TOUSSAINT L'OUVERTURE.


 .te heights of Matheux, which stand to the southeast
 t, between it and Mount Cahos. We give a report
 .ndertaking, in the words of its leader: -
 a climbed the heightra by the sour':es of Mount Ronis. I
 heard speak of a earabined road,' but I was, I avow,
 Storming an idea of the obstacles whikh I had to over-
 order to open the earabined road of Matheux. Yet
 xpert in work of' the kind, having a year before opened
 e of Splugen. In the memorable campaign of the
 Reserve, I had al o traced, round Fort Bard, routes on
 mountains declared impassiable. I had Lonreycd can-
 those roads, thus executing an enterprise till then re-
 as impossible. That path round Fort Bard threw down
 er which stood against the Iortune of the First Con-
 by that road the army of resterne gained the plains of
aimont and reconquered Italy on the titld of Marengo.
pioes and road acr.idents are ecerv hlire th. s-anme, but
6m Alps the bushwotl ik at l-a-t acc-esJile, and the trees
F a determinate height, while in .\Amtr;:a the ihrmier are
Mountains and the latter col-.scal ma-ses which you can
zely take in in one ie- \w, and whi. h iou can displace only
Ettrength of arm anid length of time. doubt whether I
SI have been able to gain the plateau of Matheux if Belair
tfadded the efforts of hib rc~sitan:e to the obstacles of the
Slity in which hei was.
*After the most t'liguing marnh, I at last arrived at Matheux.
lair had quitted the plain the pre ious evening to join Dessa-
Weon Mount Cahos.
I1 wrote to him, suggesting that he should imitate the ex-
iles of Genrrals C'lervaux, Paul L'OuvertIre, and Maure-
K.and annotunt in. that I Vwa authorized ky the Captain-Gen-
l to guarantee to h;m anid to his Ith.vrs their military rank.
'Manswered that he blindll.y 1tll.,wi-d the authority of Tous-
kt L'Ouverture. r.,.cgniztd govn.rnor tbr lile, by the con6tit.u-
p of the tol.i n, anrl bUi his numberless services, which France
kaled dirpoe-tl to disown.