After Christophe’s fleet appears on 9 November, Pétion raises the siege of Saint-Marc and withdraws through the enemy battalions.

The President of Haiti was, however, capable of opening this communication by himself; he knew moreover that his enemies would not fail to exploit to the profit of their passions the fatal position in which he found himself. He resolved to raise the siege. This difficult and perilous operation took place in the night of 18 November, through the thick of the enemy battalions. The guard of the government gave a foretaste of the reputation which the battle of Santo was to confer on it. The 18th demi-brigade, which Bergerac Trichet commanded, and the 22nd, which David-Troy commanded, covered themselves with glory.