The Portland daily press. [volume] (Portland, Me.) 1862-1921, 1870-01-24

FROM PORT AU PRNCE.-Letters from Port
au Prince to the 9Th of January give some in
teresting particulars of the capture of that
place, and the condition of affairs at the date Of
the letter:
AT midnight Dec. 18th, two revolutionary
steamers entered the harbor of Port au Prince.
very quietly, made their way to the wharf
where the government steamer Terreur Law
with all hands fast asleep, and captnred bar
Without resistance. Six hundred men were
tnen landed, and the custom house and post
once were selzed, and guards were posted ali
along the shore street-all without but IittIe
firing or fighting. ''-'
Az about o clock next morning a general at.
tack was begun upon the forts around the citv
anu upon tne gate to the north, which resulted
IN IN the capture OF all but one fort by II A. NJ
Inc lower part of the town was also in the
hands of the revoutionists. 'Ao
Inc PRESIDENT, Salnave, had entrencbed him
self with about three hundred men in the nal
ace ana proposed to fight it out on that line,
anu tae next day the work began. During the
morning there was skirmishing and fightine
all along the streets, and shot and shells were
Hylng in every direction, producing a scene of
confusion and terror not easily described or
even conceived by those who did not witness
H. before noon, however, the shells of the
ace yard, destroying the palace and se tths pal
fire the buildings in the neighborhood
The President, seeing the desperate condi-
ton of his affairs fed to the Spanish frontier.
This being known, the firing was stopped the
ire was eXtinguished and order and ouiet re-
stored to the town. In the evening there were
extensive Examinations in honor Of the victory.
Quiet was almost imme diately restored and
the whole country is now under one govern
ment. Business, of course is at stand-still.
The SANTANA affair, and the report that the
whole eastern end of the Island (St. Domingol
is under the protection of the United STATES,
are not well received; and tie Americans are
Just now in bad odor among the Haytiens.
though not subject to anything personally dis
agreeable.
A letter of subsequent date says:
=, A provisional government was formed after
the capture of Port au Prince, with Soiet as
PRESIDENT and Gen. Dominique as Vice Pres-
dent. DEGREES were issued converting the leg.
lsiature and announcing that paper money is
SUED by Salnave will be redeemed until Febru-
airy lst at the rate of ten dollars for one. 1t ia
not known where Salnave has fled. The lead
ing revolutionists, including Chevalier have
peen shot. Quite force of Salnaves late ad-
h ne still exist and are threatening the town
The ram Atlanta had not arrived at Port au
Prince, although she was out from Phladel-
phia over % days.
AT the taking of Port au Prince the national
palace was destroyed by shells from the steam
er and the explosion oflarge quantities of am
munlt1on Salnave had stored in vaults under
the building. One-third of Port au Prince was
burned on the night of the attack by the revo-
iutlonary forces. By a decree, Sylvan Sal
nave is declared an outlaw, and price of 5OOD
plasters set upon his head. The decree of out
iawry also extends to Vii Tubin, Norma Ri
gaud, Slfra Fortune, and twenty-six more of
his adherents.