806 MEMOIR OP T

this last place I received a letter from Gen. Dessalines, apnauogi.
ting that. Gen. Leelere had marched against Petite Riviere witB"t
three columns; that one of these columns, passing by the Cabeh-:
and the Grand-Fonds, had captured all the treasures of the Ro .,
public coming from Gonasvls, and somwt silver which the in-'
habitants had deIposited; itht it was so heavily loaded with",
booty it was unable to reach its destination, and had beelt:
obliged to turn back to deposit its rithes at Port-Republicain;'-
that the two other columns, which had attacked the fort, had
been repulsed by the chietl-obr;'gade, Mamny ; that Gen. Le-"..
clerc, haiing united his torrcs, had ordered a sr. ond attack,
which had likewise been repeill:d ly himself, Dessalines, who:
had then arrinvl. Appris.d of these tacts, I mvc-d upon-
Plaisance and captured the camp otf idlour.t, who held this:'
place. This camp was occupied by troops of the line. I as-
saulted all the advanced posts at the same time. JuAt as I wua
going to fall upon Plaisance, I received a letter from the corn-"
mander of Mlarmelade, which gave me notice that a strongi>
column from the Spanish part wai advan,:in t upon this latter'
plain e.
 I then moved promptly upon this column, whibh, instead of
 advancing upon Marmilale, had marched upon Hinche, where:-
 I pursued, but w Ia unable to ov'rtake- it. I riturrncd to Go-':
 naitr.e, made m.nilL1' master of th,. plain surrounling the town,;.
 ready to march upon th- Gris-Mr1irner to siccor I;rn. lMaurepa,"i!
 whom I suppo-sed muit be at Port-d--Pais, or il.s- retired to the'
 mountains whinr,. I ,urderrrd him to rn'i amp, not knowing that heW
 had already capitulat.l and 'ulnbitted tu Gen. Le.lere.
 I received a thirl h-tter from Gen. De,,alinr?, who reported
 that (en. Lci.kre, having ordered a general assault and beenu:-
 repulsed, had determined to surround the pla:e and bombard it.
 As soon as I learned th'h danger with whi. h he- waQ threatened;
 I hastened to mof-ov my troonp there to d(-liver him. Arrivedi
 beI'Ore the camp, I mad,. a rc-onnuist-aun-, pro:.ured the neeea- -
 ary inIbrmatior, and pr.-parelI tr, attark it. I fui.ld, without fail,
 have entered thr amp hb a tr: k ride whiC.h I had discovered,'"