National Republican., 1883-08-23
INSURREOTION In HAYTI.
Assassination of Government officials and
Citizens by the Rebels,
The President Resolved Oh Furnishing the
Murierers and Ro-EstnblIshing Pence.

New YORK, Aug. 22.-Mr. Preston, the
Haytian minister, is in receipt of official COM
munications from Hayti, of which the follow
ing is a brief synopsis:
l. A decree of the national assembly Of
Hayti amending article 81, Of the constitu-
tion, whereby trials by jury during the pres
ent rebellion are suspended for certain crimes
These crimes are those of forgery, counter
feiting, incendiarism, and crimes of a political
nature.
?. A law repeating the import duty on Mex
lean coin.
3. A law opening to foreign commerce the
ports of PAnso d Hainault and Dame Marie,
on the south end of the island.
4. A law closing to foreign commerce the
ports of Jacmel, Jcremie, and MragOane, the
three being in rebellion against the local gov
crnment, and already in state OF blockade
to foreign commerce.
3. The proclamation of President Solomon
announcing the crime committed by the in
surgents at Jacmel in numbering in cold
blood fourteen political prisoners civil and
military. After being defeated by the gov
ernment troops in battle on the Sd inst, the
insurgents retreatcd to the city, and before
the government troops arrived assassnated
the most influential government officials
whom they had in their power, because, Oh
July 90, these officials had refused to betray
the government of the republic and join the
rebellion. The proclamation announcing the
crime was made Aug. q, and contains the fol-
lowing The victims, whose only crime was
their fidelity TO the constitutional govern
ment, are Gerro Joachim Veriquam Salo-
mons, staff officer delegated by the govern
ment to the reimbursement OF Jacmcl; Mill
ben Jean Jacques, fills, commandant of the
reimbursement; Pierre Augustin Desire, the
former commander of the reimbursement
Miaille Jean jacques, director of the arsenal
Village Hilairo, chief of the administrative
police; Kernisan Etienne, comptroler.of the
custom house, Joinisse Sommerville under
chief ofthc administrative police; Merlo Ma
lique, called Dumay, director of the military
hospital Citizen Laclerc Nerlo fls, treasurer
of Jacmel, and other citizens.
1t appears from further advices that Presi-
dent Solomon is now thoroughly aroused
against the rebels, and that the war will be
made hotter than ever. 1t is the opinion oi
the most intelligent Haytians in this city
that the rebels cannot succeed, and will
shortly give up the fight. Ii is said, in fact
that their stubbornness has surprised even
themselves. NJ. Parlangue, wealthy planter,
and formerly q prominent politician, who
had, however, retired from politics, has
accepted the generalship of the armies of the
republic and has issued a proclamation, in
which he exhorts the citizens to cry with him
"Vive 10 President Solomon Pcre do la Patrie!
Vivent la paix ct Ia trauquillite! Nive le
peuplo Haytien! Vive 10 constitution"
The crime at Jacmel has excited those who
were heretofore neutral and passive into
active opposition to the rebellion, and Presi-
dent Solomon expresses his firm determina-
tion to redeem the good name of the people
of the republic at homo and abroad by pun
ishng the rebels and stamping out the re-
bellion.