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1807-02-25

Province of the North. Its lieutenant general to extend his authority provisionally over Cibao

Haitian

The second arrondissement: L’Acul, La Marmelade, Plaisance, Le Limbé, Port-Margot, Le Borgne, Saint-Louis, La Tortue, Port-de-Paix, Jean-Rabel, the Môle and Bombarde. The first arrondissement of the province of the West comprised Les Gonaïves, Terre-Neuve, Le Gros-Morne, Ennery, Saint-Michel, Hinche, Saint-Marc, La Petite-Rivière, Les Verrettes, Mirebalais, Lascahobas, Banica and the Arcahaie. The second arrondissement: the Croix-des-Bouquets, Port-au-Prince, Léogane, Petit-Goâve and Grand-Goâve as far as the Bridge of Miragoâne, Baynet, Jacmel and Marigot. The first arrondissement of the province of the South was composed of the parishes of Aquin, Saint-Louis, Cavaillon, Les Cayes, Torbeck, Port-Salut, Les Côteaux and Cape Tiburon. The second arrondissement: Saint-Michel, Miragoâne, L’Anse-à-Veau, Le Petit-Trou des Baradères, Le Corail, Jérémie, Les Abricots, Cap Dame-Marie and L’Anse-d’Hainault. Each province was to be commanded by a lieutenant general, taking his orders directly from the President and corresponding with the chief of the general staff on everything that concerned the service of the army. The lieutenant general commanding the province of the North was provisionally to extend his authority over the whole province of Cibao; the lieutenant general commanding the province of the West was provisionally to extend his authority over the province of the Ozama. In each arrondissement a maréchal de camp was to be established as commandant, taking his orders from the lieutenant general commanding the province and reporting to him directly.

Source  ·  p. 406 Thomas Madiou, Histoire d’Haïti, vol. III, p. 406