Weekly national intelligencer. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1841-1869, 1847-10-02
f r o M III A Y I'll.

The New York Commercial Advertiser trans
lates the following paragraphs from the Courier
des Flats Ufais, published in that city:
Grave occurrences have taken place in Hayt. Port-au
Prince journals of August had informed that the city
agitated by of conspiracy which, however, be-
eved to have real foundation. But they unhappy
On Sunday, the 22d Of August, black Gener-
ais named Semen and Charles Aere having for days
manifested spirit Of insubordnaion, which threatened TO
bring them in conflict with their supeo Generals Terlonge
and Descayees openly raised the standard of revolt and fol-
lowed by hundreds of blacks and portion of the guard
whom they had ordered load their muskets and cannon
took possession of the National Palace The purpose Of this
instruction appears have been Identical with proessed
by Acau and Moline, wit, the expulsion determination
Of the muaoes. Here follows extract from the Port
Prince Feue de Commerce, showing this be the fact
This civil between the blacks and the muattoes of
Hay derives additional Importance from the fact that has
broken in the capital ITSELF and not heretofore
remote and thnly peopled districts. Its origin motive
wofod, being partly natural and in part political Under
the first head recognise remnant of that savage instinct
which armed the black against the whi and arms him
against the halfwhe through ferocious longing fo unity
of Under the second discover the deepseaed
caused by the prolonged state of nferoy which the
blacks doomed under the sway Of Boyer in whose Gov
the mulaoes had very large prepondeance This
the expulsion of Boyer and his supporters and therefore
would be difficult task to explain the present thirst of the
blacks for vengeance the hatred of CASTE which can never
be accounted for, made such explanation necessary.
When the revolt broke out President Soulouque was alb
sent the North, with part Of his Cabinet The designs
Of the chief revoers at first not precisely known.
said that they proposed the overthrow of the President
but that they differed the choice Of his successor Gen
Semien wishing make himself President while Alerte de-
sired to install in that Office his uncle Paul. an ex Min
ser Meanwhile however, President Sououque having been
advised Of what going sent to PoauP Prince David
Troy Of his Minister'S black, of courage and fidelity
to restore order Troy had conference with the rebel Chiefs
one Of whom, Alee finally consented obey his ORDERS
while Semlien still held out, making declaration viii n
caused less surprise than ALARM wit that he had acted
under the instructions of the President himself who had e
the capital for the purposehis objects being the downfall Of
hc Ministry, whose probi,y gave him trouble and the slaugh
ter of the muaoe hatred Of whom he shared with the blacks
in general.
This declaration believed be falsehood Never
theless the authorities had consented await the
the President which would bring either the condemnation
and execution OF Scmien his Justification followed by the
formation Of Cabinet from among his accomplces
This last, says the Feue de Commerce. would be decara.
ton Of war to the death against the mulattoes.