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 Retiring, as was bi enatom, to the mountain fast
which Marmelade may be considered as the centre, he coil
forces, and, on the 9th of Oct. 1794, quitted that place at
head of nearly five thousand men, and, after some minor seno
ceaes, carried San Miguel by storm. "
 'This exploit raised him high in the estimation of the Frend.
commanders. Laveaux and Rigaud united in their eulogies
of the skill and prowess he had manifested. An interview toolv
place between Laveaux and Toussaint at Dondon. This wal
the first time they had seen each other. Tousaint presented
to the general-in-chiet his principal officers: D-ssalines, conl
mander of San Miguel, Dum.nil. commander of Plaisance, De~
rouleans, Clerveaux, Maurepas, &c., commanders of battalion
 Tousnaint L'Ouverture had already become a great poweM4
Very considerable influence did he exert in this conference o
French authorities.
 Raised to this eminence, and now seeing the opening"
clear outline before him, Toussaint was indefatigable. Su
was the rapidity of his movementisand at so many differ
places was he seen near the same moment, that he seemed,
pecially in the eyes of the ignorant negroes, as if hewas sup
rior to time and space. Specially was he found at every p
of imminent danger. His energy and his prowess made
the idol of his troops. They alo lau-ed him to be dreaded
his enemies. He was no longer a leader of in-urgprnt, but.
commander of an army. He gave over marauding expediti
to lay out and conduct a campaign.
 His immediate aim was to drive the En2lish out of the isla
 and for that purpose, to make himself master of the port
 taint Marc. Coming down from the mountains with this viel
 he found that the English commander, Brisbane, had advance
 into the interior of the valley of the Artibonite, and, tak
 Lea V4rettes, had compelled his troops to retire. One sm
 position alone held out against Brishane. Toussaint determine
 to make one of those efforts which he so well knew how
 direct, and by which he sometimes etroettd at a blow vrygre