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Foreign News
April 23, 1802
The Kentucky Gazette
Lexington, Fayette County, Kentucky
What is this article about?
French commissioners with the Brest fleet are tasked to invite Gen. Toussaint from St. Domingo to France for a senatorial position; refusal means treatment as enemy. Fleet also aims to possess Louisiana.
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PHILADELPHIA, April 9
An article under the Amsterdam head, in one of our late London papers says-- "the French commissioners who are gone out to St. Domingo with the Brest fleet, have it in charge to invite Gen. Toussaint to come to France to take upon him an important office. Should he refuse, and not submit, he will be treated as an enemy to the republic. The fleet are not intended solely for St. Domingo, but the effecting of some other purposes---among which is the taking possession of Louisiana."
If Toussaint consents to leave St. Domingo, it is intended to give him the place of a senator in France.
[N. Y. Com. Adv.]
An article under the Amsterdam head, in one of our late London papers says-- "the French commissioners who are gone out to St. Domingo with the Brest fleet, have it in charge to invite Gen. Toussaint to come to France to take upon him an important office. Should he refuse, and not submit, he will be treated as an enemy to the republic. The fleet are not intended solely for St. Domingo, but the effecting of some other purposes---among which is the taking possession of Louisiana."
If Toussaint consents to leave St. Domingo, it is intended to give him the place of a senator in France.
[N. Y. Com. Adv.]
What sub-type of article is it?
Diplomatic
Colonial Affairs
Naval Affairs
What keywords are associated?
French Commissioners
Gen Toussaint
St Domingo
Brest Fleet
Louisiana Possession
What entities or persons were involved?
Gen. Toussaint
French Commissioners
Where did it happen?
St. Domingo
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
St. Domingo
Key Persons
Gen. Toussaint
French Commissioners
Outcome
if toussaint consents, offered position as senator in france; if refuses, treated as enemy to the republic. fleet to take possession of louisiana.
Event Details
French commissioners accompanying the Brest fleet to St. Domingo are charged with inviting Gen. Toussaint to France for an important office. The fleet's purposes extend beyond St. Domingo to include taking possession of Louisiana.