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Extract of a letter from a gentleman at Aux-Cayes, to his friend in Baltimore, dated Feb. 12.

"I have but one moment to write to you—The French troops have landed at the Cape and Port Republican. Unfortunately they have not yet appeared on our coast. But our brave and generous La Plaine has declared in favour of the French, and determined to save us, contrary to the sanguinary orders he has received from Gen. Dessalines. Thus we are safe, at least quiet enough at this moment. I will not speak to you of the transactions at the Cape and Port Republican; you will be soon better informed than we are at present."

Extract of a letter from the Havannah, dated the 20th of February.

"Yesterday the Spanish frigate Solidad arrived here from St. Domingo; and to-day our Spanish ships of the line, and one French frigate. The news brought by them is, that Toussaint has burnt the Cape, and fled to the mountains, leaving behind his military chest well filled. The commander in chief has offered a large reward for his head, and has issued a proclamation, that all those who do not lay down their arms, in three days, will be hanged when taken without distinction; and also, that any vessel taken in the act of supplying the insurgents with arms, ammunition, or provisions, will be treated as pirates."

Captain Teal, we are informed, brings information of the burning of L'Archaye and part of Port Republican, by the negroes.

PHILADELPHIA, March 17.

Yesterday arrived, schooner Lydia, captain Brown from Cape Francois, which he left the 20th ult. By the Lydia we learn, that on the 18th of Feb. the French troops marched out of the town, and about four o'clock in the morning, attacked a large body of negroes on the plains, from whom they received one fire, and immediately rushed on them, and with the bayonet killed between 400 and 500, when the rest took to their heels. The French lost a general and 200 men.

The Custom-house is opened at the Cape and the American vessels were getting away as fast as possible.

By letters from the Cape. of the 20th February, received by the schooner Lydia, captain Brown, it appears, that everything was tranquil in that town, that the massacre, as mentioned in former reports, did not take place, that Mr. Lanchester was the only victim; that the army commanded by general Leclerc in person, had marched on the 19th against Toussaint; that the French had already in possession, Port de Paix, Port Republican, Fort Dauphin, Cape Nichola Mole, Jean Rabel, and Santiago in the Spanish part of the Island, that the commanders of the three last mentioned places, had surrendered immediately to the commander in chief, and were by him, continued in their respective ranks, and employed in the army, that the administration will purchase provisions of every kind at the following rates, Flour 12 dolls. per bbl. Pork 25 dolls. per bbl. and Beef 15 dolls. Capt. Brown had permission to depart, as he brought out a French commissary.

Extract of a letter dated Port Republican, Feb. 21st, 1802.

"From a detailed account of what has passed here. I refer you to my letter by the schooner Orange (not come to hand) I shall only add, that the South is entirely pacified, and the whole of the whites saved, Leogane excepted. The rebels seem to be confined from Gonaives to L'Archaye, which latter place is occupied by our troops. General Leclerc with 8000 men, is now on his march from the Cape, and is expected to make a junction here, after driving the enemy from their posts, which are on his way."

Another letter from the same place contains, in substance, as follows:

"The whole of the country round the Cape has been burnt, the districts of Limonade, Jacmel and Caracol excepted, their respective commanders having refused to comply with Toussaint's sanguinary orders. He has retired to Gonaives, St. Marc, Arcahaye, Mirabalais, La Croix des Bouquets, Leogane and Baynet are reduced to ashes, and the whites massacred. Port-Republican escaped the like fate, because the keeper of the arsenals refused to give up the keys to the brigands, who wanted to set fire to the powder magazines, and of the promptitude with which the troops made good their landing. Five hundred inhabitants were already carried off, of those 300 have since made their escape, and returned, but great apprehensions are entertained respecting the fate of the rest. Five hundred troops are marched down to Jacmel; divisions of the army are on their way both from the Cape and Port-Republican, against Gonaives, in order to act in concert and attack Toussaint on all sides. Large numbers of blacks in the western part had come over and joined the French troops, who employed them in the vanguard, and hopes are entertained soon to secure the chiefs of the blacks, who are, Toussaint, Dessalines and Christophe. The commander at Aquin had arrested that of Baynet, and sent him, together with a nephew of Toussaint, whose commission was to see the work of destruction effected there, to Port-Republican, where they had arrived; the communication in the South was open; the commander at Jacmel had sent an agent to Port-Republican to make his submissions."

Other accounts state that Jeremie was saved by the spirited exertions of its inhabitants, so that no fears were entertained for the safety of the Southern department of the island.

Baltimore, March 18.

Extract of a letter from a gentleman in Port-Republican, to his friend in this city, dated Feb. 12, 1802.

"On the 2d instant, six sail of the line and two frigates, with troops directly from France, hove in sight of this place. On the third the French general sent on shore one of his aids-de-camp with dispatches for Toussaint: the moment he landed he was put under arrest. The troops began to land on the 4th, about fourteen miles below this town; and in coming to it, took, without firing a gun, a fort called Bizoton. About sun-set they arrived at Leogane—a Smart battle ensued, in which the whites lost between 100 and 130 in killed and wounded, but in the course of an hour repulsed the blacks, who took to the mountains and plains, burning all before them. They have assassinated all the whites both in L'Archaye & Leogane. The town of Croix de Bouquet was burnt and 400 out of about 600 of its inhabitants missing—supposed to have been murdered; some few have come in with from eight to fifteen bayonet wounds in their bodies. One had half of his jaw cut away by the stroke of a sword. Neither the hills of Leogane nor L'Archaye can at this moment be seen for the smoke arising from sugar plantations now on fire. Provisions are rising daily. From the 6th instant, flour has risen from eight dollars to sixteen; pork from eighteen to thirty, and all others in proportion."

The two brigands, Toussaint and Dessalines, are going through the country like roaring lions, burning, killing and destroying. They returned without the French aid-de-camp it is supposed he has been murdered with the rest of his unfortunate companions.