SUCIIET, Pierre Joseph (soo-shay), Haytian historian; born in Fort Dauphin in 1734 ; died in Nantes, France, in December, 1793. He was the son of a wealthy creole, received his education in Paris, entered the colonial administration, and was for several years commander of the province of the west in Santo Domingo. He was transferred to Dominica as king's lieutenant in September, 1778, was provisional governor of St. Eustatius in 1781, and during the whole of the war with England did his utmost to forward re-enforcements and supplies to the French fleets and to the United States. After the conclusion of peace he held for three years the office of king's lieutenant at Tobago, but returned subsequently to Santo Domingo, retiring with a pension in 1784. He devoted the remainder of his life to literary labor and historical works, and made several voyages to Paris for researches in the libraries and in the archives of the navy department. Being driven from Santo Domingo by the risings of 1791, he made Nantes his residence, but was arrested during the reign of terror and executed as a pensioner of the monarchy. His published works include " Expose historique des progres, du commerce, et de la navigation darts les Antilles Frangaises de l'Amerique" (2 vols., Paris, 1784); "Histoire de la guerre soutenue par les Francais dans les Antilles de 1778 '£ 1783 " (2 vols., 1790); and "Histoire des campagnes du Comte de Bouille darts les Antilles" (1792). His manuscript works, preserved in the National library at Paris, include "Histoire generale des Antilles" and "Memoires pour servir a l'histoire de l'administration Francaise dans les Antilles."