.158 TER LIFE OF

 in the West, four in the South, and three in what was
 the Spanish territory. These troops, thus scattered,
 ever, commanded by captains well trained to mountain
 all were animated by the love of' freedom, which they e
 the more because they had acquired it at the cost of
 peril, and bloodshed. Everywhere the Haytian army
 find auxiliaries; soldiers, women, children, citizens,
 lived in the camps of' the civil wars. Full of recollecti
 their former servitude, they were ready to perish sooner,
 submit.
 The gathering of the fleet at Samana took several w
 The effect of a sullen descent was lo-t. On hearing
 fleet was approaching the island, Toussaint L'Ouverture
 the bridle over his horse's neck, and galloped to Cape
 to reconnoitre the squadrons Unsersed in marine af
 at first took the man.auvring Ibr hesitation. But, as the
 sells anchored in their several places, haring ever
 large a fleet be-fore. he was stru'.k with astonishment, and
 ing for a moment disrourageld, he exclaimed to his o
 We must perish. All France is coming to Saint
 It has been de-.eive l; it comes to take revenge and enslave
 blacks."
 C(onvin. 'd as he was of the bhostle designs of the a
 Toussaint could not deny that its herald- had announced fri
 ship. As little did he po ,e -s the right of making war aga
 the 'on es of tlh country to whii.h be proiested allt.giance.
 he already proclaimed the indep'nden:ce of Hayti, he w
 have been reliec-d trom the perp-lexity of a dubious posir
 Even had he at this last moment proclaimed independence,
 would hare been 4aved from the evilsof vacillation. But bel
 neither at peacr norr at war with his a.sailantI, he labored un
Sa great disadvantae-. IlIwevevr, he made t ,1 h arrangement
 as hii unhappy pr.-inon permitted To act .,n tho I.flensi
 was compulsory o,, him in thI.: ir.:uiu:tanrce- and probably
 a polity was every way the best. Should the armaumnt pro
 really hostile, should it attack the island, then resistance