Alexandria daily gazette, commercial & political. [volume] (Alexandria [Va.]) 1808-1812, 1808-10-03
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Fop TuE MERCANTILE ADVERTISER.

Extract OF ettcr Jrona az 0becfs' Nv ei1e -
&c Psfion at au-Erinee, to a gentle
man in Neuv FORK, dated 9th July, 1908,
5tl year Of the Republic Of Hayti, commit
nieased far publication in the Mercantile
Advertiser.
C The tender concern you nave always
deigned to take in whatever concerned my
country and myself, la $ induced me to give
YOU every information IN my power on
the present political, military, commercial
and AGRICULTURAL situation Of Hayti. | should
have done it earlier, had not the com'nu "
cation between us and the American CONT
nent experienced an Interruption OF more
than seven months. @
TO give some little order5to this letter,
shall begin my narrative with those events
which have lively relation to ouT domestic
affairs. You viii receive it with your usual
goodness; and YOU will make pubtlc o. 1t
whatever YOU may think proper, for the pur-
pose of enlightening the opinion which the
spirit of party and the wickednsss OF human
nature are too apt to mlslead men into.
g You viii doubtless recosiect thai at your
departure from Port-au- Prince, the u health
of the chief Of the government had occas'-
oned general relaxation Of manners con-
spiracies without end sprung up, which bad
for their object the triumph Of anarchy over
the wise principles Of an equitable govern
msnt, founded upon morals and justice IN
short, Magloire, the friend and secret &C
conplice of Yayou, Matched III darkness, a
new plot, in which, above all things, he Wish
ed to revive the conspiracy of Yavou.
6 Maeloire, nisied by the fal!acioas pro-
misses of Christophe, and forgetting the be-
nehts Of a government too indulgent, took
UP arms, in December lasts against the Re
pnblic. Jacrnel was to be the rallyny point
Of the factious. Magloire, Notwithstanding
his weakness, escaped from Port-au-p Prince
in the night, and joined his satellites at the
place Of rendezvous. General Bonnet and
colonel David Troy were to have been the
first victims. The members OF the conspl-
racv were to give the signal, and the breast
of the republic was to be wounded in the
persons Of two OF It's ablest defenders. TT
this lunctqre the choice Of the means to car
nv dis plan into execution rested not with
the factious for when lMag,oira arrived at
Tacmel, on the 8 Of December, at z O'clock
in the morning, David Troy and Bonnet
were informed Of every thing; they had toi-
lowed Giscrccslv al the ramihca5ions OF the
train. and by a courage more than human,
developed Magloire himself IN his own net.
Criminals are seldom courageous: t,ie tral-
tor expiIt2d his crimes by his death and
his accomrlices partaking the same fate, the
law has triumphed and the country is deli
ver.d.
g The governments, always generous IN
searching inc this conspiracy, distinguished
between The little and the great criminals;
and after executing seven Or eight CT the
principal leaders, order was restored at az
mel.
g The republic, tranqsii william, and ia
wing nothing to apprehend from the co.spi-
rators, turned Us attention to the array under
the orders Of the va!orous Lanarre. Sue
conrs were sent TO him in men, clothing and
money. Chsistophe, frightened at the ap
pearance OF SIX thousand men who were en-
ca,nped within thirty leagues OF this satrap,
and despaising Of ever being able to Jorge
anew the chain of conspiracy, raised en-
mdsse. his debilitated troops, with the inten-
ton of crushing Lanarre: but this man,
who for more than year past had contract
ed habit of beating Chrstophe, waited with
that Guinness which to him was the sure
presage Of victory. The first engagement
took place towards the end of April; and
after Il days fighting, the troops Of the
north were completely beaten; three hum
dred horses were taken; the cavalry Of
Chriseophe defeated : 500 muskess were
found by our troops on the field of battle
and a great number Of the enemy's soldiers
were made prisoners. These are the conse- !
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