Mower County transcript. [volume] (Lansing, Minn.) 1868-1915, 1869-09-30
A Story OF Outrages in llayti.

The following letter has been received
from we'll known American resident in
Hayi. Tho outrages ho describes are Of a
cl,arnctef almost too horrible for belief, but
his reputation warrants us i'll giving publ
cation to bis statements: {,
PoRT AU PRINCE, HAyr1,
y ~ r-,. Augustus, 1869.
We stated sonlo time since that terrible
affair took place in this city ION the 9th OF
July)a Since then acts OF the moro cow
ardly and of the most revolving nature, aro
daily occurring here under this Infamous
government Of Sslnavo. Two nights ago
ltho 2Gth inst: )a horri ble assassination was
committed upon an inoffensive man by the
name of Barreaq, sixty-fve years OF age
This gentleman was about embarking
niece Of his, Mrs. Pagroix (the wife Of an
ex-representative, who is now at st. Marc),
on board of tho French man-of- war, the
D'Estree; as they reached the wha1f, they
were arrested by the guards Of tho Post
Office; tho Indy was beaten by those
snvages and put into jail, where she i'll still
in close confinement IN irons. Mr.. Barreaii
was then conducted to tho Post Office, and
tho 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 WIS
butchered by Ave of his mon, at nine o'clock
in the evening.
When the old man saw that his doom was
sealed, he gave up a ring which he had on
his finger, and the keyes OF his house to
tho general, to be RENTED to his wife. At
two o'clock in the morning the house of tho
poor man was robbed Of everything by tho
soldiers, md tho only reason he gave, was
sit was for an example,: We can under
stand that when two enemies meet faco to
face, the natural consequence is that either
ono or tho othor falls, but We cannot 90
count for such dastardly and cold
bioodsd murder. Only fiend like this
General Snintonge, could have put in
execution s,,ch a horrible act We
will say few words concerning
this Saintonge, this monster in human
shape. Under tho government of Soulon-
que, this miserable wretch, after squan,ler-
ing all that his father had left him, at tho
gaming tables, was q low vagabond. beg
ging in the streets, barofc oted and misera-
ble Ho committed a most outrageous act
upon a child twelve years of age, for which
Soulouque had him thrown into a dungeon,
but ~ good luck often favors such sca,lps
he made his escape, and found himself in
Kingston, Jamaica, where no met the same
ia 4. '"s ~; ,s.."a. he murdered On the 26th
ino him as a protector and father for ten
years, until the downfall of Soulouque,
when he returned to Hayti, and he is now
General commanding tho port.
This rnfiian is not tho only one Of that
stamp The General of the department is
one of the very lowest scoundrels-a blood
thirsty negro; the General of the place ia a
thief; tho Chief of the Police ia of the low
est character. These four blacklegs arc
only waiting and watching their chance to
excite the mob to plumber the city Of Port
au Prince. Women of tho most degraded
character are allowed to insult every one;
no one dare circulate in tho streets after
dark. Those that; have means and have
deposited them for safety in the large mer
camille establishments here, receive in re-
turn q receipt under this condition: 'We
are not responsible for anything in case OF
pillago." Even the foreigners have no So
curity for their property, and much less
for their own lives. This is the state of
things at Port All Prince. but as we oil
look for help from above, we are waiting
with patience for the day Of !deliverance.
z. The two vessels of tho revolution have
left st. Marc for Aux Cages, and one of Sal
.nase's small steamers, called the Artifonits,
has been captured, laden with oohee, and
reports have reached this city that Aguin
has fallen into the hands of the patriots,
and Snlnave wounded in the leg and shoul-
ders. The Alexander Potion and the Sal
nave, the two vessels of war of Salnave,
are herein bad order, they say, but the
truth of it is, they dare not show them
selves tefore Gonaive TIslanil, and tho con-
tract between Captain Films and the Gov.
ernor having expired, the noble captain
docs not care about trying his force with the
revolutionary steamers. He has motion
now to offer his services to Massage. The
best thing he has to do is to leave for the
United States, to save whole skin, =
We fear that terrible represailles will fol-
low, when the troops of the revolution will
enter in Port an Prince. There is not one
who are at St. Marc, Aux Cages, Jacmel
and Jeremie, who have not either a father,
son, brother, mother, or sister shot, dis
honored, or even now enduring the horrors
OF dungeon. Mr.. Barreau, tho unfortu-
nate victim, has an only son at st. Marc,
who in a General in Messages army, and
tho French steamer 'D'Estree loft on the
morning of the execution for st. Marc to
carry the sad news to tho son, OF tho
butchary of thotather.
RICHMOND LORINa,
Late U. 8. Consul ut Aux Cages, Hayti.