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The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
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Report from Cape-Francois, St. Domingo, April 10, details French victories over brigands, English, and Emigrants in the Eastern mountains; rout of Count Ed. De Reuvray; evacuation and burning of Banique; advances by Gen. Toussaint L'Ouverture's army towards Port au Prince and other areas; restoration of colonial communications and hopes for full possession.
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Cape-Francois, April 10.
Our situation in St. Domingo has become truly brilliant. Every where we are victorious, & cultivation and commerce flourish once again, especially since the commissioners have determined to rent out the plantations.
You will see in the newspapers that accompany this, that the Eastern mountains of the French part of St. Domingo are totally freed from the brigands. The English and Emigrants have been every where either cut to pieces or completely routed.
The count Ed. De Reuvray has been beaten. He had a musket ball thro' his hat. He fled leaving his correspondence, of which you will find extracts in the papers, behind.-- Banique has been evacuated. The English and Emigrants before leaving it set fire to it, and assassinated the Spaniards who were there.
Gen. Toussaint L'Ouverture, with an army of 20,000 men, well disciplined and well provided, has already conquered the Mirebalais. He marches towards Port au Prince and is to-morrow to attack La Croix des Bouquets. General Moise, his nephew is to penetrate with a division of his army in the quarter of l'Archaye, and then to attack St. Marc, which he will perhaps find evacuated.
But in the mean time, the communication between the North & South of the Colony is completely restored, and already the armies of Generals Toussaint, Laplume and Beauvais have formed a junction to attack Port au Prince. I am in hopes we shall not want the treaty of peace to put us in complete possession of St. Domingo.
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St. Domingo
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April 10
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eastern mountains freed from brigands; english and emigrants cut to pieces or routed; count ed. de reuvray beaten and fled; banique evacuated, set fire to, spaniards assassinated; mirebalais conquered; communications between north and south restored; armies junction to attack port au prince; hopes for complete possession without treaty.
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Situation in St. Domingo brilliant with victories everywhere; cultivation and commerce flourishing due to plantation rentals. Eastern mountains freed from brigands; English and Emigrants defeated. Count Ed. De Reuvray beaten, fled leaving correspondence. Banique evacuated and burned by English and Emigrants, who assassinated Spaniards. Gen. Toussaint L'Ouverture with 20,000 men conquered Mirebalais, marching to Port au Prince, to attack La Croix des Bouquets; General Moise to attack l'Archaye and St. Marc. Armies of Toussaint, Laplume, and Beauvais joined to attack Port au Prince; communications restored.