The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1848-09-11

EXECUTIONS IN HAYTI.-The schooner Mary
Chiffon, Captain Fales, arrived at Boston from
Jeremie, which port she left on the l4th ultimo.
The following extracts from letter from an
American merchant of JeremIe will best explain
the state of affairs there =" Owing to the stag
nant state of affairs, there are few or no sales;
high and scarce, and very difficult to be obtained
a large stock OF provisions on hand and no pur-
chasers shops all shut up, and the goods deposited
IN the stores OF foreign merchants to secure them
night; thus you can form small idea of the state
OF things. do not think hayti will be longer
habitable for civilized man. The same deplorable
event which has befallen Jeremie is suspended
over every town in the French part of the island,
and the approach of the President is the signal for
desolanon wo to the poor fellow whose innocence
may have prevented his flight; they have deter
tualy accomplishing their object. They even pro-
pose driving off foreigners, and establishing black
merchants" Captain Fales, himself, gives me-
lancholy account OF matters In that country. He
Jeremie, one of whom, named Bose, was under
sentence Of death, but escaped on board the M. G.
in female apparel. The other refugees are Bosses
brother-in-law and his two sons, and Messerse and
with them, but others are nearly pennyless
During the stay of the President in Jeremie-
twenty days-fve men were shot, and fifty were
imprisoned. The execution of the five, which
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Fales as scene of very affecting character
| The condemned were brought into the public
square, dressed all in white, with their arms tied
behind. Hundreds of women, in tears. were
ment Of about four hundred of the army, with their
officers on horseback. were drawn up to carry out
the fatal sentence: The first victim was an old
man, the father of thirteen children. The soldiers
Another was the son Of an old woman. a doctress,
who had by her skill. saved the lives of many
blacks, which was, however, of no avail. The
first ball entered at the side Of the young man, and
commanded at the execution, that America was
a country of liberty and humanity, and would not
look coldy on such barbarous bloodshed. Six
more balls were then put into his body, when he
fell, and even after he was down, they nddled his
body with balls. After the whole five had been
thus executed, their friends were allowed to place
their bodies in collins, when they were followed
by large crowds of people to their graves: Even
at the sad spectacle, which so alarmed the Presi-
dent that he left the town at twelve that night, 1t
was supposed for his house near Aux Cages.
1t is said that, previous to the execution, the
the relatives of the condemned, mostly women,
praying for mercy. The President came o1t,
dressed In red vest, which he always wears upon
execution days While wives and mothers were
pleading for the lives of their husbands and sons,
the President stood laughing at them
Two executions took place after the President
left Jeremie, and two more were TO be executed
on the Thursday after Capt. Fales left. A leading
demned TO be shot, and who would not fly on &C.
count Of hls wife's sickness, had so far escaped
death by bribing the general in command, at the
rate Of $lC0 per day. II is feared that as soon
the executioner. The following card was signed
by the 22 refugees whom Captain Fales saved by
conveying them in his vessel from Jeremie to
Kingston, JAMAICA
A CARp-We. the undersigned, do hereby present
unfeigned thanks to Captain Rufus 8. Fales, Of
the schooner Mary Chiffon for the noble manner in
which he risked his life to from the greatest
dangers to which we're exposed az well as thirty
forty others prescribed and our lives in jeopardy We
also nder thanks to his mate Mr. William Plum
mer and the crew under them their
this mt noble and humane act.
' f''' M MoREAU, and others.
Kingston Jamaica 56th July, 1s4S
IFrom the Boston Journal
On the Wednesday after Capt. Fales' arrival, an
other trial was had, and four more were sentenced
to be shot. Capt. F., by great deal of exertion
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 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 Jeremie. The merchandise in the stores was
packed up and sent to the houses of the consuls
for protection. The market was gutted with
Amer lean produce, and the national currency had
deprecated to be almost valueless-220 Hayden
dollars being freely gwen for douboon.
ATTEMPTED SUIcIDE.-Yesterday afternoon,
most distressing case OF attempted suicide occurred
in Seventh street, above Fitzwater Elizabeth
Banks, the mother OF five children, living in eel
lar, in the most abject condition, while laboring
under temporary mental arrangement, seized ra-
zor, and inflicted deep wound upon her throat
When discovered she was almost exhausted from
loss Of blood; but the wound was properly dressed
and is not now considered dangerous The hus-
band Of the unfortunate woman is daily expected
home from Mexico, having enlisted IN the voun-
teer service during the PHILADELPHIA Netcs,
Sept. 7h. ',..