The New Hampshire Gazette And General Advertiser

October 1. Further News from Cape-Francois.

From NEW-LONDON-Oct. 9.

"SIR,

AGREEABLE to your desire have now to inform you, -That Capt. Tryon and Pitkin, arrived this day, from the Cape, after a passage of 24 days ; That the embargo still continues-as vessels arrive others that are ready are allowed to come away; That the Negroes continue destroying putting to death men, women,- and children, in general ; That the morning they left there, all the troops, including the militia were to march to attack the Negroes ; and they heard the cannonade commence. They have had before sundry skirmishes, in which the Whites came off victorious, killed numbers and took many, chief of whom they executed ; That the Negroes have destroyed as far to the windward as Caricole, and about twelve leagues to leeward ; heard they had destroyed a few plantations near Port-au-Prince- not a word did they hear from Aux-Cayes ; That they hourly expected three. frigates from Jamaica, with 15000 stand of arms, and what troops they could spare ; That the Spaniards sent them for answer, they could not assist them, that they did not know any such people as National or Provincial Assemblies ; they knew the King of France ; That the Negroes are headed by White people and Mulattoes-two of the former have been taken and put to torture ; That they could not tell how many plantations were destroyed-- some said 100, others 150, others 200 ; but they expect ere long to bring the Blacks to their duty again, and then the Lord have mercy upon them, for they must expect no other."

In addition to the above, the Editor last evening received a letter from James Perkins, Esq. resident at Cape-Francois, which confirms the accounts heretofore received of the defeats, cruelties, depredations and force of the Black insurgents. The elegant detail of events, it contains, would almost exceed the limits of a newspaper,we cannot however omit laying before our readers the following paragraphs :

"Sept. 13.

A general Sortie is intended to-morrow evening. From two to three thousand men will march from hence. It is supposed the troops, under the command of the Marquis de Rouvray, and M. de Fontange, will advance and press the enemy to a point --The main body will probably wait this junction, and then try the issue."

"I am interrupted by public business from pursuing my detail. The General has requested 200 Americans to assist in the sortie--they cannot be obtained ; they have regularly done duty in town, and are unwilling to leave it. They have been detained by an embargo until yesterday. The assembly have now ordained, that for every new arrival one of the vessels ready for sea Shall be allowed to depart."

"There are about 250 plantations said to be destroyed-The cane patches have been set on fire, and the buildings mostly consumed. The damage is already estimated at the enormous sum of Three Hundred Millions currency !"

"Sept. 17, 1791.

Preparations for the grand Sortie have been making, and it was expected the army would have marched yesterday to a general attack ; but we are again disappointed, and matters remain much in the same position. A detachment, however, was ordered from Haut-du-Cap yesterday morning before day :-They surprised and cut to pieces 300 Brigands Sur l'habitation au Nord, without any loss on our part.-Four pieces of cannon were brought off.- Dondon was burned a few nights past, and about twenty people massacred. This we regard as a heavy loss. Many of the inhabitants have retired into the Spanish territory and others to our Camp at the Mornet, which was yesterday abandoned for want of numbers."
"We yesterday presented a petition and effected an abolition of the Droit d'aubaine. I will send you a copy. We have no fear in town, and are personally easy. The Mulattoes have been in arms at Port-au-Prince, but as the decree of the 13th of May is granted, it is expected they will be quiet."