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deed, but true, that in thoee three battles only 'hirty

e!ght Dctnioeaus were billed, whilst the enemy's a my

lost about three thousand. Tbis astonishing difference

arises, in the first place, from the Dominioana being all

first rate hunters; secondly, from their ttiok of stooping

down at the time the Hay dens fired at them and

finally, trom their bravery in throwing away th'lr mus

kets after the firs' discharge, and rushiag on the ene

my with the mu-chete unsheathed (a kind of heavy

sword) and killing them like wild hogs. This rash fash

ion of making war produced confuxiun and terror among

(he Haytiena, so much so that soon after the Dominicans

began to show their machetes, they run as fast aa possible,

and the Dominican eavu.ry purtued them and did great

execution with ihtlr lances.

The Dominicans, no doubt, are true heroes. At the

battle of Sentoue they were aeven hundred In number,

and the Hsytien* more than three thousand, and for

all that tbey defeated them and made them retreat.

In 'he night ot that cay the Haytiena male a stone ea

trenohment six hundred and sevsnty-ntne yards

long by five and a half high and two and a

bait wide; this gives an idea (f their superiority in num

bers over the Dominic* nx. But, however, they did not

ceem it enough to protect themselves, for as soon as the

Dominicans began to attaok them ihey fie w from there

?it being worthy o' notice that Bant ana coula catoh

them, only be did-not know what to dowitnsomany

prisoners. He ears hat to kill them would h?ve been

attains: bis principles and tbe International laws, a-d

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1856). New York [N.Y.], 1856-04-11. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1856-04-11/ed-1/?sp=1

ReferencesReferencias

Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1856-04-11.