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tions, and that, retaining your own high manly spirit, you
test your innocence, pro'.laim )our cFrv;ices, and charge y
enemies with inrratitud, '
 Toussaint L'Ouve.rrure then began to compose with his oi
hand a dociimi n, in whi. h he entered into a svytc-niatic defen
of his conduct. Thii dio urient, thu orthography of which
Said to havv. btLcn delctt't:, wa I:olrhtled in Orre,.t and s1901
rimes eloquent tirms. By periniiun ,f the governor of thu
castle, it was .opT;'-J by Mlartial-Blcse, then one: of his prisoneit
and on the 2.1 *.1 UO,:lt.<-r it wao transmitted t,:L the,. First Cai
sll. The ilo. umnnt .orr.ialn:d thiin fellroing pa;sages:4
"General Le..k-r.: i.m pyI-i:id L inwIrd mie ans which ha
never bten tml,..y':-rld tl-owvar the reatl::t .ne.mi:-. Doubtleil
I owe that I-intv-mpt to my color, but has! that colorr prevent
me from serving m) t(uuntry with zeal and fidclity? Does
color of my body injiure my honor or imy courage ? Suppos .i
was criminal, and that the IGeLnral-in-.hif had orders
arrest me, wa? it ni-eill'l to ii il...I.y a lhuilrild carbineers,.
arrest my wifl: and rth;.lirln, to ti-.r Lthl.m tli r their resident
without ri.p.-'.t, arndl ithtlii r-,.'-rl I.r their rank, their skj
withoulithuminity arnd witli.ut Ilarlty Wa it rneticearyt.
fir.- on ni p'lantaisiins aind on imy '1Ijuil, ti, ratii.:-k andl
lage ny I.r[,.-rty ? No! MAl w'if, nmy b.hildr.n, my hou4
hohl, we-:r uindr no ri-poni.,il.i;., liha\ no a',.ount to
dthr to (;.vernin nt; G(;.nral L,-, liri, hald tot e'en the right
arresr tli m. Vn'nV that tli...-r at'raid tof : rial ? I comr
him to tlh R.:.man S,-nat,-, that lpiur-i ld Hannibal evecii into
retiremienr. I riequI.t that he and I may arppi-ar before a tri
nal, and that the G(vi.rnm,.nt bring i.rwa:ird thI wholilc of
conrespondeuce nith him. By thdt mn.arl~ i, my innoi'nceI
all I have done Ibr the R.-pTubli.', will be ser.n.
 First Con-ul, father of all Frlenh -oldie-r, upright
dcrndeir of the innocent, pronounce a dceci4ion :3 to my
tiny : uv wuunl i- d...ep, apply a removed to i : you arem
plhyi,.i n ; I r-ly nrir, ly on :.iur wiiloni anld skill."
 Thi -i ip!-n I. t.ll iji-i' I.in'i.r, and l 11'.in aulty of