New-York daily tribune. [volume] (New-York [N.Y.]) 1842-1866, 1848-09-11
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! The schooner Mary Chiffon. Capt. facs, arrived
At this port this morning from Jsremie which pos she
lett the ih ut The following extracts from ls,
ter from American merchant 81 Jcrcmle Will best
explain the state Of Affairs there
Owing the s'sgnaui state of affairs there sre frw
OF no sales collections and little security Coffee
Il very hgn and and very difficult 20 BE- Obtain
"a; large stock az Provisions on hsnt and no pur.
chssers shops al shut Gp and the goods deposited IN
the stores 81 foreign merchants secure them from
pilsgc, with which are threatened every night
thus you can form small idea ol the state OF things
81 do not think iiayu will De longer habiisble Tor
civilized man. The same iepi0rabe event which has
boisllcn Jeremic - suspended every in the
French part OF the Island, and the spprOach OF the
President il the signal for desostOn woe % the poor
fellow whose innocence may have prevented his nj got
they have determined 20 eNferminate the muait'es
[ and effectusly accomplishing their object They
even propose driving on foreigners and establishing
black merchants"
Captain Fsles himself gives melancholy account, Of
matters in that country he has on board the Mary
Chiffon six refugees from Jeremie one OF whom
named bOsee under sentence OF death, but
I escaped board the NJ. c. IN female apparel The
other refugees Bosses broherin lsS and his two
sons and Messerse ard Two three have brought
some property with them, bat others are nearly penny.
LEES
During the stay of the Presiden, in Jeremie--tweuty
days-hye men shot, and hy were imprisoned
The execution OF the ave. which took place Thurs
day Is described by Captain Fales as scene OF very
affecting character.
The condemned were brought into the public square
dressed all in white, with their arms tel behind.
Hundreds OF women IN tears, were kneeing and be
seeding for mercy A detachment OF about four hun
dred of the army, with their officers on horseback
were drawn up to carry out the fatal sentence. The
victim old man. the father OF thirteen child
rem The soldiers hred one by one, and seven balls
entered his body Another the son Of an old We
man. dociress who had by her skill saved the lives
Of many blacks which was. however, OF no avail
The srst ~ entered at The side Of the young man
and came cut al the back. He tod the General who
commanded at the execution that America was coun-
Try Of liberty and humanity and would not look eoldy
on such barbsrous boodshed. Six more balls were
then put into hs body. when he fell and even after he
down they rddled his body with balls. After the
whole five had been thus executed their friends were
allowed to place their bodies in colins, when m were
followed by lafge GRO ds of people 10 their graves
Even the soldiers of the Presidents army In
&C the sad spectacle which alarmed the President
that he left the town at u that night IL supposed
for his house near Aux Cages
IL ia said that previous the execution the Presi
dent waited upon ~ large number OF the rela
tives OF the condemned mostly women. praying for
mercy The President out. dressed in red vest
which ne always wears upon execution days Whie
wives and mothers pleading tor the wives OF their
husbands and sons, the President stood laughing al
them
Two executions took place after the President left
Jcremie and were 10 BE- executed on the
Thursday after Capt. Faes left leading merchant
named Chssssyue who had been condemned TO be shot
and who would not fly account OF his wiies sick
ness had far escaped death by bribng the General
in command, at the rate OF 800 per day II Is learned
that his exhausted he will be given
up to the executoner The following card signed
by the ~ refugees whom Capt. Fales saved by con-
veying them his vessel from Jcremie to Kingston,
Jamaics:
CaRD-We the undersigned, do hereby present I'M
fesned hsnks Capt RUFUS FALEs, OF the schooner
MARI Chiffon, for the noble In which he r,hed hs
life from the greatest dangers 10 which We were
exposed well ihsty OF forty others prescribed aud
jeopardy We also tender ihsnks 10 his
mate Mr. william PLUNMgR, and the crew un Ter them
for their cooperation in this present roble and humane act
NJ. MOREAU. and others.
Kingston, Janacs, July %, 1913.
From the Boston Joural
On the Wednesday after Capt Fses's arrival another
trial had and four sentenced 10 be shot
Capt by great deal Of exertion and strategy wss
enabled rescue Of these latter aud succeeded In
getting them on board his vessel in female clothing,
and brought them to this port, together with four
others who fed for their lives They will proceed from
this port to jamaica The other two were shot in the
most brutal manner
Capt Fales reports business entirely suspended at
Jereme. The merchand in the stores was packed
up and the houses OF the Consus Tor protection
The market was gluttcd with American produce. and
the national currency had deprecated to be almost
vaieess-320 Eay ten dollars being freely given FOR
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