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Jenks's Portland Gazette
Portland, Cumberland County, Maine
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Captain Ropes reports from Gonaives that Toussaint has seized the forts at Cape Nicholas Mole from Rigaud's troops, with a large force behind the town held by Rigaud, and the town expected to fall to Toussaint soon, confirmed by a salute from the forts.
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FROM GONAIVES.
Capt. Ropes, of the brig Betty, left Gonaives the 1st of September, and arrived here on Tuesday last. The day after sailing he fell in with the George Washington frigate, convoying nine sail of Americans from Port-au-Prince to the United States. The Lieutenant of the frigate informed Capt. Ropes, that Toussaint had got possession of the forts at the mouth of the harbour of Cape Nicholas Mole: that he had a large body of troops back of the town, which was then in possession of Rigaud's troops; that two armed vessels lying off and on the harbour belonged to him: and that it was hourly expected the town would fall into his hands. Shortly after, a grand salute was fired from the forts, and the armed vessels bore up into the harbour; from which Capt. Ropes concluded that Toussaint's troops had got possession of the town.
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Cape Nicholas Mole
Event Date
1st Of September
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toussaint's troops gained possession of the forts at the mouth of the harbour and concluded to have taken the town; no casualties reported.
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Capt. Ropes learned from the Lieutenant of the George Washington frigate that Toussaint had possession of the forts at Cape Nicholas Mole, had a large body of troops behind the town held by Rigaud's troops, owned two armed vessels off the harbour, and the town was expected to fall to him. A grand salute from the forts and vessels entering the harbour indicated Toussaint's troops had taken the town.