The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-02-15
HAYTl.
,..,,.,on OF Affairs in ahe Isnand.


po,t.au Prince t(Hayti) correspondence TO
JanUary ~ gives us the following information;
Il pad an Opportunity the other day to visit
yeremio, Aux Cages, and Jacmel, the three prln-
Sipsi seaportB the southern fork OF the island,
-wkioh are now Ia possession of the Rebels.
They are all beautiful towns with fine harbors,
land locked by high wooded mountains, and
supported by back country the finest and
nost productive that ever cav saw Gene
raj Brice, and, as / suppose, his whole army,
amounting probably to about three hundred men,
mostly mulattOes, representing families of con-
pIaerable property and influence, who only
tolerate the black man when they can use him
10 gain some political end. General Brice is
handsome creole with features entirely French,
and as welEmannered and graceful as one would
wish to see. He is twenty-seven years old;
speaks and writes French elegantly, and has
good deal OF literary taste. He IS the Vice Pre-
hicL-epirited and ambitious. II Is said that
ne aspires to the Presidency of the whole
country. A..
aho oapital of General Domingo, the so-called
president of the South. He is about 65 years
old, man of moderate ability, who IT Is thought
was declared President to second the political
aspiratiOns OF younger men by whom he is
snTronnded, From the bet information could
obtain he could not have had more than 500
soldiers at Aux Cages, who are armed with
every kind of musket, pistol aud sword ever
skirmish took place between his troops
and the Pickets Ia species OF Haytlan
pueyrilas in favor OF SalDaYe), which
Tesulted in considerable loss OF life on both
sides, Two pickets were brought to Aux Cages,
one with leg and the other with an arm
broken and condemned to be shot. Neither OF
them could stand up at the time OF the eXecu-
ton, and they were accommodated with chars
for the occasion. The back country at Aux Cages
10 swarming with pickets, aud 1t Is thought
that the place must fall as soon as SalnaVe
appears in the harbor with his ships. Jeremie
and Jacmel must share the fate OF this CITY, and
when they have surrendered the lnsurrecuon Is
ended go far as the South is concerned.
For some weeks past there has been an accu-
mutation OF English French, and Spanish ships
of war in the harbor of Port-au Prince, and
many coniectures have been ahoat as to the
object of their coming. At last the French
Admiral arrived. What could have brought
him here? Some said it was to compel by force
OF his guns the payment of the French debt
which amounts TO about 100000 francs, and
thought that his motive was to exact from
General Chevaller, prominent chief
under Salnaye, and commanding his
forces at Gonaives, an apology for
some real or supposed insult to the French flag.
Whatever may have been the cause of his
coming, it is certain that on Thursday or
Friday OF last week he rescued two French
trading vessels from the Hay tian corvette Sla.
nave, and TO wed them into the harbor of st.
Marc. He also made public declaration at that
port that the blockade there was null and
General Saget would be treated by the French
Government as belgerents." 1t is said that
this proclamation was made on the promise of
Saget that the North would furnish to France
coffee enough to pay onetwelfth part of the
French debt