Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1806-11-29
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SATURDAY, NOVEMBER %.
REVOLUTION IN HAITI AND MURDER OF
DEssALINE3.

We have been favored WIKI the follow.
mo particulars relating 20 the Revolution
;n Hay,i, and murder Of the black emperor,
(. That a party of French and Spanish
dragons from the city of ST. Domingo,
had made an ...~-rsien into the dominious
If Dessaiines as far ass Monte. Christi,
and there attacked and defeated a small
army uader tae command of Gen. Capeau,
and nearly DESTROYED the whole. Dessa.
lioes hearing Of this disaster, set out from
his castle for the purpose of seeing Capeau,
w6om he unet on the road & immediately
ordered him 10 be shot, attrihu;iag his mis-.
fortune TO design : thss nc then set ous Tor
Port dc PAX, for the purpose OF Causing
all the mulaltoss in that place 20 Be mor.
dered, aud after pespetratiag has mnTder'
Gus Iatentiocs, and while CD his way to
his castle, the army became mutinous and
stated to. him. that they had bean three
years la bis service, bai had received
neither money or clothing, and that they
mast nov aaave both he offered them four
dollays a man, this they ps~fenltoTiiy reius.
ed 10 receive, be iefs them and proceeded
70 his castle While there he received d
letter from ooe of has generals, named
BRAVE, stating thas the people would no
logger obey his orders and were about ris
ing. Dessaiines directed him 10 cause
every man who refused TO obey TO b.
shet-Bsaave returned for answer, If he
wished that done nc must do il himself
This reply SO irritated him he immediate.
Bsetout for the encampmsnt, and wher
arrived ia sight al il be observed toe troop.
drawn up, wah bands of music PLAYING
which ne took for dc n ous,raiions OF lev a
has approach and accordingly lef his Carl
age and mounsed on horseback, shas ht
mneas shcw himself the be;fer-immedl
atelg ca his arrival in ffoot Of The line
Brave rode up 20 Am and desired him &c
dismount, 10 which he steTn!y replied
"You do rot know me sir 70 the answei
was, " Fes | Go. TOO well! on which
Dessalines drew his pistols and fred, bu
missed him, and jumping OF his horse
ran in,o a cans patch. followed by thu
uoops, where he fed On bis belly and the,
hinged their bayonets thro' his body anc
pinned him TO the EARTH
Catastrophe WAS then Immediately pro
claimed Governor and Commander in
Chief over ,he island, aud every thing
went on TRANQUILITY.
tits confidently stated, that the Frenct
minister at Washington has intimased te
our executive, that the resembling of III,
St. Domingo law would no, be dispieasipf
to him or his court. The reason aIledgee
tor this condsscession is that, since the pas
sage of the introductory statute, the trade
has fallen en- rely into the hands O
British adventures ; who are generally Sc
well a; med as to bid defiance TO the French
prlvatcefs! Phil True DIM.
Extract ofa letter fr9m a gentleman inShsl
6yOiAe Ken to his friend. near YIN
chester, dated October 22d, 1906.
Sour state has been ia considerable agi
'a'ion for some time past, owing TO the ar
flyai ef colonel Burr He has been fol
some time travelling secre,ly through tht
state, and appears as if he was constantly
90 express. There are also a number o
his iGenes fsom New York, and diferen
pats of the United States. travelling a
bout IN the ssHe manner. There arc ma
ny conjectnres as to their intentions ane
b~usiaess some say that a division of tn,
union (,he Allegheny mountain 10 be th'
Hue IS their object others say, that they
'atsed an expedition against the Spauiard