, 1875-05-19
THE REVOLUTION IN HAYTI.
From Calls News Letter.

The news from Hayti by ,the Steamer San
Jacinto' which arrived here on Thursday, re-
lates a very unsettled state of things when
she left. We give the particulars of a sanguin-
airy encounter there between the troops and
the disaffected, in the words of our correspon-
dent at Port-au-Prince, under date the 3rd
May =
" We are again in a political turmoil of boil
ing hot water, which broke out on the 1st inst,
when early in the morning the Government
was advised that that evening they were to be
attacked by Monplaisir Pierre (late candidate
Tor the Presidency and his p~artisans, who were
10 great numbers named on a list sent in.
The Government sent to arrest General Brice,
lately ambassador to Europe, who resisted,
aud after killing one or two, was wounded, and
died at the English Consulate the same evening.
Then the soldiers went to Monplaisir Pierre's
house, which was regularly bombarded and al
most entirely Quilted by musketry and cannon.
Seeing that his case was hopeless, Monplaisir
went into his attic, and shot himself through
the head, and be was found a dead man. There
were about l6 to 90 in wounded and killed
that day. The Office keeper of Mr.. Hy. Byron,
IL. NJ. Vee-ConSul, is seriously wounded
in the thigh. A young man was also accident
ally Shot, and carried into Mr.. Byron's yard.
Mr.. Byron had himself a narrow escape. Il
was q sharp fight, or even may be called street
battIe.' Now, isrond Canal (Brice and
he were the two chiefs who took Port-au- Prince
from Salnave) had escaped to La Coupe, and
soldiers were sent there to arrest him, but he
escaped this and fought bis way down With
tour men to Mr.. Bassett's Counting House
where he Is now. Many persons have been
reported killed and wounded also at Lacoupe,
and amongst Others the celebrated lawyer,
Camille Nau. Now arrests are being made by
Wholesale, and many Of the leading men Of
iiayt are in prison, and many more are looked
tor. Business is very dull naturally. No coas-
ters OF boats allowed to leave the harbour, and
no one allowed to 60 on board without a proper
wise 10 his passport from the head of the police.
Such is our position, and fortunately we have
an English man-of-war in harbour to assist and
support the English Legation in anything it
may deem expedient to suggest and recommend
to the Government. We are now quiet, but
apprehend that a good deal Of good blood will
be Shed here. We are again in our normal
state The President was to have gone a
tournee' in the north, but of course this is
now indefinitely postponed. The President is
furious at this result to his quiet bearing in his
Government, and there is No knowing how far
his anger may lead him. But | think him
well and firmly seated in his Presidential Chair,
and nothing will oust him but his death. All
this, and 50 soon after the fire, will throw poor
Haiti in the background, and every body will
not find it so easy to meet with credit. The
Haitien merchants are trembling lest they may
have been denounced, which is of no conSidera-
ton to those denouncers who may have a
pique against a former friend, and SO endeavour
to place themselves in favour and in power.
The RrifiSh GobOnpor g Ni1IoOo P,llo - nj
fose master, in three days from Jeremie, arrived
late on Sunday evening, and reports that Eu-
gene Bras is secreted somewhere, and several
other eminent men who are wanted by the
Government, had fed to the British Consulate
Tor protection.-The town was strictly guarded.
A ire broke out on the 9TH inst. next door to
the English Consulate, but was quickly put
out by the authorities. The schooner " Marie
Bras' has been seized by, and is now in the
possession of, the Haitien Government.