New-York tribune., 1868-06-16
HAYIT.

ATTACK UPoN PoRT-AU-PRINCE-A GREAT
BATTLE EXPECTED-sALNAyE AND THE
FOREIGN CONSULs-THE REVOLUTIONARY
PARTY-BUSINESS
BY the arrival at this port of the Albert
Emerson from Port-au Prince, in eight days, we have
Haytian advices the 5th inst The news is interesting
President saluave was up in PorauPrince by the
insurgents whose forces daily the increase On
the Sd OF June they made attack upon the city, and
succeeded in capturing OF the forts but they hed IL
for only short tme and after fight OF two hours they
were repulsed with loss OF about 100 In killed and
wounded on both sides Sanaves troops gave no quar-
ter to the enemy and all taken were killed without
mercy The same day salnave's cavalry attacked the
insurgents in quarter, but were in their turn
driven pack into the city. general attack upon the
should the President be defeated he would carry out ms
threat re to the city Already part OF the SUB, sub
DESTROYED, including fine villa belonging to Gen. Eau
bert. the leader OF the insurgents In the south Ill.,
Many things betOkened desperate and bloody strug
gle on the 3't OF May the diplomatic body consisting
OF the American Minister and the French; Eng,h' g sn
nave, who declared to them his determination nor TO
yield TO his antagonists and TO hoid MS pos,Ion hd
happen the city would be the fault OF the reVOuOhs
on the 2d OF June addressed dispatch TO the French
Charge de Afares nstructng HIM to have the seminary
French Sisters Of Charity removed 10 town. anu 70
advise his counryme the Pckets OF his lines
The same day the English frigae Phoebe and the United
States war steamer PenObscOt arrived at POrtaufrhce
fro jamaica and the commanders of the vessels had
expressed their determination 10 shell the forts around
Prince should Sanave carry out ms threat 10 hre
| landed a fire engine. aud should the emergency
arise her crew will be Immediately landed
the protection OF American property Arrangements
had also been made for night signals from the shore 10
give the PenObscOt tho needful information as 70 any
movement which Salnave might make under cover OF
darkness. On the Sd Capt Bythesay OF the Phoebe
visited the camp Of the Southern insurgents ana parade
Of 1850 men took place during ms stay ~ tie chp
Every in P0rtauPrnce capable OF bearing arms ha
been pressed into service for the defense OF e S anu
even the dOmestlcs IN private houses were employed IN
carrying ammunition 10 the several forts All cOmnunI
cation between the city aud country mad been cut on
The lower orders in Portau Prince we're nearly all III
favor Salnaye and should hs troops remain true 70 ms
cause there every probability OF the expected hght
Ehe southern Insurgents, under General Taubert. had
published manifesto setting forth the ohenses OF which
SanaYe had been guilty The main one was tha TIC au
assumed the dictatorship in violation OF the Gonstitu-
ton which he had sworn to preserve and defend Ihey
also charge linn win having imprisoned hun9eL ~ VI
ayan citizens and sentenced them to death, and with
having banshed other citizens. all contrary to law, ana
with having established such reign OF terror rs mas new
er yet been known In Hay He has broken all MS prom
ises and pledges they aud reproduced IN an agra
waited form all the acts for which the Government
OF Geffrard had been overthrOwn Ihe Revolutionary
Committee had issued decree pronounclng nun ana
void All the acts done by the Salnaye Government, ana
repudatng all the debts incurred and the loans cOnrac
ed by the Government Among other things they charge
the Government with having fraudulenty Issued since
the revolutionary outbreak paper money IN the shape OF
bills OF the respective values OF $40 $50 and 500 TO mis-
lead the people as 10 the true state OF aHars anu s sum
bills they declare worthless They also charge salnaye
and accompces with arranging for the manufacture
in London OF forged bonds OF the Gerard Government 70
enrich themselves at the expense OF the credit Oh the
country.
Sanaye had made overtures 70 Gen. Fauber proposing
that Faubert would abandon the insurgents ana Join
him Ssnaye In fighting against the reyolutlonis. he
would elnquish the dictatorship and for the remainder
OF his OF office govern the country according To the
Constitution. Faubert had declined the offers made MIN
by the President and returned an answer 10 Sne enec
that nothing would satisfy the Hayans short OF Sanaves
abdication and departure from the country. , -
Business IA at n complete stand-still Provisions were
abundant at Portau Prince, but hardly anything was
selling. Tho consumption OF the town was next to
nothing and there could be shipments to the coast
towns. There produce Of any kind coming into
market and several vessels port would have 10 be
cleared empty when heir lay days expired Gold was
90 To 65.