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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Reports from Aux-Cayes, St. Domingo, to March 6 detail rebel blacks joining forces, besieging the town, Gen. Laplume's sally and repulse of attackers with heavy black casualties, raising the siege, and expected reinforcements from Gens. Saragin and Rochambeau.
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Accounts have been received at the southward from Aux-Cayes, to the 6th of March. They state, that the rebel blacks of the West after some slight success had formed a junction with their fellow brigands in the vicinity of Aux-Cayes, which obliged the French to retire into the town:-
That Gen. Laplume had sallied out on them, but had been obliged to return with some loss :-That these events had exhilarated the brigands, who had summoned Laplume to surrender in two hours, on pain of having every soul under him put to death :
--That they were answered by a discharge of artillery :-That the next morning the blacks commenced an attack, but were routed with slaughter, leaving between two and three hundred killed, part of their wounded, and nearly 300 muskets :That this repulse had obliged the brigands to raise the siege .That General Saragin had arrived at Tiberoon, with 800 troops, which are expected the next day ; and that when General Rochambeau, who was expected daily with 4 or 5000 men, should have arrived, they would be perfectly safe.
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Aux Cayes, St. Domingo
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To The 6th Of March
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rebel blacks routed with 200-300 killed, some wounded left behind, nearly 300 muskets captured; gen. laplume's sally resulted in some french loss; siege raised by brigands.
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Rebel blacks formed junction near Aux-Cayes, forcing French retreat into town. Gen. Laplume sallied out but returned with loss. Brigands demanded surrender, met with artillery. Next morning, blacks attacked but were slaughtered and routed, leading to siege lift. Gen. Saragin arrived at Tiberoon with 800 troops, expected soon; Gen. Rochambeau expected with 4-5000 men.