Gazette Of The United States

NEW-LONDON, March 15.

Extract of a letter from Aux-Cayes, dated Feb. 14.

"Since my last there has been several plantations wholly burned, and a number that have had part of their buildings and part of their canes destroyed; we are not able to say the exact number, as the Mulattoes have the entire possession of the plain, except the white encampment which is about two miles out of town. Saturday last arrived from France, via the Cape, a transport ship and schooner with three hundred infantry and about thirty artillery men; who with about three hundred militia of this place, we expect will march to-morrow or next day to the plains, in order to attack the Mulattoes.

There was an attack on Tiberoon the 24th of last month, wherein the Mulattoes were defeated—they came on very determined, in two divisions, till they were within pistol shot, when the first volley of small arms was fired from the Fort, which threw them into disorder, and they retreated with great precipitation, leaving 25 dead near the Fort. This is the only place on this side of the island which they have not attacked.

More troops are daily expected, but the few they have now, together with the inhabitants, makes the town perfectly safe—as they have two French and one English Frigate in the harbor, and the town well fortified."