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Gazette Of The United States
New York, New York County, New York
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Letters from Cape-Français report mulatto insurgents driven from Port-au-Prince by French regiments, with over 180 killed and a subsequent fire destroying 30-32 valuable city squares. Unrest spreads to Aux-Cayes, Fort-Dauphin, Léoganne, Petit-Goâve, and St. Marc, with whites disarmed and forts seized.
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Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Cape-Français to his friend in this town, dated the 1st inst.
"The mulattoes were driven from Port-au-Prince by the regiments of Artois and Normandy, and were, when the dispatches came off, encamped at the Croix des Bouquets. Report says above 180 of them were left dead in the streets.
A terrible pillage attended the fire. The women and children were taken on board the King's ships; and, we are told, few have sustained other injury than the loss of property."
Extract of another letter from a respectable mercantile house in the same place, to a gentleman in this town, dated the 3d inst.
"Further particulars from Port-au-Prince have come to hand since our last. We learn, that from 30 to 32, instead of 27, squares are destroyed, (the town is composed of 44) and these the most valuable. All Captain's-street is consumed, and but very few, if any, of the principal merchants have escaped. Not one of the sufferers had time to save his books or papers. We are momentarily expecting further information. We are, as yet, quiet here, and have little to apprehend from the mulattoes. At Fort-Dauphin they have delivered up their cannon, and joined our army in that quarter. We have every reason to suppose that Aux-Cayes has suffered the fate of Port-au-Prince. The insurgents were in the neighborhood of the town, when advices, received last evening, were dispatched. Fort St. Louis was then in their possession. It is said they had warned the planters to retire to their plantations, on pain of fire and sword. The whites, at Léoganne and Petit-Goâve, are disarmed. St. Marc has, probably, experienced the same fate."
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Port Au Prince
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As Reported On The 1st And 3d Inst.
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above 180 mulattoes left dead in the streets; 30 to 32 squares destroyed by fire in port-au-prince, including all of captain's-street and most principal merchants' properties; women and children evacuated to king's ships with loss of property only; mulattoes at fort-dauphin delivered cannon and joined army; aux-cayes likely destroyed with fort st. louis in insurgents' possession; whites disarmed at léoganne and petit-goâve; st. marc probably similarly affected.
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Mulattoes driven from Port-au-Prince by regiments of Artois and Normandy, encamped at Croix des Bouquets; terrible pillage and fire followed, destroying much of the town; further details confirm extensive destruction; Cape-Français remains quiet; at Fort-Dauphin mulattoes surrendered and joined army; insurgents near Aux-Cayes, possessing Fort St. Louis and warning planters; whites disarmed in Léoganne and Petit-Goâve; St. Marc likely suffered similar fate.