8 Fructidor an 11 [August 26, 1803]. [Jean] R[ousselin] manuscript copy of a letter to M. Gosselin; St. Jago de Cuba. To Gosselin at Le Havre. Since M. Marliani left, has sent four letters notifying him of the increasingly disastrous situation in St. Domingue. Half of the inhabitants fled with almost no property and white people are not safe. Escaping the misfortune; starvation. With considerable gold, managed to get thousands of pounds of goods on board a Spanish schooner. Risks and perils of English vessels and ships of men of African descent. Some details about freight and costs. Market fees, potential losses. Looking for trade associates in money or enslaved persons. Land leasing, coffee and cotton, operating as a foreigner. Will send letters via the United States. Left goods with George Meade, an American at Port au Prince, and will tell him to send them to Forbes of New York. Hopes M. Marliani's letters arrived safely. Heard that Gen. Rochambeau landed at Le Cap and sugar and coffee were loaded on French ships to trade for American flour. Too sad and distressed to discuss St Domingue military events. Postscript respecting the loss of property onboard the schooner during severe weather.