The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1876-05-05
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THE HAYTIAN OUTBREAK.
TIE KILLING OF0EN. JAR0UET AxD
THE YICE-PRESIDENT.
The Pepuiace Driving President Demipsus .
81. Thomas-The Rernhiic under the Css-
troll Of a NIilitary ProvIsionaI Comniitfss.

The Populace Driving President Demipsus Q.
81. Thomas-Tbe Rernhhc under the Cs,-
troI OF n Military Provisional COMMITTEES.
Mr.. J. Henvelman, q merchant Of this
city. who has Just returned from Hayti, ssys
that for some time past the government Of the
Republic has been very unpopular with the
masses. The President 10 an old and fee
ble man, and had delegated nearly all the
power to the Vice President. Tho latter ruled
tbs people with q rod OF iron, and unda
his rule the slightest expression OF dissatisfao-
ton by any OF the inhabitants was the signal fos
either imprisonment or death. The dungeons
OF Port-ou-Prince were full OF prisoners whs
had cared to say something that displeaseA
Hameau, and executions were OF daily occur
renee The debts Of the Government we're alss
accumulatns rapidly, and the people wsrs
ground down with taxes and levics for money.
On Good Friday last the storm burst, The
troops deserted and Joined with the popuIaos.
and hasty council Of the President, vice-Pres-
ident, and Officers was held all through the night
IN the palace. and early the next morning Prosi-
dent Hameau procured schooner, and waa
about TO transfer the contents of the Treasury.
Intending to take the treasure to Gonaives; bud
the armed populace intercepted him. and he re-
by this time even the palace guards had Joined
the people and the condition Of Dominique and
RiDeau was very precarlOus. The United States
Consul MIR. Bissett and the British Consul, Ms
Jor Stewart. having been Invited to the palace
clesfy demonstrated to the President that hn
Government was At an end. At about O'Clock
on Saturday afternoon, April Is, the revolution,
ary army. fully 5000 stronr, under command of
Cen Larquet, was about thirty-1ve miles from
Port au. Prince. The President proposed tbaA
tho United States and British Consuls sh oula
meet the advancing army and propose an arinis-
tice of twenty-four hours, promising that be
would resign at the end OF that time. They oar
to the armistioe. lie then left his army whsrs
IL was with orders TO come on by easy marches
sn1 with two OF his officers rode rapidly TO Port
au-PrlncS.
The General arrived in the city early on Sun
day morning and found the mob wild and furis
Gus. They accused Gen. L4rquet of having de.
Of rage they surrounded his house. The door
were soon battered In and a search was made
Tor the General. He was discovered hidden In Q
closet and soon afterwdrd he was a corpse. The
mob flung his body into the streets and danced
over II and then mutilatsd IL.
The cry was then raised to sack the palace, bun
the french Consul and the Spanish Consul dis
suaded the MOB. Then tho two Consuls went y
the palace and offered President Dominique aud
his wife, and Vice. President Ramedu aud hA
vile the protection OF Consulate builo ing, and
the ry With the French Consul on one side
and the spanish Consul on the other, started ~
walk 10 the French Consulate. The revolution
ists followed them, shouting, and suddenly tha
son Of Monpasier Pierre, rushing up to Vice
Iresident X meau, shot him dead on the spot
President Dominique was wounded in the thigh,
Ihe body OF the Vice-PIesident wos kicked
about the streets Of the city Tor TWO days and
muttlated beyond nli recognition. II was thop
thrown into hole outside the city ana covered
up with stones
All the other Ministers OF the Government, %
any one who held o1ico under Dominique,
took refuge speedily in the Cons ul to buildings,
aud were unmolested. After being two daH
guarded IN the French Consulate, the d posed
President sailed In a soho oner for st. Thomas-
A military provisional conimittee was then
ganized, with Gen. Canal at It's head, aud par.
tial order was restored; The popular vengeano1
Appeared to be satisfied by the assassination Of
the Weep esident and Gen. LarcIet. ana the
nl9ht OF President Dominique. rno Provisional
COMMITTEES ore Gen. Canal, ex Senator }. Mani
gal, Gen. J. ParisIen, and 4. hebouie.