Green-Mountain freeman. [volume] (Montpelier, Vt.) 1844-1884, 1848-09-21

Later from HagtL-The schooner Mary Clinton
Capt Faes, arrived at this port this morning from Je
remie, bringing intelligence to the 18th ult. Capt
Fales reports affairs in horrd state at that place.
The President still continued his bloody work of ar
resting and executing those who stood in his way
Five of the most respectable citizens of Jereme had
been shot by his ORDERS previous to Capt Faless
turn from Jeremie where he had been to carry nun
Der of persons who fleeing from Jeremie, in order
to save their lives Some fifty more were in prison
awaiting their trials On the Wednesday after Capt.
Faless arrival another trial was had and four more
were sentenced to be shot Capt f., bya great deal
OF exerton and strategy, was enabled to rescue two
Of these latter and succeeded in getting them on board
his vessel in female clothing and brought them to this
port together with four others who fled Tor their lives
They will proceed from this port to Jamaica. The
other two were shot in the most brutal manner.
Another trial was to be held on the next Wednes
day, and it already understood that the fate OF
four more was seaIed-the trial being mere farce.
More arrests were still making.
During the execution the streets were filled with
women bathed in tears beseechng the President that
the lives of the condemned persons might be spar ed
He was, however, inexorabe, and ordered the
ton to proceed. The effect of this brutal work,
such upon his own soldiers, that he became alarmed
and in the midst of the most intense excitement aban
doned Jeremie, atmidnght. II was not known where
he had gone. The only reason given by the Presi.
dent for his sangunary acts that the condemned
persons were friends of Boyer The true reason was
believed to be desire to obtain their property.
LATER AND BETTER News FROM HAYTI.-By the
schooner Pacific, Capt Gilman, which arrived at this
port on Sunday from Jeremie, we have advices from
Hayd to the 23d of August Captain Gilman reports
that the President had got back to Port au Prince
from his tour of bloodshed. Nothing further was
known If his proceedings at that place. the month
ly mail which should have arrived before Capt. e. left
stopped and it thence inferred that there
trouble there. On the other hand Captain Gilman
reports that the French Consul had written letter to
President Soloque to the effect that the further exc
cuton of political prisoners must stop on the penalty
of an immediate commencement of hostilites by the
French Government, and that the Consul had sent to
the French Admiral at Martinique for frgate, which
was expected at Port au Prince. The prisoners left
in the as at Jereme after the late executions, have
all been tried; three were sentenced to four years m
prsonment and the remainder liberated, but
dered to report themselves at the Government quar-
tiers twice day. IF one attempts to escape, the resi-
are to be re~impnsoned. One of the prisoners sen
fenced to Imprisonment made his escape board the
Pacific, and with his son. arrived at this port His
name is Detroper, merchant of Jeremie.
The brig Draco, from Boston, had arrived at Por
au Prince. The cargo of the Draco was partly con
signed to Chassagne, the Haytien merchant who hat
been sentenced to death by the President but had as
yet escaped by paying large sums Of money to Gov
eminent.
No American man of war had yet made its appear
ance at any of the ports of the Island notwithstanding
the promise of the Navy Department that vessel
should be sent to that quaIter.-4meican Traveller.