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 TOoSSAINT L'OUVERTURIE. 189

 *E to you the present communication, and will tell you
 n what I have charged him to make known to you.
 whites of France and of the ('Colony, united together,
 to take away our liberty. Many vessels and troops have
 1, which haie seized the Cape, Port Republican, and

 ie Cape, after a virorous reiistane.e, has fallen; but the
 fond only a dity and countryy of ashes; the forts were
 qt up, and eer thing has been burnt.
 town ot Port Repiiblican was surrendered to them by
 mitor Ag-, as well as Fort Bizoton, whikh yielded without
 dng a blow, through the cowarrliie and the treachery of
Mt. The General of I)iision., Dr-'alin'. s at this moment
6ains a cordon at C'nri des Bouquets; and all our other
Share on the d.fn-i'e.
ts J4rimie is %ery strong through its natural advantages,
will maintain yourself in it. and declfnd it with the courage
ih I know you possess. RPaie the laborers in a mass, and
g. into them this truth, namely, that they must distrust
e who have received proi'lamations from the whites of
sce, and who se-:rtily circulate them in order to seduce the
iads of liberty.
QI have ord.:rrd Laplume, Brigadii:r-General, to set on fire
City of Cases. the- other town-, and all the plains, in case
b unable to with-tand the e-n(-my's f:ree, and then all the
Wm of the diferint garriaon-, and all the laborers should
i J&rdmie to auptnent your band. You will take measures
i General Laplume, Ibr the due execution of these things.
Swill employ the women engated in agriculture in making
~ts of provisions in great abundamne.
1Endeavor a- mi. h as you can to -.nd me news o your posi-
L I reckon entirely on 0ou, anl IPean you absolutely mas-
ito do everything in or' h-r to ,a'iv us from the most fright-
iyoke.
 :" WihLing you 'health,
 "Salutation and Friendship,
 (Signed) "To vss.\AI r L'OuVERTURE.