The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1844-04-28
Cane Haytlen-Haiti.

CAFE HAITIEN, April a, 1874.
A6airs in the Haytien Empue-Negro Respect for
Flag Of Truce-1o'ai Overthrow Of the Black
Troops under Pinot, &c.
When l last had this pleasure, in the month of
January, Haiti was reposing in the sweet sleep of
confidence and tranquility. and we all looked for
ward to season OF renewed life and prosperity in
her affairs.
This was but deceitful calm only to burst forth
anew with tenfold fury, in revolution and bloody
warfare.
The SPaniards who occupy the eastern and most
valuable part of the island, and who have never
been well affected to the union with the French
part, which was In some measure forced upon
them suddenly exposed manifesto of their griev-
ances and flew to arms on the 9TH OF March, de-
claring themselves free and independent State
divided and separate forever from the Haitien Re-
public-the sem-back chickens from the black
ones
The President Rivere lost no time in ordering
to arms the whole male population of the French
part of the Island without any execution, in order
TO overrun the Spanish part with his forces at
blow, for the Spanish population do not number
e-thrd OF the French.
He lett Port au Prince on the 10th of March, and
soon mustered 81, geo men, with which he set out
for st. Domingo. His first encounter with the enc
my was at Aqua, a small tswn OF about 600 inha-
bitants, where it is said two regiments OF his adj
vanced guard were cut to pieces; however, COM
ing up the next day with the main body Of his
my, he forced the Spanards to retire, and ultl-
abandoned, without single soul In 1t. The loss
before Aqua is privately stated at eleven hundred
men, and by our last accounts from Port au Prince,
the President had not yet advanced, but Is await
| ing further reinforcements lie had only removed
| to short distance from the place, on account of
the stencil from the dead bodies, which 1t appears
| were never inferred.
On this, the north side of the island, General Pie
rot mustered on the frontiers at Daxabon, eighteen
thousand men, In the mean tiIe, the Spanish
General, Salcedo, having marched from Santiago,
| adj unced n Hlfhlu eight miles of the HnVflSn
| forces where he remained some days In suspense
He ultimately sent two officers, escorted by tour
Dragons. with flag OF truce, to Gen Pierot. as
bearers OF letter, communicating that the object
of his mission was not hostllltles, but merely to
occupy the frontiers of the Dominican Republic.
To this letter, General Pierot made no reply, but
| Immediately had the officers and men seized,
stripped of their coats, side arms, NC, which, to-
gether with their horses, he distributed among his
soldiers, and then marched them oil on foot to this
place, where the six individuals are at present con.
| fined together, in one narrow dungeon, and all
communication with them prohibited. So much
| for respect to a flag OF truce.
The Spaniards after this, in order to entice Gen.
Pierot into the INTERIOR gradually retired before
| him, as soon as he set out from Daxabon on the
oath March, at the head of the combined force OF
all the National Guards and troops OF the line that
| the North could muster, leaving behind him no.
| thing but women and children.
His orders were to take possession of Santiago at
any sacrifice of life, from thence to cross the coun-
try and form junction with the President for a
combined attack upon the city of st Domingo
General Sacedo, ignorant of the fate of his first
envoyfs, despatched anothe. flag of trace to Gen.
PierOt, on the Pains of Talanquero; this party
was surrounded and fired upon; several were killed
and the rest escaped with difficulty This was The
opening Of the campaign, on the part of the Hay
items, and where Spanish blood first watered the
soil OF their country.
Gen Pierot reached the neighborhood of San
tiago on the 10Th of March, and made his DISPOSE
tons for attacking the Spanlards, who mad assem-
bled force Of about five thousand men, advaLta-
geously posted on rising ground In the outskirts
of the town.
The Haytien army was divided into three dlvi-
sions the right commanded by General Cadet An
toine had orders to follow the Sierra road, cross
and to attack the Suburb of San Antonio. Gen.
ST. Louis, commanded the left division, to cross
the Yaqui at Pass Colorado; and Gen. Pierot the
centre division, to cross at Paso Yagui. The whole
was done with much skill and precision, and the
three columns almost simultaneously advanced to
the attack, about noon on Saturday the Both ult
The Spaniards very quietly allowed them to come
close up, when they suddenly poured out such
showers of grape and musketry as to cause confu-
sion in the Hayden ranks; however, they rallied,
and three different times returned with GOODNESS to
the assault but the Spaniards kept up their fire with
logged obstnacy, Eand Gen. Pierot was finally
forced to retreat, after suffering great loss His
army since has completely broken up for It is re-
ported by the wounded and stragglers who are
coming in that he has scarcely one thousand men
The Spaniards never left their lines during the
| engagement, and are supposed to have suffered
little or no loss. After the action, Gen. Plerot
found it necessary to send flag of truce to the
Spaniards, the result of which has not TRANSFERRED
though we know they were well treated, notwith-
standing strong reasons tor retaliation
There is no doubt that this affair decides the In
dependence of the Spaniards and, from the liberal
and enlightened policy proclaimed by them, it is
generally anticipated that the Spanish part will soon
: become powerful and wealthy.