The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1856-01-28

FORT AU PRINCE, Dec. u, 1855.
wrote you on the 18th respecting the arch Of the
army to the East The Emperor has gone sixteen
days, and as yes have heard but little from him.
Prince people have come back, and only fsw but
great many have been sent out by the As
near as We can learn the Emperor has reached Azua but
mas hAo 70 hight the whole way.
BUSINESS is at dead stand; collections very bad
particularly among the speculstors The retailers pay
sicns until the present critical state Of affairs passes
over; and when 1t will do 80, nobody knows
DEcEMBrH 80, 1856.
Since the foregoing Was written news from the army
has come in sbundan .ly and 1t Ia bad enough
will give you the particulars far gather tne
but you know the difficulty Of getting At pod val facts in
any matter relating to the will his own
throat-so have collected what follows by whispering
WIN one ana smother The army as you know left here on
the 10Th Of the present month II ed Of the troops
OF the Scu,h united to those OF Port and these
were joined at Mrsbeai by the troops Of Gonaves and
81 MAic numbering all about 90 0O0 men, ndepend-
ent OF the army Of the NORTH commanded by General
Paul DncsJ cite, Of 7,o00 which rondezv FUSED at
small town near the lines where they still remain, for all
FROM Mirsbelas detachment Of about four thousand
ordered to take southern road with few provS-
siops, and to rejoin the Emperor near Aqua. All we
Know Of them further that after crossing tae
lines, they were met by bocy of Donnicans, when the
first die and pre:ipitatsd themselves the which
causec general rout. Paey commanded by old
Gsrersl Carat Of this pAre said to be the best cavalry
XII ed On the spot. The troops have gone they
please But the great mist'rtuae was with the main
body under the Emperor consisting of aosut eighteen
Thousand men, which took the road 70 Las CsooAs.
When near this place. open field but piece of
woods, they came upon q b0cy of Domiucans Of about
four hundred men, with cannon.
The order OF march oil the Empsrors troops at this
time was a. foliows-The ad vanced quad command
OLD General Thirlongc of Port au Prince The right
and the Aux Cages troops the left all sb 1000
men In the rear of these osme the Emperors elite with
the Emperor in person. his staff, all his minis ,s, his
treasure chest; after these the main body. The
advanced guard continued to march forward until within
gunsh0t OF the Dolnincans when they made halt and
cried "vive pEmper.urr several lines aud were as
often answered by the DomiDcans but for whom the
ter hurraed, NOBODY seems to know. The Dominican
commander then advanced In front Of his troeps and
Va entine did the to meet him. After talking
time, (what they said ID known) they separated,
each returning to his troops but way the Dominic
an fred his pistol, when the Aux Cages troops CON-
menced firing, without orders, the Domnicans, who
returned the lire.
An officer Of the Aux Cages regiment, whose name
forget but the shot those prisoners in prison
at AUX Cages few years ago. then mounted horse and
rush. throwing back the main body of the
Hay lien army, which ut the time charged BY
the Domincans considerable number of Hayuens
we're killed, and Valentine and Thironge both
wounded, but escaped.
MEANWHILE the Aux Cages troops, throwing away their
carrying along With them other troops until finally the
greater part Of the army had taken to fight leaving the
Emperor and his staff almost alone Valentine and Thir
longe now came up hard pushed by the Domimcana,
when they and the Emperor and all with HIM took into
by path, and finally succeeded In getting clear off
thu ough the woods and escaping from the Domnicans
But the old man q narrow chance They ,were
within few feet of him. and he only saved by Thir
longe and other officers OF his STAFF several of lost
their lives.
The Dcminicans pursued the retire atng Hayens some
miles, until they finally checked and driven back by
the 6aroe Rationale OF Port Prince, commanded by
Robert Gateau, the auctoneer.
The army has lost everything The Emperor 10 said to
have had with him. in his treasure chest 900 in
rency and Spanish All this Is lost with the guns
ammunition and provisions aud other baggage and money
The retreatDg troops have thrown away their The
Emperor ia said to have reached Bonheur small place
sixty miles from the Cape. with about thousand
The Aux Cages troops with Others have arrived
back at Los Caobss to the number Of 1000 The Emperor
has sent them orders to join him ut Bonheur winch they
have refused to do. Whether he will march against
them, they against him, does not yet to be set
tied Where the rest Of the grand army s knows
but themselves
This Ii about the amount, true false, Of what have
gathered from one and another who have returned.
so you see the is at end but how things
going to be queted down again CO not know but hope
Tor the best.
Business is exceedingly bad, other prospects worse.
The great misfortune to is that the war was
got up suddenly that WAS prepared for 1t.
Orders for cagoes and goods had gone forward to Europe
and the States and 1t too late whom the march be-
probable, to coun,ernand them. The conse
is that the Custom House. wharf and harbor fail Of
goods and there sales and goods that have to
be forced on the market there must be heavy