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 the responsibility he took on himself in withstand-
 of the mother country. He replied that he was
 that he acknowledged as his supreme chief only
 L'Ouverture; that nothing proved to him that a
 over which they saw Ibreign banners float had been
 e mother country; that France would have taken
 sto cause its commands to be acknowledged, and
lilld have sent them by an envoy, and not by foreign
HW. He ended by declaring, that if Leclere, who called
rCaptain-General, persisted in his resolution to enter the
Is would set the whOle in flames rather than' the ships
iwaehor in the harbor. Hlowes-r. he permitted a depn-
Lf-the city to go on board Leclere's -hip, and entreat a
.tRwo days, in order that Tous~aint might be consulted.
maeral assured the deputic., that France-, full of affection
irelonv, had made every arrang-mr nt Ibr its happiness;
frth in a tew words the great and benevolent project
 he mother county had tor Toussaint L'Ourerure,
Oma it sent back all-r having educated tihenl with the
i care; he announced that he brought CGneral Chris-
1Woofs of the public gratitude, and remarked how mon-
 onld be the ingratitude of which those two chiefs
9 disposed to render themselves guilty. lie added, that
ilkdut of General Christophe having caused him to fear
Irwould employ the delay asked for in order, by drawing
r -his force--, to secure the surcr.ss of the meditated resis-
Oe could not postpone the entrance of the squadron, and
rtAhould make. his arrangements in the space of half-an-
autime sufficient to enable General Chrisophe to repair
hiece of his revolt by prompt submission. Christopho
d unmoved by the allurements and the threats of the
licmmander, though supported by the following let-


 with indignation, CiTiz/n-General, that you refuse to
 *' French squadron and army which I command, un-
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