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 CHAPTER VI.

Tonaaaint L'Ouverrure prepares CrClte-k-Pierrot as a point of l
 agsint LF, lerc,, m ho, muitr ing Lin force,, besleges the redoubt,
 after the bravest define, is evacualed by the blacks.

T HE distru''t into whii b Tous-aint L'Olverture had sent
 family was that to which bhe meant to transfer hi4 re-sista
The mountaiin raneil which he renlrjd to occupy and entreti
bears the name i:t.' Art;bonite, and ii disiid.d into two distri
the one called the Grand C'aho, the other the Petit Ca
These mountain, over whit hi he spread his arm. are intersee
with deep ravines and pr'eipitou~ outlets, at even one of w
a handful of brave mr-n rould arrest an army. The prinei
entrance was d.-inded by C'rit,-h-Picrrrt, a redoubt w
blocked up the pas, and which the Enli.-h had constrat
when thi.-v invad.1t the We-c.
 In passing; t.,war'l the new seat of war. whr, he was join 6
by thi chi-i' gcuneral-. Tou-saint was suddenly atta-.k.td with
burning fire'r. H; mrindJ. lhowTer, so far ma-teredi his bodf
that he ,-ar~enly abated l.i- a.tinity, and rnibmenl dleigpns of th'j
grrate-t dljinr, in making arrang,-mentri lbr artacking the
enemy in thl rear. III az lih w;as, he -t oul to iurn' yy the din
trict, and arri cl in t;uni, to1 prevent the l-emoli[ion of Crcte-.i
Pierrot, nhi. h had Ix-en ahbndon.ed, and whi.l I) e.alines. hai
ordered to be razed. He then proceeded to add to it strengt
loe :uppli-d it with water and food as precautiions against S
iiege [, placed in it a garrison. and gave thFp -i:mmand tO
De-.valite. llavin._ l called the oti,'er. toi-ther, I.- haranguedi.
lthem thlu: l(l.lJre.n --? you ark all my i bildlr:n, fromi
Laimartin,.r, n, who is wbhit a, a whit.-, lit who- knor.- that
he has n,-gr- blool in his ve;ns, to Moni,.int. whose skin la
the same as umne, I intrust to you this post. Take measures