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 CHAPTER XI.

 Cil war in the Soulh between Tc-a-ilnt I.'Onverture and Riga
 Siege Ind capture uf Jae'ml.

 TN quitting the shore of Hayti. llhrouvtillr threw a torc'
 1 discord amidst th-e .cxitahl-- population. Not only did
 cause alarm by dleclarir, that. Tousaint was pr'ppari.ng to betr
 the colony to the English, but he enlh-il Iorth the slumber
 passions of the men of t.olor, hy intimating that with them I
 the power and the rlty it f tra'tering hi. troa.hchrmiq desigE
 He even addressed a letter to thrir Iasdi r, IlCaud, in which
 formally set that mulatto General fr e from hi? obligations'
 Toussaint as Commander-in-chi-ef and r,-.l iited him to a.ss
 the command of the Southern Department. This wa4 noti
 less than an invitation to civil -trile. A corresiondlnce O
 place between L'Oiirture and Rigaud. AtV.orin_. to w
 he believed to the hi; duty, the I,)rnir na'quaint..rl the la
 with the departure of" Hddou ill.., nnd, e>xhortcd him to puriJ
a uch a coure a. ul would prom.,te thcb gpneril weal. Riga
 cvading the rc-al point at i-sue, lr''ught into prominence 4
 alle--d partiality of Tcru-.aint toward the emigrant-, whom
 requtesed him to drive away. '
 The requiel, of course, remained without efft't, but it serve
 as a pretext to the jealousies ,ti Rigaud. Again did trouli
 take possession of the popular mind. The fear breame tM
 greater because Rigaud urged on Tou-iaint re-terity towa.
 the proprietors. whereas the latter had determined to puri
 his (oursi of administering equal justice to men of all colors,j
 long as they proved thrms-lieV gtpxd ..itizens. In this state
 exciteimert, Touzaint L'Ouverture invited the C'ommissioal
 Roume to repair to the seat of government ij order to till *