The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1870-01-28
SALNAVE'S EXECUTION.
TIE CONTEST BETWEEN CIDRdL
AND sALh1FE.


A Desperate BauIe-A Larze Number Of
Kii.d aud Wounded The Capture OF
snInnve-Ris Trial, sentence, and TX =
cuttou.
Bv the arrival Of the brig Henry and Louise,
Capt. Potter, from Port Prince in eight days we
are In possession OF direct news relative TO tic cap
ture OF salnavo and lis subsequent execution.
After salnayc's de- parture rom the Palace on the
18TH OF December, and subsequently from Fort Ma
uoual, he fed TO Petion,illo with strong force.
lie was soon Joined by vllubin. and received large
supplies Of provisions and ammunition from Cr"ix
de Bouquet The ncIghboring por ula,ion were told
BY salnavc that they would all be massacrcd BY the
revolutlonists, which caused great CONSERVATION
among them. sanavc moved from peuonvillo on
tho 2ist, arriving at verrotcs on the sol, his object
bong to reach Baraona.
On tho 18Th Of D. comber Gen. Brics advised
Cobrnl at 81. Jean Of the fiat OF snlnave, and hc
erection he had taken. Provisional President Sa6et
also pou6td Cabral
salnave upon attempting 10 leave verrette for
Bardons found strong iorco opposing him aud was
forced back in great disorder
On tho 27th force under Den. zamor left Port
au Prince to join tn" In pursuit Of salnavc,
and on the 18th Gen njamin, Saget's Secretary OF
War; went out TO take command In person, and
vigorous pursuit was ordered.
cainnNc hld IN TIE meantime hClin ttlUcu lot
Baraona by another route. having made in vain, ef-
forts to tcrut Al inspirt his fnroc, but such
tile rapldhy Of the movements OF the revolutionary
troops, that here they close his heels.
capturing lis srag glcrs and nearly all Ills baggage
and ANNEXATION.
G,n. Benjamin arrived al Jacmcl on the 81 OF
January aud obtained guides who were familiar
with the country. Ca0ral, thinking that salnave
miGht rcach Daraonn, went u silinn 70 cut him on
~ coon as he learned the postion Of salnave be
ordered the lines Of the Pctittrou to be covered.
On the 9Th Of January, sainavo and few devoted
followers came uron tic force Of C,bral at Cuaba,
and attempted 20 cut their through that portion
Of he army commanded bv Gen. Guiteau. A des-
pirate hrht rnsued lasting for nve Ours resulting
IN the defeat and capture OF ka'nave and bis troops,
ami a loss Of 100 kil,d and large number wounded
Of salnavc'- meu, and OF Cabra's onl, three killed
and twentY-two wounded. silnave and hts fellow
prisoners seut to salna when Gen. cabtal In.
formed tho Gorcrunent on the 10th II Januiry Of
the ev"n' aud gave them mp 10 the provluioaI aa-
hor,ucr.
A. Croix de Bouquet. hfrd Dciva and several
sslnave ,rriv~, az Port.au Prince on the 18Th and
was immediately put upon nia trial bv tie reyolu-
uonary tribunal, comp -cd OF Gcn. p. Lorqust Pros
hent: n. de N s,r,, Wee Pgcsiden'; N. TIeysau,
". Lors Anf, AID NJ Darius Adam: N. CamIiI"
Nsu, Public Prosecutor. Tue trial commcne at
o'cic ok. IN the presence OF large number OF the
ctNn horit attended by the Nation Guard.
TIE accused was introduced by the Prcsideut. saw
inf: "Sllv n SalnRvc President ~ Hayti. AGED ~,
born NJ Cipe Hayden and hvlns NJ Port-iu-Priuee."
QuEsTios-haye you made cloice d soma one
TO de end youf
sAINAvE-I wish to be assisted by aessrs. valein
N. Lavard declined Ia deioud the accused The
President o. Council then designated A. Jair Of
Jaemcl to act vita NJ. Nalcin: sa,nlvc then had A.
n,crNtrw with his cnunecllnrs. alter whcd the
dcou,y marsha.l read the chsr1es 20 the prisoner,
Slich oc'ured eonsiderstlc time, the most i'm or.
| InHN. Ia all.g =.
named Lns u, Protcc.orn VI the rcDublc :; la. lac
ne associated himself with dcpravcd characters. and
held on g. tie Government by fraud and for G :"
therefore sylvan kanave - accused OF high tr n
son, d,vsstst On, nillage with arms, comm tang
falnave sa,d that he not Tabic Of the acts "
which lie 70 accused. Vi council made n strong ap-
peal, ami m dc ry effort to do try tho sc' uralon,
the late rebel ion IN the u, tied States An r short
address from a G prosecu or, uorc apTCai was
nae BY sLnayo's COUNSEL, Al. V-lcIn, aud thc trlal
TIE members y, the Court then adjourned for de-
liberation, Which lasted an hour, as tie eSp ration
uf wLich the Iulgacnt OF The Court Nas prom ulc Il.
IN the name e tho Republic. the Conf nnds syl
van sanavc. aged a. 'oioier aud e.. Prc-idt nj OF
aud do r'u'cnce him 10 be shot 10 death aud Orders
AZ he cxccui ahall take place at the Peri1-ty,s
Of Tic Nat nal Panc".
Signed by tLc cmhcrs Of the Court, Jan Is 1870
Picintrtons wcrc Immediately made for carr ius
oUt the judgement OF the Court
Tie lICsideut then "dlrcssci Salnave: "luu
| ave Jurt been cen ennsd TO tic rain ~ dc n. |
'ntrcnl you 20 lie firm AID rOurigcuus" sllnAve
pied: ~ sfal not all only ask Tor line 10
put INV affairs IN order" THIS request WIS granite d,
and lc was engaged for a quarter " M hour 81
writing lc,tfr, which he scaled and Ilucod ~ tic
hands VI tue President.
Immcdia chs alcr this he was rminncd and ,lken
from tic Court, attend by two e,cr y men, to the
place Of execution. lie WAS then tied u pot
planted for the occasion, ana soemr silence en-.
rucd. Tie firing arty was U'cn draW up, ana G,n
II. Cunal said 10 sainavc: lou going 10 be ar.
Taigncd ~ a traitor Vira "a CoaS,itaHOp" The
words. which were the signal tor toe uealy V1lay,
Nerr uken up by the u VIe. aud amid the ~ outs
81 we Ia CO"thttkon ut tNtnty minutes past six
o'clock ylVan halnOye ceased TO eyI-t Illa bod 4.
WAS then Put INTO cart and buried Amonz the
ielOns.