Sunbury American. [volume] (Sunbury, Pa.) 1848-1879, 1848-06-03
From the Phila Ledger.
THE REVOLUTION IN HAYTf-sANGUINA.
RY SCENES-CIyIL WAR


New Orleans Picayune on the 18th, which
brings us intelligence that a most sanguiuary
war Of colors had again broken out in Hayti,
characterized by ravages of the most awful
character. The extracts of the New Orleans
papers do not explain the cause Of this out
break, but previous information, received by
way of New York, announced the threatened
danger, from determination of the black
population TO have the constitution of 1916
restored This was opposed by the mulattoes.
The blacks being the most numerous, and be-
ing joined by the army, compelled President
Soulougue to dismiss his ministry, and to ac.
cede to their demand in relation to fhe con.
stitution. The muattoes took up arms to
overthrow the Government, but it seem, by
the following accounts that the blacks have
been too much for them. 1t seems as if the
atrocities of 1900 were to be renewed.
From Jamaica and Port au Prince.
| PoRT-AU.PRINCE.-Ths unfortunate coun-
try has again become the arena of a sangu-
nary scene. We learn from respectable au-
thority that the black population have risen
en- n,asss against the inhabitants Of color, and
were committing awful ravages among them.
The causes of the outbreak we are unable to
ascertain, but it is supposed to be dissatis-
faction of the browns TO be governed by the
present President The British merchants
resident at Port-au-Prince engaged the brig
Queen Victoria, which happened fortunately
TO be there, and sent, through the British
Consul to the commodore on the station, re-
questing the immediate presence of man.
of-war TO protect British subjects and their
interests. There was French vessel of war
at Port-au-Prince, and we are informed that
her presence tended in great degree to quell
the outbreak which took place, but which,
notwithstanding, was of most serious ma
| ture.
The Queen Victoria anchored at Morant
Bay on Thursday last, and the capital fort
with came to Port Royal to deliver his de-
spatches to the commodore. 1t was said tha.
the number of persons killed in one day ex-
ceed two hundred.
Herr, the pianist, was at Kingston on the
30th He advertises for sale his piano, "be.
ing about to return to the United States"
A smart shock of earthquake was felt ir
the town of Falmouth on the 2lst ult at a.
bout a quarter past o'clock, A, M. 1t was
of brief duration not lasting more than few
seconds, and its undulating motion appeared
to be from nearly east to west.
Since the above was in type we have read
the following in last evenings Courier being
an extract from letter to a commercial
house:
Hayti has again been the scene of blood
shed and murders We learn that the brig
antine Queen Victoria, (of Trindad) Captain
Tucker from Port au Prince, bound to Ham
burg, with cargo of coffee, &C., put int
Morant Bay on Thursday last to purchase
stores, as none could be procured at Port a,
Prince in consequence of the state of affair
at that place; and that Capt. Tucker report
that he has brought dispatches from the Bri
tsh Consul there to Com. Bennet, on thi
station, requesting that vessel of war shoult
be Immediately sent to Port au Prince, wher'
a serious disturbance had taken place-a larg'
number (some say upwards of a hundred) o
the colored population having been massac
red by their black brethren. The cause o
this outbreak has not been fully mentioned
but it is said that the lives of people of colo
were daily being sacrificed in large numbers
This determination on the part of the black
to exterminate the browns had been brewiu
for long time, in fact since the tyrant Sou
louque has been president; and it is now be
ing realized with a vengeance that none bu
savages would be guilty of committing
The Commodore, we understand has beer
unable to comply with the requisition of He
Brittanic Majesty's Consul at Port au Prince
there not being single vessel of war at Por
Royal at this moment, excepting the guarc
and store ships, which are useless in thei
present condition
1t is certainly cause of much regret tha
this island should be left so destitute of yes
sells of war as it is at present. 1t has bee
said that we can have no possible cause fo
alarm, but who can tell what moment nigh
|
produce The present outbreak in Hayt
where the presence of man-of-war to pro
tect British interests would be of much sci
vice, is sufficient proof why Port Roya
should not be as she now Substitute of a
least one available vessel of war to be use
in cases of emergency. Who knows no,
many innocent beings have by this time bee
sacrificed to merciless mob; who, had prt
lection been afforded by one of her Majesty
vessels, would have been enabled to sav
themselves and their families from the gene
raj massacre which, we are told, was goin
on in that unfortunate country
ERIE BANK AcAIN,-Gen, Reed, the Pres
,, dent of this Bank, at first, on his stoppir
: payment, proposed to pledge all his properI