The Kentucky Gazette

AMERICA.
New-York.

NEW-YORK, April 18.

A letter from Cape-Francois, says, That Toussaint had information from his emissaries in Europe, that manacles were preparing for him; and he was moreover induced to resistance by his old enemy, Rigaud, being brought out as an assistant in the fleet; that Jerome Buonaparte has gone home to request reinforcements, but it is possible the blacks may drive Leclerc out of the island before they arrive: that the French by sickness and skirmishes have lost 5000 men: and that there remains but 17000, and these so thinly scattered as to afford little security; that the main body frequently leave the blacks in their rear without knowing it, who have, at such times, threatened the Cape, and killed many persons within a few miles; that Christopher lately, in this way, cut off 200 soldiers and took their artillery; that the inhabitants are continually under arms; that the French are not contented with plundering but abuse the Americans with every epithet vulgarity can suggest; that when the blacks are taken and executed, they discover no timidity, but tell their executioners it will be their turns next; that Leclerc is sick of the expedition; that although the Americans were promised that the duties should be deducted out of their bills on France, some have been since obliged to pay in cash; that the American merchants were preparing to leave the Cape; that a number of American vessels are put in requisition to go to different parts of the island, without compensation, and others are in a fair way of being confiscated without any cause whatever; the General has called the Americans—Arabs and Traitors!! That Toussaint has issued a Proclamation, stating that he will compel the French to abandon the island; declaring them out of the law; and proclaiming his defiance of any force France can send against them; and that seven men of war were then entering the harbor.

The writer adds, that some alarm had arisen, as no vessels with provisions had arrived for some time; that business is altogether at a stand, for government monopolizes every thing, which they dispose of to the inhabitants at an exorbitant price.

Maryland.

BALTIMORE, April 28.

Extract of letter from Cape-Francois, received by the Cordelia, dated 11th April.

"Tobias Lear, esquire, general commercial agent for this island from the United States, had a formal dismission yesterday from the captain general of this colony. He will leave this place in a few days for the continent, where we should all be happy to follow him."