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 West, and, extending above ninety leagues, comp
 lowing important posts: Saint Raphael, Saint Miguel,
 "'.iwmelade, and Gonaives. This vast space of country
 lat L'Ouverture defended for a long time against the Egli
*-e: Spanish, and against French emigrants, with troops ba
 aimed, badly disciplined, and little accustnmed to military a
 ewnres. This single fa t is evidence of his prodigious a.tid
 and surpassing talent. He had, indeed, under lim, officers
 activity. But genius was demanded in his ditlicult and per
 position, and genius Tousaaint bimself alone possessed. Not
 had he to survey and sustain the whole, but each particular
 required his presence as well as his thoughts. At evLey thr
 ened point must Toussaint himself be, and at ieery threaten
 point Touasaint was. Constantly in motion, he and his b
 seemed almost one compound being. In the midst of '
 movements he had to satisfy the daily demands of a vol
S ota correspondence, which he always dictated with his own
 Very needful, too, was it that he should do his utmost to
 courage the cultivation of the lands, lest provisions should
 his troops, or famine try the fidelity of the people. Nor
 the maintenance of discipline in hands such as his an
 office or a slight labor. lie accomplished the task, however,
 a general course of consideration and mildness as well as
 stern severity toward the disobt'lient.
 Meanwhile, the king of Spain ce'le d to France all his
 sessions and rights in Hayti. The I.i.--ion inflamd the hbo
 of the English government, who, resolving to try a last eff
 sent, under General Howe, an army of three thousand
 together with a fleet under Admiral Parker.
 Laveanx had fallen into peril. Instigated by jealousy,
 gaud and Villate, another man of color, arrested General
 veaux and threw him into prison. This attempt to set upt
 mulatto domination was overcome by Toi -iaint. Grateful-
 the service, Laveaux appointedr T>,us'aint hi-s second in
 government of the island of Hayti, and, in the prod
 which he thereupon issued, declared him to be that Sp