Port-à-Piment. Lamarre lands there

In the meantime Nicolas Louis and Bauvoir still held Port-de-Paix and Saint-Louis du Nord in the name of the Republic. Nicolas, learning that a strong enemy detachment was camped in the mornes of Le Borgne, resolved to go and disperse it. At the head of the third battalion of the 9th he crossed the Ringard plantation at the Bas de Sainte-Anne, canton of Saint-Louis du Nord, and came face to face with the enemy, who avoided battle. Wishing to surround Christophe’s troops, he gave a column of national guards to Commandant Jacob with orders to take up a position at the Bassin Zabeth, near Le Borgne, and another column to Lieutenant Tanisse with orders to occupy Terrecachoubot, a position that commands Le Borgne. The next day, just as he was about to attack, the enemy made a sortie and overthrew him on every side. He withdrew to the Legros plantation, in the mountain of Le Borgne, to recover. It was there that he received a letter from President Pétion in which prompt help was once more announced to him and the command of the arrondissement of Port-de-Paix was entrusted to him with the rank of colonel. He went to L’Anse-à-Foleur, left his troops there under Battalion Chief Bauvoir, and went to visit the other positions held by the 9th. When he reached Les Moustiques he received a letter from General Lamarre, who had landed at Port-à-Piment on the 2nd of July. Lamarre announced his arrival and invited him to come and meet him. He was at the head of a battalion of the 24th and of numerous detachments of several other corps, making up a force of 800 men. He was accompanied by Adjutant-General Delva, Colonel Gardel and Éveillard, all officers of rare courage.