The daily crescent. [volume] ([New Orleans, La.]) 1848-1851, 1848-06-10
Important from aayti-Insurrection and Bloodshed.

Dates have been received at Boston from Hayti
to the 9Th ult. The city of Port au Prince has
been the theatre Of terror and bloodshed, such as
has been witnessed since the days of the tyrant
Dessalines. The Boston Traveller says:
The hatred and prejudice existing against the mu
latto population broke forth the 10th Of April,
1t was the day of the weekly parading of the guards
and army, and all the Generals We're assembled at
the palace The President opened the scene by
preferring charges against certain muatto Generals,
of treason to the Government This soon reached
the ears OF the assembled soidiery, and at signal
voleys of musketry broke upon the air, and several
fell victims TO the charge; two other volleys Were
fred The President barely escaping with his life,
succeeded in restoring order. Alarm guns We're
now fired from the fort, and the whole city set III
dreadful commoton. A proclamation was sent
FORTH calling all citizens to arms, to assist IL restor
ing order.
The call was obeyed, and the mulatto merchants
and clerks paraded in front of their warehouses, for
protection to their property and their homes. This
was Just at nightfall. Without further notice the
Presidents Guard amounting to some 1900 men,
with artillery, came down upon them and ordered
them to dispense. A general fire was now opened
between the two parties, which resulted in the rout
of the mulattoes, who left some 80 of their number
dead on the scene of the conflict. The refusal of
the mulattoes to disperse, assumed at the pal
ace as treason against the Government, and on the
following morning four of their number We're
rested and shot in front of the British Consulate
Several others shot in different parts of the
city, wherever they could be found, and on the
18th one more was shot in front of the British Con-
sulate
1t is supposed that 80 mulattoes were killed in
the city, besides many Others on the plains. All the
foreign consulaes as well as the houses of foreign
ers, became asyums of the mulattoes, and were
densely crowded French corvette was lying in
the Roads, and the French Consul, with boldness
| becoming his dignity, demanded of the President
ali amnesty on threat of bombardment. This had
| It's effect, and proclamation was issued granting
| pardon to all except twelve, whose names We're
| given in the proclamation. This notice enabled
the twelve to escape in disguise board vessels in
/ the harbor.
| Another proclamation was issued, calling on all
citizens to open their door and business on
pain of being considered as compromised but SO
little confidence was placed in the sincerity of the
President that it was not until the oath of April
that any business was DONE and even up to the pre-
sent date very little has been done except TO en-
bark such effects as could be got on board foreign
| vessels No further disturbance has since taken
place, yet very little confidence is felt that peace
will continue many weeks. The President has set
out on tour through the South, with large force,
it is said restore ORDER and until he returns no
further demonstration will be made.
! The Commercial Agent of the United STATES
hoised his flag in the early part of the troubles and
i his house, in common with the other Consulates,
became the asylum of the prosecuted mulattoes.
4 Commerce is at stand, and the money of the
country deprecating every day. Many families have
embarked and others are preparing to follow as
soon as they can arrange their affairs.