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The late president's nomination of General Boyer was confirmed by the senate and prae torian bands of Haiti. This officer had been in the French service, had emigrated with R i gaud and others, had been i n the United States, and had accompanied Petion on his return i n 1802. H e served as aide-de-camp to General Boyé, who was chef d'etat major of R o c h a m beau's army. Eventually he was attached to Petion's staff, and became commandant of the city of Port-au-Prince. After his elevation the term of the political embarrassments of the re public began to diminish. V e r y soon Gauman fell, after a laborious pursuit, by Generals B o r gella and L y s for nine months; and i n 1820 Christophe's death re-opened the N o r t h . The confusion and disunion among the leaders of the revolt afforded an opportunity to General Boyer, of which he very judiciously availed himself, by pressing forward with a considerable force, and taking possession of every strong place i n the late kingdom. Thus, for the first time since the death of Dessalines, the whole of the late French St. Domingo was re-united under one govern ment. The sudden dissolution of the iron rule of Christophe produced such entire disorga nisation, as to render it impossible to restore even so much discipline as might have been