The Camden journal. [volume] (Camden, S.C.) 1866-1891, 1869-04-15
HAYTI.

ally. 1t is government OF blacks and
the progress Of matters in that favorIte
isle docs not reflect much luster OIL the
fitness of the eolored race for self go
vernmeut. The opposing parties are
nesroesand ulullattos, and between their
feuds aud the lumentable idleness of all
classes the island is gradually becoming
wilderness. Iu Hayti insurrrction,
marked with atrocities OF the most danl-
nable character, aud always put down
with indiscrimiuate slaughter, occur
once or twice year. Occasionally
these outbreaks become formidable
enough to be styled REVOLUTIONS, but
without that le>scuing of atrocities inc
dent to struggles ON large scale. Hay
ii, like Cuba, is filling the papers. Lake
Cuba, it will sonncr or later become Gan
object of interest" to our Government (;
and therefore resume Of the situation
on the island will prove interesting -
Geffrard was recently Quilted from the
E1aytien Presidency by Salnare. Domi-
niouc, another negro riiiefiain. has risen
into prominence, and is struggling for
SaInave's place. ConAic's are numer-
Gus, the victor never falling to wre"k
the most dire vengea' ce on oil unfortu-
nate enough to fall into his hands. The
war is 10 the death, and II" banu Of In
dians, painted aud drnnnicn'cd with
feathers, ever danced around their vic
tins with more diaboism in their hearts
than do the upper dogs" IN the Hay
ticn slaughter. These 6cnds have dc
ueloped atrocities enough to commend
them TO the management of the Shelb,
county Jail, and are rapidly improving
on the noble art of torture. A few IL.
lus,ratious will not BE- amiss. The prin.
c'pal port o! cntry occupied by the III
surgrnts is Aux Cages, town OF eight
Thousand inhabitants Aftpr several,
unsuccessful attemp'sEad been made by
Salnave TO rccspture the town, he enter.
cd iuto negotiations with tie Pique's,
the most savage of all the nesroe5 liv
ing in TIE inter or, "pr"misins them il
they would attack Aux Cages by land
whilst he bnubardrd it by WAFER they
should hsvc the pillage of the city"
The Piqueis presented themselves ar-
cordingly before Aux Cages in great
numbers, and the same time, Salpave
with two armed steamers entered the
harbor. Instead Of laying do#n hls
arms as advised, Dominique determined
to defend the city 10 the last. 1t wAs
his only chance. If he had surrender.
ed, both himself aud those who fnught
under him would have byeu mercilessly
slaughtered; and if the place were ia
ken by storon, they could but meet
the same fate. In either event, also,
as the inhabitants well knew, they
wouli BE- put to death by the piqcts.
and the city given over t" plundcr and
devastation. On tn" 18th uf February
u simultaneous attack BY land aud VIII
ter was made upon the town. At this
critical moment there was an uprour
within the city from a mob oflow Ho-
men aud few OF their abettors who
fllYd The place with y"lls for S"l"ave
As these unarmcd women advanced in
a compact body, shutting and shrlekiug,
dominique "turned his artillery upon
them and sent canbister into their
ranks, slaughtering them right and lett"
At the same time detachment of his
followers entered the prison, whefe over
a huudrrd men, women aud children
were incarceratcd, aud ma>sarreI the
whole of them. Salnavc having exhaust
ed his ammunition after brief bum-
bardrurnt, theattacking force of piquets
Withdrew also, and the firing ceased for
the day on both sides. New supplies
of ammunition, were however obtained,
and tn, following morning the attack
b, land and the bumbardmi n! BY the
steamers in tue harbur Wax resumed.
AGer sharp conflict the Piquets sue
Ecedrd in forcing their way iut' the
city but in the midst of the ferre strug
glc that sued u freSl. b'niy "t in>ur.
GEMS came to the rescue from. Lause, d
place some thirty mills distant tr"m
Aux Cages, AID attacking the Pi4u nrs
in the rear put them to route. Then
commencrd auother horrible slughtrr.
The fugities were chased in every d..