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The National Intelligencer And Washington Advertiser
Washington, District Of Columbia
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Toussaint Louverture, Governor of the French Colony of St. Domingo, decrees the opening of additional ports to French, allied, and neutral vessels to promote trade and commerce, extending benefits equally across departments, dated September 29, 1801.
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FOR THE NATIONAL INTELLIGENCER,
In the name of the French Colony of St. Domingo.
DECREE.
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE, Governor of St. Domingo.
In compliance with the requests of the inhabitants of St. Domingo, in order to facilitate the vent of produce, and to afford the privateers which enter the ports of St. Domingo a greater latitude for the sale of their merchandise, and more freedom to commerce—
The Governor of St. Domingo, conformably to the powers delegated to him by the xxxivth article of the constitution of the Colony, and desirous of extending to each circle, as recently limited by the organic laws of the Colony, equal advantages, decrees as follows:
ARTICLE I. The ports of the Colony open to French vessels, allies and neutrals, by the decree of the 10th Nivose, ninth year, shall continue to be free.*
Arr. II. From the date of the publication of this decree, the ports of Jérémie, in the department of the South—Those of Leogane and St. Mark, in the department of the West—Those of the Mole, in the department of Louverture—Those of Port-de-Paix and of Mont-Christ, in the department of the North—Those of Saint Domingo and of Azua, in the department of Ozama—are and shall remain open to all French vessels, allies, or neutrals. The above ports shall enjoy the same advantages as those designated in the decree of the 10th Nivose, conformably to the decree of the 21st of Frimaire, year nine.
This decree shall be printed and inscribed upon the registers of the administrative and judiciary bodies, read, published, and affixed, wherever it shall be deemed proper, and shall moreover be inserted in the official bulletin of St. Domingo.
Given at Cape-Francois, 7th Vendemaire, (29th September, 1801.)
The Governor of St. Domingo.
TOUSSAINT LOUVERTURE.
Ports opened by the Article of the 10th Nivose,(Aug 9.)
In the Department of the North—The Cape, the Mole, and Fort Liberty.
In the Department of the West—Port Republican, Gonaives, and Jacmel
In the Department of the South—Les Cayes, St. Louis, and L'Ance-a-Veau.
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St. Domingo
Event Date
7th Vendemaire (29th September 1801)
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additional ports opened to french, allied, and neutral vessels, granting equal trade advantages across departments as per prior decrees.
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Governor Toussaint Louverture issues a decree in response to inhabitants' requests to open ports of Jérémie, Leogane, St. Mark, Mole, Port-de-Paix, Mont-Christ, Saint Domingo, and Azua to facilitate produce sales, privateer merchandise, and commerce, continuing freedoms from the decree of 10th Nivose, ninth year.