... When near the end of July, it was told that O'Reilly had arrived at the Balise with an overwhelming force, despair prevailed for a moment; and white cockades were distributed by the Republicans. O'Reilly is not come to ruin the Colony, said Aubry, who had received instructions to feign ingenuous candor. If you submit, he repeated publicly and by authority, the General will treat you with kindness, ...