The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-03-26
The Revolution in Hayti-Terrible
Atrocities Committed by Do
minguez-W Women and
Children Shot.
American Filibusters EE
Route for Cuba-The
Prospects of the
Insurgents.
The following was enclosed in the report from
Admiral Hof to the Navy Department.

MEMORANDA OF MILITARY EXECUTIONS MADE BY
THE REBEL AUTHORITIES AT AUX oAYEs.
"Tbe statements which we are about to make
are facts which passed, some under our own
eyes, others to our kno wledge. The following
are the most prominent instances:-
general Bogla one Of the best friends OF the
revolution, was sent TO Corteun to direct the
defense OF the lines in that direction. An
attack was made upon him by Salnave's forces;
his men were routed and fled, and he had to
abandon the position after vain efforts to rally
his men. He was tried by court martial and
honorsbly acquiseua hGtwicnsand,ng No. h % tas a ne
rearrested and summarilY shot by order of
''Iu the course OF the war several of Salnave's
partsans lett the revolutionary party to join
their own. Their wives and children were on
that account arrested, put into prison and cru
ely treated. They remained in prison, and In
short space OF time swelled In numbers and met
General Fills Aime Mentor, for having refused
to join the revolution and for having expressed
q wish to remain neutral, was tried by court
martial and condemned to six months 1mpri-
sonment; never again to be set at liberty, as the
sequel will show
Prisoners taken upon the field Of battle
wounded, and in some instances fatally, were,
in common with others not wounded, shot i'm.
mediately after combat, quarter on this side
being scarcely thought OF. Several other per.
sons were shot without any form OF trial, upon
the mere denunciation OF unknown individuals,
against the revolution.
Upon the arrival of salnave's forces before
the town, and upon the first attack that was
made, the numerous persons who found them
selves in prison for minor offenses and so-called
political crimes, as related above, were ordered
into the prison courtyard, the sick were carried
down, the doors were thrown open and
This being found insufficient to kill fast
enough, rounds Of grape and canister were
directed against them to hasten this dreadful
4.AA nnRiA nnh
the wives and sisters OF individuals above re-
ferred TO as having joined Salnave's party,
as also was General Fills Aime Mentor General
Fills Aime Mentor was unable to stand up on
account OF sickness, and was, in consequence,
tied in char. Even after this, recourse was
had to point blank musketry to finish the sut-
feripgs of those who still breathed. father
and son were shot together without any other
reason than some silly remark made by the
latter. After having uselessly pleaded Tor the
life of the son, he requested to share his fate,
which was too gladly accepted by the rebels,
and they were murdered before our eyes, under
circumstances too horrible 10 relate.
"a woman MADAME Zorphiso) was arrested
on account of some of her relations being in
Salnave's ranks. The facts of her execution
are the following:-A guard OF soldiers drew
np before the prison door; the otficer-a creature
OF Dominguez, who had hitherto oticiated in
these murders WITH aacr,s{I6Eallea 6an;no 1cr TINS
quired her presence. Upon appearing,
and as she was about being tied with "a
rope, in great CONSERVATION and agony of mind,
she cried out, Surely, you are not going to Kill
meY The afoEes aid officer assured her that
euch was not the case. In spite OF this profess
tatiop, she was marched off a few PAGES to the
seaside, between file OF soldiers-some OF
bound-and she was then shot, that is, mur-
dered In the usualstyle. !. -
lit may not be out of place here to say that
facing the firing party, and forced TO look uoon
them while loading and going through maneu-
vres preparatory TO their execution. In most
cases the first fire only wounded and otherwise
shattered their limbs. There being no reserve
party left TO hasten their end, they had to wait
about q quarter of au hour, still standing,
before the guns were reloaded. This woman
was one of the numerous instances. 1T would
lenethen out this list of sad detail unnecessarily
to recount all the other executions which took
place. The object of this note is merely
10 illustrate the barbarity under which this
civil war was conducted on the rebel side,
who pretend to be and call themselves
the elite and intelligence of the whole
country. We do not know the exact
number of victims who tell In the prison, bat to
our best knowledge and belief there were one
hundred and nine persons, among whom were
tthey say) ten women aud one child. Besides
she above murders in the prison there have
been, at different times, quantity of people
shot. or, as it is called here, executed In con-
formity TO the law OF the country, bat in point
of TACT 1t should be more properly termed
murder. The number who have thus fallen
sent hour ascertain, but 1t was frequent occur
renee. When men In the revolution desert
their wives are Imprisoned. and IN many cases
shot. "GRoReE G. Brown,
~. N. NICHOLSON
The yeracity of the above sieners Is vouched
fer bv Mr.. James DeLong, the United States
Consul at Hayti. a-
American Filibusters TO Aid the Cuban
InsuE gents General AenninRsen In
Command.
Eroa, The Charleston NeiUs March %.
81 A letter was received yesterday in this city
from point which shall be nameiess, In which
n is stated that General Henningsen, OF Nicara
qua fame, has actually landed In Cupa with 9
Mrce of eleven hundred men, all well provided
with arms and munitions OF war. The letter
Omitiing names, is rs follows:-
TT'---T' -. March 20, 1869.
-"Dear -:--I received your letter on Saturday
and the next morning went 10 see Henningset
10 deliver your message. To my great surprise
found that he had gone out OF town, and ina
mis- return was uncertain. Knowing how i'm
portant IL was that you should be able TO com
municate with him, tried to ascertain VIVA
had become of him, but without effect unit
This morning, when met Mr.. -. VINO tois
noe the truth about II. Henningsen Is now
Cuba, and u you want 70 reacn MIN py as, iesa1
X p and your letters will be forwarded by In
fIrat opporfunity. confess that THIS new
snTprised and shocked me, but he is not alone
sc3 nav we hope, be so brilliantly successiu
90 IN gild with fortune the days OF his de
riining lie. About eleven hundred men are
the marty. an of them old soldiers, ana nor
man one hundred OF them ex-omcers IN ~ ~
FEDERAL and Confederate armiess among w y
ConledeEates are Mslorsaeners. o.j I,pS4e.
9Ou 49, ,.b oavelrv qerVtce. Br1gadier-GeDert