Springfield weekly Republican

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counts say that his army was thrown into confu

sion by the first fire of the enemy. Each man

seems then to have looked after his own personal

safety, and most of the black soldiers threw away

their arms and took to their heels. A few bravo

fellows stood by the emperor and got him to a

place of safety, several of them losing their own

lives in the effort. About 1,000 men fled to Cape

Haytien with the emperor, and the balance of the

30,000 were unaccounted for. The emperor lost

$200,000 in money that he had with him, as well

as the ammunition, provisions and most of the

arms-of his troops.

A letter from Port au Prince, Hayti, of the

29th ult., discredits the accounts of the defeat of

Solouqne. The most reliable report was that he

was at Banica, in the Dominican part of the

island, with his forces, after having met with a

repulse, but nothing like the defeat and rout

spoken of in other accounts. The truth will out

in due time.

Decision in the Eric Affair.

At Philadelphia, Monday, the unanimous opin

ion of the supreme court was given, in the case

of the Clcv'eland, Plainville nnd Ashtabula rail

road vs.^he city of Erie, Pa., to the effect that

the railroad company has the right to extend their

road through Erie to the eastern boundary, to

connect with the northcast road, and that resist

ance and destruction of property by the mayor

and councils of Eric is unlawful and must be re

strained. The injunction sought for was granted.

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

Springfield weekly Republican. (1856). Springfield, Mass., 1856-02-02. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83020847/1856-02-02/ed-1/?sp=2

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: Springfield weekly Republican, 1856-02-02.