Virginia Argus. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1796-1816, 1809-08-22

pe'hdnus chefs Pe'ion and Ourin AMI
Wills. they lhresiencd 10 a,acls M,reba-
!a's, aim IS, the whole Of he,r forces de6let
and r. the commend or the igsnds DAVID
+ o's, i.ys, Bu'ce;, SC. under the orders
If David rrois. they presented themselves
n the q ,ar'er oe the south, threa enng all
ne country about Grand R,vsre, and
'ro missed Themselves Nothing less in their
ooli,h presumption than The conque 1 even
II the Cape.
Monsieur the President, Immediately
caused the troops 10 march with tw: snua-
arons ~ his horse Suacds, for the purpose
| otan lih'la' my IA: rebels. Sach has been
f,heir activity aid their u, ,ha the 'e4
bells bad no. .im- TO p sqsss he mselves ola
| nngie position; they were vigorously at
ac'sed routed, AHA doning their dead aud
wounded on h field fba;I. sought their
slicy BY a p-eciP'a'e fight. The insamo q
David Trois has paid with his lie his nu-
merous Grim 8, and has received the Just
punishment due tn his eilla'ny; his cola
lelgue E3ude,, Col. Of The l3'h regiment,
ost himself in the woods, and has fallen
no ou~ hands, besides great number OF
llhsv prisoners. Our army, und r. the com.
nand If Leu. Gen. p Romain and N.
Joachim 10 mel juoc'i)p with the Mar.
iShal of the camp Of Pierre Tonssaint, and
|pursued the remains Of he insurgents with
tn u,mos, vigor. Arrived ct Ban'qne these
lwTe,ches found the river hr,ibonire swelled
lby their blood Part tried 10 pass !, by
,wmming. but not being able TO succeed,
hey thought them selves on, Of danger, hid
tong the banks Of The river. Just al this
ime our army fel! OH them second time,
land dispersed tn IN. The greater pat of
hose who a'temp ed 20 pass he river was
arried down by The rapidly Of the current1
\ BATTALION and an half were drowGed -
very Few giined the opposi c shore, and
orecipi:a'ely renewed their aght. As soon
Us the troops could efcct their passage,
they pnrsu-d The insurgents. and arrived
II M'rsba'ais without being adj: to oSers
AXE them.
;'he rebel LamaTe, anxious to prof, by
he tempt, this gave Inn an opportunity
# making made an effort 10 attack, when
blocked him So closely bu! HI was Ina
nediately driven by the bsyone, within his
lines, leaving the place covered with dead,
amongst whom was hi, two ads. ie him.
self abandoned his h Drse and escaped under
a Disguise. Behold then TO what this la.
nous expedition is reduced, ralsed az
great eXpence and by numerous articles;
they boaotcd that they were about lo con-
| lner the north Strange b'iLdness CAn-
no; the numerous losses VIII CHI The rebels
lhave received teach them the folly aud
absurd OF their attempts! is il poss.ble
tina, al er so m my reverses aid disasters 9,
these revolIers aad their ag ms W u have
the hard hood TO publish accounts Of sue ?
cesses they have never obtained Is it
possible that any man, however partial.
can discover a nsl circumstance which
has gwen the smallest euccess 80 heir eff.
TORS! We invile The tes,in ny f all the
Strangers, a, well those who are es' ab.ish-
ed a, "a those who fceqlenl on ports, Il
even The reb - ion " any of his sa.el4
lI,e3, has even in one instance SUI cce'e ed
IN h. attacks they have mad on u, on
The C ,ntrary, they will attest that whence
yer thy have shcwn themselves. they have
been punished flr the tenn ri v, and h I've
reaped the infamy due 10 their b,seness.
MONSIEUR lin making this ,aii 10 Tho
army, regre's that tht illness, vi h which
he has besn am ct:d d not permi, HIM TO-
pu! himself a. the head of his to ipi in orr
} der to pursc a. he fugatives and make them
}bi C h dust. He regrets likewise that the
rebel Potion, OF his associa Germ h al not
the blindness to participate IN this attempt,
beng well assured that if they bad, they
never more would have retu ned 10 he
Port Of Crimes [Port au Prince.1
Done at the General II lad Quarters,
at the Cap., thu Ist July, 1909.
IN the 6thyerr of Indep .nd.ncc.
The su5-thel of the etst.malor.
RICHARD