Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1805-11-05

Neyba an Saint Jean, 70 Be burnt Immediate
~.
The chief OF the fccond column fer fire to
thole OF Colay, Of la Veyga, and ordered III.
town Of ST. Ydgo &c. be demoihhed.
/ Such, Monfeigneur, ale the montters. which the
iuGice of the French empire mutt purfucland an
initiate to the very Taft, il It's Intention be ever
TO rcaore this magnificent colony.
M. Galard, apbyhcian, whom the brigands
ad-detained among them at the time OF the eva.
ScuatIon of the Cape, and whom one OF their
chiefs had brought with him to the isge OF Salnto
Domingo, found M ans to elcapc dunpg tie re.
treat OF the brigands, and arivsdin the Town Oh i
the rAth. He confirmed that The brigands were
to the number of 5000 armed men; that they
had between 6 and nunared nsnk!icd before
Santo d )mipgo, and IL or 1909 wounded /;
thar all the bygands or muiatto, chicfa bad aiif.
ed at the fess that when the freach lquadron
made lis appearaHCe on The oh Gcrnlnai, the
brleands to,k it Tor an EagilR fqpadroo which
came 10 offer its fhps to the garrlion tor'the pur
pole Of egacuating ard that they wee only un-
deceived next day by The landing Of the troops
and flores thar the chiefs ah..hhed snd ordered
retreat, fayieg that nothing iorccd sham 10 raile
the Gcgc, but that they wlfhet 70 pfc!erve their
folders for another time. He informed me aifo
that thci project, hal the town capituated, wa
to grant without r.ferve I'll the articles demand.
ed hut once admitted within the walls, TO mai
>facre the whole Of the Inhabitants without dir
tin6tion.,, Their army was afterwards TO qGit~the
place, except the men pccefary ioc the tosal DC.
,noinon of Inc town, for thc m'iil2rc OF the
white and free spaniIrds in thz coantry; and TO
csrly-into tire French part the reAlaindeI of the
l4vcs and animals.
Mr.. G4Al4ra detailed to me- al tie crueIties
the brgaads had exsrciied in The country, and
poke to me of the lifcoatents 81 portion Of
the brigands and Of the jealoufy of their chief
againft Chriltophe, who, OF his own accord ia
often very bountfcl to the brigaods under his
orders. Re added, shat prcviou; TO their depart
urc from the Fscrch part OF Santc Domingo, the
nu!atto Martial Bai;a had arrived at the Capc,
bringing wuh HIM number OF worknep, and
haa ofe ed 10 make thouiand pounds o: powder
day, with only the local ncans. bat the
Americans inceAantIy meet all the wants OF the
br gsnas, usfi with item armed, which IS con-
6rnrd by letter of La:crIiere- 'Orly, command
ant OF SANTANA, OF the roth March, IL. which
he announces to me shat the French privateer the
Ieureule Rencontrc declared 10 him the had fa.
en in with an American convoy of IL fail lom.
mo OUT of ihe Cape, and another CT the fame
natl of ne fail coming cut OF Port su-Prnce,
al armed and efcorted by large fhips frongly
armed. Mr.. Gajllsrd denouncst to me French
man, called Brunei, who had the intamy to ei-
| ule negrefs, AID who is,at this day the pub
c agent of the hriqands at Phia 'elphia, execut-
ing their CEN pifiors, informing them in time OF
| the opc ations Of the Frenh government, and
exciting them to maintain theaafelvcs in therre.
volt.
Such, MonfeigneUr, are the details Of an event
too inlpo tan; tor tic colony OF St, Domingo, TO
be read by your excelency without interett and
Or lie troops Ger uiy connfni not &c rece We
from you marks Of perfonai tatisfsttion. There
is net Jingle corps, not folder, not an oHicer
butt have inerite caufe to be iati fec with.
Prtent, Moaieigneur, this 2cs OF our devotion
a ID opr nilit ny to.tuoe to dim who now reigns
70 g,oriooly over the French. The army Of St.
Domingo vii be proud if he condsfcends 20 ap-
plaud their cordua, 1t ia very Gatterng tor
me, in tending to him, by the Captain aid de.
camp Cattle, the congratulations of the people,
and of rhe army dpon his happy accedion 10 the
empire, to be able to add for bouque,, ne.
morabe fucccfs as if it were only victories that
had tile right to ally themfelves with the name OF
20 luxurious hero and 10 powerful moaarch,
who has crea,ed new age MUNsEicNEuR.
/ have the honor TO be with profound relpcct,
| the devoted iervans of ycus Excellency.
FERRAND.
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