180 THE LIFE OF

and fancying that he was about to become the Bon
America, he issued to the inhabitants uf Saint Domi!
following proclamation :-
 HEABQUARTE R OF THEC rPF, If- 2' Pluvloe, a
 (Il.th Fetbruary, bO150.) .
 INEABILANTS. OF SAINT DOMLING, I-:
 "I have come hither, in the name of the French
ment, to bring you pea.:e and happiness; I Ieared I sb
counter obttalec in the ambitious views of the chiefs
colony; I was not in error.
 Thr.e i hie-l who anncunt.ed their devotion to F
their proclamation., had no intention otf being Freneh
they sometimes spoke ofl Franie, the reason is that they dia''
think themirlves able to disowu it open. At present,
perfidious intentions are unmasked. Gr.eral T.u'-aint-.i
me back his sons with a letter in whiih ith assured me that
desired nothing so mu,'h na the happine-s cf the colony,
that he was ready to obey all the order-, that I -hould give.'
 "I ordered him to come to me; I gave him an assur
that I would employ him as my liluttenant-ceneral: he.
plied to that order by mere word ; he only -eeks to gain t
 --I have been commande.d In the French Government t'
 tabli-h here property a and abunrdau'e promptly; if I a
 myself to 6i annmu-d by ..unning and perfidious iruum
 tion,, th.- .ilony will be th theatre ut' a long Ci;l war.
 I corinmrme.- ni,3y ..mpaign, aud I will teach that rebel w
 is the Ibrt t o' the Frnr. h Cov.-rnment.
 ** From this moment, he mut b, regarded by all
 Frenchmen residing in Saint Dumingo only as an i
 monster.
 I have promised liberty to the inhabitants of Saint
 niung:'; I will see that they enjoy it. I will LuseJ persons
 properly to be respected.
 I ordain wbat t lwllow: -
 ni Arti-le 1.- General Toussaint and General Christo
 are outlawed; every good citizen is commanded to s