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the commercial advantages which may grow

out of the ehanges in progress we shall not

be cvcludcd. i

Another Imperial Of^wty Overthrown?

the Emperor S*aloaqk? Oat by

the Bl?ckfc

The rumor of the defeat of tke Haytiens by

the Dominicans which reached us by way of

Boston, last week, has been confirmed by a te

legraphic despatch from Philadelphia Ad

vice? from Port au Prince to January 1, which

have been received in the latter city, state that

the Emperor Faustin had taken inglorioasly ?o

his heels, in the first brush, and that a reward

of ten thousand doubloons had been offered for

his head. The excitement that prevailed

againpt him amongst his own troops was so

great that it was expected he would be

shot if he fell into their hands. What a ca

tastrophe for that grand fabric of Ethiopian

empire, which it was prophesied would extend

its sway over the whole of the Antilles!

Faustin the First is no ordinary man? judged

from an ethnological point of view. As a

nigger he has displayed an uncommon degree

of intelligence; and as an emperor, he has ex

hibited the average amount of capacity re

quired for the post. The proof of his discre

tion is the wisdom that he has shown in making

himself scarce when his presence had become

critical In this, as in most other things, he

has imitated faithfully royal precedents?

Charles X, Louis Philippe, and last, but not

least, Santa Anna, having set him that praise

worthy example. Whatever may be thought

of this last episode of his career, Faustin is a

How to cite this articleCómo citar este artículo

The New York herald. (1856). New York [N.Y.], 1856-01-23. Haiti in the American Press. Library of Congress, Chronicling America: https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1856-01-23/ed-1/?sp=4

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Library of Congress, Chronicling America: The New York herald, 1856-01-23.