Daily Richmond times

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ed in this part ot the island, and her citizens made to

suffer the most wanton and scandalous insult and abuse.

1 send you herewith your papers, bills of lading, and

other letters, which 1 wish you to sign, seal and forward,

as directed.

(Signed) R. LORING.”

Capt. M. further states—

The Dominicans had taken two villages, burned

them, and put the inhabitants to the sword the villages

were called Petite Reviere and Damemare, on the south

side, and were advancing on Aux Cayes with a body of

five or six hundred men. All the citizens were under

arms. Ail the stores and custom houses were closed,

and business suspended none but women and children

in thefilaee vessels in the harbor were lying idle. A

ship of war was seen off 'the south side of tile isle of La

Vache.with all but her lower mast shot away, supposed

to be the llaytien liigate, (the only one;) anti small

coasters, to the number of nine, of 10, 15 and 20 tons,

manned with a most motley looking set of rabble in the

shape of sailors, to go and fight the Dominicans by sea;

and that without a single gun, and even without powder

or good side arms.

Several old guns were fired from the wharf on the eve

otmy departure.; at whom, 1 do not know, as no enemy

was in sight. They made no more report tiian a pop

gun, and the General swore vengeance on the Ameri

cans for importing such powder. Some person present

told him it was some General Taylor had used in the

Mexican war, and that ho had some left to dispose of.

From the Sandwich Islands.—We have dates from

Honolulu down to the 20th October. Everything was

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Daily Richmond times. (1850). Richmond, Va., 1850-01-01. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn86071855/1850-01-01/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Daily Richmond times, 1850-01-01.