The New York herald., 1870-01-28

rent the air and the infurated blacks swayed back
wards and forwardsiu tho violence OF their anger.
1t was . few minutes before sunset The rosy tints
OF sun santing from the sea threw o golden rar
diencs on the ruins ana ightened the upturned faces
OF the bloodthlrsty crowd A few soldiers stood By
the pillars ana held ropes In their hands with which
to bind the prisoner TO the stake already driven into
the ground for the purpose There WAS no time lost BY
the 0flcers having the execution In charge Placed
against the stake, with hts back the still shoulder
ing ruins Of the palace and looking toward
tho sea, Sanave was speedily bound by the arms
aud permitted TO gaze for moment on the deter
mined faces or the soldiery and the maddened popu-
lace. Then detachment OF infantry thirty strong,
were drawn up within twenty yards OF the doomed
man and the order was given TO load.
profound silence now fell upon the place; the
blacks gaped openmouthed ana with gistening
eyes as the soldiers rammed down the charges In
their pieces and came to the carry. was expected
that Salnay6 would Sav something before " was IoV
late, but he uttered never w0rd but laced the exc
cuti0ners with unfinching eyes and Determined
TO make ready but 1t evident that he did not In
Tend speak. The soldiers brought up their pieces
Clearly more nervous than was Sanave, and would
doubtless have preferred 70 % sho0tn9 ~ soms
smoke cleared away and the wretched prisoner was
seen to 0e pierced in several places nut still alive
He had leaned over little on ms lett side - u 20
avoid the shot, but struggled to right himself again.
When 1t was seen thai ne was not dead howl went
up from the multitude, and the onicers cursed the
bunQltng soldiers in unmeaSurcd terms. Inc muskot8
were quickly loaded again. The order to IRE was
shouted by the Officer In command, and volume OF
smoke dew into the faces of the spectators. When
It had cleared away Sainave was no more. Riddled
In every part OF his body by the bullets OF tne SOL
dters his head dropped ON his breast his shattered
arms hung listlessy by his side ana the warm blood
flowed from his numerous wounds Ia c0rl0uS
streams.
The crowd Immediately began!to move away, and
then some soldiers came up witn cart, drawn ~
two dOnkeys and threw the mangled body into IT.
tunate Sanave was thrown careessly into . hole
dug for Its reception in an open space about three
quarters OF mile outside and north OF the city OF
Port au Prince. s-~
The court had assembled at three O'Clock p. NJ.
and at twenty minutes past six Sainave the ex-Pres-
ident OF Hayt was corpse.
Action OF the Provisional Government-De-
crees in Reference Commerce-Opening
Of Ports.
Under date OF January the following DEGREES
were issued by the provisional government:-
An export duty OF four dollars In gola tpiastres
fortes per 100 pounds will be levied on oil coffee
shipped a. the port OF Port au Prince. No shipment
whatever can take place unless said duty be previ-
Ously complied with.
All ports that were not open to commerce prevk
GUS TO the revolution are declared closed, and no
foreign vessels can anchor therein The port Of
MiragOane is aQain declared open to foreign trade
from the date Of present decree.
On the 6tn decree was issued repeating the mon
opoly on coffee All transactions entered upon pre-
yiOus 10 December 81. 1862 viii, however remain
subject to tnat law.