The Kentucky Gazette

July 20.

Extract of a letter from Cape Francois, dated 9 Messidor (June 27.)

The 5th of this month (and June) a division or fleet (one division) making up the complement with those that accompanied the Commissioners, arrived at the port of the Cape. The news from France is good; the enemies are defeated on every side.

The internal troubles of this colony are finally at an end, as it respects its alarms; the chiefs of the revolters are sent to France: Villate is of the number: and what is very happy for us is, that we have been obliged to spill no more blood. Pardon on one side, to those who lay down their arms, & a formidable army ready to go against those who retire to do it on the other; these are measures which have happily succeeded.

The English in turn will now feel the impetuosity of the Republican bayonets, which had been diverted from their true object by interior commotions. Our attention will now solely be fixed against the English, who have themselves come to awaken and unite us by attacking fort Bombard, which, guarded by a small national corps, was obliged to surrender after four hours resistance. The attention of Gen. Toussaint was immediately drawn to this point, and precautions are taken to prevent this little advantage being of any consequence to the enemy, by striking off all communication. On the 3d we attacked and took fort Pellis, which communicated with Fort Bombard and the Mole; in which affair 102 English and impious emigrants who defended it, and refusing to surrender, were killed: we lost 30 men.

The culture of the plantations of St. Domingo already recommence; and if the enemies tour present public affairs do not create new troubles every circumstance inspires new hopes of secure prosperity.

I forgot an anecdote which appeared singular to me; 15 of the English cavalry in a sortie from the Mole, bound to fort Bombard, fell in with one of our ambuscade (knowing the communication was cut off) and seven of them were left dead on the field of battle; among whom was found a woman with a musket on her shoulder.

PHILADELPHIA, July 20

AUTHENTIC INTELLIGENCE FROM ST. DOMINGO.

CAPE, June 24.

Villate and his accomplices are embarked on board the Hyena, sloop of war, and sent to France, where they are to stand their trial.

Dispatches transmitted by Roume (a member of the Colonial commission) from Santo Domingo, and arrived at the Cape on the 22d June, announced the arrival of Richery's squadron, composed of 9 ships of the line, 10 frigates, four sloops of-war, and four armed transports with troops on board, and five millions in specie.

This squadron, has in its passage made 22 prizes, among which is an English frigate and a sloop of war.

The corps which marched under the order-of Rochambeau, Pageot and Toussaint was composed of 3000 troops of the line and 5000 Africans intended against Cape Nichola-Mole: they have already rendered themselves masters of Bombard, where they surrounded a corps of above 200 English horse, and made them prisoners; They pushed forwards, and attacked an advanced post near the Mole, supported by two pieces of artillery, which they took after having put to the sword the troops that guarded the post.

It is generally believed that ere long Cape Nichola-Mole and the whole portion of St. Domingo possessed by the English, will fall into the hands of the Republicans, for the enemy in whole quarters are completely at variance amongst themselves.

BALTIMORE, July 13.

Yesterday arrived the brig Harriet, capt. Atkinson, from Cape Francois, 18 days. Left there- Brig Fell's Point, Cowan, comers Sillers, Blays, and schooner Hetsey and Sally, Wilson, all of Baltimore.

Capt. Atkinson informs, that a few days before he sailed, a fleet of 5 sail arrived from Brest, commanded by citizen- , late of the Madusa, who was on board Le Vengeance, of 74 guns. Three of the squadron were armed en flute, and captured on their passage three British transports, and a Portuguese vessel, all of which they destroyed. They also took a Bermudian sloop from Turk's Island for Barbados, with dispatches. and finding her a runner, they manned and sent her for the Cape: the unfortunate run on a shoal bank and was lost; The crew saved and carried into Turk's Island; the governor of which dispatched the schooner Willing Maid capt How, of Boston, and sent her to the Cape, with the prisoners to be exchanged.

Great preparations were making at the cape for a secret expedition, vast quantities of warlike stores had been landed a different times by the French. Cape Nichola-Mole was thought the object of the enterprize; at which place it is said there are now 7000 troops.

Gen. Toussaint had invested fort Bombard, which he expected to reduce. The British had made two attempts to relieve the fort, but had failed in both-the succours being intercepted were made prisoners by the French. From the appearance of things, much blood would be shed this summer in that ill fated island.

An American brig, with about 70 horses (probably from Norfolk) bound to the Mole, by mistake went to Port de Paix. and was immediately taken possession of by a few citizens. The horses were expected at the Cape, the day the Harriet sailed.

The Toussaint division, consisting of 7 sail of the line and a number of frigates, were hourly expected to arrive.

A Spanish fleet had arrived at port St. Domingo about ten days before the Harriet left the Cape. It was said, the Medusa and La Renommee frigate were to sail on a cruise in a few days.

The French in general were in high spirits.