The New York herald. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1840-1920, 1859-01-19

vince But in bis retirement he cherished the idea Of
deemng his country from the brutal Tyranny Of the negro
race. What the rnture OF that tyranny we may
tearn from the description given by Vice President Moa,
in one Of his woclamaticus during the late war; Hc
Says
Remember tnat Boyer, the most humane and polite
OF the hay tens by his faternRl incorporation has re-
duced 70 the most srful misery, 10 an almost ao-
soute Dull'ty; that all disappeared in his presence
civilization, rches characteristics OF race, religion Gus
and rights; that, Of all the heritage CT oar
fathers nothing is left us save national individuality
Fausiin as master conqueror leave us to day? VIVA
would oulouque to-day leave us, after twelve years Of
separate trinmphs snd bloodshed? He would renew ON
The whole nation the experiment inflicted upoa the eight
hundred martyrs who by the orders OF T0assant, were
oeheadcd in 1901, in Las 0erretas. He would renew
the whole nation the bloody OF Santiago, Woce and
E Vega where children and old men, women and adults
AMI the priests Of the Almighty have been sacrificed
IN the holy temple Of our Lord He would renew on IN
te throne and securing its possesson-rencw again
what the Hayncns since 1901 every tee did when their
'sacrlegious foot trod the old Spaurh soil, where
they left nothing but smoking ashes and blood stained
traces IL Is only In this way Soulouqre can take posses
son Oh !ne DSmncsn ,err.ory as ms .oox
these considerations between Santo Domingo aud Hay
union is possbIc to submit TO degrading vassalage Is
much more imprcticabe, and is the question Of life and
death bet ween both States.
With mere handful Of men, not more than 500, San
tana engaged the large forces Of Soulouque at Carreras
and totally defeated them From that time TO the pre-
sent state Of has existed, less, betweenthe
two nations In the republic of Dominica have CONT
nuay witnessed such ofinerna strife Mexico
has furnished Santana and Baez have each been in the
Presidential seat three four tes and often in pscn
or in exile General BaeZ has but recently passed through
this city On his way to exile n Europe and Santana has
been restored to the Presidency Thus, while the
public running its prospects by nterneciee'fcuds
for the last ten twelve years, soulouque also
destru Nv In ia year,
Soulouque, who born atave the plantation of NJ
Waller was almost by accident elected President Of
the republic Of Hayti. The contendng candidates
about evep and enough Of the friends Of both united at
the iss hour upon SoulouGuc available man. to
coed in elcctpg him. then supposed that he
man Of no strength Of character, and might
become the tool Of his party; but like Louis
Napoleon, he proved himself not slave, but tyrant;
and bis unfortunate people have been since ercilessly
dealt with, and his dornions reduced almost 10 ruin
After being President Of the republic for two years he
declared Emperor, in August ls49, grecy TO the
astonishment of every 1t cannot be forgotten that
after his elevatonto the throne he instituted several
orders of nobility after the fashion of European
narches created lot o princes, dukes marcuises and
knights out of his bury negro friends and gave them
pompous loud sounding and sometimes ridiculous titles
such as the Duke de Lemonade, the Duke de Ia Marina
ade, and forth. In 1852 he caused himself and his
Empress to be crowned, with great show and ceremony
at Port Prince, his capital. Never having aclnow-
edged the independence of the Dominican republic but
always avowing that 1t q portion Of his empire, he
undertook reducei To subecton in 1856 and in the
month Of December CT that year advanced with army
Of five thousand to the frontiers Of Dominica Here
the Domncans under the Lberator, Santana, met him
with a most inferior force.
On the 22d of December the battles of san Tome and
Cambrona were fought, both commencing at the same
hour The battle Of San Tome lasted five hours that of
Cambronal little less. At San Tome only small mum.
Der of Domncans actually engaged although they
had the moral suppor. of large body of reserve This
brought action, Generals did not con-
siier necessary. They thought it would be Of
powder The two armies disputed the victory for whe
but at last victory declared for the u omnicans,
whose impetuous charge nothing could The four
divisions of the enemy incomplete they weTe could
have amounted to less than six thousand men.
In the middle of the battle, Brigader General Jose
Maria Cobral engaged Iaeur the Commander Chief of
the hostile army, in sdge combat and killed him on the
spot. Six hundred and ninety five Of the enemy were
counted slain the field Of battle, and eighty
five military chests among other things, were taken
Colonel Martinez pursued the Haytens with FIVE
hundred cavalry, overlook them at Las Matas
and from that point drove them from the republic. In
their dsordcry flight the Haytens lost great number of
killed; it cannot be asceriained exactly how many.
A. Cambronal the Hay,ens left upon the field of battle
three hundred and fifty killed, among them their COM
msnder n-chief Garass and, the prisoners cay two
regiments had full employment in carrying OF the
wounded They entrenoaed themselves at Ney ba where
General Loza acting in accordance with instructions from
General Santana, beseged them, and cutting off their
supply of water made dispositions for assault on the
24,h. The Haytiens however, fed under cover Of the
night.
sououque lost all his artillery and baggage the fight
This terrible defeat for some time there were
traces Of the Emperor himself It was reported that
he was dead, aud preparations making at Pert au
Prince to appoint successor when he found his way back
TO that city, and at assumed his old pompous and
bombasc of proclamatsns Considerable distru at
this time, existed among the Kaytens and it was runored
that conspiracy feet. In the late expedition
many of the coders refused to fght and some regiments
deserted The Emperors return therefore, was followed
by many cruel executions. Bo: meantime the represen.
aves of France and England had to interfere
in behalf Of the independence of the Domincans and
accordingly they sent the following joint note 70 the
Minister of Foreign Relatons:--
PROTEST OF TEE BRITISH AND FRENCH CoNsuLs
AGAINST THE INVASION OF ST. DOMINGO BY THE
TROOPS OF HAYTI.
formed OF the military preparations which have been
making for some time in the empire OF Hayt received
respective orfer 10 ma
TO the Minister for Foreign Relations OF his Majesty the
Emperor how painful 1t would be them the work
d mediation between the two parts oil the island inter-
iupted bya renewal os hostics which have not been
provoked ny the inhabitants Of the Provinces and
the beginning OF which, on the contrary most generally
originated with the Hay ten government
Inc undersPned torbcar 10 remind your EEcslency of
The interest which their respective governments have
never ceased to show for the continuation the be-
tween The NO naonaes OF the saud and of the salts
faction with which they beheld his Majesty the
emperor associate hinsclr on various
sions with the feelings of hum ,nty which,
III this refpcct have directed their proceedings.
Those sentiments, and the circumstances which gave
them birth, have not undergone any change and the
Hay cn government must have been aware of the adyan
tagcs o! peace TO the State however incomplete IL must
have been and Of the utility Of those concaory sugges
tons TO their true interest.
Tho mediation they have offered TO both the bclgerent
parties still continuing TO exist would be contrary to all
rules OF International law, as well TO the principles
civilization TO have recourse to armed orce before they
have exhausted all tho of cancellation which The in
tervenng Powers occupied in endeavoring obtain
agreement upon, and which they still ater themselves
will ba utad