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Toussaint L'Ouverture.
saint embraced them , and reconciled his followers . He restored theni to their estates , and gave them negroes as servants . ¦ It would be the disposition of a little mind , in Tou ' ssaiht ' s situation , to hate and persecute the whites ; but he knows well that the island cannot flourish without them ; that they are necessary to cultivation and good government , to the commerce and prosperity of the place . Therefore his- chief aim is to restore the plantersand revive tha
, ttade . He fears that France will one day endeavour to punish hint as a rebel , but this France will never be able to accomplish . Hedouville , the French Commissioner , is a fool , and a person of no influence : Toussaint disregards him ; but all Toussaint ' s acts are in the name ofthe French Republic , for which alone he pretends to act ; and his utmost wish isthat the Directory would name him their
Ge-, neral . Toussaint is anxious to find a market for the produce of the island , and there is an understanding , as if a treat }' had been " coneluded . Colonel Grant is appointed our agent in St . Domingo . His ostensible business is to settle some points about the evacuation of the island ; but his real business is to establish a trade , by which , ths whole produce of St . Domingo will be brought to Jamaica .
A Review Of The Conduct Of The French
A REVIEW OF THE CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH
TOWARDS THE POWERS ON THE CONTINENT , in 1797 and 179 8 ,
THE years 1797 and 179 8 have been exceedingly favourable to the - " - arms of the French Republic in Italy : to such an extent did success attend them , that the remaining hostile powers were inclined to conclude a peace . Austria , the only powerful continental enemy , forsaken by all her allies ( except England , still the protectress of order amongst mankindand mindful of the cause of humanity ) couldafter immense
, , , sacrifices on the Rhine , only oppose the French in Italy with an inconsiderable number of her forces , who were overwhelmed by French legions , poured in upon them in swarms : this country they regarded as the last mine ; to open which there appeared no great difficulty . Italy was then rich in silver and precious effects ; her different states , viewed each other with an eye of jealousy ; mistrust and fear arose
out of their mutual weakness . Sometimes the French condescended to flatter , at others they threatened Venice and Genoa ; and these ¦ two republics were obligated to submit to the capricious humour of France , their overgrown , dangerous , and unnatural sister . They
Note: This text has been automatically extracted via Optical Character Recognition (OCR) software.
Toussaint L'Ouverture.
saint embraced them , and reconciled his followers . He restored theni to their estates , and gave them negroes as servants . ¦ It would be the disposition of a little mind , in Tou ' ssaiht ' s situation , to hate and persecute the whites ; but he knows well that the island cannot flourish without them ; that they are necessary to cultivation and good government , to the commerce and prosperity of the place . Therefore his- chief aim is to restore the plantersand revive tha
, ttade . He fears that France will one day endeavour to punish hint as a rebel , but this France will never be able to accomplish . Hedouville , the French Commissioner , is a fool , and a person of no influence : Toussaint disregards him ; but all Toussaint ' s acts are in the name ofthe French Republic , for which alone he pretends to act ; and his utmost wish isthat the Directory would name him their
Ge-, neral . Toussaint is anxious to find a market for the produce of the island , and there is an understanding , as if a treat }' had been " coneluded . Colonel Grant is appointed our agent in St . Domingo . His ostensible business is to settle some points about the evacuation of the island ; but his real business is to establish a trade , by which , ths whole produce of St . Domingo will be brought to Jamaica .
A Review Of The Conduct Of The French
A REVIEW OF THE CONDUCT OF THE FRENCH
TOWARDS THE POWERS ON THE CONTINENT , in 1797 and 179 8 ,
THE years 1797 and 179 8 have been exceedingly favourable to the - " - arms of the French Republic in Italy : to such an extent did success attend them , that the remaining hostile powers were inclined to conclude a peace . Austria , the only powerful continental enemy , forsaken by all her allies ( except England , still the protectress of order amongst mankindand mindful of the cause of humanity ) couldafter immense
, , , sacrifices on the Rhine , only oppose the French in Italy with an inconsiderable number of her forces , who were overwhelmed by French legions , poured in upon them in swarms : this country they regarded as the last mine ; to open which there appeared no great difficulty . Italy was then rich in silver and precious effects ; her different states , viewed each other with an eye of jealousy ; mistrust and fear arose
out of their mutual weakness . Sometimes the French condescended to flatter , at others they threatened Venice and Genoa ; and these ¦ two republics were obligated to submit to the capricious humour of France , their overgrown , dangerous , and unnatural sister . They