Lynchburg daily Virginian. [volume] (Lynchburg [Va.]) 1852-1861, 1856-02-01
DEFEA OF The HAYTlANS.

| i wrote you ON the 18th respecting the march
of the army 20 the East. The Emperor had been
gone sixteen days, and as yet we have heard
but little from him. rs nothing is allowed to be
made public. few Port au Prince people have
come back, and only few, but great many
| have been sent out by the government As
near a. we can learn. the Emperor had reached
Aura, but has had TO fight the whole way.
business is at a dead stand-colleotions are
very bad particularly among the speculators.-
The retailers pay beltre do not want to see
any more arrivals of provisions until the pres
eni critical state of affairs passes over. and when
| it will do So, nobody knows.
DECEMBER 30 -Since the foregoing was writ
| ten news from the army has come in more abun
dainty and it is bad enough. | will give you
| the particulars far as | can gather them. but
you know the difficulty of getting at political
| facts in Hayti. Every lIavtlan feels as if every
| loud word he uters or any matter relating to the
government, will cut his own throat; SO | have
collected what follows by whispering with one
| and another. The army ns you know, lett hero
on the 10th of the present mouth. 1t consisted
| Of the troops oi the South united to those OF
| Port au Prince, and these were joined ut Mlrab.
| eais by the troops Of Govalvos and 81. Mare,
numbering in all ahont %, 600 men independent
! of the army Of tho North. commanded by Gene.
raj Paul Ducayetie, of some 1000, which rem
dezvoused at n small town the lines. where
they still remain, for all we know to the contra
ry.
From Mrabelais, n detachment Of about four
thousand ordered to take n southern road
with few provisions, and to rejoin the Emperor
near A2un. All we know of them further is,that
Don after crossing the lines; they were met by
II body of Dominicans, when the regiment of Jam
u, which was in advance, broke ut the first fire
and pretipitatcd themselves on the rear, which
caused n general rout. They were commanded
by old General Carat, of this place. said to be
the best cavalry officer in the army, who, with
several of his officers was killed on the spot
The troops have gone where they please. Bat
the great misfortune with the main body, UNI
der the Emperor consisting of about eighteen
thou snnd men, which took the road to Las Caob-
When near this plnce in an open field, but
near piece of woods they came upon n body
Of Domncans of about four hundred men,wth
cannon.
The order of March of the Emporors troops
at this time was ms follows: The advanced guard
was commanded by General Valentine, Ia Dom.
lean refuge with old General Thirlong, of Port
au Prince, on the right and the Aux Gays troops
on the left. in all above 1000 men. In the rear
of these came on the Empcror's elite with the
Emperor in person, his staff, all his ministers,
his treasure chest after these came the main
body. The advanced guard continued To move
forward until within the gunshot IT the Domini-
cans; when they made halt, and cried ''Nive
L'Empereur!" several times aud were aS often
swered by the Domicans, but for whom the latter
hurrahed, nobody seems to know. The Domi-
clan commander then advanced in front of his
| troops, and Valentine done the same to meet him
| After talking some time (what they said Is not
| known,) they separated each returning to his
troops, but on the way tho Domeian fired his
| pistol when the Aux Gays troops commenced fir.
| ing, without orders. on the Domioans, who re
turned the fire.
An officer OF Aux Gays regiment, whose name
| forgot, but the same who shot those prisoners
| in prison Mt Aug Cages n few years ago, then
IN united horse. and called to the troops to- fol
low him-and they did so. with u rush. throwing
themselves back ON the main body of the Hay.
| tain army, which was at the same time charged
| by the Domicians A considerable number of
IIaytans were killed and Valentine and Thir-
louge were both wounded, but escaped.
Meanwhile, the Aux Cages troops, throwing
away their guns and baggage, continued their
retreat turning and carrying along with them
other troops, unit, finally the greater part of the
army had taken to flight, leaving the Emperor
aud his staff almost alone. Valentine audrhir.
longe now came up, hard pushed by the Domi
cians, when they and the Emperor and all with
him took into by path, and finally succeeded
in getting clear off through the woods and esca
ping from the Domicans. But the old man ran
narrow chance They were within few
feet of him. and he was only saved by Thrlonee
and other officers of his staff, several Of whom
lost their lives.
The Domicans pursued tho retreating HAY
! tians some miles, until they finally check
ed and driven back by the Garde Rationale If
Port au Prince, commanded by Robert Gutaue.
the auctoneer.
, The army has lost every thing. The EInpe-
is said to have had with him. in his ,rco sure
chest, $3,000,0O0 in currency, and $50. OoO
Spanish. All this is lost. with the guns ammu.
milton, and other baggage and money rbo
| rptr ttnry have .
The Emperor is said to have reached Bonheur.
small place some sixty miles from the Cane.
| with about thousand men. The Aux Caves
troops, with some Others, have arrived back Mt
Los Soabus to the number Of | 800. The EN-
peror has sent them orders to join him at Bon
heur which they have refused TO do Wbethor
( hewill march againss him, does not vet seem
to be settled Where the rest of the grand ar
my Is, no one knows but themselves
= lhs Is about the amour, true of false of what
u nave gathered from one and another who haye
returned. Soyou see the war is at an end, but
= how things are going to be quetnd down again
do not know; but hope for the best.
Business is exceedingly bad, other prosnec,s
worse. The great misfortune to commerce is that
u Tue war was got up so suddenly that no one pre
pared Tor IT. Orders for cargoes and goods had
r gone forward 10 Europe and the States, and il
4 was too ate.when the march became probable +,
\ eounternand them The consequence is TINT the
u Custom House. wharf and harbor are full of goo1s
and there are no sales; and ON goods that have
h one forced on the market there will be heavy
Z losses.
The New York Evening Post is advised TINT
n | the Queen would not see her maid of honor Nj
! Murray, upon her return from the United State
and signihed to her that if she published do
fenc, of slavery. she must resign her place. -
Miss Murray has done SO, and is no longer q
member of the oval household.