Alexandria daily advertiser. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1803-1808, 1807-07-18
Ftam fhe Pal Gaxettee.

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fEr We have ieceived BY the ls'e artiv.
ais,a report msde q ChristaPhet l.hr
rival Of. Pction for supreme az hori'y,)
containing the details of the late sxpedi@
tioa t.. Gonaives, which from its length
and the uninierestng nature OF several
parts Of it, we think unnecessary TO
publish entire, con,en,iDg ourselves with
making suficient extracts to give our
rradersa general fdea Of the. state Of
.hirgs which at present exists ia that i'll
fa,ed island
".The city Of Gonaives had for long
time been the, centre aud rendezvous OF the
emissaricy Of the rebel Pesion. II was
from this new Coblentx, tina, some OF his
par,lzans under the ridiculous denomina,
ton of feres de poll, ibre,hrsn Of eolor)
kept up a correspondence at Port al prince
and acquainted the enemy with every
movement of our,areay. The sadden add
necessary arrest OF some Of these consplra-
tors seened to have intimidstsd the re-
n,ainder, aud arrested the progress OF
the evil but ii was Gully a temporary
calm. .f1is excellency the presidens OF
Hayti had scarcely left that place, for TIE
purpose of supervising some !osarrecslon-
ary movements at Grss Morne, when an
expedition of sixteen or seventeen sail in
which we're noticed several American YES.
sells, and particularly the ship of a certain
adyen;urer, whose name is Lewis, the pro.
fe.sed aud servilc creature of the traitor
Potion, appeared before Gouaives 90 the
2s,h Of May, having on beard number
Of p:ready for Decentralization. Gen.
Magaa, who commanded the place, dc.
Tended il obstinasely with a garrison OF
only sixty men, cat his way through the
reyollers, after having flied the streets with
their dead bodies, andreHea'ed With h's
men 10 good order scs Pongaudin, g, the
distance Of league and q half. where he
remained for week without the revolsers
having ever dared 10 attack him or 10 pass
the hnils of she CRY.
Hi. exceIIeney was DO sooner made ac.
auainteg with his state Of things, than
no direeisa gen. Magny and col Jason 70
dislodfeshe rebels and drive them lnto the
sea; this order mas no ssoner given than
executed; our troops with a manly conn
deuce catered the ci,y.-.he revolters. panic
struck, Hed wi.hout ever pretending 70
make any resistance, and esaeoasing the
city IN disorder, ran preciplta.ely TO TWO
for.., which they had erected and put 10 q
state of defence on the sea shore, but nei-
Their their works Dor their cannon, cer
even the vessels which they had drawn up
to protee, them, could shield them from
The attacks, or repress the ardor OF our
brave soldiers.
After i cannonade Of !. days Urom the
7,h 10 the 9Th Of June) during which I
grea. puna6es ofshe rebels were killed, they
were forced TO evacuate the place entirely,
on the night of the 10Th, leaving the shore
covered With the dead. dying and wound.
ed. The whole Of their vessels sci sail
ia the morning towards Por,.au.prlpce:
Thus, Notwithstanding the treason which
existed q. Gonaiyes among SEINE weak or
wicked men--nci,her Pelien nor his ad.
heren,s have seen his efforts crowned win
success: they have been every where. van:
ooi.hed and obliged to NY in shamefuI
maaner: the msfe name alsns ot lne Pr.