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 approach to Gonmve'. -He pre--:ncei himself before
 and might have eapnlinr, ir, a ha chos,-n. lie was
 with alarming th:.. garri:un, whit h was on the point of
 ag on buard a frigate that wai' ii) thl. roil-l. INiving
 his end, he returned to Ennery, where he organized
 ons of mlitia, who wnire mnil.l.,v'e to guard and defend
 Try. Thi'r work finibhedl. he hetook himself to Marme-
 'There he isent an order to Chri'toil.ih., who was at Petite-
 ,to return promptly into the North, where, in the forest
 de Riviere, therr had, without the French being aware
 been formal a e..nidlrahle d.p6t of' arms and ammuni-
 From MarmLeladle, T.tusanint went to Plaisance. On his
 1, he proceeded toj recrnnoitre a firt situatle on a height.
 hours after, he placr:d lini..:l t at the 1..ad .o two -com-
 .e of grenadliers and i:aptired it. Tih' Illowing ,lay. he
 ad his troops into two boli--. Taking the roninandl o' the
 wing, he mar.he-i to meet D.-tburni.raux. lu was coming
 Satta-k him. H.- bore up a.anint th,. inipetonsity of the
 ch troops, who were imu. h niore nuinmr.. ti than hi.i own,
 at length 'uccreeri,- in putting. th'.ni to flight. Sending. in
6 moment ora, tion, an ;aide-l.--,-nirp n learn how things went
tin the left wing. ihe was led to .-rll:-.r. th.t IXD.s urneanu was
ceuvring so as tr. tirt:umn,.nt him. Thereupon he left the
|it to the care of' ('olonel CGailarre, and with a t'w men hur-
id to the point .-.t danger. Amorn the European troops he
bognized th'e unitbrm of the Ninth Saint Domingo regiment.
a ancing quite alone to within five or l.i paces rf the regi-
nt, which a.sily rrcionized their proper commander. he said,
Soldiers of the ninth, will you dare firo on your .-ent.ral and
L your brithretn '" The words 111l lii.k a llItin.k-r lap on the
idlers; who t;rthwith were -:.u their Liii-:,. and, but for the'
iropean trnp-. who hbpan to fire, th, n would hare joined
moasaint. Se eing the peril ...' th ir general. T.uu~aint's forces
Amended him against the Eur,..pieans. Hi. cscraped through the
ick of a fire which was verry detructirve. A young officer,
aring a letter from Dessalines to the Governor of the island,
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