The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1868-12-17
III A Y II I.

Attack on JacmeI and saffron -Despe-
rate Fightimg by the Piquets.
The New York Worlds Jacmel (HayLD cor.
respondence of November "a contains the toll
lowlng:--
The Period intervening between the 9th and
the 18th OF the present month was filled with
events OF high Gagree OF Importance for the
town of Jacmel, and. by consequence, tor the
cause OF the revolution. General L.. Tants,
chief OF the revolutionary forces at Jacmel,
tired OF the inactivity TO which the PIquejs
(partissns OF Salnave) had reduced his brave
soldiers, arranged an expedition, with
the design of seizing the town of Saffron.
General Hilaire RaDel. with forty men, set out.
Saffron ON the 10th; fell, with the rapidity of
lightning, upon the place, which was defended
by 400 Plqueis, killed 90 of the enemy, took four
prisoners, anu seized four boxes of ammuni-
lion, three flags, and fourteen muskets. The
Colonel ]. @. Mardigras, who was taken pri.
soner A part of The Inhabitants, dwelling in
Ind environs Of the place, made submission to
expedition he had but forty men, found him
self after the action in possession of a little
army of 800 men. Two days after this remark.
able affair, the famous chief of the Piquets,
Thomas Christ, was permitted To take his de.
pariure for Port au' Prince, accompanied Dy his
son Felix.
This expedition having resulted so happily,
Saffron is remanded TO the authority of the
revolutionary party; and the event offers a
happy omen for the early solution of ihese
difficulties by the submission OF the different
sections. IL proves that the country people
have not been deluded by perspective Of easy
crime; and that directly they recognize a noble
neaIt, a loyal ana generous man VINO Tears
away the bandage from their eyes, they hasten
TO Tepudiate the party they had wished TO
serve, and content themselves at least with
neutrality-they even turn against those who
have hurried them into cause as unjust as it
is shameful. You are perhaps ignorant OF the
fact that the programme Of the Piquets is Fire,
murder, rape, pillsgeW
But TO proceed. the Piquets, rendered furious
by this check, decided that at all hazards they
must seize Jacmel. For this purpose they com
menced TO make feigned attacks against the
town, which had no other object, as tue event
demonstrated, than To fatigue the garrison, in
order the better to surprise 1t. They eucceeded
In fRtiguing the men, for these were Obliged to
rest upon their arms three DAYS aud three
nights But the Piquets were still far from a
surprise; and, therefore, on the 18TH, at in the
morning, they advanced the whole line, al
first at q rapid pace, and, finally, precipltated
themselves upon the town with afury and Vlgor
which demonstrated their determination To
take IT,. The garrison received them with such a
Yoley OF bullets, shells, and canister that, after
three hours of desperate fghting they were
compelled TO beat a hasty retreat, leaving 800
dead upon the field. The garrison of Jacmel
did not lose man. A shout of victory re-
sounded along the line, and the brave fellows,
who had not slept for three days, and who had
lust turned the most serious attack made against
their town, came out of their lines and eneI-
getically pursued the Plquets, who were flying
In all directions. Numbers OF dead and
wounded were found along the track of the
flying enemy among the low shrubs, and in
the woods; and, on the return, IL was estimated
that the total loss Of the Plquets was 800 men.