The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1869-09-16
III A Y II /.
The Story Ofthe Horrible Outrages Committe
by Salnavc and his Followers.

From, the Boston TraUeller Of Tuesday eUeli,lg.
The following letter was received to-day from
a well-known American resident in Hayti. The
outrages he describes are of a character almost
too horrible for belief, but his reputation war
rants us in giving publication to his statements:
PoRT-AU-PRINCE, Hayti, Aug. %, 1S69.-We
stated some time since that terrible affair took
place in this city on the 9th of July. Since
then acts of the most cowardly and of the most
revolving nature are daily occurring here under
this infamous government OF Salnaye. Two
nights ago. the 26th instant, horrible assassi-
nation was committed upon an inoffensive man
by the name of Barreau, siXty-iiyc years of age.
This gentlemen was about embarking n niece of
his, Mrs. PagroiX (the wife of an eX-representa-
tive, who is now Mt st. Marc), on board of the
French man-of-war, the D'Estree; as they
reached the wharf, they were arrested by the
guards of the Post Office; the lady was
beaten by those savages and put into Jail, where
she is still in close confinement in irons. Mr..
Barreau was then conducted to the Post Ollice,
the General commanding the post by the name
of Neoclis Saintonge, ordered the man TO be
taken to Fort Ilet (only short distance from
the city,, where he was butchered by Ave Of his
men at o'clock in the evening. When the old
man saw that his doom was sealed, he gave up n
ring which he had on his finger and the keys of
his house to the general, to be remitted to his
wife. At 2 o'clock in the morning the house of
the poor man was robbed of evrything by the
soldiers, and the only reason he gave was, 1T
was for an eXample" We can understand that
when two enemies meet face to face, the natural
but we cannot account for such dastardly and
cold-blooded murder Only a fend, like this
General Saintonge could have put in exc
cution such q horrible act of barbarity. We
will say a few words concerning this Saintonge,
this monster in human shape. Under the gov
ernment of Soulouquc, this miserable wretch,
after squandering all that his father had left
| him, at the gaming tables was low vagabond,
begging in the streets, baretooted and miserable.
He committed a most outrageous act upon
| child twelve years of age, for which SoulOuque
| had him thrown into n dungeon, but as good
| luck often favors such scamps, he made his
| escape, and found himself in Kingston, Jamaica
| where he met the same old man whom he mur-
| dered on the 26th Instant who received him at
] his home, serving him protector and father
| for ten years, until the downfall of Soulouque,
| when he returned to llayti, and he is now gene
| raj commanding the port This rulilan is not the
only one of that stamp. The General OF the de-
| partment is one of the very lowest scouudrels- -
| a blood-thirsty negro; the General of the place
is thief the Chief of the Police Is of the lowest
| character These four blacklegs are only wait
| ing and watching their chance 10 excite the mob
| to plunder the city of Port-au-Princ9. Women
| of the most degraded character are allowed to
insult every one; no one dare circulate in the
| streets after dark. Those that have means and
have deposited them for safety in the large msr-
| camille establishments here, receive in return
| receipt under this condition:-"We are not re-
| sponsble for anything in case of pillage."
| Even the foreigners have no security for their
property and much less for their own lives.
| This is the state of things at Port-au- Prince;
but, as we all look for help from above, we are
4 waiting with patience for the day of deliverance.
| The two vessels of the revolution have left ST..
! Mare for Aux Cages, and one of Salnave's small
| steamers, called the Artifonite, has been cap
tured laden with coffee, and reports have reached
/ this city that Aguin has fallen into the hands
| of the patriots, and Salnave wounded in the
| leg and shoulders. The Alexander Petion and
| the Salnave the two vessels of war of Salnave,
are here in bad order they say, but the short of
| il is, they dare not show themselves before Co
i naive Island and the contract between Captain
| Rllms and the Governor having expired, the
| noble captain does not care about trying his
force with the revolutionary steamers. He has
a notion now to offer his services to Nissage The
best thing he has to do is TO leave for the United
| States, to save a whole skin.
We fear that terrible represditles will follow,
when the troops of the revolution will enter In
Port-an-P Prince. There is not one who are at St.
Marc, Aux Cages, Jaemel, and Jereme, who