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

were called upon. Prov6ons, arms, flores, and
money, were demanded of the commiflary-gene-
raj, Pchon.-The Captain aid-de-camp Caltel,
whom had fent to the United States, alto ex-
pofed my wants in mott urgent manner TO all
the private comminaries of the commercial re.
'ations. Nothing arrived every where met
with refufsls. My 6tuation grew worfe accord
ing as the danger incrcafed had TO f,rugg,e
againR difficulties of every kind; at length
truck out plan. Being deititute of troops,
iiihed DEGREES favourable to population, which
In Mort time doubled the French militia be-
ing without money, made bargains with mer-
chantswhom my operations intpired with fOme
| confidence, ard thus obtained what was mott
indifpenfable to my ii,uation.-It was in thefe
trying circumstances that Captain Bru.e, my
| aid-de-camp, arrived from France with the L.
100000 livres, in bills of exchange upon the
public trea!Ire, which your excellency fent
me this relieved my petition little.
| On the Goth of Piuviofe lat, learned that
all the bands of the rsvolted were united.
loIt not a moment.
| The union of the numerous forces of the re-
volted left me no longer in doubts as to their
lieal projecls, and it was from the moment eafy
for me to judge that the frontiers were unable
TO make iufhcient reliaance to top them in their
march. redoubled my care and activity to
vGtual Santo Domingo.
II
ireconnGitre the borough of Neyha; their chief
fetting off at length from Mirebalais, arrived at
st. Jean on the 9th Ventofe, at the head of g.
600 men and on the s,h the chief of bastal-
on Wet was attacked in the pot of Puerto,
with fuch hyperion forces, that ali reiittance be-
came ufelefs.
AT the fame time another brigand chief, with
5000 men attacked the militia of Cbao, en-
camped and intrenched before the town of ST.
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the fuperlorty of his forces. The brave colo
ne! Ssrapio Of pOrve perilhed upon the occali-
i on, manfuy fighting, and his troops deprived
1 OF their chief, took refuge in the woods. The
. enemy puhed on haltily upon the town, enter
ed 1t, furprifed the unfortunate inhabitants in
capable OF bearing arms, maliacred them with
4 out any diltinelion of age or fex, and hanged
4 Tome OF the members Of the council of Nota-
4 bles. learned this fad event from Mr. Fran
4 co, prefdent of that department, and from
4 Tome individuals who owed their fafcty to the
{ fwiitnets of their horfes.
1 prodigious population of the country, in
/ women, children, old men, faves, flying before
! the organds, came to take refuge in the town.
! Prohted of all thefe hands to iniih around us
lone tortihcations that were not yet terminated
and every body aHiftcd in this work, women,
cisiZens, Officers, aud folders. We cut down
the trees and bananerics, demoliihed the bo-
rough OF st. Carlos, half muiket fhot from the
town, where the enemy might have lodged; and
/ haHened to lay an embargo upon all the mcr-
chant veiiels which were luckily in the port.
1t was in this place 70 little favoured in a mi
iiiary light, that the troops under my command
conceived the hope of honouring themfclves by
osfence worthy of the annals of Europe and
l. Monfeignenr, reco'Iefted my duty to its full
eH'eht' ana my engagement to prefervc this
place to his imperial maiefty.
On the 18th Ventoie, at five O'Clock in the
evening, the brigand chief, who arrived with his
FORCES upon the habitaton Gallard, league and
haii from Santo Domingo, fent me, by Spa
h'ard from the country, the luminous by which
lie demanded the immediate furrender of the
place, or threatened an implaeabLe Eaekine. /
o'd moi Judge It worthy of an anfwer.
III was highly necc!iary for me to convince the
oT'sands That my intention was to d, fcnd the
place to tic Taft; which they would always
havs doubted of as loag as they Eaw merchant
men laying at anchor in the harbour. They
Hheht nave thought that i retained thefc veTels
IN ORDER to embark on board them in cafe of an
evacuation, and this idea determined them to
continue the feige with more confancy and vi.
gour. Belidcs, this refolution made the troop,
lee the neceiiity Of making vigorous defence +:
a.d was reiolved not to leave to timid minds
II there were any, hope, which might have
compromised the fafety OF the place. In con-
itquence, however, Gefperate the determination
appeared, was fixed on it, and it was carried
INTO execution on the fame day. Thefe vcfTels
took their departure to the great atonilhment
or the rebe! army; profitted by it however,
oy putting on board all ufelefs perfons; begin
ming with the old men, the white women and
their children. This m -afnrc delivered me from
near 1000 perfons, who were fcnt out from the
colony, but who, unfortunately, on leaving the
port, were al,noR all pilaged and i'll treated by
Inc bnsiih cru'zers of the royal navy, feveral
OF which have converted the war into A piracy
! d,iionourablc to their flag and civilized peo
pie. fe'
! On the 18th, We perceived the craft which
| the er'sands had employed during the night to
iheiter their workmen from the range of our can
non. Some men concealed by finall elevate
on fpoke juft high enough to be heard from the
ramParts, ftriking the ground with their pic k
axes and appearing to excite each other ftrong
! ly to labour, whilf on another fpot, they carri-
en on their work with vigour and lilence, to
inch degree, that it was impofible for us du
ring the night to direct our fire well and to HIM
der their works.
mutt inform I. E. that the forties which 7
executed had more important and enential
end IN view than merely to recognize the enc
my, or hinder their works, the execution of