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 CHAPTER VIII.
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Smarter of a central post- Is not seduced by offLra of
jton, nor or bribes to himaelf- Repels the English, who
id; ad.L L'Ou rture to his name; abandons the Span-
e freedom through French alliance.

b conquest of Dondon, Tous.-int rushed on Mar-
which was commanded hby V-rnet, a mulatto of
distrustful mind. IIavin. under his orders a
of negroes rec-ntly vibrated, as well dis,:iplined
Slam of Toussaint, he, in his timidtl\, imrnortuned
u to send him succors. On the 20th of July,
 Srote him these lines: We du not think you a
abi show not the courage of a republican. If you
i.trength enough it die rather than iield, say so
.c an easily fnd citizens whu make no atrount of
the honor )of their country is at stake."
boring of the ;lth, Tou-;aint havinZ Ihrmced con-
Splace, made an atla.k o:n Marmelade. By the
Oliton was olercone. Vr.rnCt joined his Ibrtunes
f Toussaint, who,: ni.L.:e he aellrwards married,
Wthe rank of general, di.d1 under the reign of the
g Christophe. MLeanni il>e the Likutenant-Colonel,
Swas advan-:ing fr.im Port-au-Prince against Saint
,the hope orf i:'rti,:ng a diisini.n in havur :f the
utachority. The. rpuihlican tron,|s tulT'rrd a com-
t. Desfournaux bim.-llf rmte itrd several wounds.
ed by the victory, Toussaiut advamncd anl cap-
ry. Thence he wrote to the inhabitants of Go-
Ion the western shore, to induce them to surreniler.


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