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price of his subserviency, the title of King of Hayti.
corruption of Toussaint on the occasion was the more rem
able and worthy, as General 11 Ilourille, iw-nt alcer the dep4
ure of Sonthonax as the repreienrati%,- ol' Frarjn... treated hl
with less consideration than was de erved by the ma in to w
that country owed the re'toratinn f its. colorny. Touwaint ha
indeed, become too powerful pewrhapi I.,r Frail e, certainly
its deputy. Ic doun ille. In hi. anxicr.t to lit-emn rra.o s himsd
of the black chief, that gen,-ral, by mi-anN ol Is %. retatiur trial
to induce him to ( mark fi:r the mrrh.-r :'cunrry, ii ounlrer
pleadl hii cause' anil maintain hi. intervt.li. rP'.intinf with h
handle to a sapli;n which crew near--" I will g.." .-; ail, l. wh
that branch ball form a vesrsl ,of ulti, ii-nt -ize to carry a1
thither."
 During these unhappy divisions, the Englilbh had I.-rn losing
ground. Worn down and disipiriterl thL- at .l--nth began
take decided steps for th-e ervauation ft' the island. In
negotiations and measures whi h thi in Ilic. ,. the polemics al
distrusts of the French authoritie- di-'play d but to strong
their evil effects. Port-au-Prince, however, wa E surrende
by the English, who shortly aftlrwardJ tiund it prudent to pla
the MOl1e Saint-Nii.Ljl.a in the handol '... the Fren,.h. Dis
i-fied, with thI, st;plationll manln. I !, l I-,eJ,'uiuille. Tom.-.
repaired to Saint-Mar-, andl t ...k intr, isi : iwn hind~ thih settl
ment eo. th. tr,.m ri of '.*a itulati.-i. Nt i. i "holly with
hope *f nilnin'. .:,r-r to Enjiiili ciwi th'-ir mult orm)lidla
opponent, the Engyliih, i th,-ir r."pr,.-entative-. (,rncral
land, rendered the high'-tr honors to. Tr.uaii, L'Onvertu
The attempt met with decerv'd tilure. Tuin--aint r ould
through the covered designs of his oll tl;.e. ,I.- had no fai
that the freedom of hid race wovuldJ crnu.'- trIn E..irlih Jomin
tion andl he knew that their .-, uality teli,. the- I w had e
re.oim-nize d by Fran' e. Faithful to hi- rT..lt il.-a iandI
dc ign, he rnemainAl -upe-rior ro the I' l.lJiJi-lnt .rnt: .I Eng
wealth and adulation. .\ltr I.ndurie .. : mniary latigu.s a
acquiring 6o much glory, L'Ouverture retired into the inte
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