the brigands of
the hrit column, caufed the boroughs of Rsny,
Azua, Neybe and Saint Jean, to be burnt
Inc chiefs of the fecond column fet fire 10
| thoie OF Coay, OF la Veyga, and ordered the
town of St. Yago to be demoliihed.
| Such, Monieieneur, are the monitors which
the Juitice of the French empire mutt purrue
and annihia.c to the very lat, if its intention b.
ever to reftore this magnificent colony.
Mar. GaIiard, physician, whom the brgands
had detained among them at the time of the e.
vacuatIon of the Cape, and whom one Of their
chiefs had brought him to the fiege Of Santo
domingo, found means to efcape during the
retreat of the b,igands, and arrived in the town
on the 18th. He confirmed that the bricands
were to the nuaiber of 900 armed men that
they had between and 700 men killed before
Santo Domingo, and l2 or 1900 wounded :;
that all the brigands or muatco chiefs had aiIift
ed at the iiegc; that when the French f1uadron
mace lts appearance on the 9Th GerriinaI, the
hrIeands took it for an Emg,i.h fauadron which
came to offer its fhps to the carlton for the pur-
pole OF evacuasing; and that they were only
nnoeceiVed the next day, by the landing of the
| troops and torcs; that the chiefs Attended and
ordered retreat, faying, that nothing forced
| them TO ra!e the itege, but that they wifhed TO
preierve their folders for another time. He in.
formed me alto that their project, had the town
caPitulated, was to grant without refcrve all the
articles demanded; but once admitted within
the walls, to ma!acre the whole of the inhab;
tants without difiDttion. Their army was af-
forwards TO quit the place, except the men ne
cei!ary tor the total demolition of the town. for
the maIiacre of the white and free Spaniarts in
the country; and to carry away into the French
part the remainder Of the 1aves and animals.
Nr. Gi'iard detailed TO me all the cruelties
the brgands had exercicd in the country. and
| iPoSe TO me OF the diicontents of portion of
| the origands and Of the jeaIoufy of their chief
| agalnit Chriitophe, who, of his own accord. is
often very bountiful to the brigands under his
orders. He added, that previous TO their de.
parture from the French part for Santo Donin-
go tHc inuiatto biartiai-Baia had arrived AT the
Cape, bringing with him number of work.
men, and had oftred TO make thoufand pounds
OF powder day, with only the local means.
That the Americans incefanty met all the
wants OF the brigands, trafick with them armed.
which is confirmed by letter of Laferriere
id,Orly, Commandant of SANTANA, Of the 16th
March, in which he announces TO me that thr
French privateer the Heureufe Rencontre. de-
T clared to him fine had fallen in with an hneri-
can convoy of If fail coming out of the Caoe,
and another ofthe fune nation of 90 fail coming
out OF Port-au-Prnce, all armed and efcorted
by large fhips ftrongly armed. Mr.. Gailard de.
nounced to me Frenchman, called Brunei,
who had the infamy to efpoufe negrefs, and
who is at this day the public agent of the brig
snds, at Philadelphia, executing their commit.
hons, informing them in time of the operations
ofthe French Government, and exciting them
to maintain themfelves in their revolt.
Such, Monfeigneur, are the details OF an 2.
vent too important for the colony of ST. Domin.
go, to be read by your Excellencv without in
tcreit, and for the troops under my command
not to receive from you marks of perClnal fats.
facticp. There is not lisgIe corps, not fol-
der, not an officer but have infinite caule TO be
iatished with.
! Pretent, Monfeigneur, this aa of our devotion
and OF our military fortune to him who now
relgns 10 gloriouGy over the French. The army
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