The evening telegraph. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1864-1918, 1870-01-05
FIRST EDITlO N
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Particulars of the Capture of Port-au-
Prince-Destructio of the Palace
-Salnave Refuses British
Protection-Two Anne
rican Vessels In
jured.

PoRT-AU-PRINCE, Dec. 19.-By the arrival of
the brig Jane, Captain Allen, from Port-au-
Prince direct, full particulars have been received
of the capture of Port-as-P Prince by the revolu.
tionists under General Brice. On the 18th OF
December, General Brice, of the southern diyi-
sion of the army of the revolutionists succeeded
in landing one-half of his forces in the immedi-
ate vicinity of Port-au-Prince. He at
once proceeded towards the city and took
possession of the northern part OF 1t.
Without much opposition he then
made his way towards the palace, where Salnave
was intrenched, and attacked 1t. In this, how
ever he was repulsed. In the meantime the
revolutionary steamer Florida, carrying two
guns, had attacked the Pequod, Salnayes
steamer, running under her stern and raking
her with her guns, and pouring In deadly
yolley from small arms. The Pequod was then
boarded and speedily taken possession OF, and
subsequently used by the re7olutionists in their
attack on the city.
just Mt the iuncture when General Brice was
repulsed in his attack on the palace shell from
the Peouod lighted in the midst of Salnave's
soldiers. causing dismny and confusion on all
sides. General Brice, sefzing the opportunity,
renewed his attack and succeeded in driving
Salnave back into the palace. The Pequod then
proceeded to shell the palace and speedily re-
duccd it to heap of ruins. Balnave had pre-
yiously evacuated it, taking shelter with 1000
men in Fort National. The revolutionary YES
sels then brought their guns to bear on the arsenal
and the barracks, both of which were shortly
afterwards blown up the whole OF the edifces
being utterly uestTOyeu'
The commander of British war vessel pro-
missed Salnave protection on condition he would
aapitulate, and offered to place vessel at his
disposal to convey him in safety to any destina-
ton he might select. The offer, however, was
refused, Salnave declaring that before he would
yield he would first destroy the city aud then
himself.
1t is said that he set fire to the southern por-
ton of the city, where the poorer classes reside,
although the origin of the fire was attributed by
some to the burning embers from the barracks,
which were carried by the wind in southern
direction.
During the 10th, 1900 cavalry, together with
5000 infantry, arrived from ST. Marc and were
marching on the city. General Brice had issued
a proclamation declaring that any act of pillage
or outrage on person or property should be pun
.ished with death.
The American brig Henry and Louise, Captain
Porter, and the brig Java, both lying in the
harbor at the time of the bombardment of the
city, accidentally received shots in their hulls,
the former in the stern and the latter in the bow.
Saget the Provisional President, had arrived
in q small steamer from Archanie, and the dis
charge of cannon heard from the direction of
the city on board the Jane was supposed to be
the salute with which his arrival was greeted.
The captain of the Jane states that on his
leaving port the flash of cannon was observed
from Fort National where Salnave had taken
refuge.